Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Education

Mars Showcases Coral Restoration at Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Mars has been in business since 1911 — and we want to be thriving in another hundred years. Our Associates take a scientific approach to the challenges that we face, working with the best and brightest around the world to solve the problems we encounter as a business and in society.

Sustainable Development Goals

Crucial Contribution of Business to Paris Agreement

Paper published giving analysis of how policy makers and businesses can work closer together to ramp up private sector engagement in the climate change commitments made under the Paris Agreement.

Education

Gildan Partners With World Vision to Deliver Its Teacher Training Program in Honduras

As a pillar of Gildan’s community engagement program, the Company believes that investing in youth education can help change futures for individuals and communities grow and prosper in the longer term.

Research, Reports & Publications

Teva Drives Progress to Address Pressing Global Health Challenges While Maintaining Focus on Compliance

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) published today its 2018 Social Impact Report, highlighting how the world’s leading provider of generic medicines helped create a healthier world through its product portfolio, patient programs, environmental sustainability actions and corporate culture rooted in compliance and ethics.

Events, Media & Communications

Join Schneider Electric for a Sustainability TweetChat: 2019 Earth Overshoot Day

2019 Earth Overshoot Day is earlier than ever. Let's #MoveTheDate.

Sustainable Development Goals

Carnival Corporation to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics by End of 2021

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, recently announced that it will significantly eliminate its purchase and consumption of non-essential single-use plastics by the end of 2021.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact to Engage Business at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

At the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the UN Global Compact will host the first Making Global Goals Local Business Week, providing an opportunity for business leaders to showcase their contributions towards the Sustainable Development Goals and share best practices for translating global strategies into local solutions in support of the 2030 Agenda.

Events, Media & Communications

Bridgestone to Attend the Program Presentation of 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

A total of 53 teams from 24 countries will take part in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge from 13-20 October. Bridgestone has been the title sponsor of the event since 2013 and has continuously supplied teams with specially-developed solar car tires: ECOPIA with ologic.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Intel Was Losing Employees. So It Created an Anonymous Hotline to Help Unhappy Workers

In 2016, Intel realized it had a retention problem. A lot of workers were leaving, particularly women and minorities. So the company launched a confidential online hotline where employees are paired with case managers to resolve any workplace concerns or struggles, before they quit.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aramark to Provide Full Tuition Coverage of College Degrees for Hourly Associates Across the U.S.

Aramark (ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, announced today that it will provide the opportunity for eligible hourly associates in the U.S. to receive full tuition coverage for college degrees.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Disclosure Reduces Risk and Informs Investors

GRI Chief Executive Tim Mohin testifies before US House Committee on Financial Services, on corporate reporting requirements for ESG information.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ecuadorian Plaintiffs End Fraudulent Litigation Against Chevron

A group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs whose litigation against Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) has been exposed as a fraud and bribery scheme by courts in the United States and elsewhere has ended its Canadian lawsuit against the company.

Research, Reports & Publications

Announcing Our 2019 Values in Action Report

Today, we are proud to release our 2019 Values in Action Report, a summary of some of the key priorities that reflect our values, as well as the stories that help bring those values to life each and every day. In the report, you will find a rich variety of data about how we are working to meet our goal of building a best-in-class approach to Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) and how we are engaging in local and national partnerships that are providing invaluable resources to advance greater opportunity, diversity and digital inclusion in our communities, and in our society.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

National Grid Celebrates Lineworker Appreciation Day

National Grid’s electricity field force is a special group of people who perform extraordinary work in some of the toughest conditions.

Energy

eBay Utah Office Announces 100% Renewable Energy

At eBay, we believe it is our responsibility to encourage the development of renewable energy, which has the potential to benefit economies around the world. This is why we’ve made it our goal to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025.

Responsible Production & Consumption

VALVERT launches 100% recycled plastic bottle

Nestlé Waters launches 100% rPET bottle for Valvert brand in Europe

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Alliance to Save Energy Names Four Innovators as 2019 Stars of Energy Efficiency

The Alliance to Save Energy on Wednesday announced it would be awarding Alabama Power, Ingersoll Rand, OhmConnect, and Pepco Holdings its 2019 Stars of Energy Efficiency, celebrating their accomplishments in pioneering new ways to use energy more effectively.

Environment

Conservation Camp Celebrates Sustainable Forestry

When Bonny Skene attended Conservation Camp in 10th grade, she wasn’t looking for a career in forestry. “My parents always encouraged me to try new and different things, and Conservation Camp was definitely new and different,” she says.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Making Payment Acceptance a Driver for Financial Inclusion

Ten years ago, 85 percent of the world’s transactions were in cash and checks, and 2.5 billion people were unbanked. Since then, we’ve all been working hard as an industry to develop technology that will give the unbanked access to the world of digital payments.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Takeda Continues Ongoing Inclusion in the FTSE4Good Developed Index & MSCI ESG Leaders Index

On the FTSE4Good Developed Index, Takeda received high marks in the areas of “Climate Change,” “Customer Responsibility,” and “Corporate Governance." Takeda’s proactive approach to tackling environmental issues on a global scale includes...

Diversity & Inclusion

Lockheed Martin Releases 2018 Global Diversity and Inclusion Report

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], ranked among the ‘50 Best Companies for Diversity’ by Black Enterprise magazine in 2018, is releasing its 2018 Annual Report on Global Diversity and Inclusion. The 36-page report outlines Lockheed Martin’s current workforce statistics as well as employee testimonials on its ever-evolving advancements in creating an inclusive work environment for the company’s 105,000 employees around the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fighting Hunger, Sharing Strength

Sysco is committed to helping the millions of Americans who struggle with food insecurity and hunger, providing both financial and volunteer resources to local organizations. We currently allocate 75 percent of our community donations and volunteer activities toward hunger relief, and as part of our 2025 Corporate Social Responsibility Goals, we plan to donate 200 million meals and $50 million dedicated toward alleviating hunger and food insecurity in the communities we serve.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Olympic Cauldron of the Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 to Be Powered By Eco-Responsible Fuel

Following the lighting ceremony in Athens, Greece, the Olympic flame will make its journey across Switzerland to light the Lausanne 2020 Olympic cauldron on 9 January 2020 during the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.

Environment

Practitioner Spotlight--Angie Stagg

Antea Group spotlights Angie Stagg, one of its key account leaders based in Minnesota.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Breaking Down Local and National Efforts to Improve Food Security in the U.S.

As of 2017, estimations indicate that 1 in 8 Americans suffer from food insecurity—some 40 million people, including 12 million children. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the population of food insecure people has declined in the United States. Food insecurity is off from its peak during the Great Recession of 2008 and continues to decline. Nonetheless, the decline hasn’t reached the pre-recession level, and work remains to address hunger and food security in America.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Novata News
    Communicating key news and updates about Novata.
  2. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  3. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  4. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  5. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  6. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  7. Subaru Love Promise: Pets
    Subaru believes all pets deserve a loving home and we are the largest corporate donor to the ASPCA®. Subaru is proud to help make the world a better...
  8. Supply Chain Dive AI Playbook 2025
    Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept – it’s already transforming supply chains end to end. In a new Playbook developed by DP...
  9. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  10. People
    As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...
  11. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  12. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  13. Climate Stabilization
    SCS is working to advance climate accounting and reporting based on the latest climate science to help stabilize climate below temperature thresholds...
  14. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  15. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...