Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Education

TMCF and Wells Fargo Work Hand-in-Hand to Affect Tangible, Lasting Change on Education

Few non-profit organizations enjoy strategic and comprehensive partnerships that support its programs, improve the organization itself, and work hand-in-hand to affect tangible, lasting change in the lives of the people they serve. For the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), we have this type of relationship with Wells Fargo Bank.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteers Help Improve Green Space, Clean Air in Arcadia

In its previous life, the Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia was a pebble quarry. It wasn’t pretty or inviting, but it served its industrial purpose. Today, the landscape is much different — it’s a beautiful, thriving green space in an area that is seriously lacking.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Search is On at the UN Global Compact for SDG Pioneers!

Are you the next SDG Pioneer? UN Global Compact CEO and Executive Director Lise Kingo announces the search for the 2017 class of SDG Pioneers – business leaders in every region of the world who are demonstrating how business can be a force for good.

Education

T. Rowe Price Launches Teacher Edition of Its Popular Star Banks Adventure® Game for Kids

T. Rowe Price has launched a Teacher Edition of the Star Banks Adventure game, a free app and online experience designed to teach kids financial concepts while having fun. The game was designed with a tile-matching concept to engage kids quickly and to reinforce the financial concepts embedded within the game.

Innovation & Technology

Infrastructure Week 2017: Water Leaders Focusing on Sustainability and Innovation

Infrastructure Week 2017 gives us a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the utility leaders whose drive toward a sustainable water future remains constant. On June 6, Black & Veatch will release our 2017 Strategic Directions: Water Industry Report, offering detailed analysis of trends in water technology, financing, safety and other issues.

Events, Media & Communications

Northern Trust Houston Hosts Trivia Night for Young Professionals

Northern Trust Houston hosted their first ever trivia night for young professionals in the community.

Energy

Duke Energy Adding More Wind & Solar Resources

Renewable energy technologies are advancing and prices are decreasing. Duke Energy is leveraging those advancements to expand its renewable energy portfolio and deliver cleaner energy to its customers.

Environment

Are Data Centers Facing a Literal Watershed Moment?

Read Antea Group’s fascinating blog on why data centers are in a truly unique situation with regard to impacting global water solutions, and why, because they are so essential to business operations, data centers are in an exciting ‘watershed moment’ position.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Raises More Than $125 Million for its First Global Impact Fund

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has raised more than $125 million in final commitments for its first global impact fund, PMF Integro Fund I (“Integro” or the “Fund”).

Research, Reports & Publications

Americans Willing to Buy or Boycott Companies Based on Corporate Values, According to New Research by Cone Communications

Seven-in-10 Americans believe companies have an obligation to take actions to improve issues that may not be relevant to everyday business operations, according to the 2017 Cone Communications CSR Study. The study, with benchmark data dating back to 1993, examines not only the consumer attitudes, perceptions and behaviors around corporate social responsibility (CSR), but also if and how companies should stand up for social injustices.

Energy

National Grid's Smart Energy Solutions Program in Worcester, Mass. Achieves Strong Results in Customer Satisfaction, Retention and Savings

National Grid today announced strong results from its two-year Smart Energy Solutions (SES) program, demonstrating high customer satisfaction, retention and savings from a smart grid program for 11,000 customers in Worcester.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Climate Cast: No Choco-Pocalypse Yet but Cocoa Could Become Scarce

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner spoke to General Mills vice president Jerry Lynch about how climate change is viewed through the eyes of a major food supplier.

Education

Less than a Month Away! Agenda & Speakers Announced for Intro to ESG for Investment & Finance Professionals Certificate Course @ Baruch College 06.15.2017

New date is fast approaching for for the second "Introduction to Corporate ESG for Investment & Finance Professionals Certification" scheduled for June 15, 2017. This full-day course is offered by Governance & Accountability Institute and Global Change Associates and is being hosted at Baruch College/CUNY at The Newman Vertical Campus in New York City.

Education

Enhancing the Pre-K Classroom Experience

To enhance early childhood education, PNC recently announced a $5 million initiative with online charity DonorsChoose.org. The program helps pre-K teachers obtain instructionally rich school resources, such as books, art supplies, classroom technology and field trips to child-friendly museums.

Diversity & Inclusion

Voya Financial Recognized by New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at 225th Anniversary Celebration Honoring Companies Positively Impacting Society

Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), today participated in the NYSE’s 225th anniversary opening-bell celebration, which recognized a select group of NYSE-listed companies positively impacting the world. The event was tied to the NYSE’s new campaign, “Ring True,” which celebrates NYSE’s vision for the future, and the roles that NYSE-listed companies have in changing the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Employee Volunteering Is About More Than Team-Building

Team-building is a great reason to volunteer. But that’s only part of the equation. Not everyone enjoys volunteering in the same way. By restricting your company’s volunteer initiatives to a few large events per year, you’re also restricting employees’ individual passions and skills.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

World Environment Center President & CEO Terry F. Yosie Stepping Down on December 31 After 11 Years of Service

World Environment Center (WEC) President & CEO Terry F. Yosie announced today that he will depart his post on December 31, 2017, after leading the organization since October 16, 2006.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Brands Unveils Programming for Activation Hub at SB’17 Detroit

Sustainable Brands® recently unveiled the session schedule for the Activation Hub at SB’17 Detroit, running May 22-25th at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit.

Energy

AkzoNobel Ramps Up Use of Renewable Energy with Vattenfall

A new contract with energy company Vattenfall will enable AkzoNobel to ramp up the supply of renewable electricity to its facilities in Sweden and Finland.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Welcome Home Kayden!

Kayden will turn three in June, but he has been with his family since he was four months old! We are so happy to see they are a family where he is loved and can shine!

Education

Nurturing the Next Generation of Aviators Via ACE Programs

The ACE Academies program gives middle school and high school youth exposure to STEM, aerospace, and aviation opportunities through intensive, hands-on summer camps.

Innovation & Technology

New Business and Investment Trends Promise Healthy Disruption

In recent years, there has been a sharp rise in the number of disruptive businesses that connect supply and demand on a digital platform. Going beyond digital, another strong trend is artificial intelligence, which promises to be a major disrupter of the future.

Energy

Poppe Encourages Lawmakers: New Energy Law Provides Framework for Michigan to Win

Consumers Energy and CMS Energy Chief Executive Officer Patti Poppe today told lawmakers Michigan’s new energy law provides the power to shape the state’s success for years to come. In testimony to the state House Energy Committee, Poppe praised energy reforms adopted by the Legislature in late-2016 with strong bipartisan support.

Environment

Chennai Goes All Out

Since the plant went into operation in 2012, Daimler covered 40,000 m2 with vegetation and planted 16,000 trees. In this way, the company aims to preserve habitats for plants and animals.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Registration Now Open for the BSR Conference 2017: How Business Leads

Registration is now open for the BSR Conference 2017. Join us this October 24-26 in Huntington Beach, California, for the leading event for collaboration and action on sustainable business and to explore how business leads in a time of extraordinary change.

Latest Campaigns

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    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...
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    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  7. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
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  9. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
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  12. Technology for Good
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  13. Technology for Good
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  14. EVP Campaign
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