ESG News from Leading Brands

Responsible Production & Consumption

​New App Connects Conscious Consumers and Ethical Sellers

Feb 1, 2016 4:00 PM ET

We have reported here that consumer demand for ethical goods and services is on the rise; the latest data on consumer behavior confirms this upward trend.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Business Innovators 2016

Feb 1, 2016 3:30 PM ET

The UK is at an exciting intersection, where new business ideas meet new technological possibilities. Bloomberg Business Innovators 2016 assembles the people changing how the UK lives, works and thinks.

Energy

Lockheed Martin and Duke Energy Sign 17-Year Renewable Energy Pact

Feb 1, 2016 2:35 PM ET

Environment

Flint Water Crisis Creates New Opportunity for Republic's Struggling Recycling Program

Feb 1, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Flint, MI residents have turned to bottled water in the face of its water crisis, even for cooking and bathing. So far, the state alone has handed out more than 176,000 cases of bottled water and as the bottles pile up, residents are beginning to recycle — a change for the city, which Republic Services is happy to see.

Health & Healthcare

LIVESTRONG is a Family

Feb 1, 2016 1:00 PM ET

The late Stuart Scott said that LIVESTRONG is more than an organization, it’s a family. We couldn’t agree more. We are not only a family of 32 million members with unique stories, but we are also a family with one goal – to help others in their fight against cancer.

Health & Healthcare

Diabetes in Children: A Family Matter

Feb 1, 2016 12:05 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

How I became a techie: Kiva Allgood

Feb 1, 2016 12:00 PM ET

My passion for technology and science actually started when I was a kid. I'm one of five kids, and I am the only girl. So I have had the pleasure of blowing up things and setting off rockets and doing kind of all of those guys' things since I was a little girl.

Environment

Super Bowl 50 Asks Consumers to “Play Your Part”

Feb 1, 2016 11:30 AM ET

The Super Bowl is undeniably America's biggest sporting event of the year. In fact, last year's game pulled in 114.4 million viewers – the most watched show in U.S. history. And large brands have never shied away from spending big dollars on advertising during the game – spending upwards of $4.5 million for a 30-second commercial. Yet, for the first time Super Bowl organizers are taking this captive audience to create a force for good, asking consumers to play a part in making the event the "most healthy, sustainable, shared, and socially responsible Super Bowl ever."

Innovation & Technology

Destroy the Data -- Not the Device

Feb 1, 2016 11:20 AM ET

As we celebrate – and I use that word loosely – Data Privacy Day 2016, I believe that we have a lot more data and a lot less privacy than we did last year.

Innovation & Technology

Merial Collaborates with Georgia Institute of Technology to Bring Animal Health Information to Connected Devices

Feb 1, 2016 10:35 AM ET

Merial, the animal health division of Sanofi, announced today it has joined the Georgia Institute of Technology ("Georgia Tech")'s Center for the Development and Application of Internet-of-Things Technologies (CDAIT). The two organizations will explore advances to animal health utilizing connected technologies, which is the communication between 'smart' objects or devices – in homes, cars, veterinary clinics, farms or other - through connected networks like the internet, radio frequencies and other forms of transmission.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Carnival Cruise Line, Operation Homefront, and Seven-Time GRAMMY Award-Winning Superstar Carrie Underwood Launch Honor. Family. Fun. Initiative to Support Military Families

Feb 1, 2016 10:30 AM ET

Today, Carnival Cruise Line announced a new initiative designed to support U.S. military families alongside seven-time GRAMMY-award winning superstar Carrie Underwood and representatives of Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families.

Events, Media & Communications

G&A Supports GSC's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs" & Davos at 47 Years - Business / Government / NGOs Convene

Feb 1, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Governance & Accountability Institute announces its support of the Global Sourcing Council's "17 Weeks / 17 SDGs Initiative," developed by GSC in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by all 193 countries at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Agriculture and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Building a Smarter, More Sustainable Food System

Feb 1, 2016 10:15 AM ET

Last week, more than 2,000 global leaders convened in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting to answer one question: how can we master the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Events, Media & Communications

Thaw and Learn: 14 Winter, Spring 2016 CSR & Sustainability Conferences

Feb 1, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Here are suggestions for 14 events that will inspire, educate, recharge and send you home with great swag during the first half of 2016.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tod Christenson Appointed Food & Beverage Segment Leader

Feb 1, 2016 10:05 AM ET

Antea Group is pleased to announce that Tod Christenson, Senior Consultant based in St. Paul, has been appointed to lead our Food & Beverage Segment.

