Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

We All Own Sustainability: A Q&A with The Home Depot’s Chief Sustainability Officer Ron Jarvis

Reducing The Home Depot’s environmental impact is essential to our efforts to build a better business, workplace and world. Home Depot’s chief sustainability officer Ron Jarvis has spent more than two decades driving sustainability improvements at The Home Depot.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rayonier HR Specialist Opens Doors to More Diversity in Forestry

Ebony Presha recently spent a week at Alabama A&M University talking about forestry with students at the historically Black school.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Exit Interview: Aflac's Long-Time President Talks Her Retirement & What She Wants Gen-Z To Know About Working

Growing up, many of us were taught that hard work would beget great fortune. That being a good steward would lay the groundwork for a beautiful life. Teresa White is a living example of that formula and after more than 20 years, she’s reaping the fruits of her labor.

Education

Fifth Third Bank Finance Academy® Educated 764K Students Over Past Five Years

Over 764,000 high school students have taken Fifth Third Bank’s financial education and entrepreneurship courses over the past five years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Inspiring Stories: Truist Foundation and Community First Fund Support Diverse Entrepreneurs by Aligning Capital With Social Justice in Pennsylvania

Learn how Truist Foundation’s $2.25 million grant to Community First Fund’s Economic Justice Fund is helping small business owners, like Mamie Sardnee, owner of Woodland Produce in Philadelphia, grow their businesses and achieve their dreams.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $83 Million of Financing for Affordable Housing Property in Texas

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) KeyBank provided $83 million for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Woodway Square Apartments (Woodway), a 240-unit, affordable, family project located in Austin, Texas.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Illumina Rings the Bell at Nasdaq

The Nasdaq closing bell in New York City signifies the end of a full day of trading on the stock market, a day of transactions made to benefit shareholders and companies, and propel business forward. Fittingly, Illumina representatives rang the closing bell on March 30.

Sustainable Development Goals

Covia Shares Comprehensive 2030 ESG Approach

In 2021, Covia formally introduced the company’s 2030 ESG Goals: Goals that Inspire. The 10 goals were broken into our three core areas - Environmental Stewardship, Positive Social Impact and Responsible Governance & Ethics.

Sustainable Development Goals

Mastercard Accelerates Sustainable Card Efforts

Mastercard today announced it is accelerating efforts to remove first–use, PVC plastics from payment cards on its network by 2028.

Energy

Emerging Technologies and Best Practices From Booster

As we look to the future of sustainable fueling, it is important to consider not only environmental impact but also the long-term sustainability of businesses and operations. With mobile fuel delivery, Booster is paving the way toward a better future for fueling.

Education

CACI Showcases the Sweeter Side of STEM at the Navy League's Sea Air Space STEM Expo

At the Navy League of the United States Sea Air Space STEM Expo on April 2, CACI hosted a booth where children participated in a “Candy Drop” experiment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Finding Community and Camaraderie Through Lenovo

Brigetta Koepke found an opportunity on Lenovo’s internal “Love On” platform to work with the local Raleigh chapter of Dress for Success by conducting mock interviews and providing resumé advice to women seeking to jumpstart or change their careers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Named One of Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023

Whirlpool Corporation has been recognized by Fortune as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023. The inaugural list celebrates companies that have demonstrated success across three areas, including product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third eBus Visits With Students at Clark Atlanta University

The Fifth Third Financial Empowerment Mobile visited the campus of Clark Atlanta University this month to support “Mapping Your Future” hosted by the University’s Office of Financial Literacy.

Environment

Voices From the Water

River systems, the lifeblood of our planet, are a fragile resource facing devastating waste problems affecting humans and wildlife alike - but we can change their fate together.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Presidential Visit Highlights Cummins’ Innovation To Promote a Cleaner Environment

President Biden visited Cummins Inc. in Fridley, Minnesota, this week (March 3) as part of the Administration’s Investing in America tour, maintaining the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress in 2022 is fueling innovation and the clean energy economy.

Energy

Rockwell Automation Enables More Sustainable Renewable Natural Gas Production

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), with New Sky Energy and Moore Control Systems, is enabling a more sustainable approach to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) control for the biogas industry.

Health & Healthcare

The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation and Founder Taraji P. Henson Partner With Kate Spade New York To Spearhead a Program That Provides Mental Health Resources for Women on HBCU Campuses

This Spring, The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) and kate spade new york are teaming up to create more accessible mental health resources for women and girls, and together are announcing the launch of ‘She Care Wellness Pods,’ a new program that aims to reach over 25,000

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Does It Mean To Be a Responsible Company?

Look up the word “responsible” in the dictionary, and you’ll find definitions you can probably relate to—“accountable for one's actions,” “having an obligation to do something,” or “reliable, trustworthy.” But what does it mean to be a responsible company?

Energy

Celebrating Earth Day, Every Day – Leading the Transition to a Clean Energy Future

Edison International is leading the transition to a clean energy future. Take a look below to see how we're putting these words into action this Earth Day and every day.

Diversity & Inclusion

Trickle Up: Leveraging Technology To Build Economic Opportunity and Drive Inclusion for Women in Extreme Poverty

The Transformational Tech series highlights Cisco’s nonprofit partners that use technology to help transform the lives of individuals and communities.

Education

Career Discovery Week at Paramount

On March 7th, Paramount Social Responsibility coordinated with the Partnership for New York City on Career Discovery Week.

Education

Inaugural HU Entrepreneurship Week Launches Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship

The Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship announces its official launch today, the pinnacle of Howard’s inaugural HU Entrepreneurship Week.

Research, Reports & Publications

Putting Solid Ground Under Financial Instability

No matter how you get your news these days, you’re likely seeing and hearing these words: inflation, recession and economic downturn. Costs are rising, and consumers are feeling the weight of it at every turn in life.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bath & Body Works Releases Inaugural ESG Report

Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE: BBWI), a leader in personal care and home fragrance, today released its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) annual report, detailing the company’s commitments and approach to work toward a more resilient and responsible future.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Truist Championship
    The Truist Championship has been an official PGA TOUR event since 2003, contested annually at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of...
  2. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  3. Medtronic Impact -- Reporting
    We know that every action we take impacts the future of our employees, our business, our communities, and our planet. We put people and the planet...
  4. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...
  7. 2024 Sustainability Report
    Chemours chemistry enables products that people rely on to live better and thrive. Our world-class portfolio drives innovation and enables high...
  8. Novata News
    Communicating key news and updates about Novata.
  9. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  10. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  11. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  12. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  13. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  14. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  15. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...