ESG News from Leading Brands

Energy

Kualo Switches to 100% Renewable Energy, Certified by Green-e Marketplace

Jul 17, 2017 4:00 PM ET

Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) today announced that web hosting company, Kualo, has purchased enough Green-e Energy certified clean energy to power 100% of its U.S.–based operations, including data centers. The purchase from Native Energy is sourced from renewable energy certificates from wind farms throughout the U.S.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Grid Wins Interactive Media Award (IMA)

Jul 17, 2017 3:30 PM ET

Recognized for attaining the highest standard of excellence in website design and development, National Grid’s First Responder Utility Safety Training website, firstresponder.ngridsafety.com, has won the Interactive Media Award’s “Best in Class Award” with an overall score of 482 out of a possible 500.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Boeing Recognized for Environmental Leadership by Local, National Organizations

Jul 17, 2017 2:50 PM ET

Boeing’s environmental leadership and actions have earned awards and recognitions for factory and facility operations as well as for our products.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Republic Services Joins Community School Supply Drive in Sacramento

Jul 17, 2017 1:15 PM ET

Our Sacramento team worked with 11 schools to collect, sort and donate more than 1,500 pounds of material to students in need.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Points of Light Names Natalye Paquin as New CEO

Jul 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET

ATLANTA (July 17, 2017) – The Points of Light board of directors announced today that Natalye Paquin, chief transformation officer at the Girl Scouts of the USA, has been selected as its new CEO. Paquin, who will join Points of Light in September 2017, brings extensive experience in organizational leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and a record of impact-driven results.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Northern Trust Recipients of the 2016 Chairman’s Absolute Quality and Chairman’s Diversity and Inclusion Awards

Jul 17, 2017 12:45 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Habitat for Humanity’s 2018 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project Heading to Mishawaka and South Bend, Indiana

Jul 17, 2017 12:35 PM ET

Habitat for Humanity’s 35th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will take place next year in St. Joseph County, Indiana. Over five days, future homeowners will work alongside President and Mrs. Carter and hundreds of other volunteers from Indiana and around the world to build or improve about 30 homes in Mishawaka and South Bend.

Research, Reports & Publications

Motivating Sustainable Consumer Choices: The Role of Nudges, Values, and Labels

Jul 17, 2017 11:00 AM ET

Research results suggest that "nudges" can be important tools in motivating sustainable consumer choices, which may complement labeling and and consumer education efforts over the long term.

Media & Communications

GE Healthcare Masters Social Impact Content Sharing on Instagram

Jul 17, 2017 10:30 AM ET

With over 700 million users, Instagram has quickly become the go-to platform for younger audiences. And, as the social media channel grows and builds out its marketing abilities, brands are beginning their foray into the world of Instagram advertising. Recently, one brand took an entirely new approach, harnessing the platform to drive home a long-form social impact message on the short-form channel.

Research, Reports & Publications

NRG Energy’s Sustainable Business Goals and Performance

Jul 17, 2017 10:25 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Amgen Volunteer Helps Organize Mike Nosco Memorial Bicycle Ride

Jul 17, 2017 10:15 AM ET

Amgen recognizes the importance of giving back to our local communities. Each year, thousands of Amgen staff generously devote their personal time, energy, talents and funds to a variety of charitable organizations across the globe.

Research, Reports & Publications

Astellas Commitment to Creating Sustainable Community Impact Highlighted in Americas Corporate Social Responsibility Report Card 2016

Jul 17, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Astellas today debuts its second-annual Americas Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report Card. The Report Card, which can be found at https://www.us.astellas.com/CSR/Home.cshtml, shares highlights of Astellas-sponsored philanthropic and volunteer support in Brazil, Canada and the United States. The Report Card measures the company’s impact across multiple dimensions of our social responsibility platform, Living SMARTTM, including access to healthcare, math and science education, environmental commitments and employee volunteerism.

Innovation & Technology

Techstars Atlanta Announces 2017 Class

Jul 17, 2017 10:00 AM ET

Techstars Atlanta is presented in partnership with Cox Enterprises and is part of a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. Today, Techstars Atlanta announced the 10 companies selected to participate in the 2017 program. Applications came from 41 countries around the globe for the 10 coveted spots.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Contributes to Relief Efforts in Sri Lanka

Jul 17, 2017 10:00 AM ET

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has a long history of responding quickly to help communities throughout the world in times of disaster.

