ESG News from Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Reducing Post-Harvest Loss Can Help End Hunger

May 30, 2016 11:05 AM ET

At the 1959 World Health Assembly, Soviet scientist Victor Zhdanov put forth a radical idea: a global campaign to eradicate smallpox, a disease that first surfaced more than 10,000 years ago and which is estimated to have caused 300–500 million deaths during the 20th century alone. Local and multinational campaigns had shown great promise in defeating the disease across North America and Europe, as well as parts of South America, but a global campaign was an audacious suggestion. Nothing of the sort had ever been attempted. Yet the Soviet Union and the United States, two of the world’s most populous countries, had successfully rid their nations of smallpox. If this was possible, why not take on the world?

Health & Healthcare

How LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Changed My Outlook on Life

May 28, 2016 8:00 AM ET

That blustery day in December, 2010, when I was told “you have breast cancer” is behind me now. Like many people, I was in denial saying “NOT ME!” I had my mammograms regularly and doctors’ appointments annually.

Environment

TSCA Reform Pending Senate Approval

May 27, 2016 7:50 PM ET

Potentially Toxic Substances May Soon be Subject to More Stringent Oversight and Review - TSCA Reform Pending Senate Approval

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bridging the Digital Divide in Papua New Guinea

May 27, 2016 6:10 PM ET

Digicel Asia-Pacific, a digital communications leader in developing markets, joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to make digital communications, solar power and data services more available in Papua New Guinea’s most remote areas.

Environment

Spoken Word Artists on Climate Change

May 27, 2016 5:30 PM ET

Three Spoken Word artists address (videos) current effects of climate change on their communities. Elijah Furquan in Wisconsin, Isabella Borgeson on the Philippines, and Terisa Siagatou, Samoan. View videos on EarthSayers.tv, Voices of Sustainability

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Next Gen Talent Creates Next Gen Social Solutions at Barclays

May 27, 2016 3:55 PM ET

Environment

Whirlpool Corporation: Why Composting Matters

May 27, 2016 3:30 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

#GoingToBat Community Spotlight: Brad Ziegler

May 27, 2016 1:35 PM ET

On Memorial Day weekend, people across the United States take time to thank those who serve and remember those who lost their lives while serving. D-Backs reliever Brad Ziegler makes it a year-round mission to honor servicemen and servicewomen.

Health & Healthcare

Raising Awareness of Melanoma in Farmworker Communities

May 27, 2016 1:00 PM ET

The American Academy of Dermatology has designated May as National Melanoma Skin Cancer Prevention Month to raise awareness about skin cancer and increase the chances of early detection and treatment. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation supports innovative community-based programs that address inequities in cancer treatment, care and support for low income and medically underserved populations.

Innovation & Technology

Utilities Discover a New Era of Engagement as the Focus Shifts to the ‘Customer of One’

May 27, 2016 1:00 PM ET

Utilities are entering a new era of customer engagement, spawned by the growing connected device market. To be successful and sustainable, utilities should focus on creating a simple and personalized dialogue with each customer – a concept that could be described as the “Customer of One.”

Energy

Avista Engages Young Women in Pizza, Pop and Power Tools Career Event

May 27, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Recently, Avista participated in a local event called Pizza, Pop and Power Tools aimed at engaging young women in middle school and helping them explore different apprentice, technical and trade career paths. At the event, nearly 200 attendees experienced hands-on projects related to a particular trade.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CSX Urges Caution Around Railroad Tracks During Summer Travel Season

May 27, 2016 12:00 PM ET

As AAA projects the highest Memorial Day weekend travel rate since 2005, and schools around the country begin to release their students to the freedom of summer vacation, CSX (Nasdaq: CSX) and its employees remind drivers and pedestrians to exercise extreme caution around railroad tracks.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sodexo Maps a Course to Increased Customer Satisfaction and F&B Sales at North Carolina Zoological Park

May 27, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Education

Sodexo Teams with Atlanta Public Schools in Support of Innovative Garden Program

May 27, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, is participating in a school garden-based learning program through its Sodexo-Jackmont partnership with Atlanta Public Schools (APS). The District Grown Gardens Initiative expands the taste for healthy locally grown produce and knowledge about food origins while creating a community that values healthy eating.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Versaic Awarded Second Patent on its Flexible Platform Design

May 27, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Environment

Darden-Audubon Partnership Is Not Just for the Birds

May 27, 2016 9:50 AM ET

Researchers from Audubon Florida’s Everglades Science Center in Tavernier are working hard to restore Florida Bay, the 800 square miles of water between the southern end of Florida’s mainland and the Florida Keys. Darden pitched in by donating money toward the purchase of a new research boat

Health & Healthcare

K-C Scientist Invited to White House Event on Microbes

May 27, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Energy

Germany Launches €17 Billion Energy Strategy

May 27, 2016 9:05 AM ET

Earlier this month, Sigmar Gabriel – Germany’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy – announced a new strategy aiming to increase energy efficiency in Germany.

Innovation & Technology

A Growing Problem (About Shrinking): Information in a Post-Moore's World

May 27, 2016 9:05 AM ET

See how researchers at Hewlett Packard Labs are re-envisioning Moore's Law.

Research, Reports & Publications

BT Report Reveals How Putting Purpose First Brings Business Benefits and Helps Customers, Society and the Environment

May 27, 2016 9:00 AM ET

The latest Delivering our Purpose report from BT shows how putting sustainability at the heart of the business is delivering against the company’s ambitious 2020 goals.

Energy

Solar Installations Gain From Strategic Alliance of Overland Contracting Inc. and Schletter Inc.

May 27, 2016 9:00 AM ET

New alliance combines solar mount innovator Schletter Inc. and subsidiary of global engineering and construction company Black & Veatch to serve growing solar PV market.

Events, Media & Communications

Giving Back to Austin Through the LIVESTRONG Challenge

May 27, 2016 8:00 AM ET

As part of Team LIVESTRONG, I’m making a difference in the fight against cancer. I’ve joined with other people around the globe and across different events to raise money for the LIVESTRONG Foundation at the LIVESTRONG Challenge this October.

Energy

Majority of B.C. First Nations support LNG projects

May 26, 2016 7:05 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Jackie Bradley Jr., Craig Kimbrel, Matt Barnes and Teammates Share Field with Special Olympics and Nashoba Learning Group Athletes in Boston

May 26, 2016 6:00 PM ET

Players from the Red Sox and Rockies helped kids from Special Olympics Massachusetts and the Nashoba Learning Group enjoy a day on the ball field on Wednesday.

Matt Barnes, Craig Kimbrel and Travis Shaw of the Red Sox and Jake McGee and Justin Miller of the visiting Rockies headlined a Players Trust City Clinics event at the Tufts University field for nearly 100 participants from Nashoba Learning Group, which provides individualized education, training and intervention services for students with autism.

Diversity & Inclusion

Best Practices and Pitfalls of Diversity Initiatives

May 26, 2016 4:30 PM ET

Now, more than ever, Corporate America embraces Diversity and Inclusion (“D&I”) as a business imperative.