Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Education

Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Candice Ford

Jan 31, 2017 2:45 PM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

10 GM Vehicles Lose an Average of 350 Pounds

Jan 31, 2017 2:15 PM ET

General Motors engineers are diligently working to make vehicles lighter, focusing on customer needs and increasing vehicle performance.

Events, Media & Communications

Cargill.com Redesigned to Enhance Customer Experience

Jan 31, 2017 1:20 PM ET

In an ongoing effort to better meet the needs of industry, customers, employees and job candidates, Cargill today announced the launch of its redesigned website Cargill.com. The site now features a mobile-responsive design and integrates content from many separate websites into one online destination, making Cargill’s collective knowledge, products, and services accessible to more than 3.2 million unique visitors annually from more than 190 countries. It also offers an elevated focus on sustainability, featuring Cargill’s efforts to nourish the world and protect the planet.

Responsible Production & Consumption

As Seen on The Guardian: Corporate-Driven Composting Means Big Reductions in Food Waste

Jan 31, 2017 1:20 PM ET

Here’s some food for thought: about 31% of food in the US goes to waste and a shocking 97% of that ends up in landfills.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ecocentricity Blog: A Vision of Our Economic Future

Jan 31, 2017 1:00 PM ET

What if every single person instinctively took ethical values into account every time they bought a banana, bottle of wine, cell phone or house?

Events, Media & Communications

How Partnerships Can Drive Sustainable Development in Organizations

Jan 31, 2017 12:30 PM ET

Sappi's Laura Thompson discusses key sustainability takeaways from the USBCSD Conference and her discussion with GM and Living Lands & Waters.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Broken Trust

Jan 31, 2017 12:00 PM ET

At this year’s World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, PR firm Edelman shared its comprehensive annual Trust Barometer, confirming what we all know: global trust in institutions and leaders is at an all-time low. Fully two-thirds of countries are now considered “distrusters” (under 50% trust in the mainstream institutions of business, government, media and NGOs to do what is right), compared to about half a year ago. This is a stunning collapse in trust, even from last year’s low base.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

New Video Highlights Arrow Electronics, Denver Broncos and the Colorado 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition

Jan 31, 2017 11:35 AM ET

FIRST Robotics is all about teaching innovation and encouraging competition. That’s why Arrow Electronics is again teaming with the Denver Broncos’ Tackle STEM program to sponsor this year’s Colorado FIRST Robotics competition, which kicked off January 7. Both organizations see FIRST Robotics as a fun way to create educational engagement opportunities for students, while providing rewards and recognition around STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Students from Houston Independent School District Collaborate with Aramark, NRG Stadium to Create Super Bowl Sandwich

Jan 31, 2017 11:30 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

GREEN Annual Report

Jan 31, 2017 11:15 AM ET

The Global Rivers Environmental Education Network is a partnership between General Motors, the nonprofit Earth Force, and local schools and conservation groups in GM communities designed to introduce youth to environmental science and careers in STEM.

Social Impact & Volunteering

openSAP, RW Institute Launch Free Online Course, ‘Empathy in Motion: The Power of Employee Volunteering’

Jan 31, 2017 11:10 AM ET

Today, openSAP and the RW Institute (RWI) announce the rollout of Empathy in Motion: The Power of Employee Volunteering, a new, free Massive Open Online Course available to companies and volunteers globally.

Diversity & Inclusion

From VP Holding Perspective: Learn More About Atlas Copco’s Diversity Approach

Jan 31, 2017 11:05 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Atlas Copco’da Çeşitlilik Yaklaşımını Handan Şahin, VP Holding Türkiye & Orta Doğu Anlatıyor:

Jan 31, 2017 11:05 AM ET

Environment

Welcome to the New Economy

Jan 31, 2017 11:00 AM ET

The traditional linear take-make-dispose economy—where resources are extracted from the ground, made into products, and thrown away—helped us as a society make great strides in the 20th century. But as our global population swells (9+ billion by 2050!) and our finite resources become more constrained, a new path forward is needed.

Health & Healthcare

School and Sneeze and Sniffle Season Are Both in Session

Jan 31, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Final Day to Save on #USCCFWomen Registration!

