ESG News from Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Donates More Than 6,000 Pounds of Food to Fisher Houses Across the Nation, Helping to Feed Military & Veterans’ Families This Easter

Apr 16, 2019 12:15 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Rise of ESG Indicators

Apr 16, 2019 12:10 PM ET

The Responsible Business Summit, hosted by London-based Ethical Corporation, is among the most well attended events by leaders from all sectors, providing a space for strategic discussions on business’ role in addressing our most important systemic challenges. In March, RBS New York convened 400 CEOs, along with mayors, investors, and nonprofit leaders to share insights and map out strategies for a sustainable future—one that the private sector will play a major part in shaping.

Research, Reports & Publications

AccountAbility Releases Arabic Translation of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018)

Apr 16, 2019 12:00 PM ET

AccountAbility has released the Arabic translation of its latest sustainability management framework and guidance document – the AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018). The AA1000AP (2018) serves as the foundation of the AA1000 Series of Standards, and offers an informed update to the firm’s internationally accepted, principles-based approach to sustainability management for the 21st century.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bacardi and Mercy Corps Work Together to Aid Hurricane Recovery in Puerto Rico

Apr 16, 2019 11:15 AM ET

More than a year after Hurricanes Maria and Irma hit the Caribbean, recovery efforts continue. As home to Casa BACARDÍ Visitor Center and the world’s largest premium rum distillery in the world, the recovery of Puerto Rico remains a priority for Bacardi. In 2018, the company provided a USD $1 million grant to Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian organization, to drive longer term rebuilding and recovery, providing support to small business owners and tourism recovery in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and St. Martin.

Innovation & Technology

CyberGrants Announces Record Growth Maximizing Agile Social Impact

Apr 16, 2019 11:10 AM ET

CyberGrants, the proven leader in corporate social responsibility software, today announced the Company achieved record growth for the first quarter of 2019, with the highest sales volume in the company’s history. This growth is accelerated in key verticals such as pharmaceuticals and finance, and brings new leading brands across North America on to its roster.

Environment

Evaluating and Translating Organizational EHS Risk Data into Meaningful Action

Apr 16, 2019 11:05 AM ET

At Antea Group's blog, find out how to quantify your business risk and translate that into dollars and cents!

Education

Join SAP: Corporate Champions for Education Head to Colombia in 2019

Apr 16, 2019 10:00 AM ET

SAP is seeking like-minded companies of all sizes to collaborate and address the pervasive skills gap around Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Working with PYXERA Global, SAP is leveraging the extensive experience and capability of their employees to address the issue, as well as making opportunities available to the employees of other companies through the Corporate Champions for Education. The program places sponsoring companies' employees in short-term, skills-based service assignments with non-profit organizations to improve educational outcomes and open opportunities for people in under-served communities.

Environment

T-Mobile’s #TreeMobile Campaign Commits to Donate up to Half a Million Trees – With Your Help!

Apr 16, 2019 10:00 AM ET

T-Mobile launches its #TreeMobile Campaign for the second year in a row in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, this year asking people to help them plant up to half a million trees!

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives Podcast: Episode 19 - Colleen Olphert, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship

Apr 16, 2019 9:45 AM ET

Pro Bono Perspectives host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly is joined by Colleen Olphert, Director of Membership and Member Services at the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship (BCCCC) to discuss how corporate citizenship and CSR initiatives are filling gaps left by an overextended public sector.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics Bridges Technology Gap by Connecting Students in Colorado and Storm-Ravaged Saipan

Apr 16, 2019 9:30 AM ET

Through its sponsorship of the Colorado Succeeds Prize, Arrow Electronics is helping Colorado high school students virtually collaborate with their counterparts in the storm-ravaged U.S. commonwealth of Saipan. Part of the Northern Marina Islands, Saipan is still recovering from the super typhoon Yutu, which decimated the island in October 2018.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Industry Leaders Sign MoU on Responsible Tin Sourcing

Apr 16, 2019 9:30 AM ET

Industry Leaders Sign MoU on Responsible Tin Sourcing

Research, Reports & Publications

350 Years of Curiosity Creating Shared Value

Apr 16, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has published its tenth Corporate Responsibility Report, covering the year 2018.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Photo Gallery | ScottsMiracle-Gro Celebrates Earth Month, Supports Local Community Gardens

Apr 16, 2019 9:00 AM ET

To raise awareness for the important role community gardens play in neighborhoods, ScottsMiracle-Gro joined other central Ohio partners––including the City of Columbus, Columbus Public Health, Franklin County, The Columbus Foundation, Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and Hidden Creek Landscaping––in an Earth Day celebration on the ScottsMiracle-Gro Community Garden Campus at Franklin Park Conservatory on April 12.

