ESG News from Leading Brands

Green Infrastructure

WELL Scales Across Every Dimension

Aug 29, 2017 10:05 AM ET

Healthy people through better buildings: That’s our daily focus here at the International WELL Building Institute.

Diversity & Inclusion

Now Is the Time to Examine (and Re-Examine) Your Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Aug 29, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Recent events remind us of the importance of corporate action on diversity and inclusion, as well as the need to defend equality and fairness. These events raise important questions about the true meaning of these terms today.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Country Music Star Shares His Heart and Voice to Lift Up Nation's Wounded Heroes

Aug 29, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Country music legend Lee Greenwood has a voice, and a heart, for service. As the national ambassador for Helping a Hero, he flies all over the country to perform and present wounded soldiers with keys to new, handicap-accessible homes. He is also a spokesperson for Disabled American Veterans, “Products for Good” and the Honor 1 Campaign. Lee has performed his iconic 1983 hit, “God Bless the USA,” at numerous charitable events throughout his career, including a performance at New York City’s Yankee Stadium just a few days after 9/11.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Social Entrepreneur - What Would You Do with 400,000 Swiss Francs?

Aug 29, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Harnessing the power of private enterprise to tackle social challenges with business solutions is what we call Creating Shared Value (CSV). It’s a philosophy that has long driven our decision making at Nestlé and is reflected by our company purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

We’ve also spent time finding and supporting entrepreneurs who exemplify Creating Shared Value through their business ideas and actions. Harnessing these innovations will put new solutions on the table and, at the same time, help spread wealth and prosperity. To recognise and promote the work of pioneers in this field, we launched the Nestlé Creating Shared Value Prize in 2010. Today we launch its 2018 edition.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Beermaker Carlsberg Zeroes In On Zero

Aug 29, 2017 9:45 AM ET

Speaking to BusinessGreen, Simon Boas Hoffmeyer, sustainability director at Carlsberg Group, is confident that despite their ambition the "Together Towards Zero" goals can be delivered, and as early as 2030. After all, this is not a plan that was simply thrown together after a few beers.

Sustainable Development Goals

Merck Supports U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals

Aug 29, 2017 9:25 AM ET

Brenda Colatrella, executive director of Corporate Responsibility at Merck, has coauthored a paper on developing health-focused public-private partnerships that will support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and are based on governments’ sustainable development pl

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Named One of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion

Aug 29, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Spotlight: Kate Coler, VP of Government Relations at Albertsons Companies, on Women's Equality Day

Aug 29, 2017 9:00 AM ET

August 26th is Women's Equality Day, a day commemorating the signing of the 19th Amendment, which granted U.S. women the right to vote. On August 26, 1920, American women rightfully became part of the political process to form policies that would affect them, their families, schools, states and the entire country.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Names Winners In Small Business Renovation Contest

Aug 29, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Wells Fargo today named 20 small businesses as winners and finalists of the Wells Fargo Works for Small Business®: Neighborhood Renovation Program Contest, which ran from May 1 – June 16, 2017. Each business will receive a physical makeover including architect-advised renovation planning and design. Wells Fargo launched the program in collaboration with Rebuilding Together, a premier nonprofit organization focused on rebuilding communities in need across the country, which will help complete the renovations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HPE Named One of Nation's Most Community-Minded Companies

Aug 29, 2017 8:55 AM ET

For the fifth consecutive year, HPE has been named one of the most community-minded companies in the US by the Civic 50. In 2016, 20,000 HPE employees volunteered 729,000 hours! HPE also invested $40 million in social initiatives

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Australia Leisure Management Honors AEG Ogden’s Group Communications Manager

Aug 28, 2017 5:00 PM ET

Australia’s leading trade publication, Australia Leisure Management (ALM), honored AEG Ogden’s Group Communications Manager Greg Adermann with the Communications Executive Award at the ALM’s inaugural leisure industry summit and awards in Sydney on Thursday, Aug. 24.

Events, Media & Communications

Ma, Dangote, Blankfein to Meet World Leaders at Bloomberg Event

Aug 28, 2017 5:00 PM ET

As global chief executives wrestle with how to engage with government leaders, a group including Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, will convene more than 100 fellow business leaders to meet with dozens of heads of state in September.

