ESG News from Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GSK Recognized as #6 for “Changing the World”

Aug 20, 2015 7:00 PM ET

Can businesses really thrive and succeed in doing right by people? It always seemed so but but now the proof is in the pudding. Fortune Magazine, one of the top financial publications, and FSG, a non-profit social consulting firm, have recognized GSK as #6 in the world as a company that’s doing well by doing good for other people.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fortune Recognizes CEMEX´s Positive Impact in the World

Aug 20, 2015 6:30 PM ET

CEMEX named #16 in Fortune’s Change the World list, a ranking that recognizes 50 companies worldwide that have made a sizable impact on major global social or environmental problems as part of their competitive strategy. CEMEX is the only Latin-American based company included and the only company from the construction materials sector.

Environment

IBM Provides Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management

Aug 20, 2015 5:10 PM ET

Information technology can’t stop the rain, but the intelligent collection and use of data can help governments and others plan proactively for disasters and mitigate their impact. Following the devastating Typhoon Haiyan (also known as Typhoon Yolanda), the Philippine Department of Science and Technology began working with IBM in 2013 to launch an integrated disaster management solution.

Education

Community Partners Spotlight: Citizen Schools

Aug 20, 2015 4:25 PM ET

By the time they reach middle school, students from upper-income families have likely spent 6,000 more hours learning than students from lower-income families. But this critical gap in education isn’t an achievement gap, it’s an opportunity gap. Citizen Schools aims to close that gap by partnering with middle schools in underserved communities and providing students opportunities to learn new skills, discover new careers and pursue new dreams.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

3rd Party Pitfalls and Learning From Them. When You Grow You Must Consider Your Risk

Aug 20, 2015 4:00 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Meet Darcy Brown-Martin and Ebony Frelix, 2015 VolunteerMatch Summit Speakers

Aug 20, 2015 2:45 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Wells Fargo, No Barriers Warriors Join Forces with Zac Brown Band

Aug 20, 2015 2:30 PM ET

Environment

How SunPower is Industry Leader in Environmental Sustainability

Aug 20, 2015 2:30 PM ET

How sustainable is your solar company? See how SunPower is an industry leader in environmental sustainability with this detailed infographic.

Events, Media & Communications

Crafting the Message in Corporate Social Responsibility Communications

Aug 20, 2015 1:30 PM ET

The imperative to accurately and effectively communicate is born from the moment the corporate social responsibility program is established. Communicating the effort, both internally among key stakeholders and externally outside the walls of the corporation to the myriad of those external audiences that can make the program a success or failure, deserves both attention to detail and an allocation of financial resources in the CSR program budget.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tianjin Blast Has the World's Attention

Aug 20, 2015 1:30 PM ET

Environment

Public CNG Station Opens on Honda’s Ohio Property

Aug 20, 2015 1:05 PM ET

Honda’s continuing efforts to minimize the environmental impact of its operations took a major step forward today with the opening of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on its property in Marysville, Ohio.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Secret Little Ways Employers Sabotage Productivity

Aug 20, 2015 1:00 PM ET

Environment

Tune in to Watch the First-ever National U.S. Broadcast of We Day, Featuring Sponsor Unilever

Aug 20, 2015 1:00 PM ET

Don’t miss Unilever being featured in the first-ever commercial-free network broadcast of #WeDay, an exciting star-studded presentation of world-changing youth from the U.S. and around the globe.

Environment

Western Recycling: Repurposing Can Mean More Jobs, Smaller Landfill

Aug 20, 2015 12:45 PM ET

To many, it’s just an empty soda or beer can that needs to be thrown away or a dirty paper plate from taco night. Sometimes it’s just a bunch of empty boxes from the big move or old newspapers someone forgot to read. To many people in the Canyon County area, these items are just junk taking up space and needing to be thrown away. But to anyone working in the recycling centers in Nampa, Caldwell and Boise, that junk is a valuable resource.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Boys & Girls Club Employee Wins 2015 Maytag Dependable Leader Award

Aug 20, 2015 12:45 PM ET

The Boys & Girls Club is teaming up with Maytag to host an event in celebration of Chris Molina, one of 11 winners to receive a 2015 Maytag Dependable Leader Award

Innovation & Technology

Boeing Engineers Design In Environmental Performance

Aug 20, 2015 12:45 PM ET

When the pilot of a Boeing aircraft changes course to avoid bad weather or an airport approach to save fuel, the airplane may be following a flight strategy designed by engineer Bill Peterson and his team in Commercial Airplanes Environmental Performance.

