Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

Making the EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Work For You

Jan 14, 2016 2:05 PM ET

The public comment period on the proposed revisions to the hazardous waste management program closed just before the end of 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed these regulations to ”address gaps in the regulations, provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage their hazardous waste in a cost-effective and protective manner, and reorganize the hazardous waste generator regulations to make them more user-friendly and thus improve their usability by the regulated community.” The regulations will likely have some impact on all regulated classes of hazardous waste generators.

Social Impact & Volunteering

2016 Outlook: Business and Purpose

Jan 14, 2016 1:30 PM ET

The idea of double and triple bottom line has moved from concept to practice. Companies are recognizing that in order to remain competitive they need to invest in their workforce with more than just a fair paycheck, but by operating under a corporate mandate that has purpose and meaning outside of money making. They are recognizing that partnering with nonprofit organizations is not an act of charity - it's a way to tap into the expertise they need to maintain and strengthen the communities where their employees live and work.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pentair: 50 Years of Winning Right

Jan 14, 2016 1:15 PM ET

Pentair’s four CEOs reflect on the company’s history and its Win Right values.

Health & Healthcare

Atlas Copco Engages in Company-Wide SafeStart Program

Jan 14, 2016 1:05 PM ET

Safety first. It’s a phrase commonly uttered by managers, splayed across colorful, eye-catching placards on production floors and posted on break room bulletin boards.

Events, Media & Communications

Plymouth Rock Assurance Delivered Backpacks Filled With School Supplies to South End Boston School Through National Nonprofit Kids in Need Foundation

Jan 14, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

More Than 1,000 Sustainability Reports Expected in Next Two Years in North America: CSE Research

Jan 14, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Recent research by the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence focuses on the sustainability reporting trends of companies and organizations in North America, on the use of specific reporting standards and guidelines, and on the external assurance practices followed by these companies and organizations.

Health & Healthcare

Antea Group Case Study: Ensuring Safe Drinking Water State-Wide

Jan 14, 2016 11:05 AM ET

A state environmental agency contracted with Antea®Group to assist in the execution of a state-wide clean drinking water program. Program objectives included the development of an efficient and standardized program to monitor for chemical and biological contaminants across more than 6,500 public water systems.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Talking Testing in the Fight Against AIDS

Jan 14, 2016 11:00 AM ET

When you’re living with HIV, knowledge and action can mean the difference between a long and healthy life and a life cut tragically short. So we’re committed to making sure that those in the US who have the virus know it and are empowered to do something about it.

Environment

Sanofi – Transport of Medicine and Environmental Preservation

Jan 14, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Sanofi has developed its supply chain of medicine towards a bigger environmental preservation for over 10 years.

Environment

Republic Services: #RecycleMore Tip #1

Jan 14, 2016 10:15 AM ET

We all know we can recycle more ‪#‎recyclemore, but staying motivated can be a challenge. We're kicking off the new year with tips to help educate and promote sustainable resolutions ‪#‎SustainableResolutions. The first one is very important: Know HOW to Recycle…or clean, dry and empty.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Expectation to Business Imperative: A New Age of Corporate Communications on Human Rights

Jan 14, 2016 10:05 AM ET

The subject of human rights has long been the black sheep of the corporate responsibility (CR) “family” of issues. Respecting and promoting human rights can be a challenge if companies don’t have insight into their human rights practices, impacts and policies. And yet, these rights are so very important to the way we work, the products and services we choose to support, and the opportunities we have in our lives and communities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Community Development & Revitalization - How It's Done

Jan 14, 2016 9:35 AM ET

Ron Phillips is the founding CEO of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), the Community Development Corporation (CDC) and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Maine. He will be stepping down from CEI in July 2016 after 38 years. Ellen Golden is the Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Managing Director of CEI Investment Notes. She is stepping down this month after 37 years with CEI.

