ESG News from Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Albertsons Companies Proves Supermarket Chains Can Practice Sustainability

May 10, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Can a large supermarket chain really practice sustainability? One of the largest supermarket chains in the U.S. proves they can.

Albertsons Companies is one of the winners of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award. The EPA recognized the company, which operates stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia under 18 different banners, for its commitment to bringing awareness of the federal agency’s Safer Choice Program for sustainable products. The Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award recognizes businesses and organizations that advance the goal of the program to promote chemical safety.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why I Became a Cancer Advocate: Amy

May 10, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Walking out of a friend’s funeral that had lost her battle with leukemia, and watching her three young daughters, husband, family and community grieving, felt very unnecessary. In addition, her twin sister had stage IV lymphoma. I was forever changed that day.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mexican Women, the Web Developers of the Future: The AT&T Foundation and Laboratoria

May 9, 2016 7:35 PM ET

The AT&T Foundation and Laboratoria Coding A.C., a social technology organization, is uniting to create the next generation of women web developers, through an educational program in which 120 young Mexican women will participate.

Health & Healthcare

Utah Fourth-Grader Wins Sodexo Future Chefs Contest with Boil-in-a-Bag Omelet

May 9, 2016 5:25 PM ET

Parents searching for quick healthy breakfasts for their kids need look no further. Fourth-grader Madysun Christensen of Salt Lake City, UT, has the winning recipe in Sodexo’s 2016 Future Chefs: Healthy Breakfast Challenge. Madysun, with her Boil-in-a-Bag Omelet recipe, is the national winner of the annual contest, held by Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Taking Stock of the PRI on Its Tenth Anniversary

May 9, 2016 5:15 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Arrow Electronics Proudly Sponsors Colorado Symphony Very Young Composers’ Performance

May 9, 2016 5:05 PM ET

CENTENNIAL, Colo., May 9, 2016 /3BL Media/ - Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) is the presenting sponsor of tonight’s special Colorado Symphony performance at the Denver Performing Arts Center, which will feature the orchestra playing musical compositions created by elementary-school students from Cole Arts & Sciences Academy, a Title 1 school in Denver’s Five Points Neighborhood.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Protecting Women and Families

May 9, 2016 4:35 PM ET

Environment

Sharing Zero: Subaru of Indiana Helps Companies Work Toward Zero-landfill Status

May 9, 2016 4:35 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The History of Domtar's Ashdown Mill

May 9, 2016 4:25 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

Chicago Shelter More Than Just a Band-Aid for Healing the Homeless

May 9, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Baxter and the Baxter International Foundation help A Safe Haven shelter serve Chicago’s medically vulnerable by providing support for on-site health assessments that tackle homelessness at the root level.

Education

Here's Your Degree. Now Go Defeat Demagogues.

May 9, 2016 4:00 PM ET

The following is an adaptation of an address to the University of Michigan’s class of 2016.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

AIAG Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing V

May 9, 2016 3:10 PM ET

In addition to existing US legislation and customer requirements, legislation in Europe and China is pending. At the 2016 AIAG Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing V, you will gain insights from thought leaders, OEMs and suppliers that will a­ffect your company in the year ahead. This three-hour event will provide you an update on industry strategies and best practices, IPSA Audits and Smelter Engagement Activities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Women Behind the Clothes: Impact Stories from HERproject Indonesia

May 9, 2016 3:00 PM ET

A new video and photo essay share the stories of how the women and peer educators at one of ANN INC.'s suppliers have benefited from BSR's HERproject.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Welcomes more than 400 to Annual Summit

May 9, 2016 2:05 PM ET

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption held its annual Summit in Columbus, Ohio May 3-5. More than 400 adoption recruiters, supervisors, donors and staff were on hand for three days of discussion and seminars surrounding child welfare.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Employees to Volunteer Skills and Expertise to New Orleans’ Nonprofits

May 9, 2016 2:00 PM ET

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced that a team of its top employees will travel to New Orleans to help strengthen the city’s nonprofit community. These employees from around the globe will utilize their business skills and expertise to help select nonprofit organizations increase capacity, create economic opportunity and encourage more widely shared prosperity in the city.

