Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

How Companies Can Create ‘Net Positive’ Products, Services and Environmental Impacts

Jun 8, 2016 1:15 PM ET

The Net Positive Project, a coalition of companies that aim to go beyond reducing their negative sustainability impacts to contribute in a “net positive” way to society, the environment and the global economy, launched yesterday. Founding company members are: Advanced Micro Devices, AT&T, Capgemini UK, The Crown Estate, Dell, Dow Chemical, Eaton, Fetzer Vineyards, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Humanscale, Kimberly-Clark, Kingfisher, Kohler and Owens Corning.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Belmont University Receives Trane Energy Efficiency Leader Award

Jun 8, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Environment

Cleaner, Safer, Stronger Cities

Jun 8, 2016 12:15 PM ET

AT&T has been in the Internet of Things (IoT) business for more than 8 years. We’re already connecting automobiles, homes and “things.” Now, we’re putting it all together in the places where 60-80% of global greenhouse gases will be generated, and where 66% of world’s population will live by 2050: Cities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Open Call for Nominations: AA1000APS Working Group

Jun 8, 2016 12:00 PM ET

The AccountAbility AA1000 Standards Board has issued an open invitation to interested stakeholders to serve on the Working Group for the revised AccountAbility Principles Standard (AA1000APS), to be released with the latest AccountAbility Assurance Standard (AA1000AS) in late-2016. The Working Group will operate under the mandate laid out in its Terms of Reference and will commence its duties in July 2016.

Health & Healthcare

Global Health Corporate Champions Land in Accra, Ghana

Jun 8, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bedford High Seniors Win Environmental Scholarship

Jun 8, 2016 11:10 AM ET

Bedford High seniors Trenton Sanders and Avery Kaplan are this year's recipients of the 2016 Environmental Scholarship.

The scholarship is sponsored by the Department of Public Works and Republic Services...

Environment

TransCanada Celebrates Environment Week

Jun 8, 2016 10:35 AM ET

With TransCanada’s support, Wildlife Haven will now be able to care for a larger number of injured, sick and orphaned wildlife with a greater number of successful releases back to the wild.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bill Meyer Inducted into the National Waste & Recycling Hall of Fame

Jun 8, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) announced that industry pillar and one of the Company’s foundational leaders, Bill Meyer, has been inducted into the National Waste & Recycling Association’s (NWRA) Hall of Fame. He was honored earlier this week in Las Vegas at Waste Expo, North America’s largest annual industry tradeshow.

Health & Healthcare

EHSxTech Conference Tackles Risks, Trends and the Value of EHS

Jun 8, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Recently, Antea Group presented the fourth annual EHSxTech conference, hosted by Adobe in the United Kingdom on Thursday, April 14. This exclusive event offered a unique opportunity for tech industry EHS professionals to explore regulatory updates from around the globe, talk through specific environmental, health and safety needs and challenges, and discuss leading industry trends in a friendly, noncompetitive forum.

Drawing from some of the most pressing EHS and sustainability challenges facing the tech industry today, this full-day event focused on “EHS Leadership in a Changing World.”

Environment

Happier Campers

Jun 8, 2016 10:10 AM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Exploring the Top Three Barriers to Healthcare Plastics Recycling

Jun 8, 2016 10:10 AM ET

HPRC recently held our spring 2016 meeting, which was graciously hosted by Johnson & Johnson in New York City. The meeting was a valuable opportunity to focus in on the HPRC mission and our projects in flight, and to redouble our efforts to enact change in the industry.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Facts About Global Poverty and Education

Jun 8, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Social Impact Through Employee Engagement

Jun 8, 2016 10:05 AM ET

As one recent Fortune 500 client said in describing their one-off volunteer events, “How much engagement can you expect to build through a once-a-year volunteer event?”

Research, Reports & Publications

Some of the Ways Old Mutual Added Value Across Africa in 2015

Jun 8, 2016 10:00 AM ET

The Plan is already embedding into the business. Since its launch in August 2015, we have grown strong partnerships to drive it forward and implemented key initiatives. The case studies that follow demonstrate the tangible positive impacts that we have made to date.

Innovation & Technology

Invested in: Rorus

Jun 8, 2016 10:00 AM ET

As the recipient of BNY Mellon’s Social Finance Global Innovation Award, Rorus is moving forward with its mission to enable affordable, safe drinking water throughout the world.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: The Quotes that Stay with Us

Jun 8, 2016 10:00 AM ET

It’s not just in our words, however, that we offer an example to others. Our actions do so as well, and often with greater impact.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $16.2MM for 50 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing at Drexel House in Olympia, Washington

Jun 8, 2016 9:30 AM ET

KeyBank announced it will provide a total of $16.2MM to help develop 50 units of permanent supportive housing for veterans and homeless individuals at Devoe II Housing. Living options will be provided for individuals making at or below between 30 and 50 percent of the area median income. The $16.2MM total is comprised of a $6.9MM construction loan and a $9.3MM equity investment. Aubre Dickson and Jennifer Seamons of Key’s Community Development Lending & Investing (CDLI) team arranged the financing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Toyota Presents Community Stars

Jun 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Through the passenger-side window, 83-year-old Ferne Fabis points with excitement at the new bakery set to open soon near her home in Rockville, Maryland. New people and places have always been Ferne’s passion – even after a leg injury forced her to give up her driver’s license.

Research, Reports & Publications

TD Bank Group Releases 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report

Jun 8, 2016 9:00 AM ET

This week TD released its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report, Adapting to be the bank you need, showcasing the bank's commitment to serving the changing needs of its customers, employees, communities and shareholders.

Education

Science Ed: What Students Want

Jun 7, 2016 8:00 PM ET

As part of the Amgen Foundation’s commitment to inspire the next generation of scientists, we partnered with Change the Equation to conduct a survey to better understand what motivates U.S. high school students to pursue a science education.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Republic Services Employees Bestowed National Driver of the Year Awards

Jun 7, 2016 7:50 PM ET

Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) is pleased to announce that collection drivers David Bedford and Efren “Fernando” Lopez have received prestigious Driver of the Year awards in the large industrial and residential categories, respectively.

Environment

Carnival Foundation’s $2.5 Million Donation Helps The Nature Conservancy Launch Online Atlas, Protect and Manage Conservation Efforts in the Caribbean

Jun 7, 2016 7:10 PM ET

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, announced today that its second consecutive year of supporting The Nature Conservancy helped the organization continue its momentum in protecting the world’s oceans and seas. As part of achieving its 2020 sustainability goals, Carnival Corporation is providing through the Carnival Foundation a $2.5 million gift over a five-year period to The Nature Conservancy, which began in 2014.

Health & Healthcare

U.S. Chamber Foundation Launches Health Means Business Champions Network

Jun 7, 2016 4:00 PM ET

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, today announced the launch of the Health Means Business Champions Network. This first-of-its-kind initiative provides businesses and community stakeholders the tools they need to take action and become leaders in a movement for a healthier America.

Environment

How to Not Love the National Parks to Death

Jun 7, 2016 4:00 PM ET

This year marks the centennial of the National Park Service, and record numbers of visitors are expected to celebrate by exploring the system’s incomparable natural, historical, and cultural resources. All those adventure seekers impact parks. But there’s a respectful way to go about it.

Innovation & Technology

Sodexo Partners with Tapingo to Expand Mobile Capabilities at North American Colleges and Universities

Jun 7, 2016 3:55 PM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, and Tapingo, the leading mobile commerce application for campus dining, today announced a partnership to bring mobile ordering to Sodexo university campuses across North America.