Corporate Responsibility in Action

Symantec’s Corporate Responsibility in Action blog highlights how Symantec is implementing environmental, social, and ethical principles throughout its business practices

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    Updated: anand_raj 17 May 2013

    Pedal to the Metal - National Bike Month

    As a passionate biker, I always look forward to this time of year when Symantec Headquarters employees join thousands across the nation to participate in The League of American Bicyclists National Bike Month. Bike to Work Day and Month has become a hugely popular nationwide event to celebrate the many benefits of bike transportation.  As featured in this great Bike to Work Day PSA, ‘Why do you Ride’, biking to work has numerous benefits for your health, your wallet and the environment. For example, for every one mile pedaled rather than driven, approximately one pound of CO²  is saved, and on a round-trip commute of 10 miles, bicyclists save around $10 daily....
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    Created: Thomas Holm 09 May 2013

    Symantec Sponsors UCLA Law's Second Annual Cyber Crime Moot Court Competition

    Recent events have consistently demonstrated that cyber crimes present some of the most important and challenging issues our attorneys and legal system will have to confront now and in the future. For example, every second, 18 adults become a victim of cybercrime – that’s more than one and a half million cybercrime victims each day globally. This spring, I was thrilled to be a part of the UCLA Moot Court Cyber Crimes Competition – the first-ever national moot court competition devoted to cyber crime issues. Held on March 15th and 16th by the Moot Court Honors Program at UCLA School of Law, the competition was created to complement and enhance UCLA’s role in training the next generation of cyber crime experts. The event attracted...
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    Created: Linda Rosen 07 May 2013

    Supporting Strong Standards in California

    We may not know who first said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” but we certainly understand the message!  Symantec, a member of Change the Equation,  is doing its part to help ensure that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning in  elementary, middle and high schools is not the same old thing leading to the same disappointing results.  Last week Symantec reaffirmed that commitment by hosting, along with Change the Equation and The California STEM Learning Network, a meeting at its offices in Mountain View for business leaders and others to engage around California’s role in both Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.  For nearly 20 years, California has received plaudits for its content frameworks in K-12 mathematics and science. Both frameworks...
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    Created: lora_phillips 02 May 2013

    Speaking AND Listening: The Key to Effective Stakeholder Communications

    Fostering a two-way, inclusive dialogue with stakeholders is key to the success of corporate sustainability programs. But developing a communications strategy that delivers the transparency stakeholders demand, in an engaging, enriching way, is challenging. For this Sustainable Brands article, I spoke with the author about the various ways Symantec is communicating to its stakeholders through social media tools such as Chatter, this blog, our intranet, and more. One key piece of advice: Don’t just talk to your audience — listen. Do it often, do it consistently and do it thoughtfully. You can read the full article...
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    Created: Steve Bennett CEO 24 Apr 2013

    Something we can all feel good about

    This week marks National Volunteer Week in the United States, an opportunity to focus attention on the impact and power of volunteerism and service as an integral aspect of civic leadership. Today, CEO Steve Bennett discusses Symantec's progress against the goal of creating a more empowered volunteer culture at Symantec.   We spend a lot of time talking about our company goals, offerings, marketing and sales, and the Symantec 4.0 transition. As a global company with employees in more than 50 countries, we have the unique ability to address some of society's biggest challenges as part of our business goals... we also have a bigger responsibility to make our world better. Over the past several months, I’ve talked about corporate responsibility a lot internally – we’re  striving for corporate responsibility...
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    Created: Chris Abess 22 Apr 2013

    Celebrate Earth Day with the Symantec community!

    Today is Earth Day and the start of National Volunteer Week in the United States. Symantec is celebrating by exploring our commitment to environmental responsibility. Previous posts have explored Symantec's commitment to LEED certification, talked about our participation in Earth Hour, and explained our efforts to minimize our waste stream. Today we hear from Chris Abess, a Symantec VP in the Norton business segment who also serves as the global executive sponsor for the company's Green Teams. ...
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    Created: kelly_shea 19 Apr 2013

    Minimizing our waste streams - Symantec's first global waste audit

    This month, Symantec is celebrating Earth Day by exploring our commitment to environmental responsibility. Previous posts have explored Symantec's commitment to LEED certification, and talked about our participation in Earth Hour. Today we hear from Kelly Shea, Symantec's sustainability program manager, on the results from Symantec's first global waste audit.   Symantec recently completed its very first set of “friendly” waste audits at local sites across the world to better understand our waste impacts. The audits are conducted according to the LEED-EBOM MRc6: Solid Waste Management...
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    Updated: Debra McLaughlin 17 Apr 2013

    Turning off the lights for Earth Hour

       This month, Symantec is celebrating Earth Day by exploring our commitment to environmental responsibility. We've explored Symantec's commitment to LEED certification previously, and today we hear from Debra McLaughlin, Symantec's stakeholder engagement program manager, on Symantec's Earth Hour participation.   “Demand on natural resources has doubled since 1966 and we currently use the equivalent of 1.5 planets to support our activities.” WWF 2012 Living Planet Report   Every year, hundreds of millions...
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    Created: kelly_shea 11 Apr 2013

    Celebrating our 20th LEED-certified building!

    This month, Symantec is celebrating Earth Day by exploring our commitment to environmental responsibility. Today we hear from Kelly Shea, Symantec's global sustainability program manager, on the successful LEED certification of our 20th office facility.   With buildings accounting for 40 percent of global energy use and over one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, we recognize our responsibility to play a role in decreasing these impacts. We are therefore very proud to announce that we have just LEED-certified our 20th facility! This certification, for one of our Mountain View, CA buildings, is part of Symantec’s ongoing goal to obtain LEED and Energy Star certifications for all owned or long-leased...
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    Created: lora_phillips 08 Apr 2013

    Earth Day Series - Celebrating Our Progress

    At Symantec, we regard environmental stewardship as both an imperative of responsible operation, and an opportunity to improve our business performance. We therefore have prioritized where we can have the biggest impacts and track key indicators to monitor these impacts throughout our value chain. The pillars of our environmental strategy include data center considerations, conservation efforts, software packaging and delivery mechanisms, and transportation alternatives.   In honor of Earth Day this month, we will highlight accomplishments that demonstrate the progress we are making across these focus areas. From green...