ESG News from Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Modern Day Slavery Continues to be an Issue. Is Your Company Affected?

Jan 15, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Slavery and forced labor continue to become increasing areas of focus for companies of all sizes. However, with complex supply chains and evolving regulations, companies find it difficult to properly disclose this information.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Raising the Bar for Community Impact

Jan 15, 2016 3:35 PM ET

Founded in 1976 by royal decree and 70% government owned, Riyadh based SABIC is already one of the world’s largest petrochemical manufacturers with over 40,000 employees working in 50 countries.

Social Impact & Volunteering

What You Need to Know to Make the Most of Corporate Pro Bono Opportunities at Your Nonprofit

Jan 15, 2016 3:30 PM ET

A large company in your community wants to partner with your nonprofit. You’re excited – this partnership could pave the way for new funding, fill knowledge gaps at your organization, and raise your nonprofit’s profile in the community. The company loves your mission and wants to know how their employees can help. They have some ideas for volunteer service, and can articulate what they want their employees to get out of the experience – but they’ll look to you to define if and how their employees can meaningfully contribute to your mission. Are you ready?

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteers to Help Transform Louisiana Community on MLK Day of Service

Jan 15, 2016 3:25 PM ET

In honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, 100 AmeriCorps members serving with Rebuilding Together – a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing – and Volunteer Louisiana will perform free critical home repair services for low-income homeowners in the Monroe neighborhood of Lafayette, Louisiana.

Education

Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at the National Institutes of Health

Jan 15, 2016 2:30 PM ET

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the Nation's biomedical research institution consisting of 27 Institutes and Centers dedicated to improving human health worldwide.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Community Charities Win Players Trust Golf Tournament Again

Jan 15, 2016 1:10 PM ET

Charities doing great work in their communities here and around the world were the big winners of the 12th annual Players Trust golf tournament on Thursday (Jan. 14) when more than 50 current and former players competed for prizes and bragging rights at the beautiful and challenging Cascata course.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Interview with Martha Herrera Gonzalez, Global Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at CEMEX

Jan 15, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Antea Group Case Study: Real Estate Portfolio Consolidation

Jan 15, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Antea Group has been engaged to assist a major US print company with a decade-long consolidation of its real estate portfolio.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Fast Lane to Economic Opportunity

Jan 15, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Education

RSF Social Finance Winter Quarterly: What is the Nature in Art?

Jan 15, 2016 10:15 AM ET

In the latest RSF Quarterly, we explore the role of nature in education and the arts. Brad Miller, a teacher at High Mowing School, shares with us the life lessons his students gain through their study of biodynamic horticulture.

Environment

Republic Services of Southern Nevada is Proud to Partner Again with Lowe’s, UNLV and the Springs Preserve on Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program

Jan 15, 2016 9:45 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Q&A: Why Wrangler Joined The Sustainability Consortium

Jan 15, 2016 9:20 AM ET

Wrangler’s new director of sustainability, Roian Atwood, and TSC CEO Sheila Bonini discuss what the new membership means for the two organizations.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Voting With Our Dollars and Investing in Change

Jan 15, 2016 8:30 AM ET

Sustainable investing has the power to create change, says Morgan Stanley’s Audrey Choi in her TED@State Street talk.

Energy

Debunking the Myths Behind Concentrating Solar Power With Micro-CSP

Jan 15, 2016 8:00 AM ET

Most people think that concentrating solar thermal (CSP) power plants must be large and expensive.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Points of Light, GE Volunteers and the Corporation for National and Community Service Bring Communities Together to Honor the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Through Volunteer Service

Jan 14, 2016 8:45 PM ET

Points of Light, with support from GE Volunteers and the Corporation for National and Community Service; and in partnership with nonprofits and hundreds of local volunteer action centers, will mark the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Jan. 18, by mobilizing more than 200,000 volunteers across the country in service projects and discussions of critical community issues.

Research, Reports & Publications

Diageo Fires Back at Latest Deceptive CAMY Report

Jan 14, 2016 4:45 PM ET

The following statement is for attribution to Guy L. Smith, Executive Vice President, Diageo North America.

Innovation & Technology

7 Steps to a Successful Demo Process

Jan 14, 2016 4:30 PM ET

So, you’ve done the RFP (Request for Proposal) process. You’ve figured out your top vendor choices to help manage your corporate volunteer and giving programs.

Energy

Law Firms Going Green to Support Resource-Efficiency

Jan 14, 2016 4:00 PM ET

The EPA defines “green building” as the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle from site design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

3BL Media and Governance & Accountability Institute Announce Partnership to Improve Distribution and Benchmarking of Corporate Sustainability Reports

Jan 14, 2016 2:45 PM ET

3BL Media and Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A Institute) announced today a data analysis and distribution partnership to increase awareness of corporate sustainability reporting, and to better enable companies to benchmark their sustainability reporting versus their industry and investing peers.

Environment

Making the EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Work For You

Jan 14, 2016 2:05 PM ET

The public comment period on the proposed revisions to the hazardous waste management program closed just before the end of 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed these regulations to ”address gaps in the regulations, provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage their hazardous waste in a cost-effective and protective manner, and reorganize the hazardous waste generator regulations to make them more user-friendly and thus improve their usability by the regulated community.” The regulations will likely have some impact on all regulated classes of hazardous waste generators.

Social Impact & Volunteering

2016 Outlook: Business and Purpose

Jan 14, 2016 1:30 PM ET

The idea of double and triple bottom line has moved from concept to practice. Companies are recognizing that in order to remain competitive they need to invest in their workforce with more than just a fair paycheck, but by operating under a corporate mandate that has purpose and meaning outside of money making. They are recognizing that partnering with nonprofit organizations is not an act of charity - it's a way to tap into the expertise they need to maintain and strengthen the communities where their employees live and work.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pentair: 50 Years of Winning Right

Jan 14, 2016 1:15 PM ET

Pentair’s four CEOs reflect on the company’s history and its Win Right values.

Health & Healthcare

Atlas Copco Engages in Company-Wide SafeStart Program

Jan 14, 2016 1:05 PM ET

Safety first. It’s a phrase commonly uttered by managers, splayed across colorful, eye-catching placards on production floors and posted on break room bulletin boards.

Events, Media & Communications

Plymouth Rock Assurance Delivered Backpacks Filled With School Supplies to South End Boston School Through National Nonprofit Kids in Need Foundation

Jan 14, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

More Than 1,000 Sustainability Reports Expected in Next Two Years in North America: CSE Research

Jan 14, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Recent research by the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence focuses on the sustainability reporting trends of companies and organizations in North America, on the use of specific reporting standards and guidelines, and on the external assurance practices followed by these companies and organizations.