Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Research, Reports & Publications

Lloyds Banking Publishes its Helping Britain Prosper Plan Update

Mar 9, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Lloyds Banking Group has published its latest Helping Britain Prosper Plan update as part of its 2015 Responsible Business suite of communications. The Plan is the Group’s response to some of the biggest social and economic challenges facing the UK. The Group understands it can use its scale, reach and influence to address these issues through meaningful, measurable and stretching targets.

Health & Healthcare

Toyota Puts the Vroom in Safety Education Program Aimed at Putting Kids in the Driver's Seat

Mar 8, 2016 4:05 PM ET

Driving habits, good or bad, begin to form long before a driver can reach the gas pedal and as early as when a child’s car seat is turned to face front. So, to learn what it means to be a safe driver, passenger and pedestrian, Kentucky tots are taking the wheel.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ikea Plans on Replacing Polysterene With Mushroom

Mar 8, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Ikea has its fair share of devoted fans, who are crazy about its designs (and price).

Diversity & Inclusion

Senior Women at Nestlé

Mar 8, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Have You Made Your ‪#‎PledgeForParity‬ for ‪International Women's Day 2016

Mar 8, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Austin Cancer Survivor Shares Why You Should Amplify LIVESTRONG

Mar 8, 2016 3:45 PM ET

At 6pm tonight, March 8th, the city of Austin begins its annual 24 hours of giving – Amplify Austin. We have been a part of the Austin community for nearly 20 years and are so proud to help Austinites get access to the help they need to LIVESTRONG through and after cancer. Please donate to LIVESTRONG during Amplify Austin and help us help people like Genny truly live a full life after treatment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies for Tenth Consecutive Year

Mar 8, 2016 3:30 PM ET

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has been recognized as a World’s Most Ethical Company for the tenth consecutive year by the Ethisphere® Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Health & Healthcare

New Film Series Emphasizes Vital Role of Good Nutrition for Healthy Aging

Mar 8, 2016 3:10 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Cross-Sector Approach to Closing the Gender Gap

Mar 8, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Anyone who works in the nonprofit sector knows that women make up a significant part of the its workforce and leadership – until you get to the top. Women currently account for 43 percent of the board seats among all nonprofits but only 33 percent of those seats at large nonprofits, defined as $25 million or greater in annual income. At the staff level, this gap increases further -- women make up 45 percent of nonprofit CEOs but only 21 percent at large nonprofits, and they are compensated at 66% of their male CEO counterparts.

Education

21CF and National Geographic Channel Celebrate International Women's Day by Encouraging Viewers to Stand #withMalala

Mar 8, 2016 3:00 PM ET

On February 18, 21st Century Fox and the National Geographic Channel launched a new social media campaign to drive support and awareness for girls' education. The initiative extends through March 10, giving viewers the chance to celebrate this year's International Women's Day by taking part in the campaign and contributing to the education of the more than 60 million young women who are out of school around the world. In celebration of National Geographic Channel's global broadcast premiere of "He Named Me Malala" on February 29, the campaign asks viewers to tweet with the hashtag #withMalala or change their Facebook profile to a special campaign video. For every post, 21CF will donate $1 to the Malala Fund, a nonprofit that empowers girls globally through education, up to $50,000.

Social Impact & Volunteering

International Women’s Day: Making a Difference

Mar 8, 2016 2:45 PM ET

As a child and young adult in her native Kenya, TransCanada’s Pauline Ngure witnessed the heartbreak inflicted on young girls.

Environment

Bard CEP to Host Live Webinar on Jobs and the Economic Impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan

Mar 8, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Take Control of Your Sustainability Report This Year

Mar 8, 2016 2:10 PM ET

To kick things off corporate reporting season this year, Antea Group has created a cheat sheet to help make the process less overwhelming.

