Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Sustainable Development Goals

Banorte and Global Investors Call on the G20 to Uphold Paris Agreement Commitments

Jul 13, 2017 1:55 PM ET

• GFNorte, the only Mexican institution forming part of the collective of 390 global investors concerned about climate change.
• The collective group represents $22 trillion US dollars in assets.
• The group is committed to mitigating climate change as an imperative to safeguarding the global economy.

Sustainable Development Goals

Banorte E Inversionistas Globales Llaman Al G20 a Sostener Compromisos Del Acuerdo De ParíS

Jul 13, 2017 1:55 PM ET

 GFNorte, única institución mexicana que forma parte del colectivo de 390 inversionistas globales preocupados por el cambio climático.
 El colectivo representa en su conjunto 22 billones de dólares en activos.
 Están comprometidos con la mitigación del cambio climático como imperativo para salvaguardar la economía global.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Engineers Empower Micro-Entrepreneurs in the Philippines

Jul 13, 2017 1:30 PM ET

To celebrate 10 years of changing lives, Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ is launching a new video each week showcasing one of its impactful projects and highlighting the engineers behind the technology.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Growing Sustainable Business Leaders

Jul 13, 2017 1:30 PM ET

Business leaders across all sectors are feeling the tug, the dip and pull of something deep beneath their feet. A future so uncertain they can no longer ignore it.

Health & Healthcare

Manheim Delivers Record-Breaking Results for Kyle Petty Charity Ride

Jul 13, 2017 1:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LG Solar Launches Sleek Residential Panels with Enhanced Performance

Jul 13, 2017 12:25 PM ET

LG Electronics USA debuted a first of its kind LG NeON®R, 60-cell solar panel for residential installation, with back contact this week at Intersolar 2017. The newly released technology, with all electrodes on the rear side, creates a panel with polished aesthetics, improved temperature coefficient and heightened visual appeal making for an all-around win for energy efficient customers.

Green Infrastructure

Working WELL, Being WELL Event at HOK’s New York Office

Jul 13, 2017 11:45 AM ET

HOK has been completely dedicated to sustainable design over the last 30 years, and it’s at the very core of our ethos,” said Carl Galioto, HOK’s president and managing principal of the New York office. “We believe that the next step beyond sustainability is fundamentally what’s at the root of all this—the human experience and human health.”

Education

A Firsthand View of the Amgen Scholars Symposium

Jul 13, 2017 11:35 AM ET

Isabelle Rosenthal shared with us her thoughts 2 years after her Amgen Scholars experience, including how the symposium prepared her for scientific conferences, what she learned at the symposium that she still uses now, and advice for this year’s cohort.

Research, Reports & Publications

Over 500 Nonprofits Have Made Their Voices Heard in the Taproot Foundation's Annual Survey - Don't Miss Your Opportunity!

Jul 13, 2017 11:15 AM ET

Do you work in the social sector at a nonprofit or social change organization? The Taproot Foundation wants to hear from you!

Innovation & Technology

Visa Doubles Down on Global Data Centers

Jul 13, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Visa will begin processing global transactions in two state-of-the-art data centers—one in Singapore and another in the United Kingdom—come 2018.

Social Impact & Volunteering

No One Likes Logging Volunteer Hours. NV Energy Changed That.

Jul 13, 2017 10:10 AM ET

What if in one day, you could get employees to log 1,000 of their previously unrecorded hours? By increasing the number of volunteer hours logged by 14% in 2017, that’s exactly what our client NV Energy did.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Visa Supports Famine Response Initiative

Jul 13, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

The Rise of Social Enterprise in New Zealand

Jul 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

More and more, citizens and consumers are becoming socially and environmentally aware, and want their purchasing decisions to reflect their beliefs. In a capitalist society, social enterprise provides consumers with a form of activism as organizations with a social purpose open up an alternative for consumers to spend their money responsibly rather than on goods or services that ultimately perpetuate the growing global wealth disparity.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Metering Enables Smarter Utility Management

