Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CPS Energy Demand Response Program Named POWERGRID International Project of the Year

Mar 30, 2017 10:05 AM ET

POWERGRID International has selected CPS Energy’s Demand Response Management System (DRMS) as its 2017 Demand Response/Energy Efficiency Project of the Year. The project will unify demand response (DR) and distributed energy resource (DER) programs totaling 165 megawatts (MW) in capacity on a single application.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Celebrates the Return of Spring as the 2017 Cherry Blossom Festival Title Sponsor

Mar 30, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Media & Communications

World Bank & Partners + S&P Dow Jones Indices, & Partners -- Rolling Out New Sustainable Investing Approaches for Institutions...

Mar 30, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Forward Momentum! -- Two new approaches that spell out a-d-v-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t for sustainable investment: World Bank and S&P Dow Jones Indices (separately) roll out new products and approaches with key partners' participation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Gildan Investing Over $100,000 Into Community Projects in Latin America Thanks to the 2016 Gildan Glow Run

Mar 30, 2017 9:15 AM ET

The Gildan Glow Run has become one of the most popular volunteer activities¸ since the first marathon in 2013 held in Honduras. We then extended the race to our facilities in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Through these events, we aim to encourage our employees and their families to engage in physical activity while contributing to the needs of their communities.

Environment

Domtar Monthly Minute | March 2017

Mar 30, 2017 9:15 AM ET

We all know the benefits of forests - that they absorb carbon, help oxygenate the planet, prevent soil erosion and cool the earth. Earlier this month, Domtar joined the world in celebrating the noble tree on International Day of Forests. Hear from Domtar's vice president of sustainability and communications on the importance of forests, and what the company is doing to ensure they continue to thrive.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Amway Charity Foundation in Russia Presented 2017 ECO Best Award

Mar 30, 2017 9:15 AM ET

What started as simply cleaning up the environment three years ago has led to Amway Russia’s Amway Charity Foundation “Responsible for the future” receiving a 2017 ECO Best Award.

Research, Reports & Publications

Case Study: Delos™ and IBM | Optimizing Indoor Environments to Improve Health and Performance

Mar 30, 2017 9:15 AM ET

If you’re like most people, you spend around 90% of your time indoors – a stat that may make fitness experts shudder. But thanks to Wellness Real Estate and technology firm Delos, your time inside can be healthy.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rotary Club Pairs Student with Head of Whirlpool

Mar 30, 2017 9:00 AM ET

David Reimers has always dreamed of working at Whirlpool, and now he's living his dream. When David was in high school, a Rotary club set up an interview for him with Jeff Fettig, the CEO of Whirlpool.

Energy

4th Powering Progress Together Forum Happens in Singapore

Mar 30, 2017 8:50 AM ET

The 4th Powering Progress Together forum took place in Singapore last March 16 at the Changi Exhibition Centre to kick off the Make the Future Singapore festival. A mix of industry experts, members from the academia, government leaders, partners in the business sectors, as well as media representatives were present.

Events, Media & Communications

De Beers Endorses Botswana’s Top Travel Rating

Mar 30, 2017 8:00 AM ET

De Beers has stepped in to support Botswana as a leading tourist destination at the world’s biggest travel trade show.

Social Impact & Volunteering

4 Ways to Help Employees Grasp the Impact of Volunteering

Mar 30, 2017 7:25 AM ET

If you have employees who volunteer either time or money to a worthy cause your business supports, you may find that they don’t always realize how much good their service is actually doing.

Americans give a lot to charitable causes. Nationwide, workplaces raise more than $4 billion from workplace giving. Millennials — the roughly 20- to 35-year-old demographic — not only give to nonprofits actively, but like to give consistently. In fact, 87% of Millennials donated money to worthy causes in 2013.

Research, Reports & Publications

CLP Publishes Its 15th Sustainability Report: Powering the Changing World Today for a Better Tomorrow

Mar 30, 2017 5:00 AM ET

CLP, one of the largest investor-operators of power assets in the Asia-Pacific region, has published its 2016 Sustainability Report showing a detailed picture of its performance on how it manages financial and other capitals to create value for its stakeholders over the long term.

