Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Power of Reverse Logistics

T-Mobile International AG

Green Infrastructure

Southwire Partners With Current/OS

Southwire

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Stack Up a Range of Benefits: Kick Off New Habits During Open Enrollment

Aflac Incorporated

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability at Chemours

Chemours

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

When Waters Rise: How PSEG Responds to Flooding and Protects Public Safety

PSEG

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rebuilding With Purpose in Western North Carolina

Truist





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Environment

Agriculture’s Role in Creating a More Sustainable Future

Producing enough food, fiber and fuel for more than 9 billion people by 2050, while conserving natural resources is a challenge that has become increasingly complex. In the next 35 years, experts predict that we’ll need to double agricultural production to keep pace with population growth, changing diets and increasing demand. And farmers will have to meet this challenge in the face of a changing climate with increasingly extreme weather patterns.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Launches Charitable Effort Add Hope™ To Fight World Hunger

Environment

Compassion is Essential for Climate Mitigation

The notion of empathy as weakness is being subverted as mainstream America develops a reverence for gentleness and compassion. You see it everywhere.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Think Tank Led By Former JPMorgan Managing Director Launches Regenerative Capitalism Framework at Yale University

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Think Tank Behind Regenerative Capitalism Announces New Project: A Year in the Life of a Regenerative Bank

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Evergreen Direct Investing (EDI): A Two-Part Series

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Big Choice

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Bendigo Community Bank Model

Research, Reports & Publications

Convincing Skeptical Landowners to Acquire FSC Certification

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nespresso’s Production Centre in Switzerland Achieves Major Sustainability Certification

Nespresso’s production centre in Romont is the first factory in Switzerland to obtain LEED® certification in recognition of its exceptional environmental quality

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Procter & Gamble Uses Cleaning Technology To Deliver 15 Billion Liters Of Clean Drinking Water By 2020

Procter and Gamble (P&G) announced today that its Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) has set a goal of 15 billion liters of clean drinking water to be delivered by 2020 to reduce illness caused by contaminated water and help save lives in developing countries. Since the program started more than a decade ago, P&G and its network of global partners have delivered nine billion liters of clean water to those in need.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO and Food Bag Give Back to Military Through Operation Helping Hand

Local CITGO Retailer Food Bag and CITGO Petroleum Corporation continued fueling good in Tampa, Fla. by donating $500 in CITGO gift cards to Operation Helping Hand, an organization providing assistance and support for families of active duty wounded and injured military. The gift cards will allow families to travel to visit their loved ones while they are being treated in Tampa.

Events, Media & Communications

Charities@Work Fall Forum: Common Understandings, Better Partnerships

Are you accountable for your company’s employee engagement, corporate responsibility, or philanthropy program? Then join us on Thursday, September 24 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View and hear from leading experts about the trends and opportunities available to drive greater ROI from your charitable and employee engagement programs. Participate in a business and society hackathon to achieve greater impact.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

BNY Mellon Provides Capacity-Building Grants to 10 Boston-area Nonprofits

Through the generosity of The Eugene F. Fay Trust, BNY Mellon has awarded operating support grants to 10 Boston-area nonprofits, providing them with critical funding for capacity-building activities. The Eugene F. Fay Trust Mini-Grants Program provides organizations with $5,000 grants for technical assistance and non-programmatic support aimed at strengthening the overall organization or a particular program. BNY Mellon is trustee of the Eugene F. Fay Trust and administers the Mini-Grants Program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

IBM Employees and Retirees Contribute Time to Improve Their Communities

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase, Detroit Development Fund and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Announce $6.5 Million Loan Fund for Detroit’s Minority-Owned Small Businesses

The Detroit Development Fund (DDF), JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) today announced a new $6.5 million lending program for Detroit businesses owned by entrepreneurs of color and businesses that primarily hire people of color. The Entrepreneurs of Color Fund will boost economic opportunity for minority-owned businesses in Detroit by providing them with greater access to capital and business assistance, allowing them to grow, hire local and further contribute to the city’s recovery.

Energy

Electric Cars + Solar: The Perfect Pair for a Greener Lifestyle

SunPower is dedicated to leaving the planet better and cleaner than how we found it, and we love the way electric cars and solar energy work so well together, giving drivers the option to power their cars on sunshine instead of traditional fossil fuels.

Social Impact & Volunteering

By the Numbers: Youth (Un)Employment

Whether you live in Kolkata, L.A. or somewhere in between, youth (un)employment has a major impact on young lives. Take a look at the problem by the numbers, and learn why you should act now to help teens around the corner and your sponsored kids around the globe.

Events, Media & Communications

Fox's 'Xploration Station' Announces Winner of #StudentAstronaut Contest

'Xploration Outer Space', one of the four series comprising the Fox Television Stations' two-hour block of STEM-focused children's programming entitled Xploration Station, recently partnered with project PoSSUM to launch the #StudentAstronaut Contest. On Friday, September 11, through a special video message, 'Xploration Outer Space' host Emily Calendrelli announced Ohio State University senior Jillian Yuricich as the winner of the competition.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

TransCanada Named Industry Leader in Sustainability

An unwavering commitment to improving transparency in sustainability reporting has once again earned TransCanada positions on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and North America indices in 2015.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Norfolk Southern Trains Local Responders

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