ESG News from Leading Brands

Diversity & Inclusion

Has 2015 Been the Year of the Employee?

Sep 3, 2015 11:30 AM ET

Employers have enjoyed a substantial advantage in the labor market since the Great Recession began nearly seven years ago. At the peak of unemployment in 2009, there were roughly five unemployed workers per job opening, creating a buyer’s market in which businesses could afford to skimp on programs aimed at motivating and retaining workers. Of course employees would continue showing up for work; no one else was hiring.

Environment

Nurture and Grow: Three Decades of Keep Korea Green

Sep 3, 2015 11:00 AM ET

South Korea is a nation of more than 50 million people, with more than half of the population living in Seoul and its surrounding areas.

Social Impact & Volunteering

JetBlue Sponsors NBA Basketball Without Borders in SDQ

Sep 3, 2015 11:00 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cooking Up Competition with STEM2Fork

Sep 3, 2015 11:00 AM ET

When our Connect a Million Minds STEM education initiative launched in 2009, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning was very focused on activities like robotics and bridge building. However, over the years at Time Warner Cable, we have found ways to make STEM exciting to all students by showing them how STEM is used in all of their favorite activities like sports, dance and cooking.

Environment

Timberland Marks a Milestone in its Reforestation Project by Planting its Two Millionth Tree in Horqin Desert

Sep 3, 2015 10:15 AM ET

Timberland today marked the planting of a total of two million trees in the Horqin Desert, a significant milestone in its ongoing program to tackle desertification in Inner Mongolia.

Environment

Kohler Joins “Connect the Drops” California Water Conservation Campaign

Sep 3, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

VolunteerMatch and SUBWAY® Restaurants Team Up to Inspire Weekend Volunteerism with "You Share, We Share" Campaign

Sep 3, 2015 10:00 AM ET

VolunteerMatch, the Web’s largest volunteer engagement network, and SUBWAY® restaurants have partnered for You Share, We Share, a campaign developed by Proof Advertising for SUBWAY® restaurants aimed at increasing engagement in local communities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Innovation In ESG Index Investing

Sep 3, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Unilever Presents Sustainability Challenge To Entrepreneurs At The White House

Sep 3, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Visiting Nurse Service of New York Supports Six Community Gardens Across New York City

Sep 3, 2015 9:30 AM ET

The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), the largest not-for-profit home- and community-based healthcare organization in the country, has partnered with New York Restoration Project and CBS EcoMedia to support six community gardens across New York City.

Diversity & Inclusion

Workplace Strategies for Keeping Employees Engaged and Present

Sep 3, 2015 9:25 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Points of Light Brings the Volunteering Experts to You

Sep 3, 2015 9:10 AM ET

Do you wish you could hear from the experts as you manage and scale your employee engagement and citizenship programs? Now you can! The latest trends in corporate volunteering are now at your fingertips and on video with Points of Light’s Corporate Video Lecture Series.

Health & Healthcare

CVS Health Marks First Anniversary of Tobacco Removal With New Data on Decision's Impact, Extends Commitment to Creating Tobacco-Free Generation

Sep 3, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Meet the Fishermen Behind Fair Trade Certified Seafood

Sep 3, 2015 8:00 AM ET

The launch of Fair Trade USA Certified yellow fin tuna provides a solution that addresses both social and environmental responsibility in global fishing communities.

Education

Railroad Trespassing Survivor Tells Story of Life-Changing Accident in Norfolk Southern Video

Sep 3, 2015 7:05 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

How Domtar Creates Economic Value in Local Communities

Sep 2, 2015 8:10 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Community Investment Summit: Achieving Impact 2015

Sep 2, 2015 6:20 PM ET

LBG Canada is a network of companies seeking to maximize the impact of community investment, employee volunteering and giving strategies.

Innovation & Technology

Searching for Heroes of Innovation

Sep 2, 2015 5:25 PM ET

Sustainability is rife with innovation, so help us single out those advances that nobody has told us about. I am especially interested in innovations that help us reclaim more materials and in nontoxic materials that can replace toxic compounds in electronics manufacturing, like the electronics from milk created by heroine of innovation Anke Domaske.

Education

AT&T Kicks Off School Year with More Than $20 Million Investment in Students and Teachers

Sep 2, 2015 5:05 PM ET

AT&T is kick starting the 2015-2016 school year with $20 million in contributions to education organizations through its AT&T Aspire program. Students and teachers in more than 26 states will benefit. This back to school investment is just one of the ways that AT&T is using the power of its network to build a better tomorrow.

Diversity & Inclusion

Top 5 Steps to Create Meaning and Purpose at Your Company

Sep 2, 2015 5:00 PM ET

But social workers, teachers or philanthropists don’t corner the market on meaning. If you want to create meaning and a core purpose at your company, here are the top five inspiring — and practical — steps.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ray C. Anderson's Collection Finds Permanent Home at the Georgia Historical Society

Sep 2, 2015 4:45 PM ET

The collection of the late Ray C. Anderson, visionary industrialist, environmentalist, founder and Chairman of Interface® has been donated to the permanent collection of the Georgia Historical Society Research Center. This important collection was donated by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation with the support of Interface, Inc.

Health & Healthcare

30 Years Ago Michael Drummond Became the 1st Heart Failure Patient to be Successfully Bridged to a Donor Heart Transplant

Sep 2, 2015 4:30 PM ET

›› See never-before published photos during and after Michael Drummond’s historic heart transplant.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Are You Engaging on 9/11 Day?

Sep 2, 2015 2:00 PM ET

9/11 Day of Service invites millions of people to do a good deed to honor 9/11 in a postive way. Your nonprofit can capture the enthusiasm of new volunteers by tapping into their business skills, not just their hands-on skills. Visit Taproot+, Taproot’s online service that connects nonprofit organizations to a curated group of skilled professionals in marketing, IT, finance, HR, and strategy management. Post a project before 9/11.

Environment

The Slow One

Sep 2, 2015 1:30 PM ET

Education

Young Students Share Where They See Themselves in 20 Years, BJ’s & General Mills Respond

Sep 2, 2015 1:15 PM ET

BJ’s Wholesale Club teamed up with General Mills in honor of the 20th anniversary of its Adopt-A-School program by awarding $10,000 grants to five public elementary schools as well as $2,500 grants to four additional schools. The schools were chosen from countless applications that shared where students see themselves in 20 years and how BJ’s & General Mills’ school support will help get them there.