The Latest News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Sweat the Small Stuff on Energy and Emissions

Ongoing public concerns about climate change, energy security and economic conditions keep energy use and greenhouse gas emissions top of mind for our key stake­holders. Energy is the third largest draw on our operat­ing costs behind wood fiber and chemicals.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Cox Enterprises Names Juliette Pryor as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Cox Enterprises announced today that Juliette Pryor, 51, has been named senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective immediately. Pryor reports to Cox Enterprises Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dallas Clement and succeeds Shauna Muhl who will retire from Cox at year end.

AI & Technology

Students’ Vision of Future of Robotics Could Earn Visit From Honda’s ASIMO

Honda is asking students and organizations with members ages 13-18 to use short video, photos or essays to answer the question: How will robotics affect our world by the year 2066?

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Serving and Sourcing Fresh Food

At Wendy’s, quality and food safety go hand-in-hand as our first priority when it comes to serving customers in our restaurants. Seems like an obvious priority for a restaurant company, right? Well, in our case, we have an added layer of complexity because we bring in FRESH ingredients to our restaurants – multiple times a week – to craft the items on our menu. And we’ve been doing this ever since we first opened our doors in 1969.

Awards & Rankings

Nestlé Acclaimed as World’s Most Diverse Food Company

Nestlé has been recognised as the leading food and beverage company in the Thomson Reuters Diversity and Inclusion Index (D&I), for its efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Philanthropy

CBRE Video | “Save a Child’s Life” Philanthropy Program at 10 Years

This is the 10th year that CBRE has launched “Save a Child’s Life” philanthropy program. Working closely with “Operation Blessing”, CBRE has saved 85 children’s lives who suffered from congenital heart disease. To celebrate the 10-year milestone, we feature an original theme song MV produced by CBRE employees.

AI & Technology

Electrifying: The New Generation smart!

Better than reducing CO₂ emissions is not producing any emissions at all. The solution is electric mobility. smart is now implementing this throughout the whole product range as the first manufacturer worldwide to take such a decisive step toward environmentally friendly driving.

Volunteering & Community

Tetra Tech Joins Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti to Promote Women in STEM

Highlighting accomplished women from around Los Angeles that have pursued science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career

Environment

Sea Creatures Thank Bacardi for Its #NoStraws Initiative

Join creatures of the sea in thanking Bacardi for its No Straws pledge to remove straws from cocktails at company events. Six months into the initiative, Bacardi has already removed more than one million straws from its cocktails.

Philanthropy

CSX Employees Give Back “Beyond Our Rails” at Service Day in Parkersburg, W.Va.

Furthering CSX’s commitment to actively support the communities served by the company, employee volunteers were joined by national service partners City Year, Action for Healthy Kids and Arbor Day Foundation to spend Saturday morning volunteering on school improvement projects at Emerson Elementary School.

Philanthropy

Bristol-Myers Squibb Supports Haitian Hurricane Relief Efforts

Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation are supporting emergency relief effort in Haiti following the Category 4 hurricane which hit the island on October 4, destroying homes and crops, flooding streets and cutting off transportation across the island. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has been plagued by natural disasters over the past decade.

Awards & Rankings

Our Conflict Minerals Data Solution recognized with Oracle Excellence Award

Qualcomm has been committed to responsibly sourcing conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and surrounding areas for more than six years. We published our first Conflict Free Minerals Policy in 2010 and have filed a Conflict Minerals Report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) annually since 2013. For compliance year 2015, we reported that 96% of the known smelters in our semiconductor supply chain were DRC conflict-free.

Energy & Infrastructure

HPE Sets Goal to Increase Its Products’ Energy Performance 30x by 2025

Events

24 T. Rowe Price Associates Biked from London to Paris to Raise More Than £100,000 for the Royal British Legion

In a sea of 350 cyclists riding across the English and French countryside during this year’s Pedal to Paris charity bike ride, 24 T. Rowe Price associates from both sides of the Atlantic could be spotted working their gears and cheering each other on.

Awards & Rankings

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Celebrates Companies that are Industry Leaders in Adoption Benefits

Each year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s annual Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace list recognizes U.S. companies that support families growing through adoption. The annual survey is judged first on financial assistance and second on paid time off given to employees after they adopt. While not all of the companies that applied make the list, we appreciate all organizations that offer adoption benefits and support families.

Education & Workforce Development

NY Daily News: To Fix Our Schools, Build On P-TECH

The U.S. House of Representatives' overwhelming bipartisan vote to reauthorize the Perkins Act (which funds Career and Technical Education) signals to the Senate that education reform must top the national agenda.

Philanthropy

The Power of Giving Back

Isn't it funny how much bigger everything seemed when you were a kid? I recently had the chance to revisit the house I grew up in as a child – the same house my family lost when I was just 15 years old. Walking inside again all these years later, I was stunned at how small it felt. In my memories, through my eyes as a child, everything seemed so much bigger.

Corporate Responsibility

UN Global Compact Bulletin (October 2016)

The UN Global Compact Bulletin is designed to keep participants up to date on news, actions you can take, resources and events. Participants are encouraged to look to this monthly communication for important information. Please note that actions and events are intended for Global Compact stakeholders, unless otherwise indicated. The Bulletin is published in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.

Health & Healthcare

Three Quality of LifeHacks to Help You Go Vegetarian for a Month

Energy & Infrastructure

Feathered Friend Helps Launch Green Career

It was 1983 when an engineer from Michigan met a Yellow-Naped parrot from Honduras. Little did Joe Azzarello know that “Otis” would be a part of the family for 33 years (and counting) and would affect not only his personal life but his career as well.

Energy & Infrastructure

GM China Engages Suppliers in Energy Projects that Saved $1.3M

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AEG Celebrates Inclusion

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Community Impact at Chemours

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Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...