ESG News from Leading Brands

Social Impact & Volunteering

How to Respond to Tragic Events with Compassionate Parenting

Nov 20, 2015 2:10 PM ET

As parents, teachers and caring adults try to calm the fears of children and bring them comfort after the recent events in Paris and around the world, a particularly moving video of a dad explaining the attacks in Paris to his young son has flooded the Internet.

Environment

Building and Real Estate Companies Join Call for Action on Climate Change

Nov 20, 2015 12:55 PM ET

As Paris readies for the COP21 International Climate talks, more than 50 building and real estate companies, including Thornton Tomasetti, Skanska and JLL, announced today that they have signed on to the Building and Real Estate Climate Declaration, a business call to action that urges policymakers to seize the economic opportunity of tackling climate change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo Earns Top Marks in 2016 Corporate Equality Index

Nov 20, 2015 12:00 PM ET

Wells Fargo received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the 13th consecutive year. The national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality is administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Wells Fargo joins the ranks of 391 major U.S. businesses which also earned top marks this year.

Health & Healthcare

Current Issue of Art Therapy Today Features an Important Announcement from The American Art Therapy Association

Nov 20, 2015 11:30 AM ET

This issue features an important announcement from the AATA regarding recent world events, as well as an article by art therapists Abbien Crowley Ciucci and Hope Heffner, who describe the use of altered books with caregivers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Furthermore, the AATA has announced a new campaign through Network For Good that looks to raise funds to send up to 10 new professional art therapists to next year's annual conference. Featured AATA member Margaret Prescott, President of the Evergreen Art Therapy Association (EATA), discusses how membership has influenced her life and describes how her passion for art and helping others led her to art therapy.

Health & Healthcare

Nestlé Commitment: Promote Healthy Hydration as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

Nov 20, 2015 11:00 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Grid's Mary Ellen Paravalos Named To Board Of New England Women In Energy And Environment

Nov 20, 2015 11:00 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

DuPont’s Dawn Rittenhouse Receives Women in Sustainability Leadership Award from Green Building & Design Magazine

Nov 20, 2015 10:35 AM ET

DuPont is pleased to announce that Dawn Rittenhouse, director of sustainable growth, has been awarded one of Green Building & Design’s (gb&d) Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards. gb&d, the magazine for today’s leading green professional with a mission statement of creating a more sustainable world, created the awards to celebrate the achievements of women who are making lasting change and strive to identify, support and give opportunities to future women in leadership.

Education

Arrow Electronics Sponsors Collegiate Inventors Competition

Nov 20, 2015 10:25 AM ET

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) is sponsoring the 25th annual Collegiate Inventors Conference Expo and Awards at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) headquarters outside of Washington, D.C.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Carnival Cruise Line and The New Orleans Saints Challenge Area Schools With Holiday Food & Fund Drive to Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank

Nov 20, 2015 10:20 AM ET

Carnival Cruise Line – the official cruise line of the New Orleans Saints – is partnering with the NFL franchise and Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans, La., to fight hunger this holiday season through a contest for area schools that provides a fun array of prizes to encourage the collection of canned goods and donations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ram ProMaster City Named 2016 Commercial Green Car of the Year™ by Green Car Journal

Nov 20, 2015 10:20 AM ET

Green Car Journal has named the Ram ProMaster City its 2016 Commercial Green Car of the Year. The announcement was made today at the 47th annual San Antonio Auto & Truck Show in San Antonio, Texas.

Green Car Journal editors consider all potential commercial vehicles in the U.S. market, weighing environmental attributes alongside traditional touchstones that define what customers seek, such as functionality, versatility, safety, value and style. The winner was selected from a number of finalists by a Green Truck of the Year jury, comprised of automotive experts and Green Car Journal staff.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VIDEO: What Motivates Millennials to Participate in Online Giving?

