ESG News from Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pennsylvania Treasurer Torsella Hosts Roundtable in Dauphin County to Discuss PA ABLE Program

Aug 7, 2017 12:45 PM ET

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella hosted a discussion on August 3 with Keystone Human Services, Susquehanna Service Dogs, families from within the disability community, and legislators to discuss the Pennsylvania Achieving a Better Life Experience Act Savings Program (PA ABLE), which provides tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with qualified disabilities and their families.

Environment

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Announces Cox Enterprises and The Ray C. Anderson Foundation as Presenting Sponsors of the Climate Change Conference

Aug 7, 2017 11:30 AM ET

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper announces the 2017 Climate Change Conference with presenting sponsors Cox Enterprises and The Ray C. Anderson Foundation. The conference is set to take place on September 27-28, hosted by the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.

Education

STEM Summer Day Camp to Support Latino and African American Girls in Southern California

Aug 7, 2017 11:30 AM ET

USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Institute of Engineering, Community and Cultural Competence (IEC3), and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today announced their collaboration with the IEC3 Summer Camp for Girls featuring goIT, TCS’ signature education program. TCS goIT was developed as a cross-sector model that brings together the contextual relevance of industry, the pedagogical know how of education and inclusive access of youth serving organizations.

Innovation & Technology

Watch How Qualcomm Wireless Reach is Making the World a Better Place [Video]

Aug 7, 2017 11:15 AM ET

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™, our strategic corporate social responsibility initiative, we created a series of compelling videos that drive home the positive difference our technology is making in the lives of people around the world.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How $1 Billion in Change Can Change the World

Aug 7, 2017 11:05 AM ET

Environment

7 Steps for Conducting Ergonomic Assessments in Lower-Risk Facilities

Aug 7, 2017 11:05 AM ET

Antea Group offers 7 practical steps that will help a low-risk facility with its ergonomic assessment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Amgen Volunteers in Phoenix Support a Local Nonprofit

Aug 7, 2017 10:35 AM ET

Two senior biopharmaceutical reps in Phoenix volunteered at local nonprofit, Maggie's Place, to help expectant mothers gain resources and support.

Health & Healthcare

Five Trends Shaping the Future of Food

Aug 7, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Sustainable Development Goals

Beyond Helping Hands

Aug 7, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Who among us doesn’t remember the ubiquitous TV ads produced by the Christian Children’s Fund and Save the Children? Their images of children in dangerous states of malnutrition with the toll-free number at the bottom encouraging viewers to make a donation today to save lives were splashed across televisions throughout the United States. It was easy to think that the best way to end hunger was to give money. But what if the ads had mentioned that nearly one third of the world’s food is wasted or lost annually? How would you want to help then? What if more money wasn’t making enough of a difference?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Helping Dads Helps Families

Aug 7, 2017 9:45 AM ET

A 20-year Nestlé veteran, Shawn and his wife stepped back up to the parenting plate when one of their adult children faced unexpected issues days after giving birth. Utilizing Nestlé’s Parent Support Policy, Shawn took 10 weeks of paid family leave to care for his new grandson, Kaiden.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC’s New CIO is Agitator-In-Chief

Aug 7, 2017 9:35 AM ET

Values-based investing is now mainstream with a growing number of retail mutual funds and exchange-traded funds adopting some type of environmentally and socially responsible option.

Events, Media & Communications

Schneider Electric VIDEO | Business-Driven Sustainability

Aug 7, 2017 9:35 AM ET

Environment

Bacardi and Idaho State Liquor Board Team Up With American Forests to Plant Trees

Aug 7, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Bacardi knows that the seeds of today will bear the fruits of tomorrow, so for the third year, the drinks company ran its “Buy-a-Bottle-Plant-a-Tree” campaign to restore forests in Idaho. In partnership with American Forests and with support from the Idaho State Liquor Board, more than 93,000 trees have been planted in in Idaho and other areas across the United States since the annual campaign began in 2014.

