ESG News from Leading Brands

Environment

This Tiny Packet Has Helped Deliver 15 Billion Liters of Clean Water to Families in Need

Mar 25, 2019 10:25 AM ET

P&G scientists were developing a laundry product, but ultimately created this life-changing sachet.

Water is essential to human life, yet 2.1 billion people lack access to safe, clean water at home, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF. And nearly 844 million people worldwide do not have access to clean drinking water at all.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CLP’s Purpose-led Approach to Business

Mar 25, 2019 10:00 AM ET

The CLP Group creates value for shareholders, customers, employees, communities and the environment based on its purpose-led approach to deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Find out more in its new Sustainability Report.

Environment

The Challenges Facing Sustainable Agriculture

Mar 25, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Kevin O’Donnell, director of sourcing and operations sustainability at General Mills, discusses the importance of implementing eco-friendly practices throughout the agriculture industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hear Her Story: Q&A with Retta Murphy, Manager of Customer Service at Gildan

Mar 25, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Retta shares how her love of serving others has helped her find her fit in customer service. Here is Retta’s story:

Green Infrastructure

Interview With Kevin Smith, Energy Analyst

Mar 25, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Kevin Smith is an associate energy analyst with Glumac, A Tetra Tech Company, which provides full-service building design and commissioning. His role includes project management, energy analysis, and energy code compliance modeling. Kevin has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a double minor in Biology and Green Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Environment

Partners in Purpose: Cape Town Officials and Kimberly-Clark Address Water Scarcity

Mar 25, 2019 9:00 AM ET

By 2030, 40% of the world's population will live in water-stressed areas. One of those areas is Cape Town, South Africa.
Kimberly-Clark partnered with Deltares to develop an innovative dashboard called WaterLOUPE, which can be used to see current and future risks to water availability.

Environment

Precision Agriculture Yields Higher Profits, Lower Risks

Mar 25, 2019 8:40 AM ET

Technology is transforming agriculture to feed a growing population. Farmers can increase their agricultural products' value by taking advantage of related data, helping prove things like nutritional content and sustainability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

WATCH: Children's Miracle Network LIVE-athon Raises Funds for Children’s Hospitals

Mar 24, 2019 10:00 AM ET

CHANGE kids’ health. CHANGE the future. Stephen tWitch Boss & Allison Holker joined Aflac partner Children's Miracle Network Hospitals for an unforgettable night of inspiring stories and performances to raise vital funds for children’s hospitals.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

30 Years Later, Investors Still Lead The Way On Sustainability

Mar 23, 2019 6:00 PM ET

Thirty years ago, a massive Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilled nearly 11 million gallons of oil into the pristine Prince William sound off Alaska’s coast, affecting 1,300 miles of coastline. It was the worst oil spill in the history of the United States. Local ecosystems were devastated, hundreds of thousands of birds and fish were killed, and the corporation was hit with more than a half billion dollars in liabilities.

Health & Healthcare

VIDEO | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Ambassador Chloe Davison Gives A Behind-the-Scenes Peek at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Mar 23, 2019 11:00 AM ET

In honor of #ChildrensHospitalsWeek, look at this behind-the-scenes peek at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Ambassador and childhood cancer survivor Chloe Davison.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Video | Seventh Generation is #FundingHerFuture through Whole Planet Foundation

Mar 23, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Seventh Generation has donated $550,000 to alleviate poverty through microcredit with us and has pledged $50,000 in 2018. Their giving over time has created approximately 16,800 microloans and more than 96,900 opportunities for microentrepreneurs around the globe.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Providing More Health Providers in South Los Angeles

Mar 23, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Dr. Yulsi Lili Fernandez Montero grew up in a medically underserved community like Compton, California, and knew she wanted to practice medicine in a similar community when she finished medical school. Today she is a family medicine and addiction medicine doctor practicing with the MLK Community Medical Group in Compton. However, she said the decision to practice in this type of community can be difficult for many doctors.

Diversity & Inclusion

When it Comes to Diversity and Inclusion, Strategies are Better Than Intentions

Mar 22, 2019 5:25 PM ET

In 2018, Northern Trust Asset Management acted to increase equity security trading commissions with minority brokers, setting and achieving targeted commission amounts in our largest fund range. We broadened the scope of our engagement with minority brokers toward utilization of sell-side research.

