Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Media & Communications

Keep America Beautiful Launches #Beautiful4th to Encourage Consumer Responsibility on Independence Day

Jun 25, 2019 5:00 PM ET

Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day is synonymous with fireworks, BBQs, and trips to the beach celebrating with family and friends. This year, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful® is launching the #Beautiful4th campaign to encourage those partaking in July 4th activities to celebrate responsibly by cleaning up after themselves, or even engaging in broader cleanup activities. The campaign will launch on July 1 and run through July 7. Participants can submit their social content using the hashtag #Beautiful4th.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ensuring the Green Standard

Jun 25, 2019 4:50 PM ET

Bloomberg's Global Head of Sustainable Business & Finance, Curtis Ravenel, is featured as a Sustainable Hero in Greentech Capital Advisors' new issue!

Diversity & Inclusion

Bacardi Stirs Up Conversations about Equality in a Male-Dominated Business

Jun 25, 2019 3:50 PM ET

Dedicated to championing the outstanding individuals in the hospitality industry and beyond, the Second Annual Bacardi Spirit Forward Women Empowerment Series, in partnership with PUNCH, wrapped up its 2019 season. Exploring timely topics such as representation, innovation, and disrupting the status quo, all through the lens of “originality,” the series featured a diverse group of voices from both inside and outside the hospitality world. Attendees from all parts of the bar, trade and media communities were treated to inspiring Q&A panels, professional workshops, engaging seminars, networking opportunities, in-depth discussions and more as the series traveled to Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowering Employees: The Key to Achieving Environmental Sustainability Goals

Jun 25, 2019 3:45 PM ET

At Ingersoll Rand, we believe our “winning culture” is a top reason we’ve achieved many of our 2020 environmental sustainability goals.

Events, Media & Communications

WEBINAR // Global Pro Bono Summit Recap

Jun 25, 2019 3:30 PM ET

The Global Pro Bono Summit is an annual invitation-only gathering of leaders from across sectors and around the world with a shared vision to make the talents and skills of the entire business community accessible to organizations serving our collective good.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Women Engineers Rank Lockheed Martin a Top Employer

Jun 25, 2019 3:05 PM ET

Lockheed Martin ranked second in Women Engineer magazine’s 28th annual “Top 50 Employers” list, a ranking of U.S. companies the magazine’s readers say they would like to work for.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

eBay Foundation Announces Winners of the 2019 Global Give

Jun 25, 2019 1:45 PM ET

Through Global Give, the eBay Foundation challenges eBay employees to make their communities a better place—where entrepreneurs of all backgrounds are empowered to start and grow businesses, and help create opportunity for all.

Research, Reports & Publications

7 Questions Every CEO Should Be Able to Answer

Jun 25, 2019 1:05 PM ET

Companies are being asked by both investors and customers to better articulate their plans for making a profit and doing so in a way that doesn't damage the planet. These demands are taking on new urgency as the implications of climate change become more severe and disruptive technologies transform industries.

Education

Corporate Champions for Education Are Bound for Colombia

Jun 25, 2019 1:00 PM ET

The Corporate Champions for Education are headed for Colombia. SAP, WE Communications, and Niagara Bottling have joined forces to send their employees into the field as pro bono consultants to strengthen organizations whose mission it is to improve educational outcomes and open opportunities for more sustainable livelihoods—and lives.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

More Companies Link Executive Pay to Sustainability Targets

Jun 25, 2019 1:00 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

“My Life's Mission Is Finding a Way to Prevent HIV”: Meet the Lead Scientist on a Promising Female-Focused Vaccine Trial

Jun 25, 2019 12:30 PM ET

Almost 2 million.

That's how many people around the world are infected with HIV each year, despite great advancements in treatment and prevention. And in sub-Saharan Africa, young women are twice as likely to be living with HIV than men.

Research, Reports & Publications

Kohler Co. Releases 2018 Social Impact Report

Jun 25, 2019 12:20 PM ET

Kohler Co., a global leader in the design and manufacture of kitchen and bath products, has released its third public Social Impact report. As in years past, the report examines Kohler’s efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and positively impact local and global communities. The company’s report centers on three key programmatic areas: Stewardship, Innovation For Good (IfG) and Sustainability. This year, a new format offers the report in two different versions, one focusing on key metrics and the other highlighting achievements through visual storytelling focusing on people, events, actions and partnerships.

