Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Q2 2025

DICK'S Sporting Goods

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Recognized as a 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards Finalist

Wesco International

Events, Media & Communications

How AI Is Disrupting Sustainability Reporting

3BL

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The ROI of Sustainability: A CFO's Perspective

Trane Technologies

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DaVita Marks Major Milestone in 100% Renewable Energy Commitment

DaVita





Editors Pick

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Filling Backpacks, Fueling Futures: Yum! Brands and Partners Pack 1,500 Meals for Louisville Students in Need

Last week, 70 employees at Yum! Brands, KFC US and Henny Penny teamed up with Blessings in a Backpack Louisville Chapter to fill 1,500 meals for local Louisville, Kentucky students — helping ensure kids have food for the weekend.

Diversity & Inclusion

Logitech Hosts Its First “Women in Coding” Panel: Empowering Women in Tech

Logitech is committed to providing girls and women with skills, resources and tools to build careers in technology. As part of this pursuit through the MX Women Who Master program, Logitech recently hosted its first “Women in Coding” panel.

Research, Reports & Publications

Preparing an RFP for Sustainability Data Management & Reporting Software

If you need software for sustainability data management and reporting, consider launching a request for proposal (RFP). This can help you find the right software to measure, manage, and share your environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.

Innovation & Technology

A Reimagined Timber Hoistway Helps Complete a New Toronto Building

While the flexibility of working from home is enticing, many companies today are making a shift back toward return to office to enhance collaboration, productivity, company identity and culture.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Principal Financial Group®: A Letter From Our Executive Chair

Principal has a longstanding commitment to making a positive impact on the populations and communities we serve, and this commitment has grown and evolved over time.

Energy

NRG Energy: Exploring Load Growth

Welcome to the first edition of our Load Growth series where Robert Ott, Vice President of Origination for NRG Business, will break down the recent trends in load growth, explaining what they really mean and how they are influencing both the market and customers.

Environment

How Terra Nexus Applies ‘Building With Nature’ in Large-Scale GCC Projects

As cities and infrastructure rapidly expand across the globe, the need to rethink how we build has never been more urgent.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Awards More Than $1,193,000 to Eastern Pennsylvania Organizations Through Tax Credit Programs

KeyBank announces it has awarded Philadelphia and Eastern PA educational organizations with funding in 2024 through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program totaling $527,222.

Research, Reports & Publications

Takeda Report Highlights Company’s Commitment to Cutting-Edge Science, Putting Patients First

Takeda is pleased to announce the publication of its 2025 Annual Integrated Report. The Report is available in both English and Japanese.

Environment

DP World Highlights Port Sustainability as New JP Morgan Climate Report Raises the Stakes

As global trade is set to double by 2050, according to a new climate advisory report from JP Morgan, port infrastructure around the world faces unprecedented pressures from climate risks, sea-level rise, and escalating demand.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Family and Community: Focusing on What Matters at the Jackson, Tennessee Dixie® Tableware Site

As the first products rolled off the line at the Dixie® Tableware manufacturing site in Jackson, one year ago this month, it marked more than a milestone.

Innovation & Technology

Cisco: Empowering Cleaner Air and Community Resilience Through Data

Data, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital tools can help uncover solutions to complex environmental challenges that can be implemented at scale for maximum impact. However, while much of the data exists, the datasets are enormous.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Farm-Fluencers Are Sharing Life on the Land With the World

Meet two Millennial, small-scale farmers from tropical growing zones and see how their work makes it possible for Americans to enjoy foods only grown outside the U.S.

Environment

SLR Expands Into the Middle East With Acquisition of 5 Capitals

SLR has enters into an agreement to acquire 5 Capitals, a leading Dubai-based environmental and sustainability consultancy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Teva Recognized Among TIME and Statista’s 2025 World’s Most Sustainable Companies

Teva is proud to be included in the 2025 TIME and Statista list of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies, a recognition that underscores our commitment to building a healthier, more sustainable world.

Green Infrastructure

Mondelēz International Joins the 100+ Accelerator To Help Advance More Sustainable Innovation at Scale

Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) announced it has joined the 100+ Accelerator, the award-winning global platform dedicated to scaling sustainable innovation.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Social Impact Investors: How Grady Crosby of Northwestern Mutual Is Helping To Create Affordable Housing

Grady Crosby is responsible for developing strategies and driving the overall execution of Northwestern Mutual's community impact and sustainability programs.

Environment

Regulatory Spotlight: Navigating California’s Climate Accountability Package (CCAP)

Passed in 2023, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) were viewed as groundbreaking legislation in the United States and around the world.

Innovation & Technology

How a Growth Mindset Sparks Innovation for Electrification Engineer Noah Lopez

Learn how a growth mindset fosters innovation for electrification expert Noah Lopez, helping him move Trane Technologies forward to an electrified future.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $47 Million of Financing for Affordable Multifamily Housing in California

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided a $32 million tax-exempt construction loan and a $15 million taxable construction loan to finance the new construction El Camino Commons, an affordable multifamily housing property in Oceanside, California.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

As Texas’s First Responders Search for Flood Survivors, Direct Relief Commits $50,000 in Emergency Funds

As search and rescue operations continue following the catastrophic flooding in central Texas, Direct Relief has announced $50,000 to support the rapid deployment of emergency medical supplies and operating funds to impacted communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Safe Pathways to Schools Project Launches in Porto Alegre, Brazil With FedEx Support

Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 globally. In Porto Alegre, Brazil, traffic-related fatalities have surged, with 84 people losing their lives in 2024, the highest rate in seven years.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GoDaddy 2024 Sustainability Report: Responsible Governance & Operations | Trust & Safety

GoDaddy believes in the importance of freedom of speech, but we also recognize the importance of addressing harmful content in a manner designed to protect our community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Love Language

“I wanted to do something I was passionate about that spoke to me.”

Paul Malone only recently discovered how prophetic his own words were.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Recognized by CDP as a Leader for Climate Change and Water Security

Lenovo announced it has been recognized as a leader for climate change (A) and water security (A-) by the global environment non-profit CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project).

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  3. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  4. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  5. 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...
  6. Goals That Inspire: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  7. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  8. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  9. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  10. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report
  11. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  12. SCS Standards and Assurance Systems
    All news coming from SCS Standards
  13. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  14. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  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...