Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Measuring the Impact and Success of a Nonprofit-Corporate Partnership

Dec 18, 2015 1:00 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Delivering Joy to Families in Need

Dec 18, 2015 12:55 PM ET

Stephen, an autistic boy from southern Alberta, started collecting items for children in need in 2006 when he was six. Since then, Stephen’s Backpacks has delivered more than 18,000 backpacks.

Environment

The Path After Paris and the Power of Technology

Dec 18, 2015 12:35 PM ET

On December 12, the COP21 climate summit in Paris culminated in an historic agreement that was unanimously adopted by 195 nations. The agreement was the result of two weeks of intense negotiations between almost every country on the planet. Years of effort from government, business and civil society fueled the momentum for a substantive and strong international accord. Having successfully achieved that goal, the hard work now begins.

Events, Media & Communications

Brown-Forman Providing $10,000 for Safe Rides During the Holiday Season

Dec 18, 2015 12:30 PM ET

To help everyone to have a safe holiday season, Brown-Forman is providing up to $10,000 of safe rides to encourage people to plan ahead and keep drunk drivers off of the roads.

Environment

Students Translate Environmental Learning into Community Action

Dec 18, 2015 10:55 AM ET

In November, GM GREEN students from Southeast Michigan attended a Student Congress. Organized by the Clinton River Watershed Council, a nonprofit advocacy group and GM GREEN partner, the event gave students an opportunity to share their environmental investigations with peers from other areas within the watershed and to think about the positive impact they can have on their local environment.

Environment

Protecting What’s Irreplaceable With Guns...and Brands

Dec 18, 2015 10:40 AM ET

Several years ago, I visited the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Northern Kenya. Lewa’s owner’s goal is to set an example of how wildlife can be even more valuable as a source of tourism than for sale on the black-market, providing a model throughout Africa. I was there to assess potential branding opportunities. Virgin Air had committed to a corridor for migrating elephants. Lewa hoped there were others.

Environment

Proposed Risk Management Program Regulations on the Way

Dec 18, 2015 10:05 AM ET

Prompted by the massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant located north of Waco, Texas, in 2013, President Obama has issued Executive Order 13650, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (EO 13650).

Education

A Reminder From DSI

Dec 18, 2015 9:30 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Holiday Roadway Safety Message from Republic Services

Dec 18, 2015 9:15 AM ET

Millions of Americans are expected to take a road trip this holiday season, according to AAA. With so many motorists out and about, to include waste collection trucks operating throughout the holidays, we can each do our part to keep roadways safe this season.

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar on its Way to Achieving World Class Safety Performance

Dec 18, 2015 9:15 AM ET

Domtar ended 2014 with a record low incident rate.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

RSF Social Finance Reflects on NC’s Shared Gifting

Dec 18, 2015 9:15 AM ET

What is the best way to distribute money amongst a group a non-profits? This is a question that foundations and donors struggle with on a regular basis.

Research, Reports & Publications

Integrity at Northern Trust

Dec 18, 2015 9:05 AM ET

“Northern Trust has a heritage of acting with the highest ethics. The utmost honesty. And unfailing reliability. We have the wisdom earned through generations of relationships. The stability to weather change and uncertainty. And the insight to understand that diversity makes us stronger. For 125 years, our integrity has remained intact. And we have no intention of that changing."

Health & Healthcare

Novo Nordisk: The Five Most Popular Sustainability Stories of 2015!

Dec 18, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Throughout the year, Novo Nordisk shared stories and videos telling the actions and initiatives that demonstrate the company’s commitment to financial, environmental and social responsibility. Here is a recap of the five stores that received the most clicks!

Events, Media & Communications

Last Day to Save $500 | International Corporate Citizenship Conference

Dec 18, 2015 6:30 AM ET

Take advantage of the best rates on registration for the 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference, which expire at midnight tonight. Join 600+ of your corporate citizenship peers on March 20-22 in Atlanta, Georgia as we discuss the growing challenges facing our world today.

Events, Media & Communications

UC Davis–Mars Innovation Institute Holds “Solution Summit” in California

Dec 18, 2015 4:10 AM ET

With the population growing and the climate changing, our food, agriculture and health systems are facing increasing strain. To do something about this, Mars, Incorporated co-founded the Innovation Institute for Food and Health earlier this year with the University of California, Davis. On December 2 and 3, the Institute hosted the two-day Solution Summit—a series of events in California to explore ways to address these challenges.

Diversity & Inclusion

Girl Geek Dinner Serves up NetSuite's Commitment to Diversity

Dec 18, 2015 4:00 AM ET

When a colleague attended the Amazon Web Services conference in Las Vegas in 2012, he was struck when he looked around at a session entitled “AWS Security” and noticed that among the roughly 500 people in the room, there was not a single woman.

Education

Y Combinator's Sam Altman Dispenses Start Up Advice at Bloomberg's Cornell Tech Event

Dec 17, 2015 6:45 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

California Resources Corporation Teams Up With Nonprofit First Book to Distribute Books to Kern County Area Children In Need

Dec 17, 2015 6:00 PM ET

California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC), an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, has joined nonprofit social enterprise First Book to deliver books to children in need across Kern County.

Events, Media & Communications

3BL Media Webinar to Share Trends and Best Practices in Sustainability Reporting

Dec 17, 2015 5:45 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Rates of Hunger in Our Nation Are Holding Steady at All-time Highs

Dec 17, 2015 5:30 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bloomberg BNA Supports DC Affordable Law Firm by Providing Access to Bloomberg Law Technology Platform At No Cost

Dec 17, 2015 5:30 PM ET

Bloomberg BNA today announced it will be providing complimentary access to Bloomberg Law to the DC Affordable Law Firm (DCALF). Bloomberg Law, a leading all-in-one technology platform for the legal industry, will provide its suite of products with no charge to DCALF, which offers affordable, high-quality legal services to Washington, D.C. residents who do not qualify for free legal aid, as well as small businesses and nonprofits in the District. An independent nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status, DCALF is a collaboration launched by Georgetown University Law Center, Arent Fox LLP, and DLA Piper LLP.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan Receives Wildlife Habitat Council Award

Dec 17, 2015 4:45 PM ET

The Morenci Mine in Arizona received a Bat Conservation Action Award from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), presented in partnership with Bat Conservation International for outstanding bat preservation and education efforts.

Innovation & Technology

Inaugural “Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg” Speaker Series Welcomes Y Combinator

Dec 17, 2015 4:35 PM ET

“Tech entrepreneurship is close to my heart,” said Michael R. Bloomberg as we welcomed more than 150 members of the NYC technology community for the inaugural Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg speaker series.

Health & Healthcare

BMS and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute Enter Into a Collaboration Agreement as Part of U.S. Immuno-Oncology Rare Population Malignancy Program

Dec 17, 2015 4:30 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Partnership Brings National Institutional Capital to Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities

Dec 17, 2015 4:30 PM ET

The country’s leading lender to resident-owned manufactured home communities has secured millions in national institutional capi,tal, a breakthrough in the history of CDFI-financed resident-owned community preservation.