Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Antea Group Named 2016 Top Workplace

Research, Reports & Publications

Parker Sustainability Report Demonstrates Local Impact of Global Commitment to Responsible Operation

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, recently formalized a sustainability framework focused on three key areas where the company has an opportunity to maximize the impact of its efforts: people, planet and products.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

An Historic Relationship | Caterpillar and the Panama Canal

Since our first days as a company, Caterpillar has designed and built the world’s most powerful, innovative and durable machines and engines. Our customers put them to work on projects that help the world grow and develop, supporting sustainable progress and improved living standards for people everywhere.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

YUM! Invests in Employees Through Building People Capability Cycle

See how Yum! achieves big results in big ways by actively investing in performance and development opportunities for employees through its Building People Capability cycle.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Role of Business Leaders in Sustainability; Q&A with Andrew Winston

Versaic is excited to bring you a Q&A session with Andrew Winston.

Health & Healthcare

WATCH Camilo Gonzalez Ruiz Discuss Sanofi Colombia's Initiative with the Business Call to Action (BCtA) Addressing Local Barriers to Diabetes Care

Through its comprehensive diabetes management program in Colombia, Sanofi’s initiative with the Business Call to Action (BCtA) is addressing local barriers to diabetes care for people living at the base of the economic pyramid (BoP).

Environment

What’s Driving Electric Cars Into the Mainstream? Plenty

Many electric vehicle owners love their ride, considering it their dream car. They enthusiastically share tips on, say, how to drive more electric miles. They gush that these vehicles offer a quiet ride and zippy torque that makes them feel like luxury automobiles – without the premium gas prices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox and The Trust for Public Land Announce Finalists for Arizona’s Cox Conserves Heroes Program

Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land, sponsored locally by Desert Botanical Garden, today announced finalists for Arizona’s 2016 Cox Conserves Heroes program. Tim Flood, Dennis McClung and Shawn Redfield have been selected as finalists and the public is being asked to vote now through August 1. To vote, visit www.cox7.com/cox-conserves.

Diversity & Inclusion

JetBlue Crewmember to Crewmember Support

JetBlue crewmembers support each other as well as our customers, including through financial assistance for colleagues in need.

Health & Healthcare

Bottled Water Consumption More Than Doubles Since 2000, Cutting Trillions of Calories From American Diet

The tremendous rise in U.S. bottled water consumption has resulted in significant caloric savings, according to a new study from the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC). As Americans have increasingly opted for calorie-free bottled water instead of other beverages, they have collectively cut 61 to 68 trillion calories over the past 15 years (2000-2015).

Environment

Citrus Heights, CA Compost Class Hosted by Republic Services

On June 18, Republic Services hosted two introductory composting classes for Citrus Heights, CA residents. Local residents joined Republic and Worm Fancy to learn how to compost using worms.

Social Impact & Volunteering

5 Stories of Youth Unemployment Worldwide from the GroundTruth Project

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS Receives German Excellence Award

Health & Healthcare

Sickle Cell Partnership Creates Demonstration Project to Treat Children in Angola

The Angola Sickle Cell Initiative, a public-private partnership of the Angola Ministry of Health, the Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), Texas Children’s Hospital and Chevron, is teaming up with the global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb to provide children with sickle cell disease in Angola with an effective medication to which many patients in the country have lacked access.

Health & Healthcare

Eating Well at Work Will Never Be the Same! Award-Winning Celebrity Chef Cat Cora and Aramark Announce New, Transformative Culinary Venture

Eating at work may never be the same thanks to a strategic partnership between world-renowned “Iron Chef” Cat Cora and Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), the global provider of dining solutions to businesses, universities, schools, hospitals and stadiums. Chef Cora, a TV personality, author, restaurateur and lifestyle entrepreneur, and Aramark have teamed up to transform the on-site dining experience for millions of employees at offices across North America.

Research, Reports & Publications

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Invest Locally To Create A Healthier Nation

As part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) System’s ongoing commitment to improving the health of all Americans, employees of BCBS companies around the country collectively volunteered nearly 400,000 hours.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Analysis Shows Keeping National MPG Standards Protects Profits of Automakers and Suppliers

Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, U.S. automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis prepared by independent automotive industry analysts and commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Awards MMC $5M for Sustainable Lung Cancer Prevention and Screening in Maine

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to Maine Medical Center (MMC) for the creation of a statewide initiative to improve the prevention, early detection and treatment of lung cancer in Maine, where incidence rates and deaths due to lung cancer are among the highest in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox and The Trust For Public Land Announce Alan Ford as Virginia’s 2016 Cox Conserves Hero

Cox and The Trust for Public Land today named Alan Ford as Virginia’s 2016 Cox Conserves Hero.

Research, Reports & Publications

Arby’s Releases First Purposefull® Report Showcasing Responsibility Efforts

Arby’s, America’s first nationally franchised sandwich restaurant brand with more than 3,300 restaurants worldwide, has released its first PurposeFULL report highlighting progress across its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform.

Research, Reports & Publications

Marathon Oil Corporation Releases 2015 Living Our Values Corporate Sustainability Report

Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) today published its 2015 Living Our Values Corporate Sustainability Report. The report is available in a digital format, with the capability to create customizable pdfs of individual sections of the entire report, and as a downloadable summary brochure.

Innovation & Technology

Ontario Unveils Plan to Promote Social Enterprises

Social enterprises use business strategies to achieve a social or environmental impact. While generating revenues from the sale of goods and services, social enterprises also expressly intend to create positive outcomes, and measure their results. As their business grows, so does their social impact.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  2. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  3. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  8. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  9. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  10. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  11. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report
  12. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  13. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  14. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  15. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...