Eight hundred DC-area families in need will receive enough food to supplement meals for a week plus daily essentials, thanks to a partnership between PepsiCo and Feed the Children. The event kicks off today at 11:00 a.m. at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, 3675 Ely Place SE

Nestlé in the United States today released its 2016 Creating Shared Value Report at Sustainable Brands 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. The report highlights the company’s efforts and achievements in nutrition, health and wellness; environmental sustainability; rural development and responsible sourcing; water; and social impact.

National Grid has announced the launch of a new program that will support building designers, engineers, contractors, trade and other professionals in achieving their energy savings goals.

Sustainable Brands® kicks off its largest community gathering today with Sustainable Brands’17 Detroit at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. Over 2,000 business executives along with their teams from 35+ countries across the globe are attending the conference and Activation Hub. In addition, there is anticipated record breaking livestream viewership in collaboration with Detroit Public Television (DPTV).

In late 2015, we reassessed our priority sustainability issues based on Lockheed Martin’s evolving business portfolio and highly dynamic environment. Beginning in 2016, we focus on five core sustainability issues made up of 23 factors. Our sustainability factors have two tiers of priorities: Tier 1 performance factors where we seek to accelerate progress by setting targets for 2017 and 2020; and Tier 2 factors that we will advance through continued management and disclosure, without setting new SMP goals.

SCS Global Services (SCS) has partnered with VITO, a premier independent research and technology organisation based in Belgium, to provide volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions testing for SCS' indoor air quality certification programs SCS Indoor Advantage™, SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold, and FloorScore®.