Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Responsible Production & Consumption

Are Almonds Really Water Villains?

Dec 15, 2015 4:00 PM ET

Despite the El Nino weather pattern that is bringing much needed rain to California, experts say it will likely not be enough to lift the state out of drought. So, water conservation will be on the radar for the foreseeable future.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Bloomberg Anchor Betty Liu Uses Social Media to Build her Brand

Dec 15, 2015 3:20 PM ET

Every weekday Betty Liu heads to the Bloomberg offices before the sun is up. By 7:30 a.m. she’s in a makeup chair getting her hair blown out and eyelashes curled. She only has two hours to catch up on the latest from the European and Asian markets, prep questions for her interviews, and read through her scripts.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Benefits and Implications of a Four-Generation Workplace

Dec 15, 2015 3:00 PM ET

For the first time, there are now four different generations working in the U.S. economy. Each generation brings certain preferences or “norms” for communication style and mode, how they make decisions, perspectives on workplace culture and environment and overall behavior. This mix of preferences is impacting the relationship between employer and employee, and how employees work together.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Action Team Captains, Major Leaguers Spread Cheer During the Holiday Season

Dec 15, 2015 3:00 PM ET

Jose Bautista, Gio Gonzalez and Jim Johnson provided the support as Action Teams across the country spread holiday season cheer.

Innovation & Technology

Domtar Continues to Improve its Safety Measures

Dec 15, 2015 2:05 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Six Ways To Engage Internal Stakeholders In Your Citizenship Strategy

Dec 15, 2015 2:05 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI Launches GOLD Roundtables Program in USA

Dec 15, 2015 2:00 PM ET

GRI, architect of the world’s sustainability data, has announced a series of local roundtable meetings to support the professional development of North American sustainability reporters.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Commits $5 Million to Boost Maricopa Homeownership

Dec 15, 2015 2:00 PM ET

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), NeighborWorks America® and its network member Trellis, today announced the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® program will expand to Maricopa County with a $5 million commitment by Wells Fargo to help boost local homeownership.

Innovation & Technology

As the Holidays Approach, Pernod Ricard Expands Its Measures Promoting Responsible Drinking

Dec 15, 2015 1:10 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Is Your Nonprofit’s Pro Bono Muscle in Shape?

Dec 15, 2015 12:30 PM ET

To go from zero to four-day-per-week workouts is tough. Really tough. But once you have your thing, whether it’s lifting weights, walking, spinning, or kickboxing, after a while it gets easier. For a nonprofit executive director or manager, when does the craving for a pro bono workout kick in? At what point does bringing in business professionals with particular expertise to help with critical projects at no fee become something you just do?

Diversity & Inclusion

Evolving to Gender Balanced Leadership: Let’s Make 2016 the Year We Let Our Voices be Heard – Loudly.

Dec 15, 2015 12:30 PM ET

Recently, I led two panels at a symposium in Chicago on gender equality on boards and in the C-suite. The event approached the problem and solution through the lens of the investor and social impact organizations – and our power to compel change.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bloomberg ESG and CSRHub Benchmark - Part 1

Dec 15, 2015 10:30 AM ET

Sustainability professionals spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and months of time developing and managing their sustainability programs. Most dread the almost inevitable question from their manager or their manager’s manager—”How are we performing relative to our peers? Where are we doing well and where do we need to improve?” The iCompli CSRHub ESG Metrics Brief is designed to make it easy to answer these questions in a fact-based and authoritative way.

Research, Reports & Publications

Expertise at Northern Trust

Dec 15, 2015 10:15 AM ET

“In everything we do, expertise has always been at Northern Trust’s core. We know what we do well, and focus sharply on those things. We expand our knowledge and capabilities with an eye on the future. We hire and support talented professionals to help deliver creative solutions. Our expertise is why we’ve been a trusted advisor for five generations, and will continue to be for generations to come.”

