Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Innovation & Technology

Podcast | UPS Longitudes Radio: Moving Urban Logistics Forward (Part 2)

Dec 8, 2017 11:40 AM ET

In the second episode of a three-part series, Matthias Winkenbach, director of the MIT Megacity Logistics Lab, provides a ground-level look at the most exciting innovations surrounding city delivery. Listen to the podcast, then subscribe to Longitudes Radio so you’ll be among the first to know about new episodes.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

BNY Mellon’s CSR Report Wins 2017 Inspire Award

Dec 8, 2017 10:05 AM ET

BNY Mellon’s most recent report detailing its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, “Invested in Change,” has been named one of the Top 100 Corporate Publications and received a Silver Award from the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) in its 2017 Inspire Awards Corporate Publishing Competition.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Drucker Institute Releases the Management Top 250 Rankings

Dec 8, 2017 10:00 AM ET

CSRHub is proud to announce The Drucker Institute launch of a new measure of corporate performance—one that gives executives and investors a more complete, longer-term view of how companies are being managed. The Management Top 250 ranking, as published in The Wall Street Journal, is based on a holistic measure of corporate effectiveness that was developed by the Drucker Institute, a part of Claremont Graduate University, and based on the writings of the late management guru Peter Drucker.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Family of Volunteers Are a Bright Light in Their Storm-Darkened Puerto Rico Community

Dec 8, 2017 10:00 AM ET

After Hurricanes Irma and Maria left the island of Puerto Rico devastated and millions of resident without power, the Reyes Torres family stepped up to support to their neighbors in the wake of the disaster. Volunteering together as a family, they've helped remove downed trees and trash, and offered general support to members of their community in need.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Group, Inc. Named One of Fortune’s 100 Best Workplaces for Diversity

Dec 8, 2017 9:45 AM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. today announced that it was named a 2017 Best Workplace for Diversity in the United States by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work®.

“We are honored to be named a FORTUNE Best Workplaces for Diversity,” said Bobby Griffin, CBRE’s Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for the Americas. “This award highlights the work CBRE is doing to continue to fulfill our mission of providing a work environment that attracts, develops and celebrates the professional success of every individual.”

Health & Healthcare

HPE PODCAST: The “Average Patient”, Prescribing for One, and Memory-Driven Computing

Dec 8, 2017 9:40 AM ET

What if we could look at a patient’s entire medical history, plus the data from their smartwatch, plus the records of 100 people most like them in the world to drive insights and predictions about their health? This idea of prescribing for one—known as Precision Medicine—would provide hindsight analysis, insight into existing conditions and predictive analysis on future conditions based on a patient’s current lifestyle. Precision medicine would allow doctors and medical staff to determine the best course of action and predict how to help patients down the road, or steer them away from potentially hazardous paths.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Interview with Health-Ade Kombucha CEO Daina Trout and CSO Vanessa Dew

Dec 8, 2017 9:25 AM ET

Health-Ade Kombucha was started in 2012 by best friends Daina Trout and Vanessa Dew. In this interview, they discuss how they support female entrepreneurs, and how they stay inspired as they grow their business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

All-In Philanthropy: The Story of Bloomberg LP's Rebuilding Team in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Dec 8, 2017 9:25 AM ET

After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated communities in the southern U.S. and the Caribbean, America’s CEOs reacted by orchestrating one of the single largest philanthropic moments in recent memory. Their contributions were unique both in the scale of their generosity and the method of their execution: many companies went beyond traditional check-writing philanthropy and embraced a more active role.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Bulletin (December 2018)

Dec 8, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Select your 2018 Engagement with the UN Global Compact. Find the right level of engagement to suit your company's need.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Homeless No More: A Friendship that Turned a Life Around

Dec 8, 2017 9:00 AM ET

The homeless shelter wasn’t David Williams’ rock bottom; it was his springboard to a better life. Today, he’s a Wells Fargo home loan servicer who says a Wells Fargo volunteer helped him turn his life around.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2017 Nickelodeon HALO Awards: Doing Good Never Sounded So Great

Dec 8, 2017 9:00 AM ET

The HALO Awards celebrates young leaders who are changing their communities and the world by “Helping and Leading Others.” Rapper Nick Cannon created the awards show in 2011, and returned this year to host the ceremony.

