ESG News from Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GOJO Announces Its 2020 Sustainability Goals

Jan 4, 2016 11:40 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Top Mars News Stories of 2015

Jan 4, 2016 11:30 AM ET

2015 marked another banner year for Mars, Incorporated and our many brands. From new production facilities to achieving sustainability goals, we achieved a lot this year. We’ve pulled together our 10 most exciting stories from the past 12 months so you can find everything all in one spot.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CITGO Fuels Holiday Spirit Among Underserved Community at MorningStar Mission

Jan 4, 2016 11:25 AM ET

CITGO Petroleum Corporation fueled good this holiday season by bringing together employees from its Arlington Heights and Lemont Terminals, as well as its Lemont Refinery, on Christmas Day to volunteer and make a difference with local homeless shelter and support organization MorningStar Mission.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arby’s Named Among Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the U.S. for 2015

Jan 4, 2016 11:00 AM ET

The National Association for Business Resources has named Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (ARG) among the Best and Brightest Companies To Work For® in the country.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Donate a Scarf from the Heart

Jan 4, 2016 9:45 AM ET

The Southern Nevada division of Republic Services hosted a scarf collection drive to support the Catholic Charities shelter program during the holidays. Local Republic employees filled three large bags with more than 100 scarves. The theme for the scarf drive was Donate a Scarf from the Heart.

Social Impact & Volunteering

#20StoriesOfStrength: Prudential Celebrates Today’s Newark

Jan 1, 2016 8:00 AM ET

For more than 140 years, Prudential and Newark have brought out the best in each other. That’s never been more true than today. See how stories of innovation and inspiration are changing lives here—and changing minds about Newark everywhere else.

Responsible Production & Consumption

European Chemical Agency Adds Five Substances to The Candidate List

Dec 31, 2015 12:30 PM ET

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recently appended The Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation.

Diversity & Inclusion

Are You Losing Your CSR Talent to Social Enterprise?

Dec 31, 2015 12:30 PM ET

In my 10 years of working in talent recruiting and development in the nonprofit and social enterprise sectors, I often find myself in conversations with private sector professionals looking for a change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Mall at Robinson Wins Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge

Dec 31, 2015 12:05 PM ET

Forest City’s The Mall at Robinson was recently recognized as a Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge winner by Sustainable Pittsburgh, a local organization that promotes economic prosperity, social equity and environmental quality.

Environment

Top 15 GM Sustainability Stories of 2015

Dec 31, 2015 12:00 PM ET

From electrifying vehicles and finding a second useful life for waste to protecting threatened species and engaging colleges in a vision for a clean energy future, we’ve had plenty of great stories to tell this year. Here are our 15 favorites from 2015.

Environment

Turning (Less) Water into Wine

Dec 31, 2015 9:00 AM ET

In 2014, a small winery in the central coast of California experienced a dramatic reduction in the flow of its groundwater wells, severely limiting the amount of water available for production, and threatening the viability of the entire operation.

Environment

California is One of the Greenest States

Dec 31, 2015 8:00 AM ET

“As California goes, so goes the nation,” declares an old political saying. If that is true than the U.S. will eventually have much more ambitious laws to address climate change and the majority of Americans will support them.

Environment

Carbon Action Helps Companies Cut Emissions by 640M Tons in 2015

Dec 30, 2015 4:00 PM ET

Companies around the world increasingly recognize that a reduction in GHG emissions is not only good for global climate but also for their bottom line. Carbon reduction by companies comes from the adoption of low-carbon energy infrastructure, improved transportation use, and increase in energy efficiency.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Reconnaissance du travail environnemental et communautaire de Goldcorp dans le cadre des activités de réhabilitation concomitante de la mine Marlin

Dec 30, 2015 3:10 PM ET

À la fin de 2011, la mine à ciel ouvert Marlin de Goldcorp a fermé. Plus précisément, les activités d’exploitation minière ont cessé, mais non les activités liées à Goldcorp pour les voisins guatémaltèques de la mine. Il s’agissait plutôt d’un début d’une certaine manière.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Goldcorp recibe reconocimiento por el Trabajo Medioambiental y Comunitario por el Saneamiento Simultáneo de Marlin

Dec 30, 2015 3:10 PM ET

A finales del 2011, cerró la mina a cielo abierto de Marlin de Goldcorp. Es decir, cesaron las operaciones a cielo abierto; sin embargo, este no fue el final de la historia de Goldcorp para los vecinos guatemaltecos de la mina. En cierta forma, era un comienzo.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Recognition for Goldcorp’s Environmental and Community Work in Concurrent Reclamation at Marlin

Dec 30, 2015 3:10 PM ET

At the end of 2011, Goldcorp’s Marlin mine’s open pit closed. Well, technically the pit ceased operations, but this wasn’t the end of the Goldcorp story for the mine’s Guatemalan neighbours. In some ways, it was a beginning.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Women Around the World Face Hurdles to Financial Inclusion

Dec 30, 2015 2:35 PM ET

Imagine carrying all of your money on your arms. The gold jewelry circling your wrists and forearms is your retirement, collateral for a loan or a rainy-day fund.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mexico’s Thriving Automotive Electronics Industry Needs Parallel EHS Boom

Dec 30, 2015 2:05 PM ET

Antea Group senior consultant and Technology Forecasters CEO Pamela Gordon recently wrote a piece for EBN about the need for EHS expansion in the rapidly expanding automotive electronics industry in Mexico.

Responsible Production & Consumption

British Columbia Ends the Year Strong with Two ASC Certified Salmon Farms

Dec 30, 2015 2:00 PM ET

As the year comes to a close, British Columbia achieves two more certifications by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. Marine Harvest Canada has announced that two of its Port Hardy farm sites, Duncan Island and Doyle Island, are the latest salmon farms to attain ASC certification. Collectively, salmon farming companies in British Columbia have achieved five ASC certifications throughout 2015 – furthering their commitment to achieve 100% ‘Gold Standard’ third-party certification by 2020.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Third Annual Giving Report: Innovation Helps Accelerate the Success of Local Communities

Dec 30, 2015 1:05 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar Transports Its Pulp and Paper Products Through a Variety of Ways

Dec 30, 2015 11:55 AM ET

Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products, including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products.

Research, Reports & Publications

T. Rowe Price 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Video Summary

Dec 30, 2015 11:15 AM ET

T. Rowe Price has a longstanding—and growing— commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Watch the video.

Social Impact & Volunteering

AIDA Cruises: New Year’s Raffle to Support the SOS Children’s Villages

Dec 30, 2015 10:15 AM ET

For 10 years AIDA Cruises has supported the work of SOS Children’s Villages with donations from the proceeds of the raffle which is traditionally held on December 31 on board the AIDA fleet.

Environment

Environment Statement

Dec 30, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Northern Trust recognizes that the long-term viability of our business and that of our clients is tied to the health and well-being of our planet. We therefore commit to protecting and preserving the environment through the services we provide and to eliminating or mitigating any negative environmental impacts from our operations. We align our business with the fundamental principle of sustainability meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Education

Amgen Scholars Alumni in Action: Megan Krench

Dec 30, 2015 8:45 AM ET

At an Amgen Scholars alumni event held at MIT in spring 2015, we asked former Scholars how the Program has affected their career paths. Here’s what they told us.