ESG News from Leading Brands

Environment

Nature-Inspired Innovation Creating Sustainable Value

Jan 9, 2017 10:30 AM ET

Nature is all around us. For many of us, we may find solace in nature - peace, tranquility and inspiration. And for those of us who are working in biomimicry, we also find inspiration in nature – inspiration to create and innovate. Yet, we cannot innovate alone. Collaboration is a key driver of innovation.

Energy

#CutYourEnergyCostsDay: Tips From Cox Conserves for the Home and Office

Jan 9, 2017 10:30 AM ET

Jan. 10 marks National Cut Your Energy Costs Day. In the Cox Conserves Sustainability Survey, small and medium-sized business leaders named utility cost savings as the top benefit of sustainability initiatives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

4 Ways Digital is Accelerating Real-Time Giving

Jan 9, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Digital is making it even easier to give in the moment. Here are four organizations advancing the real-time giving movement.

Events, Media & Communications

Best Adoption Friendly Workplace Survey is Open

Jan 9, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Does your company offer adoption benefits to its employees in the form of financial reimbursement or paid time off? If so, you are working for an adoption-friendly workplace. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption wants to recognize your company in its 2017 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace survey that is open now.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet the Antea Group Detroit Office!

Jan 9, 2017 9:55 AM ET

The Detroit office has a long history of remediation work for our major oil and gas clients, but we also have expertise in health and safety, lead the company's auditing efforts in the automotive industry, and support technology and insurance clients, as well as performing phase I and II assessments and due diligence work.

Education

CITGO Lake Charles Employees Provide for Christmas to Local Families

Jan 9, 2017 9:30 AM ET

CITGO Lake Charles Refinery employees offered Christmas donations and gifts to local families this holiday season through local charities and CITGO Partner in Education E.K. Key Elementary School. Employees raised $6,632 to purchase Christmas presents and household necessities for the families.

Energy

An Efficiency Game Changer

Jan 9, 2017 9:05 AM ET

When I talk to our customers, it’s clear that many of them share the same top priority about electricity: when they flip the switch, the lights go on. Yet, I’ve learned that what happens behind the scenes – and what affects the service those customers see every day – is much more complex.

Events, Media & Communications

ACCP: The Conference 2017 Featured Speakers

Jan 9, 2017 8:00 AM ET

ACCP announced the general session speaker lineup for ACCP: The Conference 2017, taking place March 12-15th in San Antonio, TX.

Health & Healthcare

Well Living Lab | Powering Pioneering Health Research with IBM Cloud and IBM Watson Technologies

Jan 9, 2017 7:55 AM ET

To provide Well Living Lab researchers with advanced analytics and cognitive tools, Delos and Mayo Clinic sought cloud-based technology and guidance from an IT leader. Tapping in to IBM® Bluemix® and IBM Watson™ services, the Lab will analyze vast amounts of structured and unstructured data to deliver invaluable insight into the effects of indoor environments on human health.

Education

University of South Carolina Offers Gluten-Free Dining with Naturally Woodstock and Plan-it-Healthy

Jan 6, 2017 4:50 PM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, today announced that University of South Carolina (USC) students, staff and visitors looking for gluten-free dining options will find two new destinations on campus that meet their needs. Naturally Woodstock, an existing retail dining venue, recently revamped its menu to feature exclusively gluten-free items. Plan-It-Healthy also offers a menu consisting entirely of gluten-free items.

Energy

FCA US Dealers to Brighten the Night for Customers

Jan 6, 2017 4:40 PM ET

FCA US LLC dealerships are brightening the night for their customers who shop for new cars and trucks after sundown.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep Charleston Beautiful, Compost Rangers Help Alleviate Local Food Waste

Jan 6, 2017 4:15 PM ET

That’s why Keep Charleston Beautiful (KCB) and its volunteers, armed with a Keep America Beautiful/Lowe’s Community Partners Grant, began working with The Compost Rangers in connecting schools, restaurants and local businesses to a grassroots compost initiative in Charleston.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Duke Energy Linemen Pool Money, Donate to Steve's Coats

