Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

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New IWBI Report Underscores the Powerful Business Case for Health in Buildings and Organizations

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Research, Reports & Publications

3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025
3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025

3BL

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport
Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport

Trane Technologies

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Education

Ghetto Film School Students Talk Television, the Creative Process and Working With Fox On International Promos for 'Outcast'

This spring, 21CF partnered with GFS LA for their Industry 101 course, a semester-long class where students create video promos for a media client. The project gives them first-hand exposure to the business behind filmmaking and teaches them the day-to-day process of working with clients. For nearly five months, GFS LA students worked with Fox Networks Group International to create promos for Outcast, the new horror drama from "Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SCS, Bon Appetit, and New Resource Bank Among Companies Honored at Sustainability Awards Ceremony

The Acterra 2016 Business Environmental Award for Sustainability was presented to SCS Global Services at a ceremony in late May, recognizing SCS’ three decades of service to the cause of environmental stewardship and social responsibility in the public and private arenas. SCS’ certification, auditing and standards development activities around the world were spotlighted in a short video produced by Acterra for the event.

Research, Reports & Publications

Hormel Foods Shares Food Journey in 10th Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

As the company celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced the launch of its 10th annual corporate responsibility report. The report is available online at 2015csr.hormelfoods.com and includes information related to the company’s sustainability performance in fiscal year 2015.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Uncovering a Level of Knowledge About Dog Lifestyles Never Before Seen

Each year, 12 million dogs and cats are diagnosed with cancer. Many of these cancers have few treatments and no chance at a cure. In fact, cancer accounts for nearly 50 percent of all disease-related pet deaths every year, and is the leading cause of death in dogs over the age of 10, meaning many families are losing their beloved companion animals far too soon to this devastating disease.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Feeding the Future of New Orleans and 22 Other U.S. Cities

Food is an integral part of our everyday lives. However, the sad reality for many families is that the ability to provide one of life’s basic necessities to their children is barely, if at all, feasible. While programs put into place during the school year take the strain off of parents and caretakers only about 18 percent of eligible students participate in summer feeding programs according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TransCanada Named Top Performing Midstream Company

At a time when TransCanada is facing resistance to its major liquids pipelines, it made a bold (and big) move in the gas market, states Alberta Oil Magazine in naming Alberta’s Top Performing Midstream Company.

Social Impact & Volunteering

New Orleans Children Benefit from Sodexo’s Feeding Our Future® Summer Meal Program

Sodexo’s Feeding Our Future® summer meal program launches in New Orleans today, helping to further close the nutrition gap that widens when the school year ends. The program, led by Sodexo’s Dining Services team at Tulane University, is a collaborative effort with the City of New Orleans Recreation Development Commission and the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation. Feeding Our Future in New Orleans starts today, June 6 and runs through August 5.

Events, Media & Communications

CSR Communications and Measuring Success: Q&A with Susan McPherson, Founder and CEO, McPherson Strategies, LLC

If you attended the CECP Summit last month you had the chance to hear from serial connector, cause marketer, and corporate responsibility expert Susan McPherson. We are pumped to have the opportunity to interview her for the Versaic Blog as well.

Health & Healthcare

The High Stakes of Hypertension

Most of us know about hypertension – at least we think we do. We understand that abnormally high blood pressure puts us at greater risk of heart attacks and stroke. And we also know that it is linked to diet and lifestyle, and can be treated with the right medication. But many would say that hypertension is primarily a “rich-country” problem, implying that most affected people have access to the right knowledge and treatment. That is not the case at all.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Global Poverty Facts

Responsible Production & Consumption

GRI New Global Reporting Standards Released

New global reporting standards released by the Global Reporting Institute aim to make sustainability reporting easier for companies worldwide.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mellon Capital Management Unveils Case Study on Creation of its Carbon Efficiency Strategy

Education

Diving Into Coding: A Summer Well Spent

While many of us look to summer as a time to take a break and slow down, young women across the country are doing just the opposite. Over 1,500 girls across the country will spend their summer challenging their minds and gearing up for jobs of the future with Girls Who Code, a national non-profit that seeks to inspire, educate and equip girls with technical skills for the 21st century.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TransCanada Executive Garners Top Lawyer in Canada Honours

Kristine Delkus was recognized as the top in-house corporate lawyer in the country at the 2016 Canadian General Counsel Awards on Wednesday night.

Diversity & Inclusion

How I became a techie: Beth Keser

Events, Media & Communications

Arrow Electronics Sponsors Junior Achievement Business Week for Colorado High School Students

Colorado-based global technology company Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) is the presenting sponsor of Junior Achievement (JA) Business Week, a residential business boot camp for Colorado-area high school students that kicks off today at Johnson & Wales University in Denver.

Research, Reports & Publications

Innovation Keeps Rail Business on Time and on Track

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dengue Patrol wins Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Sanofi Pasteur Malaysia walked home a winner at the Malaysian French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFM) 26th Gala Dinner in Grand Hyatt uala Lumpur recently.

Environment

World Oceans Day about Environment and Economy

This Wednesday, June 8th, is World Oceans Day. There are hundreds of events taking place around the world, drawing awareness to the importance of the ocean under this year’s theme of “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet”.

Events, Media & Communications

Book Excerpt: The Base of the Pyramid Promise: Building Businesses with Impact and Scale

There is a fortune at the Base of the Pyramid, not waiting to be found, but awaiting co-creation. That’s the message Ted London delivers in his new book, The Base of the Pyramid Promise: Building Businesses with Impact and Scale.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Cone Research Reveals Employees Want to be Actively Involved in CSR Efforts

Although giving and volunteerism remain a priority in effective employee engagement, today's employees expect much more. We are pleased to share our newly released 2016 Cone Communications Employee Engagement Study, surveying American employees to determine the attitudes, expectations and behaviors of today's workforce.

Green Infrastructure

KFC Philippines Makes Local Green Building History

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Timberland Honored by WGSN and The Guardian for Timberland Tires Innovation

The tire and footwear industries are two of the world’s largest users of virgin rubber. Most tires on the road have a limited lifespan, and ecologically-sound disposal at the end of their useful life presents another challenge. Imagine if leaders from these industries helped address this issue by creating a more sustainable lifecycle for rubber?

Latest Campaigns

  1. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  2. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  3. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  6. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  7. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  8. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  9. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  10. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  11. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...
  12. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  13. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  14. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  15. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...