SB Member Network News
L'Oréal Recognized in Fortune's 2019 "Change the World" List for Global Sustainability Program
PRESS RELEASE - L'Oréal has been recognized by Fortune in the publication's annual “Change the World” list. The list, now in its fifth year, showcases the power of business to improve the human condition by identifying companies that have made an important social or environmental impact through their profit-making strategy and operations.
Doing Well by Doing Good: Mastercard Releases 2018 Sustainability Report
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. Mastercard recently published its 2018 Sustainability Report, highlighting the ways in which the company is delivering on its commitment to doing well by doing good.
PepsiCo/IDB Partnership Helps More Than 765K People in Latin America Gain Access to Clean Water
PRESS RELEASE - PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has helped more than 765,000 people in rural areas of Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Honduras gain new or improved access to drinking water and sanitation services since 2011.
Alaska Airlines - Creating Lift: Imagine What’s Possible for the Environment, our Communities and our People
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. If you’ve flown with a kid lately, you know that the moment the airplane leaves the ground, it feels like magic.
AT&T: Think Big. Make a Difference
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. “Think Big” and “Make a Difference." These are not only two of AT&T’s corporate values. They are also key ideals that we in the private sector must follow to accelerate the low-carbon economy transition and address climate change.
Here’s How Target + EcoSet Turned 10 Years’ Worth of Potential Trash Into Treasure
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. Target’s famous for some pretty epic marketing. But behind the scenes of our iconic campaign shoots, there’s more magic unfolding…
Shaw Industries Simultaneously Focuses on Environmental Health and the Human Experience
PRESS RELEASE - Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw), a global floorcovering provider, has released its 2018 sustainability report.
Caesars Entertainment Announces Release of its 10th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, Marking a Decade of Positive Impact
PRESS RELEASE - The “PEOPLE PLANET PLAY” Report highlights Caesars’ many achievements in corporate social responsibility including a 30-year commitment to Responsible Gaming, a new record for guest service scores, and employee volunteer time equivalent to more than $55M
Unilever: We’re Innovating for a Reuse-refill Revolution
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. As part of our efforts to make all our plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, we’re working on ways that shoppers can buy one container and refill it over and over again.
L'Oréal USA Named to Highest Level of Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index
PRESS RELEASE - L’Oréal USA has been recognized as a leader in creating an inclusive workplace by Diversity Best Practices (DBP), a division of Working Mother Media.
Shaw Industries Named a Finalist for Three Ethical Corporation 2019 Responsible Business Awards
PRESS RELEASE - Shaw Industries Group, Inc. has been named a finalist for the Ethical Corporation’s 10th Responsible Business Awards 2019 – the world’s leading celebration of responsible business excellence – in three categories.
Sustana: Forbes Highlights Traction in Circular Solutions for Food and Beverage Packaging
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. Conversations around recycling and the perils of landfills at capacity are now mainstream for both consumers and businesses. But it’s not all negative – in fact, a lot of productive conversations are happening around opportunities in this space.
Theresa Millard from Kohler on the need to “fall in love” with materials and capitalize on them for innovation
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - Cross-Posted from Member Spotlight. We recently spoke with Theresa Millard, sustainability and stewardship project manager at Kohler and founder of Biomimicry Granada, about re-thinking manufacturing waste and helping people reconnect with the material world.
Vacuum-as-a-service: Electrolux Trials New Subscription-based Business Models
PRESS RELEASE - Electrolux is kicking off trials of new hardware-as-a-service business models, enabling consumers to subscribe to, rather than purchase, its products for use to find new innovative and sustainable solutions for ever-changing consumer needs in a connected environment.
PepsiCo Advances Circular Economy for Plastics; Announces LIFEWTR® Packaging with 100% Recycled Plastic and Elimination of Plastic Bottles for bubly™
PRESS RELEASE - PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that LIFEWTR will be packaged in 100% rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate), and bubly will no longer be packaged in plastic.
Electrolux Joins Forces with Stena Recycling for Circular Initiative
PRESS RELEASE - Electrolux is joining forces with Stena Recycling for the new ‘Circular Initiative’ to build understanding of what needs to be done to pave the way towards a more circular society.
Kohler Co. Releases 2018 Social Impact Report
PRESS RELEASE - Kohler Co., a global leader in the design and manufacture of kitchen and bath products, has released its third public Social Impact report.
The Estée Lauder Companies Expands its Animal Welfare Partnerships
PRESS RELEASE - The Estée Lauder Companies expands its partnerships with Cruelty Free International and Humane Society International to advance the end of animal testing in cosmetics.
Hershey Named To Civic 50 For ‘Sharing Goodness’ With Communities
PRESS RELEASE - The Hershey Company has been named to The Civic 50 for the seventh consecutive year as one of America’s most community-minded companies, an annual recognition from Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service.
Target’s Renewable Electricity Goal Makes Way For a Brighter Future
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. It’s no secret: We’re working toward important goals to create a more sustainable future for our guests, team members and the planet.
