ESG News from Leading Brands

Innovation & Technology

The Essar Foundation: Empowering Women in India

Mar 17, 2016 5:00 PM ET

In the small village of Junagam, in the State of Gujarat, India, Nisha, Nayana, Jasmine, Bhavna, Ramila and Pratiksha are a group of six women who are part of a bakery programme run by the Essar Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Essar Group, India’s fourth largest company.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bard MBA to Host Live Podcast on Western Union's Shared Value Journey

Mar 17, 2016 4:15 PM ET

The Bard MBA in Sustainability hosts Talya Bosch, Vice President Social Ventures, Internal Communications and Global Events for Western Union. Talya will discuss the company's shared value journey on the dial-in podcast, Sustainable Business Fridays, March 18th, at 12pm.

Health & Healthcare

Healthy Aging With Nutrition

Mar 17, 2016 4:05 PM ET

While eating a nutritious diet overall is essential, the specific amounts and types of nutrients we need and the body’s ability to process them can change with age and with personal health status.

Energy

We’ve Committed to Source 100% Renewable Electricity by 2025

Mar 17, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Bloomberg has expanded our commitment to renewable energy and sustainable business practices by partnering withRE100 and committing to using 100% clean energy by 2025. This partnership furthers our ongoing efforts to prove that sustainable business practices are good for the environment and good for business.

Energy

TransCanada to Acquire Columbia Pipeline Group for US$13 Billion

Mar 17, 2016 3:15 PM ET

TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) today announced it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which it will acquire Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (NYSE:CPGX or Columbia), a Houston, Texas-based company that operates an approximate 24,000-kilometre (km) (15,000-mile) network of interstate natural gas pipelines extending from New York to the Gulf of Mexico, with a significant presence in the Appalachia production basin.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tips to Design Your Pro Bono Program

Mar 17, 2016 3:15 PM ET

At the 2015 VolunteerMatch Summit, Charles Schwab joined a panel discussion about transforming the traditional volunteer day into a pro bono day of service.

Education

JetBlue Supports The White House’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ Initiative

Mar 17, 2016 3:10 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

GSK Publishes Annual Report and Responsible Business Supplement 2015

Mar 17, 2016 3:00 PM ET

“Whilst 2015 has been a year of substantial change for GSK, we have remained fully focussed on progressing our responsible business commitments whether it be through proactive measures such as new ways of working with healthcare professionals, or responding to some of society’s most pressing health needs like Ebola.” - Sir Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer, GSK

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mary, l’émissaire

Mar 17, 2016 2:30 PM ET

Dans cet épisode de notre série en plusieurs parties démontrant comment la vision de Goldcorp « Créer ensemble de la valeur durable » dépasse la création d’emplois, la formation professionnelle et l’infrastructure, nous vous faisons part d’un récit de partage de connaissances et de perspectives culturelles pouvant engendrer des bienfaits sociaux, environnementaux et locaux. Nous vous présentons un membre de Goldcorp qui participe à l’évolution future en contribuant à faire converger l’innovation de l’entreprise et les traditions ancestrales.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mary the Emissary

Mar 17, 2016 2:30 PM ET

In this installment of our multi-part Get to Know Us Better series, demonstrating how Goldcorp’s vision of Together, Creating Sustainable Value is more than job creation, career training and infrastructure, we share a story about how the exchange of knowledge and cultural perspectives can lead to social, environmental and local benefit. Here we introduce you to a Goldcorp future-changer who’s helping converge corporate innovation and ancient tradition.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mary, la Emisaria

Mar 17, 2016 2:30 PM ET

En esta entrega de nuestra serie de varias partes que demuestra cómo la visión de Goldcorp Juntos, Creando Valor Sustentable es mucho más que la creación de empleos, la capacitación profesional y la infraestructura, compartimos una historia sobre cómo el intercambio de conocimientos y perspectivas culturales puede dar como resultado beneficios locales, sociales y ambientales. Les presentamos a una persona que cambiará el futuro de Goldcorp, alguien que ayuda a que converjan la innovación empresarial y las tradiciones milenarias.

Energy

Lockheed Martin and Concord Blue Begin Next Phase on Bioenergy Facility in Germany

Mar 17, 2016 1:55 PM ET

Environment

KeyBank Recognized as Transparency Leader in Competitive CDP Rankings

Mar 17, 2016 1:30 PM ET

As a leader in sustainability for the banking industry, KeyBank was recently recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project as a company meeting criteria for the S&P Climate Leadership Index. With programs focused on environmental reporting, a largely successful renewable energy portfolio, and programs targeting a “low carbon future,” the company moves forward by supporting transparency throughout the banking industry.

Environment

If Farm-To-Table Eating Is Cool, What About Toilet-To-Tap Drinking?

