ESG News from Leading Brands

Responsible Production & Consumption

Funkee's Cafe: Sustainability with a Side of Gelato

Jul 31, 2017 2:00 PM ET

Funkee’s Café (Funkee’s) opened its doors in Marion, Arkansas in October of 2015. Funkee’s was founded by business owner, Mary Singer. The cafe serves a wide range of delicious and authentic Italian delicacies, such as Gelato and gourmet coffees as well as a variety of freshly made locally grown herbs for salads and deli sandwiches.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mining for Fertilizer: How Mosaic Manages Environmental Impacts

Jul 31, 2017 2:00 PM ET

There are over seven billion people in the world and every one of them needs to eat to live. Feeding a growing world population means that crop yields have to be improved. Fertilizers are important to improve crop yields in order to feed a growing global population.

Events, Media & Communications

Female Trailblazer from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to Deliver Keynote at Women’s Leadership Conference in Las Vegas

Jul 31, 2017 2:00 PM ET

Roslyn M. Brock, the youngest person to be elected to chair the National Board of Directors of the NAACP, will be a featured keynote speaker during the MGM Resorts Foundation’s 11th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) August 7-8 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas Conference Center.

Events, Media & Communications

Risk Management and Sustainability -- 'Two Sides of the Same Coin'

Jul 31, 2017 1:40 PM ET

Forbes magazine contributor Christopher P. Skroupa interviews Lockheed Martin's Dr. Leo S. Mackay, Jr. and Matthew Swibel regarding the connection between risk management and sustainability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Makes Historic $24 Million, Four-Year Commitment To JumpStart

Jul 31, 2017 1:30 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Adorable Five-year-old Obsessed with His Garbage Men

Jul 31, 2017 1:25 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Where There’s a Way, There's a Will

Jul 31, 2017 1:15 PM ET

We’ve always looked for ways that our employees can use their unique skills to help communities. David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation, has had a career-long commitment to pro bono legal services, and has encouraged general counsel companywide (at Comcast Corporate, Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Comcast Spectacor) to structure a program to facilitate company lawyers participating in pro bono legal activities. To that end, at the beginning of 2016, Art Block, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Comcast, formalized a pro bono program across Comcast to support and encourage our attorneys to provide pro bono legal services using company resources.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating 25 Years of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Jul 31, 2017 1:05 PM ET

It is an exciting year for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption as we celebrate our 25th anniversary on July 31. Since 1992, the Foundation has been committed to the vision of our founder, Dave Thomas: to ensure every child has a permanent and loving family. Our mission has never wavered. Each day we work to dramatically increase the number of adoptions from foster care. We believe that family is the birthright of every child and that every child is adoptable.

Education

Clooney Foundation for Justice Partners with UNICEF to Open Seven Public Schools to Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon

Jul 31, 2017 12:05 PM ET

The Clooney Foundation for Justice today announced a $2.25 million partnership, which includes a generous donation from Google.org, and a $1 million technology grant from HP, to support formal education for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The partnership with UNICEF will help seven public schools to provide critical education opportunities to nearly 3,000 currently out-of-school refugee students this school year, and will also support a pilot of technology tools in these schools to advance learning outcomes for refugee children.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Voya Financial Announces Appointment of Howard Greene to LifeBridge Board of Directors

Jul 31, 2017 12:00 PM ET

Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced today that Howard Greene, senior vice president of Compensation, Benefits, Human Resources Operations and Employee Relations, has joined the board of directors of LifeBridge Community Services. LifeBridge is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower Greater Bridgeport, Connecticut, residents to build a brighter future.

Environment

Driving Circular Economy Solutions in Healthcare Plastics

Jul 31, 2017 11:20 AM ET

In Denmark, HPRC Europe and Aarhus University Hospital hosted a workshop where plastic suppliers, medical device manufacturers, hospitals, and recyclers met to discuss current challenges in recycling healthcare plastics within the European regulatory landscape.

