ESG News from Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase to Be 100 Percent Reliant on Renewable Energy by 2020; Announces $200 Billion Clean Energy Financing Commitment

Jul 28, 2017 8:00 AM ET

JPMorgan Chase is expanding its comprehensive strategy to advance environmentally sustainable solutions for clients and its own operations. The firm aims to source renewable power for 100 percent of its global energy needs by 2020 and to facilitate $200 billion in clean financing through 2025, the largest commitment by a global financial institution.

Green Infrastructure

Texas A&M Students Create Building Envelope Designs from GM Manufacturing Scrap

Jul 27, 2017 5:30 PM ET

General Motors thinks of waste as a resource out of place. To help make the zero-waste mindset more mainstream, the company engages others in its mission, including students. Most recently it was Texas A&M University’s College of Architecture helping reimagine waste materials to keep them in use.

Environment

Ingersoll Rand Offers Relocating Employees Two New Ways to Help Environment, Feed People in Need

Jul 27, 2017 5:05 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sanofi Pasteur Receives 2016 United Way Campaign Chair Award

Jul 27, 2017 4:50 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

14th Annual Sanofi Pasteur Pocono Mountains Community Fundraiser -- See This Year's Winners!

Jul 27, 2017 4:35 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Trump's Dishonorable Transgender Ban

Jul 27, 2017 4:20 PM ET

Any military's survival -- and by extension any nation's -- depends on its ability to draw on the talents of the widest possible population. Denying the U.S. military this ability undermines U.S. national security.

Education

Wells Fargo: Giving College Dreams a Foundation to Grow From

Jul 27, 2017 3:20 PM ET

Jesse III, center, has a better chance of getting a college degree now that his dad, Jesse Swanagan, has opened a 529 college savings account for him. (You-Tube video: 3 minutes)

Events, Media & Communications

Save Now with Early Bird Registration for the 2017 Corporate Citizenship Conference!

Jul 27, 2017 2:45 PM ET

Education

Mobile Science Lab Arrives in Sheboygan, Sparks Kids' Interest in Science

Jul 27, 2017 2:35 PM ET

Called the "Curiosity Cube," the retrofitted 22-foot by 10-foot shipping container is equipped with the latest technology to provide a learning environment for visitors to become immersed in science.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sands Bethlehem Creates Gardens for Local Community Center

Jul 27, 2017 2:15 PM ET

In an effort to provide the community with accessible horticulture, Sands Cares and Sands ECO360 recently partnered with Penn State Extension, Lehigh and Northampton County 4-H and the Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem to build planting beds for the Lynfield Community Center in Bethlehem, PA.

Education

ABCs and 529s: Finance Lessons Offer Hope for College

Jul 27, 2017 2:00 PM ET

A single father now has a financial plan to help his young son attend college — an accomplishment he was never able to achieve himself — thanks to the Focus on College program from United Way and Wells Fargo.

Environment

#ParksAndRecreationMonth: Cox Enterprises’ COO Alex Taylor Shows How “Actions Speak” in Tulsa

Jul 27, 2017 12:30 PM ET

Environment

New CSRHub Bulk Extract Tool Simplifies CSR/ESG Analysis

Jul 27, 2017 12:00 PM ET

The team at CSRHub has just launched the new Bulk Extract Dashboard tool – a powerful Macro-enabled Excel template for quickly comparing large numbers of companies and CSR data.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Former VISTA with Persistent Passion for Service Helps Feed Denver’s Hungry

Jul 27, 2017 11:15 AM ET

Energy

Don’t Start Your Engines! Duke Energy Project Tackles Truck Idling

Jul 27, 2017 11:00 AM ET

A total of 36 electric power outlets will help trucks at the Merchants Distributors, LLC (MDI) distribution center in Hickory cut costs and lower air emissions as part of a Duke Energy $320,000 electrification project.

