Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Education

New Teaching Technologies Help Train Tomorrow's Top Talent

As we face a historic skills shortage across industries and particularly in STEM, I'm inspired by programs that offer a fresh approach to skilling our future colleagues and leaders.

Environment

EPA and Tribal Members Join Marathon Petroleum in Safeguarding the Environment

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) works diligently to prevent incidents throughout its operations and maintain robust preparedness to enable an effective response if an emergency event occurs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Entrepreneurial Ideas Can Provide Value for Suncor

Chris Fitzgerald has always loved to solve problems. Ever since he started with Petro‑Canada over 15 years ago, he has worked all over Suncor with one common theme—taking complex problems and finding solutions that work for employees, leaders and the business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IP, NFWF, and Partners Help Private Landowners Restore Longleaf Pine To Benefit Texas Drinking Water and Wildlife

International Paper (IP) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are helping landowners in Texas restore and manage their forests through IP’s Forestlands Stewards partnership.

Energy

It's Always a Good Time To Save

We can all make decisions every day that can reduce energy use and increase sustainability. Here are the five simple measures you can take to save energy this month and all year long.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Celebrating 30 Years of Collaboration With the Sustainability External Advisory Council

Dow’s Sustainability External Advisory Council (SEAC) is a good example of a long-standing advisory board that has shaped our sustainability journey for the past 30 years.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Investing in the Future of Work: How IBM Is Tackling the Credentials Dilemma

This week I had the pleasure of participating in JFF Horizons, where I spoke about the importance of a skills-first approach to workforce development.

Education

Comcast Awards More Than $4.3 Million in 2022 To Advance Digital Adoption, Skills Training in Philadelphia

Comcast announced it has awarded more than $4.3 million in grants in 2022 to 30 nonprofit organizations across Philadelphia that support digital adoption and skills training for residents.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Does Your ESG Story Click With Consumers? How To Craft Messaging That Stands Out

As the calendar moves toward 2023 and inflation continues to influence consumer purchasing worldwide, massive banks of data make clear that companies should not scale back their environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy’s Pilot You Empower Cohort Proves Power of One-on-One Personalized Coaching for Entrepreneurs

Leveraging its deep expertise as the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe, GoDaddy Inc.’s You Empower pilot cohort has proved the power of one-on-one personalized coaching for entrepreneurs eager to enhance their small business’ digital presence and branding.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sofidel: Building a Better Future

Within Agenda 2030, the action program for people, the planet and prosperity (signed in September 2015 by the governments of the 193 member countries), Sofidel intends to contribute to pursuing the following Sustainable Development Goals.

Health & Healthcare

With Support From Sands Cares, the Asian Community Development Council Opens the Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders Medical Center in Las Vegas

On August 8, the Asian Community Development Center (ACDC) celebrated the grand opening of its Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders (HAPI) Medical Center.

Diversity & Inclusion

From Algorithms to Ice Hockey: Finding Ways To Make Equity a Reality

There are no quick fixes to leveling the playing field for women, people of color or the LGBTQ community. Real change requires deliberate steps that start with discovering what people need and then helping them reach those goals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Share the Love® Event To Enter Its 12th Year of Partnership With Make-a-Wish

For the 12th consecutive year, Make-A-Wish has been selected as one of the national charity beneficiaries of the 2022 Subaru Share the Love® Event.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation Receives $150,000 Donation From Whole Foods Market's Donor Advised Fund

Given the first average loan size of $181 funded by Whole Planet Foundation, this generous contribution will fund microloans creating 4,200 income-generating loans.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CCOP's Top 10 of 2022

Our readers (and listeners) have spoken: CCOP's Top 10 of 2022 covers the most popular content we created this year, from episodes of Purpose 360 Podcast to editions of Purposeful Connections Newsletter.

Health & Healthcare

Multiple Testing Options To Get- and Keep- Employees Working Safely

Our Employer Population Health program helps employers streamline workforce COVID-19 testing and care for their employees.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

J. Wayne Leonard Prosperity Center Reopens After Sustaining Damage From Hurricane Ida

Wayne Leonard, former chairman and chief executive officer of Entergy, is recognized as the center’s namesake for serving as a champion for underprivileged customers during his 14 years of leadership with the company before retiring in 2013.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Alkermes and Corporate Responsibility: Our Guiding Principles

“I joined Alkermes because I believe that the work we do every day has the potential to meaningfully improve the lives of people like my family member and so many others living with serious mental illness.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Talk: Season Finale

That's a wrap! Check out this new highlight reel featuring some of our most memorable moments from ESG Talk season one. In season two, we're bringing together more diverse perspectives to simplify ESG, one conversation at a time.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Women at Work, Equal Pay and More

The latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round-Up: Today we are talking about pay-transparency, Microsoft’s latest D&I report, the new Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey and LeanIn.Org, and a TED talk about inclusion rock stars.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Lenovo Precious Metals: Breathing New Life Into Old Technology

A ring made of recovered platinum from end-of-life hardware through Lenovo’s Asset Recovery Services was on auction as part of ‘Lenovo Precious Metals’, an initiative to drive awareness of Lenovo’s ARS and harness the power of the circular economy.

Diversity & Inclusion

I Found My Dream Job in Science, and It's Helping Other Black Women Find Theirs

Today, I oversee all Corporate Social Responsibility efforts for IBM, where I make meaningful investments in education and skills initiatives, many of which were created to aid communities of color.

Diversity & Inclusion

'Safety, Quality and Efficiency': Supplier Diversity Far More Than Tokenism

This designation aligns with Enbridge’s Supplier Diversity Policy, which seeks to drive diversity and inclusion within the supply chain, providing an equal opportunity for qualified businesses on both sides of the border.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SCE's Kernville Star Lights the Way During the Holidays

For decades, SCE’s Western Operations Generation team has looked forward to a special annual task: electrifying the 20-foot star at the Kern River No. 3 Hydroelectric Project- Opens in new window.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  2. Aflac in the Community
    Learn more about Aflac’s culture of care and how it sits at the heart of all we do.
  3. Policy and Advocacy
    Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  7. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  8. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  9. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  10. 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...
  11. AMD Diversity, Belonging and Inclusion
    Fostering a workplace where all voices are heard, welcomed and valued
  12. GoDaddy | Customers
    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Social Impact
    We help people around the world access essentials for a dignified life and are putting our brands to work on some of the most pressing challenges...