ESG News from Leading Brands

Education

Technology in the Classroom Is Gateway to a Brighter Future

Oct 13, 2015 10:05 AM ET

The learning experience of today has evolved as we have moved to a more connected and tech-savvy society – so much so that the global education technology and smart classroom market is forecasted to grow by more than $50 billion over the next five years, according to a recent study by Research and Markets. Educators believe that technology enables a more hands-on experience that allows students to better understand concepts and test theories, and 90 percent of U.S. teachers say modern technology in the classroom is important for students' success, according to a recent Samsung-sponsored GFK survey. Samsung's Director of Corporate Citizenship Ann Woo explains why and what the impact will be.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mary Schapiro: Empowering Investors to Effect Climate-Change Action

Oct 13, 2015 10:05 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Points of Light Corporate Service Council Celebrates a Decade of Powering Volunteer Service and Accelerating Social Change

Oct 13, 2015 9:15 AM ET

From global community days and home-builds to civic hackathons, companies have an immense power to mobilize and inspire their employees to achieve social change through service.

Education

Meet Amgen Scholar Alumni Jenny Lai

Oct 13, 2015 8:30 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Reducing Recidivism with Ecological Stewardship

Oct 13, 2015 8:05 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Core Issues: What Matters Most to Norfolk Southern

Oct 13, 2015 7:05 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Honda South Carolina Donates $100,000 for Relief Efforts

Oct 12, 2015 5:45 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Source Intelligence’s Jennifer Kraus Named Finalist For Stevie Awards for Women in Business for Executive of the Year

Oct 12, 2015 5:40 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

United Way Transforms Comcast NBCUniversal Employees’ Lives

Oct 12, 2015 5:00 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

RSF Supports Microfinance with Loan to MCE Social Capital

Oct 12, 2015 3:25 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Your Brain on Tech: More Information but Less Knowledge

Oct 12, 2015 12:30 PM ET

The human brain is continuously adapting and evolving. With technology, the digital world enables people to perform virtually all daily activities from the comfort of their homes without seeing another human being. How does this type of evolution impact overall quality of life?

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Uses Healthcare Credentials to Enable World Para-cycling Success in Switzerland

Oct 12, 2015 12:30 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

RSF Social Finance Fall Quarterly: Are We What We Grow?

Oct 12, 2015 12:05 PM ET

Environment

We’re All About Islands; Just Not These Type of New Islands Forming In Earth’s Ocean

Oct 12, 2015 11:15 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GM Struts its Sustainability Stuff at Golden Peacock Awards

Oct 12, 2015 11:10 AM ET

We’re as proud as a peacock. Yesterday we received the 2015 Golden Peacock Global Award for Sustainability in London.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Bigger Data and Better Analysis Supports Financial Access

Oct 12, 2015 10:45 AM ET

Like farmers everywhere, those in rural India have long been subject to the ravages of weather, from droughts to destructive storms. But until recently, few Indian small subsistence farmers had access to crop insurance because many providers didn’t find the market commercially viable.

Responsible Production & Consumption

NGO Recommends Going Beyond Conflict Minerals Compliance

Oct 12, 2015 10:00 AM ET

NGO rankings/ratings, regardless of the subject matter, always heighten program manager’s and even board room senses. Will the work that I, as the program manager, did for my company to comply be represented well? Will the level of compliance we, as the board room, decided to have, be enough for the NGO? Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), in response to their recent report ranking 155 large cap companies for conflict minerals, discloses their intention of their efforts to identify trends and determine areas for improvement among companies, with the ultimate goal to encourage all companies to develop a robust conflict minerals program.

Innovation & Technology

Is Technology Moving Us Forward or Holding Us Back?

Oct 12, 2015 9:30 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Source Intelligence’s Lina Ramos Named a Finalist for Stevie Awards for Women in Business, Maverick of the Year

Oct 9, 2015 7:30 PM ET

Environment

High Tech, Low Tech Help Clear Forest of Flammable Debris

Oct 9, 2015 7:00 PM ET

There’ll be a whole lot of munching and chewing going on at Shaver Lake, one of the six major reservoirs in Northern Sierra’s Big Creek hydroelectric system.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GRC Analyst Web Briefing Features Source Intelligence “Best in Class” Platform

Oct 9, 2015 5:50 PM ET

Moving forward and advancing in the world is inevitable. The manual way of doing things is quickly being replaced with technology and with a more superior process. As companies find ways to enhance their capabilities in their global markets, they are quickly identifying what solutions are making their processes, with regard to world wide regulatory compliance, a much more manageable and streamlined practice.

Environment

General Motors Corporate Responsibility Newsletter - October 2015

Oct 9, 2015 4:15 PM ET

General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her leadership team last month outlined the company’s plans to capitalize on the future of personal mobility by owning the customer relationship beyond the vehicle, building upon nearly two decades of connectivity leadership.

Environment

Keep America Beautiful: Americans Want to Recycle — Let's Help Make It More Successful

Oct 9, 2015 4:15 PM ET

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit which envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, today issued the following statement:

Innovation & Technology

In Your Community: AT&T Launches CBusStudentHack

Oct 9, 2015 4:05 PM ET

Last week, AT&T and Franklin University launched the CBusStudentHack: Coding for Community, a 12 week programming contest for central Ohio high school students.

We’ve all heard about “hackathons” in our local communities, but the CBusStudentHack is different. Instead of working with the developer and tech communities, the CBusStudentHack will focus on providing Columbus area high school students with 21st century skills via computer science education. We also hope this competition will prepare the students for college and career readiness, solve real world problems and open the doors of opportunity and creativity, right here in Columbus, Ohio.

Innovation & Technology

Cyber Security in an Insecure World

Oct 9, 2015 3:30 PM ET

Every year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security brands the month of October as ‘Cyber Security Awareness Month.’ As households purchase an increasing number of connected devices, from television to thermostats and even smart lightbulbs, cyber security awareness continues to accelerate for both corporations and consumers. We asked two of Alliance Data’s Chief Information Security Officers to provide some thoughts on the subject. Mike Britton is Chief Information Security Officer for Alliance Data and Matt Fearin is Chief Information Security Officer for Epsilon/Conversant.