ESG News from Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Citi Announces $190,000 Donation to Four New York City Area Community Organizations Through the 2015 Citi Community Home Runs Program

Oct 5, 2015 3:00 PM ET

Citi today announced a total donation of $190,000 to four community partners – City Harvest, United Neighborhood Houses, USO of Metro New York and New York City’s YMCA – through the Citi Community Home Runs Program. Ed Skyler, Citi’s Head of Global Public Affairs, and Mets outfielder and program ambassador Curtis Granderson marked the completion of the second season of the home runs program with a ceremonial check presentation to representatives from the four community organizations at the Union Square Citibank branch in New York City.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sodexo Foundation Opens Application Period for 2016 Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships

Oct 5, 2015 2:30 PM ET

Sodexo Foundation announced that the application period for the 2016 Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships opens today, October 5 and closes December 5, 2015. The scholarship program urges students to apply to #Get5Give5 and impact millions. Students from K-12 through graduate school are eligible to apply for a $5,000 scholarship with matching $5,000 grant for the charity of their choice by visiting SodexoFoundation.org.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Booz Allen Volunteers Support the Ocean Conservancy’s 30th International Coastal Cleanup

Oct 5, 2015 2:25 PM ET

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), and Booz Allen has been a proud supporter of the ICC event since 2009. More than 192 million pounds of trash has been removed from beaches and waterways since the first ICC event 30 years ago, and Booz Allen employee volunteers have played a part in improving the health of our waterways.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Perspective From Inside The Beltway - Antitrust, Cybersecurity and New Priorities for NHTSA

Oct 5, 2015 2:00 PM ET

This inaugural networking event will provide you the rare opportunity to hear perspectives from legal professionals with extensive experience working with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), US National Security Agency (NSA) and the US Department of Justice.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Announces $6 Million in Grants

Oct 5, 2015 2:00 PM ET

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced $6 million in neighborhood revitalization donations with 69 grants to nonprofits.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Corruption Can Happen Anywhere. Even With Respected Technology Companies Like Hitachi

Oct 5, 2015 2:00 PM ET

Environment

Water Conservation

Oct 5, 2015 1:50 PM ET

Education

Electrical Safety Awareness

Oct 5, 2015 1:40 PM ET

Southern California Edison power line worker Robert Gallagher reads to children at the Fullerton Public Library to educate kids about electrical safety.

Environment

Drought Relief

Oct 5, 2015 1:35 PM ET

A buoy run aground at Huntington Lake reservoir in Fresno County, part of Southern California Edison’s Big Creek hydroelectric system. Efforts to support drought relief are showcased in SCE’s newly-published annual Corporate Responsibility Report.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Local Nurse Realizes American Dream of Homeownership

Oct 5, 2015 1:00 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s Host Fifth Annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood

Oct 5, 2015 12:00 PM ET

Rebuilding Together — a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing that provides low-income homeowners with critical home repairs — will join together with its affiliate, Rebuilding Together St. Louis, to lead its fifth annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood community revitalization project. The effort, supported by lead partner Lowe’s and 275 of its Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers, will be held in St. John, a small community in St. Louis County, this October 8–10, and is expected to provide more than $760,000 in market value back to the community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Fuels Good with the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Oct 5, 2015 11:15 AM ET

In its commitment to fuel good in the community, CITGO Petroleum Corporation and its local branded Marketers Griffith Energy Services, Inc., Carroll Independent Fuel Company, and The Wills Group, recently donated $15,000 in CITGO Gift Cards to the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and announced the “Be A Star, Buy A Star” community fundraising campaign to further benefit the hospital. The gift cards were presented to Paula Heneberry, LCSW-C, Director of Pediatric Social Work at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and will be given to families whose children are being treated at the facility to assist them with travel costs to and from the hospital.

