The environmental and social conscious companies of the year use various tools

The Business Insider has collected the largest environmental and social conscious companies of 2014, that pays special attention to the social and environmental challenges, and strive to return something valuable to the community.

For example Cisco's Tactical Operations (“TacOps”) team always has one eye on the weather report, ready to re-establish internet and phone connections in areas affected by natural disasters.

In 2011, Colgate developed a four-year sustainability strategy that has gained the company worldwide recognition for its commitment to people and the planet.
Colgate has reduced its water use by nearly 33% and its greenhouse gas emissions by about 16% per ton of production. The company also partners with Water for People, an organization that brings clean drinking water to thousands of people in India and Guatemala who would not otherwise have access.

Gap Inc. wants to make sure factory employees are taken care of, and not just the ones who work for Gap. The company partners with the International Labour Organization's Better Work Program to monitor working conditions in factories around the world, ensuring that laborers are able to work under fair and safe conditions.

Goldieblox toys are made “to get girls building.” The company's mission is to get more girls interested in engineering and other STEM fields and, literally, “even the playing field,” which is typically dominated by men.
Goldieblox breaks the stereotype that construction-type toys are for boys only. The toys are fun, whimsical, and teach engineering principles like wheels and axles, levers, force, and friction; future toys will also incorporate some simple coding and circuit building. Goldieblox had its first ever Superbowl ad earlier this year.

In June Starbucks announced that it would offer, through a partnership with Arizona State University, tuition reimbursement for thousands of its employees at licensed Starbucks locations. Juniors and seniors would be eligible for full tuition reimbursement for online programs — valued at $10,000 a year — while underclassmen would be eligible for partial reimbursement.
Starbucks has about 135,000 employees who qualify for the new benefit, many of whom may not have been able to afford a secondary education otherwise. (tozsdeforum.hu).