Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CyberGrants Announces 2019 Ovation Winners

Jul 2, 2019 9:45 AM ET

CyberGrants, the leading provider of corporate social responsibility software, today announced the winners of the Ovation Awards at their annual Social Impact Leadership Conference in Nashville.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Secret Life of Waste: Uncovering Recycling Opportunities at Las Vegas Sands Resorts

Jul 2, 2019 9:00 AM ET

What happens to a paper coffee cup, plastic straw, or a disposable utensil once it has served its purpose? These are the conversations Las Vegas Sands is having with restaurants, internal stakeholders, decision makers, and 50,000 Team Members globally.

Environment

Why MetLife is Investing in One of North America's Most Important Ecosystems

Jul 2, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Once densely populated with forests and wetlands totaling over 22 million acres in size, today only 20 percent of these previously thriving habitats still exist. With much of it converted to agricultural land — a practice that started in the 1960’s and 70’s — the sparseness of the land leaves communities more susceptible to damage from hurricanes and flooding. And animals have been abandoning the area — nearly two-thirds of all bird species fly along the Mississippi River during migration, but those numbers have decreased as forests and woodlands have been converted to farmland.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nestlé Breaks New Ground With Open Blockchain Pilot

Jul 2, 2019 8:35 AM ET

Nestlé will break new ground in supply chain transparency through a collaboration with OpenSC – an innovative blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Arrow Electronics Employees Support Residential Center for Developmentally Disabled Children and Adults in the Philippines

Jul 2, 2019 4:25 AM ET

Arrow Electronics employees in the company’s Manila, Philippines office donated sports equipment, clothing, furniture and other essential items to the Elsie Gaches Village, a residential care facility for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and neuro-developmental disorders.

Sustainable Development Goals

Business Leaders Join Other Global Decision-Makers in Abu Dhabi to Ramp up Climate Ambitions

Jul 1, 2019 8:55 PM ET

Over 1,700 people from over 160 countries — representing Government, business, civil society and youth — convened at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi from 30 June to 1 July for a milestone moment in the lead-up to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit on 23 September. The UN Global Compact, together with partners, convened a roundtable discussion with business leaders on a just transition to a net-zero future in line with 1.5°C scenarios.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest Well Underway

Jul 1, 2019 5:10 PM ET

With just a little under four weeks until the deadline to submit business plans, the 2019 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest is heating up this summer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels, Queen Latifah and More Lead Panel at BET’s META Conference

Jul 1, 2019 4:05 PM ET

At META Convened by BET, leading Black entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and cultural icons gathered in Los Angeles to discuss how they can work together to use technology to advance the Black community.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Passion for eCommerce & Education: Q&A With Wilko Reinholz, Director of eCommerce

Jul 1, 2019 3:55 PM ET

Wilko Reinholz, a German native and avid world traveler, joined Gildan in Barbados just over one and a half years ago as Director of eCommerce, with the responsibility for overseeing the consumer experience and website optimization of the company’s brands.

Social Impact & Volunteering

PSEG Employees Planted Crops with America’s Grow-A-Row to Help Feed Community and Beyond

Jul 1, 2019 3:20 PM ET

The event was organized by the BALANCE Employee Business Resource Group. In total, the volunteers planted about 12,000 sweet potato plants, which will yield 35,000 pounds or 140,000 servings of farm-fresh produce that America’s Grow-A-Row will donate to food banks and hunger relief agencies serving food desert areas (areas where people lack access to healthy, fresh, affordable produce) in Newark, Jersey City, East Orange, Camden, Morristown, and eastern Pennsylvania – customers within our service territory and in need of produce.

Sustainable Development Goals

A Train Ride to Perris, CA: Investing in a Sustainable Future Now

Jul 1, 2019 3:05 PM ET

The 2028 Olympics in LA will occur as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development approaches. What might a train ride to Perris, CA look like through a lens of sustainable urban agriculture? Will passing neighborhoods display small-lot gardens, homes with grey water and rain catchment systems? Will large open spaces be organized into working landscapes, blooming with ecosystem benefits?

Innovation & Technology

Children Battling Cancer Can’t Always Express Their Feelings. Now a Robotic Duck Is Doing It for Them.

