Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: Scenario Modeling For Responsible Sourcing

Mar 14, 2016 3:30 PM ET

A client has a significant portion of a key raw material purchased on the open market, leaving the farm source unknown to the company. As a result, current labor and growing practices associated with most of the material purchased is also unknown. A leading competitor was recently exposed for promoting poor labor and pesticide management practices leading to the potential for NGOs to turn their attention to other similar companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Allstate Named as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute for the Second Year

Mar 14, 2016 1:20 PM ET

Allstate Insurance Company has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company®.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Turning Corporate Goals into a Movement: Impact 2030 Gains Momentum

Mar 14, 2016 1:15 PM ET

With the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in place, the call to action is to harness the collective action of the public and private sector to fully realize this potential.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bloomberg Sponsors FIRST Robotics: Meet Some of The Teams

Mar 14, 2016 12:40 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Huggies Brand Answers President Obama's Call to Help Fight Diaper Need

Mar 14, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Today, Huggies is announcing the donation of 22 million free Huggies diapers to the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) in response to President Obama's call for companies to bring even more attention to diaper need in America.

Environment

The Challenge to Camp and Make No Trash

Mar 14, 2016 12:25 PM ET

We live in a culture of throw-away this, throw-away that, and our initiative to live nearly trash-free on this quest will be a huge challenge.

Events, Media & Communications

Advancing CSR Leadership: G&A Institute Teams with Rutgers’ Institute for Ethical Leadership In New 2 Day Certificate Program -Classes Begin in April

Mar 14, 2016 12:15 PM ET

The esteemed business teacher and author Peter Drucker had specific views on ethical leadership: He thought the ethics of personal responsibility stemmed from the advice of the ancient healer, Hippocrates: Primum Non Nocere – First Do No Harm. Today’s healthcare professionals live by the rule. And explains commentator William Cohen, PhD for us: Drucker thought the mirror test was a good test: look in the mirror and ask, what kind of person do I want to see this morning?

Education

The American Art Therapy Association Impacts School-Based Prevention and Intervention Services

Mar 14, 2016 12:05 PM ET

Art Therapy Today provides readers with the most up-to-date information about The American Art Therapy Association's (AATA) activities, current news related to the art therapy profession, and announcements pertaining to events or opportunities provided by the AATA.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Watch Your Language!

Mar 14, 2016 12:00 PM ET

What are the environmental “bad words” to which society has become desensitized? I think “disposable” is one. We need to replace it with “reusable.”

Environment

Antea Group White Paper on Hazardous Waste Management Services in the Healthcare Sector

Mar 14, 2016 11:20 AM ET

To facilitate compliance and to respond to these concerns, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to establish regulations specifically directed at the management and disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals at healthcare-related facilities. The proposed standards (40 CFR 261, 262, 266, 268, and 273) were published on September 25, 2015 (80 Federal Register 186, 58014). Virtually any pharmacy, supplier, manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical products in the United States may be subject to a portion of these regulations.

Events, Media & Communications

Brands Push for Gender Equality on International Women’s Day

Mar 14, 2016 11:20 AM ET

International Women's Day marks another occasion to bring the conversation around gender equality to the forefront. Here's a roundup of the brands leading the charge.

Environment

New Survey Reveals Californians' Overwhelming Support for Recycled Water as a Long-term Drought Solution

Mar 14, 2016 11:05 AM ET

California residents are overwhelmingly supportive of using treated wastewater, or recycled water, in their everyday lives, according to a statewide survey released today by Xylem Inc.

Environment

Making Homelessness Rare, Brief and One-Time

Mar 14, 2016 10:00 AM ET

The homelessness crisis in Seattle, Washington, defies the city’s reputation as an economic engine of the Pacific Northwest.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Barclays Empowering Women in Business and Health in Zambia

Mar 14, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Energy

Ingersoll Rand RS30 and RS37 Air Compressors Deliver up to 18 Percent Efficiency Improvement

Mar 14, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Ingersoll Rand has introduced the new RS30 and RS37 models, the first in a series of next generation oil-flooded, rotary screw air compressors, to enhance reliability, shorten maintenance intervals and reduce life-cycle costs.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ronald McDonald House Families Enjoy Meals Made by Amway Volunteers

Mar 14, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar's 2015 Sustainability Report: “What We’ve Built. What We’re Solving.”

Mar 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Caterpillar Inc. published its annual Sustainability Report today, detailing the progress made in 2015 despite challenging economic conditions. Recognizing Caterpillar’s 90-year history as a global leader of sustainable progress, the report – titled “What We’ve Built. What We’re Solving.” – highlights the company’s aggressive efforts to manage through a challenging business cycle by focusing on cost management and innovative, durable products that help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges associated with energy, water, land and climate.

Diversity & Inclusion

#WomensHistoryMonth at Cox Enterprises: Get to Know Susie Gray

Mar 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

In celebration of March being Women's History Month, female leaders from across Cox Enterprises are sharing insights from their experience. Susie Gray is publisher of the Austin American-Statesman.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Pineapple Is Their Business

Mar 14, 2016 9:00 AM ET

With support from the creative labs of the InnovationRCA Business Incubator Programme of the Royal College of Art in London, Ananas Anam is creating new alternative materials to textiles and leather, whose production harms animals and the environment.

Innovation & Technology

Siemens Stiftung, Civil Society Centre of the Zeppelin University Present IRENE I SEE Findings: “Entrepreneurial Solutions for Social Challenges”

Mar 14, 2016 8:55 AM ET

How to combat poverty through markets? What is the social aspect of a company and how does it relate to its economic function? How are social enterprises changing the landscape of development cooperation and how are they influencing local projects?

Education

CITGO Renews Commitment to Moody High School, Boosting STEM Education for Corpus Christi Students

Mar 13, 2016 10:30 AM ET

CITGO Petroleum Corporation has renewed its commitment to help students at Foy H. Moody High School in Corpus Christi prepare for futures in science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM). For several years, CITGO has supported education at the CITGO Innovation Academy for Engineering, Environmental & Marine Science at Moody High School, one of the highest-ranked schools in the country for STEM courses. The continued assistance from CITGO will allow the Academy to carry on offering students access to unique educational experiences – including field trips, admittance to academic competitions and conferences and educational technology and supplies – as well as professional development for teachers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

El Rostro de una Ética Sólida

Mar 11, 2016 6:30 PM ET

En la entrega de hoy de nuestra serie de publicaciones, compartimos cómo la pasión de una persona por hacer lo correcto ha ayudado a moldear una cultura de creencias y expectativas compartidas en la empresa.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Face of Strong Ethics

Mar 11, 2016 6:30 PM ET

In today’s installment of our multi-part Get To Know Us Better series, we share with you how one person’s passion for doing the right thing has helped shape the company’s culture of shared beliefs and expectations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Le visage d’une éthique irréprochable

Mar 11, 2016 6:30 PM ET

Aujourd’hui, dans le cadre de notre série en plusieurs parties, nous partageons avec vous l’histoire d’une personne qui a à cœur de faire les bonnes choses et qui façonne la culture des croyances et des attentes partagées de l’entreprise.

Innovation & Technology

Boeing Delivers Reversible Fuel Cell-based Energy Storage System to U.S. Navy

Mar 11, 2016 4:50 PM ET

After 16 months of development, Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered a fuel cell energy storage system to the U.S. Navy for testing. The cell is being tested to determine its ability to support the energy needs of military and commercial customers.