ESG News from Leading Brands

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar Improves Safety Through Culture

Aug 4, 2017 12:00 PM ET

We are dedicated to the safety of everyone at Caterpillar, including our extended team of contractors, dealers, suppliers and customers. Our commitment to safety begins with the engineering of our products and manufacturing processes, and extends to operator training, job site solutions and promoting a culture of safety that guides the way we work.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI's Chief Executive Tim Mohin: "Sustainability Reporting Needs to Evolve"

Aug 4, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Having acted as the Chief Executive of GRI since January 2017, Tim Mohin is more convinced than ever that transparency is a powerful force for change. However, we are still far from end goal: sustainable development. For that, we must evolve sustainability reporting.

Events, Media & Communications

Announcing New Speakers for Opportunity Forward!

Aug 4, 2017 10:15 AM ET

New speakers confirmed for the 2017 Corporate Citizenship Conference, Opportunity Forward! Reserve your spot today before prices increase!

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A New Workplace for a New Age

Aug 4, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Driven in part by the rise of dual-career households, flexibility has never been more important. A 2015 survey conducted by Ernst & Young’s Global Generation Research found that 74 percent of respondents prioritize flexible work arrangements, including paid family leave. Employees are looking for, and even demanding, that work fits into daily life wherever possible and not the other way around.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Habitat for Humanity Builds a Brighter Future in Camden

Aug 4, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Camden County Habitat for Humanity and Subaru of America Inc. volunteers recently raised the walls on a new house on Royden Street, in Camden. Tom Doll, president and chief operating officer, Subaru of America Inc. and 12 Subaru volunteers joined Camden County Habitat for Humanity, on June 16, to begin building a new home and a bright future for The Martinez Family, Jessica, her 6-year-old son Ethan and baby girl arriving in September.

Diversity & Inclusion

PNC CEO: Don’t Overlook Workers with Disabilities

Aug 4, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Nearly one in five Americans lives with a disability. Here in the Pittsburgh region, where my company is headquartered, that works out to about half a million of our neighbors, family, friends and coworkers...

Environment

PepsiCo Reports Continued Progress Towards Goal of 100 Percent Sustainable Palm Oil

Aug 4, 2017 10:00 AM ET

PepsiCo today reported continued progress in the company's efforts to strengthen its palm oil supply chain, including new steps taken to promote human rights, responsible land use and supplier transparency. These moves support PepsiCo's previously announced goal for 100 percent of the palm oil it uses to be sustainably sourced by 2020.

Green Infrastructure

City Developments Limited: The Singapore Sustainability Academy Launches as Training and Networking Hub

Aug 4, 2017 9:45 AM ET

Singapore Sustainability Academy (SSA), a major training and networking hub dedicated to achieving a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future, opened in June.

Environment

How a Scorecard Can #Movethedate

Aug 4, 2017 9:40 AM ET

The costs of global ecological overspending are becoming increasingly evident around the world, in the form of deforestation, drought, fresh-water scarcity, soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But the trend can be reversed, if we moved Earth Overshoot Day back 4.5 days every year, we would return to using the resources of one planet by 2050. Global Footprint Network’s research team is able to work by calculating the number of days by which Earth Overshoot Day would move if the solutions they identified were implemented.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Las Vegas Sands and Clean the World Launch Mobile Shower Program to Aid Homeless

Aug 4, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Las Vegas Sands and Clean the World have announced a first-of-its-kind service in Las Vegas to help homeless people. The Sands Cares Fresh Start Mobile Showers Powered by Clean the World is a traveling hygiene unit that visits locations serving the homeless to provide showers, hygiene supplies and other resources.

Sustainable Development Goals

An Intern’s Perspective: Working with the Women who Make Tetra Tech’s Projects Happen

Aug 4, 2017 9:00 AM ET

To begin my career in an office that wants nothing more than to see me succeed is something I do not take for granted. The women of Tetra Tech redefine what it means to be a role model in the workplace and serve as strong examples of the importance of female leadership in today’s international development field.

Health & Healthcare

How a Cross-Sector Coalition is Reducing Childhood Asthma in Texas

Aug 4, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Dallas Children’s Medical Center, a 100-year-old nonprofit hospital serving North Texas, identified the need to reduce disparities in childhood asthma outcomes across racial, socioeconomic, and geographic boundaries. Asthma is the most common chronic condition for children living in Dallas and was the top cause for admission to the Children’s Health emergency department in 2013.

Research, Reports & Publications

AMD Demonstrates Corporate Citizenship in Action With 22nd Annual Corporate Responsibility Update

Aug 4, 2017 9:00 AM ET

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today released its 22nd annual update on corporate responsibility, reporting on the company’s progress and milestones in its environmental and social goals. The update demonstrates how AMD is working to address issues important to its workforce, customers, investors, and other stakeholders and features new case studies, volunteer stories, and key issue overviews.

