Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Social Impact & Volunteering

5 Ideas to Encourage Your Employees to Volunteer

Getting your employees to volunteer can be a challenging task. However, it can provide your company and your employees with many benefits that aren’t obvious right away. Employees may see volunteering as something that cuts into their time — either on or off work. In reality, volunteering represents a way of giving back to one’s community while strengthening relationships and building new skills, all of which ultimately improves the workplace and boosts employee engagement and retention.

Research, Reports & Publications

Land Securities Publishes 2016 Sustainability Report

Land Securities has announced the release of its 2016 Sustainability Report. The report sets out how sustainability supports Land Securities’ vision to be the best property company in the UK in the eyes of its customers, communities, partners and employees; and how it is meeting the challenge of leading on sustainability.

Innovation & Technology

Aimia Shares Data Expertise With Non-Profits

Data is a valuable tool to help non-profit organizations reach their goals. But mining and analysing huge amounts of data can be challenging and requires skilled professionals. But the effort pays off and the benefits can make the effort well worthwhile.

Innovation & Technology

Image Mission Uses NetSuite to Streamline Processes to Dress Women for Success

As a newly established nonprofit, the Singapore affiliate of Dress for Success found itself held back by limited sources. In this blog, see how a software donation from NetSuite.org is helping the organization to replace manual processes and serve more women.

Health & Healthcare

Sharon’s LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Story

Events, Media & Communications

Arrow Electronics Supports Colorado Technology Association Women in Technology Conference

Arrow Electronics, Inc. was the title sponsor of the sold-out Colorado Technology Association (CTA) Women in Technology conference, which took place on Friday at the Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms in Littleton.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cat® GRADE With Slope Assist Makes the Grade

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AT&T Stands with Orlando

In the wake of the tragic event against the LGBT community in Orlando on June 12, AT&T is dedicated to showing our support.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SB’16 Takeaways: What We Learned Last Week at Sustainable Brands 2016

Last week, the Cone Communications team headed out to Sustainable Brands for four days of conversation around "Activating Purpose." We heard from executives, startups, thought leaders and change makers on how they are activating social and environmental initiatives within their organizations – and how their messages are being amplified to key stakeholders.

Responsible Production & Consumption

EcoPlanet Bamboo Triples West African Operations

EcoPlanet Bamboo has signed a long-term lease, tripling the size of its Ghana forestry operations to 26,000 acres (10,500 hectares). This expanded area will enable the landscape scale restoration of a highly degraded ecosystem in a commercially viable manner.

Research, Reports & Publications

Walmart Global Responsibility Report 2016 Spotlight | Promoting Good Governance

Walmart continually benchmarks ourselves against other companies and across industries, consults with corporate governance experts and engages with key stakeholders to strengthen our processes at Walmart.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Critical Donation for Alberta Firefighters

TransCanada donates 60 acres (24 hectares) of land within the M.D. of Foothills No. 31., just outside of High River, for future development of a regional state-of-the-art Emergency Services Training Centre.

Innovation & Technology

Self-Driving Cars Pave the Way for Greater Road Safety

Auto companies and state governments gear up for a future with cars that drive themselves and use tech to read roadways.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Hunger Champion Dannon Discusses Collaboration and Values in Action

Last night I was the lucky representative of more than 1,500 colleagues here in the U.S. at Dannon and 100,000 Danoners around the world to receive Sodexo’s recognition as this year’s Hunger Champion. We are deeply grateful for our collaboration in business and for the equally important role we play together to make the world a better place.

Responsible Production & Consumption

PACT | ORGANIC Launches First Fair Trade Certified™ Line of Organic Cotton Clothing at Target

Boulder, CO, June 14, 2016 -- PACT | ORGANIC, makers of premium organic and Fair Trade Certified™ basics, announced its launch in 460 participating Target locations across the United States. Available now at Target and Target.com, PACT | ORGANIC men’s undershirts and boxer briefs will be the first of their kind to bear the Fair Trade Certified™ label.

PACT | ORGANIC is one of the fastest-growing organic cotton basics brands in the U.S. Led by Brendan Synnott, the founder of iconic natural food brands Bear Naked Granola and EVOL Frozen Foods, PACT | ORGANIC is all about super soft clothes and putting people first.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Tate Modern to Redefine Visitor Experience with Expanded Bloomberg Connects Digital Engagement Program

This week’s opening of Tate Modern’s highly anticipated extension, the Switch House, will incorporate a major expansion of Bloomberg Connects, Tate Modern’s ground-breaking digital partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to expand the ways in which Tate’s millions of visitors engage with art and artists, and a global Bloomberg Philanthropies program designed to increase access to the arts.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

SASB – Promoting Sustainability Accounting Metrics for Managers and Investors

In today’s world, many investors are looking closely at a company’s sustainability performance and risks. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) continues to advance the use of sustainability accounting standards that are backed by evidence-based research and stakeholder participation.

Research, Reports & Publications

High Spirits as Bacardi Toasts Strong Water and Emissions Performance

Environment

Toyota | Power Play

Social Impact & Volunteering

Habitat for Humanity Detroit Partners with FCA US for House Build

Habitat for Humanity Detroit and FCA US LLC kicked off their 2016 collaborative build this morning in Lincoln Park. The early morning celebration began with a few brief remarks before FCA US employees raised the walls for a new home on Park Avenue. The home is the first of three new homes Habitat Detroit is building in Lincoln Park this year.

Research, Reports & Publications

CSX Publishes Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report

CSX Corporation today released its sixth annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, titled “Moving Forward.”

Environment

The Team Approach to Earth Friendly Innovation

Environment

Fixes From Regular People Complement Institutional Solutions

June 8th was World Oceans Day. It was celebrated with a reception at U.N. Headquarters in New York City. The Empire State Building was lit in white, blue and purple representing different layers of the ocean.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

YUM! Brands at-a-Glance [Infographic]

Latest Campaigns

  1. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
  2. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  3. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  8. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  9. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  10. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  11. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  12. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  13. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  14. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  15. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...