Environment

Vivant et florissant: restauration réussie à Lake Balmer

Mar 8, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Dans le segment d’aujourd’hui de notre série en plusieurs parties, nous partageons avec vous une histoire qui montre qu’il n’y a pas de défi insurmontable si on a la bonne équipe en place.

Environment

Vivo y Floreciendo: Éxito de Recuperación en Balmer Lake

Mar 8, 2016 2:00 PM ET

En la entrega de hoy de nuestra serie, compartimos cómo ningún desafío es difícil de superar cuando tienes el equipo adecuado. Cuando Goldcorp adquirió Las minas de oro Red Lake en la década de los noventa, también heredó un desafío ambiental con el lago vecino de Balmer.

Environment

Alive and Thriving: Reclamation Success at Balmer Lake

Mar 8, 2016 2:00 PM ET

In today’s installment of our Get To Know Us Better multi-part series we share with you how no challenge is ever too fishy to overcome when you’ve got the right team.

Innovation & Technology

Reverse Logistics Is the Key to the Circular Economy

Mar 8, 2016 1:25 PM ET

Environment

CSX Sells Cave Rights to Support Conservation Efforts and Boost Local Tourism

Mar 8, 2016 1:00 PM ET

CSX has sold the rights of the Hidden River Cave to the city of Horse Cave in Kentucky. The purchase of the cave rights will contribute to the economic, scientific, and educational development of the local community through an environmental tourist attraction.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Is the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Profession the Job of the Future?

Mar 8, 2016 12:30 PM ET

The growth of corporate sustainability (CSR) over the past decades, along with its positioning as a central element of corporate strategy, has given birth to a new category of professionals, the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility (CR) professionals. Sustainability professionals are those within companies and organizations that spend most of their time designing and performing activities related to environmental, economic and social aspects. CSE Research from various sources* has shown that since the introduction of the term of sustainable development in the late 1980s, there has been a constant growth to the number of companies with full-time sustainability managers. Especially since 2000 the number of such companies has increased by 400%.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ecolab Provided In-Kind Product Donations Worth More Than $2.3 Million in 2015 to Aid Global Disaster Relief

Mar 8, 2016 12:30 PM ET

During 2015, Ecolab provided in-kind donations worth more than $2.3 million to support disaster relief efforts. Working in partnership with non-profit organizations, the company quickly gathered needed cleaning, sanitizing and public health products for distribution to areas impacted by natural disasters.

Innovation & Technology

Will Disruption Take a Bite Out of Logistics Jobs?

Mar 8, 2016 12:00 PM ET

As advancing technology and business-model innovations gain momentum and threaten to disrupt logistics, some are beginning to worry about their impact on logistics-related jobs.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Time is Now and the Responsibility is Ours: 3 Imperatives to Achieve Gender Parity

Mar 8, 2016 11:50 AM ET

Around the world, women are increasing their contributions to social, economic, cultural and political development, but unfortunately, the progress towards gender parity significantly lags behind.

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), 38 years have been added to their global gender parity prediction—that is, in 2014 the WEF predicted perfect gender parity would take place in 2095, and this year (2015) the prediction is pushed back to take place in 2133. The pace of progress is unacceptable and the time for change is now. This International Women’s Day, let’s explore how we can contribute to fostering female equality world-wide.

Energy

National Grid to Provide One-Stop Solar Shopping For Rhode Island Customers

Mar 8, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Environment

Go Green: Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Commitment to the Environment

Mar 8, 2016 10:05 AM ET

At Bristol-Myers Squibb, sustainability means conducting our business to help patients prevail over serious diseases in a manner that contributes to economic growth, social responsibility and a healthy environment now and in the future.

Environment

Timberland Kicks Off National Tour of Documentary Film, “KOMBIT: The Cooperative”

Mar 8, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland announces the national tour of “KOMBIT: The Cooperative,” a documentary film chronicling a five-year project to reforest Haiti in partnership with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA), a Haitian nonprofit farmer cooperative dedicated to reforesting the country.