Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Social Impact & Volunteering

Amplifying the Nonprofit Voice Using Resources and Talent from the Business Community

May 22, 2019 12:45 PM ET

There are several reasons why businesses choose to partner with charities. Among them, providing financial support through workplace giving, matching gifts, and volunteer time are effective and critically important ways for companies to demonstrate their commitment to the community. And leveraging those initiatives to engage employees can also help businesses accomplish recruitment and retention objectives and other corporate philanthropy goals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Holland Agriculture Installs a Drinking Water Booth at Agriculture Mandi in Vidisha District, Madhya Pradesh, India

May 22, 2019 12:35 PM ET

With the mercury continuing to soar and with no relief from the heat, the farmers coming to the Krishi Upaj mandi (farmers’ market) in Vidisha, India to sell their crops, are welcomed with drinking water that is provided by New Holland Agriculture, a leading global agricultural equipment brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI), through its business partner, M/s Lodhi Motors.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Putting Good Food to Good Use in the UK

May 22, 2019 12:30 PM ET

Big Ben. Fish and chips. “The Tube.” The United Kingdom is known for all of these (jolly good) things, and much more. But one thing few people know about is the level of hunger that exists across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In fact, in the UK, one in eight people go hungry every day. Yet 163,000 pounds of perfectly good food is wasted every day in Britain. At General Mills, we believe that all food should be eaten, and that taking a lead role in surplus food recovery is a business, moral and sustainability imperative.

Events, Media & Communications

Mid-Course Correction Revisited - Minneapolis Book Launch

May 22, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Book Launch event for Mid-Course Correction Revisited, Monday, June 17th in Minneapolis.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Fulfillment Trumps Engagement

May 22, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Never confuse motion with action. Good advice from Benjamin Franklin. Never confuse motion with meaningful action. Even better advice from Aaron Hurst et al., in the third Workforce Purpose Index, released May 16.

Environment

Marketing EHS: How to Create Compelling Employee Messaging

May 22, 2019 11:50 AM ET

Take steps to successfully sell EHS to your own employees and convince them of the importance of your EHS initiatives.

Research, Reports & Publications

CR Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens Edition – Available Now

May 22, 2019 11:45 AM ET

The Summer 2019 edition of CR Magazine has arrived on the heels of the 2019 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking announcement.
Enjoy interviews and stories about companies on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, including; How Cisco will help 11 million people in need, What soil health means to General Mills, Why Intel engages investors on ESG topics, How Owens Corning employees connect to communities...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Preventing, Treating, and Surviving Melanoma - the Most Dangerous Type of Skin Cancer

May 22, 2019 11:35 AM ET

Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer. In addition to the skin, melanoma may also occur in mucous membranes – thin, moist layers of tissue that cover surfaces such as the lips – or in the eye. It is more likely to invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body than the more common forms of skin cancer. While melanoma represents just 5 percent of the skin cancer cases diagnosed in the United States each year, it results in the highest rate of deaths.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Does Bigger Mean Better?

May 22, 2019 11:25 AM ET

Do bigger companies get better ESG ratings than small ones? We believe the answer is “no.” This seems true across a wide range of companies, whether one measures size by revenue or by market capitalization (a proxy for enterprise value). Our result indicates that small companies can and should expect to be able to equal or outperform their bigger rivals on environment, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Targeting Action to Combat Climate Impacts: A Conversation with HP’s Global Head of Energy and Sustainability

May 22, 2019 11:15 AM ET

Our commitment to climate action has earned HP placement on key ratings and rankings. Today, I’m honored to announce that CR Magazine ranked HP #1 for climate change and #5 overall on its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. CR Magazine ranks the top 100 of the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies based on performance and transparency in 98 environmental, social, and governance practices, as verified by the independent, investor-focused rating organization ISS ESG.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Comerica Insights: Business Transition Planning: Understanding Your Options

May 22, 2019 10:45 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Big Book of Goodness

May 22, 2019 10:30 AM ET

Your ultimate guide for year-round giving, volunteering and small acts of Goodness is here—so dive in and explore 25+ creative ideas to help you harness the power of your employees and amplify their impact through your Goodness programs.

