ESG News from Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO and Mid-State Petroleum Team Up with Emily’s Kids Foundation

Oct 8, 2015 11:10 AM ET

CITGO Petroleum Corporation and its local Marketer Mid-State Petroleum recently teamed up to support the 5th annual Emily’s Kids Foundation Benefit Ride held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Nearly 50 attendees participated in the motorcycle ride, raising approximately $2,700. All proceeds from the ride will help provide financial relief to local families for daily expenses that accumulate during pediatric cancer treatment visits such as parking, food, gas and other unexpected costs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Deloitte Builds Sustainability Eminence With New Appointments

Oct 8, 2015 10:15 AM ET

Long influential in the field of sustainability, Deloitte has further increased its eminence with important new appointments to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Sustainability Task Force.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Creating Value, Driving Growth

Oct 8, 2015 10:15 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Sweet With Substance: How Fair Trade Cocoa Keeps Farming Families Healthy

Oct 8, 2015 10:00 AM ET

It's ironic, isn't it? That many of the farmers and workers who grow the world's food struggle to feed their own families.

Events, Media & Communications

Registration Opens for Institute's Third Annual Net Positive Energy + Water Conference | February 18-19, 2016 | San Diego, CA

Oct 8, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Join the International Living Future Institute for our third annual Net Positive Energy and Water Conference, dedicated to the exchange of technical expertise, bold strategies and provocative case studies—all aimed at accelerating the global shift toward Net Positive Energy and Water buildings and communities.

Innovation & Technology

Making Supply Chains Safer with Gender Equality Principles

Oct 8, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Joe Keefe is President and CEO of Pax World Management LLC. He is a UN-recognized advocate for women’s equality and implements change by encouraging investors to align their investments with their values by supporting global organizations that promote the empowerment and advancement of women.

Research, Reports & Publications

What Do Gas Prices Tell Us About Consumer Spending?

Oct 8, 2015 8:30 AM ET

There has been much speculation over the last few months about the decrease in gas prices and its impact on consumers’ financial habits. For some time, the general perception has been that consumers have been using their savings at the pump to pay down debt or build a financial buffer. However, much of the information used to support this theory has been from self-reported or aggregate, lagging data.

Innovation & Technology

One-of-a-Kind Facility Shapes R&D Breakthroughs

Oct 8, 2015 8:00 AM ET

They’ve come from UK, Japan, China, Australia and Brazil because it is a ground-breaking piece of equipment – the only one of its type in the world.

Events, Media & Communications

FOX and Nat Geo Channel to Air Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, Celebrating Scientists and Mathematicians

Oct 8, 2015 8:00 AM ET

FOX and the National Geographic Channel will celebrate the work of today's leading scientists and mathematicians by broadcasting this year's Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, an awards show honoring the world's most prominent scientific researchers. Seth MacFarlane, executive producer of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and creator of Family Guy, will host the ceremony, which will air live on Nat Geo on Sunday, Nov. 8, with a one-hour version scheduled for FOX on Sunday, Nov. 29.

Health & Healthcare

PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Provides Healthcare to Regions Inaccessible by Road

Oct 7, 2015 6:45 PM ET

PT Freeport-Indonesia’s Partnership Fund for Community Development (LPMAK) funds a floating healthcare clinic boat. The boat most recently arrived in the Timika Regency of Papua, Indonesia, on September 25 to provide health services in the coastal villages of Mimika.

Energy

Top Companies Join RE100 with a Pledge to Source 100% Renewable Electricity

Oct 7, 2015 5:00 PM ET

America’s business drive to a low-carbon economy has been picking up momentum over the last few years. The recently concluded Climate Week NYC 2015 presented an excellent opportunity for companies to showcase their corporate sustainability leadership before global business and governmental heads.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Oct 7, 2015 4:30 PM ET

From September 15 to October 15, the U.S. celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. This annual celebration highlights the importance of embracing different cultures and perspectives, and how doing so builds stronger communities and businesses. UPS’s approach to diversity and inclusion is not only fundamental to its ability to create long-term business and social impact, but also integral to the brand’s history and business model.

Diversity & Inclusion

Yum! Restaurants India Recognized at IDA Awards for Training and Assessment Practices

Oct 7, 2015 4:25 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Truth About Successful Workplaces for Women

Oct 7, 2015 4:05 PM ET

Recently, Alliance Data was recognized as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women, a recognition we’re proud of especially since it’s given based on what women in our workforce reported via Fortune Magazine’s annual best workplaces survey about our culture and their experience here.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Brides Too Soon: The Dangers of Early Marriage

Oct 7, 2015 4:05 PM ET

Poor women marry younger than their wealthier peers. It's a dangerous reality.

Environment

Recycle,Yes; Landfill, No.

Oct 7, 2015 3:05 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Crystal Sanchez, a Freshman at University of California Irvine from Lawndale, CA, is the Nation’s Top Student Entrepreneur

Oct 7, 2015 2:30 PM ET

College freshman, Crystal Sanchez from Lawndale, CA won the 2015 NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by the Citi Foundation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Chamber Foundation Names Winners of 16th Annual Corporate Citizenship Awards

Oct 7, 2015 2:30 PM ET

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center last night recognized eight companies for their accomplishments in corporate citizenship during the 16th annual Corporate Citizenship Awards. The awards program honors businesses for their significant positive impacts in communities around the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Industry Resource, The ABCs of GHS Compliant Safety Data Sheets & Labels, Now Available

Oct 7, 2015 2:00 PM ET

The Automotive Industry Action Group’s (AIAG) Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Work Group joined forces with the internship program at Purdue-Calumet University to create an easy-to-use reference document for chemical manufacturers, mixture companies/blenders and distributers who must comply with the update requirements of OSHA HCS 2012.

Responsible Production & Consumption

International Living Future Institute, Biomimicry 3.8 Form Strategic Partnership

Oct 7, 2015 1:30 PM ET

Biomimicry 3.8 and the International Living Future Institute announced this week a strategic partnership to progress a common vision of using nature’s genius to create a truly regenerative world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Citi Foundation Receives 2015 Best Community Improvement Program Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Oct 7, 2015 1:00 PM ET

Environment

Arrowhead® 100% Mountain Spring Water to Significantly Increase Recycled Content in Plastic Bottles

Oct 7, 2015 12:00 PM ET

As part of Arrowhead® Brand 100% Mountain Spring Water’s commitment to environmental stewardship in California, the company today announced it will expand its use of recycled content to many of its most popular sized bottles by the end of 2016.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Novo Nordisk: Our Take On The Sustainable Development Goals

Oct 7, 2015 12:00 PM ET

The world adopted what will become the new global job description last week. The list of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will impact the way we do policy and business.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AIDA Wins Prestigious Pegasus Award

Oct 7, 2015 11:35 AM ET

German consumers have voted the cruise line AIDA Cruises Most Trusted Brand 2015. This is the result of a representative survey conducted by Reader's Digest, in which respondents voted AIDA in first place without any prompting in the Cruises category. This is the fifth time in a row that AIDA has won the Pegasus Award.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Certified - Sustainable Food

Oct 7, 2015 11:20 AM ET