ESG News from Leading Brands

Education

Sodexo Teams with Atlanta Public Schools in Support of Innovative Garden Program

May 27, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, is participating in a school garden-based learning program through its Sodexo-Jackmont partnership with Atlanta Public Schools (APS). The District Grown Gardens Initiative expands the taste for healthy locally grown produce and knowledge about food origins while creating a community that values healthy eating.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Versaic Awarded Second Patent on its Flexible Platform Design

May 27, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Environment

Darden-Audubon Partnership Is Not Just for the Birds

May 27, 2016 9:50 AM ET

Researchers from Audubon Florida’s Everglades Science Center in Tavernier are working hard to restore Florida Bay, the 800 square miles of water between the southern end of Florida’s mainland and the Florida Keys. Darden pitched in by donating money toward the purchase of a new research boat

Health & Healthcare

K-C Scientist Invited to White House Event on Microbes

May 27, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Energy

Germany Launches €17 Billion Energy Strategy

May 27, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Earlier this month, Sigmar Gabriel – Germany’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy – announced a new strategy aiming to increase energy efficiency in Germany.

Innovation & Technology

A Growing Problem (About Shrinking): Information in a Post-Moore's World

May 27, 2016 9:05 AM ET

See how researchers at Hewlett Packard Labs are re-envisioning Moore's Law.

Research, Reports & Publications

BT Report Reveals How Putting Purpose First Brings Business Benefits and Helps Customers, Society and the Environment

May 27, 2016 9:00 AM ET

The latest Delivering our Purpose report from BT shows how putting sustainability at the heart of the business is delivering against the company’s ambitious 2020 goals.

Energy

Solar Installations Gain From Strategic Alliance of Overland Contracting Inc. and Schletter Inc.

May 27, 2016 9:00 AM ET

New alliance combines solar mount innovator Schletter Inc. and subsidiary of global engineering and construction company Black & Veatch to serve growing solar PV market.

Events, Media & Communications

Giving Back to Austin Through the LIVESTRONG Challenge

May 27, 2016 8:00 AM ET

As part of Team LIVESTRONG, I’m making a difference in the fight against cancer. I’ve joined with other people around the globe and across different events to raise money for the LIVESTRONG Foundation at the LIVESTRONG Challenge this October.

Energy

Majority of B.C. First Nations support LNG projects

May 26, 2016 7:05 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Jackie Bradley Jr., Craig Kimbrel, Matt Barnes and Teammates Share Field with Special Olympics and Nashoba Learning Group Athletes in Boston

May 26, 2016 6:00 PM ET

Players from the Red Sox and Rockies helped kids from Special Olympics Massachusetts and the Nashoba Learning Group enjoy a day on the ball field on Wednesday.

Matt Barnes, Craig Kimbrel and Travis Shaw of the Red Sox and Jake McGee and Justin Miller of the visiting Rockies headlined a Players Trust City Clinics event at the Tufts University field for nearly 100 participants from Nashoba Learning Group, which provides individualized education, training and intervention services for students with autism.

Diversity & Inclusion

Best Practices and Pitfalls of Diversity Initiatives

May 26, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Now, more than ever, Corporate America embraces Diversity and Inclusion (“D&I”) as a business imperative.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Domtar's Sustainability Forestry Principles Featured in Corporate Responsibility Magazine

May 26, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Pulp & Paper Division President Mike Garcia met with CR Magazine at GreenBiz 2016 after his session on “A Collaborative Approach to Sustainable Forestry Management.”

Events, Media & Communications

Hello Columbus – Sustainability Lunch & Learn June 21st

May 26, 2016 4:00 PM ET

I’m heading to Columbus, Ohio, for the official opening of Arrow’s newly automated facility for processing electronics at end of life.

Health & Healthcare

Toilets Change Lives Expands to India

May 26, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Naina aged 13, no longer has to wait for 8 hours to reach home before she can use a clean, safe toilet and does not miss school during her periods any more. Bhaskar, having stumbled over broken tiles and pot holes would shamefully resort to using the shrubs outside his school. Not anymore, because his school toilet is now repaired and well lit-up. Naina and Bhaskar both study in government schools where children suffered innumerable difficulties and indignities in not being able to access safe and clean toilets.

