ESG News from Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ingersoll Rand Earns Spot on the Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies List

Feb 20, 2017 10:30 AM ET

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, was recognized for the fifth consecutive year as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies according to Fortune Magazine. Ingersoll Rand ranked second in its category of Industrial Machinery.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Amway Japan Receives Prestigious National Philanthropy Award

Feb 20, 2017 10:10 AM ET

In March 2011, Japan was rocked to the core when the Great Eastern Earthquake destroyed entire communities – leaving many dead and others with nowhere to go. In 2012, Amway Japan established “Remember HOPE” a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) effort aimed at supporting the reconstruction of the disaster-affected communities and delivering hope to residents.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Data Shows Business Outperforms With Women

Feb 20, 2017 9:55 AM ET

The World Economic Forum recently released the most comprehensive report to date on global gender equality. It showed that women will get equal pay – in 170 years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Group, Inc. Named a World’s Most Admired Company by Fortune Magazine for Fifth Consecutive Year

Feb 20, 2017 9:55 AM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) announced that Fortune magazine has named the company a World’s Most Admired Company in the real estate industry for the fifth consecutive year.

Innovation & Technology

A Life-Changing Challenge for Barclays Eagle Lab

Feb 20, 2017 9:45 AM ET

When Adrian Parker took his daughter to the Barclays Eagle Lab near their home in Brighton for a half-term project, he posed the team with an unusual challenge.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Compliance, Safety and Phase I Audits at 21 Locations at a Petroleum Marketer

Feb 20, 2017 9:35 AM ET

The client was engaged in a large portfolio asset transaction and required Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and regulatory compliance audits conducted at 21 facilities to evaluate the condition of each facility related to regulatory compliance and potential Recognized Environmental Conditions. These facilities consisted of petroleum bulk plants, industrial facilities, fueling/transfer stations, and warehouse facilities in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CITGO Innovation Academy Underwater Robotics Team Wins at International Competition

Feb 20, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Students from the CITGO Innovation Academy for Engineering, Environmental & Marine Science at Foy H. Moody High School took home two awards at the 2016 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition, held at the state-of-the-art NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HPE Earns Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality; Earning Top Marks in 2017 Corporate Equality Index

Feb 20, 2017 9:25 AM ET

HPE received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This is our 15th year on the “Best Place to Work” list.

Innovation & Technology

National #EntrepreneurWeek: Three Programs Cox Supports to Boost Atlanta's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Feb 20, 2017 9:00 AM ET

It’s National Entrepreneur Week. In 2016, DataFox named Atlanta as one of the best cities to launch a startup, positioning the city as an innovation scene to watch.

Health & Healthcare

The Evolving Science Behind Weight Loss: 3 New Learnings from Scientific Research

Feb 20, 2017 8:30 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Technology, Disruption, and the Future of Food & Beverage

Feb 20, 2017 8:00 AM ET

We all see the way technology and innovative disruption are changing industries all around us, but what do they mean for food & beverage? And what are the EHS implications of these changes? The 2017 Inogen Worldview conference will tackle these very issues on April 19 in NYC. See the top 4 reasons why you should be there at the Antea Group website.

Research, Reports & Publications

Twinings Demonstrates How It Is Improving the Quality of Life in Tea Communities in Its 2016 Social Impact Report

Feb 20, 2017 8:00 AM ET

UK-based international tea brand Twinings publishes its 2016 Social Impact Report which brings to life the stories of the people behind a cup of tea, from Chrissy, a smallholder tea farmer in Malawi, and Khiyoli, a young girl living on a tea estate in Assam, to Shankar, who works in a factory in Delhi.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Tech Wins Climate Change Business Journal Project Merit Award for Resilient Infrastructure

Feb 20, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Using green infrastructure to create a beautiful community space and more resilient stormwater management at Detroit’s Viola Liuzzo Park

Responsible Production & Consumption

Keeping Up with Demand Benefits Farmers in Africa

Feb 20, 2017 8:00 AM ET

Social enterprise Olivado Group, a major supplier of avocado and other edible oils, has recently joined the Business Call to Action (BctA) with a commitment to purchase avocados and other produce from 2,000 smallholder farmers by 2018 while providing them with training and support.

