Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

Investing In Health Pays Back report cover
New IWBI Report Underscores the Powerful Business Case for Health in Buildings and Organizations

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Research, Reports & Publications

3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025
3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025

3BL

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport
Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport

Trane Technologies

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Caterpillar Named Finalist for Circular Economy Awards

Caterpillar is one of six corporations in the running for the 2016 Circular Economy Award for Multinationals.

Education

Harlem First. Mapping the Health of a Community

Save The Date!

Harlem First. Mapping the Health of a Community

Reception: January 21st, 6:00-8:00

SVA Gramercy Gallery

209 East 23rd

New York, NY

MFA Design for Social Innovation, The Arnhold Institute for Global Health, and the PopTech Institute are partnering to create a new way to understand and address the health needs of a community

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Creating an Independent Public Defense Authority in New York State

Creating an Independent Public Defense Authority in New York State: Addressing the misperceptions, examining the structure, and finding the money for a statewide public defenders office

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Motors Joins UN Global Compact

General Motors has become a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative. GM pledges to support and promote the compact’s 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.

Research, Reports & Publications

Navigating a Career in EHS

NAEM’s forthcoming research report EHS & Sustainability Career Profiles and Skills for Success, which includes both quantitative analysis and qualitative interviews with longtime Environmental, Health and Safety professionals, has revealed an overwhelming truth:

There is no such thing as a typical EHS career path.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE's Lisa Colicchio Receives Women in Sustainability Leadership Award

Events, Media & Communications

#NotMyType – How We Talk about Diabetes: An Upcoming Twitter Chat with Novo Nordisk, Kelly Close and Phyllisa Deroze

Did you know there is more to the words “I have diabetes” than you might think? Even though diabetes is a common condition, a lot of myths and misunderstandings still exist, and many are not aware of the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. For friends, family members and coworkers, knowing how to talk about diabetes can prove difficult - also for Novo Nordisk - which is why we want to hear what you have to say.

Energy

National Grid Backs Low-Carbon USA

Energy providers have an especially important role to play in solving for the great challenge of our time — climate change.

Events, Media & Communications

#LessFoodWaste Recap: Examining How Sealed Air is Fighting Food Waste and Encouraging Us All to Do the Same

During the LIVE 60-minute chat, Ron Cotterman, VP of Sustainability at Sealed Air, and his team, joined us to talk about reducing food waste and how that can help fight hunger – things that are very close to the heart of this packaging company and can explored in its 2015 Sustainability Report.

Environment

Leading By Example on Climate Action

Environment

Republic Services Among Top Companies Recognized in CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is among the top companies recognized by CDP, a leading international non-profit organization dedicated to measuring and disclosing environmental information, in the CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report 2015. The report features companies that demonstrate science-based strategies for reducing their impact on climate change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Spotlight on Antea Group Senior Project Manager Roberta Smith

Let's take a closer look at some of Antea group's most valuable resources--its people! Next up is Health and Safety practitioner Roberta Smith out of the Denver office. Roberta tells us about her background as a nurse, her work testing fleas for plague, and her international public health volunteer work.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The 9 Sustainability Innovations of Nespresso

Anchored by its belief in creating shared value, Nespresso has fostered, implemented and driven a number of innovations in recent years to embed sustainability into its own operations and along its value chain. Here are nine.

Environment

BSR COP21 Daily Dispatch: Day 3

BSR's COP21 Daily Dispatch highlights insights on the policy negotiations and their implications for business and a sustainable future for our climate.

Events, Media & Communications

Limited Time Only! Early Bird Registration for 2016 International Women's Day Now Open

On March 7 and 8, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center, United Nations Office for Partnerships, and UN Women will host the 6th Annual International Women's Day Forum. The event will convene public and private sector leaders to explore inclusive solutions that create opportunities for women and girls around the world.

Past forums have featured speakers such as Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation, Dotti Hatcher, Executive Director, P.A.C.E. Global Initiatives, Gap Inc., Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations, Charlotte Oades, Global Director, Women's Economic Empowerment, The Coca-Cola Company, and Ambassador

For a limited time only, we're offering an early bird rate of 20% off. Register now to secure your spot at the discounted rate!

Environment

On to Paris: Pacific Environment's Alex Levinson

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

BAYADA Home Health Care Provides Emergency-Ready Meals to Seniors Across Massachusetts

BAYADA Home Health Care, a trusted leader in providing high quality home health care services at home for children and adults of all ages, has collaborated with CBS EcoMedia through its WellnessAd program to support the second annual Meals on Wheels America’s Massachusetts Emergency Relief Program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

From Seoul to Kathmandu: The Power of Volunteers for Development

On the heels of the U.N.’s adoption in late September of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, an Asia Pacific volunteering alliance recently convened a forum for hundreds of youth and development partners from northeast Asia at the Korea Council on Foreign Relations in Seoul.

Environment

Video: Bloomberg Philanthropies Presents Ice Watch Paris

This Thursday, acclaimed visual artist Olafur Eliasson and distinguished geologist Minik Rosing will unveil a large-scale public art work in Paris around the UN Climate Summit (COP21). Eighty tons of glacier ice, harvested from Nuuk, Greenland, will be on public display at Place du Pantheon to illustrate the effects of climate change on the planet. The project is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and realized in collaboration with creative sustainability charity, Julie’s Bicycle.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Driving Force for Social Responsibility and Change

One of the ways we improve the lives of people is by promoting freedom of association, nondiscrimination and the abolition of forced and child labor. We also uphold the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Sappi Limited has been a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) since 2008.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pizza Hut, Taco Bell Philippines Continue to Fight Hunger

Events, Media & Communications

Ingersoll Rand Joins the International Climate Community at United Nations 2015 Paris Climate Conference

Ingersoll Rand is joining international influencers at COP21 in Paris this week to support global discussions on climate change.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Prudential Launches ‘Race For Retirement’ Campaign to Take on America’s Retirement Challenge

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) today launched a new national campaign, “Race for Retirement,” that aims to promote retirement readiness and features a call to action for consumers to start saving an additional 1 percent more of their annual income for retirement.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  3. 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...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. 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...
  6. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  7. 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...
  8. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  9. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  12. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  13. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  15. 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...