Innovation & Technology

Unreasonable Impact | An App For the New Era of Cloud Farming

Aug 7, 2017 9:10 AM ET

Agri Info Design’s app, AgriBus-NAVI, is a simple GPS guidance system to mount on agricultural machinery, allowing farmers to create straight and evenly spaced plow lines on large land plots. Farmers who operate large machinery often struggle to navigate efficiently, leading to excessive fertilizer and pesticide use and wasted seeding. Through the use of this technology, Agri Info Design is laying the groundwork for “cloud farming” and enhanced agricultural productivity. Founder and CEO Yasuyuki Hamada shares his thoughts on how building IT systems for farming can create greater empathy between farmers and consumers and lead to the production of more nutritious crops.

Health & Healthcare

Subaru Teams With Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to Spread Hope

Aug 7, 2017 9:10 AM ET

Subaru of America aims to spread some extra love, hope, and warmth in the month of June by coming together with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to reach out to cancer patients across the country.

Sustainable Development Goals

Expert Interview with Tetra Tech's Richard Choularton, Food Security Expert

Aug 7, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Richard Choularton is a senior associate focused on food security and climate resilience with Tetra Tech International Development Services. As the former Chief of the World Food Programme’s Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, he is a recognized, world-renowned expert in climate change adaptation and risk mitigation, resilience, food security, emergency preparedness, and early warning systems.

Education

Successful Summer STEM Externship at Weatherford

Aug 7, 2017 9:00 AM ET

We are incredibly committed to STEM education at Weatherford, especially when it comes to supporting women and underprivileged youth. In 2016, we provided approximately 2,220 students with STEM mentorship through our Weatherford Worldwide Initiative Supporting Education (WISE) program. In June, the Weatherford WISE program hosted seven high school girls from the Houston area for their IPAA/PESA summer externship.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Take Giant Steps Toward Smaller Footprints with DOZN(TM)

Aug 7, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Our approach to evaluating greener chemicals is based on the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. We recognize that these principles distill into three major categories: improving resource use, more efficient use of energy, and minimizing human and environmental hazards.

Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife is Empowering Employees as One Global Team

Aug 7, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Volunteers Participate in a “Run 4 Water” in Veterans Park, Milwaukee

Aug 7, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Participants of this event ran, walked or volunteered to assist during a 5K while carrying buckets of water to symbolize the distance that people around the world must travel to access water.

Events, Media & Communications

Living Product Expo Early Bird Registration Ends Monday, August 7th

Aug 4, 2017 5:30 PM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Heineken Entertains with 2016 Sustainability Report

Aug 4, 2017 5:30 PM ET

In 2016, we saw nontraditional sustainability reports gain traction with Patagonia's report, which swapped the text-heavy format for an image-laden report focusing on action and the outdoors. But the stand-out activation was Heineken’s video featuring a Dutch rapper and spoken word artist who delivered the report stats in a concise and compelling way. This year, the brewing company is taking an even more interactive approach – serving up data in a fun and entertaining way.

Research, Reports & Publications

Erb Faculty Member, Andy Hoffman Authors Chapter in State of the World’s 'EarthEd'

Aug 4, 2017 4:45 PM ET

With global environmental changes locked into our future, what we teach must evolve. All education will need to be environmental education, but environmental education cannot focus solely on teaching everyone to live just a bit greener. Instead, it will need to both teach students to be bold sustainability leaders as well as equip them with the skills necessary to survive the turbulent century ahead.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chicago Cubs Catcher Willson Contreras Finds Special Olympics Just “Ducky”

Aug 4, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras found himself on quite the ride in 2016 – catching for the eventual World Series Champions, being part of a fun, and energetic clubhouse, and learning more about his position from a seasoned veteran in David Ross! Sounds like the perfect way to begin a career. He was a jack-of-all-trades for the Cubs in 2016, making appearances in left field and first base in addition to his duties behind the plate.

Innovation & Technology

Boeing and JAXA to Flight-test Technology to Improve Safety

Aug 4, 2017 2:45 PM ET

Boeing and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will flight-test Long-range Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology next year. This remote-sensing technology could help commercial airplane pilots better detect and avoid weather disturbances to improve flight safety.