Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

For the First Time in COP History, Business has an Official Role

December 5 was Action Day at COP21 and for the first time in the history of the COP climate conferences, business has an official role through the Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA).

Environment

BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch: Day 8

The BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch highlights news and insights on the policy negotiations and their implications for business and a sustainable future for our climate.

Energy

Novo Nordisk Joins RE100 with 100% Renewable Ambition

Global diabetes company, Novo Nordisk, produces nearly half of the world’s insulin at its production sites across the world. A new commitment to renewable electricity ensures meeting the needs for the company’s products is done in a sustainable way.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

SASB: Why CFOs Should Embrace Sustainability for Strategic Growth

Interview of Jeff Thomson with Jean Rogers, co-founder and CEO of SASB.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CBRE Teams Up with Soles4Souls® To Provide Shoes to 19,365 People Worldwide

Events, Media & Communications

Responsible Business Takes Action

Caring for Climate Business Forum at COP21 – looks at emissions performance as well as the progress companies have made against the five commitments they made when they joined the initiative.

Environment

Robert Redford: Mayors Can Move Quicker on Climate Change

Actor and Environmentalist Robert Redford and Bloomberg LP founder and majority owner Michael Bloomberg discuss the potential influence of Mayors on climate change at the COP21 Summit in Paris on "Bloomberg Markets."

Environment

How Companies Can Take Action on Climate Change

Climate change is again trending as a topic within corporate citizenship and the larger business community. The release of Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si” (Be Praised), which highlights the impact developed economies are having on our planet and our responsibilities to act, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, and the upcoming COP21—the 21st Session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—are creating a buzz.

Research, Reports & Publications

GRI’s Reporting 2025: A Look Ahead with Katherine V. Smith

Once the province of a few unusually green or community-oriented companies, sustainability reporting is now a best practice employed by companies worldwide. A full 95 percent of the Global 250 issue sustainability reports, and by doing so gain a competitive edge in every aspect of the triple bottom line.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Prudential Financial Announces Significant Commitment to the El Paso Community

Energy

Playing a Role in Reducing Ontario’s Carbon Footprint

In a week dominated by news coverage of the Paris Climate Summit, TransCanada has increased its stake, participation and investment in Ontario’s ongoing efforts to reduce the province’s carbon footprint.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HP Named as Finalist in The Circulars 2016

Social Impact & Volunteering

Action Team Captains and Major Leaguers Give Back in the Spirit of Thanksgiving

This past Thanksgiving holiday, a number of Major Leaguers joined forces with their local Action Team schools in Florida, Maine, and New Jersey as they combined to give back to their neighbors in need.

Innovation & Technology

Ideagen Convenes the World’s Leading Companies, NGO’s and Public Sector in Bellevue, WA for the Annual Ideagen Global Good Summit Hosted by Global Good and Research at Intellectual Ventures

“Ideagen is honored to be working with world leading organizations like Global Good & Research at Intellectual Ventures as we lead critical dialogue across the planet to build a common language and trust across the sectors as we convene the world’s leading organizations to address the world's most vexing issues”. -George Sifakis, Founder and CEO - www.Idea-gen.com

Environment

Antea Group Participates in Nigerian Water Stewardship Conference

A three-day workshop of major water stakeholders in Nigeria was held last week as part of an initiative headed by Heineken International, Nigerian Breweries, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hackbright Goes to Bloomberg!

Hackbright’s current cohort, nicknamed TwelfthBright, went on an adventure to Bloomberg’s new San Francisco location to explore the office, learn about their software and projects, and meet the team.

Energy

FCA US Launches Largest Private Fleet of Natural Gas-Powered Semitrucks in the State of Michigan

FCA US LLC announced today that it has invested $40 million in FCA Transport, the FCA US-owned truck fleet, to convert its 179 Detroit-based parts-haulers to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) rather than traditional diesel. The move gives FCA the largest private fleet of CNG-powered heavy-duty vehicles in the state of Michigan.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Slave Labor Still in Practice Today

As the world works hard to ensure that supply chains are free from any type of compromising issue, there are still areas that are difficult to investigate. One such area that has become a hotspot for such controversy, is Thailand.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Making a Global Impact Spans 31 Days, 40 Events, 17 Countries and 5 Continents

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg GADFLY: The Do-Gooder Premium

It's hard not to root for people like Deborah Winshel at BlackRock and others who are championing the notion of making the world a better place through what's known as "impact investing."

Events, Media & Communications

2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference Early Registration Rates End December 18

To take advantage of our most discounted rates for the 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference, please register before December 18. We invite you to join us in Atlanta this March 20-22 as we exclusively bring together corporate citizenship leaders and practitioners from around the world to share insights into their innovative new programs, partnerships, and solutions that are driving positive change across the globe.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Teaching Computer Coding to Underserved Youth

When Oscar Menjivar returned to his hometown of Watts after college, the friends he had grown up with were either incarcerated or not doing much with their lives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FIAT Brand and FCA US California Business Center Team up With Motor4Toys and Local Car Community to Bring Holiday Cheer to Underprivileged Kids

The FIAT brand and the FCA US California Business Center will help deliver a little holiday cheer for underprivileged children in Southern California as the presenting sponsor of the Motor4Toys Charity Car Show and Toy Drive.

The event, now in its 12th year, has a mission to bring the motorsport community together for the holidays to collect as many toys as possible for less-fortunate children. The event takes place as part of Supercar Sunday, a weekly gathering of automotive enthusiasts in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Out@TWC Supports AIDS Project Los Angeles for the World AIDS Day Food Drive

For World AIDS Day 2015, Out@TWC – the LGBT Employee Network of Time Warner Cable – will partner with AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) to collect non-perishable food donations and personal hygiene items for persons living with HIV/AIDS. The principal components of this campaign are donation bins which Out@TWC has placed in seven of our Southern California offices. At each site employees can easily drop-off any of the necessary items vital to the health and support of those living with HIV/AIDS.

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