Bringing Home Cooked to the House

On March 30, the Hormel® Cure 81® brand and members of the Hormel Military Veterans Engagement Team (HMVET) donated care packages full of Hormel Foods products to the Minneapolis Fisher House Foundation to feed military families for the Easter holiday.

Tyson Foods Invests in Feeding America Affiliated Food Banks to Help Serve Hungry Neighbors

As part of Tyson Foods’ efforts to raise the world’s expectations for how much good food can do and its commitment to support the communities it serves, the company announced today nearly $1.2 million in grants to 18 Feeding America food banks in 15 states. The investments represent approximately four million pounds of food or the equivalent of 16 million servings of protein that will be distributed to address food insecurity.

U by Kotex® and Alliance for Period Supplies Address Need for Period Products

New research from U by Kotex found that one in four women struggled to purchase period products within the past year due to lack of income. As the founding sponsor of Alliance for Period Supplies, U by Kotex expands its commitment to getting period products into the hands of those that need them most.

Portrait of a Start-up Farmer

Zach Knutson is as much economist as he is farmer. He’s had to be. Unlike many farmers, Knutson didn’t inherit land. Instead, he’s earned and invested his way into the industry, relying on his entrepreneurial savvy and passion for growing plants and crops.

Black & Veatch EPC Services Help Advanced Microgrid Solutions Meet California Energy Storage Goals

Black & Veatch has completed 20 first-of-a kind Hybrid Electric Buildings® in Irvine, California, part of the of the company’s efforts in support of Advanced Microgrid Solutions’ (AMS) commitment to provide Southern California Edison (SCE) with 50 megawatts of behind-the-meter battery storage capacity.

Smithfield Foods Releases Animal Care Section of 2017 Sustainability Report, New Virtual Reality Video of Hog Operations

Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. released the Animal Care section of its 2017 Sustainability Report focusing on the company’s industry-leading practices to keep animals safe, comfortable, and healthy. Starting today, Smithfield will issue its 17th Sustainability Report in segments organized by the pillars of its comprehensive sustainability program each week during the month of May.

Financial Habits that New Grads Should Adopt

Congratulations! You just graduated and are about to embark on an exciting rite of passage: starting your career. It can be empowering, scary and thrilling all at the same time. You are taking an important step toward financial independence. However, as they say, with great power comes great responsibility. You will be taking home a regular paycheck and will face many choices when it comes to spending that hard-earned money.

Food Giants Unilever, Nestle and PepsiCo Will Get Tougher on Single-use Plastics

The U.K.'s biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers and processors — from Lidl and Aldi to Nestle, Unilever and PepsiCo — unveiled an industry-wide promise to overhaul their practices, in an unprecedented step which underscores the impact public concern over plastic waste is having on businesses practices across the country.

Invitation! - Erb Institute and Sustainable Brands Networking Reception in Detroit, May 9th, 2018

What began as a roundtable with senior Detroit and Michigan business leaders to discuss the city’s needs for business leadership of urban revitalization became an Erb Institute and Sustainable Brands partnership. Our two entities collaborated on bringing the Sustainable Brands 2017 flagship conference to Detroit where a global conversation was sparked on how purpose-driven businesses could contribute to designing solutions and fulfilling the needs of a city reimagining itself. Sustainable Brands 2018 will be in Vancouver this year, but is committed to returning to Detroit in 2019.

Business Can Lead Transformational Change

At Nestlé , our purpose is enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Creating Shared Value is the fundamental way we do business and bring our purpose to life. As the world’s largest food and beverages producer, Nestlé relies on millions of farmers around the world to supply us with the agricultural raw materials we need for our products. For our business to be successful, these farmers and farm workers must be successful too. Creating and maintaining a sustainable business means supporting rural development and the livelihoods of rural communities.