The Global Business Forum will take place in New York during the United Nations annual General Assembly meetings, Michael R. Bloomberg said today in a statement. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News, and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Innovation & Technology

Boeing Delivers Operational Efficiency

Aug 28, 2017 4:45 PM ET

To help airlines fly as efficiently as possible, Boeing offers a variety of products and services to improve the operational performance of our airplanes.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Donates $1 Million to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

Aug 28, 2017 3:00 PM ET

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) announced today it is donating $1 million to support those affected by Hurricane Harvey and the extensive flooding in its wake. Wells Fargo is donating $500,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, and an additional $500,000 to local nonprofits focused on recovery and relief efforts in Texas in the coming days and weeks.

Media & Communications

Millennials and Sustainable | Responsible | Impact Investing - a New Force To Be Reckoned With!

Aug 28, 2017 3:00 PM ET

We Americans are fond of putting specific age cohorts in neatly assembled descriptors -- the Silent Generation; the Greatest Generation; the Baby Boom Generation; Gen X and Gen Y. Now in focus: The Millennial Generation, fast approaching the vaunted celebrity status of the post-WW II Baby Boom Generation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Three Ways to Help Hurricane Harvey Recovery Efforts Over the Long Term

Aug 28, 2017 2:55 PM ET

Harvey made landfall on August 25 near Rockport, Texas, as a Category 4 storm. A state of emergency has been declared in 30 counties, seven counties are under evacuation orders, and a major disaster declaration has been signed by the president. Several hundred thousand are without power, several thousand have been displaced to shelters, and search and rescue efforts are ongoing. America’s first major hurricane to make landfall since 2005, Hurricane Harvey is expected to stall for several days over southern Texas, leading to catastrophic flooding across the region. An estimated 12 million people are under a Flash Flood emergency.

Social Impact & Volunteering

SCE Crew Gives Kids a Hands-On Experience

Aug 28, 2017 2:45 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Supports Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts in Texas

Aug 28, 2017 2:40 PM ET

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation is supporting emergency relief effort in southeastern Texas following Hurricane Harvey, the first major hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in over a decade. The Category 4 storm hit southeastern Texas on August 25, destroying homes, knocking out power and forcing thousands of residents to flee. The storm has stalled over the Houston-metro area, causing devastating floods, cutting off all transportation and overwhelming rescuers with the number of calls for help.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Running Raises $140,000 for Entrepreneurs

Aug 28, 2017 2:00 PM ET

Thank you to our friends who ran a Virtual 10K with us from August 3-7 this year. The combined impact of our $10,000 Fund partners, runners, Whole Foods Market® Team Members, virtual runners and more, this year added up to $140,000 raised for impoverished women all over the world to start their own businesses.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac and Palmetto Health Foundation Honor Heroes Making a Difference in the Lives of Families Facing Childhood Cancer With Duckprints Awards

Aug 28, 2017 1:55 PM ET

Aflac, the leader in voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the U.S. and a committed corporate ally making a difference in the lives of children with cancer, partnered with Palmetto Health Foundation and Palmetto Health Children's Hospital today to honor individuals who have made a lasting impact in the lives of children with cancer with Duckprints Awards.

Research, Reports & Publications

Republic Services Advances its Sustainability Commitments

Aug 28, 2017 1:00 PM ET

Health & Healthcare

Medicare and Remote Patient Monitoring

Aug 28, 2017 12:50 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Finding the Best Advertising Campaigns Worldwide

Aug 28, 2017 12:45 PM ET

China is catching up to the US in global ad revenue - $180 billion of the $533 billion spent in 2016. In 2017, digital advertising will exceed television advertising for the first time. Google is at the top with $79 billion with Facebook second at $27 billion.

Innovation & Technology

#TechstarsATL: Get to Know Bloveit

Aug 28, 2017 11:30 AM ET

Get to know more about Bloveit and what excites the team about Techstars Atlanta.

Environment

Environmental Impacts of Recycling

Aug 28, 2017 11:20 AM ET

HPRC undertook a life cycle assessment (LCA) literature survey on the environmental impacts of various plastics disposal methods.