ESG News from Leading Brands

Research, Reports & Publications

Further, Together: Medtronic Employee Efforts Support Business Sustainability

Feb 9, 2016 11:00 AM ET

At Medtronic our approach to sustainable growth involves careful management of key issues such as access to healthcare, product quality, ethics in sales and marketing, responsible sourcing, and environmental stewardship. Our performance related to these important issues is detailed in the Company’s FY2015 integrated performance report, “Further Together.”

Health & Healthcare

Partnerships Amplify Efforts Toward Inclusion in India

Feb 9, 2016 10:45 AM ET

Partnership is an amplifier. It multiplies possibilities, stirs creativity, pools talents, and makes us able to accomplish more than any of us ever could on our own.

Health & Healthcare

Sanofi and Positive Planet Partnership Promote Access to Care and Quality of Health in Madagascar

Feb 9, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Sanofi – Positive Planet partnership with Sanofi, again rewarded for its Zina project which promotes access to care and quality of health for Malagasy

Health & Healthcare

Meet Biff: A Cancer Clinical Trial Patient

Feb 9, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Meet Frederick (also known as Biff), a cancer patient who has gone through a Bristol-Myers Squibb clinical trial.

Responsible Production & Consumption

BJ’s Wholesale Club to Source 100% Cage-Free Eggs by 2022

Feb 9, 2016 10:00 AM ET

BJ’s Wholesale Club announces today that the company will transition its entire supply of whole, shell eggs from cage-free farms sold at its more than 210 warehouses by 2022 or as quickly as the infrastructure will support. Additionally, BJ’s plans to source its pre-cracked, liquid eggs from cage-free farms by 2025.

Health & Healthcare

Helping America’s Employers Empower Better Health with Blueprint for Wellness

Feb 9, 2016 9:05 AM ET

We’re proud to be leading the way in customizing and personalizing health data in the workplace. Our award-winning and industry-leading Blueprint for Wellness health risk-assessment tool—offered annually to our own employees and commercially to other employers—has been enhanced to allow for greater customization and population health management by employers.

Environment

Four Seconds of Inspiration

Feb 9, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Despite our best efforts, separating ourselves from nature is a fruitless endeavor. So long as we are made primarily of carbon, we are nature. So long as we breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, we are nature.

Education

Alumni in Action: Jack Bulat

Feb 9, 2016 8:45 AM ET

Jack Bulat says his experience at the Amgen Scholars US Symposium opened his eyes to the possibility of careers in biomedical research and health care.

Events, Media & Communications

Leonardo Academy President to Present at MiaGreen

Feb 9, 2016 8:15 AM ET

Presentation information for MiaGreen Expo & Conference Attendees.

Research, Reports & Publications

Arrow Electronics Releases Corporate Social Impact Report

Feb 9, 2016 8:15 AM ET

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today released a recap of its 2015 corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability initiatives. The global technology-solutions provider’s dedicated CSR program helps guide today’s innovators to a better tomorrow.

Environment

Connecting Customers and Communities with Green Transportation

Feb 9, 2016 8:05 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

New Mobile App Connects Consumers with Sustainable Local Businesses

Feb 9, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Mobile apps are transforming the way a company can connect with consumers and influence their purchase habits and choices.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Checkout Safeway, Vons, and Albertsons Selection of Locally Grown Valentine's Day Flowers

Feb 9, 2016 7:00 AM ET

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, surprise that special someone with fresh flowers from your local Safeway, Vons, or Albertsons store. In addition to traditional roses, we also offer a variety of popular mixed flower bouquets as well as fresh cut tulips and lilies. Potted orchids are also very popular for Valentine’s Day and have a longer lifespan than cut flowers. Many of these flowers are grown in California and other regions throughout the U.S.

Health & Healthcare

Lessons from the First Weeks in India

Feb 8, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Director Betsy Neuville reflects on her experiences as she and others work to establish the Keystone Institute India, an educational institute on disability, community, and innovation, strengthening the inclusion of people with disabilities in India.

