Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Inclusion & Opportunity

Meet Business Line Manager, Maicon Lopes, from Atlas Copco in Brazil

Maicon is sharing his approach to work and life at Atlas Copco.

AI & Technology

First Lady Hosts DC Students for Screening of Fox’s ‘Hidden Figures’ to Celebrate Decades of Women in Space Exploration

Middle and high-school students from Washington, D.C. area schools gathered at the White House on December 15 for a private screening of Hidden Figures, the new film from Fox 2000 following three female African American engineers who played crucial roles in the 1960s Space Race. Stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae were in attendance and joined a panel discussion following the screening to celebrate the contributions these women and many more African Americans have made to the STEM fields. First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the screening, part of a larger event series recognizing the untold stories of women in STEM, and delivered closing remarks.

Health & Healthcare

Norfolk Southern | Staying Healthy One Step at a Time

In 2015, more than 8,700 employees – about 30 percent of NS’ workforce – earned points and pocketed up to $260 a year by walking, participating in challenges, and tracking their health through this WellNS program.

Volunteering & Community

Points of Light Civic Accelerator Invests $50,000 in Two Startups Addressing Education and Workforce Development Success for Detroit Area Youth

The Points of Light Civic Accelerator, with founding partners PwC Charitable Foundation and The Starbucks Foundation, along with the Ford Motor Company Fund, U.S. Small Business Administration, Hilton Worldwide, Dentons, and Singing for Change, announced today that it will invest $50,000 each in Skill Scout (Chicago) and Grow Detroit's Young Talent (Detroit) – one for-profit and one nonprofit startup.

Philanthropy

Albertsons Companies Holiday Giving Campaign Provides Millions of Meals, Thousands of Toys and Financial Donations for People Throughout the U.S.

Albertsons Companies today thanked its employees and customers across the many communities it serves for helping donate millions of nutritious meals and thousands of toys through the company’s 2016 Holiday Giving Campaign.

Environment

As I See It: Easy Tips for Better Recycling

Philanthropy

Sodexo Employees Help Provide Meals to Children in Need During Holiday Breaks and Weekends Throughout the School Year

Employees of Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, understand that for some children the holidays don’t always mean bounty and joy.

Awards & Rankings

New York Women in Film & Television Announces Muse Awards Honorees

New York Women in Film and Television’s 2016 Muse Awards gala luncheon is set for next month in New York City, with actress and CBS commentator Nancy Giles on board to recognize five stand-out women in the film, television, and digital media industries.

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Indiana Helps Local Families Stay Warm During Winter

Duke Energy is once again assisting customers who may struggle to pay their winter energy bills.

Philanthropy

Keep America Beautiful Launches Online Auctions for Chance to Win Tickets to Winter’s Biggest Sports Events

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit that envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, today launched the “#DoBeautifulThings — Sports Auctions” with Charitybuzz, the premier destination for nonprofit online auctions.

Corporate Responsibility

Engineering a Happy Holiday for Clients and Customers Helps Make the Season Brighter for Those Offshore

Sodexo, a world leader in Quality of Life Services, will make the holidays special for hundreds of men and women working on the 34 offshore oil rigs that the company serves in the Gulf of Mexico.

Volunteering & Community

Notes from The Square Deal Inbox: One Customer’s Heartwarming Story

It was a new experience for our family, having a third birthday for Amos at Wendy's. Our family historically has birthday parties at home, where a multitude of kids and entire families spill into our neighboring parking lot, and chaos breeds happy little people. Amos is an enigma though. He may adore his own family, but he doesn't naturally gravitate towards his peers and he doesn't love a crowd like the rest of us. As much as I longed to have a party, deep down I knew it would only be for me.

Corporate Responsibility

A More Sustainable Shipping Journey

We know many of our customers want to ship more, with less impact. From analyzing, packing, shipping, receiving, and returns, we have sustainable solutions for every step of the shipping journey.

Events

NYT Brings Us Encouraging News in the Swelter of Negative Reports as Sustainability Advocates Consider Possible Changes of Course

Leading Business readership publication focuses attention on the dramatic rise of ESG factors in investing over the past five years in wrap up story...

Philanthropy

Second Chance Center for Animals Receives $25,000 Grant from Nestlé Purina

Second Chance Center for Animals is expanding its enrichment and training programs for shelter dogs with the opening of its Canine Sports Arena, made possible by a $25,000 donation from Nestlé Purina, a global leader in pet care with a facility in Flagstaff.

Education & Workforce Development

T. Rowe Price’s Holiday Card Giving Campaign Aims for Impact

Zambia’s Southern Province bordering Zimbabwe, home to the storied and soaring Victoria Falls, is a rich cultural mosaic with access to natural resources such as copper and water.

Health & Healthcare

Meet the two Finalist Teams in The Medical Tricorder Competition

The contest to create the world’s first medical tricorder is down to two teams. Currently, both teams are undergoing the consumer testing phase of the competition and we should have a winner by the first half of 2017. Which puts the invention of the medical tricorder about 200 years ahead of schedule.

Events

Sustainable Brands Opens Registration for SB’17 Detroit

Sustainable Brands® opened early bird registration for its notable US conference: SB’17 Detroit. Best-available pricing for All Event Passes ends January 5th, 2017. The event will be held at Detroit’s world-class Cobo Center convention facility, May 22-25, 2017.

Volunteering & Community

The Path to a Brighter Future

When Jessica Souto unexpectedly lost her job, then her apartment, she didn’t know how she would support her three young children. Then she found the compassionate encouragement and practical tools she needed at Pocono Area Transitional Housing (PATH), which provides temporary housing and individualized support services to homeless Monroe County families.

Education & Workforce Development

CITGO Lake Charles Refinery Hosts STEM Educational Workshop for Local Teachers

The CITGO Lake Charles Refinery, in partnership with The National Energy Education Development Project (NEED), recently hosted an informational and educational workshop for 30 local STEM teachers to enhance the science, technology, engineering and math-based education curriculum used in their classrooms.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Alabama Tissue Site Uses Waste to Help Farmers Grow Crops

SCA in Barton, Alabama, has started to provide a soil improver made from its residual solids. Nearby farmers have begun using the substance to improve the soil quality for growing crops. It’s a win-win: farmers improve their crops and SCA sends less solids to landfill.

Volunteering & Community

Sappi Employees Are Giving Back to Neighboring Communities

Over $15,000—that’s how much employees at Sappi’s Somerset Mill raised this holiday season to feed undernourished families in neighboring communities.

Corporate Responsibility

BSR Conference 2016: Thinking the Unthinkable with Nik Gowing

In a plenary address at the BSR Conference 2016, Co-Author of 'Thinking the Unthinkable' and Visiting Professor at King’s College London and Nanyang Technological University Nik Gowing explored how being bold can help build a better world.

Education & Workforce Development

Xylem Impeller Takes a Look at the Science of Snow

With winter approaching in the northern hemisphere, Impeller takes a look at the science of snow. From the creation a single snowflake to man-made mountains of it in the desert, these videos explore the beauty and complexity of snow.

Corporate Responsibility

Adapting to the Corporate Responsibility-Conscious Occupier

Understanding occupier satisfaction is vital to the success of the property industry. It enables continuous improvement in relationships between landlords and tenants, and encourages best practice property management processes by managing agents.

Latest Campaigns

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

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...

Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...