Education

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Award $50,000 in Grants and Prizes to “Innovation Generation Contest” Grand Prize Winners

May 22, 2019 10:30 AM ET

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education today named two Innovation Generation Contest Grand Prize Winners, including William Davies Middle School of Mays Landing, New Jersey and St. Mary School of Bellevue, Nebraska. Both schools have been awarded $25,000 to create Stanley Black & Decker Makerspaces in their learning communities. The contest is part of the Innovation Generation: Making an Impact program, which aspires to engage 6th – 8th grade educators and students through innovation and the power of making.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Queen Daenerys Targaryen the Wasteful

May 22, 2019 10:30 AM ET

In a nutshell, the circular economy is about keeping materials where they have the greatest value in the flow of commerce, thereby limiting extraction of virgin materials and disposal of items in waste streams.

Environment

Clock Is Ticking on a Biodiversity Catastrophe

May 22, 2019 10:15 AM ET

Role of sustainability reporting and corporate transparency in averting a biodiversity catastrophe.

Green Infrastructure

UPS Makes Largest Purchase of Renewable Natural Gas Ever in the U.S.

May 22, 2019 10:15 AM ET

UPS is making the largest purchase ever of renewable natural gas in the U.S. in partnership with Clean Energy Natural Gas. This investment will advance the company’s goal to reduce absolute emissions 12% by 2025 across its global ground operations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alliance Data’s Key Indicators as an Ethically Driven Organization

May 22, 2019 10:05 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Innovation Expo at SB’19 Detroit Sets Stage for Global Collaboration

May 22, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Sustainable Brands recently revealed the full programming and schedule for the Innovation Expo at SB’19 Detroit, running June 3-6 at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. The Innovation Expo will be the focal point for networking, collaboration and co-creation at the conference. Nearly 2,500 brand, marketing and sustainability professionals will be in attendance with open eyes towards the breakthrough ideas and technological advances shaping the future of sustainable innovation.

Research, Reports & Publications

TD Releases First Standalone Environmental, Social and Governance Performance Report

May 22, 2019 9:30 AM ET

In a world of rapidly accelerating change and shifting customer expectations, TD believes that it is incumbent on organizations to reimagine responsible business practices to ensure they are helping to make a positive impact on the communities where they do business.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cash Flow Gets Easier For Small Businesses Thanks To A Partnership With Moody's Corporation and the Foundation for Small Business Development

May 22, 2019 9:30 AM ET

The Foundation for Small Business Development (FFSBD) announced today that it has partnered with the Moody's Corporation, a global provider of credit ratings, research, tools and analysis to collectively provide education, certifications, and cash flow management and forecasting tools to the nation's largest small business assistance network, America's Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).

Environment

Roger Gottlieb: Philosophy and the Environment

May 22, 2019 9:15 AM ET

When you see someone littering a plastic bag into the street how do you judge that person? What about the person who stands by watching the litterer and does nothing?

Diversity & Inclusion

Salute to Service Members, Spouses and Veterans: Wells Fargo’s Commitment to Financial Readiness

May 22, 2019 9:15 AM ET

In recognition of National Military Appreciation Month, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) just released results from its 2019 Military Financial Readiness Survey, and they were surprising.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

P&G Shiksha's Film Introduces Bittu, 75-Year-Old Man and his Dream of Attending School

May 22, 2019 9:05 AM ET

Energy

SCE | Fighting Climate Change Through Higher Education

May 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Koch Industries: How We Think About our Role as a Business in Society

May 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET

In my more than two decades at Koch Industries, I have witnessed—and been part of—remarkable transformations inside the company and the business areas in which we operate. Working at Koch is probably unlike working for most other companies. Spend a few hours at one of our manufacturing facilities or offices across the country, and you might notice the difference, too. It was a privilege to share a slice of that at The Atlantic’s recent Power of Purpose Summit in New York. At Koch, we think about the role of business in society a little differently than others might.