Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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New IWBI Report Underscores the Powerful Business Case for Health in Buildings and Organizations

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Research, Reports & Publications

3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025
3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025

3BL

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport
Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport

Trane Technologies

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Energy

Delmarva Power and the Arbor Day Foundation Provide Free Trees for Energy-Efficient Living

Delmarva Power customers can now request a free tree to plant at their home as part of the company’s partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees program.

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy’s Love & Business Series: Sweets & Meats BBQ

There’s love in the air and GoDaddy is celebrating couples who brave the adventure of running a business together.

Sweets & Meats BBQ was launched in 2014 by business partners and sweethearts, Kristen Bailey and Anton Gaffney.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Modernizing Dairy Farming in India

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has partnered with ISAP India Foundation to modernize dairy farming in the water-scarce region of Antargaon in Wardha District, Maharashtra.

Education

IBM Collaborates With the Commissionerate of Technical Education for Skilling in AI in Gujarat

Technology major IBM has entered into a collaboration with the Commissionerate of Technical Education (CTE) of Gujarat to bolster technical and professional education in the state.

Diversity & Inclusion

Webster Bank Celebrates Age Diversity With Multi-Generations BRG

Webster Bank's Multi-Generations BRG encourages a collaborative environment where colleagues of all ages recognize strengths and skills in each other and opportunities for growth and development.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sysco’s Earth Plus Agave Straws are Affordable, Planet-friendly and Upcycled

Have you tried Sysco’s Earth Plus Agave Straws?! We love that this bio-based straw is part of our One Planet.

Energy

Harnessing Efficiency: Are Heat Pumps the Champion of Global Carbon Reduction?

The HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) industry plays a crucial role in the quest for sustainable living and combating climate change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Upfront Tuition Coverage Is a Game-Changer for Medtronic Employees

MAPS is a powerful program for Medtronic employees in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to take control of their education and career development, starting on day one of employment with no strings attached.

Diversity & Inclusion

The 2023 100 Black Men Las Vegas Impact Report Highlights the Nonprofit’s Accomplishments, Including Programs Made Possible by Sands Cares

At the end of January, 100 Black Men Las Vegas released its 2023 Impact Report showcasing the positive results achieved last year, which have set the stage for even more ambitious goals in 2024.

Health & Healthcare

When an Ounce of Prevention Can Be Worth a Lifetime of Cure

A few years ago, a friend told me his wife had been feeling out of sorts. She didn’t know why, but because of the pandemic she hadn’t been going to her regularly scheduled checkups. When she finally went, the news wasn’t good. Stage 3 cancer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Kimberly-Clark’s African Ancestry Employee Network Celebrates Black History Month and a Milestone

As we celebrate Black History Month, we're also marking a major milestone. Kimberly-Clark’s African Ancestry Employee Network (AAEN) is celebrating its 30th anniversary!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Grid Makes $20,000 Donation To Support Boonville Park, Nonprofit Agency

National Grid has announced a $20,000 corporate donation to support an employee-led fundraising campaign to support the Boonville community.

Research, Reports & Publications

Qualcomm Incorporated Releases Its Annual Corporate Responsibility Report, Focused on ESG Performance and Progress on Its Goals in 2023

The 2023 report features successes achieved this year, including progress on ESG targets and power efficiency of our Snapdragon products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Record Investment for O-I Glass in France: €95 Million to Upgrade Plants in Gironcourt and Reims

O-I Glass, Inc announced today the company is investing €95 million into two of its French glass packaging production facilities. As a continuation of its modernization investment program, these significant investments aim to upgrade the sustainability, flexibility, an

Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Returns to Australia With the First International Edition of Global Citizen Now

Global Citizen, the world’s leading advocacy organisation, today announced the first international edition of the Global Citizen NOW action summit will take place on 4-6 March 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Baker Tilly’s BuzzHouse Podcast: The Importance of Benchmarking and What's Next With the Inflation Reduction Act

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson sit down with Rob Hazelton, founder and chief executive officer of Dominion Due Diligence Group.

Health & Healthcare

Direct Relief Awards $1 Million Grant to Maui Community Health Center for Wildfire Recovery

Global humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief today announced a $1 million grant to Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center in Maui – the single largest grant ever awarded by the organization to a Community Health Center.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Named to Just 100 List for America’s Most JUST Companies for the Fourth Consecutive Time

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that for the fourth consecutive year it’s earned a spot on JUST Capital’s JUST 100 list, as part of their 2024 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CACI Employees Honored for Excellence in STEM at the 2024 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Global Competitiveness Conference

CACI International Inc announced today that 21 employees were honored for their excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at the 38th annual Global Competitiveness Conference for the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sands, Sands China Listed As the Top Two Companies in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2024 Casinos and Gaming Category

Las Vegas Sands and Sands China were again included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook, with the two companies recording the highest global environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores in the casinos and gaming category.

Events, Media & Communications

CNH Recently Attended FIRA 2024 Event for Agricultural Robots

New Holland, a brand of CNH, recently attended World FIRA, the international event for global leaders in agricultural robotics in Toulouse, France.

Events, Media & Communications

Q&A With Walgreens Boot Alliance’s Environmental Social Governance Committee Chair Ornella Barra

Walgreens Boots Alliance recently released their 2023 Environmental, Social & Governance Report. Ornella Barra, EVP, Chief Operating Officer, International and Chair of the ESG Committee, WBA, reflects on the organizations’ success and what’s next.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Celebrating Service: Covia's 2023 President's Volunteer Service Award Winners

Covia's team members are actively involved in their communities and take great pride in the work they do to strengthen our connection to those communities. For this reason, Covia has a comprehensive Community Investment Policy overseen by the Covia Foundation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DEI@Cadence: Empowering Women at Cadence Cork

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not just words but values that are exemplified through our One Team culture at Cadence. In the DEI@Cadence blog series, you’ll hear the many unique perspectives and experiences of our global employees.

Responsible Production & Consumption

LyondellBasell Acquires Mechanical Recycling Assets and Plans Operations in California

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced it has acquired mechanical recycling assets and properties containing rigid plastics recycling processing lines from PreZero, a global recycling leader and waste management service provider.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. 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...
  3. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. 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...
  6. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  7. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...
  8. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  9. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  12. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  13. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  15. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...