Health & Healthcare

Expanding our Partnership with the CDC to Protect Pregnant Women and Newborns from Hepatitis

Feb 1, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Last year, our Research and Development team was called on by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a more effective screen for hepatitis C, a chronic blood-borne infection that was going undetected in large numbers of “baby boomers.” Swift action led to a one-time test now covered by Medicare and Medicaid that will help protect 3.2 million Americans against outcomes like liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death.

Health & Healthcare

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Awards Eight Grants Totaling Nearly $11.5M to Make Lung and Skin Cancer Screening, Care More Accessible in High-Risk U.S. Communities

Feb 1, 2016 9:00 AM ET

To mark National Cancer Prevention Month, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation today announced eight grants totaling nearly $11.5 million that will help make lung and skin cancer screening programs, care and patient support more accessible to underserved populations.

Health & Healthcare

Cox Enterprises Donates $200,000 to Leading Cancer Organizations as Part of Employee Health & Wellness Program

Feb 1, 2016 8:45 AM ET

With the upcoming World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, Cox Enterprises announced a $200,000 donation to be shared equally by Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta and the Movember Foundation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

€1,000,000 to be Allocated Between Global Change Award Winners in Public Online Vote

Feb 1, 2016 8:00 AM ET

The five winners of the first ever Global Change Award have been selected by the expert jury. The ideas range from creating new textile out of citrus juice by-products and an online marketplace for recycling of textile leftovers to using microbes to recycle waste polyester. Now, the global public is asked to allocate the €1 million grant between the winners in an online vote starting today at globalchangeaward.com.

Health & Healthcare

The 'End of Sitting' as We Know It?

Feb 1, 2016 7:35 AM ET

“The End of Sitting” is an experimental office space that uses its unique design to encourage workers to stand, lean or lie against its many three-dimensional shapes.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Foundation Commemorates World Leprosy Day with its Continued Efforts to go the Last Mile Toward Elimination

Jan 31, 2016 2:00 PM ET

On World Leprosy Day 2016, the Novartis Foundation calls for a greater global commitment to the fight against leprosy to support efforts towards zero transmission of the disease and to reduce stigma. The Novartis Foundation continues to work with partners around the world on early detection and treatment of leprosy, proactive surveillance, the development of diagnostic tools, and contact tracing with preventative treatment.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Four Steps to Elevate Your Sustainability Storytelling

Jan 30, 2016 9:35 AM ET

When it comes to corporate transparency, times are changing. Gone are the days when a company could be considered a leader simply by publishing an annual report. Today’s stakeholders want to truly engage with your company’s story, especially when it comes to sustainability – and they want to do it on their own terms, with clickable, personalized information.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nelson Cruz Teams with “Baseball Cares” to Help Disabled in Dominican Republic

Jan 29, 2016 5:15 PM ET

Slugging outfielder Nelson Cruz became the first Major League ambassador of the “Baseball Cares” initiative in the Dominican Republic last week (Jan. 22) when his cash donation was parlayed into mobility equipment to help disabled people get around his hometown of Las Matas de Santa Cruz and surrounding communities in the province of Monte Cristi.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Time Warner Cable Making the Most of Winter in Wisconsin at Winterfest!

Jan 29, 2016 5:10 PM ET

The Urban Ecology Center’s 8th annual “Winterfest” event took place on Saturday, Jan. 23 at Milwaukee’s Washington Park.

Social Impact & Volunteering

What Factors Influence Millennial Giving in the Workplace?

Jan 29, 2016 5:05 PM ET

What inspires Millennial employees to move from the point of interest to a place of action? The 2015 Millennial Impact Report examines influence in the workplace, and the environment couldn’t be more relevant.