Health & Healthcare

VSP Global and U.S. Conference of Mayors Partner for Second Year to Provide Access to Eye Care to Communities in Need

Mar 29, 2017 6:25 PM ET

San Francisco resident Mounir Ebdellaoi has depended on his glasses to see since age 14. Ebdellaoi lives in one of the city’s most distressed neighborhoods and was recently mugged and his eyewear was destroyed in the altercation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Points of Light Civic Accelerator Launches Spring 2017 Class

Mar 29, 2017 5:30 PM ET

ATLANTA, March 28, 2017 – The Points of Light Civic Accelerator, with founding partners the PwC Charitable Foundation Inc. and Starbucks Foundation, and CapitalOne Investing for Good, Vodafone Americas Foundation, U.S. Small Business Administration, Dentons, Singing for Change, and hotel sponsor Hilton Worldwide, kicks off the Spring 2017 accelerator program with ventures working to increase economic mobility across the country.

Environment

Goldcorp’s EcoTails Technology Challenges Mining’s Historical Relationship with H2O

Mar 29, 2017 5:00 PM ET

It’s no secret that mining is a water-intensive process, and the use and protection of water - a precious resource - has come under increasing scrutiny. Growing Innovation is a core value at Goldcorp that we apply to all areas of our business. Innovation in water technology is no exception and we are looking to play a leadership role in our industry to advance solutions for water conservation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Top Youth Volunteers of 2017 Honored Nationwide

Mar 29, 2017 5:00 PM ET

Some created programs for children with disabilities. Many worked to provide food to peers in need who go without subsidized school meals over the weekend. A few worked to raise awareness about the danger of distracted driving.

Environment

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Partners with Evelyn’s Park to Establish Community Space as Sustainable Leader

Mar 29, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Evelyn’s Park, a new five-acre community green space in Bellaire, Texas, is set to become one of the most sustainable parks in the nation with a $313,500 grant from the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Amway Facebook LIVE Video: Addressing Childhood Malnutrition in Southern Africa

Mar 29, 2017 3:15 PM ET

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), seven million children under the age of 5 die each year from preventable causes. Malnutrition is the underlying cause of 45 percent of these deaths.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bechtel Executive Honored with Prestigious Black Women in Business Award

Mar 29, 2017 3:05 PM ET

Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, today announced that Charlene Wheeless, principal vice president for Global Corporate Affairs, has been honored as one of the “25 Influential Black Women in Business” by The Network Journal, New York's leading Black professional and small-business magazine.

Energy

Smart Grid and Microgrids—the Hard Solution for Asia’s At-Risk Megacities

Mar 29, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Disaster recovery remains a driving force for Asia, which experiences more natural disasters than any other region in the world. Floods, earthquakes and cyclones continue to wreak havoc—killing people, wiping out homes and livelihoods, and leaving economies in distress. However, there may be a solution that will help mitigate loss going forward—making small investments in the power grid today by embracing emerging smart grid and microgrid solutions will save these ever-expanding cities’ resources while critically improving disaster resilience and recovery of life in times of human tragedy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The UPS Foundation Commits $14.1 Million To Humanitarian Relief & Community Safety

Mar 29, 2017 2:30 PM ET

From imbedding its logistics experts with the United Nation’s agencies to vaccine tracking programs to drones delivering medical supplies, The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), is taking on global humanitarian relief and community safety in a big way. This year, The UPS Foundation will award $14.1 million in grant funding and in-kind support to advance humanitarian relief and community safety initiatives around the world.

Environment

From Michael Bloomberg: Fighting Climate Change Despite Trump Rollbacks

Mar 29, 2017 2:00 PM ET

“Trump Using Detroit as Stage for Loosening Obama’s Fuel Economy Standards” repeated a fallacy that has become conventional wisdom. The article cited experts who claimed that policy rollbacks by the Trump administration “would make it impossible for the United States to meet Mr. Obama’s commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement” on climate change.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Three Ways to Take Your Impact Further | Taproot Foundation's Advisory Services Spring Newsletter

Mar 29, 2017 2:00 PM ET

It's a common misconception that the bigger and more complex a pro bono initiative is, the higher the impact will be for nonprofits, your employees, and the company itself. In fact, the biggest determinant of a program's impact is not its scale or complexity but the quality of the match between employees' expertise and nonprofits' needs.

Health & Healthcare

Delos™ VIDEO | Exploring the Great Indoors

Mar 29, 2017 1:20 PM ET

On average, Americans spend over 90% of their time indoors, meaning that these spaces can have a profound effect on human health and well-being. Delos is transforming our homes, offices, schools and other indoor environments through technology, design and innovative solutions that nurture and promote human health and well-being.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Voya Financial Announces First-Quarter 2017 Grant Recipients

Mar 29, 2017 1:05 PM ET

Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), today announced the nonprofit organizations selected to receive grants in the first quarter of 2017 through Voya Foundation, the company's charitable giving arm. Voya Foundation invests in programming to help foster healthy, sustainable communities and supports local and national nonprofits with missions that advance children’s education and financial resilience.