“Our focus is on operational efficiency. When an aircraft enters into service with a Boeing customer, we want to make sure it operates at peak efficiency on every flight, from takeoff to landing,” Peterson said.

Social Impact & Volunteering

BJ's Wholesale Club Recognizes Team Members that Get InVOLved

Aug 20, 2015 12:45 PM ET

BJ’s Wholesale Club established its Get InVOLved Program in 2009 to recognize its dedicated Team Members that bring to life the company’s core value of Community.

Health & Healthcare

Building a Healthier, Happier Future for Children Through Corporate Giving Programs

Aug 20, 2015 12:05 PM ET

One in four Texans lives at or below the poverty level; for children, it's nearly one in three. More than 6.3 million Texans - including 1.2 million children - lack health insurance. The uninsured are up to four times less likely to have a regular source of health care and are more likely to die from health-related problems. Related to communicable diseases, it is estimated that 1 in 4 children living in Texas go without all the necessary immunizations to lead healthy, happy lives due to a lack of affordability and access to medical care. Finally, lacking a medical home, most often uninsured people tend to look for health care in the emergency room, the most expensive setting they could possibly choose.

Environment

We Need to Empower Everyone to Tackle Water Issues

Aug 20, 2015 12:00 PM ET

As we enjoy the last of summer, I find myself reflecting on the last few months with bittersweet memories. While swimming in the Pacific Ocean and sailing on Lake Champlain, Vermont, I have enjoyed the best our water resources have to offer. News reports across the U.S., however, have been a reminder that our water systems are increasingly at risk of nutrient pollution.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ClearBridge Investments Launches Sustainability Leaders Fund

Aug 20, 2015 11:00 AM ET

ClearBridge Investments, Legg Mason's largest affiliate focused on equities, is a leader in Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") investments.

Environment

The Fight Against Poaching

Aug 20, 2015 10:30 AM ET

To track down rhinoceros and kill them is illegal, yet unfortunately a lucrative business model in South Africa. Sporting helicopters, silenced weapons and night vision scopes, the poachers come well equipped to claim their brutal prize. Just a single horn nets thousands of dollars on the black market. Ground into powder the horn allegedly is a miracle remedy for fever or even cancer and is said to increase male potency. Especially in Asia the horn of a rhino is also a treasured status symbol.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Key to Making Clients Successful

Aug 20, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Global Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement

Aug 20, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Effective corporate citizenship programs look not only at the social issues they seek to address, but also at the root causes of those issues, assessing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues both at the macro and micro levels simultaneously.

Health & Healthcare

The Adult Coloring Book Phenomenon

Aug 20, 2015 9:30 AM ET

Adult coloring books are the rage. In the last few months the American Art Therapy Association has received many media inquires about the value of coloring books for adults as a self-care hobby for stress management. Some consumers and media have asked us about the difference between at-home coloring or for that matter any engagement with art on a private basis, and the art therapy profession. They are indeed separate topics with one commonality, that art making in and of itself is personally rewarding and potentially therapeutic. The American Art Therapy Association supports the use of coloring books for pleasure and self-care, however these uses should not be confused with the delivery of professional art therapy services, during which a client engages with a credentialed art therapist.

Energy

Trying to Reduce Overall Energy Use? We Have One Area That Can’t Be Ignored.

Aug 20, 2015 9:30 AM ET

W. Scott Tew, executive director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand, shares insights on energy trends and the process of moving air in big buildings, in EnergyCentral article.