ESG News from Leading Brands

Health & Healthcare

CITGO Tees Off at Driving for a Cure Golf Outing to Help End Muscular Dystrophy

Oct 3, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Employees from the CITGO Lemont Refinery, CITGO Petroleum Corporation and the Cicero Manufacturing Facility helped raise $500,000 for those battling neuromuscular diseases at the 20th annual Driving for a Cure Golf Outing benefiting the local Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) chapter. The proceeds from this event – the second-largest MDA golf outing in the country – will go towards clinical research and medical and rehabilitation costs for patients fighting muscular dystrophy.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tetra Pak Sustainability Update 2016

Oct 3, 2016 5:00 AM ET

“Sustainability goes hand in hand with the Tetra Pak brand promise – PROTECTS WHAT’S GOOD™ – and the three pillars on which it stands: food, people and futures. Our activities in all three areas over the past year show sustainability is ever more deeply embedded in our business, in our corporate culture and in the expectations of our customers and consumers,” advises Dennis Jönsson, CEO & President at Tetra Pak.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BSR Partners with Leading Supply Chain Initiatives on Ambitious Three-Year Project to Advance Women’s Empowerment

Oct 3, 2016 4:00 AM ET

Today, BSR announced a new collaboration with leaders in supply chain networks to advance women’s empowerment in global supply chains. In partnership with six of the most influential supply chain networks around the world, Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI), International Council of Toy Industries CARE Foundation (ICTI CARE), The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), and Sedex, BSR will focus on making women’s empowerment central to the strategies, guidelines, and practices that provide a framework for supply chain management worldwide.

Environment

National Geographic Channel to Host 50 Voter Registration Events and Screenings of Leonardo Dicaprio's 'BEFORE THE FLOOD' Doc at U.S Colleges

Oct 2, 2016 9:00 PM ET

In a release tied to National Voter Registration Day on September 27, 21st Century Fox's National Geographic Channel has announced a dynamic new partnership with Rock the Vote and theSkimm to educate new voters about climate change ahead of this year's U.S. Presidential Election. At more than 50 college campuses nationwide, Nat Geo will host screenings of its new documentary Before the Flood, Leonardo DiCaprio's personal journey detailing the effects of climate change on the planet. The screenings will double as voter registration events, engaging Americans to exercise their right to vote. Before the Flood will also premiere on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday, October 30, in 171 countries and 45 languages.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Disneyland Resort, City of Anaheim and KABOOM! to Build Five New Anaheim Playgrounds in Three Years

Oct 1, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Today, residents of the city of Anaheim discovered that as a result of their votes, Anaheim will receive five new KaBOOM! playgrounds in the next three years.

Health & Healthcare

Rebuilding Together to Renovate Women’s Prison Association Residence

Oct 1, 2016 7:00 AM ET

Rebuilding Together will renovate the Sarah Powell Huntington House, a homeless shelter for formerly incarcerated women and their children managed by the Women's Prison Association.

Diversity & Inclusion

#InclusionWorks: National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Sep 30, 2016 5:35 PM ET

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Share the message that #InclusionWorks for people with disabilities and businesses.

Social Impact & Volunteering

BNSF Railway and Keep Chicago Beautiful Partner to Reopen Closed Playgrounds at Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School, Benefiting Students and the Community

Sep 30, 2016 5:15 PM ET

Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup national sponsor BNSF Railway and Keep Chicago Beautiful joined with Chicago Public School District leaders, city and state elected officials, and local community organizations to dedicate two newly transformed playgrounds at Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School in the heart of the Pilsen Historic District of the Lower West Side community of Chicago.

Innovation & Technology

Enjoying a Longer Life – Another Avenue to Asset Longevity

Sep 30, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Not all technology upgrades and replacements are voluntary. When organizations build entire systems around specific hardware – which is often the case – they create intrinsic risk. What if the systems they rely on break and the components needed to repair them no longer are available? It’s not so uncommon for well-designed applications to become integral to an organization’s functioning often decades past when the architects envisioned.

