Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Leading Colombian Coffee Exporter Expands Mandate to Strengthen Farming Communities

Jul 24, 2020 12:00 PM ET

Colombian coffee exporter Lohas Beans has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to expand their suppliers by 60 percent, from 22 to 35 coffee grower associations and support them in acquiring organic certification by 2022.

Innovation & Technology

Does It Spark Joy? It's Time to Spring Clean Your Digital Life

Jul 24, 2020 11:45 AM ET

Most of us have embraced an increasingly digital life as we carry on through this coronavirus crisis. We are leaning more heavily than ever on our devices to help us work, eat, exercise, socialize and more.

Innovation & Technology

Stanley Black & Decker Partners with DeepHow to Deploy AI-Powered Technology

Jul 24, 2020 11:30 AM ET

STANLEY X, the Innovation hub of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), today announced a partnership with DeepHow, the first AI solution to train and transfer knowledge among skilled workers.

Education

STEM Careers Coalition from Discovery Education Debuts New Video Series Spotlighting Corporate Community Responses to COVID-19

Jul 24, 2020 11:30 AM ET

To help students connect the dots between the application of STEM skills, innovating solutions, and important real-world challenges, the STEM Careers Coalition launches “COVID-19 Solution Seekers,” a video series spotlighting how non-profits, corporations, and industries pivot to meet the needs presented by COVID-19.

Diversity & Inclusion

Black & Veatch CEO Commits Global EPC Company to Quest for Greater Disabilities-Related Inclusiveness

Jul 24, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Coinciding with this year’s 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Black & Veatch CEO Steve Edwards has joined a group’s global campaign to enlist 500 companies to make greater inclusion of special needs employees a priority.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Our New Qualcomm Small Business Accelerator Program — Helping Keep Companies Connected [Podcast]

Jul 24, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Pledges up to $20 Million to Support New York Economic Recovery Efforts

Jul 24, 2020 10:05 AM ET

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today that it pledged up to $20 million to support the New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF), an economic revitalization program across New York State.

Health & Healthcare

Bringing Quality Care Closer to Home

Jul 24, 2020 9:30 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Open to Innovation

Jul 24, 2020 9:10 AM ET

HENRi is one of Nestle's open innovation platforms set up to help harness the ideas and passion of external partners, especially from the start-up sector.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Addressing COVID-19 in Vulnerable Diamond and Gold Mining Communities

Jul 24, 2020 9:00 AM ET

“Look at how we work,” said Sylvain, an artisanal diamond miner in Sama near Carnot in the Central African Republic (CAR). “If the coronavirus comes to this site then we’re all going to get it.”

Events, Media & Communications

An Inside Look at Day 1 of the Porter Novelli Purpose Summit on July 29th

Jul 23, 2020 5:20 PM ET

On Wednesday, July 29, we invite you to join the first day of our two day Porter Novelli Purpose Summit: The Era of Stakeholder-Centered Business to gain insight into the acceleration of a shareholder-only to a stakeholder-centered mandate for business.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Shared Values, Shared Successes

Jul 23, 2020 5:00 PM ET

Working with suppliers who reflect UPS’s diverse markets helps us better serve customers and contributes to the economic development of our communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Las Vegas Sands Honors 2020 Mr. Sheldon G. and Dr. Miriam Adelson Citizenship Award Winners

Jul 23, 2020 5:00 PM ET

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) today announced the recipients of the Mr. Sheldon G. And Dr. Miriam Adelson Citizenship Awards, presented by Sands Cares. T

Environment

Mosaic's 2025 Targets - Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jul 23, 2020 4:30 PM ET

This week, hear from Director of Regulatory Affairs Jessica Theriault and EHS Manager Leonardo Bissacot as they talk about one of our environment targets: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% per tonne of product by 2025.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Recognizing Our Best: Dane Dickie

Jul 23, 2020 4:00 PM ET

Dane didn't turn water into wine. But he did help turn whiskey into hand sanitizer. And for that, we think he's something of a miracle worker.

Research, Reports & Publications

JetBlue Releases Annual Social Impact and Environmental Social Governance Reports

Jul 23, 2020 3:15 PM ET

The annual reports focus on how and where JetBlue crewmembers volunteered for 1 million hours of caring, the airline’s philanthropic efforts, and key sustainability factors that affect the airline’s business and financial performance.

Environment

Boeing Advances Environmental Leadership

Jul 23, 2020 3:05 PM ET

Read about how Boeing employees are solving for sustainability in its 2020 Global Environment report, released today.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A New Approach to Safety

Jul 23, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Following a recent analysis of processes in CNH Industrial’s factories, the Company’s health & safety team has launched a two-day safety training program designed to reduce risk and accidents.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Field Tests for Smarter Airports

Jul 23, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Air travel will get a facelift in the near future thanks to modern technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G. Smart airports will improve passengers’ travel experiences and make operations more efficient. Improvements include...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AnnieCannons: Creating Opportunities for Survivors of Human Trafficking

Jul 23, 2020 3:00 PM ET

We recently sat down with CEO and co-founder Jessica to learn more about how AnnieCannons has adapted to the pandemic, how they are reaching their goals earlier than expected, and creating more opportunities for their students and instructors.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Betterment Corporation Appoints Sustainability and Impact Industry Executive, Cabot Brown to Leadership Council

Jul 23, 2020 2:30 PM ET

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites, today announced the appointment of Cabot Brown to its Leadership Council.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Watermark Donates 40,000 Masks to Essential Water Workers in Rural Communities

Jul 23, 2020 1:30 PM ET

The program is providing for the safety of essential water, wastewater and solid waste utility workers in smaller, rural and tribal utilities who have kept water flowing in their communities amidst the challenges of COVID-19.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Karen Kennedy

Jul 23, 2020 1:15 PM ET

Learn how these practitioners and their companies are addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change, and what inspires each of them to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector and collectively

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

“I Was Working on a Potential COVID-19 Vaccine—Then My Wife Got Sick”: Meet a Researcher Whose Personal Experience Is Fueling His Fight Against the Pandemic

Jul 23, 2020 1:00 PM ET

In late January—weeks before many people had even heard of the novel coronavirus—Ramon Polo, PharmD, Ph.D., started to work on finding solutions to fight the virus, which data suggested had the potential to become a global pandemic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Unusual Donation of Redfish Feeds Hungry in Florida

Jul 23, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Even though the Citrus County Family Resource Center in Florida has more people to feed because of the pandemic, families will get something special this summer. Duke Energy donated 500 pounds of redfish fillets...