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Events, Media & Communications

On the Cutting Board: The US EPA Budget-Staff-Programs-Grants As the Trump Administration Plans the Coming FY Budget

Mar 13, 2017 11:00 AM ET

The media establishment in Washington, DC is closely watching the signals as well as specific action taken by the Trump Administration and the 115th Congress that could or does affect the future of key government agencies whose mission and work directly/indirectly affects the mission and work of corporate sustainability and sustainable investing professionals.

Research, Reports & Publications

Pfizer Launches 2016 Annual Review

Mar 13, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Today, Pfizer launched its 2016 Annual Review, which provides an in-depth look at how the company is working to accelerate patient impact. The report provides an overview of the company’s financial, social and environmental performance throughout last year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Avnet Named a World’s Most Ethical Company

Mar 13, 2017 10:10 AM ET

Avnet (NYSE: AVT) has been recognized as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company® for the fourth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Research, Reports & Publications

Dialog with SCA’s President and SVP Group Sustainability: SCA Publishes 2016 Sustainability Report

Mar 13, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Magnus Groth, SCA’s President and CEO, and Kersti Strandqvist, SCA’s SVP Group Sustainability, can look back on an eventful 2016. It was the year when SCA initiated work to divide the company to form one hygiene and one forest products company, the year we signed an agreement to acquire the medical solutions company BSN medical, the year we completed and integrated the acquisition of the tissue company Wausau Paper and the year when we began the journey toward becoming the thought leader in hygiene.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

James M. Cox Foundation Announces $2.5 Million Grant to Support Early Childhood Education at Charles R. Drew Charter School

Mar 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

The James M. Cox Foundation announced a five-year $2.5 million grant to the East Lake Foundation to further early childhood education through Charles R. Drew Charter School. The program is based in the East Lake community and serves as a research and design site for the Atlanta Speech School’s Cox Campus, which provides free access to research-based professional development courses and e-coaching tools for thousands of early childhood teachers in Georgia and beyond.

Health & Healthcare

Local Nonprofits Making Philly Healthier Can Win $40,000

Mar 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

GlaxoSmithKline (@GSKUS) and The Philadelphia Foundation (philafound.org) today issued the call for applications for the 2017 GSK IMPACT Awards. This annual awards program recognizes local nonprofit organizations that are addressing everyday health barriers in communities across the five-county region.

Health & Healthcare

Local Nonprofits Making the Triangle Healthier Can Win $40,000

Mar 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

GlaxoSmithKline (@GSKUS) and Triangle Community Foundation (@TriComFdn) today issued the call for applications for the 2017 GSK IMPACT Awards. This annual awards program recognizes local nonprofit organizations that are addressing everyday health barriers in communities across the Triangle region.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Purina Helped one Veteran Take his Career to the Next Level

Mar 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Across America, Nestlé works hard to embrace veterans returning to civilian life. Earlier this year, we launched partnerships with Hiring our Heroes and The Mission Continues, scaling-up our efforts to provide career acceleration support and job opportunities for U.S. military veterans.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Grid Named As A 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company By The Ethisphere Institute For Seventh Time

Mar 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

National Grid has been recognized seven times and is one of only six in the Energy & Utilities industry, underscoring its commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices.

Diversity & Inclusion

Five Ways FedEx Helps Empower Women Around the World

Mar 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

FedEx supports hundreds of organizations, projects and initiatives that help make life better in the communities where our team members live and where we do business. To help commemorate International Women’s Day (March 8), here are five organizations FedEx supports that help empower women and girls around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bill MacDonald Promoted to Senior Vice President at Antea Group

Mar 13, 2017 9:50 AM ET

MacDonald currently serves as Oil & Gas Segment Leader where he leverages industry insights into solutions that address the critical business drivers of petroleum-related assets.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Voya Recognized for Driving Ethical Business Standards for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Mar 13, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bechtel Applauds Employee Giving at U.S. Government Projects in 2016

Mar 13, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Bechtel thanked employees at the company's affiliated government and nuclear projects for donating more than $12 million in 2016 and for volunteering countless hours to support their surrounding communities across the United States. In one case, responding to a wild fire that destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Tennessee, employees gave both hands-on help and financial aid – sending first responders and emergency supplies. Today's thank-you is part of Bechtel's Global Stewardship Month activities at the company's projects and sites worldwide.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

International Women’s Day 2017 – Who Was Bold for Change?

