ESG News from Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Global Initiative to Address Economic Opportunity Crisis Facing Young People

Jan 19, 2016 8:15 AM ET

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a new $75 million, five-year global initiative to address the youth unemployment crisis and expand young people’s access to economic opportunity. With the global economy requiring a more skilled workforce, New Skills for Youth is designed to increase dramatically the number of young people who complete career pathways that begin in high school and end with postsecondary degrees or credentials aligned with good-paying, high-demand jobs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pocono Environmental Education Center Receives Donation from Sanofi Pasteur for STEM-based Educational Programming

Jan 19, 2016 8:10 AM ET

The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) was awarded $24,000 by Sanofi Pasteur -- the vaccines division of the Sanofi Group with US Headquarters in Swiftwater, Pa. -- to conduct the “Sci-Q” Project in 2016.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Norfolk Southern: Economic Impact in Operating States

Jan 19, 2016 8:05 AM ET

Energy

The Effects Solar Energy is Having on Micro Farming

Jan 19, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Almost by definition, farmland tends to be away from the city and thus far from the infrastructure of the urban environment.

Health & Healthcare

FOX Sports Supports Announces New Non-Profit Partnerships to be Represented in 2016 & 2017

Jan 19, 2016 7:00 AM ET

FOX Sports Supports, the charitable branch of FOX Sports, proudly announces its 2016 initiatives, including its continued support of our U.S. military, along with two-year partnerships with National Alliance on Mental Illness and Positive Coaching Alliance, extending through the 2017 calendar year. During this time, FOX Sports focuses its charitable resources toward these two organizations in campaigns that span all FOX Sports assets and premier events, beginning with the NFL playoffs this weekend and including coverage of next season’s Super Bowl LI. The two organizations were selected by a vote of FOX Sports employees in December 2015.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Business Can Contribute to Sustainable Development Goals: SDG Fund Report

Jan 18, 2016 4:00 PM ET

To harness the expertise of the private sector in the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global development agencies must learn more about companies’ perspectives on creating development initiatives.

Events, Media & Communications

Five Recommendations for Meeting Employee Demands and Social Impact Goals

Jan 18, 2016 4:00 PM ET

America’s Charities, the leader in workplace giving and philanthropy, just released a new report on top corporate employee engagement and workplace giving trends.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis

Jan 18, 2016 2:30 PM ET

The Amgen Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis is a 10-week intensive summer laboratory experience in biomedical research for undergraduate students.

Environment

Recycle, Reuse, Support

Jan 18, 2016 1:45 PM ET

The FCA US Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois is teaming up with PepsiCo Recycling to launch a new program that will not only make recycling more convenient for its employees, but also help support disabled U.S. veterans.

Energy

Antea Group Case Study: Creating an Energy Conservation Program

Jan 18, 2016 11:10 AM ET

Our client is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes, and is represented in more than 60 countries. Antea Group was engaged to assist the company with the development and implementation of its global sustainability program and pursuit of its energy reduction goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Fighting Cancer with National and Local Partners

Jan 18, 2016 10:20 AM ET

Diagnostic insights, and the timing of them, can change our outcomes when we’re facing cancer. But there’s still so much we need to learn about cancer, and there are still too many people who remain unaware of their ability to detect their risks early. Over the years, we’ve supported research and patient advocacy in the fight against cancer, with millions of dollars of corporate and employee giving and fundraising.

Environment

Working on What Matters: 6 Lessons in Corporate Water Stewardship

Jan 18, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Over the past two decades, companies have taken a limited view on water stewardship programs by largely focusing their efforts on water use reduction within their manufacturing operations. Impactful corporate water stewardship must focus on operations in water-scarce or stressed locations because water is a shared resource, vital to the local communities that support the company’s operations.

DuPont’s water stewardship journey began over 15 years ago, and there are 6 key lessons we learned along the way.

Energy

Coastal Production Plant Reduces the Costs of Offshore Wind Energy

Jan 18, 2016 9:25 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Atlas Copco Aids in Stopping Hunger on World Food Day

Jan 18, 2016 9:15 AM ET

The math doesn’t quite add up. There’s enough food produced each year to feed every person on the planet, yet one out of nine people continue to live with chronic hunger.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Republic Services Team in Greenville, SC Volunteered in Partnership with Habitat for Humanity

Jan 18, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at University of California, San Francisco

Jan 18, 2016 8:20 AM ET

The UCSF Amgen Scholars Program provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to conduct research in the basic sciences with an emphasis on health-related research including Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, Biological and Medical Informatics, Biomedical Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenics.

Social Impact & Volunteering

VMware Foundation Good Gigs Program: Service Learning in Cape Town

Jan 17, 2016 2:25 PM ET

Through the VMware Foundation’s Good Gigs program, VMware people have a unique leadership development opportunity to learn and grow through immersive service. Discover how this Service Learning Trek to Cape Town, South Africa sparked personal and professional development through service in our global community.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles

Jan 17, 2016 12:15 PM ET

The UCLA Amgen Scholars Program offers an intensive research experience working in the labs of distinguished UCLA faculty members. Students are matched with faculty mentors of their choice and work full time within their mentor's laboratory for 10 weeks.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at University of California, Berkeley

Jan 16, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Amgen Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley participates in ten weeks of intensive research in the sciences. Each student has direct participation on a research project in a faculty member's laboratory and directly with an in-lab mentor, a postdoctoral scholar and/or a graduate student.

Environment

The Faces of Forest Landowners: Grim Locke

Jan 15, 2016 7:05 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Luxury Brand Kering and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion Give Out the First Kering Awards for Sustainable Fashion

Jan 15, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Luxury fashion house Kering and the Centre For Sustainable Fashion (CSF) have announced the very first Kering Awards for Sustainable Fashion to Neliana Fuenmayor for Stella McCartney and Ingrid Rautemberg for Alexander McQueen.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at Stanford

Jan 15, 2016 4:00 PM ET

The Amgen Scholars Program at Stanford University is the centerpiece of the Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP). The SSRP-Amgen Scholars Program is a research-intensive residential program that takes place on Stanford's campus for a nine-week period from late June through Late August.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Modern Day Slavery Continues to be an Issue. Is Your Company Affected?

Jan 15, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Slavery and forced labor continue to become increasing areas of focus for companies of all sizes. However, with complex supply chains and evolving regulations, companies find it difficult to properly disclose this information.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Raising the Bar for Community Impact

Jan 15, 2016 3:35 PM ET

Founded in 1976 by royal decree and 70% government owned, Riyadh based SABIC is already one of the world’s largest petrochemical manufacturers with over 40,000 employees working in 50 countries.

Social Impact & Volunteering

What You Need to Know to Make the Most of Corporate Pro Bono Opportunities at Your Nonprofit

Jan 15, 2016 3:30 PM ET

A large company in your community wants to partner with your nonprofit. You’re excited – this partnership could pave the way for new funding, fill knowledge gaps at your organization, and raise your nonprofit’s profile in the community. The company loves your mission and wants to know how their employees can help. They have some ideas for volunteer service, and can articulate what they want their employees to get out of the experience – but they’ll look to you to define if and how their employees can meaningfully contribute to your mission. Are you ready?