Environment

How Antea Group Has Built a Strong Health & Safety Culture

Jul 31, 2017 11:15 AM ET

Antea Group describes 7 ways through which health and safety can be deeply embedded into a company culture.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Where Should JetBlue Donate Books Next Year? Vote Now in the Online #BookBattle

Jul 31, 2017 9:45 AM ET

Since its inception, Soar with Reading has supplied nearly $3 million worth of books to kids in need. This is the third year that JetBlue has funded this innovative vending machine program to help combat “book deserts,” areas offering limited access to age-appropriate books. The machines previously installed visited Detroit and Washington D.C.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Developing a Global Social Impact Strategy for Toyota

Jul 31, 2017 9:45 AM ET

Toyota partnered with FSG to develop a business-aligned social impact portfolio focused on various aspects of mobility—personal mobility, green mobility, and urban mobility.

Environment

This Company is Creating a World Where Conserving Water is a Way of Life

Jul 31, 2017 9:35 AM ET

Based in Singapore, Ecosoftt – Eco Solutions For Tomorrow, Today – specializes in decentralized management of water, wastewater, and environmental services for the developed and developing worlds. Their Water SMART Homes & Communities platform allows property owners and building managers to reduce their water footprint and waste by up to 50 percent, to recycle and reuse up to 80 percent of wastewater for non-potable purposes, and to discharge at least 20 percent of treated water in a way that protects Mother Nature. Ecosoftt also leads education programs focused on water, sanitation, livelihood and wellness for rural and marginalized communities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Carlsberg Group Sets Out Plan to Combat Irresponsible Drinking

Jul 31, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Carlsberg targets 100% of its markets to improve on responsible drinking every year towards 2030, plus 2022 targets such as 100% availability of alcohol-free beer and 100% of packaging and brand activations to include responsible drinking messages.

Environment

Los Papales Estate is a Model Farm for Sustainability

Jul 31, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Los Papales Estate is a family-owned farm that manages nearly 200 hectares of coffee fields full of leguminous fruits and hardwood shade tree species.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Meet 4 SCA Fellows Helping Us Bring Stewardship to Life

Jul 31, 2017 9:15 AM ET

On August 10, we’re celebrating #NestléCares: a national day of volunteering with thousands of volunteers in Nestlé’s 120 U.S. hometowns. Nestlé and the Student Conservation Association are teaming up, to promote water stewardship, sustainability, and environmental conservation with 9 flagship events supported by these four inspiring SCA community engagement fellows.

Research, Reports & Publications

AkzoNobel | The Ultimate Test of Performance

Jul 31, 2017 9:10 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating eBay’s Shining Small Businesses

Jul 31, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Our seller community, made up of millions of entrepreneurs, is what makes eBay the most unique marketplace in the world. This became evident during our SHINE Awards for Small Business, where we received over 2,400 submissions from sellers across the U.S. Our team was extremely inspired reading through the submissions – whether it was a single mom turning to eBay to create a business that would support her family, an immigrant from Colombia pursuing her American Dream or a brick and mortar store in rural Vermont going online to expand their business globally – these people are eBay’s heart and soul and a true representation of what we’re all about. We’re thrilled to announce our 2017 SHINE Awards for Small Business winners.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Weatherford Wins Legal Department of the Year - Corporate Compliance Award

Jul 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Kudos to our Compliance team, winners of Texas Lawyer’s Legal Department of the Year – Corporate Compliance award.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sands Academy: Elevate Workshop Focuses on Creating a Culture of High Performance

Jul 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Through Sands Academy, Las Vegas Sands provides Team Members with an outstanding working environment, extensive training and other opportunities to advance in the hospitality industry.

Sustainable Development Goals

Getting Off-Grid Energy to Work for Agriculture

Jul 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Environment

Xylem Waterdrop Allows Xylem Partners to Participate in Xylem Watermark

Jul 31, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Every time a registered employee of one of Xylem’s commercial partners learns about, selects or specifies Xylem products within Building Services, they collect drops. For every single drop, Xylem contributes one U.S. dollar to Watermark to use toward building a Planet Water Foundation AquaTower, providing clean water and hygiene education at schools around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fox Announces Keely MacDonald as 2017 Fellow from the Fox Writers Lab, a Fellowship Program for Screenwriters with Diverse Voices and Backgrounds

Jul 28, 2017 8:00 PM ET

Fox Inclusion recently announced writer Keely MacDonald has received a script development deal from Fox Broadcasting Company after being named this year’s Fox Writers Lab Fellow. MacDonald was chosen from a group of 13 experienced finalists at the Fox Writers Lab, a 14-week program hosted by Fox Inclusion that gives its finalists direct access to Fox writers, directors, and executives to further their screenwriting skills on the Fox Lot in Los Angeles.