Innovation & Technology

Video | Southern California Edison Installs Cameras to Monitor Potential Wildfires in Real Time

Apr 16, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Southern California Edison (SCE) has installed 70 high tech cameras to monitor high-risk fire areas. SCE, fire agents and the public have 24-hour access to these cameras and plans to install 160 cameras by 2020.

Research, Reports & Publications

Profit Through Purpose: Eight Years of Pioneering and Learning

Apr 16, 2019 5:00 AM ET

We’re eight years into our 10-year Unilever Sustainable Living Plan and have made significant progress across many of our ambitious targets. We have also learnt a lot during that time. Not least that new technologies, new business models and new ways of thinking are all vital to creating the change the world needs – quickly and at scale.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

What Sesame Street is Doing to Reduce Stigma and Change Perceptions Around Autism

Apr 15, 2019 5:45 PM ET

In the U.S., 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with autism. Nearly every family and community is touched in some way.

While the diagnosis is common, public understanding of autism is not. This lack of understanding can make life even more difficult for children with autism.

Energy

Climate Change Is Dynamic, and Our Response Must Be Too

Apr 15, 2019 4:45 PM ET

National Grid President John Bruckner on how gas, both green and natural, will play a role in securing our clean energy future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Recognized for Top Customer References, Innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility Among All Outsourcers by IAOP

Apr 15, 2019 3:10 PM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. announced that the company has been recognized for sustained excellence across several categories in The Best of The Global Outsourcing 100 (GO100) by IAOP®, which has identified the “best of the best” global outsourcing firms, across all industries, from the past ten years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Special Ducks Help Comfort Children Who Are Battling Cancer

Apr 15, 2019 3:00 PM ET

The invention, called “My Special Aflac Duck,” was named one of Time Magazine’s best inventions of 2018, and it’s easy to see why, as kids rapidly grow attached to them. “We consider the duck a social robot,” inventor Aaron J. Horowitz said. “He is a constant companion for kids that can really share in the experience that they are having, and can give them a better tool to communicate how they feel.” The duck responds to the touch of a child’s hands, and can even indicate that it’s being tickled, quacking rapidly when it’s tickled under its wings.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Hallmark VIDEO | Inspiring Acts of Caring: Scott Poore Aids Animal Rescue and Adoption

Apr 15, 2019 2:40 PM ET

Inspiring others to show they care through acts of kindness speaks to the essence of the Hallmark brand. Hallmark’s Care Enough campaign highlighted the selfless acts of dozens of individuals to inspire others to perform acts of caring.

Environment

Everlane Partners With The New York Times to Push the Truth of Climate Change

Apr 15, 2019 2:40 PM ET

Although more than seven-in-10 (73%) Americans think global warming is happening and nearly the same amount (72%) say global warming is important to them personally, according to new research from Yale, the concept of climate change is still called into question on a nearly daily basis.

Environment

How One Purchase Can Change Lives

Apr 15, 2019 1:25 PM ET

When does an everyday errand become a life-changing act of kindness? When a simple packaged good purchase helps bring clean drinking water to children, families, and communities that desperately need it; when “1=1” means that consumers can help support an urgent global initiative that’s changing lives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Commits to Three-Year Title Sponsorship of No Barriers Summit

Apr 15, 2019 1:10 PM ET

No Barriers USA announced that Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) has committed to a three-year title sponsorship of the organization’s annual event, the No Barriers Summit. The summit this year is in Squaw Creek, Lake Tahoe, California, June 13–15. No Barriers USA and Wells Fargo plan to bring the event to San Francisco in 2020 and Washington, D.C., in 2021. Wells Fargo has sponsored the summit since 2015.

Diversity & Inclusion

Slam Dunk: How Women at Johnson & Johnson Pioneered Company Basketball

Apr 15, 2019 12:45 PM ET

There's a long history of employee sports teams at Johnson & Johnson, beginning with a men’s baseball team in 1895. The first women's basketball team was formed in 1907 by members of the Laurel Club, which was founded the same year.

Health & Healthcare

Pfizer Reaffirms Commitment to Delivering Essential Therapies Through Manufacturing Investment

Apr 15, 2019 12:00 PM ET

We are experiencing an exciting new era in drug discovery and development with scientific advances that could result in future breakthroughs. To make this promise a reality, Pfizer is dedicated to investing in manufacturing capabilities to keep pace with science today, and to plan for what’s coming next.