Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Social Impact & Volunteering

PSEG Employees Planted Crops with America’s Grow-A-Row to Help Feed Community and Beyond

Jul 1, 2019 3:20 PM ET

The event was organized by the BALANCE Employee Business Resource Group. In total, the volunteers planted about 12,000 sweet potato plants, which will yield 35,000 pounds or 140,000 servings of farm-fresh produce that America’s Grow-A-Row will donate to food banks and hunger relief agencies serving food desert areas (areas where people lack access to healthy, fresh, affordable produce) in Newark, Jersey City, East Orange, Camden, Morristown, and eastern Pennsylvania – customers within our service territory and in need of produce.

Sustainable Development Goals

A Train Ride to Perris, CA: Investing in a Sustainable Future Now

Jul 1, 2019 3:05 PM ET

The 2028 Olympics in LA will occur as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development approaches. What might a train ride to Perris, CA look like through a lens of sustainable urban agriculture? Will passing neighborhoods display small-lot gardens, homes with grey water and rain catchment systems? Will large open spaces be organized into working landscapes, blooming with ecosystem benefits?

Innovation & Technology

Children Battling Cancer Can’t Always Express Their Feelings. Now a Robotic Duck Is Doing It for Them.

Jul 1, 2019 3:00 PM ET

It was hard enough that Savi Abdallah-Sinha was only a 2-year-old when he began undergoing chemotherapy treatment to rid his body of leukemia.

Health & Healthcare

Making Strides in the Responsible Manufacturing of Antibiotics

Jul 1, 2019 1:25 PM ET

Pfizer is committed to ensuring that the manufacturing, use and disposal of our products, including antibiotics, does not adversely affect human health or the environment. Core to this commitment is taking action to assess and reduce, as needed, the risk of antibiotics in wastewater from Pfizer and supplier manufacturing facilities

Research, Reports & Publications

HP Inc.'s 2018 Sustainable Impact Report

Jul 1, 2019 1:15 PM ET

This report includes HP’s performance data through FY2018 (which ended October 31, 2018), unless stated otherwise. It also describes HP’s Sustainable Impact policies, programs, and goals.

Energy

Duke Energy to Offer Bloom Energy Distributed Fuel Cell Technology to Customers

Jul 1, 2019 12:35 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Easterseals Grants Create More Opportunities For People with Disabilities

Jul 1, 2019 12:15 PM ET

Celebrating its 100th Anniversary as the nation’s leading advocate and service provider for people with disabilities, Easterseals announced today that the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation has provided $230,000 in grants to support technology programs and services offered throughout the nonprofit’s national network of affiliates.

Environment

3form and LightArt Pursue Living Product Challenge and LEED V4.1

Jul 1, 2019 12:05 PM ET

Award-winning material and product innovators 3form and LightArt are excited to announce their newest efforts in a long-standing commitment to manufacture quality products with a focus on human health, the environment, and social equity.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

BNY Mellon’s Commitment to Responsible Economic Growth

Jul 1, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Responsible economic growth protects healthy markets and builds equitable economies, and is one of the four global megatrends BNY Mellon addresses in its 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

Media & Communications

Do Consumer Favor Sustainable Brands for Their Products and Services Needs? NYU Stern School Research Dives Deep Into the Data For Answers

Jul 1, 2019 11:30 AM ET

Many people in consumer marketing are wondering! In these weekly commentaries the G&A Institute team offers media and experts’ shared perspectives on various issues and matters related to corporate sustainability, responsibility; and, sustainable, responsible and impact investing.