Jul 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Among the most notable findings from this year’s Strategic Directions: Water Industry Report is the velocity of planning throughout the industry for implementing more advanced operational technologies, such as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and enterprise asset management. More than 30 percent of utilities have indicated plans to implement these technologies, indicating the industry’s evolution and response to perennial issues of tightening budgets, rising costs and providing enhanced customer service.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Looking Sharp

Jul 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

The Sharps brothers were looking sharp on Adoption Day! After 496 days in foster care, Braeden, 9, Koda, 8, and Tyler, 6, were adopted on May 23, 2017. Welcome home, boys!

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Best Rates for the BSR Conference 2017 End Tomorrow

Jul 13, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Register for the BSR Conference 2017 by tomorrow July 14, to save up to US$550 with our early registration rates. This year's Conference will explore how business leads during a time when technology, economics, and politics are rewriting the sustainability agenda.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Coconut Oil Supply Chain Slides Toward Sustainability via P&G, BASF, Cargill Partnership

Jul 13, 2017 9:55 AM ET

Procter & Gamble, Cargill and BASF are working together with German development agency GIZ to solve the problems by creating a sustainable certified and transparent supply chain of coconut oil in that area of the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac to Unveil 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Jul 13, 2017 9:45 AM ET

Aflac is excited about unveiling its 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report on July 25, where we’ll honor several Aflac CSR Heroes. One of them is Aflac Regional Sales Coordinator Tanya Winchester from Orlando, Florida. She and her team volunteer at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children organizing parties for the kids, participating in fundraising walks and more. Watch the video, take a look at what she says would make her do “the happy dance.”

Events, Media & Communications

Early Bird Registration Open for 2017 Corporate Citizenship Conference!

Jul 13, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Early Bird registration is now open for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 2017 Corporate Citizenship Conference, Opportunity Forward! Join us on November 14-15 to learn how the business community – together with their partners – are taking action and creating solutions today for some of the most pressing social issues of our time that build greater opportunities and prosperity for all.

Health & Healthcare

When Global Health Benefits From a Breath of Fresh Air

Jul 13, 2017 9:30 AM ET

With an open approach and a commitment to share knowledge, we are in a good position to make positive progress on the biggest global health challenges of our time.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tunisia's Fresh Female Face of Entrepreneurship

Jul 13, 2017 9:25 AM ET

Despite its agricultural richness, the diversity of its craft products, and the existence of three industrial zones, the Kairouan region in Tunisia has experienced limited economic growth. This is one of the reasons that led Ben Fraj to focus Go Market on Marketing and Social Entrepreneurship to meet the expectations of the various entrepreneurs in the region. “There were potential markets—from hair accessories to wholesale agricultural equipment,” she stated.

Innovation & Technology

Globally Crowdsourced Innovation: 3 Steps to Accelerating Impact and Success

Jul 13, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Businesses must adapt and innovate now more than ever – and in order to truly be successful, it cannot be done in a vacuum. As we all know, business can be immensely successful when it listens to its audience and has the ability to quickly turn ideas into action. It’s these ideas that in turn can change lives.

Events, Media & Communications

Soap in Schools Program Launches in Las Vegas

Jul 13, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Clean the World recently launched Soap in Schools in Las Vegas, a program in partnership with Sands Cares. Started in January 2016, the program has run domestically in Orlando, Florida and internationally in Kenya and Tanzania, expanding to India and Haiti 2017.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Meet Larry Baner: Designing Packaging That is Better for the Environment

Jul 13, 2017 9:15 AM ET

I’ve worked at Nestlé for 22 years, and I like to remind people that I’ve been working in sustainability since ‘before it was cool!’

Green Infrastructure

CBRE Green Conversations: Sustainability in Property Management

Jul 13, 2017 9:05 AM ET

As part of a new interview series, Green Conversations, we will be exploring the role of green initiatives in real estate.