Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SC Johnson Italy nominato Migliore Luogo di lavoro per la 14a volta

Mar 18, 2019 11:10 AM ET

SC Johnson Italy annuncia oggi di essere stata premiata come Migliore Luogo di lavoro da Great Place to Work®. L’organizzazione si è aggiudicata il 8 posto nella classifica delle migliori aziende del paese con 150-499 dipendenti.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SC Johnson Italy Named Best Workplace for 14th Time

Mar 18, 2019 11:10 AM ET

SC Johnson Italy today announces it has been recognized as a Best Workplace by Great Place to Work®. The organization earned the No. 8 spot on the list of best companies in the country with 150-499 employees. This is the 14th time SC Johnson Italy has been recognized on the annual Best Workplace list.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Manchester City Stars Sergio Agüero, David Silva and Ilkay Gündoğan Kick Off Xylem’s ‘Closer Than You Think’ Campaign to Highlight Global Water Challenges

Mar 18, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Infographic: Green Your Beauty Routine

Mar 18, 2019 11:00 AM ET

From turning on the lights to do our makeup to blending our favorite smoothie, we not only need electricity to look our best, but to feel our best too.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ruba Borno Joins the Forum of Young Global Leaders Class of 2019

Mar 18, 2019 10:40 AM ET

In business, government, philanthropy and the arts, and all over the globe, we need leaders who are transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same. The Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs) aims to do just that. It brings together a diverse, dynamic, and globally representative group of leaders with the mission to create a community with the vision, courage, and influence to drive positive change in the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Supports the Pediatric Exercise Tolerance Center at National Jewish Health

Mar 18, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Arrow Electronics is supporting the Pediatric Exercise Tolerance Center at National Jewish Health, the premier center for evaluating and treating exercise-induced breathing problems in children.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Largest On-Site Day-of-Service in Timberland History

Mar 18, 2019 9:30 AM ET

On January 24, 2019, a team of more than 2,500 volunteers from Timberland met at the Santiago's Botanic Garden in the Dominican Republic for the largest on-site day-of-service in the company's history, serving 11,697 hours.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

General Mills Supports Women, One Vanilla Bean at a Time

Mar 18, 2019 9:30 AM ET

Before you take your next bite of our sweet, creamy Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream, we invite you to think about who grows the vanilla for this delicious treat, and how you are supporting that farmer’s livelihood.

Sustainable Development Goals

This School is Serving as a Sustainable Safe Haven for 240 Girls in Ghana

Mar 18, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Ghana's Volta region has the lowest quality education in the country, and lack of facilities means 87% of girls in primary school do not continue to secondary school. Tetra Tech partnered with Voices of African Mothers and Cornell University Sustainable Design’s Sustainable Education Ghana to give girls a safe and sustainable place to receive an education. Watch the video above to learn more about this project and partnership.

Research, Reports & Publications

CLP Charts Path to Building the Utility of the Future in Annual Reviews

Mar 18, 2019 9:00 AM ET

The CLP Group has launched its new Sustainability Report and Annual Report, setting out how to further decarbonise and digitalise its energy business across Asia Pacific building on the strong performance in 2018.

Energy

Expert Interview With Bill Meade, Clean Energy Development Expert

Mar 18, 2019 9:00 AM ET

William (Bill) Meade has more than 30 years of international experience, specializing in energy, environment, and economic growth.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hear Her Story: Q&A With Ilca Lindo, Technical Manager at Gildan

Mar 18, 2019 9:00 AM ET

With over 13 years of experience at Gildan and over 7 positions later, Ilca is a fighter who has always been up for the next challenge. Here is the story of a woman who has always said “yes” to the unknown and never been afraid to speak her mind.

Diversity & Inclusion

PepsiCo & Care Present "Closing The Crop Gap"

Mar 15, 2019 7:55 PM ET

Around the world, female farmers face the Crop Gap: a set of barriers holding them back from more prosperity. We teamed up with filmmakers to tell 5 women’s real stories. Watch them & vote for your favorite.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

This Latina Has Built A Career On Paying It Forward And Championing Food Security At General Mills

Mar 15, 2019 6:45 PM ET

Mission motivated Mary Jane Melendez to the same degree, if in different ways, than it did her family.

