ESG News from Leading Brands

Innovation & Technology

The New Climate for Ever-Evolving Technology: Q&A With Patrick Browne, Director, Sustainability, UPS

Dec 11, 2019 8:00 AM ET

BSR interviews UPS Director of Sustainability Patrick Browne on the types of new technologies UPS has deployed, the impact they have had so far, and plans to further integrate tech into their sustainability strategy for 2020 and beyond.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alexion Partners With Playworks New England for Team Building Event

Dec 11, 2019 8:00 AM ET

Alexion's Quality Systems, Standards, and Compliance Team connected with Playworks New England for a day of team building exercises. Playworks New England is part of a national non-profit organization that's rescuing recess every day...

Education

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Discovery Education Launch Speak Truth to Power Educator Master Class Series

Dec 10, 2019 7:30 PM ET

In celebration of Human Rights Day, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) and Discovery Education have announced the addition of new resources to the Speak Truth to Power program.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar, Dec. 12: Climate Risk and Opportunity Planning for a Major Utility

Dec 10, 2019 7:00 PM ET

Register now for a live webinar with Entergy, a leading utility that provides electricity to 2.9 million people across the southern U.S., to learn about climate planning and action in the coming decade.

Research, Reports & Publications

15 Years of Sustainability Reporting

Dec 10, 2019 4:15 PM ET

This holiday season, Cisco has a lot to be grateful for: 35 years of business growth and, today, the launch of our 15th corporate social responsibility (CSR) report.

Innovation & Technology

Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries

Dec 10, 2019 3:10 PM ET

Africa is closely watched as the next big growth market – a description that has persisted for a while.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Privacy Rights Are Human Rights

Dec 10, 2019 3:05 PM ET

Over the past several decades, as information communication technology has evolved and proliferated, so too has the amount of private information we share online. As a result, access to our private information has become a trade in itself.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CBRE Korea Volunteers Help Community Child Center

Dec 10, 2019 3:00 PM ET

CBRE Korea employees volunteered time and resources to decorate study rooms and fund-raise for the Guro Happy Community Child Center on November 15,2019.

Innovation & Technology

The Analytics of Hope

Dec 10, 2019 2:55 PM ET

There was a time, just a few decades ago, when the Claiborne Corridor was bustling. The string of neighborhoods that cuts across New Orleans nurtured a world-renowned jazz scene.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

8 Experts On The Top Corporate Sustainability Issue Right Now

Dec 10, 2019 2:35 PM ET

I spoke to eight influential sustainability strategists ranging from a Chief Sustainability Officer to a Former Head at World Economic Forum to ask them either what is the most important directive for their organization around sustainability

Events, Media & Communications

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose Remembers Organization’s Co-Founder Paul A. Volcker

Dec 10, 2019 2:00 PM ET

Twenty years ago, Paul A. Volcker, Jr. Volcker joined forces with Paul Newman; Peter Malkin; David Rockefeller; and John C. Whitehead then Co-Chairman of Goldman Sachs, to form CECP.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Own Your Impact: Actions to Stand up for Human Rights

Dec 10, 2019 1:35 PM ET

With so much unknown to you as an individual consumer, what can you do to make a difference? Here are some ways you can help raise awareness and take action to stand up for human rights.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Aramark Announces New 2025 Sustainability Plan

Dec 10, 2019 1:30 PM ET

Today, Aramark, the leading U.S.-based provider of food, facilities and uniform services, announced a new 2025 sustainability plan, Be Well. Do Well., focused on positively impacting people and the planet.

Diversity & Inclusion

Another Way to #BeYou: T-Mobile Brings Gender Pronouns to Retail Stores

Dec 10, 2019 12:45 PM ET

T-Mobile is launching new optional name badges for all retail employees that can include employees’ personal pronouns. The inclusion of pronouns will help give another outlet for employees to be their authentic selves in the workplace.

Education

Rube Goldberg Meets the Invention Age

Dec 10, 2019 12:25 PM ET

This is the Invention Age. To celebrate we partnered with a team of talented FIRST students to reimagine the Rube Goldberg machine.

Responsible Production & Consumption

FCA Joins ‘Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network’ to Help Build a More Ethical Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

Dec 10, 2019 12:05 PM ET

FCA today announced that it has joined the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN), an industry collaboration using blockchain technology to support sustainable, responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nestlé Scales Up Action Against Child Labor and Expands Cocoa Sustainability Program

Dec 10, 2019 11:10 AM ET

Nestlé has today reported significant progress in its efforts to tackle the issue of child labor in the cocoa communities of West Africa. Its latest 'Tackling Child Labor' report shows that it is possible to have a positive impact at scale.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IOC President Stresses Importance of Unity and Solidarity as UN General Assembly Adopts Olympic Truce for Tokyo 2020 by Consensus

Dec 10, 2019 11:00 AM ET

The 74th session of the NU General Assembly adopted a resolution for the observance of the olympic truce for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 next summer.

Innovation & Technology

Making Tech for Good: Project OWL

Dec 10, 2019 10:35 AM ET

A small team of developers is working to deploy a new approach that can be used for post-disaster communication. Their Project OWL hardware/software solution can help create a temporary, low-cost network to keep people and emergency workers in touch.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Astellas Global Health Foundation Makes Inaugural Grant to the END Fund

Dec 10, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Today, the Astellas Global Health Foundation announced its first grant since the Foundation’s inception, awarding $750,000 to the END Fund, a prominent philanthropic organization combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) worldwide.

Sustainable Development Goals

Bayer to Significantly Step-Up Its Sustainability Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Bayer has today announced a set of comprehensive sustainability measures and new commitments from 2020 onward. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and the Paris Agreement, the company has set ambitious targets...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Human Rights Day 2019: BSR Reflections on the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Dec 10, 2019 10:00 AM ET

As we look ahead to 2020, what are the pivotal human rights issues that businesses should be paying attention to? Here’s what BSR heard at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights.

Media & Communications

Aflac CSR Campaign Nominated for Best Campaign of the Decade

Dec 10, 2019 9:00 AM ET

The Holmes Report has picked its 16 favorite PR campaigns of the decade based on SABRE winners and its Global Creative Index, and Aflac has made the cut.

Energy

A Clear Vision and Strategy

Dec 10, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Reflecting on a Year at the Erb Institute: Impact Investing and DEI

Dec 10, 2019 8:55 AM ET

Of the multitude of high-value opportunities available through the Ross School of Business, the School for Environment and Sustainability and the Erb institute itself, here are a few that have been the most valuable in my graduate school career