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Critics have derided the trend -- which comes as food sustainability, encapsulated in the farm-to-table philosophy, gains popularity -- as “toilet-to-tap” drinking. But a new survey released this week finds a surprising number of Californians are on board with the concept.

Environment

BNY Mellon Goes Carbon Neutral

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Building on its environmental performance leadership and delivering on the pledge it made as part of the White House’s American Business Act on Climate Pledge, BNY Mellon has become carbon neutral for scope 1 and scope 2, as well as scope 3 business travel greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2015. It has a strategy in place to continue this commitment and will remain carbon neutral in 2016. Carbon neutrality is reached when an organization’s net GHG emissions are equal to zero.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gender Balance is Our Business

Mar 17, 2016 11:40 AM ET

The issue of gender balance touches nearly every corner of our lives – there is a collective demand for balance in politics, business and in our personal lives. But in the case of companies, gender balance should not only be addressed for the sake of equality, but also for the sake of performance.

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: Machine Safety and Risk Assessment

Mar 17, 2016 11:30 AM ET

A global automotive supplier required an external resource to enhance their global machine safety program and develop safety risk assessments of their equipment.

Events, Media & Communications

CSRHub's Cynthia Figge Speaking at Boston College's 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference

Mar 17, 2016 11:15 AM ET

CSRHub Co-Founder and COO, Cynthia Figge, will be a panelist at Boston College’s 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference. This event will be held on March 20-22nd in Atlanta, GA. Cynthia will be speaking at the Session focused on Ratings, Rankings and Data Analytics. Cynthia will be joined by Eric Fernald from MSCI and Susanne Katus from eRevalue, in a session moderated by Stephen Donofrio, BC Center for Corporate Citizenship, to discuss the landscape of how companies are measured. The audience will receive tips to shape their companies' approach to the complex world of ratings and rankings.

Education

Ghetto Film School LA Kicks Off Program for Female Students to Expand Access to the Entertainment Industry

Mar 17, 2016 11:00 AM ET

As part of its commitment to offer new avenues into the entertainment industry, Ghetto Film School Los Angeles launched a new program exclusively for its female students this spring. Entitled "Iris-In: A GFS Program for Young Women," the semester-long class features top female producers and filmmakers currently working in Hollywood. 21st Century Fox co-founded GFS LA in June 2014, and since then, its executives and talent have taken a hands-on role in enhancing the students' education.

Events, Media & Communications

Deep Dives, Networking Opportunities, Global Perspectives, and More at Circular Economy Forum May 16-17

Mar 17, 2016 11:00 AM ET

On May 16-17, the U.S. Chamber Foundation, in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation an PYXERA Global, will host the 2016 Sustainability Forum, Better Business, Better World: Mainstreaming the Circular Economy in Washington, DC.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Highlights from GSK’s 2015 Responsible Business Supplement

Mar 17, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Operating responsibly is fundamental to GSK’s strategic priorities. Our success depends on our ability to research and develop innovative products and make them accessible for more people in a responsible way. In our Responsible Business Supplement, we report our progress against 23 forward-looking commitments across four areas: Health for all, Our behaviour, Our people and Our planet.

Environment

The Dawn of a New Era

Mar 17, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Little Buffalo, a town of 500 people in Alberta, is at the forefront of multiple environmental justice battles: it has been polluted by oil spills and damaged by tar sands mining, but it is also pushing to move beyond fossil fuels and towards renewable energy.

Environment

Record-Breaking Earth Hour to Set the Stage for New Era of Climate Action

Mar 17, 2016 9:55 AM ET

On Saturday, March 19 at 8:30pm local time, the 10th and most far-reaching Earth Hour will sweep across the world and kick off a new era of climate action. Millions of individuals, along with businesses, cities, landmarks and an unprecedented 178 countries and territories, will switch off their lights to call for increased action to protect our planet from climate change.

Research, Reports & Publications

Visa Europe and JA Europe Launch New Research to Address the Financial Skills Gap in Young People

Mar 17, 2016 6:00 AM ET

Businesses across Europe are being invited to collaborate in new research which will help identify the financial skills needed by young people in today’s digital economy.

Innovation & Technology

Young Minds from 15 U.S. Public Schools Present STEM Projects for Making a Difference in their Communities in front of a Live Panel of Judges in the $2 Million* Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Mar 16, 2016 9:30 PM ET

Students and teachers from 15 public schools across the nation convened at the brand new Samsung 837 building in New York City yesterday to present their STEM-driven projects in front of a live panel of judges. Five schools will be selected as National Winners in the Solve for Tomorrow contest, which challenges young minds to tap into their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education to solve a problem affecting their local community. From designing prosthetic enhancements for wounded veterans to filtering contaminated drinking water, the 15 National Finalist schools are tackling real-world problems in their backyards.