Events, Media & Communications

“Happy Money” Author Michael I. Norton to Keynote 15th Annual Charities@Work Best Practices Summit on Employee Engagement in Corporate Citizenship

Jan 14, 2016 9:20 AM ET

“Happy Money” Author Michael I. Norton to Keynote 15th Annual Charities@Work Best Practices Summit on Employee Engagement in Corporate Citizenship

Health & Healthcare

Huggies Brand Partners with Nurses to Establish Inaugural Huggies Nursing Advisory Council

Jan 14, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Huggies is announcing the launch of its Nursing Advisory Council to offer ongoing guidance to nurses and information on helping protect newborns' fragile skin. Together with the Huggies brand, the council will identify opportunities to provide resources that recognize nurses' contributions and help them perform their best – for babies, families and communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Yum! Asia Hosts Annual Hope Carnival to Fight Hunger

Jan 14, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at MIT

Jan 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

MIT has long been at the forefront of undergraduate research programming and is proud to partner with the Amgen Foundation on this initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Historic Renovation Meets Higher Education

Jan 14, 2016 8:15 AM ET

In September 1989, Hurricane Hugo slammed head-on into Charleston, S.C. as a Category 4 storm, killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in property damage. It was, at the time, the most damaging hurricane ever recorded.

Events, Media & Communications

Fox Searchlight's 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' a Finalist for Humanitas Prize for Social Messaging

Jan 14, 2016 7:00 AM ET

On January 7, the organization Humanitas announced the finalists for the 41st Annual Humanitas Prize, a prestigious award that honors film and television writers whose work demonstrates effective social messaging and inspires compassion, hope, and understanding. Jesse Andrews, writer of Fox Searchlight's ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, is among the finalists in the Sundance Feature Film category.

Research, Reports & Publications

3BL Media and Governance & Accountability Institute Announce Partnership to Improve Distribution and Benchmarking of Corporate Sustainability Reports

Jan 14, 2016 6:00 AM ET

3BL Media and Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A Institute) announced today a data analysis and distribution partnership to increase awareness of corporate sustainability reporting, and to better enable companies to benchmark their sustainability reporting versus their industry and investing peers.

Innovation & Technology

Greg Valerio, Jeweler and Fairtrade Campaigner Awarded MBE

Jan 13, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Greg Valerio, jeweler and Fairtrade campaigner, was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in this year’s Queen’s New Years’ Honour list for his work in Fairtrade Gold, particularly with gold mining communities in South America and Africa.

Responsible Production & Consumption

California Prop 65 is Evolving, Will You Be Ready?

Jan 13, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Since it passed into law in 1986, California Prop 65 (known officially as The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986), has been updated on a continual basis. Recently, there were changes proposed by the Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) according to an article published by Furniture Today.

Innovation & Technology

JetBlue Streamlines Charitable Donation Request Process

Jan 13, 2016 2:40 PM ET

Rather than devoting considerable time and resources to tracking the thousands of sponsorship and charitable donation requests they receive, JetBlue chose to integrate an online management solution.

Environment

Brownfield Site to LEED Platinum Certification

Jan 13, 2016 2:20 PM ET

Brownfield sites were once considered an environmental boondoggle no one in their right mind would want to touch. These plots, usually in urban locations, consist of land previously used for industrial or commercial purposes that have been left contaminated with high levels of pollutants or industrial waste.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Shaky Start to a Fantastic Future

Jan 13, 2016 2:00 PM ET

I am Emerson Latigay, a proud Children International graduate. Today, I am 24 and work at the CI field office in the Bicol region in a position I love. This is my story of survival amidst the difficult circumstances in life.

Education

Dynamic Buildings: Customizing Structures for Human Comfort and Sustainability

Jan 13, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Architecture students at Purdue University are kick-starting a bold new initiative to integrate people into the design and operation of buildings they inhabit. As part of a broader effort to reestablish a relationship with one’s local environment, the students, led by Professor Thanos Tzempelikos, are redefining what it means to inhabit a space: buildings, they say, are not just static structures but dynamic entities that impact our daily lives, whether we realize it or not. And we can change them for the better.