ESG News from Leading Brands

Energy

B.C. LNG Poised to Reduce Global GHGs

Apr 19, 2016 11:50 AM ET

Experts say Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects in British Columbia will help put a significant dent in Asian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, helping reduce smog caused by coal-fired power production.

Environment

Time Warner Cable Celebrates Earth Month with Cardboard Challenge

Apr 19, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Earth Day is this Friday, April 22, and I’m happy to share that through a new partnership with the Imagination Foundation, Time Warner Cable (TWC) is introducing the 2016 Earth Day Cardboard Challenge. This Challenge provides an opportunity for children of all ages and the adults who support them to create novel, imaginative and sustainable solutions out of cardboard and other recycled materials.

Environment

Earth Week Guest Post: Find Your Cause and Make a Difference

Apr 19, 2016 10:55 AM ET

We invited five individuals and organizations to share their thoughts on sustainability for our annual Earth Week guest post series. The founder and president of Living Lands & Waters, an “industrial strength” river cleanup organization, kicks off the series.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Are You Ready to Invest in Women?

Apr 19, 2016 10:45 AM ET

One of the most important question over the next few years - Are you Ready to Invest in Women?

Environment

Mandatory Carbon Pricing Acceptable to Most Business Leaders

Apr 19, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Most business leaders say a mandatory price on carbon is no problem! In fact, it could bring opportunities. See how they’re acting on #ClimateChange and preparing for the future. http://bit.ly/263pLl6

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

First set of GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards released for public comment

Apr 19, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Environment

Green Buildings: Good for the Environment, Occupants and the Bottom Line

Apr 19, 2016 9:10 AM ET

Green buildings are good for the environment—that is well known. But what benefits do they offer the people who inhabit them?

Health & Healthcare

Driving Safety Home at Norfolk Southern

Apr 19, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Safety is Norfolk Southern’s No. 1 priority, and employee engagement and training are ongoing to reinforce safe behaviors in railroad workplaces.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

[VIDEO] Benevity User Conference 2016: Diane Solinger, Google on Employee Engagement

Apr 19, 2016 9:00 AM ET

In this video filmed at Benevity's Goodness Matters User Conference, Diane Solinger, Global Lead, GooglersGive at Google, shares insights on how to engage a global workforce in giving and volunteering opportunities.

Environment

Global Investor Groups Urge World Leaders to Sign and Accede to the Paris Climate Agreement Rapidly

Apr 19, 2016 9:00 AM ET

72 hours before more than 130 world leaders are expected to travel to New York to sign the Paris Agreement, organisations that collectively represent more than 400 institutional investors with USD 24 trillion of assets under management have called on world leaders to not only sign but accede to the Paris Agreement and implement it into national law as a matter of urgency.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan’s Community Partnership Panels Get High Marks from Community Stakeholders

Apr 19, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Freeport-McMoRan’s Community Partnership Panels (CPPs) comprise a broad range of stakeholder group representatives across all sectors of the community.

Research, Reports & Publications

Delhaize Group Releases 2015 Sustainability Progress Report

Apr 19, 2016 5:00 AM ET

International food retailer Delhaize Group announced the publication of its 2015 Sustainability Progress Report online at https://sustainabilityreport. delhaizegroup.com/. The report highlights progress toward “Supergood”, the Group’s strategy to become a sustainability leader in its local markets by 2020.

Health & Healthcare

Albertsons Companies Partners with Hearing Wellness Network to Offer Free Hearing Test Kiosks at 24 Stores

Apr 18, 2016 9:00 PM ET

Albertsons Companies announced today that it will provide free hearing tests to customers in 24 stores using a unique testing kiosk developed by Hearing Wellness Network. The diagnostic test expands Albertsons Companies’ health and wellness services to customers by offering a qui

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Grantmakers: Grantees' Results Are Your Results

Apr 18, 2016 7:20 PM ET

We have seen first-hand working with many of world’s leading brands that implementing new technology has a huge positive impact on grantees.

Diversity & Inclusion

Improving Communications for the Hard of Hearing Through HD Voice

Apr 18, 2016 6:05 PM ET

For people with disabilities, it is rare that there is a single solution that meets everyone’s accessibility needs. Different circumstances and environments often require different solutions and this is certainly true for people who are hard of hearing or experiencing hearing loss. Hearing aids have become smaller, more comfortable and more powerful in recent years. They can make it possible to undertake activities that were previously more challenging – but they also have their limitations. The development of Hearing Aid Compatibility technologies that improve the ability of hearing aids to amplify mobile devices has greatly enhanced the experience for people with hearing loss, but it isn’t always the best solution for everyone.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kris Bryant Donates 2015 Players Choice Award Grant to Wounded Warrior Project

Apr 18, 2016 5:25 PM ET

In a pre-game ceremony Sunday afternoon, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant received a prestigious Players Choice Award as the 2015 NL Outstanding Rookie. Selected in a secret ballot of all National League players in recognition of his exceptional season, Bryant received his Players Choice Award from teammate Jake Arrieta.

Environment

Companies Focus on Energy Efficiency to Fight Climate Change

Apr 18, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Energy efficiency plays a big role in how companies are acting on #ClimateChange and reducing their own #CarbonFootprint. New study details wide-ranging initiatives. http://bit.ly/263pLl6

Innovation & Technology

Data for Social Good: Helping Nonprofits Enter the Digital Age

Apr 18, 2016 3:00 PM ET

While governments and businesses have reaped big benefits from the revolution in big data and software analytics, nonprofits sometimes lag behind the public and private sectors when it comes to adopting advanced machine learning techniques.

Education

Pequeños y Valiosos Enters Third Year of Helping Parents Boost Early Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development Among Young Children

Apr 18, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, as part of its Univision Contigo empowerment platform, today launched its third annual Pequeños y Valiosos (Young and Valuable) campaign. Launched in 2014 as a joint initiative of Univision Contigo and Too Small to Fail, the cross-platform campaign encourages Hispanic parents to engage in specific actions that will boost early cognitive and social-emotional development among young children ages 0-5.

Research, Reports & Publications

Solar™ InSight System™ Turns Data Into Action

Apr 18, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Environment

4.4 Million Students Recycle and Compost 79 Million Pounds in 2016 RecycleMania Tournament

Apr 18, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Richland College, a two-year community college in Dallas, Texas, has been crowned the Grand Champion of the 2016 RecycleMania competition with a recycling rate of more than 82 percent. RecycleMania is the nation’s premier waste reduction and recycling competition among colleges and universities, managed by Keep America Beautiful.

Education

“Pequeños y Valiosos” Inicia Tercer Año de su Programa Para Ayudar a los Padres de Familia a Propiciar Desde Temprana Edad el Desarrollo Cognitivo y Socioemocional en los Niños

Apr 18, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Join Our Growing List of Adoption-Friendly Workplaces

Apr 18, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

A Young Adult Survivor Story: 15 Years in the Making

Apr 18, 2016 2:15 PM ET

Nearly 72,000 young adults, ages 15-39, are diagnosed with cancer every year. April is the time when we highlight the unique challenges that young adult cancer survivors face like school, jobs, dating, getting married and having children. Over the years, LIVESTRONG has interviewed thousands of cancer survivors. Many of those survivors were filmed for our website including a woman named Kim Bergeron. Kim applied to become a LIVESTRONGLeader this year and we jumped at the chance to share her survivor story again 15 years in the making.

Education

JetBlue Takes Fresh Approach to Employer-Sponsored Education with Launch of JetBlue Scholars

Apr 18, 2016 2:00 PM ET