Nov 20, 2015 10:15 AM ET

According to the 2014 Cone Communications Digital Activism Study, American’s top drivers to online participation in social or environmental efforts include:

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Interview with Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak, Director (Projects) & Chairman of Sustainable Development Committee, GAIL (India) Ltd

Nov 20, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

DC Central Kitchen Is Rewriting the Book on Hunger

Nov 20, 2015 9:05 AM ET

When Robert Egger founded DC Central Kitchen (DCCK), he used his experience as a nightclub manager to promote the new community kitchen with a splash: The very first meals he delivered to the homeless shelters of Washington, DC, were leftovers he’d picked up from George H. W. Bush’s inauguration.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Wynn Las Vegas Partners With Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas to Rehabilitate Veterans Village in Downtown Las Vegas

Nov 20, 2015 8:10 AM ET

In honor of Veteran’s Day, Wynn Las Vegas and Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas joined together to help rehabilitate Veterans Village in Downtown Las Vegas on Nov. 14 and 15.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Let's Face It, Supply Chain Transparency Is Not Going Away

Nov 20, 2015 8:10 AM ET

Supply chains, in reality, are ten times the number of direct suppliers and require sophisticated data management to be properly maintained.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Named to Victory Media's 2016 Top 100 Military Friendly® Employers List

Nov 20, 2015 8:05 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Video Interview with Sandra Postel of the Global Water Policy Project at the BSR Conference 2015

Nov 20, 2015 8:00 AM ET

At the BSR Conference 2015, we sat down with plenary speakers and sustainability thought leaders to discuss resilience in their organizations and what defines resilient leadership.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Vitas Healthcare and Volunteers of America Team Up to Help Florida Veterans Transition to Permanent Housing

Nov 20, 2015 8:00 AM ET

VITAS Healthcare Corporation, the nation’s leader in end-of-life care, is partnering with nonprofit Volunteers of America to help Florida veterans transition from shelters to permanent housing.

Environment

Grids That Are Smart Enough to Weather Tomorrow’s Storms

Nov 20, 2015 7:30 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Glimpses of Gartner

Nov 20, 2015 7:00 AM ET

When it comes to IT asset disposition as a topic of interest, I think the Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit is the place to be.

Events, Media & Communications

FOX's 'The Simpsons' Wins Seventh Environmental Media Award for Raising Awareness of Environmental Issues

Nov 20, 2015 7:00 AM ET

On October 24, top Hollywood talent gathered at the Warner Bros. studio lot for the 25th annual Environmental Media Awards, a yearly awards show recognizing film and television that increase public awareness of environmental issues. FOX's The Simpsons collected the seventh award in the show's history for an episode exploring the issue of fracking. In addition, eight Fox productions received the Green Seal for going above and beyond in the call to make their productions more environmentally friendly.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Companies Can Help Nonprofits Succeed Through Pro Bono

Nov 19, 2015 5:30 PM ET

The promise of pro bono is that skilled volunteers can lend their expertise to nonprofits thus reducing barriers to effectiveness.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MGM Resorts International Named One of the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality”

Nov 19, 2015 5:30 PM ET

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) ranks again among the nation’s leading companies for workplace equality based on its policies and practices relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees, according to a prominent benchmarking organization. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that for the fourth consecutive year MGM Resorts has earned a perfect score from the 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual HRC survey that ranks major companies for their non-discrimination and benefits practices with respect to LGBT employees.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

BJ's Wholesale Club Recognized by EPA New England for Diverting Food Waste

Nov 19, 2015 5:00 PM ET

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., announced today it has been awarded a “Regional Food Recovery Achievement Certificate” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its work in reducing food waste. In August 2014, BJ's became the first wholesale club to participate in the EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge, a national initiative aimed at encouraging businesses and institutions to actively participate in food waste prevention, surplus food donation and food waste diversion from landfill or incineration.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

#GivingTuesday Continues to Grow, But Gap Remains Between Online Donation Intent and Action

Nov 19, 2015 5:00 PM ET

In the wake of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday is #GivingTuesday. Harnessing the power of social media, #GivingTuesday is asking shoppers to observe the season of giving in a different way: by first donating, then sharing their giving stories using the hashtag #GivingTuesday. Yet, when it comes to online giving, a sizeable gap still remains between what Americans say they will do, and what they have actually done, according to the 2014 Cone Communications Digital Activism Study.