Jul 1, 2019 3:00 PM ET

It was hard enough that Savi Abdallah-Sinha was only a 2-year-old when he began undergoing chemotherapy treatment to rid his body of leukemia.

Health & Healthcare

Making Strides in the Responsible Manufacturing of Antibiotics

Jul 1, 2019 1:25 PM ET

Pfizer is committed to ensuring that the manufacturing, use and disposal of our products, including antibiotics, does not adversely affect human health or the environment. Core to this commitment is taking action to assess and reduce, as needed, the risk of antibiotics in wastewater from Pfizer and supplier manufacturing facilities

Research, Reports & Publications

HP Inc.'s 2018 Sustainable Impact Report

Jul 1, 2019 1:15 PM ET

This report includes HP’s performance data through FY2018 (which ended October 31, 2018), unless stated otherwise. It also describes HP’s Sustainable Impact policies, programs, and goals.

Energy

Duke Energy to Offer Bloom Energy Distributed Fuel Cell Technology to Customers

Jul 1, 2019 12:35 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Easterseals Grants Create More Opportunities For People with Disabilities

Jul 1, 2019 12:15 PM ET

Celebrating its 100th Anniversary as the nation’s leading advocate and service provider for people with disabilities, Easterseals announced today that the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation has provided $230,000 in grants to support technology programs and services offered throughout the nonprofit’s national network of affiliates.

Environment

3form and LightArt Pursue Living Product Challenge and LEED V4.1

Jul 1, 2019 12:05 PM ET

Award-winning material and product innovators 3form and LightArt are excited to announce their newest efforts in a long-standing commitment to manufacture quality products with a focus on human health, the environment, and social equity.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

BNY Mellon’s Commitment to Responsible Economic Growth

Jul 1, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Responsible economic growth protects healthy markets and builds equitable economies, and is one of the four global megatrends BNY Mellon addresses in its 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

Media & Communications

Do Consumer Favor Sustainable Brands for Their Products and Services Needs? NYU Stern School Research Dives Deep Into the Data For Answers

Jul 1, 2019 11:30 AM ET

Many people in consumer marketing are wondering! In these weekly commentaries the G&A Institute team offers media and experts’ shared perspectives on various issues and matters related to corporate sustainability, responsibility; and, sustainable, responsible and impact investing.

Environment

How to Market EHS to Employees on a Shoestring Budget

Jul 1, 2019 11:25 AM ET

Read Antea Group’s blog for some economical but fun ways to bring EHS to the forefront of your organization.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SC Johnson Earns 2019 Best Workplace Recognition in India and Nigeria

Jul 1, 2019 11:00 AM ET

SC Johnson today announces that the company’s global operations in India and Nigeria have earned 2019 Best Workplace recognition by Great Place to Work®. SC Johnson India earned the No. 44 spot among large organizations while SC Johnson Nigeria ranked 2nd on the list of small to medium-sized organizations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

U.S. Conference of Mayors, Wells Fargo Award $1 Million to Cities for Local Revitalization, Economic Development, Job Creation

Jul 1, 2019 10:45 AM ET

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo today announced that Mayors Tim Keller of Albuquerque, N.M.; Keisha Bottoms of Atlanta; Toni Harp of New Haven, Conn.; and John Noak of Romeoville, Ill., are the top honorees with the 2019 CommunityWINS® Grant Program.

Environment

Biomimicry Institute Blog: 10 Finalist Teams Use Nature's Lessons to Create Climate Change Solutions

Jul 1, 2019 10:30 AM ET

Páramo is an alpine tundra ecosystem exclusively located in the Northern Andes of South America and the home to the bryophytes that a team from Bogota, Colombia were inspired by in developing their concept, Bryosoil. Bryosoil is a flood prevention system that took the first place prize for student teams in the 2019 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge.

Events, Media & Communications

BSR19 Best Rates Extended to July 12

Jul 1, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Early bird rates for the BSR Conference 2019, the year’s leading sustainable business event, have been extended to July 12.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Visit Patients at Pediatric Therapy Network

Jul 1, 2019 10:00 AM ET

AEG’s LA Kings made a special visit last week to patients at the Pediatric Therapy Network in Torrance, Calif. for an afternoon of hockey and reading on Thursday, June 27.