Health & Healthcare

Unreasonable Impact | Harnessing Nature Through Biotechnology to Impact Food, Water, and Health

Aug 4, 2017 8:50 AM ET

Richcore India develops and delivers biotechnology solutions that conserve food, water, and energy, in addition to improving health. They create animal origin free (AOF) proteins for pharmaceutical companies that manufacture medicines like insulin and vaccines. In fact, their solutions are already present in one in three vaccines and one in four insulin shots globally. Their various solutions are also suitable for industries as diverse as cosmetics, textiles, and dairy.

Environment

PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Supports Research that Leads to Discovery of 16 New Crab Species

Aug 4, 2017 8:40 AM ET

Dr. Dwi Listyo Rahayu is the author of numerous scientific papers on marine hermit crabs and mangrove brachyuran crabs. She is a taxonomer at Research Center for Oceanography - Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and has studied decapod crustaceans for over 25 years. She conducts research in the mangrove forests of Indonesia. She has worked in Papua since 1999, funded by PT Freeport Indonesia as part of their commitment to environmental management and monitoring.

Research, Reports & Publications

Hallmark Publishes First Social Responsibility Report

Aug 4, 2017 8:05 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CEO Perspective: A Closer Look at Mission-Driven Business

Aug 3, 2017 8:00 PM ET

Companies are focusing more on the power of purpose and mission to engage their employees and help create a corporate culture that is compelling to today’s diverse and socially conscious workforce. This translates into changes in the tactics and execution of what a mission-driven organization looks like. For instance, charitable efforts have evolved from annual fundraising campaigns to a people-centric approach to Goodness, with year-round giving and volunteering programs that allow employees to choose which charity they support. With this, they’re seeing employees who are far more engaged, loyal and productive.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Getting Their Hands Dirty

Aug 3, 2017 4:45 PM ET

Whirlpool Corporation interns joined employees to volunteer and build homes as part of the company's longstanding partnership with Habitat for Humanity.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women's Work: Inside The Rising Trend of Female Leaders in Manufacturing

Aug 3, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Whirlpool Corporation Manufacturing Operations Director of Clothes Dryers, Kristin Day, discusses being a female leader in an industry historically dominated by men, and the importance of being an advocate of recruiting women into manufacturing roles.

Diversity & Inclusion

Engaging and Empowering our Employees to Build the Business Case for Diversity & Inclusion

Aug 3, 2017 4:00 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion in the corporate setting has long evolved from solely celebrating our differences to building the business case for Diversity & Inclusion.

Diversity & Inclusion

Major League Baseball Players Association & Former Players Are Determined to Cultivate Future Stars

Aug 3, 2017 3:05 PM ET

In recent years, with the number of African-American players on MLB rosters dwindling at an alarming rate, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), its active and in-active members have become more determined to help eliminate social and economic barriers to playing the game they love.

Innovation & Technology

The Spark of Innovation Series: In Booz Allen’s San Francisco Innovation Hub, Dreamers, Doers & Disrupters Collaborate to Solve Tough Challenges

Aug 3, 2017 2:30 PM ET

In the final installment of our six-part video series “The Spark of Innovation,” Brian MacCarthy, head of Booz Allen’s San Francisco Strategic Innovation Hub, demonstrates how Booz Allen is tackling tough problems through collective brainpower.

Environment

Colleen Vien, Your Turn NH: Leading the Way on Energy

Aug 3, 2017 2:00 PM ET

As a global outdoor lifestyle brand based in the beautiful Granite State, Timberland has always been driven by a commitment to innovate and operate in a responsible manner. We’ve found that a commitment to responsible use of resources is good for the planet, and good for business.

Green Infrastructure

Lichen-Inspired Carpet Awarded the Living Product Challenge Petal Certification

Aug 3, 2017 1:45 PM ET

Jason McLennan, founder of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) and 2017 HIVE dean, worked for eight months with Mohawk to develop flooring that brought the natural beauty of lichen inside. As he explains in this short video, Mohawk now offers nine carpets that honor a series of different species of lichen with unique growing patterns and colors.

Health & Healthcare

Cargill to Modernize Harrisonburg, Va., Hatchery, Improving Turkey Health, Biosecurity and Worker Safety

Aug 3, 2017 1:15 PM ET

Modernization work totaling $7 million has commenced at Cargill Protein’s Harrisonburg, Va., turkey hatchery, with a focus on improving turkey health, biosecurity and worker safety. Construction work is being performed by Nielsen Builders, Inc., of Harrisonburg, with installation of new cutting edge equipment technology expected to take 24 months.