ESG News from Leading Brands

Social Impact & Volunteering

Points of Light and The Walt Disney Company Call for Daily Point of Light Award Nominations for Families

Aug 11, 2016 2:20 PM ET

Points of Light and The Walt Disney Company will celebrate the impact of family volunteering across the nation by honoring exemplary family volunteers with a Daily Point of Light Award. The award recognizes their commitment to volunteering as a family.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Republic Services Donates $1,500 to the Marlborough Labor Day Parade

Aug 11, 2016 2:05 PM ET

Marlborough – Mayor Arthur Vigeant July 27 accepted a generous Marlborough Labor Day Parade sponsorship presented by Republic Services’ Municipal Services Manager Terry Grady. This year’s parade will be held Monday, Sept. 5, at 12 p.m.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Huggies and Plunket Encourage New Zealand Families to Make Time for Hugs

Aug 11, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Univision Promotes "Access for All" with Community Empowerment Programs

Aug 11, 2016 1:30 PM ET

By focusing on four areas most critical for success – education, health, prosperity, and civic engagement – Univision is empowering the Hispanic community by providing families life-changing access to information, programs and services.

Innovation & Technology

The Power of Digital Inclusion: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Living Progress Challenge Winners

Aug 11, 2016 1:10 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Green Builder Magazine Celebrates Ingersoll Rand as an Eco-Leader for Second Consecutive Year

Aug 11, 2016 1:05 PM ET

Ingersoll Rand is recognized on Green Builder Magazine’s annual list of Eco-Leaders for a second consecutive year. The honor highlights a number of key attributes that differentiate Ingersoll Rand’s approach to energy efficiency and sustainability.

Research, Reports & Publications

Diageo Reports Good First Year Progress Against 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility Targets

Aug 11, 2016 12:45 PM ET

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, this week reported strong progress against its 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility targets with the publication of its 2016 Annual Report.

Health & Healthcare

Flint, Michigan – Making Sure History Doesn’t Repeat Itself

Aug 11, 2016 12:30 PM ET

The news of contaminated water reaching the citizens of Flint, Michigan, has been heartbreaking – and worrisome. How easily could this happen in towns across the U.S.?

As members of the Real Time Corrosion Control Monitoring for Drinking Water project team for the Booz Allen Hamilton’s Summer Games Challenge, we are using innovative technologies to rethink and develop new solutions involving instant detection and real-time reporting to ensure those towns are protected.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mirage in the Middle of the City: Hear Out the Business Case for Supporting Social Causes

Aug 11, 2016 12:05 PM ET

David Tulauskas, General Motors’ director of sustainability, recalls how recognizing a homeless person on his way to work underscored his belief that for businesses to thrive, the communities in which they operate need to flourish. There’s an interconnection of social impact and business value.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm's Smart Campus Wins Digital Innovation Award

Aug 11, 2016 12:05 PM ET

Qualcomm has served as the essential accelerator to the mobile device market for more than 30 years. Our mobile processors and modems have been “under the hood” of thousands of flagship mobile device models. Now, the need for mobile connectivity is expanding beyond — far beyond — smartphones and tablets. The Internet of Things (IoT) has expanded the market for mobile connectivity. And one of the main benefactors of the IoT revolution are Smart Cities.

Environment

Kate Zerrenner on the Rio Olympics

Aug 11, 2016 11:35 AM ET

If you’ve been tuning into the Olympics in Rio this week, you’ve probably watched your fair share of inspirational profiles of athletes. You may also have been following some of the stories emerging out of Brazil about the corruption, poor environmental stewardship, and social justice transgressions surrounding the Olympics.

Health & Healthcare

Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trial to Launch in South Africa

Aug 11, 2016 11:35 AM ET

An early-stage HIV vaccine clinical trial in South Africa has determined that an investigational vaccine regimen is safe and generates comparable immune responses to those reported in a landmark 2009 study showing that a vaccine can protect people from HIV infection.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AIDA Supports Democracy Initiative "WE. Success Needs Diversity"

Aug 11, 2016 11:30 AM ET

In 2016, the cruise line AIDA Cruises once again offers its support to the democracy initiative “WIR. Erfolg braucht Vielfalt” (“WE. Success needs diversity”) by the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with a donation of 5,000 euros. With this, AIDA Cruises takes a stand against right-wing extremism.
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Environment

Antea Group Case Study: EHS Passport for a Global Retail Company

Aug 11, 2016 11:15 AM ET

A United States retail company was expanding its business into Latin America and Asia.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sappi’s 2020Vision

Aug 11, 2016 11:00 AM ET

This past year, Sappi Limited announced a new strategic vision to reshape our business through further diversification. Our transformation journey is not about radical change. It has been, and continues to be, an intentional evolution of the business—changing to meet market needs and opportunities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Where Business and Sustainability Meet in the Pulp and Paper Industry

Aug 11, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Join Paige Goff, Vice President of sustainability and business communications at Domtar; and Richard Donovan, Senior Vice President and Vice President of Forestry at Rainforest Alliance, in a Q&A discussion on how sustainability plays a role in the manufacturing of pulp and paper products.

Green Infrastructure

SCS Global Services (Case Study by US Builders Review)

Aug 11, 2016 10:00 AM ET

California-based SCS Global Services has developed a highly integrated approach to sustainably built environments, providing third-party certification, auditing, testing, standards development and support services geared toward full supply chain sustainability and optimizing projects for the community, participants, and the greater environment.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sands ECO360 Report | Resource conservation

Aug 11, 2016 9:30 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

HP Nationally Ranked for Commitment to Diversity

Aug 11, 2016 9:05 AM ET

At HP, where diversity is part of the company’s DNA, inclusive hiring goes beyond bringing in more women, more people of color, or a broader range of experiences. And that’s why HP particularly proud of being recognized for its efforts to bring a sometimes-overlooked group into the mix—people with physical disabilities.

Innovation & Technology

Environment Check for New E-Class

Aug 11, 2016 9:00 AM ET

If you want to find out how environmentally compatible a vehicle is, you have to look at more than just the fuel consumption and emission figures. To obtain a full overview, it’s vital to take the vehicle’s entire life cycle into account — from the extraction of the raw materials it contains to the car’s production, its many years of use, and its eventual recycling/disposal as an end-of-life vehicle.

Environment

National Park Service Illuminates 100 Years From Brooklyn Bridge Park

Aug 11, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Akzonobel Helps Link Two Indonesian Villages for Better Quality of Life

Aug 11, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Energy

Eight-MW Giant Makes Offshore Wind Power Cheaper

Aug 11, 2016 8:55 AM ET

A new offshore wind turbine from Siemens is set to lower the cost of wind power generated on the high seas. Siemens believes it is well on the way to reaching its goal of producing offshore wind energy at a total cost of less than ten euro cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) by 2020.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Social-impact Investing Pairs Profit with Purpose

Aug 10, 2016 4:20 PM ET

Education

Here’s How You Can Help Teachers Inspire Students This School Year

Aug 10, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Summer is almost over, and children all over the country will soon be heading back to school. In order to ensure that their students have another phenomenal year of learning, many teachers purchase their own school supplies.