Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Having a Heart is Good for Business

Mar 20, 2017 12:20 PM ET

Companies that balance their economic goals with societal goals will find that they are able to achieve greater success than if they were focused on profit alone. AkzoNobel has a long history of giving back to the community – it’s just in our DNA – and it’s what gives us momentum to do great things as a company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cargill Donates $50,000 of Fencing Materials to Fire-Stricken Western Kansas Ranchers

Mar 20, 2017 12:15 PM ET

In response to the fast-moving wildfires that consumed more than 1,000 square miles (650,000 acres) of rural Kansas, Cargill’s Wichita-based North America protein business is donating $50,000 in new fencing materials to ranchers in the Ashland area of Western Kansas.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Astellas USA Foundation Continues Partnership with Shot@Life, Renews Commitment to Childhood Vaccines

Mar 20, 2017 11:00 AM ET

For the third consecutive year, Astellas USA Foundation will continue to help support the delivery of measles vaccines to children in Latin America. To date, funding provided by the Astellas USA Foundation to the Shot@Life campaign of the United Nations Foundation has been used to help immunize more than 200,000 children in Latin America against measles as well as provide disease monitoring and surveillance that are essential to ensure that hardest to reach and most vulnerable children are vaccinated.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Baxter Employee and Patient Advocate Recognized for Improving Access to Care for Individuals with Kidney Disease

Mar 20, 2017 10:30 AM ET

James A. Sloand, MD, FACP, FASN, senior medical director and global therapeutic lead for peritoneal dialysis at Baxter, was recently awarded The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) John V. Heher Humanitarian Award, which recognizes an individual that has exemplified the NKF’s mission through outstanding dedication to the kidney community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Timberland Evolves Material Innovation

Mar 20, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Timberland* recently announced a new line of shoes, backpacks, and t-shirts, made from recycled plastic bottles littering the streets and landfills of Haiti.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful Launches 2017 Great American Cleanup; Encourages Family, Friends and Neighbors to #cleanYOURblock

Mar 20, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit that envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, today announced the official launch of the 2017 Great American Cleanup.

Education

Positive Youth Development

Mar 20, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Like an infant who sees rapid physical changes in the short amount of time to toddlerhood, adolescents experience the same kind of rapid change in their social and emotional development on their way to adulthood. Traditional thinking on adolescence characterizes this as a time when youth display negative risk-taking behaviors. A Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach, long used in the United States and other industrialized countries, takes a different view. It treats adolescence as an opportunity to harness the great energy and emotional growth that takes place during this developmental stage.

Environment

Cox and The Trust For Public Land Launch Virginia’s 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Awards Program

Mar 20, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Professional Recognized for Outstanding Talent Development Program

Mar 20, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Environment

Scotia iTRADE Announces Canada’s First Sustainable Investing Tools for Direct Investors

Mar 20, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Scotia iTRADE® today announced Canada’s first sustainable investing tools for direct investors. The new tools provide detailed environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, which looks at individual companies’ corporate practices.

Environment

Arrowhead® Mountain Spring Water Saves Tens of Thousands of Tons of Carbon Dioxide through Plastic Recycling Efforts

Mar 20, 2017 9:05 AM ET

he increase in recycled content is part of a larger effort to reduce plastic waste by Nestlé Waters North America, which produces Arrowhead® Mountain Spring Water.

Research, Reports & Publications

GSK Publishes Annual Report and Responsible Business Supplement 2016

Mar 20, 2017 9:00 AM ET

By being commercially successful and operating responsibly, we will improve people’s health and benefit society, as well as create value for shareholders.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How CSR Executives Can Lead Strategy in Uncertain Times

Mar 20, 2017 9:00 AM ET

FSG believes that companies can and should adapt and respond to changes in the external environment, while also channeling resources toward a portfolio of sustained, focused, and intentional investments.

