ESG News from Leading Brands

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sodexo Cracks its Commitment to Buy Cage-Free Eggs and Open Sow Housed Pork in the U.S.

Aug 8, 2017 9:00 AM ET

In support of Sodexo’s global commitment to source only cage-free eggs by 2025, the food services and facilities management company’s U.S. operations announced today that they are on track to surpass this goal. By adding hard-boiled eggs to its cage-free commitment—which already includes shell and liquid eggs—70 percent of its total egg spend in U.S. will be sourced from cage-free products by spring 2018.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cargill Boosts Positive Impact for Customers and Communities

Aug 8, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Building on strong earnings in fiscal 2017, Cargill is working to continue growing its business and corporate responsibility impact. The company’s 2017 annual report, launched today, outlines its business growth and community impact.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Invests $500,000 to Prepare Chicagoans for High-Demand Careers on the South Side

Aug 8, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Media & Communications

How to Tell Better Stories on Camera

Aug 7, 2017 5:20 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Why Employee Resource Groups Still Matter

Aug 7, 2017 4:30 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Boeing, Embraer Collaborate for a Sustainable Future

Aug 7, 2017 4:15 PM ET

Boeing began the ecoDemonstrator program to speed up development of new technologies that enhance safety and reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The program has tested 60 technologies in the past five years on a variety of aircraft.

Environment

How to Identify Tree Ailments

Aug 7, 2017 4:00 PM ET

Plant diseases can cause a loss in yield of the crop or damage to the aesthetics of the plant itself. To make matters worse, these issues can also weaken the integrity of a tree.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Virtual 10K Aims to Help Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries

Aug 7, 2017 2:45 PM ET

The 10K is hosted by Whole Planet Foundation, a nonprofit established by Whole Foods Market. The foundation pledges to give 100 percent of registration fees to “fund microcredit loans to lift entrepreneurs and their families out of poverty in 69 countries.” Many of the entrepreneurs are women in developing countries. Here’s a great infographic that highlights the work of the foundation.

Energy

What Does the Solar Eclipse Mean for Solar Power?

Aug 7, 2017 2:40 PM ET

When the Great American Eclipse glides over the country on Aug. 21, the moon will block more than 90 percent of the Carolinas' sunshine. That much darkness presents a first-of-its-kind puzzle for the Duke Energy employees managing solar energy.

Environment

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Announces Cox Enterprises and The Ray C. Anderson Foundation as Presenting Sponsors of the Climate Change Conference

Aug 7, 2017 1:15 PM ET

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper announces the 2017 Climate Change Conference with presenting sponsors Cox Enterprises and The Ray C. Anderson Foundation.

Media & Communications

Broadening Activism Among Institutional Investor Classes on ESG Issues - Here to Stay, Says Proxy Advisor CEO

Aug 7, 2017 1:00 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pennsylvania Treasurer Torsella Hosts Roundtable in Dauphin County to Discuss PA ABLE Program

Aug 7, 2017 12:45 PM ET

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella hosted a discussion on August 3 with Keystone Human Services, Susquehanna Service Dogs, families from within the disability community, and legislators to discuss the Pennsylvania Achieving a Better Life Experience Act Savings Program (PA ABLE), which provides tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with qualified disabilities and their families.

Environment

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Announces Cox Enterprises and The Ray C. Anderson Foundation as Presenting Sponsors of the Climate Change Conference

Aug 7, 2017 11:30 AM ET

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper announces the 2017 Climate Change Conference with presenting sponsors Cox Enterprises and The Ray C. Anderson Foundation. The conference is set to take place on September 27-28, hosted by the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.

Education

STEM Summer Day Camp to Support Latino and African American Girls in Southern California

Aug 7, 2017 11:30 AM ET

USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Institute of Engineering, Community and Cultural Competence (IEC3), and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today announced their collaboration with the IEC3 Summer Camp for Girls featuring goIT, TCS’ signature education program. TCS goIT was developed as a cross-sector model that brings together the contextual relevance of industry, the pedagogical know how of education and inclusive access of youth serving organizations.

Innovation & Technology

Watch How Qualcomm Wireless Reach is Making the World a Better Place [Video]

Aug 7, 2017 11:15 AM ET

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™, our strategic corporate social responsibility initiative, we created a series of compelling videos that drive home the positive difference our technology is making in the lives of people around the world.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How $1 Billion in Change Can Change the World

Aug 7, 2017 11:05 AM ET

Environment

7 Steps for Conducting Ergonomic Assessments in Lower-Risk Facilities

Aug 7, 2017 11:05 AM ET

Antea Group offers 7 practical steps that will help a low-risk facility with its ergonomic assessment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Amgen Volunteers in Phoenix Support a Local Nonprofit

Aug 7, 2017 10:35 AM ET

Two senior biopharmaceutical reps in Phoenix volunteered at local nonprofit, Maggie's Place, to help expectant mothers gain resources and support.

Health & Healthcare

Five Trends Shaping the Future of Food

Aug 7, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Sustainable Development Goals

Beyond Helping Hands

Aug 7, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Who among us doesn’t remember the ubiquitous TV ads produced by the Christian Children’s Fund and Save the Children? Their images of children in dangerous states of malnutrition with the toll-free number at the bottom encouraging viewers to make a donation today to save lives were splashed across televisions throughout the United States. It was easy to think that the best way to end hunger was to give money. But what if the ads had mentioned that nearly one third of the world’s food is wasted or lost annually? How would you want to help then? What if more money wasn’t making enough of a difference?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Helping Dads Helps Families

Aug 7, 2017 9:45 AM ET

A 20-year Nestlé veteran, Shawn and his wife stepped back up to the parenting plate when one of their adult children faced unexpected issues days after giving birth. Utilizing Nestlé’s Parent Support Policy, Shawn took 10 weeks of paid family leave to care for his new grandson, Kaiden.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC’s New CIO is Agitator-In-Chief

Aug 7, 2017 9:35 AM ET

Values-based investing is now mainstream with a growing number of retail mutual funds and exchange-traded funds adopting some type of environmentally and socially responsible option.

Events, Media & Communications

Schneider Electric VIDEO | Business-Driven Sustainability

Aug 7, 2017 9:35 AM ET

Environment

Bacardi and Idaho State Liquor Board Team Up With American Forests to Plant Trees

Aug 7, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Bacardi knows that the seeds of today will bear the fruits of tomorrow, so for the third year, the drinks company ran its “Buy-a-Bottle-Plant-a-Tree” campaign to restore forests in Idaho. In partnership with American Forests and with support from the Idaho State Liquor Board, more than 93,000 trees have been planted in in Idaho and other areas across the United States since the annual campaign began in 2014.

Innovation & Technology

Unreasonable Impact | An App For the New Era of Cloud Farming

Aug 7, 2017 9:10 AM ET

Agri Info Design’s app, AgriBus-NAVI, is a simple GPS guidance system to mount on agricultural machinery, allowing farmers to create straight and evenly spaced plow lines on large land plots. Farmers who operate large machinery often struggle to navigate efficiently, leading to excessive fertilizer and pesticide use and wasted seeding. Through the use of this technology, Agri Info Design is laying the groundwork for “cloud farming” and enhanced agricultural productivity. Founder and CEO Yasuyuki Hamada shares his thoughts on how building IT systems for farming can create greater empathy between farmers and consumers and lead to the production of more nutritious crops.