ESG News from Leading Brands

Environment

Albertsons and Safeway Find Innovative Ways to Go Green

Mar 22, 2019 1:00 PM ET

At Albertsons Companies — the parent company of 20 supermarket banners across the U.S. — environmental stewardship is paramount. The food and drug retailer is committed to integrating sustainable practices into everyday business.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ross Professor: There's Something Terribly Wrong With How We Make Decisions About Climate Change

Mar 22, 2019 1:00 PM ET

For over two decades, Joe Árvai has studied how we actually make choices — compared to how we think we make them. It will come as no surprise to even the most casual observers that the gulf between them can be large. In a recent study, Árvai and Douglas Bessette of Michigan State University found a clever way to measure this phenomenon. Motivated by the “ethical oil” debate in Canada, they designed a study that would allow drivers to view a menu of gasoline options from different countries.

Innovation & Technology

Students in 20,000 Classrooms Learn to Hack-Proof Their Life

Mar 22, 2019 12:30 PM ET

At Scholastic, we see literacy as the key to learning and achievement and, in addition to publishing and selling books, we develop educational content for teachers. We provide teachers with free materials that fill critical resource gaps, build classroom libraries, and make it easy to engage and educate students. We offer thousands of grab-and-go lesson plans, discussion guides, extension activities, and teacher tool-kits. We often team up with companies on these materials and are thrilled to have recently launched #CyberSmarts, a new collaboration with Norton LifeLock and Symantec.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hallmark Leader Profiles | Q & A With Stacey Paine About the Path for Women Leaders

Mar 22, 2019 12:25 PM ET

Hallmark sits down with Crown Center Redevelopment Corporation President Stacey Paine to discuss how women’s leadership has progressed over the course of Stacey's time at Hallmark.

Diversity & Inclusion

Voices at Viacom: "What Can People Like Me Do to Facilitate Change?"

Mar 22, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Javier Royal, an attorney for Business and Legal Affairs, was inspired to create spaces for people of color after an interaction during a Spark panel with Elaine Welteroth.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Wins 2019 Climate Leadership Award for Organizational Leadership

Mar 22, 2019 12:00 PM ET

The Organizational Leadership award not only recognizes the company’s own comprehensive greenhouse gas inventories and aggressive emissions reduction goals, but also its internal response and engagement of its employees, partners, and supply chain to commit to carbon neutrality.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fly Women: An Interview with JetBlue's Latoya Stacey Johnson

Mar 22, 2019 11:30 AM ET

For Women’s History Month, JetBlue and the JetBlue Foundation are teaming up to profile some of our amazing female Crewmembers with various Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) backgrounds who are leaving their mark on the industry. In this spotlight, we are highlighting Latoya Stacey Johnson, Analyst Strategic Planning.

Social Impact & Volunteering

El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Graduates Women Business Owners from the Dreambuilder Program

Mar 22, 2019 11:20 AM ET

Entrepreneurs from Calama, Alto El Loa, María Elena and Tocopilla in Chile recently finished the Dreambuilder training program and received their diplomas.

Environment

Kimberly-Clark and Deltares Use Science-Based Tools and a Local Approach to Bring Collective Action at the Basin Level

Mar 22, 2019 11:15 AM ET

In 2018, after a three-year drought, Cape Town, South Africa, became the first major city to come within days of running out of water. As “Day Zero” approached, residents were limited to 50 liters of water a day. Businesses had to evolve processes to reduce water usage.
The Kimberly-Clark Epping mill is located just outside of Cape Town. The company knew that if Cape Town ran out of water it would be a threat to the business. Even more, it would be a threat to the surrounding community and Kimberly-Clark’s employees’ way of life.

Environment

General Mills Announces Regenerative Land-Use Goal: 1 Million Acres by 2030

Mar 22, 2019 11:15 AM ET

General Mills committed Monday to expanding regenerative agriculture practices by 2030 on one million acres of land used to source its food ingredients. The Golden Valley-based food company is starting with oats grown in the U.S. Northern Plains and southern provinces of Canada, and will partner with both organic and conventional farmers and suppliers of wheat, corn and sugar beets over the next decade. The commitment includes at $500,000 grant to Kiss the Ground, a nonprofit organization that conducts on-farm training programs for growers implementing the practices. Regenerative agriculture is an umbrella terms for a suite of land management practices aimed at improving the health of the soil, which is seen as way to combat climate change.

Health & Healthcare

Sustainability Director Reflects on Walmart's Hunger Relief Milestones

Mar 22, 2019 11:00 AM ET

As the world’s largest grocer, Walmart is relentless in our commitment to making healthier food more accessible to our customers. In 2015, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation committed to helping provide 4 billion meals to people in need and provide nutrition education to 4 million people by 2020.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem and Manchester City F.C. Partner to Deliver Clean Water Towers, Training and Education to Communities in Bangalore, India

Mar 22, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Forget Seats at the Table – We Need a NEW Table

Mar 22, 2019 10:45 AM ET

In corporate America, one in five C-suite executives is a woman. One in twenty-five is a woman of color. Approximately one in ten people living with disability, and one in seven people who identify as transgender are unemployed.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Conway Center Revolutionizes Affordable Housing in Washington, D.C.