Research, Reports & Publications

Beyond Philanthropy Releases "Value² - Social Innovation for Business and Society"

Dec 8, 2017 8:30 AM ET

Beyond Philanthropy and Social Impact, supported by the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, conducted the study “Value² - Social Innovation for Business and Society” analyzing the potential of the so-called Base of the Pyramid (BOP) concept in Germany. Developed in 2002 by C.K. Prahalad, the BOP concept is based on the idea that businesses integrate low-income households as customers, suppliers or intermediaries in their value chain.

Diversity & Inclusion

Loan Officer Helps New Residents Find Home, Sweet Home

Dec 8, 2017 8:30 AM ET

The process of buying a home can be daunting for those born and raised in the United States, so imagine being new to this country eager to pursue the American dream, but not knowing where to start.

Environment

Putting an Economic Value on Forests in the United States: New Report by The Nature Conservancy and TD Bank Group

Dec 8, 2017 8:30 AM ET

Since 2012, TD Bank Group (TD) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have collaborated to help grow the amount of protected forest habitats across the eastern seaboard of the United States. TD’s support has helped The Nature Conservancy protect over 19,000 acres of critical forest habitat.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How You Can Help Restore Communities and Forests Devastated by Recent Hurricanes

Dec 8, 2017 8:00 AM ET

When disaster strikes, the need to act is dire. It could be months until final disaster numbers are reported, but what we do know is the affected communities need our help to rebuild and recover.

Research, Reports & Publications

Hasbro Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Global CSR Practice With Release of CSR Report, Playing With Purpose

Dec 8, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), announced today the release of its 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, titled Playing with Purpose.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Business of Food Security

Dec 8, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Taking a market systems approach is one of the most promising routes to linking complex interventions and generating sustainable impact. Using this approach, we must continue the effort to make economic growth more inclusive and resilient and also to make health; nutrition; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions more sustainable.

Health & Healthcare

Helping Develop Thriving and Resilient Communities: Nestlé's Partnership with the IFRC

Dec 8, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Nestlé is committed to enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. To do this it works alongside partners to create shared value, contributing to society while ensuring the long-term success of its business.

The company’s longest partnership is with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Together they are delivering safe water, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WASH) to rural communities across Africa.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Barclays and Dynamic Working: "Staying Home with My Kids Helped Us Connect"

Dec 8, 2017 7:55 AM ET

A small but growing number of fathers are taking up shared parental leave, a policy that allows mothers to transfer part of their maternity leave to their partner. We spoke to Barclays employees Cameron Kirkwood and Benjamin Tancock about taking time out to care for their children – and how perceptions about childcare are changing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan, Cerro Verde and PT Freeport Indonesia Operations Receive Eight Wildlife Habitat Council Awards

Dec 8, 2017 7:50 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

A View from the Outside | British American Tobacco

Dec 8, 2017 7:45 AM ET

An independent stakeholder viewpoint from Professor Dr Heiko Hosomi Spitzeck on British American Tobacco's Sustainable Agriculture & Farmer Livelihoods Focus Report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chargers Running Back Melvin Gordon and Rally Health Team Up with AEG to Host a "Holiday Bike Build" for Youth from the Boys & Girls Club of Carson at StubHub Center

Dec 7, 2017 4:55 PM ET

Rally Health and Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon teamed up with AEG to host a "Holiday Bike Build" at AEG’s StubHub Center on Dec. 5 for 150 kids from the Boys & Girls Club of Carson. Among the event's many activities, the kids were joined by Gordon and pro-riders from Rally CyclingSM in building and decorating brand new Diamondback bikes that they got to take home following a ride around the StubHub Center concourse and hot meal provided by AEG and StubHub Center.

Events, Media & Communications

Humana Tour Focuses on Healthy Employees, Healthy Communities

Dec 7, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Humana has dedicated itself to making business decisions that improve the health and well-being of members, employees, the communities it serves, and the planet. For employees, there’s a tour that has stopped in Humana work locations around the country. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Roadshow shows employees how they can incorporate social responsibility into their everyday jobs and support Humana’s Healthy People, Healthy Planet and Healthy Performance CSR efforts.

Events, Media & Communications

Bloomberg Philanthropies Signs on as Headline Sponsor of 2018 Climate Leadership Conference

Dec 7, 2017 2:30 PM ET

The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR) are pleased to announce that Bloomberg Philanthropies will serve as headline sponsor of the 2018 Climate Leadership Conference. Bloomberg Philanthropies is stepping in to fill the void left by long-time sponsor, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which announced in August that it was discontinuing its support.

Environment

Scotiabank Impact Story: Helping Create a New Generation of Renewable Energy Workers

Dec 7, 2017 2:25 PM ET