Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

RSF Social Finance Fellows Follow-up: Nakul Kadaba

Jan 19, 2016 10:15 AM ET

The RSF Social Impact Fellowship is missioned with growing the field of social finance, one cohort of thought leaders at a time. During their time at RSF, fellows work closely with the lending team to identify prospective borrowers, conduct due diligence, and structure loans.

Environment

Reflections on Laudato Si

Jan 19, 2016 10:00 AM ET

I think I was about ten years old when Greek and Roman mythology first caught my attention. I’ve always enjoyed good stories, and when you set those stories in distant lands a long time ago and add in a dose of supernatural powers, I’m likely to get sucked in.

Events, Media & Communications

Big Stories of 2015 - What Were Your Choices? Lots of Headlines About Sustainability Last Year

Jan 19, 2016 10:00 AM ET

What’s on your list of the top stories of the year just behind us – 2015? Our Top Story this week is a look back at the Top 10 Business Stories of 2015 by Andrew Winston.

Health & Healthcare

A Tale of Two Cities

Jan 19, 2016 10:00 AM ET

The form and composition of cities – their size, density, diversity and complexity – provide tremendous opportunity for understanding the drivers behind type 2 diabetes, thus making cities a focal point for developing interventions that can break the rising curve of diabetes. Getting to these solutions requires an understanding of how societal factors and individual behaviour associated with urban living influence an individual’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CECP Launches 2016 Survey

Jan 19, 2016 9:30 AM ET

CECP, a nonprofit that believes business can and should be a force for good in society, is pleased to announce the opening of the 2016 Giving in Numbers Survey, in association with The Conference Board. The survey is open online January 15, 2016 to March 31, 2016 to companies with revenue of US $2 billion or more, including companies not yet affiliated with CECP.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Republic Services: MLK Community Service Award

Jan 19, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Receives Prestigious Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service

Jan 19, 2016 9:05 AM ET

In honor of its broad-based efforts to partner with underserved local communities to improve health, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is the recipient of the 2015 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, one of the most esteemed community service honors in healthcare.

Events, Media & Communications

NRG Ex-CEO David Crane Named Editor at Large at GreenBiz Group

Jan 19, 2016 9:00 AM ET

David Crane, until recently CEO of NRG Energy, has been named Editor at Large at GreenBiz Group, the media and events company focusing at the intersection of business, technology and innovation.

Events, Media & Communications

American Standard Features an Expanded Lineup of Home Comfort Systems and Technologies at IBS 2016

Jan 19, 2016 9:00 AM ET

American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning, a leader in home comfort products and a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR), brings to the International Builders Show (IBS) an expanded lineup of heating and cooling systems and technologies, including its new Gold S9VS family of furnaces, the most advanced line of furnaces it has ever designed.

Events, Media & Communications

Trane Showcases its Industry Leadership in Heating and Cooling Products and Technologies at IBS 2016

Jan 19, 2016 8:30 AM ET

Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), showcases its most highly advanced furnace platform in a quarter century - the new S-Series Furnace - along with a range of reliable and efficient products for residential replacement and builder applications at the International Builders’ Show (IBS), booth C6531, today through Jan. 21.

Health & Healthcare

Diageo Arms Consumers with Comprehensive Nutritional and Alcohol Information About its Brands

Jan 19, 2016 8:30 AM ET

With the launch of its newly revised DRINKiQ.com, Diageo is advancing its commitment to give consumers greater transparency and help them to make more informed choices about alcohol as part of a balanced lifestyle.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Global Initiative to Address Economic Opportunity Crisis Facing Young People

Jan 19, 2016 8:15 AM ET

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a new $75 million, five-year global initiative to address the youth unemployment crisis and expand young people’s access to economic opportunity. With the global economy requiring a more skilled workforce, New Skills for Youth is designed to increase dramatically the number of young people who complete career pathways that begin in high school and end with postsecondary degrees or credentials aligned with good-paying, high-demand jobs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pocono Environmental Education Center Receives Donation from Sanofi Pasteur for STEM-based Educational Programming

Jan 19, 2016 8:10 AM ET

The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) was awarded $24,000 by Sanofi Pasteur -- the vaccines division of the Sanofi Group with US Headquarters in Swiftwater, Pa. -- to conduct the “Sci-Q” Project in 2016.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Norfolk Southern: Economic Impact in Operating States

Jan 19, 2016 8:05 AM ET

Energy

The Effects Solar Energy is Having on Micro Farming

Jan 19, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Almost by definition, farmland tends to be away from the city and thus far from the infrastructure of the urban environment.

Health & Healthcare

FOX Sports Supports Announces New Non-Profit Partnerships to be Represented in 2016 & 2017

Jan 19, 2016 7:00 AM ET

FOX Sports Supports, the charitable branch of FOX Sports, proudly announces its 2016 initiatives, including its continued support of our U.S. military, along with two-year partnerships with National Alliance on Mental Illness and Positive Coaching Alliance, extending through the 2017 calendar year. During this time, FOX Sports focuses its charitable resources toward these two organizations in campaigns that span all FOX Sports assets and premier events, beginning with the NFL playoffs this weekend and including coverage of next season’s Super Bowl LI. The two organizations were selected by a vote of FOX Sports employees in December 2015.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Business Can Contribute to Sustainable Development Goals: SDG Fund Report

Jan 18, 2016 4:00 PM ET

To harness the expertise of the private sector in the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global development agencies must learn more about companies’ perspectives on creating development initiatives.

Events, Media & Communications

Five Recommendations for Meeting Employee Demands and Social Impact Goals

Jan 18, 2016 4:00 PM ET

America’s Charities, the leader in workplace giving and philanthropy, just released a new report on top corporate employee engagement and workplace giving trends.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis

Jan 18, 2016 2:30 PM ET

The Amgen Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis is a 10-week intensive summer laboratory experience in biomedical research for undergraduate students.

Environment

Recycle, Reuse, Support

Jan 18, 2016 1:45 PM ET

The FCA US Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois is teaming up with PepsiCo Recycling to launch a new program that will not only make recycling more convenient for its employees, but also help support disabled U.S. veterans.

Energy

Antea Group Case Study: Creating an Energy Conservation Program

Jan 18, 2016 11:10 AM ET

Our client is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes, and is represented in more than 60 countries. Antea Group was engaged to assist the company with the development and implementation of its global sustainability program and pursuit of its energy reduction goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Fighting Cancer with National and Local Partners

Jan 18, 2016 10:20 AM ET

Diagnostic insights, and the timing of them, can change our outcomes when we’re facing cancer. But there’s still so much we need to learn about cancer, and there are still too many people who remain unaware of their ability to detect their risks early. Over the years, we’ve supported research and patient advocacy in the fight against cancer, with millions of dollars of corporate and employee giving and fundraising.

Environment

Working on What Matters: 6 Lessons in Corporate Water Stewardship

Jan 18, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Over the past two decades, companies have taken a limited view on water stewardship programs by largely focusing their efforts on water use reduction within their manufacturing operations. Impactful corporate water stewardship must focus on operations in water-scarce or stressed locations because water is a shared resource, vital to the local communities that support the company’s operations.

DuPont’s water stewardship journey began over 15 years ago, and there are 6 key lessons we learned along the way.

Energy

Coastal Production Plant Reduces the Costs of Offshore Wind Energy

Jan 18, 2016 9:25 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Atlas Copco Aids in Stopping Hunger on World Food Day

Jan 18, 2016 9:15 AM ET

The math doesn’t quite add up. There’s enough food produced each year to feed every person on the planet, yet one out of nine people continue to live with chronic hunger.