Mar 13, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Companies and other organizations found ways to boldly communicate their commitments to women, building on the already-unstoppable momentum of the day. Here’s a roundup of efforts that caught our eye:

Research, Reports & Publications

Rockwell Automation Named a World’s Most Ethical Company By the Ethisphere Institute for the Ninth Year

Mar 13, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company®.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

De Beers Inspired Ice Carving Competition returns for 2017

Mar 13, 2017 9:00 AM ET

De Beers has announced that it is resuming its title sponsorship of an international ice carving competition in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® Partners with Albertsons to Donate More Than 35,000 Pounds of Protein to Three Square Food Bank

Mar 13, 2017 6:00 AM ET

Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure, joined forces with Albertsons to donate more than 35,000 pounds of protein to Three Square Food Bank. The donation, equivalent to more than 1

Research, Reports & Publications

Yorkshire Building Society’s First CR Report Does UK Financial Services Proud

Mar 13, 2017 5:00 AM ET

Yorkshire Building Society Group has outlined how it is making a lasting and positive impact on society in the first annual review of its corporate responsibility performance.

Innovation & Technology

Sandoz Announces Winners of Inaugural Healthcare Access Challenge (Sandoz HACk)

Mar 13, 2017 3:15 AM ET

Sandoz, a Novartis Division, announced today the three winners of the inaugural Healthcare Access Challenge (Sandoz HACk). The winners, chosen by a panel of judges at the Wired Health 2017 event in London, identified innovative approaches to address challenges in Ghana, the Maldives and the Philippines.

Environment

Orvis CEO Signs Open Letter Urging FL Lawmakers to Save the Everglades

Mar 12, 2017 8:50 AM ET

Global outdoor and adventure retailer The Orvis Company has purchased a full-page ad in the Sunday edition of the Miami Herald to publish an open letter from Orvis CEO Perk Perkins, urging Governor Rick Scott and the Florida State Legislature to support legislation to build the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir.

Events, Media & Communications

FOX Presents Powerful New Show “SHOTS FIRED” Alongside Panel Discussions with Cast, Creators, and Community Members Across the United States

Mar 10, 2017 7:50 PM ET

In advance of the upcoming TV premiere of Shots Fired on March 22, FOX has organized a screening series followed by conversations between the producers, cast, and various community leaders, activists, and members of law enforcement across the country. Shots Fired is a new 10-part series that takes an explosive look at the American criminal justice system through the prism of two racially charged shootings in a small North Carolina town.

Social Impact & Volunteering

When Personal Passions & Purpose at Work Pair Up

Mar 10, 2017 7:45 PM ET

A few weeks ago, I came home from a meeting at Chic Geek (a Calgary-based community to support women interested in tech) and opened my laptop to find an email from Benevity’s CEO, Bryan de Lottinville. At first, I thought it was an office-wide notice. Then I saw my name alongside a handful of female leaders from different teams, whom I admire. So I re-read the email carefully. Bryan asked us to put our heads together and see how we can partner with Chic Geek, the very same group that I volunteer with and had just returned from a meeting with! He explained how supporting Chic Geek aligned closely with Benevity's goals of improving our local tech-landscape, especially for women.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Swati Daji, Fuel Systems Executive

Mar 10, 2017 5:10 PM ET

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month this March by introducing you to 10 women who help power your life at Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas. They advance our company with their vision, talent, hard work and creativity. These trailblazing women – including a nuclear engineer, astrophysicist and lineman – reveal inspiring stories of persistence, pluck and achievement in largely male-dominated fields. A diverse workplace isn’t just a nice idea, it’s a competitive necessity. Today, meet Swati Daji, a senior vice president of fuels & systems based in Charlotte, N.C.

Education

Michael Weiner Scholarship Recipient Colleen Fewer Lives by Labor Movement Values

Mar 10, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Since 2015 the Major League Baseball Players Trust has annually awarded a Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies to five deserving law or graduate school students pursuing careers aimed at protecting and defending workers' rights. The Michael Weiner Scholarship for LaborStudies was established by Major Leaguers to honor the life and work of the Major League Baseball Players Association's late executive director.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bunker Labs and Comcast NBCUniversal Extend Partnership to Help Grow Military-Led Startups

Mar 10, 2017 4:15 PM ET

Comcast NBCUniversal and Bunker Labs, a national nonprofit organization for military veteran-led startups, today announced a three-year expansion of its partnership, continuing their mutual support of the military community and veteran-owned businesses.