Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Education

Teaching Good Money Habits to Children

Feb 19, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Money was a topic that my dad made sure we talked about when I was a child. I learned a lot from him, and while he is no long here, I believe a lot of my good money habits came from him. However, not everyone gets talked to about money.

Innovation & Technology

Atlas Copco’s Innovations for Sustainable Productivity Enhance Quality of Life

Feb 19, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Since the start in 1873, Atlas Copco has innovated to help our customers increase the quality of life for people all over the world. Our equipment is not always that visible but the results can been seen everywhere.

Health & Healthcare

How to Truly Meet the Needs of People with Disabilities and Families

Feb 19, 2016 9:40 AM ET

When people show us that what we are giving them is not meeting their needs, we need to bend, change, listen, and do something different. Listen, observe, learn, respond.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Autism Program to Grow “Garden of Goodness” Thanks to a $20,000 Grant from Astellas USA Foundation

Feb 19, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Environment

How to Keep Your Forests and Have Your Paper, Too

Feb 19, 2016 8:30 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Microgrids in the American Power Network

Feb 19, 2016 8:05 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Delos™ Announces Strategic Alliance with CBRE Group, Inc.

Feb 19, 2016 8:05 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Using Trusted Members of Community to Reduce Fear of Lung Cancer Screening

Feb 19, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Once a week for four weeks last summer, Kita Mitcham gathered 25 of her friends, family and other members of the Good Hope Mission Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, to talk about lung cancer prevention and the benefits of early screening for the disease. Ms. Mitcham is one of about 45 community health workers who are educating nearly 500 people in 12 minority and underserved communities in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) about lung cancer prevention and screening.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Marvel Custom Solutions Creates Special Comic Book for Children’s Hospitals Across the U.S.

Feb 18, 2016 6:10 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainability & the IRO

Feb 18, 2016 4:45 PM ET

Why this subject? Why now? Erika Karp, Cornerstone Capital Group founder & CEO and a former Wall Street research chief, counts off asset owners, asset managers, investment banks, social media, NGOs, regulators, accountants, exchanges.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Human Rights Becoming Integral to Sustainable Finance

Feb 18, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Following the 2008 global financial meltdown, financial experts have increasingly highlighted the need to incorporate sustainability, ethics and human rights into the financial system for long-term stability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Announces 2015 Donations Topped $270 Million and Thanks Customers for Helping Those in Need

Feb 18, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Albertsons Companies today announced that it contributed more than $270 million in food and financial support in 2015 to the communities it serves, helping people in 35 states and the District of Columbia live better lives.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UN Global Compact Launches “Pioneers” Programme as Part of SDG Roll Out Strategy

Feb 18, 2016 2:35 PM ET

United Nations Global Compact headquarters announced today the launch of a multi-year Local Network SDG Action Plan - the centerpiece being a “Pioneers” programme aimed to spur action and inspire business to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in countries around the world.

Environment

Three Tips to Make Your Technology Workplace Safer

Feb 18, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Infographic by Antea Group, a leading provider of environment, health and safety (EHS) services, reminds technology companies of common dangers in the workplace and how to make it safer.

Research, Reports & Publications

U.S. Chamber Foundation Issues New Report on the Business Value of Circular Economy

Feb 18, 2016 2:00 PM ET

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center today issued a new report detailing the value businesses can find in viewing waste as a resource and engaging in the circular economy.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Metlife Foundation and Accion Launch New Management Training Program to Provide More than 1 Million Microfinance Clients in China with Better Services

Feb 18, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Education

Five Good Reasons Why it's Time to Apply

Feb 18, 2016 1:30 PM ET

DESIGN FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION at SVA is the first MFA program in the rapidly growing field of social impact design.

Research, Reports & Publications

Next Generation Sustainability Goals Focus on Material Issues, Value Chain Improvements, System Changes

Feb 18, 2016 1:20 PM ET

As corporate sustainability leaders start work on their latest set of goals, they are increasingly seeking solutions to systems-level challenges, according to the latest research by the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM).

Health & Healthcare

Paintbrushes at the Ready Children...It's "Time to Talk"

Feb 18, 2016 1:00 PM ET

On behalf of our friends at The British Association of Art Therapists, we are delighted to direct our readers to a special online issue of the Huffington Post UK, edited by Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge, for the UK's Children's Mental Health Week. As part of this issue, Mary Rose Brady, BAAT Director of Operations, authored an article on art therapy and children's mental health.

Events, Media & Communications

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Assembly

Feb 18, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Education

Create Your Own Professional Development Road Map

Feb 18, 2016 12:45 PM ET

We all arrive in the workplace with our own unique set of skills and strengths. To develop your career, you have to develop those skillsets and add new ones. But because each person’s background is different, there’s no single path for professional development that’s right for everyone. What you need to focus on to get to the next level in your career may not be the same thing your colleague needs. You have to develop a unique strategy that’s right for you.

Health & Healthcare

Lives over Landfills

Feb 18, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Destined for the trash heap, unused, unopened and quality medical supplies could prevent millions of deaths. The key is figuring out how to get surplus medical supplies and equipment to communities most in need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainability Incorporated: Embedding Sustainability into a Company’s Core Business Strategies

Feb 18, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Integrating sustainability into a company’s core business model enables the business to create more value, manage risk and address today’s global environmental, social and financial challenges.

Environment

Can Michael Bloomberg (Finally) Move the Needle on Climate Disclosure?

Feb 18, 2016 11:55 AM ET

Former New York City mayor, media mogul and erstwhile presidential contender Michael Bloomberg recently got a new gig: chair of the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) task force on climate-related financial disclosure.

Energy

5 Oil Myths That Don’t Hold Up

Feb 18, 2016 11:45 AM ET

Diluted heavier oil blend is sometimes referred to as diluted bitumen (dilbit), but make no mistake, we are still talking about oil.