Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

A Wave of Tweets Turns the Tide to Stop Ocean Plastic

Mar 8, 2019 8:30 AM ET

After more than 20,000 tweets and retweets from people sharing their support for reducing ocean plastic, SC Johnson has announced it will build an additional recycling center in Indonesia. SC Johnson last week challenged social media users around the world, including attendees at the GreenBiz 2019 sustainability conference, to tag #SocialPlastic or #SCJRecycles in their social media posts. The challenge engaged over 150 million people, raising awareness of the rapidly growing ocean plastic crisis.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hear Her Story: Q&A with Lourdes Caballero, Senior Manager of Product Performance at Gildan

Mar 8, 2019 8:00 AM ET

Gildan caught up with Lourdes Caballero, Senior Manager of Product Performance to hear about her career journey. From witnessing the company’s sudden growth to adapting to a larger team, Lourdes shares some of her cherished moments at Gildan.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Vegan Soul Food: Improving Health “One Chew at a Time”

Mar 8, 2019 8:00 AM ET

If it looks like steak and tastes like steak, it must be steak, right?

Nope.

Education

FedEx Helps Oprah Winfrey Deliver Possibilities to Girls in South Africa

Mar 8, 2019 8:00 AM ET

“I lost it. I mean, I couldn’t believe it.” That’s how 24 year-old Slee (short for Slindokuhle Accurate Mathebula) says she felt the moment she got the news that she had been accepted into the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG). Competition is keen for admission to the prestigious school which opened its doors in 2007 and offers an enviable academic curriculum to students from nearby communities in South Africa.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Freeport-McMoRan’s Greenlee County, Arizona Community Investment Fund Awards $300,000 in Grants

Mar 8, 2019 7:00 AM ET

The Greenlee County Community Investment Fund (CIF) recently selected the recipients and awarded grants totaling $300,000 to local communities and non-profit organizations.

Innovation & Technology

Wireless Blasting at Musselwhite Signals Improved Safety

Mar 8, 2019 6:25 AM ET

The mining industry is adopting automation in many areas to improve the safety of workers and increase efficiencies.

At Goldcorp’s Musselwhite mine, new applications have been tested underground in the blasting process, which indicates a decisive step on the path towards full automation of drill and blast operations in the future.

Health & Healthcare

VIDEO | Aflac Cancer Center: Ethan's Story

Mar 7, 2019 3:05 PM ET

Kids like Ethan are why Aflac has been a corporate ally for the childhood cancer community for 24 years. Through innovative research and helping provide peace of mind to patients and their families, Aflac’s commitment to helping find a cure for pediatric cancer holds strong. Every child deserves a lifetime.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Leading by Example: Viacom Hosts Inspiring Career Day with Figure Skating in Harlem

Mar 7, 2019 3:05 PM ET

Viacom, in partnership with The BEAT (the African American Employee Resource Group), hosted a career day for over a dozen girls from Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH). The girls, grades 7-11, were exposed to the world of media and entertainment and a peek into Viacom’s culture. The event was all part of Viacommunity’s (Viacom’s corporate social responsibility arm) All Good, All Year Initiative. All Good, All Year aims to engage employees each month with at least one volunteer event. In honor of black history month, February’s event aimed to show FSH girls what a career in the media industry looks like.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

These 5 Brands Will Each Donate $100,000 this Year to Alleviate Global Poverty

Mar 7, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Media & Communications

Caterpillar Foundation Names New President

Mar 7, 2019 2:35 PM ET

The Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic organization of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), today announced Asha Varghese as its new president.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women, Energy, and Economic Prosperity: The Linkage Between Sustainability and Equality

Mar 7, 2019 2:30 PM ET

Globally, women play a powerful role in sustainability. Across countries, organizations and communities, women make a substantial, positive contribution to growth and innovation, while also impacting environmental and social crises.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gildan Launches the “Hear Her Story” Series to Highlight Some of Their 23,000 Women

Mar 7, 2019 2:00 PM ET

In honor of International Women’s Day, Gildan is launching a new blog series entitled “Hear Her Story” which will allow readers to meet women behind the scenes of Gildan’s success and get a glimpse of their #LifeatGildan.

