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Energy

AT&T Expands Its Renewable Energy Program With NextEra Energy Resources

Jun 15, 2018 4:00 PM ET

To celebrate today’s Global Wind Day, AT&T is expanding its renewable energy program with NextEra Energy Resources. Together, AT&T and subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources will help to deliver clean energy, create jobs, boost the local economy and support a low-carbon economy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Coca-Cola Partners With Gen Z and Millennials to Make an Impact on Issues That Matter Most

Jun 15, 2018 3:30 PM ET

Recently, the world witnessed the power and determination of Gen Z after they inspired over 1.2 million people in over 450 rallies in the U.S. (not to mention countless rallies worldwide) to march for gun control. Despite their young age, this generation is concerned about the state of our world, and 94 percent feel that companies should step up to address social and environmental issues. Now, one brand is harnessing this empowered group’s engagement to advocate for a variety of issues that matter most to them.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pernod Ricard Creates Lasting Impact in U.S. Cities During Annual Responsib’ALL Day

Jun 15, 2018 3:30 PM ET

Pernod Ricard USA, a leading premium spirits and wine company, recently collaborated with Keep America Beautiful and for Pernod Ricard USA's eighth annual Responsib’ALL Day. One day each year, Pernod Ricard USA employees celebrate Responsib’ALL Day by collectively investing volunteer hours in their home communities to show their commitment and contribution to society and to demonstrate “good times from a good place.”

Energy

National Grid Releases Northeast 80x50 Pathway

Jun 15, 2018 2:00 PM ET

National Grid, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned utilities, today released the “Northeast 80x50 Pathway,” a blueprint for drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 (“80x50”). The Pathway is the first of its kind in the Northeast.

Education

Duke Energy Foundation Boosts South Carolina Students, Teachers and Workforce Through $660,000 in Grants

Jun 15, 2018 12:30 PM ET

Duke Energy has been powering South Carolina for more than a century, and continues to empower the minds of its students and the workforce of the future by investing in innovative education programs and initiatives. Emphasizing the importance of workforce development, literacy and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Duke Energy recently awarded more than $660,000 in grants to 16 programs across the Palmetto State.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tyson Foods Donates $151,000, Truckload of Protein to Food Finders Food Bank

Jun 15, 2018 12:15 PM ET

Tyson Foods announced today a $151,000 donation to Food Finders Food Bank to help fund a mobile food pantry and leverage access to federal funding for food programs. The company also donated a truckload of protein totaling 29,640 pounds, the equivalent of 118,560 servings.

With the purchase of a refrigerated box truck, the food bank’s mobile pantry will be able to increase the number of annual meals provided to the surrounding Logansport area. The grant will also help subsidize first-year costs on a SNAP Outreach Coordinator who will enroll residents in federal feeding programs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Las Vegas Sands is Fighting the Homelessness Problem in Southern Nevada

Jun 15, 2018 12:05 PM ET

On any given night, nearly 6,500 people are homeless in Southern Nevada, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Nevada ranks eighth in the nation for the rate of homeless persons – the smallest region among the metropolitan areas ranking in the top 10 for homelessness. Of that population, more than 60 percent of all homeless people in Nevada are unsheltered, living on the streets in encampments, cars, or other places not meant for human habitation. Las Vegas/Clark County ranks fifth among large metropolitan areas with the highest rates of unsheltered homeless.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Providing Meals and Comfort to Ronald McDonald House Families

Jun 15, 2018 12:00 PM ET

Throughout the fall and winter, Astellas sponsored a total of 62 Changing Tomorrow Day volunteer events for field-based employees across the United States to unite and support families staying at Ronald McDonald Houses (RMH) to be near their hospitalized children. Many of the volunteers cooked meals from scratch to provide comfort and nutrition to the patients’ families, while other teams helped clean the houses to meet the needs of each RMH chapter.

Environment

What Kenya Needs to Do to Take Advantage of Its Rainfall

Jun 15, 2018 11:35 AM ET

For the past month Kenya has had torrential rainfall. This followed devastating droughts in parts of the country. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner asked Maimbo Malesu how the country can make better use of the rains.

Environment

PepsiCo Digs Deep in Agriculture and Water

Jun 15, 2018 10:50 AM ET

PepsiCo is, at heart, an agricultural company and a company whose products are consumed when communities come together. We cherish this role and are committed to being part of the solution when challenges arise. For agricultural communities this can mean facing difficult realities from 100 year floods and droughts now happening every other year, to the rising average age of farmers, to increasing soil loss and water pollution. At PepsiCo, we fully realize that our future is tied to the future of our farmers and communities and we are working together to confront shared challenges head on and make tomorrow brighter and better.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

eBay for Charity Partners with GLAAD to Celebrate Pride Month & the LGBTQ Community

Jun 15, 2018 10:40 AM ET

eBay for Charity, a platform that easily connects buyers and sellers with the causes they care about, announced its partnership with GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy group, to launch a campaign in celebration of Pride Month this June.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Women One Course at a Time