Jan 6, 2017 3:30 PM ET

This weekend's storm could have line workers for Duke Energy working long hours and yet they've managed to keep kids warm, through Steve's Coats...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Booz Allen Women’s Golf Networking Community Taking a Swing at Suicide Prevention

Jan 6, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Who doesn’t love the perfect swing? For some, it takes years to achieve; and for that reason, stepping onto the tee box can be intimidating, especially if you do not know the game. The Booz Allen Women’s Golf Networking Community aims to solve that problem, offering women a comfortable learning environment for golfers at all experience levels, plus the benefits of networking with colleagues and leaders. For the past several years, all proceeds from the events benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (ASFP).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

GM Donates $1.7 Million Across U.S. Through Community Grants Program

Jan 6, 2017 1:45 PM ET

In 2016, General Motors awarded $1.7 million to nonprofit organizations located in and serving General Motors communities across the U.S. through the company’s Community Grants Program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Subaru Announces Sales-Matching Meal Donations to Feeding America for the Third Consecutive Year

Jan 6, 2017 1:00 PM ET

To celebrate Subaru’s eighth record-breaking sales year in 2016, the automaker will once again donate one meal* for every vehicle sold in 2016 – 615,132 – to help Feeding America® carry out its mission of ending hunger in the United States. Subaru will contribute $55,925 to help Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Corporate Responsibility: A 2017 Outlook

Jan 6, 2017 10:35 AM ET

When it comes to the social sector, we are seeing clear, positive trends. Last year, charitable donations hit a record for a second year in a row at an estimated $373.25 billion, corporate giving reached $18.45 billion, and employee participation in their companies’ community efforts continues to rise. How will this story continue to unfold? Read the MicroEdge + Blackbaud 2017 CSR predictions!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Takes on New Life with Habitat for Humanity in New Year

Jan 6, 2017 9:40 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Introducing the Antea Group Atlanta Office!

Jan 6, 2017 9:30 AM ET

Our office is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades, with expertise across health and safety, environmental compliance, remediation, sustainability reporting, and EHS data management. We work in the food & beverage, chemical, automotive, railroad, and technology industries and are fully licensed to provide regulatory support in the states we serve.

Environment

Volkswagen Brand Supports 100 CSR Projects Throughout the World

Jan 6, 2017 9:00 AM ET

The Volkswagen core brand is actively engaged in 100 environmental and social projects worldwide. All CSR themes are presented in the sustainability Report. In Mexico, 1,000 young people were trained as environmental "angels" and ambassadors called "EcoChavos".

Social Impact & Volunteering

Georgia Tech Students Help CSX Create the Future of Freight Rail

Jan 6, 2017 8:00 AM ET

An essential piece of rail safety – elastic fasteners, or “e-clips,” which secure rails to metal plates – have been installed by sledgehammer since the 1930s.

Environment

Cargill Connects Global Supply Chains and Joins Shipping Effort to Act On Climate

Jan 6, 2017 7:55 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Making the Holidays Happier: How Avnet Employees and The Salvation Army Impact Children’s Lives

Jan 6, 2017 7:45 AM ET

Employees at Avnet’s Global Solutions Center in Chandler, Ariz., raised more than $26,000 to help the Salvation Army’s Christmas Angel program, an effort that supports more than 50,000 people in the Phoenix metro area. The employee-led effort dates back to 2007 and has resulted in $282,000 in donations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HPE’s Antonio Neri Discusses How Sustainability Impacts Customer Purchasing Behavior

Jan 5, 2017 9:05 PM ET

HPE Executive Vice President Antonio Neri shares how businesses are increasingly factoring sustainability into their consideration of total cost of ownership, and how it’s shifting the innovation agenda for companies like HPE.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sustainable Brands Welcomes Senior Director to Corporate Membership Team

Jan 5, 2017 4:15 PM ET

Sustainable Brands® announced today that Darren Beck has joined the company’s leadership team as Senior Director of Corporate Membership to further develop and enhance the growing SB Corporate Member Network.