Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

MetLife Recognized for Leadership on Environmental Issues

Oct 28, 2016 2:40 PM ET

MetLife (MET: NYSE) announced today that is has been recognized by CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) for leadership in reporting and management of climate change issues. CDP, a not-for-profit that assesses the work of more than 5,000 companies worldwide on environmental performance, gave MetLife an A minus, placing the company in the “Leadership” category.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Teaching a (Nonprofit) Dog New Tricks: Two NetSuite Employees Provide Pro Bono Consulting to Animal Rescue Nonprofit

Oct 28, 2016 2:10 PM ET

NetSuite's SuiteVolunteer Pro Bono Program matches the technical needs of nonprofits and social enterprises receiving a software donation through NetSuite.org with the professional skills of NetSuite employee volunteers. In celebration of Pro Bono Week 2016, this blog shares how two NetSuite employee volunteers helped an animal rescue nonprofit better leverage technology to increase efficiency.

Education

President2President: Next-Gen Campus Housing Built for Living-Learning Communities

Oct 28, 2016 1:40 PM ET

A new generation is getting ready to enter the hallowed halls of higher education and in addition to bringing their devices to campus, they will also arrive with a new set of expectations on how they want to live, learn and experience college.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sodexo And Connected Living Team Up To Connect America’s Seniors With Their Families, Friends And Communities Digitally

Oct 28, 2016 1:35 PM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, today announces a partnership with Connected Living, the nation’s leading connector of seniors with family, friends and communities. This alliance, formally launched at the national annual conference of LeadingAge in Indianapolis, IN, creates a better way for all generations including America’s aging population to connect with each other and access goods and services.

Environment

Leadership Lessons from our National Parks

Oct 28, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Imagine you could learn about management, conflict resolution, and decision-making in complex systems while spending time with leading sustainability professionals in one of the wildest places in America? Well that’s what the Corporate Eco-Forum’s (CEF) Sustainability Leadership Program is all about.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2015 Pacific Ocean Pilot Rescue Earns Holland America Line an AMVER Award

Oct 28, 2016 11:30 AM ET

The captain and crew of Holland America Line’s ms Veendam were honored by the Association for Rescue at Sea with a prestigious AFRAS AMVER Award for the 2015 rescue of a pilot who ditched his aircraft in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.

Environment

Forget RBIs. I’m Keeping Score of CSR During the World Series

Oct 28, 2016 11:10 AM ET

While most fans are watching player performance or yucking it up over the lack of respect suffered by the Cubs and Indians for generations, I’m keeping an eye on the fall classic for social and environmental sidebars.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Morgan Stanley Employees Unite with Houston Community to Build New Playground as Part of Healthy Cities Initiative

Oct 28, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced that over 200 Morgan Stanley and community volunteers will build a playground at the KIPP Climb Academy as part of the Morgan Stanley’s Healthy Cities initiative. Providing safe play spaces is a core component of the Healthy Cities Houston program, which provides comprehensive resources children need to succeed – access to health education and screenings, sustainable delivery of nutritious food and opportunities for safe play and exercise. The design for the new playground is based on children’s drawings created at a special design event in May.

Environment

Getting Real in California

Oct 28, 2016 11:00 AM ET

I’ve been reading and talking a lot lately about the idea of tackling climate change by “thinking globally and acting locally.” It’s not a novel concept; in fact, it’s becoming the mantra in everything from politics to marketing to social causes. We live in a global market: an interconnected, interdependent world where everything that happens has the potential to affect something on the other side of the planet.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland Honors World Sight Day with Vision Care for Children in the Dominican Republic

Oct 28, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Stationary ICU Air Emissions Source Testing

Oct 28, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Antea Group has been contracted by multiple exploration and production companies to complete performance testing for portfolios of stationary internal combustion engines located at production facilities throughout the Denver-Julesburg Basin. Each individual engine is subject to unique permitting and compliance requirements. Antea Group is contracted to coordinate testing efforts in order to maintain compliance with both state and federal agencies.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer Ride Raises Over $1 Million for Cancer Research

