Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Sustainable Development Goals

Coca-Cola & PGGM: Reporting on the SDGs

Jul 31, 2018 5:00 AM ET

Businesses are increasingly asked to demonstrate the long-term value of the business and show their progress on SDG targets.

Health & Healthcare

To Be Successful, Your Business Should Lead With This

Jul 31, 2018 1:30 AM ET

Eighty-five percent of Americans say they would likely support a purpose-driven company in their community, while more than two-thirds (68%) say they would want to work for that company. This and other insightful data was just published in the 2018 Cone/Porter Novelli Purpose Study from public relations agency Porter Novelli who recently announced the launch of its global Purpose Practice, specializing in purpose-driven brand strategy and communications.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Legg Mason Affiliate Martin Currie Achieves Top ESG Rating For Second Year In A Row

Jul 30, 2018 4:35 PM ET

For the second year running, the PRI has awarded Martin Currie, an investment affiliate of Legg Mason (NYSE:LM) an A+ (highest performance band) in all three of its top-level categories: ‘Strategy and Governance', 'Incorporation’ and ‘Active Ownership'.

Health & Healthcare

A New Health Center is Under Construction Thanks to PNC Bank’s Innovative Community Development Banking

Jul 30, 2018 4:15 PM ET

Every day, dozens and dozens of patients, from parents with newborns to the elderly, visit Unity Health Care’s East of the River Health Center for medical care. For many people in that Northeast Washington, D.C. community, this may be the only place they go to see a doctor. Unity doesn’t turn away anyone who seeks care, no matter their circumstances.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Using Cooking to Fight Poverty

Jul 30, 2018 4:00 PM ET

One in three children in Washington, D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8, east of the Anacostia River, live in households that are food insecure, where their families don’t know if they’ll have enough to eat every month, said Mike Curtin Jr., CEO of D.C. Central Kitchen. That’s one of the many reasons the nonprofit is working to fight poverty in the nation’s capital.

Research, Reports & Publications

Insights Collection Delivers a Far-Reaching Assessment of Company Actions as They Respond to New Global Challenges

Jul 30, 2018 3:30 PM ET

In an effort to provide a comprehensive view of the private sector’s activity in the Corporate Societal Engagement (CSE) space, CECP has released the second annual Investing in Society, this time launched exclusively online. Developed from CECP’s original research, thought leadership, findings from the 2017 Giving in Numbers Survey, hundreds of monthly discussions with more than 200 of the world’s largest companies, conversations with leading experts, and on-the-ground practitioners, Investing in Society is a 360-degree view of the corporate sector over the past year.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Transwestern and Caesars on Climate Action in Supply Chains - Webinar

Jul 30, 2018 3:00 PM ET

For the majority of businesses, the supply chain is where they can have the largest impacts on climate change and greatest risks to business occur. But how do you build climate resilience and move to a low carbon supply chain?

Events, Media & Communications

Do You Have Sustainability Figured Out? | Sustainability Twitter Chat Q&A with Erb Institute

Jul 30, 2018 1:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Linking Climate-related Metrics to Earnings for Capital Goods Companies

Jul 30, 2018 12:20 PM ET

Innovation in the capital goods sector is driving a low-carbon industrial revolution according to CDP, the not-for-profit organization provides the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information.

Innovation & Technology

Saving Broken Home Electronics, One 3D-printed Part at a Time

Jul 30, 2018 11:55 AM ET

For HP’s Dare to Repair contest, entrants from around the world 3D-printed parts for broken goods to keep them out of the waste stream.

Health & Healthcare

Three New Seasons of MTV Shuga to Promote Sexual Health in Africa

Jul 30, 2018 11:30 AM ET

The MTV drama series Shuga is hoping to help millions of young viewers protect themselves from HIV with three new seasons of the show airing across southern Africa and Francophone west Africa. Unitaid, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will contribute storylines on HIV self-testing, preventive drugs and related issues.