Environment

Can Scope 3 Emissions Assessment Help You Reduce GHGs, Save Money, and Mitigate Risk?

May 9, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Companies are facing pressure from customers, governments, investors, and other stakeholders to find climate change solutions. Your company can anticipate and respond to these pressures by measuring and managing Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Health & Healthcare

A Powerful LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Experience

May 9, 2016 1:45 PM ET

Earlier this week I visited the Floyd County YMCA with my LIVESTRONG teammate Polly Jenkins and our partners at Eli Lily to see a YMCA program in action and to discuss our partnership. I have always heard great things about the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program, but I left this site visit with a whole new and fresh perspective. In short, I was blown away. I wish I could have videoed this whole experience, or even better, brought you all with me. One thing is for sure – LIVESTRONG at the YMCA isn’t just an exercise program – it is helping people return to LIFE after cancer. It’s just as much about the rebuilding spirit and the soul, as it is about the rebuilding the body.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Newark on the Rise Premiers at Tribeca Film Festival

May 9, 2016 1:10 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation to support Access Academy Program at Asian University for Women

May 9, 2016 1:00 PM ET

The Asian University for Women (AUW) and MetLife Foundation announced today that MetLife Foundation will support AUW’s collegiate bridge-year program – Access Academy. This one-year flagship program helps prepare students for AUW’s rigorous, American-style undergraduate studies and also aims to recruit talented women who may have had limited access to high quality education.

Environment

Ceres Statement on the Occidental Shareholder Vote

May 9, 2016 12:45 PM ET

Momentum is building in the U.S. for better climate disclosure. Investors and analysts continue to send strong signals that Paris marked a turning point on climate action. On Friday, Occidental Petroleum announced the results of voting on a 2 degree stress testing resolution at its annual meeting, and yet again the votes represented a high-water mark on investor support for climate risk reporting in the U.S. reaching 48.99% of votes cast.

Health & Healthcare

Companies Provide Pro Bono Support to Improve Health in Ghana

May 9, 2016 12:00 PM ET

They come from companies around the world with two things in common: extensive business and operational experience and a desire to make the world a better, healthier place. Employees from PIMCO, The Dow Chemical Company, and PricewaterhouseCoopers will be among the first Global Health Corporate Champions, embarking on a month long service learning adventure to help improve the quality of public health in Accra, Ghana, in support of the Global Health Fellows Program II (GHFP-II), a USAID program implemented by the Public Health Institute and PYXERA Global.

Innovation & Technology

UPS Creates Global Partnership with Zipline and Gavi to Transform Delivery of Humanitarian Aid and Life-Saving Vaccines with Drones

May 9, 2016 11:45 AM ET

The UPS Foundation (NYSE: UPS) today announced a partnership with Zipline, a California­-based robotics company, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to explore using drones to transform the way life-saving medicines like blood and vaccines are delivered across the world.

Events, Media & Communications

PYXERA Global will Moderate Discussions on the Circular Economy at the 2016 Sustainability Forum

May 9, 2016 11:30 AM ET

PYXERA Global is a proud partner of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2016 Sustainability Forum. The Forum will convene tri-sector thought leaders and practitioners to share best practices for unlocking the business value of the circular economy. Laura Asiala, Vice President of Public Affairs and Client Relations, PYXERA Global, will speak on a panel and co-facilitate a working session during the Forum.

Innovation & Technology

Forest Gardens in Senegal Help Subsistence Farmers Thrive

May 9, 2016 11:25 AM ET

After decades of backbreaking subsistence farming, Malik Ndao faced a bleak future. Despite years of work cultivating his fields, Malik could barely grow enough crops in Senegal’s barren land and arid soil to feed his family, much less make a living. He was often forced to leave his wife and five children for months in search of additional work to support the family. “I used to leave my mother and wife for the entire dry season, and still I struggled to bring home $20,” Malik recalls from years earning tips pushing wheelbarrows and carrying boxes. Hunger drove him to scavenge the local forest for wood and fruit, where he gathered anything he could eat or sell. Barely surviving, he could only dream of a better life.

Environment

General Mills Creates Bee-Friendly Habitats in Supply Chain

May 9, 2016 11:15 AM ET