Innovation & Technology

Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines (SHIP) Leverages Software Donation to Thrive in the Cloud

Sep 30, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Nonprofit Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines (SHIP) Inc. was founded with a mission to improve quality and access to care for people living with HIV. Through a software donation and pro bono volunteer help, SHIP is working to improve their ability to track and report on expenses and spend more time working on achieving their mission.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland Employees Give Back in Communities Across the U.S.

Sep 30, 2016 2:50 PM ET

At Timberland, employees are driven by the company’s longstanding commitment to social and environmental justice, creating a culture where community service has become a way of life.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Putting Their Heads Together

Sep 30, 2016 2:45 PM ET

How can people reduce the amount of food waste in their homes?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bloomberg Brief Special Edition: Sub-Saharan Africa's Diverging Economies

Sep 30, 2016 2:40 PM ET

Please view the special edition of the Bloomberg Brief here.

Innovation & Technology

Food Safety: The Next Frontier

Sep 30, 2016 2:30 PM ET

Mars, Incorporated and IBM Research explain how they are transforming our approach to global food safety using big data.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

President’s Choice, MEC Tie for Most Trusted Brands in Canada

Sep 30, 2016 1:50 PM ET

This year’s top-10 trusted brands – President’s Choice and Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) tied for first – includes mass-market firms, such as Band-Aid and Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as more niche players, such as MEC, David’s Tea and Columbia Sportswear. Tesla fell just outside the GBTI’s top 10, ranking 11th over all.

Responsible Production & Consumption

U.S. Farm Labor Shortages

Sep 30, 2016 1:00 PM ET

The diminishing supply of farm labor is one of the most threatening issues affecting our nation’s fresh produce industry, a sector largely dependent on labor for the harvest and packing of delicate fruit and vegetables. As of last year, an estimated $3.1 billion had been lost in farm income due to labor shortages according to a 2015 report by the Partnership for a New American Economy.

Environment

Responsible Forestry Takes Center-stage for FSC™ Friday

Sep 30, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

LAST Day to Save on Purpose & Progress!

Sep 30, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

2015 Nestlé Shared Value Report: A Long-Term Perspective

Sep 30, 2016 11:30 AM ET

To celebrate our 150th anniversary, we’re looking back to the brothers whose work would lead to the company we are today.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mining's Quiet Sustainability Revolution Offers New Opportunities for Innovative Engineering

Sep 30, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Dennis Gibson, Chief Technical Officer for mining at Black & Veatch, pointed to the Pilbara mine as just one example of how a quiet revolution in mining company culture is leading to a much greater emphasis on sustainability and creative thinking in the industry.

Social Impact & Volunteering

ADVOCACY: Speaking Out on Policies That Count

Sep 30, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Formed in 1909, by a multiracial group of progressive thinkers, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a non-profit organization established with the objective of ensuring the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority groups.

Environment

Carlsberg | Circular Economy

Sep 30, 2016 9:35 AM ET

Carlsberg Circular Community, an innovative partnership with key partners, rethinks the design and production of packaging material to eliminate waste and optimize materials for high quality reuse and recycling; often referred to as ‘upcyling’.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lady Gaga and Born This Way Foundation Working to Create a Kinder World

Sep 30, 2016 9:30 AM ET

A new initiative from the Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation is looking to build a kinder and more positive world. The Foundation recently launched Channel Kindness, a platform dedicated to amplifying kindness and bravery.

Environment

Subaru and the National Wildlife Federation Help Preserve Monarch Butterflies Through “Subaru Loves the Earth” Initiative

Sep 30, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

More than 600 Astellas Employees to Give Back to Local Communities Across the U.S. and Brazil for Changing Tomorrow Day – the Company’s 7th Annual Global Day of Service

Sep 30, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Today, more than 600 Astellas employees on two continents will get out of their offices, roll up their sleeves and helped their communities. This will be done in support of Changing Tomorrow Day (#CTDay16) — a global effort to contribute time and resources to building stronger and more vibrant communities.