Health & Healthcare

Pfizer’s Puerto Rico Colleagues Resume Supporting Trachoma Elimination Efforts After Hurricane Maria

Jul 30, 2018 11:00 AM ET

Antibiotics are a key component in the global effort to eliminate trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. One of several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified for elimination, trachoma is a preventable disease, and one that affects those living in communities with limited access to healthcare, clean water and sanitation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Achieves CarbonNeutral® Company Certification

Jul 30, 2018 11:00 AM ET

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has achieved CarbonNeutral® Company Certification

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Deja Vu for Family Who Adopted from Foster Care

Jul 30, 2018 11:00 AM ET

Sometimes when a family opens their heart to a child in foster care, they realize there is still more love to give. That’s what happened to the Holbrooks!

Innovation & Technology

Amazon Asks Developers to Create Alexa Skills that Inspire Behavior Changes

Jul 30, 2018 11:00 AM ET

Smart speakers have become one of the hottest products in consumer technology with experts predicting that 56.3 million will be sold worldwide this year. Recently, Amazon, one of the largest smart speaker manufacturers, introduced Alexa Donations with Amazon Pay, which allows users to donate directly to charities through an Alexa skill, or voice activated capability. Now the iconic online marketplace is asking consumers to join in, using its assets to make a positive impact on the environment, local communities and the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Taking a Bite Out of Student Loan Debt

Jul 30, 2018 10:35 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Opening Rooms, Rides, and Hearts with Tech

Jul 30, 2018 10:05 AM ET

After you are evacuated from your home, where do you go? In September 2017, that question was on many minds as people in Florida tried to escape the path of Hurricane Irma. But for our affected employees, their co-workers had an answer.

Our teams in nearby Atlanta collaborated to create an internal digital listing of homes for rent for the Comcast NBCUniversal family. Those with living space to share could list their homes as options for their teammates in need.

These tech-driven solutions ensure that our employees can get the support they need in trying times. But more than that, the connections exemplify the deep personal bonds within Comcast NBCUniversal and the problem-solving spirit of our people.

Media & Communications

Renowned IoT and Technology Visionary Jim Hunter Joins Delos as Chief Technology Officer

Jul 30, 2018 10:00 AM ET

Jim Hunter to bring years of expertise in IoT and technology to Delos starting August 2018.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

INFOGRAPHIC | HPE Employees are Creating Local Impact on a Global Scale

Jul 30, 2018 9:25 AM ET

With over 181, 000 volunteer hours clocked and $20 million in social investments, our employees made a big impact in their local communities in 2017.

Innovation & Technology

Tapping Into Tech to Accelerate Digital Innovation

Jul 30, 2018 9:05 AM ET

Backed by a $100 million investment fund, we launched MetLife Digital Ventures in 2017 to accelerate MetLife’s transformation through direct investment in startups that can bring new innovations to MetLife’s customers. Direct investment allows MetLife to share our expertise with these startups and influence the products and capabilities they offer, provide opportunities to expand their businesses and generate returns on our investment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

David Attenborough Launches Wildlife Fund for Advertisers

Jul 30, 2018 9:00 AM ET

Sir David Attenborough has said large corporations should donate to wildlife protection schemes every time they feature animals in their adverts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sodexo to Hire 20,000 Employees in the U.S. in Next 60 Days

Jul 30, 2018 8:00 AM ET

Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life and recognized by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, announced today its plans to hire 20,000 employees in the U.S. in the next 60 days in preparation for the 2018-2019 school year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Seeking a Balance Between Business and Public Welfare with Innovation

Jul 28, 2018 10:40 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Interview: Senior Technologist Ana Marchan-Garcia

Jul 27, 2018 9:00 PM ET

This interview is with Ana Marchan-Garcia, who works is a Senior Technologist for MARS.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Making the World More Hospitable

Jul 27, 2018 4:00 PM ET

Young people will always find ways to employ their time. With more than 3.5 billion of them under the age of 30, it’s imperative that their employment is with purpose and value. Yet today, an astonishing 71 million young people around the world are left wanting for that.

The Travel and Tourism industry has that kind of work—it expects to generate 100 million new jobs in the next decade. Collectively, it is already one of the world’s largest employers; the industry is responsible for one in every ten jobs globally, in nearly every country of the world, including emerging markets.

Because of its size and scope—and the fact that a number of jobs in the industry are ideally suited for new job seekers—the industry is in a unique position to help solve the youth unemployment dilemma.