Oct 28, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (NYSE:BMY) Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer has raised more than $1,050,000 to support Stand Up To Cancer’s collaborative cancer research programs. In this third year of the relay, six teams of BMS employees -- with 80 employees in total -- set out on September 7 to bike 2,800 miles in 21 days from the Oregon Coast to the New Jersey shore to support Stand Up To Cancer, whose collaborative “Dream Teams” of scientific researchers are working together to accelerate cancer research and to provide innovative treatments to patients faster. Bristol-Myers Squibb matched all money raised by the cyclists, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Senior Dogs Get Second Chances at Happiness

Oct 28, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Pops is among the thousands of lucky dogs who are finding safe, stable homes in their later years. A mere decade ago, senior dogs rarely were adopted from shelters – and they still get overlooked today – but perceptions are changing for canine senior citizens.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Water Utilities Are Lagging Other Utilities in the Smart Cities Effort

Oct 28, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Across the U.S., smart city programs are moving beyond press releases, pilot programs and demonstrations. Municipalities are collaborating with industry and utilities to create roadmaps defining their approach to regional integrated smart infrastructure. Water utilities, however, are lagging in the planning process, and risk losing their seat at the table with electric and gas utility peer companies as the smart city programs advance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ideas the Matter 2016 | The Growing Girls Project

Oct 28, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Our Ideas that Matter program is meant to inspire change and drive social good through print.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Convention Industry Council Announces Results of UNLV Study Co-sponsored by Las Vegas Sands

Oct 28, 2016 9:30 AM ET

The Convention Industry Council (CIC) has announced the results of a new research project, “Sustainable Meeting and Event Practices: The State of the Industry.” Study findings were presented at IMEX America, which took place at Sands Expo in Las Vegas from October 18 - 20. The study was co-sponsored by Las Vegas Sands, along with the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau.

Diversity & Inclusion

Arrow Employees Gather for Women’s Executive Leadership Panel and Networking Event

Oct 28, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Arrow Electronics employees recently gathered for a business leadership panel at the company’s Denver-area headquarters featuring four senior Arrow women executives discussing a variety of topics including communication style, mentoring, diversity, inclusion, career strategy and success.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Meet Reagan, the Face of a Modern-Day Miracle

Oct 28, 2016 9:30 AM ET

After noting some concerns about the development of then 2-month-old Reagan’s head, the pediatrician directed Seth and Kata to a neurosurgeon at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis – a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Energy

Renewable Energy Makes Its Mark

Oct 28, 2016 9:20 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

German Mobility Award for Mobility App moovel

Oct 28, 2016 9:05 AM ET

The German Mobility Award was presented by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure for the first time. With the German Mobility Award, the initiative "Germany – Land of Ideas" and the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure make digital innovations and intelligent mobility solutions visible to the public.

Environment

Go Batty Over Bat Conservation

Oct 28, 2016 9:00 AM ET

It may come as a surprise, but we go batty over bats at our Auburn Hills Complex – and it’s not just during Halloween. Scattered across the grounds are 10 bat houses with each having the potential to shelter 100 - 300 bats and their young that need nurturing. Over the past three years, FCA US has supported bat conservation efforts across our 504-acre wetlands site that sits roughly 30 miles north of Detroit. Our employees build or donate bat houses and install them in ideal bat habitat areas.

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech's DNA | Science

Oct 28, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Discussing how our employees lead with science and the impact that it has on every aspect of our work

Health & Healthcare

FedEx, Direct Relief, International Medical Corps & Heart to Heart International Team Up to Deliver Supplies and Aid to Haiti

Oct 28, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Energy

Lockheed Martin Commissions GridStar Energy Storage System in New York

Oct 28, 2016 8:50 AM ET

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has installed its GridStar™ Lithium energy storage system at the company’s Syracuse, New York, facility. The 1 MW system will reduce electricity bills and emissions for Lockheed Martin’s operations and will also provide services to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the state’s competitive wholesale electricity operator. ENGIE, a global independent power producer and energy services provider, will operate the system and dispatch the power.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bloomberg Debuts Television and Video Series “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations”

Oct 28, 2016 5:05 AM ET

Bloomberg Media today announced the launch of a new prime-time television and digital series “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.”