Innovation & Technology

Freeport-McMoRan’s Economic Impacts to Indonesia and Enterprise Development

Dec 15, 2015 10:05 AM ET

PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan company, commissions the University of Indonesia’s Institute of Economics and Social Research to conduct economic impact assessment of PT Freeport Indonesia’s operations. The most recent study, conducted in 2012, measured PT Freeport Indonesia’s economic impact on a local, regional, and national level from 2006 to 2011. The study revealed that PT Freeport Indonesia contributed to up to 94.7 percent of the gross domestic product of the Mimika Regency, 45.4 percent of Papua Province, and 0.8 percent of Indonesia. The prior study, conducted in 2009, concluded that the multiplier effect of PTFI’s workforce created 227,000 direct and indirect work opportunities, including 128,000 direct and indirect work opportunities in Papua alone.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Prepare for the Day You Step Away

Dec 15, 2015 9:50 AM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Building a Better Future for Children in Sierra Leone

Dec 15, 2015 9:45 AM ET

Last year CBRE announced its partnership with Plan International, the international children’s development organisation, in a shared vision to transform a generation of children – with a focus on girls – in Sierra Leone, and give them hope for a better future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Clients Honored at 2015 Forest Stewardship Council® Leadership Awards

Dec 15, 2015 9:40 AM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Morgan Stanley's Sustainable Investment Themes 2016

Dec 15, 2015 9:15 AM ET

Audrey Choi of Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing her insights for SRI investing themes for 2016

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CH2M Announced as Recipient of World Environment Center’s 2016 Gold Medal Award for Sustainable Development

Dec 15, 2015 9:00 AM ET

The World Environment Center (WEC) is pleased to announce that the 2016 Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development has been awarded to CH2M, one of the world’s premier infrastructure and natural resource management companies. The award will be presented to CH2M Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jacqueline Hinman on May 19, 2016 at the 32nd Annual WEC Gold Medal Gala in Washington, D.C. The Gold Medal Gala will be followed on May 20, 2016 by the WEC Gold Medal Colloquium.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Burnetti, P.A. Supports Pediatric Families at Ronald McDonald House

Dec 15, 2015 9:00 AM ET

In partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, personal injury law firm Burnetti, P.A. is supporting the Light a Light & Share a Night Program to help families with children receiving medical treatment in Bay area hospitals. Burnetti, P.A.’s support is made possible by participation in CBS EcoMedia’s WellnessAd program.

Diversity & Inclusion

The 60-second Interview: Ellen Pollock, Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek

Dec 15, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Read the interview of Ellen Pollock, Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek.

Events, Media & Communications

U.S. Chamber Foundation Heads to Mexico City for Women's Empowerment and Workforce Development Event

Dec 15, 2015 9:00 AM ET

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center, along with the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, WEConnect International, and our corporate and nonprofit partners, will convene a two-day event in Mexico City on February 9-10, 2016 focused on promoting women’s entrepreneurship.

Innovation & Technology

Electronics Industry Supports Student Workers

Dec 15, 2015 8:30 AM ET

Electronics Industry Supports Student Workers: EICC and Stanford University’s REAP Develop Vocational School Credentialing System in China

Responsible Production & Consumption

NS: Saving Fuel with LEADER

Dec 15, 2015 8:05 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Allstate Chairman and CEO Tom Wilson Receives International Award for Helping Victims of Domestic Violence and Financial Abuse

Dec 15, 2015 7:30 AM ET

Recognized for his ongoing commitment to halting the epidemic of violence against women, Allstate Chairman and CEO Tom Wilson was one of five men honored last week with a Solidarity Award from global organization Vital Voices.

The only business leader among this year’s honorees, Wilson was recognized for leading The Allstate Foundation’s work to provide long-term safety and security for domestic violence survivors through financial empowerment. The Foundation is the only national corporate foundation focusing on financial empowerment as a way to end domestic violence.