Environment

The Ripple Effect: Local Water Action Means Global Impact

Mar 22, 2019 4:45 PM ET

Water is important to Intel – it is necessary for semiconductor manufacturing and it plays a large part in our relationship with local communities. As a company, we’ve been investing in water conservation projects and setting ambitious water conservation goals for close to two decades, saving close to 64 billion gallons of water since we started tracking our progress in 1998. Although we continue to invest millions of dollars each year to conserve water and increase our water use efficiency, our water needs are growing along with company growth and manufacturing complexity. This led us to ask – what else should we be doing? The answer was to look at the bigger picture – beyond our own operations – and examine how Intel impacts the watersheds where we operate.

Environment

Drip By Drip: How We Solve the Global Water Scarcity Crisis

Mar 22, 2019 2:40 PM ET

As the global population continues to rapidly grow, the demand for fresh water is growing with it. Even without accounting for shifting weather patterns driving regional droughts like those seen recently in California and the Horn of Africa, demand for fresh water for agricultural, industrial and municipal use is predicted to increase by 50% globally between 2000 and 2030.

However, the supply of water is not keeping pace with demand. By 2030, scientists project there will be a 40% gap between the expected need for and availability of water.

This situation is unsustainable. If we are to support a growing, increasingly demanding world, we must tackle the water scarcity crisis –so where can we find the water we need?

Environment

Drinking Nasty Swamp Water (to save the world)

Mar 22, 2019 2:10 PM ET

While I'm normally a physics guy, got to give the chemists out there props on this one.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Kohler and World Vision Bring Safe Water to Thousands in Honduras

Mar 22, 2019 1:45 PM ET

Nearly 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed water worldwide*. To encourage positive change and create meaningful impact, a combination of partnership and innovation is imperative to address pressing water and sanitation issues. Since 1996, Kohler Co., a global leader in the plumbing industry, and World Vision, a leading humanitarian organization, have collaborated frequently to provide access to clean, safe water in communities around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PRWeek U.S. Awards 2019: The Winners

Mar 22, 2019 1:30 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Maria Christina Annaloro Leads Responsible Gaming Ambassador Program at Las Vegas Sands

Mar 22, 2019 1:00 PM ET

Las Vegas Sands has a best-in-class, global responsible gaming program that aims to reduce gambling risk and improve social safeguards to help our guests make informed choices. The program is designed to directly reach and help patrons before a problem develops, including Team Member training, 24/7 Ambassador assistance, self-limit options, prominent signage for resources, and partnerships with organizations that support this cause. The Responsible Gaming Ambassador program was developed with leading experts to provide support at the right time for our patrons.

Environment

Albertsons and Safeway Find Innovative Ways to Go Green

Mar 22, 2019 1:00 PM ET

At Albertsons Companies — the parent company of 20 supermarket banners across the U.S. — environmental stewardship is paramount. The food and drug retailer is committed to integrating sustainable practices into everyday business.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ross Professor: There's Something Terribly Wrong With How We Make Decisions About Climate Change

Mar 22, 2019 1:00 PM ET

For over two decades, Joe Árvai has studied how we actually make choices — compared to how we think we make them. It will come as no surprise to even the most casual observers that the gulf between them can be large. In a recent study, Árvai and Douglas Bessette of Michigan State University found a clever way to measure this phenomenon. Motivated by the “ethical oil” debate in Canada, they designed a study that would allow drivers to view a menu of gasoline options from different countries.

Innovation & Technology

Students in 20,000 Classrooms Learn to Hack-Proof Their Life

Mar 22, 2019 12:30 PM ET

At Scholastic, we see literacy as the key to learning and achievement and, in addition to publishing and selling books, we develop educational content for teachers. We provide teachers with free materials that fill critical resource gaps, build classroom libraries, and make it easy to engage and educate students. We offer thousands of grab-and-go lesson plans, discussion guides, extension activities, and teacher tool-kits. We often team up with companies on these materials and are thrilled to have recently launched #CyberSmarts, a new collaboration with Norton LifeLock and Symantec.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hallmark Leader Profiles | Q & A With Stacey Paine About the Path for Women Leaders

Mar 22, 2019 12:25 PM ET

Hallmark sits down with Crown Center Redevelopment Corporation President Stacey Paine to discuss how women’s leadership has progressed over the course of Stacey's time at Hallmark.

Diversity & Inclusion

Voices at Viacom: "What Can People Like Me Do to Facilitate Change?"

Mar 22, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Javier Royal, an attorney for Business and Legal Affairs, was inspired to create spaces for people of color after an interaction during a Spark panel with Elaine Welteroth.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Wins 2019 Climate Leadership Award for Organizational Leadership

Mar 22, 2019 12:00 PM ET

The Organizational Leadership award not only recognizes the company’s own comprehensive greenhouse gas inventories and aggressive emissions reduction goals, but also its internal response and engagement of its employees, partners, and supply chain to commit to carbon neutrality.