Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Media & Communications

A Splash of Color to Brighten Your Journey

Aug 16, 2019 3:00 PM ET

IVECO – based in the Czech Republic – invited over 150 local kindergarten students to enter its “Color Your Bus” contest.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Awards More Than $200,000 in Grants for Workforce Education and Training Across Greater Cincinnati

Aug 16, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Duke Energy today announced $203,315 in grants to eight organizations focused on workforce development across Greater Cincinnati.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How the General Mills Foundation is Mobilizing a Global Volunteer Workforce

Aug 16, 2019 1:05 PM ET

The General Mills Foundation’s (GMF) executive director, Nicola Dixon discusses GMF’s award winning partnership with Partners in Food Solutions (PFS).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Costa Crociere Foundation and Sahara Forest Project Join Forces for Sustainable Farming in the Desert of Jordan

Aug 16, 2019 1:00 PM ET

For the first time guests onboard Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises ships calling at Aqaba, Jordan, will taste vegetables produced by using saltwater and solar power in the desert. The initiative contributes to the revegetation of desert areas in Jordan

Environment

3D Printing Factors Big in HP’s Sustainability Game Plan

Aug 16, 2019 12:25 PM ET

3D printing will continue to play a key role in HP’s mission to create a circular and low-carbon economy—a vision and set of initiatives benchmarked in its most recent 2018 Sustainable Impact Report.

Research, Reports & Publications

Working to Offer More Efficient Solutions

Aug 16, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Caterpillar has a long history of and a strong process for innovation in research and development.

Diversity & Inclusion

Northern Trust Achieved a 100% Score on the Disability Equality Index This Year

Aug 16, 2019 11:35 AM ET

Northern Trust was recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion', this year achieving a 100% score on the Disability Equality Index.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

In Effort to Support Childhood Cancer Research, Aflac Addresses Facebook’s Algorithm Change

Aug 16, 2019 10:55 AM ET

Recent efforts have resulted in Aflac winning first place in the “Use of Facebook” category of PR Daily’s 2019 Digital Marketing & Social Media Awards.

Responsible Production & Consumption

ON Semiconductor’s Plastics Go Electric!

Aug 16, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Did you know that all finished goods plastics from our 22 manufacturing sites and most sub-contractors globally are shipped to ON Semiconductor’s Reclamation Center (OSRC) located at our headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona?

Research, Reports & Publications

When Water is the Product, How Do We Afford Sustainability?

Aug 16, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Data analytics, properly aggregated and visualized to give operators actionable insights to inform better decision making, can put facilities on a path to sustainability and resilience.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Watch the P&G ACTIVATE Documentary Series Starting Next Month

Aug 16, 2019 9:25 AM ET

ACTIVATE is a six-part National Geographic documentary series about Global Citizen's efforts to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. Each episode delves into a different issue connected to poverty as world-renowned artists like Hugh Jackman, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Pharrell Williams; corporate leaders like P&G; grassroots activists and impacted people work to ignite change.

Green Infrastructure

The Place Makers Episode 3 - Barangaroo, Sydney

Aug 16, 2019 9:20 AM ET

Watch how Aboriginal people have been living sustainably in the area known as Barangaroo for at least 80,000 years, home to one of Australia's most important urban regeneration projects.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan Wins Product Stewardship Award for Safety

Aug 15, 2019 8:55 PM ET

Freeport-McMoRan was honored with a Product Stewardship Award from BNSF Railway for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail in 2018.

Media & Communications

Astellas SVP of Health Systems Shantelle Dodson is PharmaVoice Woman of the Week

Aug 15, 2019 5:00 PM ET

Listen to PharmaVoice's Woman of the Week podcast featuring Shontelle Dodson, senior vice president Health Systems at Astellas Pharma US discussing her leadership role and the C3Prize, a challenge created to change cancer care

Health & Healthcare

VIDEO | Tour Mohawk Group's Showroom at NeoCon 2019 with Interior Design

Aug 15, 2019 4:55 PM ET

Live from Mohawk’s NeoCon 2019 showroom, company execs share insights into a new collection, called Relaxing Floors, which is designed to help reduce stress by mimicking patterns in nature – a concept known as fractal fluency.

Environment

Carnival Corporation Releases Third-Party Study Confirming Advanced Air Quality Systems Are Positive for Environment

Aug 15, 2019 3:55 PM ET

Carnival Corporation & plc recently released the results of an independent, two-year scientific wash-water study that shows the company's Advanced Air Quality Systems are a safe and effective means for compliance with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 2020 requirements

Environment

P&G Takes on Water Risk — One Drop at a Time

Aug 15, 2019 3:15 PM ET

In 2018, Cape Town, South Africa, was hurtling toward a doomsday scenario. City officials projected the city would run out of water on April 12, 2018, deemed "Day Zero."

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

725 Horses, a Bell, Safe Kids Worldwide and FedEx: Connecting the Dots

Aug 15, 2019 2:30 PM ET

This August, Safe Kids Worldwide, a global child injury prevention organization, benefitted from some extra visibility thanks to 725 horses (the horsepower of the#11 FedEx Camry driven by Denny Hamlin) and the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Innovation & Technology

Jerry the Bear and Aflac Duck Are Making a Difference to the Lives of Sick Kids

Aug 15, 2019 2:15 PM ET

From TED Talks to rubbing shoulders with Barack Obama, innovative tech whiz Aaron Horowitz is taking the robotics world by storm - creating playful products to help change the lives of sick kids.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Catalytic Power of Transparency in Creating a Diverse Workforce

Aug 15, 2019 1:30 PM ET

In this interview, Barbara Whye discusses Intel’s journey toward creating and reaching this goal, her advice to other corporate leaders looking to move the needle, and the catalytic power of committing to transparency.

Environment

New Ceres Analysis Calls on Power Sector to Decarbonize Before 2050

Aug 15, 2019 1:25 PM ET

A newly updated climate scenario analysis framework released today underscores the need for the U.S. power sector to completely decarbonize before 2050 in order to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius and stave off the worst impacts of climate change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sustainability Group Awards Two Wind Energy Projects in Iowa With Highest Ratings

Aug 15, 2019 12:45 PM ET

Of the many wind energy projects in the United States, only three are verified as sustainable by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Graduating Paradise Strong

Aug 15, 2019 12:40 PM ET

Comcast volunteers help Paradise High School seniors graduate for the first ceremony since the devastating Camp Fire.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From Office to Field: A Trip to Stoney Creek Farm

Aug 15, 2019 12:30 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Alexion Intern Returns as Post-Doc Fellow

Aug 15, 2019 12:00 PM ET

The depth of Alexion’s commitment to serving the rare disease community is what kept drawing Global Medical Affairs Fellow, Adam Quicquaro, PharmD, back to the company. After completing his internship in Global Medical Information and Medical Review at Alexion, Adam returned to Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science University to complete his Doctor of Pharmacy degree.