Environment

How to Market EHS to Employees on a Shoestring Budget

Jul 1, 2019 11:25 AM ET

Read Antea Group’s blog for some economical but fun ways to bring EHS to the forefront of your organization.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SC Johnson Earns 2019 Best Workplace Recognition in India and Nigeria

Jul 1, 2019 11:00 AM ET

SC Johnson today announces that the company’s global operations in India and Nigeria have earned 2019 Best Workplace recognition by Great Place to Work®. SC Johnson India earned the No. 44 spot among large organizations while SC Johnson Nigeria ranked 2nd on the list of small to medium-sized organizations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

U.S. Conference of Mayors, Wells Fargo Award $1 Million to Cities for Local Revitalization, Economic Development, Job Creation

Jul 1, 2019 10:45 AM ET

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo today announced that Mayors Tim Keller of Albuquerque, N.M.; Keisha Bottoms of Atlanta; Toni Harp of New Haven, Conn.; and John Noak of Romeoville, Ill., are the top honorees with the 2019 CommunityWINS® Grant Program.

Environment

Biomimicry Institute Blog: 10 Finalist Teams Use Nature's Lessons to Create Climate Change Solutions

Jul 1, 2019 10:30 AM ET

Páramo is an alpine tundra ecosystem exclusively located in the Northern Andes of South America and the home to the bryophytes that a team from Bogota, Colombia were inspired by in developing their concept, Bryosoil. Bryosoil is a flood prevention system that took the first place prize for student teams in the 2019 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge.

Events, Media & Communications

BSR19 Best Rates Extended to July 12

Jul 1, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Early bird rates for the BSR Conference 2019, the year’s leading sustainable business event, have been extended to July 12.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Visit Patients at Pediatric Therapy Network

Jul 1, 2019 10:00 AM ET

AEG’s LA Kings made a special visit last week to patients at the Pediatric Therapy Network in Torrance, Calif. for an afternoon of hockey and reading on Thursday, June 27.

Research, Reports & Publications

CBRE Releases 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report

Jul 1, 2019 9:00 AM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. has released its 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report, which highlights the company’s accomplishments as an industry leader in responsible business practices.

Diversity & Inclusion

Interview With Chris Jansen, Design Engineer

Jul 1, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Chris is a design engineer with a focus on stormwater management and designing systems to manage the quality and quantity of stormwater conveyed through storm drains. This ultimately reduces pollution to rivers, lakes, and oceans. These stormwater management projects often include stormwater reuse components, which are essential in dry areas like Southern California.

Events, Media & Communications

Corporate Responsibility Stories, Dallas: Local Acts with Global Impacts

Jul 1, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Join us on August 15 at Comerica Headquarters for the next installment of 3BL Media’s Corporate Responsibility Stories.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Trust and Responsibility in a Digital Age

Jul 1, 2019 9:00 AM ET

We live in an exciting time.

Technological innovations have the potential to solve some of society’s biggest challenges. But no advancement comes without unintended risks and adverse impacts. That is why even as people become increasingly dependent on technology in their daily lives, they are simultaneously growing more and more distrustful of that technology and those who provide it.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Bulletin (June 2019)

Jun 29, 2019 10:00 AM ET

In the lead-up to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit to be held on 23 September in New York, the UN Global Compact has convened more than 20 global leaders in a campaign calling on chief executives to set science-based targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners Partner to Further Transportation Innovation Combining Urban and Rural Settings

Jun 28, 2019 4:15 PM ET

The Ray and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners, are excited to announce a partnership to further transportation innovation in Georgia.

Green Infrastructure

Bridgestone EMEA Prepares for the Future with €36 Million Commitment to Smart Factory Project

Jun 28, 2019 2:55 PM ET

Bridgestone EMEA announces today it is investing €36 million to digitise its manufacturing operations and create the smart factories of the future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard Launches True Name™ as a Step Towards Inclusivity

Jun 28, 2019 2:45 PM ET

As Pride Month draws to a close, we saw many brands step up to show their support for the LGBTQ+ community in a number of ways.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Durkan’s Crafted Convergence Recognized With Prestigious HD Award in Flooring

Jun 28, 2019 1:50 PM ET

Portions of the proceeds from the sales of Crafted Convergence are given back to two museums in New Mexico to help preserve the stories and cultural source materials behind the collection. Visit www.Durkan.com to watch a video clip about the collection and learn more about the inspiration behind Crafted Convergence.