Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Diversity & Inclusion

Tech for Good and for Women

Mar 10, 2017 12:15 PM ET

“When you’re in a movement, you don't hold your finger to the wind,” Gloria Steinem told the rapt audience. “You become the wind.” Or, put another way, “If you feel you’re pushing a rock uphill, throw it.”

Health & Healthcare

Military Dining and Quality of Life

Mar 10, 2017 12:15 PM ET

Napoleon has been credited with the saying, “An army marches on its stomach.” An infantryman himself, Napoleon understood first-hand the importance of supplying an army on the move in which it was common practice for each soldier to procure his own food from villages along the campaign trail.

Responsible Production & Consumption

ANSI and Leonardo Academy Announce Extension for the ANSI/LEO-4000 American National Standard for Sustainable Agriculture Certification Body Pilot Program

Mar 10, 2017 12:15 PM ET

Leonardo Academy, Inc. The Sustainability Experts® announced today that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has extended the deadline for Certifiers (Certification Bodies or CBs) to sign up for the ANSI Accreditation Pilot Program from March 10th, 2017 to May 10th, 2017.

Social Impact & Volunteering

What Does it Take to Build a Habitat House?

Mar 10, 2017 11:45 AM ET

People in your community and all over the world partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve the place they call home. In fact, Habitat is the largest privately held homebuilder and regularly ranks as one of the top 20 homebuilders in the United States.

Environment

Here's the Buzz on Häagen-Dazs' Plan to Protect Honeybees

Mar 10, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Last week, a few journalists, a farmer, an entomologist and an ice cream man drove two hours southeast from Oakland to Chowchilla, California. It’s an in-between place most people never will visit — the neighborhood bar is a lonely box with one window — but if you’ve eaten an almond in the United States, you depend upon this community. Its riches are rooted in nature.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Costa Group and Mercy Ships Present Their Memorandum of Understanding to Provide Practical Help Where it is Needed the Most

Mar 10, 2017 10:30 AM ET

Mercy Ships and Costa Group celebrated Tuesday the official start of the memorandum of understanding which has been recently signed. The agreement is aimed to develop synergies in different fields with the objective to support the accomplishments of Mercy Ships.

Events, Media & Communications

Timberland Talks Collaboration and Employee Engagement at GreenBiz 17

Mar 10, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland recently joined more than 1,000 sustainability leaders from around the world at GreenBiz 17, hosted in Phoenix, AZ. The annual three-day event brings together companies, sustainability executives, nonprofits and academics to discuss emerging trends and challenges facing sustainable business through presentations, panels, and workshops.

Education

Preparing Youth for the Future of Work

Mar 10, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Over the past few evenings, I’ve been escaping from the news of the day by reading some science fiction. Or at least I thought my choice was science fiction. The book, Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford, describes how automation threatens jobs and industries not in the distant future, but in the coming decades. Ford points out that while advanced technologies and automation have the potential to improve our lives by offering driverless cars, digital finance, and data-driven medical diagnoses, these advances also threaten jobs and industries.

Health & Healthcare

Preventing the Preventable and Treating the Treatable

Mar 10, 2017 9:30 AM ET

The start of a new year often conjures up hopes of a new you – losing extra pounds, stopping that unhealthy habit, or making changes to enrich life overall. In fact, many of us are already trying to prevent bad health and create solutions for the solvable in ourselves.

Diversity & Inclusion

#WomensHistoryMonth at Cox Enterprises: Get to Know Cathy Gunther

Mar 10, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Environment

Mike Bloomberg Co-Authors Book, Climate of Hope

Mar 10, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Just in time for Earth Day, yes, a hopeful book of strategies for delivering the planet from our worst environmental depredations.

Innovation & Technology

Smarter Public Safety Communication Systems Are Critical to the Evolution of Cities

Mar 10, 2017 9:00 AM ET

As the communication technologies leveraged by the public safety sector advance, the intersection with smart city initiatives becomes all the more inevitable. Technological advances afforded by broadband long-term evolution (LTE) networks have changed how first responders, city and county officials, public agencies and transportation fleets communicate and gather data to better serve their communities.

Innovation & Technology

Giant Sinkhole Studied with Xylem Technology

Mar 10, 2017 8:15 AM ET

In February 2014, a large sinkhole opened up beneath the National Corvette Museum and swallowed $1 million worth of classic cars. Researchers used Xylem’s EXO water-monitoring technology to study the sinkhole and ensure the surrounding buildings were safe.