Environment

Setting Up Shop: EHS Concerns for Getting a License to Operate in the U.S.

Jun 25, 2019 11:25 AM ET

Opening a facility in the U.S. can be fraught with compliance risk; save time and money by reading our blog on U.S. EHS regulations that may apply.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

3M and Discovery Education Announce National Finalists and State Merit Winners in 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge

Jun 25, 2019 11:00 AM ET

3M and Discovery Education today announced 10 finalists from across America as part of its annual 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist). The nation’s premier middle school science competition recognizes scientific thinking, communication and curiosity in students grades 5-8 who demonstrate a passion for solving everyday problems that could ultimately improve lives around the world.

Media & Communications

In the Skies Overhead – Airline Passenger Volume Set to Double Over Next Two Decades. What Could the Environmental Impact of More Air Travel Be?

Jun 25, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Once upon a time in the early days of jet travel, business travelers accounted for three-quarters or more of the total passenger business of the major U.S. airlines (known as “trunk” carriers back in the day). Fares were long set by Federal regulation and family-friendly, tourista-friendly fare packages were scarce or non-existent. Airlines relied on the “have-to-travel-for-business” crowd.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CLP Strives to Develop a Sustainable Workforce

Jun 25, 2019 10:45 AM ET

The CLP Group has shared in its new Sustainability Report how it is building an agile, inclusive, and sustainable workforce with the skills and mindset to thrive in a fast-changing power sector.

Environment

James Hoggan: Politics in Polite Company

Jun 25, 2019 10:25 AM ET

Has this ever happened to you: You are talking with a friend or family member, and as the topic moves to politics, things start to get a little heated. You make what you think are excellent points, based on data, logic, and what you fervently believe to be the absolute truth. Yet, when the debate concludes, somehow neither of you has budged an inch, and no one leaves any wiser.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Gilead Supports Future Leaders During Week of Service

Jun 25, 2019 10:05 AM ET

Today, our Week of Service volunteers performed maintenance and landscaping duties with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Making the Business Case for Workplace Environmentalism

Jun 25, 2019 10:00 AM ET

New research from EarthShare found three key trends in addressing what Fortune 1000 employees expect at work when it comes to environmental action. Download the free report and recommendations today to learn more, including the top environmental issues employees care about, and case studies from AT&T, Danone North America, and Caesars Entertainment.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Stormwater Resilience Roadmap: Integration of Delivery Frameworks and Financial Capacity

Jun 25, 2019 10:00 AM ET

In an era when climate change, organizational capacity constraints, funding challenges and limited public support continue to test the resilience of a community's stormwater system, images of flooded neighborhoods and arterial streets turned into rivers highlight the urgency for a strategic vision and alternative approaches to stormwater management service delivery.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 24: Erica Tavares, International Medical Corps

Jun 25, 2019 10:00 AM ET

In the latest episode of Common Impact's Pro Bono Perspectives podcast, host Danielle Holly and International Medical Corps (IMC) Senior Director of Institutional Advancement Erica Tavares explore cross-sector partnerships focused on disaster relief.

Health & Healthcare

TD Calls for Innovative Solutions to Help Increase Equitable Health Outcomes in Second Year of TD Ready Challenge

Jun 25, 2019 9:30 AM ET

TD announced today that applications are open for the 2019 TD Ready Challenge, its annual North American initiative that has a total of 10 grants of $1 million (CDN) each, available to be awarded to ten future-forward organizations offering innovative solutions for a changing world.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Chobani is Changing the World One Yogurt At A Time

Jun 25, 2019 9:30 AM ET

Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya’s new TED TALK centers on “the Anti-CEO Playbook” – his advocacy for a new way of doing business around community, responsibility, gratitude, and accountability.

Research, Reports & Publications

Leesman and Delos Launch Workplace Wellbeing Benchmark

Jun 25, 2019 9:05 AM ET

Leesman, a global leader in assessing employee experience, and Delos, a wellness real estate and technology company, are collaborating to investigate how real estate strategy can better support wellbeing at work. With a wide variety of strategies being promoted as a secret to ‘wellness at work’, this collaboration aims to test and validate the impact of leading real estate strategies on worker wellbeing on an ongoing basis, not only when the office is new.

Research, Reports & Publications

Making Sustainable Homes a Reality

Jun 25, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Kingfisher, the home improvement company, today publishes its latest Sustainability Report to update on how it is delivering against its commitment to help customers have sustainable good homes.