Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Diversity & Inclusion

Sysco Values Inclusiveness

Jun 21, 2019 12:30 PM ET

What is an ally? Allies are good listeners. They are open-minded and knowledgeable. Allies educate themselves and take proactive steps to prevent discrimination. Allies embody Sysco’s value of Inclusiveness. Being inclusive allows us to create a safe, diverse and dynamic work environment for our associates and customers where everyone has an equal opportunity to feel valued and respected, including LGBTQ+ people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Closing the Digital Divide: How Comcast-NBCUniversal Does Community Impact

Jun 21, 2019 12:15 PM ET

One way to measure inequality in the country is through the digital divide. A Pew Research Center article revealed that even as lower-income Americans make gains in tech adoption, the divide persists. Around 29 percent of adults with household incomes below $30,000 a year don’t own a smartphone and more than four-in-ten don’t have home broadband services (44 percent) or a traditional computer (46 percent). Meanwhile, higher-income Americans are also more likely to have multiple devices that enable them to go online. This divide also impacts children, including fostering a so-called the “homework gap”—the gap between school-aged children who have access to high-speed Internet at home and those who do not.

Education

FPT Industrial: Training the Next Generation of Engineers

Jun 21, 2019 12:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial’s global powertrain brand FPT Industrial is committed to developing ever more efficient engines, and to ensure this continues into the future, the Brand is committed to developing the engineers of the future who will help them achieve this.

Diversity & Inclusion

Viacom Hosts ‘In the Thick’ Podcast for Exploration of Immigrant Misrepresentation in Media

Jun 21, 2019 11:15 AM ET

Journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela recorded an episode of their In The Thick podcast at Viacom’s Times Square headquarters last week, moderating a panel that explored how underrepresentation in the production and executive ranks feeds a skewed media portrait.

The panel, co-hosted by Hispanic employee resource groups from Viacom (Somos) and HBO (Alianza), included employees from both companies.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC Supports ABLE Accounts: Tax-Advantaged Savings Accounts for People with Disabilities

Jun 21, 2019 11:00 AM ET

ABLE accounts allow eligible individuals in the disability community to build assets for today’s needs and invest for tomorrow. Monies placed into an ABLE Account permit a new way to save money without losing eligibility for certain means-tested benefit programs like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Uniting Americans from Coast to Coast, Red and Blue and Every Color, to End Gun Violence

Jun 21, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Gun Violence is a national problem that needs national solutions. Almost every day we hear of another mass shooting* in our country. But America’s gun violence epidemic is made up of much more than high-profile media events. Every 16 hours, a woman in America is shot and killed by a current or former intimate partner. Suicides account for 60 percent of all gun deaths. And there are many communities across the country where gun violence on their streets is an everyday reality.

Diversity & Inclusion

Waving the Pride Flag

Jun 21, 2019 10:45 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

'America Can’t Afford Unaffordable Housing’

Jun 21, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Antwone Fisher, an author and screenwriter who spent years homeless when he was a teenager, talks about being born in prison to his incarcerated mother, escaping foster home abuse, and living on the streets until joining the Navy, where he served for 11 years.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Scotiabank Women Initiative Continues to Deliver for Women Business Leaders

Jun 21, 2019 9:15 AM ET

The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ hosted the third Un-Mentorship Boot Camp for women business leaders and entrepreneurs yesterday in Waterloo, ON. This is the latest in a series of events to provide effective education and networking opportunities for women in business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Golf Tournament Raises More Than $215,000 for LA Galaxy Champion Project

Jun 21, 2019 9:00 AM ET

AEG’s LA Galaxy recently raised more than $215,000 to benefit the club’s LA Galaxy Champion Project, which benefits elementary school students, during its annual LA Galaxy Golf Tournament presented by San Manuel Casino on June 10.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tetra Tech Recognizes International Women in Engineering Day 2019

Jun 21, 2019 9:00 AM ET

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2019 on June 23rd, we are highlighting Tetra Tech’s female engineers from across our global operations until the end of June. We hope to raise the profiles of our extraordinary female engineers and encourage those who aspire to become engineers. Together, we can transform the future of engineering.

Research, Reports & Publications

Experian Social Innovation Has Powered Opportunities for Over 20 Million People

Jun 21, 2019 5:00 AM ET

Experian has launched its Corporate Responsibility Report 2019, highlighting how its social innovation programme has enabled more than 20 million people to access credit and other essential services.

Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Global Compact Launches Event Series to Accelerate Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals at the Local Level

Jun 20, 2019 6:00 PM ET

The United Nations Global Compact will next week launch a series of events to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the national level.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Don’t Just Do Good Things. Do the RIGHT Good Things.