Events, Media & Communications

Dodd Frank Act at 5 Year Mark Now – There is Still Work to Do

Oct 5, 2015 11:15 AM ET

In 2007, the dominoes started to fall. The debt auction rate market caught cold, leading in time to the broad capital markets and housing markets catching pneumonia. Down went the dominoes – click/click/click – US housing prices plunged, lender foreclosures skyrocketed, equity share prices plummeted – and trillions’ of dollars of accumulated wealth disappeared – poof!

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Get to ‘Better’. How Using Data Drives Success in Corporate Citizenship.

Oct 5, 2015 11:15 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Cruise Line Hosts Dr. Seuss-Inspired Event with Atlanta Braves Announcer Brian Jordan at Taste of Atlanta

Oct 5, 2015 11:10 AM ET

Carnival Cruise Line brought its spirited brand of fun to this year’s Taste of Atlanta festival, hosting an exclusive Dr. Seuss-themed book reading and cooking demonstration for local children with Atlanta Braves announcer Brian Jordan.

Research, Reports & Publications

Talking Sustainability Reporting with Kimberly-Clark

Oct 5, 2015 11:00 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Finalists Named for Atlanta's 2015 Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Public Asked to Vote

Oct 5, 2015 10:30 AM ET

Channel 2 WSB-TV and The Trust for Public Land are recognizing volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing shared outdoor spaces. Tom Branch, Julie Burroughs and Alan Toney have been selected as finalists for Atlanta’s 2015 Cox Conserves Heroes program, and the public is being asked to vote now through October 26 at wsbtv.com/coxconservesheroes.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Discussion Between Generations

Oct 5, 2015 9:45 AM ET

Millennials, the next generation of leaders, ranks quality of life – their own and others’ – highly. This defining perspective will change organizational paradigms around the world within the next decade.

Education

New Research Points to Egg Whites to Reduce Caloric Intake, Increase Protein and Satiety in College Women

Oct 5, 2015 9:00 AM ET

New Research Points to Egg Whites to Reduce Caloric Intake, Increase Protein and Satiety in College Women

Health & Healthcare

Art Therapy Is More Than Just Making Nice Pictures

Oct 5, 2015 9:00 AM ET

Art Therapy Is More Than Just Making Nice Pictures

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Yum! Brands VIDEO: 1 Person, 1 Donation Can Make a Difference

Oct 5, 2015 8:05 AM ET

Events, Media & Communications

21st Century Fox Presents Grants for School Music Programs Across the U.S.

Oct 5, 2015 8:00 AM ET

To commemorate the end of FOX's groundbreaking musical television series Glee, which sparked renewed interest and participation in school music programs during its six-season run, 21st Century Fox and the Give a Note Foundation in March announced the establishment of the 21st Century Fox Give a Note Grants to support 16 under-funded music education programs at schools across the United States. The two organizations worked closely to identify the recipient schools and have begun distributing the funds through school ceremonies this fall.

Diversity & Inclusion

Don Beyer and Bloomberg Chairman Peter Grauer Launch Initiatives Promoting U.S. Competitiveness with Women’s Economic Empowerment

Oct 5, 2015 6:10 AM ET

“Women are the backbone of our economy, and it is time Congress had their back,” Rep. Don Beyer said today as he announced a “Men for Women” House Caucus to promote economic growth through women’s empowerment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Domtar's 'Paper Trail' Wins Environmental Strategy of the Year Award

Oct 2, 2015 7:45 PM ET

Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) has been awarded the Pulp and Paper International (PPI) 2015 Environmental Strategy of the Year Award for The Paper Trail®, its newly revitalized digital transparency tool. When using the tool, customers are able to learn where their paper comes from and track the gate-to-gate environmental impact of their paper purchase across five categories: fiber, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water, renewable energy, and waste.

Innovation & Technology

Putting Technology to Work for People with Disabilities

Oct 2, 2015 7:00 PM ET

Over the years, technology has made all of our jobs easier, but for those of us in the disability community, technology has made many of our jobs possible.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and as I think about the collective progress we’ve made, it strikes me that much of that progress can be credited to advances in technology.