Events, Media & Communications

STAR India Launches ‘TED Talks India: Nayi Soch,’ a New Social Impact TV Series Hosted by Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan

Feb 20, 2017 7:00 AM ET

Through a groundbreaking partnership with TED, the nonprofit dedicated to sharing talks from the world’s leading thinkers, 21st Century Fox’s STAR India has announced its latest pro-social television series, TED Talks India: Nayi Soch (“New Thinking”). The show will feature speakers presenting big ideas in Hindi in TED’s signature format, with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan serving as the host. The series marks the first time TED will collaborate with a major network and star to produce a TV series featuring original TED Talks in a language other than English.

Innovation & Technology

Tech Tackles Food Waste

Feb 17, 2017 7:30 PM ET

Many companies have begun addressing the glaring issue of food waste- from Whole Foods’ inclusion of misshapen produce to Starbucks’ employee initiated Foodshare Program.

Education

Last Call! Submit Your Idea to the #InventorsChallenge by Feb. 24

Feb 17, 2017 6:35 PM ET

Calling young inventors: solve a problem in your community & submit your idea to the #InventorsChallenge at http://inventorschallenge.org/.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Los Angeles Kings Host Pride Night at STAPLES Center

Feb 17, 2017 5:45 PM ET

Last night the Los Angeles Kings hosted Pride Night at STAPLES Center for the Kings-Arizona Coyotes game. As part of the NHL’s ‘Hockey Is For Everyone’ initiative, LA Kings Pride Night in support of You Can Play featured a ceremonial puck drop by the LA Galaxy’s Robbie Rogers, the first openly gay man to compete in a top North American professional sports league, auction to benefit You Can Play and appearances by Dr. Drew Pinsky, celebrity doctor and LGBT ally and Lisa Vanderpump, activist, philanthropist, restauranteur and TV personality.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mitigating and Managing Business Risk in the Middle East: A Challenge for Supply Chain Managers

Feb 17, 2017 5:10 PM ET

Since the end of 2016, companies around the world have been re-evaluating business risks in their supply chains in the Middle East and other key regions due to political turmoil and other unforeseen events.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Save the Date for a Meaningful Plate

Feb 17, 2017 4:45 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Univision Contigo se Reinventa para Desarrollar Mentes Sólidas, Promover Hábitos Saludables y Celebrar la Diversidad

Feb 17, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), la principal empresa de medios de comunicación al servicio de la comunidad hispana en los Estados Unidos, anunció hoy el siguiente paso en la evolución de Univision Contigo, su galardonada plataforma de responsabilidad social corporativa y empoderamiento comunitario, que tiene por objetivo empoderar a las comunidades y posibilitar el desarrollo de mentes sólidas, la promoción de hábitos saludables y la celebración de la diversidad.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Univision Contigo Reimagined to Build Strong Minds, Promote Healthy Habits, & Celebrate Diversity

Feb 17, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced the next evolution of Univision Contigo, its award-winning corporate social responsibility and community empowerment platform, to focus on empowering and enabling communities to build strong minds, promote healthy habits and celebrate diversity.

Events, Media & Communications

The More You Know Launches New PSAs

Feb 17, 2017 4:25 PM ET

NBCUniversal's long-standing Emmy-award winning public service campaign, The More You Know, just launched a new season of PSAs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Major Leaguers are Committed to Improving Lives in the Dominican Republic

Feb 17, 2017 4:00 PM ET

Through the Players Trust, Major League baseball players are dedicated to helping others in need, including those in the Dominican Republic - a place so many of them call home.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Avnet Named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “Most Admired Companies”

Feb 17, 2017 3:40 PM ET

Avnet (NYSE: AVT) was honored on FORTUNE magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for 2017 in the wholesalers: electronics and office equipment category.