Mar 22, 2019 10:45 AM ET

Just a few years ago, Simone Scott lost her job, lost her home, and suffered a seizure while pregnant, all in a short period of time, leaving her, her young son, and newborn daughter homeless. But after learning about the nonprofit So Others Might Eat, or SOME, Scott received housing and support, allowing her to get back on her feet. Today, she is enjoying her new home at SOME’s Conway Center and hopes to give back to others like herself as a wellness consultant.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Video | Chobani is #FundingHerFuture through Whole Planet Foundation

Mar 22, 2019 10:30 AM ET

Chobani joined the Foundation’s mission to alleviate poverty last year, and they have pledged $50,000 as a 2019 Supplier Alliance for Microcredit member to alleviate global poverty.

Environment

Video | The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company: Securing Clean Water for the Future

Mar 22, 2019 10:15 AM ET

Water, the Earth’s most precious natural resource, is critical to all living things, including lawns and gardens. That's why The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and its Foundation are committed to water quality issues throughout the United States.

ScottsMiracle-Gro has made changes to its product formulations, improved its application devices and formed alliances with important environmental partners––all with the goal of creating products and programs that help people protect the planet.

Health & Healthcare

A Simple Way to Clean Water

Mar 22, 2019 10:05 AM ET

The P&G water purification technology is an amazing innovation that quickly turns 10 liters of dirty, potentially deadly water into clean and drinkable water.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Announcing the 2019 Oslo Business for Peace Award Recipients

Mar 22, 2019 10:05 AM ET

The 2019 Business for Peace Honourees who are delivering opportunities for women, minorities and diverse and disadvantaged groups

Diversity & Inclusion

Trailblazing General Talks Balance and Innovation

Mar 22, 2019 10:00 AM ET

As the military opens more roles to female servicemembers, the experience of those who first carved a path to leadership will be critical to the development of future leaders. That’s why Booz Allen Hamilton welcomed U.S. Army Lieutenant General Gwendolyn Bingham to its Innovation Center on March 11th. LTG Bingham shared her personal journey to become the first female in a series of critical roles in the Army – including the first female Quartermaster General, first female Commandant of the Quartermaster Center and school, first female commander of the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) and of the White Sands Missile Range, and of course the first female in her current role as Assistant Chief of Staff of the Army for Installation Management.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

50 Ideas to Do Good Year-Round (With and Without Opening Your Wallet!)

Mar 22, 2019 10:00 AM ET

The key to engaging more employees in Goodness is empowering them to give in personal and intentional ways. Here are 50 creative ideas to help you provide a little something for everyone in your workplace giving program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Smithfield Foods Executive Earns National Supply Chain Award

Mar 22, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announced that Chris Lahti, vice president of distribution, has been named a “Rock Star of the Supply Chain” by Food Logistics magazine. The award recognizes champions in the global food and beverage supply chain industry whose achievements, hard work, and vision have shaped and attained milestones in safety, efficiency, productivity, and innovation. Lahti received this honor for his efforts and his team’s role in supply chain consolidation initiatives within the company, which resulted in significant operational, sustainability, and economic benefits.

Environment

The PepsiCo Foundation Expands Access to Safe Water for More Than 22 Million People Worldwide; Part of PepsiCo's Broader Aim to Contribute to Positive Water Impact

Mar 22, 2019 9:30 AM ET

The PepsiCo Foundation Expands Access to Safe Water for More Than 22 Million People Worldwide; Part of PepsiCo’s Broader Aim to Contribute to Positive Water Impact

Environment

Bacardi and Lonely Whale Urge Unicode to Remove All Emoji Plastic Straws On Behalf of One Bold Sea Turtle Sydney

Mar 22, 2019 9:20 AM ET

Family-owned Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, and Lonely Whale, an award-winning incubator for courageous ideas that drive impactful change on behalf of our ocean, announced today a splashy partnership with one brave sea turtle Sydney to put an end to all plastic straw emoji usage.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations

Mar 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced the launch of the 11th annual U.S. Strategy Challenge, the Firm’s signature pro bono volunteer program. The Strategy Challenge is in its sixth year in London. Over the next 10 weeks, teams of Morgan Stanley employees in New York and London will work with leadership teams at 14 nonprofit organizations to provide strategic recommendations to address their mission-critical challenges.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hear Her Story: Q&A With Melissa Charlery, Technician IT Support at Gildan

Mar 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Melissa Charlery shares her journey from her beginnings at Gildan three years ago as an intern, to securing a full-time position in the company’s IT department. Here is the story of this young’s woman’s personal and professional growth after university: