Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Visa Makes Commitment to Universal Postal Union to Increase Financial Services for Underserved Communities

Visa has made a three-year financial commitment to help the Universal Postal Union, which is the primary forum for cooperation in the global postal system, advance financial inclusion through its new Financial Inclusion Technical Assistance Facility. Of the world’s 661,000 post offices, 91 percent offer some form of financial services, and the UPU aims to increase the number of payment accounts held by posts by 250 million by 2020.

Health & Healthcare

New Elton John AIDS Foundation Funding to Combat HIV Epidemics

EJAF has announced new funding initiatives to increase advocacy and service delivery for people living with and at-risk for HIV and hepatitis C.

Health & Healthcare

Products with a Purpose

Three years into remission, Justin Fairfax was working for a company that helped produce events for Hormel Foods when he heard someone onstage mention the Hormel Vital Cuisine™ brand, the company’s line of specialty products that help with recovery.

“I thought, ‘Holy cow, why didn’t I know about this when I went through treatment?’” Fairfax remembered. “It made a big impact on me that a big company was dedicating its research and development efforts to making the lives of people who are going through cancer better and more comfortable.”

Environment

HBR’s Top 100 CEO’s List Used CSRHub ESG Metrics

Harvard Business Review just released their much anticipated The Best-Performing CEOs in the World 2017 list. CSRHub is honored to have our ESG (environmental, social, and governance) metrics included again this year as part of the methodology for ranking the world’s top 100 CEOs.

Environment

Long Island Students Win Top Water Innovation Prize

Two childhood friends have won the top prize at the 2017 Stockholm Junior Water prize sponsored by Xylem. Ryan Thorpe and Rachel Chang, seniors at Manhasset Secondary School on Long Island, N.Y., have created a system that uses biosensors to detect individual colonies of four of the most common pathogenic bacteria found in water, paving the way for applications in regions where clean water is a luxury.

Events, Media & Communications

Sunny Verghese Appointed as WBCSD Chair for 2018

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development today announced that Mr Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Olam International, has been appointed as the new Chair of WBCSD. Mr Verghese’s term begins on 1 January 2018 for a duration of two years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Nickelodeon Helps Break Bread and Boundaries for Child Refugees

Companies across the U.S. have stepped up for refugees who struggle to find a community and a place to call home. Here at Viacom, Nickelodeon’s pro-social team recently participated in UNICEF’s Refugee Welcome Dinners, along with the organization’s local partner agency, Purpose, and Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play partner Playworks, which uses play to improve children’s physical health and social and emotional learning. UNICEF brought kids and families from Guatemala, Mexico, Guinea, Venezuela, Botswana, and the Central African Republic to the Lodge cafeteria at Viacom’s Times Square headquarters to join the Playworks kids for a Nickelodeon-style pizza party.

Innovation & Technology

Sign Up for HPE’s “Data Management and Programming Models for Memory-Driven Computing” Webinar

Want to simplify programming and manage your data efficiently? If your answer is yes, this webinar on Data Management and Programming Models for Memory-Driven Computing webinar is for you! Register to join us on Tuesday, November 14th from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. pacific time.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

VIDEO: Introducing Our New Suburban Chicago Headquarters

Social Impact & Volunteering

[VIDEO] Whirlpool Volunteers Pack Boxes for Seniors at SMCAA

Hundreds of senior citizens in Southwest Michigan will receive commodity packages, thanks to volunteers from Whirlpool Corporation and the Southwest Michigan Community Action Agency.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

How Being Committed to the Environment Can Be a Business Opportunity

As well as being the only industrial company on CDP’s A List for 7 years in a row, Schneider Electric also helps clients identify business opportunities in acting to address climate risks.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods and its Farmer John and Saag’s Brands Donate Nearly 90,000 Pounds of Protein to California Wildfire Relief Efforts

Smithfield Foods and its Farmer John and Saag’s brands have donated nearly 90,000 pounds of protein to the Redwood Empire Food Bank in California. The donation is part of Smithfield’s Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program committed to alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure, and will help victims of the ongoing wildfires throughout Northern California.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Horizon Dreamscape LED Atrium Sculpture to Feature Artwork Created by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Patients

Carnival Cruise Line announced that the massive LED “Dreamscape” atrium sculpture on the new Carnival Horizonwill feature colorful, custom-designed artwork created by patients of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® when the 133,500-ton ship debuts in Europe in spring 2018.

Education

Connecting with My Cohort: the Best Part of My Amgen Scholars Experience

When I was first asked to blog about the most valuable part of the Amgen Scholars Program for me this past summer, I had no idea how to respond. How could I choose from the many great opportunities I had been given? Maybe I should talk about being able to experience life as a graduate student working full time in a lab.

Events, Media & Communications

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Highlights Business Leadership at the BSR Conference 2017

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith addressed the audience at the BSR Conference 2017 with a speech highlighting the need for the technology sector to think about embracing technology as a cause to protect people.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Arrow Electronics Employees Join with Salesforce as Hunger Heroes

Employees from Arrow Electronics and Salesforce partnered together as “Hunger Heroes” at the Food Bank of the Rockies earlier this month.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

One Employee’s Unique Approach to Doing Good – With a Camera, a Tail, & a Flex-Work Culture

It started with a dare and a tiger suit, and has become a special way for the kids at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas to play along via social media and become a part of the Tiger Team.

Innovation & Technology

These Talented Young People Are Driving Positive Social Change Around the World

Finding new ways to get students excited about science, to reduce food scarcity, and to improve access to decent and affordable housing — these are just some of the challenges that teams of young people from around the world tried to address as participants in the BeChangeMaker (BCM) initiative developed by the HP Foundation and WorldSkills International.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Case Study: Sustainability Reporting Driving All-Round Improvement

Sustainability reporting has a foundational role in how Codelco, a Chilean mining company, conducts business. We interviewed Paul Maidstone, Corporate Director, Environmental Compliance at Codelco, who is convinced of the power of non-financial reporting in the development of companies, countries and regions.

Research, Reports & Publications

De Beers Partners to Hold Conference That Shines Light on Conservation Research

More than 200 conservationists, scientists, academics, students, nature lovers and activists heard about the latest developments in a series of research presentations at the 8th Oppenheimer De Beers Group Research Conference.

Sustainable Development Goals

PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi: Our Sustainability Journey

PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi discusses Performance with Purpose.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FORTUNE Magazine Recognizes Sodexo for Its Commitment to People With Disabilities

Sodexo, world leader in quality of life services, was included on FORTUNE magazine’s annual “Change the World” list for its commitment to and leadership in hiring and supporting employees who have disabilities. The list recognizes companies with annual revenues of $1 billion or more that have made a positive social impact through their core business strategy. Sodexo ranked 47th on the list.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Recognized by CECP: The CEO Force for Good as “Top Quartile,” Leading Global Brand in Social Investment

In the largest, most robust, industry-leading and internationally-recognized research of corporate social engagement, CECP: The CEO Force for Good, in association with The Conference Board, found in their annual Giving in Numbers report that Merck is a leader in corporate social

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