Jan 31, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Registration is now open for our "Measuring Success, Making it Count: Women's Empowerment Principles Forum 2017." Join us at the United Nations Headquarters and Grand Hyatt in NYC on March 14-15 to discuss ways of measuring initiatives that support woman and girls, and how to use data to drive action. Hurry, Early Bird discount ends January 31!

Responsible Production & Consumption

Questions to Ask Your Recycling Partner

Jan 31, 2017 9:50 AM ET

When talking with a potential recycling business partner, use the following list of questions and discussion topics to help guide the conversation. HPRC will walk you through the conversations you need to have to determine who is the right partner for you and then to structure your agreement.

Diversity & Inclusion

Say Hello to the Antea Group San Francisco Office!

Jan 31, 2017 9:40 AM ET

Locally the Oakland office serves the Bay Area technology community with expertise in health and safety and due diligence. We also support the rail industry on a national level with environmental planning and permitting as well as incident response. Our staff provides expert witness testimony for remediation projects and serve technology clients internationally in Asia on environmental compliance and due diligence concerns. Oakland is also home to Antea Group's service line lead for spill planning, and we boast expertise in environmental impact assessment under NEPA, CEQA and the EU’s ESIA guidance along with wetlands permitting and natural resource assessment.

Green Infrastructure

Can Green Leases Help Fast-track a Sustainable Built Environment?

Jan 31, 2017 9:25 AM ET

In recent years there has been a huge push for sustainable real estate with the realisation that buildings contribute to 40% of energy consumption in developed countries. One way in which sustainable real estate is being implemented is through green leases; leases that go above and beyond to incorporate sustainability requirements.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability is Increasingly Core to Business Strategy, Says New Report

Jan 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Companies and investors increasingly understand the fundamental importance of sustainable business and are taking action to reduce their environmental impacts, according to a new report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

James M. Cox Foundation and Jim Kennedy Donate $2.5 Million to Build Fitness Center for Emory St. Joseph’s Staff

Jan 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

The James M. Cox Foundation and Jim Kennedy made a combined $2.5 million gift for the construction of the James C. Kennedy Fitness Center at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. The hospital’s physicians, nurses and staff will have complimentary, 24-7 access to the state-of-the-art fitness facility.

The 5,400 square foot Kennedy Fitness Center is being constructed on the St. Joseph’s campus to provide convenient access for all hospital staff members. The Center will include cardio and strength machines, a yoga/mindfulness area and other programs that promote healthy living for the 3,000 employees of St. Joseph’s and its neighboring medical facilities. The fitness center is expected to be operational by summer 2017.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Forging the Missing Link: What the 2017 CDP Supply Chain Report Says About Supplier Engagement

Jan 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

While this year's CDP Supply Chain Report, written by BSR in partnership with CDP and the Carbon Trust, showed that the world's largest purchasing organizations are driving down emissions in their supply chains, it also highlighted the need for urgency.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fox Filmmakers Lab Hosts 25 AFI Alumnae as Part of Broad Initiative to Increase Opportunities for Female Film Directors

Jan 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Fox and the American Film Institute have selected 25 of the most dynamic new voices in Hollywood to participate in the Fox Filmmakers Lab, a mentoring program designed to increase the number of female directors working in the industry. The group consists of alumnae of the AFI Conservatory and the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, and the Lab will allow each of them to develop a short film concept based on Fox’s franchise titles, such as Alien, Planet of the Apes, Predator and more, providing the necessary experience to work on more major studio films as they progress in their careers.

Energy

Corporations: Unlikely Heroes in America’s Quest for Climate Action

Jan 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Nearly half of America’s Fortune 500 companies have set climate or renewable energy goals. And now we’re seeing the scale of their corporate targets become more aggressive. Thirty-five U.S. companies, including P&G, Walmart, PepsiCo and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have either set or committed to set science-based renewable energy and emissions targets aligned with the path recommended at the international climate talks. And more and more companies are pledging to power their operations with 100 percent renewable energy.

Environment

PT Freeport-Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Planted 13,000 Coconut Trees in 2016

Jan 31, 2017 8:30 AM ET

PT Freeport Indonesia, in coordination with the local government and the Catholic Church have been creating coconut plantations in the coastal villages of Mimika in Papua, Indonesia.