Environment

Munson Healthcare Receives $120,000 Donation For Traverse City Michigan Kids Creek Restoration Project

Jul 27, 2017 11:00 AM ET

A generous donation was awarded to help phase two of a Munson Medical Center project. Traverse City officials, the Watershed Center and even U.S. senators were at Munson Medical Center Friday morning as they received a $120,000 check from Consumers Energy Foundation for the Kids Creek Restoration.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Driving Innovation in Coffee Capsule Recycling

Jul 27, 2017 11:00 AM ET

As a company that relies on aluminium to protect the freshness and aromas of its highest quality coffee, Nespresso recognises the need for a responsible approach to the use of aluminium and its obligation to preserve natural resources.

Innovation & Technology

How 3-D Technology is Transforming Patient Health

Jul 27, 2017 10:30 AM ET

Holographic Medical Imaging (HMI) demonstrates how doctors can see more of a patient’s body before surgery, and helps pinpoint problems with much greater accuracy than 2-D images allow. Meet Nirav Desai, a Chief Technologist at Booz Allen Hamilton who is leading the firm’s effort to bring HMI to doctors on the go, via portable devices.

Education

Qualcomm Collaborates with Schools, Libraries and Non-Profits to Provide More Students Free, Hands-on STEM Camps this Summer

Jul 27, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Building on three years of successful hands-on STEM camps, this summer the Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™ continues to grow, with a total of 10 one-week-long camps in San Diego, the DC Metro Area and China. These programs are designed to introduce, inspire and encourage middle school students’ interest in STEM.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lowe’s Helps to Keep America Beautiful with Volunteers and More Than $6 Million in Total Contributions

Jul 27, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s iconic community improvement nonprofit organization, today announced the organization has received a $1 million donation from Lowe’s to support more than 35 local community service projects in 2017. Since the partnership began in 2012, Lowe’s has contributed more than $6 million and over 1,800 Lowe’s Heroes volunteers to help Keep America Beautiful improve communities. The donation this year will also support Keep America’s Beautiful’s annual Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program.

Environment

Bringing Decision Science to Sustainability

Jul 27, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Domtar’s pulp mills are, in essence, biorefineries designed to separate and extract the natural chemical building blocks of wood. Cellulose is used to make paper, but the other biochemicals from wood are also valuable as feedstocks for products ranging from fuels to flavors and fragrances.

Environment

TD Bank Group Named One of Canada's Greenest Employers Nine Years in a Row

Jul 27, 2017 10:15 AM ET

For the ninth year in a row, TD Bank Group was recognized as one of Canada's greenest employers by Canada's Top 100 Employers (Mediacorp Canada Inc). The award evaluates the environmental leadership of organizations based on a variety of factors, including the types of green initiatives that were developed and the degree to which employees get involved in reducing their carbon footprint.

Innovation & Technology

Maximizing Smart Grid Deployments Through Communications and Network Infrastructure

Jul 27, 2017 10:00 AM ET

By building communications networks that can more tightly integrate business drivers and goals with the day-to-day load demand for their customers, utilities are taking the initial steps toward integrating the smart grid with smart cities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Aflac Unveils 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Jul 27, 2017 9:45 AM ET

At Aflac, we try to live by this very simple rule: Everyone has the power to do good. This week, we unveiled Aflac’s 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, where we share with you how Aflac strives to be a good neighbor with good people leading the way. View the report now at Aflac.com/CSRReport. #AflacCSR

Sustainable Development Goals

Advancing Social Goals Together: The Power of Public & Private Partnerships

Jul 27, 2017 9:35 AM ET

At the launch of the first two HP World on Wheels digital inclusion and learning labs in February, Rajiv Srivastava, Managing Director of HP India, stood side-by-side with Dr. Dinesh Tyagi, CEO, Common Service Center, India’s Ministry of Communication & Information Technology. The two men cut a symbolic red ribbon strung across the doorway of a learning lab, marking the official start of a journey that is expected to impact more than 15 million people over the next six years.