Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Fifth Year of Camden Cleanup Underway

Subaru of America

Research, Reports & Publications

MetLife: Living Our Purpose Through Sustainability

MetLife

Events, Media & Communications

A Year On, Paris 2024 Belongs to Everyone

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mondelēz 2024 Snacking Made Right Report: Waste

Mondelez International





Environment

Top 15 GM Sustainability Stories of 2015

From electrifying vehicles and finding a second useful life for waste to protecting threatened species and engaging colleges in a vision for a clean energy future, we’ve had plenty of great stories to tell this year. Here are our 15 favorites from 2015.

Environment

Turning (Less) Water into Wine

In 2014, a small winery in the central coast of California experienced a dramatic reduction in the flow of its groundwater wells, severely limiting the amount of water available for production, and threatening the viability of the entire operation.

Environment

California is One of the Greenest States

“As California goes, so goes the nation,” declares an old political saying. If that is true than the U.S. will eventually have much more ambitious laws to address climate change and the majority of Americans will support them.

Environment

Carbon Action Helps Companies Cut Emissions by 640M Tons in 2015

Companies around the world increasingly recognize that a reduction in GHG emissions is not only good for global climate but also for their bottom line. Carbon reduction by companies comes from the adoption of low-carbon energy infrastructure, improved transportation use, and increase in energy efficiency.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Recognition for Goldcorp’s Environmental and Community Work in Concurrent Reclamation at Marlin

At the end of 2011, Goldcorp’s Marlin mine’s open pit closed. Well, technically the pit ceased operations, but this wasn’t the end of the Goldcorp story for the mine’s Guatemalan neighbours. In some ways, it was a beginning.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Reconnaissance du travail environnemental et communautaire de Goldcorp dans le cadre des activités de réhabilitation concomitante de la mine Marlin

À la fin de 2011, la mine à ciel ouvert Marlin de Goldcorp a fermé. Plus précisément, les activités d’exploitation minière ont cessé, mais non les activités liées à Goldcorp pour les voisins guatémaltèques de la mine. Il s’agissait plutôt d’un début d’une certaine manière.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Goldcorp recibe reconocimiento por el Trabajo Medioambiental y Comunitario por el Saneamiento Simultáneo de Marlin

A finales del 2011, cerró la mina a cielo abierto de Marlin de Goldcorp. Es decir, cesaron las operaciones a cielo abierto; sin embargo, este no fue el final de la historia de Goldcorp para los vecinos guatemaltecos de la mina. En cierta forma, era un comienzo.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Women Around the World Face Hurdles to Financial Inclusion

Imagine carrying all of your money on your arms. The gold jewelry circling your wrists and forearms is your retirement, collateral for a loan or a rainy-day fund.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mexico’s Thriving Automotive Electronics Industry Needs Parallel EHS Boom

Antea Group senior consultant and Technology Forecasters CEO Pamela Gordon recently wrote a piece for EBN about the need for EHS expansion in the rapidly expanding automotive electronics industry in Mexico.

Responsible Production & Consumption

British Columbia Ends the Year Strong with Two ASC Certified Salmon Farms

As the year comes to a close, British Columbia achieves two more certifications by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. Marine Harvest Canada has announced that two of its Port Hardy farm sites, Duncan Island and Doyle Island, are the latest salmon farms to attain ASC certification. Collectively, salmon farming companies in British Columbia have achieved five ASC certifications throughout 2015 – furthering their commitment to achieve 100% ‘Gold Standard’ third-party certification by 2020.

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar Transports Its Pulp and Paper Products Through a Variety of Ways

Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products, including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products.

Research, Reports & Publications

T. Rowe Price 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Video Summary

T. Rowe Price has a longstanding—and growing— commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Watch the video.

Social Impact & Volunteering

AIDA Cruises: New Year’s Raffle to Support the SOS Children’s Villages

For 10 years AIDA Cruises has supported the work of SOS Children’s Villages with donations from the proceeds of the raffle which is traditionally held on December 31 on board the AIDA fleet.