Jun 20, 2019 5:35 PM ET

You see it: The need for corporate philanthropy is skyrocketing. Worthy, urgent causes appear literally overnight. And enterprises like yours are responding in a big way, generating positive impact for a host of beneficiaries via grantmaking, employee donations and volunteer programs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

There’s No Place Like the Home Next Door

Jun 20, 2019 4:00 PM ET

In his teen years, Kenneth Martinez would often drive home after school, pull into his driveway, and see a familiar sight next door: His elderly neighbor, sitting in the shade of an old tree, waving at him.

Environment

Bees Help Grow Over 35 Percent of Our Food Crops. Meet the Woman Trying to Save Them.

Jun 20, 2019 3:30 PM ET

One June day in 2014, Beth Robertson-Martin found herself standing on a dirt road dividing two California tomato fields. On one side sat a farm that was nothing more than a 300-acre carpet of dried-out dirt. "It looked like a scene from Mad Max," she remembers. "Everything was dead." On the other side was a 6-foot-tall hedgerow, a tangle of white-blossomed milkweed, sunflowers and elderberry bushes that General Mills had planted alongside the tomatoes to create a habitat for bees, butterflies and other pollinators.

Research, Reports & Publications

Crestwood Publishes Inaugural 2018 Sustainability Report

Jun 20, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE:CEQP) is excited to announce the publication of its inaugural 2018 sustainability report highlighting its MLP industry leading sustainability program. The report, entitled Growing Through Connections, enhances transparency on Crestwood’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and highlights the company’s three-year sustainability strategy as it continues to integrate sustainability into every aspect of the business. The 2018 sustainability report is available at https://esg.crestwoodlp.com.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart (Timberland): "The 'Boom' of Sneakers Is Not a Trend, but a Phenomenon."

Jun 20, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart is, since 2013, the president of Timberland for Emea (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). The German executive also worked for another brand of VF Corporation, The North Face, where he was the general manager of the brand for Europe for three years. His career, however, began in the US giant Nike, where he was in charge of different sales executive departments for seven years.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mohawk Industries Honors Its Employees With Largest American Flag in Georgia

Jun 20, 2019 2:40 PM ET

Mohawk Industries creates quality flooring for homes and businesses around the globe. The company’s roots are firmly planted in American soil, with its brands dating back more than a century. Mohawk’s extraordinary growth over the past three decades results from the talent, integrity and dedication of its people. Yesterday, to honor its employees and celebrate its unique American heritage, Mohawk hosted a special American flag raising ceremony.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Now’s the Time to Ideate, Inspire, and Innovate for a Circular Future

Jun 20, 2019 2:35 PM ET

Imagine dumping one garbage truck filled with plastic material into the ocean every minute. Now imagine two trucks per minute. Now four. Visualizing this makes my stomach turn, yet each year at least 8 million tonnes (about 1 truck load/minute) of plastics enter our ocean.

Diversity & Inclusion

National Grid Stands With the LGBTQIA Community at WorldPride in NYC

Jun 20, 2019 2:25 PM ET

National Grid will show their unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity, and the LGBTQIA community, as a sponsor of WorldPride 2019.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan named to Forbes America’s Best Large Employer’s List

Jun 20, 2019 2:05 PM ET

Congratulations to Freeport-McMoRan for being named one of 2019 America's Best Large Employers! The list, by Forbes magazine and Statista, ranked Freeport-McMoRan as No. 2 in Arizona and 143 overall.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank's $3.1 Million Donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada Boosts Nationwide Mentorship Programs

Jun 20, 2019 1:15 PM ET

Youth mentorship has been given a tremendous boost thanks to a transformational $3.1 million donation by Scotiabank to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada.

Events, Media & Communications

Paul Bowen Recaps the BIER 2019 Spring Meeting

Jun 20, 2019 1:00 PM ET

Paul Bowen, Water and Waste Water Technology expert for the Coca-Cola Company and one of our original founding members of BIER catches up with Margaret Uttke, Communications Director for the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable, to recap the recent spring roundtable meeting hosted by HEINEKEN on May 8 through 10 at their facilities in Amsterdam.

Research, Reports & Publications

Revisit 2018 Trends in Corporate Social Investment through Investing in Society

Jun 20, 2019 12:45 PM ET

As we approach Summer 2019, 2018 feels distant. With hindsight comes clarity, making now a great time to look back at the biggest trends and insights that defined the corporate social investment space last year.

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) launched Investing in Society last year with one overarching goal: to compile the industry's biggest trends and insights into one semiannual report. Developed from CECP’s original research, thought leadership, findings from the Giving in Numbers: 2018 Edition, thousands of discussions with more than 200 of the world’s largest companies, and engagement with leading experts and practitioners, Investing in Society is a 360-degree view of the corporate sector’s role in solving some of the world’s most pressing issues.