Diversity & Inclusion

DuPont Celebrates Diversity & Inclusion, Commits to Further Action

Jul 17, 2017 9:30 AM ET

With 46,000 employees operating in 90 countries worldwide, DuPont understands that to thrive we must not only cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace that attracts the best talent but also ensure that our people intimately understand the needs of a global customer base. Respect for People – one of our four Core Values – is the signpost that guides our efforts. We believe it translates to competitive advantage by fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce with equally diverse insight into customer needs. “Diversity and inclusion is not a ‘nice to have’ feature in an organization,” says Marc Doyle, an executive vice president at DuPont. “It is absolutely critical in healthy, high-performing organizations with a future focus.”

Environment

What Experts Are Saying About the Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit

Jul 17, 2017 9:25 AM ET

The Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit was recently launched. Check out what sustainability experts from around the world are saying about this new resource to help companies implement the Natural Capital Protocol.

Research, Reports & Publications

Our Commitment | A letter from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon G. Adelson

Jul 17, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a company with many eyes on it. We enjoy the patronage of our guests and the meetings and convention industry because of our award-winning integrated resort properties and our impeccable service. We are honored to work with a wide variety of partners to build our business and serve the communities where we operate. We also are privileged to receive the attention of many others who want to know us better, from leaders in regions where we hope to invest, to the financial community, government leaders, media and industry pundits. Our intention in this report is to show these important audiences what lies behind our iconic buildings, the dazzling array of offerings and our strong financial success.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics | Halo Smart Labs

Jul 17, 2017 9:15 AM ET

See how Halo worked with Arrow to create a home monitoring system that provides an early warning against tragedies like fires, tornadoes, and carbon monoxide... because when it comes to your family's safety, every second counts.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bacardi Employees Team Up with Surfrider Foundation for Beach Dune Restoration

Jul 17, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Teams of Bacardi employees, ecology experts and volunteers for Surfrider Foundation’s Miami chapter recently worked together to help restore the beach dune and preserve the unique ecosystem along the Miami Beach coastline.

Media & Communications

Creating Reel, Impactful Films with Viacom and Reel Works

Jul 17, 2017 9:15 AM ET

Reel Works is a New York City based organization that immerses young people in filmmaking programs free of charge. In the Reel Impact program – which was recently launched through a partnership with Reel Works and Viacom – students create original films examining social issues of their choosing.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Seeing the World from the Eyes of Your Supplier

Jul 17, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Supply chains are a critical element of sustainability success for most companies. Yet working on supply chain sustainability is a challenging task. It’s hard enough to get people in your own company to change their behavior, but influencing the actions of those in another company—even as a large customer—can seem nearly impossible.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cargill Expands Partnership with FareShare

Jul 17, 2017 9:05 AM ET

Global agriculture, food and nutrition company Cargill launched a new agreement to supply FareShare, a U.K.-based organization fighting hunger by tackling food waste, with fresh chicken every week free of charge. The agreement will help FareShare grow its capacity to redistribute even more food to communities in need in the South West of England.

Environment

Xylem Volunteers Get Involved in Wroclaw’s Urban Greening Campaign in Partnership with The Development Foundation (Fundacja Rozwoj)

Jul 17, 2017 9:00 AM ET

Wroclaw, Poland’s urban greening campaign is aimed at the greening and oxygenation of the city of Wroclaw by planting new vegetation. Volunteers who participated in this event were supporting Xylem’s clean water mission by planting more trees, contributing to a healthier and cleaner environment.

Education

Weatherford is Advancing STEM Education

Jul 17, 2017 9:00 AM ET

For one of our latest #WeatherfordWISE events, students from Houston Independent School District's Sharpstown High School participated in a fun and informative session with Design Engineer Lizabeth Ly and members of her Well Integrity – Tubular Running Services team.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

All-Star Robinson Canó’s RC22 Foundation is Improving Lives in Seattle and the Dominican Republic

Jul 14, 2017 5:35 PM ET