Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Social Impact & Volunteering

From Olympic Glory to Community Impact: Sevran Will Welcome Paris 2024 Pool

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beyond the Code: Meet Rahul Jayaram

GoDaddy

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Circular Electronics Partnership Joins Forces With Global Electronics Council

Global Electronics Council

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: How Entrepreneurs Are Finding Strength in Numbers

Mastercard

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Creating Pathways to Affordable Homeownership Through Community and Banking

US Bank





Editors Pick

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI and UN Global Compact partner to shape the future of SDG-reporting

19 September 2016, New York. Today, GRI and the United Nations Global Compact will launch SDG Leadership through Reporting, a new initiative to promote and advance corporate reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The two organizations will work together to develop a list of disclosures for tracking business contributions to the SDGs and they will release a publication on SDG-reporting. SDG Leadership through Reporting is one of four new initiatives to be announced by the UN Global Compact. The launch will take place during the United Nations Private Sector Forum 2016, at the UN Headquarters in New York.

Health & Healthcare

Sodexo and Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine Partner to Bolster Sodexo’s Wellness and Nutrition Commitment to the Military

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, and Chef Robert Irvine, a celebrated culinary professional, television host and restaurateur, have joined forces to make a positive impact on the health and wellness of the people Sodexo Government serves daily in military communities across the United States.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our Imperfect Friend

The two major party candidates for president have the highest disapproval ratings in American presidential election history, and it appears that many voters are considering supporting a third-party candidate. Given the risk of a Trump victory, a vote for Clinton is the best bet.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UN Global Compact Launches Next-Generation Business Solutions to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Today, the UN Global Compact will announce four new platforms – in partnership with GRI, Monday Morning/Sustainia, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and Volans – to help shape the next generation of sustainable development initiatives and partnerships for business.

Environment

Video: Introduction to the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

Hear from our Task Force members and find out what the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is, what it's trying to achieve and why it's important.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Adam Jones, the 2015 Marvin Miller Man of the Year, Leads by Example

Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles center fielder, was born in San Diego, Calif. Baltimore, however has been his home since joining the Orioles in 2008. He is one of the strengths of the Orioles’ team, yet his connection to the local community is even stronger.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why Should Businesses Care About Sustainability? Because Investors and Customers Do

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Las Vegas Sands | Sharing Sustainable Best Practices

Sands ECO360 in the Community is an initiative aimed at taking the best practices of our award-winning sustainability program and bringing them to our local communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From Epiphany to Action

Social Impact & Volunteering

Providing Access to Health Care Where Children Need It Most

Join America's Charities, now through December, as we highlight different nonprofits and share how individuals and companies can Shape the Future of various causes through workplace giving programs. If your company would like to start a workplace giving program to support nonprofits like RMHC DC, click here. We have a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to help large and small organizations give back to the causes they care about.

Environment

University of Oregon Biomimicry Design Team Wins $10K Living Future Prize

Earthworm-inspired innovation wins $10K Living Product Prize

Health & Healthcare

Why Service Models Must Be Culturally Sensitive

Institutions have been on my mind. Their definitions, their characteristics, their meaning, their impacts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland Launches Documentary Online to Benefit Partner in Haiti

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteers Transform Oklahoma One Gallon of Paint at a Time

A gallon of fresh paint can go a long way in beautifying a community.

In fact, 52 total projects will be executed by 39 different groups across the state of Oklahoma during this year’s Fresh Paint Days, a program founded on the collaboration between H-I-S Coatings, with the help of additional sponsors, and Keep America Beautiful state affiliate Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB).

Health & Healthcare

Innovation that Expands the Possibility of Health with the PURELL® ES® Everywhere System

Sustainability is embedded within GOJO culture. In fact, sustainability principles have been part of our company since it was founded 70 years ago. Our Purpose-driven commitment to sustainability allows us to innovate to create social, environmental and economic value for all GOJO stakeholders.

Social Impact & Volunteering

AkzoNobel | Restoring an Icon of Scottish Shipbuilding

Restoration work has started on an iconic steamship regarded as the vanguard of 1930s Scottish engineering. TS Queen Mary is being transformed into one of the UK’s largest interactive maritime exhibits with help from AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Making an Impact Around the Globe: Amgen France Staff Come Together to Give Back

Amgen France’s annual volunteer day engages the entire staff for a day of living Amgen’s values by positively impacting the wellbeing of the local community. In January, nearly 320 staff members participated in a series of projects and fundraising events through Unis-Cité, a community service program that benefits local charities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity in Advertising: Kimberly-Clark Leverages Social to Spur Greater Inclusiveness

Our Kleenex “Gesture of Care” program, which we’re in our second year of, is a great example. Before the campaign launched, Kleenex was experiencing years of decline. We saw an opportunity to reposition Kleenex from a simple cold and flu wipe to an everyday gesture of care.

Research, Reports & Publications

UNHCR, Accenture Study Finds Internet, Mobile Connectivity a Lifeline for Refugees

Refugees view access to a mobile phone and internet as being critical to their safety and security and essential for keeping in touch with loved ones.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar’s Vision and Commitment to Respect Human Rights

Along with helping improve the quality of life in communities around the world, Caterpillar is committed to protecting and respecting human rights, as articulated in Our Values in Action. In 2015, we created a new Human Rights Policy to further strengthen our efforts in this area.

Environment

Oil and Water Don’t Mix – Keeping Your Condensate Hydrocarbon-Free

We frequently discuss the differences between oil-free and oil-injected air compressors and their uses in various industries. While oil-free compressors are essential for pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and semiconductor production, oil-injected compressors are great for operation in harsh environmental conditions like those found in oil and gas, railway and marine applications. However, one issue that is often not considered is what happens to lubricant after it’s used in an oil-injected compressor.

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