ESG News from Leading Brands

Environment

Oil Spill Response Planning in the Pacific Northwest

Oct 11, 2016 10:55 AM ET

Antea Group is currently working with several railroads in the state of Washington to support their compliance with Chapter 173-186 WAC and develop Oil Spill Contingency Plans. The adoption of this rule requires railroads to develop and maintain contingency plans approved by the Department of Ecology (Ecology). Ecology adopted Chapter 173-186 WAC, Oil Spill Contingency Plan – Railroad on August 31, 2016. The rule went into effect on October 1, 2016. Within 90 days from that date, plans must be submitted.

Environment

UPS Adds 200 Hybrid Electric Vehicles To Alternative Fuel Fleet

Oct 11, 2016 10:30 AM ET

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it plans to add 200 new hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. The vehicles have the same 2-cylinder engine and E-GENTM chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lowe’s Surpasses $5 Million in Total Contributions to Keep America Beautiful

Oct 11, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit that envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, today announced the organization has received a $1 million donation from Lowe’s to support more than 40 local community service projects and Keep America’s Beautiful’s annual Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program.

Environment

Whirlpool Corporation Partners with How2Recycle to Help Consumers Recycle Product Packaging

Oct 11, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Whirlpool Corporation today announced a partnership with standardized labeling system How2Recycle, which gives consumers simplified instructions on how to best recycle product packaging materials.

Innovation & Technology

Techstars Atlanta: Get to Know LaaSer

Oct 11, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, selected 10 companies to participate in the program's 2016 class. Applications for the 10 coveted spots came from around the globe, including 69 countries and six continents.

Environment

Sweat the Small Stuff on Energy and Emissions

Oct 11, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Ongoing public concerns about climate change, energy security and economic conditions keep energy use and greenhouse gas emissions top of mind for our key stake­holders. Energy is the third largest draw on our operat­ing costs behind wood fiber and chemicals.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cox Enterprises Names Juliette Pryor as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Oct 11, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Cox Enterprises announced today that Juliette Pryor, 51, has been named senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective immediately. Pryor reports to Cox Enterprises Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dallas Clement and succeeds Shauna Muhl who will retire from Cox at year end.

Innovation & Technology

Students’ Vision of Future of Robotics Could Earn Visit From Honda’s ASIMO

Oct 11, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Honda is asking students and organizations with members ages 13-18 to use short video, photos or essays to answer the question: How will robotics affect our world by the year 2066?

Responsible Production & Consumption

Serving and Sourcing Fresh Food

Oct 11, 2016 9:15 AM ET

At Wendy’s, quality and food safety go hand-in-hand as our first priority when it comes to serving customers in our restaurants. Seems like an obvious priority for a restaurant company, right? Well, in our case, we have an added layer of complexity because we bring in FRESH ingredients to our restaurants – multiple times a week – to craft the items on our menu. And we’ve been doing this ever since we first opened our doors in 1969.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Net Impact Announces the Winners of the Impact at Work Challenge

Oct 11, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Environment

Kimberly-Clark Recognized by Forest Stewardship Council as a Forest Champion

Oct 11, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CBRE Video | “Save a Child’s Life” Philanthropy Program at 10 Years

Oct 11, 2016 9:05 AM ET

This is the 10th year that CBRE has launched “Save a Child’s Life” philanthropy program. Working closely with “Operation Blessing”, CBRE has saved 85 children’s lives who suffered from congenital heart disease. To celebrate the 10-year milestone, we feature an original theme song MV produced by CBRE employees.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nestlé Acclaimed as World’s Most Diverse Food Company

Oct 11, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Nestlé has been recognised as the leading food and beverage company in the Thomson Reuters Diversity and Inclusion Index (D&I), for its efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tetra Tech Joins Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti to Promote Women in STEM

Oct 11, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Highlighting accomplished women from around Los Angeles that have pursued science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career

Innovation & Technology

Electrifying: The New Generation smart!

Oct 11, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Better than reducing CO₂ emissions is not producing any emissions at all. The solution is electric mobility. smart is now implementing this throughout the whole product range as the first manufacturer worldwide to take such a decisive step toward environmentally friendly driving.

Environment

Sea Creatures Thank Bacardi for Its #NoStraws Initiative

Oct 11, 2016 8:30 AM ET

Join creatures of the sea in thanking Bacardi for its No Straws pledge to remove straws from cocktails at company events. Six months into the initiative, Bacardi has already removed more than one million straws from its cocktails.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CSX Employees Give Back “Beyond Our Rails” at Service Day in Parkersburg, W.Va.

Oct 10, 2016 6:45 PM ET

Furthering CSX’s commitment to actively support the communities served by the company, employee volunteers were joined by national service partners City Year, Action for Healthy Kids and Arbor Day Foundation to spend Saturday morning volunteering on school improvement projects at Emerson Elementary School.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bristol-Myers Squibb Supports Haitian Hurricane Relief Efforts

Oct 10, 2016 5:25 PM ET

Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation are supporting emergency relief effort in Haiti following the Category 4 hurricane which hit the island on October 4, destroying homes and crops, flooding streets and cutting off transportation across the island. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has been plagued by natural disasters over the past decade.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Our Conflict Minerals Data Solution recognized with Oracle Excellence Award

Oct 10, 2016 4:05 PM ET

Qualcomm has been committed to responsibly sourcing conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and surrounding areas for more than six years. We published our first Conflict Free Minerals Policy in 2010 and have filed a Conflict Minerals Report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) annually since 2013. For compliance year 2015, we reported that 96% of the known smelters in our semiconductor supply chain were DRC conflict-free.

Energy

HPE Sets Goal to Increase Its Products’ Energy Performance 30x by 2025

Oct 10, 2016 3:15 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

24 T. Rowe Price Associates Biked from London to Paris to Raise More Than £100,000 for the Royal British Legion

Oct 10, 2016 3:05 PM ET

In a sea of 350 cyclists riding across the English and French countryside during this year’s Pedal to Paris charity bike ride, 24 T. Rowe Price associates from both sides of the Atlantic could be spotted working their gears and cheering each other on.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Celebrates Companies that are Industry Leaders in Adoption Benefits

Oct 10, 2016 3:00 PM ET

Each year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s annual Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace list recognizes U.S. companies that support families growing through adoption. The annual survey is judged first on financial assistance and second on paid time off given to employees after they adopt. While not all of the companies that applied make the list, we appreciate all organizations that offer adoption benefits and support families.

Education

NY Daily News: To Fix Our Schools, Build On P-TECH

Oct 10, 2016 3:00 PM ET

The U.S. House of Representatives' overwhelming bipartisan vote to reauthorize the Perkins Act (which funds Career and Technical Education) signals to the Senate that education reform must top the national agenda.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power of Giving Back

Oct 10, 2016 2:20 PM ET

Isn't it funny how much bigger everything seemed when you were a kid? I recently had the chance to revisit the house I grew up in as a child – the same house my family lost when I was just 15 years old. Walking inside again all these years later, I was stunned at how small it felt. In my memories, through my eyes as a child, everything seemed so much bigger.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UN Global Compact Bulletin (October 2016)

Oct 10, 2016 1:05 PM ET

The UN Global Compact Bulletin is designed to keep participants up to date on news, actions you can take, resources and events. Participants are encouraged to look to this monthly communication for important information. Please note that actions and events are intended for Global Compact stakeholders, unless otherwise indicated. The Bulletin is published in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.