Energy

China's Shift Away From Carbon-Intensive Production Could Make a Big Difference

Feb 8, 2016 4:00 PM ET

There are many forces at play on both sides of the challenge to rein in carbon emissions before it’s too late.

Innovation & Technology

My Invitation to the Davos Summit on the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Feb 8, 2016 4:00 PM ET

There is no question about the transformative power of the digital revolution we’re in the middle of. Indeed, the “Uberization” of products and processes is well underway. But what about the climate and culture of receptivity with which these innovations are greeted? Isn’t that almost as important as the technology developments themselves?

Environment

Tetra Pak’s Sustainability Round Table

Feb 8, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Tetra Pak held a sustainability round table on February 2nd, the focus was to discuss progress on renewable packaging and celebrate the one-year milestone achievements of Tetra Rex® Bio-based. FoodBev Media’s Claire Phoenix went along to interview the Tetra Pak presenters.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Active Update – COP21: What Does Tomorrow Look Like?

Feb 8, 2016 2:45 PM ET

The COP21 climate change talks in Paris last December have been heralded as a major success. United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, summed up the two weeks of negotiations by saying 'the work starts tomorrow' – but what does tomorrow look like?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arby’s Foundation Earns Coveted 4-Star Rating From Charity Navigator

Feb 8, 2016 2:00 PM ET

The Arby’s Foundation, the charitable arm of Arby’s dedicated to helping end childhood hunger, recently earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UN Global Compact Bulletin (February 2016)

Feb 8, 2016 12:50 PM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tech Companies Who Unite EHS and Design for Environment Win Big

Feb 8, 2016 11:05 AM ET

At one month into TFI’s and Antea Group’s alliance — as we rapidly introduce TFI clients to Antea Group’s deep EHS (environment, health, and safety) expertise and Antea Group’s clients to TFI’s product DfE (design for environment) expertise — it’s clear to see that Tech Companies that have unified EHS and DfE leadership enjoy business and environmental advantages over those that still manage each in separate silos.

Events, Media & Communications

2016 – A Year of Great Consequences and Positive Outcomes For Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Investing

Feb 8, 2016 10:40 AM ET

Graham Sinclair is one of the influentials, the thought leaders in sustainability. He shares his views on “mainstreaming sustainable investment” with us on the Triple Pundit platform. He sees 2016 as the year of the “new normal” for brand name asset owners and their managers to embrace ESG factors in their decision-making. An example is the CDP signatory base of now 822 financial institutions with US$95 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM). Another strong signal is the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change – 120 members with 13 trillion Euros in AUM. And, PRI with 302 asset owners and 958 investment managers with $59 trillion AUM.

Health & Healthcare

Employers Pledge to Take “Time to Change” Mental Health in the Workplace

Feb 8, 2016 10:25 AM ET

Unilever, Rolls Royce, Standard Life, HSBC and Network Rail are just a handful of the more than 350 businesses in the U.K. that have signed the Time to Change pledge. The pledge, part of the Time to Change movement led by mental health nonprofits Mindand Rethink Mental Illness, seeks to get the entire nation talking about mental health with an ultimate goal of ending mental health discrimination.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keystone Human Services Names Successor for President and CEO

Feb 8, 2016 10:25 AM ET

Charles J. Hooker III has been appointed President-Elect of Keystone Human Services. He will assume the role of President and CEO upon the transition of current President Dennis Felty to the role of Founding President in fall 2016.

Research, Reports & Publications

Going Integrated for the 12th Time: Novo Nordisk Publishes 2015 Integrated Annual Report

Feb 8, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Today Novo Nordisk published its 2015 Annual Report detailing the company’s year-end performance. The report highlights the company’s progression towards long-term targets taking an integrated approach that accounts for financial, social and environmental performance. This is the company’s 12th integrated report.