Social Impact & Volunteering

600 Volunteers, 1 Day and a Year of Holidays

May 26, 2016 2:35 PM ET

AT&T joined Give Kids the World Village to host a volunteer day in Orlando.

Research, Reports & Publications

Corporate Environmental, Social, and Quality Achievements Highlighted in SCS Global Services’ Latest Annual Report

May 26, 2016 2:00 PM ET

Millions of acres of forestland and agricultural crops worldwide, thousands of business and consumer products, and a diverse range of companies and organizations earned recognition for environmental and social achievements from third-party certifier SCS Global Services (SCS) in 2015. The SCS Annual Report, published earlier this month, shines the spotlight on steps being taken in the public and private sectors across a wide swath of industries to reduce environmental impacts, improve working conditions, and assure product quality.

Education

Knowledge Transfer is Key to Developing Global Education Expertise

May 26, 2016 1:35 PM ET

In 1953, Winston Churchill said: “All the great empires of the future will be empires of the mind.” Over the years, eminent scholars and educators have echoed Churchill’s sentiments: If you don’t know history, you are condemned by ignorance to repeat, rather than learn from, the lessons of the past. The World Affairs Council-Washington, DC (WAC-DC) advocates a liberal arts education approach to help prepare teachers and students to be ‘global citizens’ in our diverse, multi-cultural and interconnected world.

Environment

We are Already Facing Consequences of Rapid Climate Change

May 26, 2016 1:30 PM ET

An unfortunate and dangerous commonality persists among conversations concerning human-driven climate change. Often, the consequences of climate change are spoken of as something that will take place in the future, something that is decades from now. Naively, many even talk as if it is something that is still preventable if only we could convince people to take on a "green" lifestyle, industry to clean up its act, and policy makers to face overwhelming evidence. While those are worthy pursuits, that naiveté is dangerous.

Research, Reports & Publications

Pfizer's Progress on 2020 Waste Reduction Goals

May 26, 2016 1:25 PM ET

Building on the successful achievements of Pfizer’s carbon emission reduction and green chemistry programs, we are working to contribute meaningfully to global efforts to reduce human impact on the environment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Andrew Goodman Foundation Wins 8th Annual Morgan Stanley U.S. Strategy Challenge

May 26, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced the completion of its annual U.S. Strategy Challenge, a program which to date has created actionable strategic plans for 104 non-profit organizations globally.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

World’s First Living Products Achieve Certification

May 26, 2016 12:40 PM ET

Imagine a product that functions as elegantly and efficiently as anything found in the natural world. Now imagine that product is manufactured for use in buildings, which are responsible for a majority of greenhouse gas emissions, and you begin to see how a truly sustainable product, used to build a Living Building, might significantly impact climate change. That’s the idea behind the Living Product Challenge, launched by the International Living Future Institute in 2015; a challenge that was met by two forward thinking companies just one year later: Owens Corning and SIREWALL, who have received certification for the world’s first Living Products.

Environment

CSRHub Partner The Analyst Desk Issued its Semi-annual Changes to the Nasdaq CRD Global Sustainability Index

May 26, 2016 12:10 PM ET

CSRHub’s newest business partner, The Analyst Desk announced the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the Nasdaq CRD Global Sustainability Index (Nasdaq: QCRD), which became effective Monday, May 23, 2016.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Astellas Earns CEO Cancer Gold Standard Re-Accreditation

May 26, 2016 11:50 AM ET

Astellas has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of its employees and satisfying the latest, comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard.

Innovation & Technology

Paving the Road for the Future of Transportation

May 26, 2016 11:45 AM ET

Mark Frohnmayer had a pretty specific checklist when he was looking to buy an electric car a decade ago. He wanted a vehicle that suited his travel needs, boasted a premium build quality and helped move the needle in terms of climate change.