Environment

HP to IT Industry: Bring Transparency to E-Recycling Supply Chains

Mar 20, 2017 8:55 AM ET

HP says transparency is key to ensuring responsible electronics recycling, and as such the tech company has disclosed the names and locations of all of its recycling vendors — and is challenging the IT industry to follow suit.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Supporting Education for At-Risk Youth

Mar 20, 2017 8:10 AM ET

On February 23, 2016, Weatherford sponsored the Small Steps Clays Classic in support of Small Steps Nurturing Center, a Houston-based organization dedicated to the social, emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual growth of economically at-risk children and their families.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fox Announces 13 Finalists for the Fox Writers Lab, a Fellowship Program for Screenwriters with Diverse Voices and Backgrounds

Mar 20, 2017 8:00 AM ET

For the sixth consecutive year, Fox has sought out some of Hollywood’s most exciting new voices to participate in the Fox Writers Lab, a fellowship program hosted by Fox Inclusion for young screenwriters with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and life experiences. The 13 finalists will work directly with Fox’s writers, directors, executives and more to hone their craft on the Fox Studios Lot in Los Angeles, with opportunities for staffing on the company’s film, television and digital productions. The Fox Writers Lab is one of several programs at 21st Century Fox designed to support the next generation of storytellers and create a pipeline of diverse talent into the industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Finding Her Voice

Mar 20, 2017 6:00 AM ET

For Rosa Villalobos – a member of the Raramuri First Nation in Mexico’s north central region – the ability to speak in front of crowds and provide key information to her community wasn’t always second nature.

Education

Michael Weiner Scholarship Recipient Took Unique Path to Labor Movement

Mar 17, 2017 7:00 PM ET

Since 2015, the Major League Baseball Players Trust has annually awarded a Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies to five deserving law or graduate school students pursuing careers aimed at protecting and defending workers' rights.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Comcast Is the Latest Media Giant to Try its Own Startup Accelerator

Mar 17, 2017 5:35 PM ET

Comcast is creating a multi-city startup accelerator as the telecom giant looks to nurture the next big thing in the media and entertainment sectors.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep the Rez Beautiful, Americorps Team Up for Nature Area Planting

Mar 17, 2017 5:30 PM ET

More than 40 dedicated AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) volunteers from the Vicksburg, Mississippi, Southern Region Campus assisted Keep The Reservoir Beautiful (KRB) volunteers Bob Stribling and Jerry Palmer in a Great American Cleanup beautification project around the Brandon Reservoir area.

Health & Healthcare

Explorers Post a New Safety Milestone

Mar 17, 2017 5:30 PM ET

The De Beers Canada Exploration team has established a remarkable record of safety excellence, going six years without a lost time injury.

Environment

Las Vegas Sands Properties around the World Prepare for Week of Events to Support Global Climate Action

Mar 17, 2017 4:00 PM ET

Las Vegas Sands’ properties throughout Asia and the US are once again planning a number of events during a one-week period to drive awareness of climate change and to encourage others to do their part to minimize their impact on the environment. The week-long events will commence the week of March 20th, leading up to Earth Hour on March 25th when all properties will go dark by shutting off exterior non-essential lighting.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Maritza Iacono, Business Strategist

Mar 17, 2017 3:30 PM ET

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month this March by introducing you to 10 women who help power your life at Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas. They advance our company with their vision, talent, hard work and creativity. These trailblazing women – including a nuclear engineer, astrophysicist and lineman – reveal inspiring stories of persistence, pluck and achievement in largely male-dominated fields. A diverse workplace isn’t just a nice idea, it’s a competitive necessity. Today, meet Maritza Iacono, a utility strategy director based in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Opens Baseball Season with Roster of Mouthwatering Better-For-You Items

Mar 17, 2017 3:05 PM ET

Hungry baseball fans looking for better-for-you choices at the ball park will discover a new roster of great-tasting options added to the menu courtesy of Aramark, the award-winning food and beverage, retail and facilities services partner at ten MLB stadiums.

Environment

Los Angeles Kings Launch Team Sustainability Program: LA Kings Green

Mar 17, 2017 2:05 PM ET

AEG’s Los Angeles Kings today announced LA Kings Green, an umbrella program to encompass the team’s sustainable initiatives.