Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

Research, Reports & Publications

Woolworths Limited Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report 2015

The 2015 CR Report concludes the implementation of Woolworths Sustainability Strategy 2007-2015. Woolworths successfully completed 31 out of its 34 key targets and commitments in the Strategy.

Education

Republic Services & South Louisiana Community College

With a high demand for diesel mechanics throughout the country, Republic Services is investing in its future workforce by partnering with colleges and vocational schools, such as the South Louisiana Community College and the college’s Diesel-Powered Equipment Technology program, to provide internships and scholarship opportunities.

Events, Media & Communications

PYXERA Global and TRACE International Advance Commercial Transparency in Ghana

TRACE International, the world's leading anti-bribery standard setting organization, and PYXERA Global will host a workshop as part of TRACE’s “Certify the World” campaign to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with anti-bribery training in Accra, Ghana on January 21, 2016. Harry Pastuszek, Vice President, Enterprise and Community Development, PYXERA Global will give opening remarks with Alexandra Wrage, President & Founder, TRACE International.

Education

AT&T Aspire Opens Application for Ed-Tech Accelerator

For- and Non-Profit Organizations Focused on Social Impact Can Apply

San Francisco, Calif. Jan. 20, 2016 – AT&T is calling on ed-tech ventures to apply for the AT&T Aspire Accelerator. The program is part of our $350 million commitment to empower students to reach their full potential. For- and non-profit organizations chosen to participate in the program will get financial investment, access to expert services and mentorship.

Research, Reports & Publications

It's Only Human

For some, switching to a sustainable investing strategy can feel like making a New Year’s resolution. We can believe wholeheartedly that it’s good for people, the planet, and even returns, but for some reason we can’t get around to doing it consistently.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Costa Crociere Foundation Starts Its Selection Process for Projects Aimed at Social Betterment and Protection of the Marine Environment

The Costa Crociere Foundation (www.costa-crociere-foundation.com) has started the annual selection process reserved for Italian non-profit organizations engaged in the development of social betterment and marine environmental protection projects.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Self-Help Credit Union’s Green Impact Capital

View the GreenMoney Journal article: Self Help Credit Union’s Green Impact Capital.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Avista Supports Youth Through Heroes at School Program

As part of the Avista Heroes at School program, Avista was at Stevens Elementary in Spokane with the Spokane Chiefs Hockey Club, where they discussed goal setting and achievement with the students.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Millennials Who? Why You Need to Get to Know Generation Z

The days of appealing to Millennials is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. With approximately 60 million, native-born Americans, Generation Z (Gen Z) is destined to be the next disruptive force in business. Companies have already started targeting Gen Z.

Energy

Siemens Secures 53MW Scotland Wind Order

Environment

Courtney White and Michael Townsend

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Getting an Early Start on Health Literacy

Today’s students trust their peers. So we partnered with the Philadelphia area’s Healthy NewsWorks, an organization founded more than a decade ago by a second grade teacher and former Philadelphia Inquirer health reporter Marian Uhlman. Healthy NewsWorks partners with elementary and middle schools to teach children health literacy while also developing their leadership, critical thinking and communications skills through journalism.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

RobecoSAM Publishes the Annual Sustainability Yearbook 2016

RobecoSAM today announced the publication of The Sustainability Yearbook 2016. The Yearbook looks back at companies’ sustainability performance in 2015, includes the best 15% per industry and ranks them Gold, Silver or Bronze. The top performing company from each of the 59 industries analyzed is awarded RobecoSAM Industry Leader status.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The James M. Cox Foundation Donates $5 Million to Woodruff Arts Center’s Transformation Campaign

The Woodruff Arts Center announced today that it has received a $5 million gift from the James M. Cox Foundation, the latest major contribution to the Arts Center’s Transformation Campaign.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at Kyoto University

Events, Media & Communications

Whirlpool Corporation Arms Builders with Millennial Insights, Innovative Products at International Builders Show 2016

The world’s leading global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances will showcase some of its most innovative products at the International Builders Show from Jan. 19-21, and provide builders with exclusive insights into the vital role millennials play in the home building market.

Environment

MIT Creates Plan for a Sustainable Campus

A university campus offers a great environment in which to implement sustainability. Particularly, an innovation-driven university can create a durable system where new and promising ideas can be continually incorporated.

Responsible Production & Consumption

UK Ethical Spending Increasing Despite Retail Brands' ‘Disappointing’ Trading Performances

One source of optimism today comes from confirmation that the U.K. economic downturn has not dented people's desire to reduce their impact on the environment or spend on ethical products, in spite of some big U.K. retail brands recently announcing ‘disappointing’ trading performances.

Environment

Reducing the Use of Petroleum-Based Plastics Is Closer Than You Might Think

Today, science and agricultural leaders DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced a new breakthrough process with the potential to expand the materials landscape in the 21st century with exciting and truly novel, high-performance renewable materials. The technology has applications in packaging, textiles, engineering plastics and many other industries.

Environment

Happy, Sustainable 2016! Let Us Be a Part of Your Strategy

The signing of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) agreement in Paris last month is a victory for many who have been laboring for decades. It is miraculous that the world, as represented by 154 nations, has committed to address what is threatening us all – the devastating effects of global warming

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bombarded by Grant Requests? Here’s How You Can Simplify the Process and Stay Organized

Discover the secrets that the grant managers of top corporate philanthropy programs already know

Education

SASB Announces New Sustainability Accounting Credentials

SASB has announced a new educational program focused on teaching professionals how to identify, manage, and evaluate sustainability topics relevant to the company’s bottom line. Read the interview with Nicolai Lundy, the Director of Education for the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.

Innovation & Technology

Consumer Insights Influence Whirlpool Corporation Design and Technology at 2016 International Builders Show

Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s leading global manufacturer of home appliances, will share its outlook on the future of appliance design and display products that make an impact on the daily lives of consumers at the International Builders Show from Jan. 19-21.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Releases Detroit Workforce System Map to Examine Barriers to and Opportunities for Job Growth

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) today released the first report of a two-part series on the current state of Detroit’s workforce systems that further informs investments and helps aligns resources to support job growth in the city.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  3. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  4. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  5. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  6. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  7. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  8. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  9. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  12. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  13. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  14. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  15. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...