Sustainable Development Goals

More Than 600 Representatives From Business, Government and Civil Society Call for Gender Equality at the United Nations

Mar 15, 2019 6:30 PM ET

The United Nations Global Compact, United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) and UN Women convened over 600 representatives from business, Government and civil society this week to discuss business action to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Research, Reports & Publications

Essity's 2018 Sustainability Report

Mar 15, 2019 5:30 PM ET

Download Essity's Annual and Sustainability Report 2018 here and learn more about their mission, values, and strengths.

Events, Media & Communications

Schneider Electric Accelerates the Transition to Low Carbon Economy at the One Planet Summit 2019

Mar 15, 2019 4:45 PM ET

Schneider Electric executives will be part of the summit and participate in many side events happening around it. At this occasion the Group is accelerating its ambition and commitments for climate notably by helping its customer to save 100 M tons of CO2 emissions thanks to cleantech solutions.

Media & Communications

Video | On International Women’s Day, Brave Girl Rising Shines a Light on the Lives of Refugee Girls

Mar 15, 2019 4:15 PM ET

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, Girl Rising, along with the support of HP and other partners, produced Brave Girl Rising to draw attention to the mass displacement crisis that currently impacts more than 68 million people around the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Companies Are Looking to Scale Their Pro Bono Programs, but How?

Mar 15, 2019 3:20 PM ET

As the field of pro bono service continues to grow, companies increasingly identify pro bono programming as a critical element of their overall social impact objectives. Taproot Foundation conducted an inaugural survey of companies doing pro bono to collect data on their programs, identify trends, and share key observations for advancing the field.

Innovation & Technology

Keeping Data Secure at a Bustling New Jersey YMCA

Mar 15, 2019 1:05 PM ET

Product donation is Symantec’s largest mechanism to support the nonprofit community and help nonprofits fulfill their missions. In partnership with TechSoup, each year we provide cyber security solutions to nearly 22,000 organizations across 56 countries worldwide, allowing them to secure their most important data wherever it lives. Since launching the software donation program in 2002, Symantec has helped more than 102,000 nonprofits and public libraries solve today’s biggest security challenges and protect against the ever-evolving threat landscape.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Providing Financial Solutions for Uganda’s Unbanked Communities

Mar 15, 2019 1:00 PM ET

Fintech social enterprise Innovate More Uganda has joined Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to provide access to digital financial management services to 168,000 low income Ugandans, along with complementary digital finance and mobile banking training, by 2023.

Energy

UPS Sustainability | Managing Our Network's Footprint

Mar 15, 2019 12:55 PM ET

At UPS, we address major issues by combining global strategies with everyday actions that collectively add up to make a big difference. We recognize the environmental challenges facing society and are committed to working throughout our value chain to help solve them.

Education

North Carolina Schoolchildren Give Mohawk Group and Karastan a Hand in Sustainability

Mar 15, 2019 11:45 AM ET

Rockingham County students in North Carolina recently joined Mohawk Group and Karastan to commemorate the installation of an on-campus SmartFlower™ solar energy unit with a collaborative hands-on art project facilitated by plant employees. On a canvas backdrop using eco-friendly paint, students from Morehead High School and Central Elementary School covered their hands in different colors and imprinted them around a message embodying Mohawk’s commitment to sustainability: “We Believe in Handprints Over Footprints.”

Responsible Production & Consumption

PODCAST: Welcome to Our Food Journey

Mar 15, 2019 11:35 AM ET

In this episode, hosts Ethan Watters and Ron DeSantis discuss access to food and how large organizations like Hormel Foods can leverage their power and resources to make good food available to all.

Environment

Corporate Reporting Dialogue Announces Market Consultation on Building Better Alignment

Mar 15, 2019 11:30 AM ET

Participants of the Corporate Reporting Dialogue – an initiative bringing together the major standard setters and framework providers globally – are launching a six-week global consultation process on Wednesday 20 March 2019, to gather views from stakeholders on how to drive better alignment of sustainability reporting frameworks, as well as with frameworks that promote integration between non-financial and financial reporting.