Environment

Walmart, P&G Collaborate For Clean Drinking Water Campaign

Mar 7, 2019 1:40 PM ET

Walmart and Procter & Gamble have announced a partnership that will help provide clean drinking water to children and their families through the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Programme.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Healing Nora: How Johnson & Johnson Helped an Injured Polar Bear

Mar 7, 2019 1:35 PM ET

Nora the polar bear is just 3 years old, but she has already faced a host of challenges.

Six days after she was born at Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in November 2015, Nora was abandoned by her mother and had to be hand-raised by zookeepers. Cubs in human care only have a 50% survival rate in their first few weeks of life, but Nora pulled through—and even gained an impressive fan base along the way.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Unveils New Career Building at Smithfield High School

Mar 7, 2019 1:35 PM ET

Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc., Isle of Wight County Schools, and Isle of Wight County unveiled a new Career Building at Smithfield High School, consisting of classroom space and resources for five Career and Technology programs including manufacturing, engineering, welding, nursing, and the culinary arts.

Green Infrastructure

Working Together Toward More Sustainable, Livable Cities

Mar 7, 2019 1:30 PM ET

Alex Keros, Smart Cities Chief at GM Urban Mobility/Maven, recently published a LinkedIn post around our commitment to sustainable and livable cities, further emphasized by Maven’s signing of the Shared Mobility Principles.

Education

MilliporeSigma Brings Science Education to Students Across North America With Curiosity Cube® Mobile Science Lab

Mar 7, 2019 11:30 AM ET

The Curiosity Cube® mobile science lab is a 22x15-foot retrofitted shipping container that features interactive, hands-on science experiments designed to prime students for STEM careers. This year’s experiments will take STEM learning to a new level —celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table of Elements.

Education

Bridgeport Classroom Turned Into Secret Lab

Mar 7, 2019 11:25 AM ET

Students at one shoreline high school got a big surprise this morning. Sikorsky Aircraft, and parent company Lockheed Martin, took over a classroom with high-tech science gear.

Diversity & Inclusion

Benevity Helps #BalanceforBetter by Matching up to $50,000 in Donations for Local Women's Causes

Mar 7, 2019 10:30 AM ET

As a small gesture toward positive change, Benevity is matching donations on a 1-to-1 basis up to $50,000 to three local organizations that are making meaningful efforts to address some of the unique challenges facing women: YWCA Calgary, Canada Learning Code and the Women's Centre of Calgary.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in I.T., Providing Diversity, Looking to the Future

Mar 7, 2019 10:20 AM ET

Women across Medtronic are helping to lead the company’s information technology group as it looks to help transform the future of healthcare

Responsible Production & Consumption

Forests, Cocoa and Farmers - Getting the Balance Right

Mar 7, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Read the blog by Darrell High, Head of Nestlé Cocoa Plan, on Forests, cocoa and farmers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

São Paulo Fire Department is “International Firefighting Team of the Year 2018”

Mar 7, 2019 10:00 AM ET

This year’s prestigious Conrad Dietrich Magirus Awards Ceremony for outstanding firefighting operations was held last Friday evening, March 1, 2019 in front of a packed Congress Centre in Ulm, Germany. Fire departments and distinguished guests from all over the world were invited to attend the 6th edition of the high profile event.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Helps Save Lives of Pets in Need Through 2019 Twin Cities Auto Show Event

Mar 7, 2019 9:45 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced it will be hosting a pet adoption event during the 2019 Twin Cities Auto Show through a partnership with local animal shelter, Midwest Animal Rescue and Services (MARS). The 501(c)3 non-profit organization is committed to helping pets in need whenever possible, including all breeds and ages. The first-of-its-kind event will be held at the Subaru exhibit inside the Minneapolis Convention Center, where attendees will have the opportunity to adopt a dog or puppy. The adoption event is aimed at finding forever homes for pets in the Twin Cities.

Environment

Planting Seeds of Inspiration

Mar 7, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Growing up in the bayside city of Manila, Philippines, Marge Cabasagan learned the power of helping others from her grandfather when she was just a little girl. On Sundays after church, she would often accompany Severino De Vega Cabasagan on his visits to Hospicio de San Jose, a 200-year-old institution in Manila that cares for more than 225 people, including orphans, survivors of domestic violence, and the elderly.

Innovation & Technology

NYCLab: Bringing in Fresh Ideas From Future Leaders

Mar 7, 2019 8:20 AM ET