Environment

Environment Statement

Northern Trust recognizes that the long-term viability of our business and that of our clients is tied to the health and well-being of our planet. We therefore commit to protecting and preserving the environment through the services we provide and to eliminating or mitigating any negative environmental impacts from our operations. We align our business with the fundamental principle of sustainability meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Education

Amgen Scholars Alumni in Action: Megan Krench

At an Amgen Scholars alumni event held at MIT in spring 2015, we asked former Scholars how the Program has affected their career paths. Here’s what they told us.

Environment

Sappi’s Laura Thompson Explains Why 2014 was a Pivotal Year of Change for the Paper Industry

For Sappi North America, 2014 may long be remembered as a pivotal year of change. We saw a merger of two of the biggest merchants in our supply chain as well as our two largest competitors. Coated paper markets struggled, a global economic slowdown hurt the sales of release papers, and dissolving pulp prices took a sharp downward turn. While it certainly had its challenges, 2014 was also a critical year for foundation building and refinement to position Sappi for the next generation.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The American Industrial Skincare Goes ‘Green’

We’ve seen a rise in sustainable skin care companies, an idea that has largely been driven by consumer demand and awareness. These are skin-care companies that genuinely care about sustainability, and the effects that their produces have on the environment and people’s health.

Education

Amal Clooney Scholarship for Young Women Launches in Lebanon

The human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has partnered with 100 Lives, a new global initiative that supports an annual scholarship for young women from Lebanon to pursue studies at the United World College Dilijan in Armenia.

Environment

Acquiring a Taste for the Circular Economy

Food waste is a growing scandal which now has the public’s full attention. In the United States and much of Western Europe, food scraps constitute around 19% of the waste dumped in landfills, where it ends up rotting and producing methane, a greenhouse gas. This is not only undesirable in terms of sustainability and environmental impact but costly for food retailers paying high disposal costs.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Better Path to Impact Careers for MBAs

As I stood in front of my booth at the Net Impact Conference Expo, I watched eager MBA students stride between tables. These aren’t your typical MBA students. They’re not interested in climbing the corporate ladder or the highest-paying careers. These MBAs want to use their degrees to create a better world.

Research, Reports & Publications

Environmental Sustainability at Northern Trust

“In the financial service sector, environmental sustainability take many forms. From best-in-class facilities management to innovative employee engagement activities we take this work seriously. In 2014, we are proud to report a more than 10% decrease in our overall emissions per full-time employee, based on base year 2011. The efforts of professionals around the globe working to eliminate and mitigate negative environmental impacts from our operations made this decrease possible.”

Environment

Outstanding Audit Results From Arrow Value Recovery Facilities in EMEA and USA

In January 2015, Arrow Electronics’ Value Recovery business added its North American processing facilities to the company’s existing Asset Disposal and Information Security Alliance (ADISA) certification programme.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Youngstown Republic Services Employees Give Back to Their Community

The Youngstown division of Republic Services hosted a food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley in “Project: Feed Our Valley.” In order to make this a success, Republic added a little “friendly competition” between the employees. One location collected 615 pounds and the other collected 640! Combined, the Youngstown Republic Services team donated 1,255 pounds of food, which is equivalent to about 1,045 meals provided!

Latest Campaigns

  1. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  2. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  3. Profiles of Good Character and Inspiring Innovation
    There are two pillars to CACl’s culture: character – our commitment to ethics and integrity in all we do, and innovation – our dedication to...
  4. Profiles of Good Character and Inspiring Innovation
    There are two pillars to CACl’s culture: character – our commitment to ethics and integrity in all we do, and innovation – our dedication to...
  5. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  6. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  7. Our People
    People are what make CNH. It is the talent, skill, effort and dedication of each and every employee in our 47,700 strong workforce that makes CNH what...
  8. 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...
  9. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  10. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  11. Environmental Sustainability
    Knowing our actions today will affect the quality of life for future generations, Mary Kay continuously seeks opportunities to improve our...
  12. 2025: Entergy helps customers beat the heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  13. Planet
    Minimizing our environmental footprint and being part of the solution to climate change.
  14. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  15. ScottsMiracle-Gro | Youth Empowerment
    Every student deserves a chance to reach their full potential and achieve social and economic mobility. ScottsMiracle-Gro is committed to nurturing...