Research, Reports & Publications

Kesko’s Annual Report Tells About Kesko’s Strategy Implementation and Renewal

Mar 10, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Kesko’s Annual Report 2016 describes the recent steps that Kesko has taken to strengthen the customer experience for consumers and businesses, both in-store and in digital channels. In addition to the progress of Kesko’s strategy and sustainability work, the report presents a comprehensive package of interesting stories.

Research, Reports & Publications

A.P. Moller-Maersk Sustainability Report 2016 Released

Mar 10, 2017 4:00 AM ET

The Sustainability Report 2016 follows A.P. Moller - Maersk’s continued work to unlock growth through their business, while operating responsibly and sustainably. The Report details the changes made on the ground at shipyards in Alang, India, progress on activities to create shared value by enabling trade, and a special feature on responsible tax.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Confessions of an Aspiring Work-Life Ninja

Mar 9, 2017 7:30 PM ET

After combating severe sleep debt, major diaper malfunctions, nap schedules and breastfeeding woes, I thought long and hard about whether I wanted to return to work before the end of my year-long protected leave (yay, Canada!). Did I really want to leave the tiny love of my life in the care of someone else (in this case, Daddy) so I could set my alarm every day, commute through busy morning traffic to sit in meetings and navigate heavy workloads?

Education

University Leaders Explain the Importance of Understanding Social Issues and Creating an Inclusive Community on Campus

Mar 9, 2017 6:10 PM ET

In the latest chapter of the President to President series, published today, Mary Ann Baenninger, Ph.D., president of Drew University in Madison, N.J., describes her role as a leader in higher education as she navigates the various social issues present on campus and in contemporary U.S. culture.

Events, Media & Communications

Pfizer, Partners Will Discuss “How to End a Plague” during SXSW Panel

Mar 9, 2017 4:40 PM ET

On Saturday, March 11, a group of experts will lead a panel at SXSW on how digital technology is helping the global fight to end trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. The panel, titled “How to End a Plague: Smartphones, Science & Partnerships,” will explore how a smartphone-based platform has become a critical weapon in the fight against this disease.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Case Study: How Optimizely Increased Its Employee Giving Results Sevenfold

Mar 9, 2017 3:30 PM ET

John Leonard, Program Manager at Optimizely, knew his co-workers were very generous, but he didn't realize just how generous until he saw the results of the company's most recent annual employee giving campaign.

Education

Western Canadian Students Recognized for Empowering Youth through Experiential Learning Projects

Mar 9, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Scotiabank believes young people are our future leaders. Congratulations to Enactus Canada’s Western Canada winners of the Scotiabank EcoLiving Green Challenge and the Scotiabank Youth Empowerment Challenge.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Voya Financial’s Paul Zemsky Appointed to Futures and Options Board of Directors

Mar 9, 2017 2:30 PM ET

Voya Financial announced today that Paul Zemsky, chief investment officer, Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions at Voya Investment Management, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Futures and Options, a nonprofit career development and paid internship program for New York City youth.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainability Communications Professionals Invited to 3BL Media ‘Best Practices’ Webcast Featuring Team Behind Boeing’s 2016 Environmental Report, March 30 at 11 a.m. ET

Mar 9, 2017 2:20 PM ET

The team who wrote and published Boeing’s 2016 environmental report will join 3BL Media for the next “Best Practices” webinar to share their formula for using multimedia and storytelling to convey the aerospace giant’s sustainability progress with audiences around the world.

“Beyond the Data: Sustainability Reporting Through Storytelling and Multimedia” is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on March 30. There is no cost to attend, and the content is appropriate for CSR and sustainability professionals, and the communications executives who support them.

Education

Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Anh Cao Vu Quynh

Mar 9, 2017 1:25 PM ET

As a child, I was more interested in watching science documentaries about wildlife and human disease than cartoons. I still remember that my favorite show was about the diseases most dangerous to mankind. I always had an interest in science, so I decided to major in it in college.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Wells Fargo Donates $281.3 Million in 2016 to 14,900 Nonprofits

Mar 9, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Wells Fargo supported 14,900 nonprofits in 2016, donating $281.3 million to organizations across the country. Separately, Wells Fargo’s team members showed their commitment to communities by donating a total of $98.87 million to 30,000 nonprofits, including $60.7 million that was pledged during the company’s monthlong Community Support Campaign. For the eighth consecutive year, United Way Worldwide named Wells Fargo’s workplace giving campaign No. 1 in the U.S.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tackling Gender Inequality with Data and Transparency

Mar 9, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Global target-setting and new gender disclosure requirements raise hopes for faster progress on closing the gender gap. GRI contributes to this goal by driving better business reporting: helping organizations identify the gender gaps, measure relevant data and thus commit to a more equal world.