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Editors Pick

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Bacardi Recognized by Forbes for Championing Women

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

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Baker Hughes Foundation Donates New Delivery Van to Kids’ Meals

Baker Hughes Energy Services LLC

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Diversity & Inclusion

IOC Young Reporters: Spreading the Word for Gender Equality

Approximately 80 per cent of accredited journalists and photographers at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 were male, underlining the gender imbalance that currently exists in the sports media.

Health & Healthcare

How to Kill Germs in Carpet to Reduce Your Family’s Risk of Illness

At this very moment, everyone around the world is practicing responsible social distancing in a collective effort to prevent the spread of germs. Although these times can feel uncertain and create anxiety, for most it is reassuring to digitally connect with friends and family and safely quarantine in the comfort of your home.

Education

T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert’s Commencement Speech for 2020 Virtual Graduates: “Follow Your Passions!”

Today, the magenta commendations continue as T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert joins other impactful leaders and luminaries through the company’s partnership with iHeartMedia and its “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” series.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Johnson & Johnson Supporting Frontline Health Workers

COVID-19 demonstrates the essential and often undervalued role of health workers. The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies and Johnson & Johnson Foundation committed $50 million to support and supply health workers.

Events, Media & Communications

Leading Global Companies Gather Virtually to Drive Solutions to Society's Greatest Challenges

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) is virtually hosting hundreds of corporate leaders from across the U.S. and around the world for the 2020 CECP Summit: Strength in Solutions.

Energy

Alliant Energy’s West Riverside Energy Center Goes into Service

Alliant Energy customers in Wisconsin are now receiving energy from the newly constructed West Riverside Energy Center. The 730-megawatt, highly efficient, combined-cycle natural gas generating station is located near Beloit, Wisconsin.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership and Fundamentals Key in Uncertain Times

“You have to be intentional in connecting and communicating, but it’s certainly easier to do when you have a culture that already has that kind of dynamic,” he says from Chicago, in an interview ranging from culture and leadership to market volatility and the COVID-led changes that may be here to stay.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon Supports Keep America Beautiful

Thanks to a long-standing partnership with Dow, Richard Childress Racing will feature Keep America Beautiful® on the No. 3 Chevrolet driven by Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon when NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway on Wednesday, May 20.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E11: Chris Ide, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Chris Ide, VP of Corporate & Community Partnerships at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation, joins Danielle Holly for a candid conversation on mental health during COVID-19.

Research, Reports & Publications

Vertex Publishes 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX), a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases, announces its 2019 Corporate Responsibility report.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

No Wasted Opportunities: Enabling Full Disclosure

Organizations now have the means to disclose a complete picture of the waste impacts in their activities, products and services – following the launch of a new reporting standard by GRI, provider of the leading global sustainability standards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UPS Delivers 5 Millionth Meal to Rural Students and their Families Impacted by Novel Coronavirus Crisis

UPS (NYSE: UPS), a global leader in logistics, in partnership with McLane Global, a leading food and logistics company, today announced the delivery of the five millionth meal through the Emergency Meals-to-You program, designed to deliver...

Research, Reports & Publications

NRG Energy Provides Progress on Net-Zero Goal in 2019 Sustainability Report

NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE:NRG) today released its 2019 Sustainability Report, providing an update on the Company’s comprehensive sustainability strategy.

Environment

Over 150 Global Corporations Urge World Leaders for Net-zero Recovery From COVID-19

In largest ever UN-backed CEO-led climate advocacy effort, major multinationals reaffirm their own science-based commitments to achieving zero carbon economy and call on governments to match their ambition.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

eBay Foundation Increases Grantmaking to Nearly $15 Million to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts and Employee Matching

The eBay Foundation is announcing this week $10 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief worldwide, increasing its efforts to a total of nearly $15 million in COVID-19 related grants to date.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People-First Policies Drive Business Success

In a time of global uncertainty and unrest, consumers are gravitating more than ever toward companies they can trust. Aflac’s 2019 CSR Survey finds that 77% of consumers are motivated to make purchases from companies committed to making the world better.

Health & Healthcare

DABO, Comerica and Community Partners Deliver COVID-19 Testing and Relief Efforts to Underserved Detroit Neighborhoods

Supporting Detroit’s neighborhoods as city residents continue to fight the COVID-19 global pandemic has become critical in the collective efforts to stay safe and slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sony Music Latin and Global Citizen Release New “Color Esperanza” Track to Benefit the Pan American Health Organization’s Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Region of the Americas

Joining forces in the fight against COVID-19, Sony Music Latin and international advocacy organization Global Citizen will release a brand new version of Diego Torres’ “Color Esperanza (The Color Hope)” out May 18, 2020.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

COVID-19 Cares Act Provides Tax Break for Commercial Flooring Investments

The recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also referred to as the “CARES Act,” contains several tax breaks designed to help businesses and workers get back on their feet as quickly as possible.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Big Thank You to CNH Industrial’s South East Asian Colleagues

CNH Industrial, one of the world’s largest capital goods companies, is dedicated to doing everything it can to ensure the Company and communities at large emerge from this public health crisis stronger than ever, and that our customers and other stakeholders feel that the Company has fully supported them throughout this extraordinary period.

Diversity & Inclusion

Making History at ON Semiconductor

Currently, I am the senior vice president of global sales operations & EMSI (Electronic Manufacturing Services Industry) sales reporting to Paul Rolls, the executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Mitigation and Resilience Building: A Response to the COVID-19 Effects

More than any crisis in recent history, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the urgency of creating more resilient businesses and economies.

Sustainable Development Goals

Health for All, Hunger for None – the Vision for Bayer

Yesterday was a novelty in two ways: Firstly, due to the ongoing crisis of COVID-19, Bayer held the first purely virtual AGM in the history of German business. Secondly, I had the opportunity to speak to our shareholders about Bayer's vision...

Education

Curiosity Labs™ at Home: Floating Eggs

Is it possible for an egg to both float and sink? Watch MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs™ at Home video to learn about density and how to make an egg float.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  2. Nasdaq Events & Sponsorship
    Your destination for Nasdaq-hosted events, webinars and sponsorship activity. Learn from our community of experts through live and recorded sessions...
  3. Subaru Share the Love® Event
    Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...
  4. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  5. Inclusion
    Southwire’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) mission is to build a culture that recognizes and celebrates the value of diverse backgrounds...
  6. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  7. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  8. Protecting our planet
    We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet. That’s why we reduce our environmental footprint by finding...
  9. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  10. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  11. Aflac in the Community
    Learn more about Aflac’s culture of care and how it sits at the heart of all we do.
  12. Policy and Advocacy
    Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute
  13. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  14. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  15. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...