Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Awards & Rankings

H&M Named as One of the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2016

The World’s Most Ethical Companies program honors companies that excel in three areas – promoting ethical business standards and practices internally, enabling managers and employees to make good choices, and shaping future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practices. H&M has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the sixth year.

Events

GRI & SDGs: Beyond Reports for Global Goals

Research & Reports

Publication of the 2015 "Nestlé in Society Creating Shared Value and Meeting Our Commitments" Report

How many farmers worldwide supply directly to Nestlé? Did the company meet its target for zero waste in factories?

Volunteering & Community

MilliporeSigma: Engaging Employees to #SPARKcuriosity

Volunteering & Community

Freeport-McMoRan Funds Women and Children Shelter in Arizona

The addition of the annex will more than double the shelter’s capacity and will allow the shelter to open its doors to women and children.

Energy & Infrastructure

Green-e to Launch International Renewable Energy Standard and Certification

San Francisco–based nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is pleased to announce the development of the Green-e Energy International Standard for renewable electricity.

Corporate Responsibility

Last Call: Weigh In on Social Innovation Trends

Contribute to a new resource that will tell the collective story of shared value in practice – across sectors and geological boundaries – over the last five years. Complete the survey by March 11th for your chance to win a free registration to the Shared Value Leadership Summit in New York.

Volunteering & Community

Driving Safety Home

From March 6-9, 2016, Toronto, Ontario will host over 20,000 attendees from over 100 countries at the PDAC International Convention. Goldcorp is proud to be a Platinum sponsor as the world’s mineral industry gathers to connect and learn from each other. Over the next few days, we invite you to get to know us better. We’ll share a multi-part series highlighting Goldcorp employees, and stories from our mine sites that reflect some of our values and priorities at Goldcorp. On this first day of PDAC, we introduce you to a summer student who took the safety training he received during his time at Goldcorp and applied it in a personal situation to help make a complete stranger safer.

Volunteering & Community

Conducir a casa de forma Segura

Del 6 al 9 de marzo de 2016, Toronto, Ontario, será el anfitrión de más de 20,000 personas provenientes de alrededor de 100 países que asistirán a la Convención Internacional de la Asociación de Exploradores y Desarrolladores de Canadá (PDAC, por su sigla en inglés). Goldcorp se enorgullece en ser patrocinador Platino de este evento donde se reúne la industria minera mundial para conectarse y aprender unos de otros. En los próximos días, los invitamos a que nos conozcan mejor. Compartiremos una serie de historias donde destacan los empleados de Goldcorp y relatos de nuestras operaciones mineras que reflejan algunos de nuestros valores y prioridades en Goldcorp.

Volunteering & Community

En sécurité jusqu’à la maison

Du 6 au 9 mars 2016, Toronto, Ontario accueillera plus de 20 000 participants de plus de 100 pays à la convention international de la Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). Goldcorp est fière d’être un commanditaire Platinum de ce congrès, où des membres de l’industrie minière des quatre coins du monde se rassemblent pour se connecter et d’apprendre les uns des autres. Nous vous invitons à faire connaissance avec nous au cours des prochains jours. Nous partagerons une série d’articles consacrés aux employés de Goldcorp et rapporterons des histoires vécues en provenance de nos sites miniers qui reflètent les valeurs et les priorités de Goldcorp.

Volunteering & Community

Restorative Justice Frames Discussions in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

The principles of Restorative Justice are a hot topic of conversation in and around Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in large part because of the outreach of the Skidmore College Project on Restorative Justice. As area schools explore best practices, a community forum looks at nation’s criminal justice system.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Caterpillar Inc. and Sun Select Produce Inc. Announce Plans for Greenhouse Collaboration

Caterpillar Inc. and SunSelect Produce, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration that will take the waste products of Caterpillar’s combined heat and power cogeneration facility in Mossville, Illinois, and put them to productive use in SunSelect hydroponic greenhouses. The greenhouse is expected to utilize excess thermal energy and carbon dioxide from ATPS’s natural gas fired turbines. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals, satisfactory due diligence, permitting and closing conditions.

AI & Technology

Verb Supports Local Cancer Survivors During Amplify Austin

There are lots of reasons we love our hometown of Austin, Texas. The BBQ, the tacos, the natural pools and miles of trails… and the annual tradition of community-wide giving, Amplify Austin. For three years now, a spring day has been dedicated to the local nonprofits that make our beloved city what it is. This year, Verb is proud to be The LIVESTRONG Foundation’s lead sponsor, and help amplify the incredible things they do to help cancer survivors.

Environment

Time Warner Cable Invests in Communities with Solar Deployments

We’re pleased to share that our Go Green commitment is beginning to reach beyond the walls of our business and help create renewable energy for communities that we serve. For the past couple years, TWC has invested in solar deployments in Southern California, North Carolina, and Hawaii.

Environment

This Earth Hour, Momentum Is On Our Side

As the countdown to World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour begins, individuals, businesses, cities and landmarks from around the globe prepare to switch off their lights for one hour to draw attention to the urgent need to address climate change.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Corporate Diversity Dilemma?

Critics argue that corporate diversity and inclusion programs fail to make a real difference. But that doesn't mean we should stop trying.

Volunteering & Community

Creating Community through Healthy Meals in Waterloo

For those of us with access to fresh, healthy food, it’s hard to imagine that many families are food insecure, meaning they lack reliable access to adequate amounts of nutritious food. In some cases, they lack access to any food at all.

Environment

The Evolution of Prepaid Phone Packaging

In 2013, we made changes to our prepaid phone packaging by removing the old material – a polystyrene plastic cushion – and replacing it with molded pulp, an easily recyclable material made from renewable sources. Both the paper and the plastic used in the packaging incorporated a closed-loop recycling and zero-waste production process.

Events

Skills-Based Volunteering Crosses Six Continents: Global Pro Bono Summit Convenes Representatives from 27 Countries in Singapore this March

Taproot and BMW Foundations convene the 4th Annual Global Pro Bono Summit March 15-18, 2016 in Singapore with local host, Conjunct Consulting. The Summit gathers leaders from across sectors and across the globe with a shared vision to make the wide range of talents and skills of the entire business community, from marketing and design to strategic and business development to technology and HR, fully accessible to organizations serving our collective good. Representatives from six continents and 27 countries will be joining this invitation-only gathering.

Volunteering & Community

Yum! Brands Announces 2015 Global Volunteerism Awards

Environment

Buffalo Bills and Republic Services Blue Team

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KeyBank: Responsible Banking

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Sustainability by Antea Group

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Greener Products and Solutions

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Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...

License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...