ESG News from Leading Brands

Events, Media & Communications

Strength & Stability Focus of AGM

May 2, 2016 10:00 AM ET

President & CEO Russ Girling presents solid financial results to shareholders at Annual General Meeting in Calgary and details how TransCanada’s low-risk strategy continues to bring stability and strong results.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Tapping Into the Inclusive Business Opportunity in Asia: Can the SDGs Fuel Inclusive Business?

May 2, 2016 9:35 AM ET

According to a soon-to-be-launched report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on impact investing in Southeast Asia, the base of the economic pyramid (BoP) market in East and Southeast Asia is comprised of 1.3 billion people with a purchasing power of US$4.7 trillion. Inclusive businesses – commercially viable enterprises that provide livelihoods and essential goods and services to people at the BoP – can play a key role in responding to this market’s unmet needs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Best Practice: February-March 2016

May 2, 2016 9:15 AM ET

The Feb/March 2016 issue of Best Practice includes CSR and sustainability case studies from thought leaders across several industries

Social Impact & Volunteering

Corporate Giving & Engagement: Executive Leadership Support

May 2, 2016 8:30 AM ET

One of the hallmarks of a strategic corporate giving and engagement program is genuine Executive Leadership Support.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

In Africa, #MarketsMatter for a Healthy Society

May 2, 2016 5:00 AM ET

When it comes to improving access to healthcare in Africa, markets matter. From pharmaceutical companies to small clinics, an interconnected private market complements public sector services to help patients receive the healthcare they need, when and where they need it.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Wins PR Week 360 Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility

May 2, 2016 1:00 AM ET

Centennial, Colo., May 2, 2016 /3BL Media/ – Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) walked away with top honors in the Corporate Social Responsibility category at the PR Week 360 Global Awards on Thursday in London.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sodexo Employees Celebrate 20 Years of Fighting Hunger in North America as 2016 Stop Hunger Servathon Concludes

May 1, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, celebrated the successful 20th year of employees impacting hunger issues in communities across North America in April. Its annual Stop Hunger Servathon, a month-long, global effort, drew to a close last week. Every year during the month of April, Sodexo employees, clients, customers and local stakeholders join forces to fight hunger and raise awareness about related health and nutrition issues. Results for the worldwide effort will be announced in June.

Education

DIY Science at Home: Instant Art w/ Cabbage and Lemon Juice

Apr 30, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Atlas Copco Rental: Safety Means A Lot to Us

Apr 29, 2016 7:35 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Outstanding Safety Record at Atlas Copco Chile

Apr 29, 2016 5:20 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Diageo North America Employees Revitalize STAR Center in Norwalk to Benefit Neighbors with Disabilities

Apr 29, 2016 5:00 PM ET

More than 100 employees from Diageo North America’s finance team undertook a transformational service project at the STAR, Inc. Lighting the Way center in Norwalk this week. STAR is a nonprofit organization that has provided services to individuals with developmental disabilities in mid-Fairfield County since 1952.

Social Impact & Volunteering

#GoingToBat Community Spotlight: Nelson Cruz

Apr 29, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Nelson Cruz, a native of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic, is an international superstar. Some of his best work, however, is not on a baseball diamond, but away from the spotlight supporting causes close to his heart.

Diversity & Inclusion

Four Questions with PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and Target’s Brian Cornell on Advancing Women in Leadership

Apr 29, 2016 4:30 PM ET

​Indra Nooyi and Brian Cornell have a lot in common. They first met back in 1998, when Indra was leading strategy and business development for PepsiCo, and Brian was managing Tropicana’s North American business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pizza Hut Harvest: Fighting Food Waste, Hunger and Greenhouse Emissions, One Slice of Pizza at a Time

Apr 29, 2016 4:15 PM ET

Pizza Hut has a strong legacy with food donations, dating back to 1992 when we became the first company to create a national surplus food donation program.

Research, Reports & Publications

Transformative Technologies

Apr 29, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Education

21CF Supports Education for Syrian Refugee Children with $125,000 Donation to Malala Fund

Apr 29, 2016 4:00 PM ET

21st Century Fox has announced a contribution of more than $125,000 to Malala Fund, an organization advocating for secondary girls' education around the world. The gift consists of funds raised through a company-wide employee matching program, as well as a social media campaign led by 21CF and the National Geographic Channel, and will help provide education for Syrian refugee children. The donation is the culmination of the company's year-long global campaign to support "He Named Me Malala," Fox Searchlight and National Geographic Channel's documentary about 18-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai, and raise awareness of the more than 60 million young women who are out of school around the globe.

Events, Media & Communications

Ecovadis Conference 2016: Calling All Brands

Apr 29, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Two weeks ago in Paris, EcoVadis held its annual conference, providing content to both its customers and its global staff of analysts, those ultimately responsible for scoring companies across a spectrum of corporate social responsibility and sustainability criteria.

Diversity & Inclusion

BMS Foundation Working to Improve Minorities’ Access to Healthcare

Apr 29, 2016 4:00 PM ET

April is National Minority Health Month in the United States and this year the Department of Health and Human Services has chosen the theme, “Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.” The goal is to raise awareness of the health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities and to mobilize groups across the nation, like the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, to work with government and other partners to accelerate the realization of health equity – the attainment of the highest level of health for all people (Healthy People 2020).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Avnet Employees Jazz up Arizona School

Apr 29, 2016 2:35 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Susquehanna Service Dogs: A Grassroots Effort that Took Seed and Blossomed

Apr 29, 2016 1:50 PM ET

“Each person who volunteers their time in any capacity,” Pam Foreman, director of Susquehanna Service Dogs, says, “each person partnered with an SSD dog, each employee and each person who provides a monetary or in-kind donation of any amount makes this program what it is.” Harrisburg Magazine provides a "behind the scenes" look at Susquehanna Service Dogs and how little puppies become working service dogs.

Environment

Corporate Action That’s Making a Difference on SDG 6-Water and Sanitation

Apr 29, 2016 1:00 PM ET

This week, Global Sourcing Council's 17 Weeks for 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explores SDG 6 with examples of corporate action to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

Environment

How Prepared are Businesses for a Sustainable Future? Ingersoll Rand Leader Discusses Findings from New Survey

Apr 29, 2016 12:30 PM ET

The urgency to address climate change and other environmental challenges has never been greater. And encouragingly, there seems to be a constant and increasing beat of corporate commitments that range from pledging to use more renewable energy to making products that are more environmentally responsible.

Environment

Bathurst - The Centre of the Universe

Apr 29, 2016 12:25 PM ET

Environment

Bechtel Joins Peers on Shared Commitment to Sustainability

Apr 29, 2016 12:25 PM ET

Bechtel is among the 133 organizations featured in 2016 Business Roundtable report, “Create. Grow. Sustain: People and Technology,” which details how companies are pursuing innovative strategies to sustain and enhance the quality of life in the United States and around the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Avista Employees March for Babies

Apr 29, 2016 12:00 PM ET

A dedicated group of Avista employees and families supported March of Dimes in the March for Babies in Spokane, Wash