Jun 15, 2018 10:35 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Celebrating Fathers as Life-saving Sources of Support

Jun 15, 2018 10:15 AM ET

As an obstetrician, my job is to focus on moms and babies. But one of my favorite parts of childbirth is the look on a new dad’s face at the precise moment he sees his baby for the first time. The physical connection between moms and babies begins sooner and more gradually than it does for dads. Moms feel their babies growing and wriggling months before they get to actually see them. For dads, the first physical connection is visual. Fatherhood goes from being abstract to very real in an instant. And that look is everything.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Get Your Reporting Journey Started With the GRI Standards

Jun 15, 2018 10:00 AM ET

Introducing the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, the first global standards for sustainability reporting. This animation is a great way to learn more about the standards, which will replace the GRI G4 Guidelines on the 1st July 2018.

Events, Media & Communications

Join 3BL Media and General Mills for Free "Business Aligns with SDGs" Webinar June 19

Jun 15, 2018 9:55 AM ET

Environment

LIVE Twitter Chat on #BiodiversityandAg with Monsanto on June 22nd, 2018

Jun 15, 2018 9:40 AM ET

Please join us for a LIVE 1-hour Twitter chat with Monsanto and the Keystone Center on #BiodiversityandAg – an important topic, especially considering the role pollinators have in the food industry’s global supply chain. The Chat, hosted by 3BL Media and TriplePundit, is on Friday, June 22, at 11am ET / 8am PT / 4pm BT.

Events, Media & Communications

Disaster Resiliency: Learn How IBM and Bechtel Partnered in Puerto Rico in Free 3BL Media Webcast, July 11

Jun 15, 2018 9:35 AM ET

Join 3BL Media for “Responding to Disaster: IBM and Bechtel Partner to Address Resiliency,” July 11 at 2 p.m. ET. This free webcast is aimed at corporate responsibility practitioners, policy makers, NGOs, and others engaged in disaster preparedness.

Environment

HP VIDEO | Meet Homeboy Electronics Recycling

Jun 15, 2018 9:35 AM ET

Green Infrastructure

WELL Tip: Key Strategies for Making the Business Case for WELL

Jun 15, 2018 9:15 AM ET

There are many ways to advocate for WELL Certification and no one-size-fits-all recipe for success. Formulating the right messaging and pitching different audience groups requires a great deal of research, creativity and customization. Wondering where to begin? We’ve put together a getting started guide with our top strategies, tools and resources to make it easier for you.

Energy

Mars Bars to Go Carbon Neutral in Australia After Renewable Energy Deal

Jun 15, 2018 9:00 AM ET

Mars bars are taking a step towards being carbon neutral after the company that makes them signed a 20-year deal in Australia to generate 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2020.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech Wins SBA Los Angeles District’s 2018 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence

Jun 15, 2018 9:00 AM ET

Tetra Tech is proud to be recognized for its commitment as an excellent partner and mentor for small businesses.

Tetra Tech received the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Los Angeles District 2018 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence, which recognizes large federal government prime contractors with effective small business subcontracting programs that create opportunities for use of small businesses partnerships. The award ceremony held in Los Angeles, California, on May 29 was the culmination of SBA’s National Small Business Week that included events across the country.

Energy

Schneider Electric to Improve Energy Security and Resiliency at Fort Huachuca and Drive $63 Million in Savings

Jun 15, 2018 8:50 AM ET

Energy and sustainability expert Schneider Electric today announced it is working on a $24 million project to improve energy security, resiliency and efficiency across Fort Huachuca's facilities. The project will reduce energy costs at the U.S. Army installation by 23 percent annually, generating nearly $63 million in savings over 23 years.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Abbott's Dairy Initiative Delivers Shared Value in India

Jun 14, 2018 5:45 PM ET

Through partnership, Abbott is providing farmers – especially women farmers— with the training and support they need to produce better milk and grow their businesses. This shared value approach is delivering dramatic results – transforming the lives of farmers and their families, while strengthening our nutrition business.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Astellas Supports the 2018 Warrior Games

Jun 14, 2018 1:30 PM ET

For the second consecutive year, Astellas employees used the company’s Volunteer Time Off program to volunteer at the 2018 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games where Astellas also supported the event by providing meals for the athletes. More than 50 employees, family and friends gathered at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and helped staff the information booth, access and family-point-of-contact areas and medal ceremonies to make the event as successful and rewarding as possible for athletes and their families.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It’s Time to Put the ‘Human’ in Human Resources

Jun 14, 2018 1:00 PM ET

Nestlé is only as good as the people who work here. Work is just one aspect of our very complex lives, and the best companies understand that employees will only be invested in the company if the company is invested in them. As our CEO Steve Presley says, “Nestlé’s recipe for success comes down to one thing: people.” If we want our employees — and our business — to succeed, we need to make sure they have the support and tools they need to do so. Our benefit programs do just that.