Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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T-Mobile headquarters
A Headquarters Ahead of the Curve

T-Mobile International AG

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Environment

Understanding and Measuring the "S" in ESG

In this episode, you'll learn about the "S" in ESG and why it needs clear reporting standards to measure its business impacts. We explore the importance of social impact data and discuss the Impact Genome Registry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

From the Fifth Third 2021 ESG Report: Affordable Housing

Affordable housing, or the lack of it, continues to be a persistent problem in many communities across the Fifth Third footprint. Introduced in 2016, our Down Payment Assistance program

Health & Healthcare

Direct Relief Announces $7.9 Million Humanitarian Aid Package for Ukraine

Direct Relief today announced its broadest financial package of medical aid for Ukrainians to date through $7.9 million in financial support to organizations providing critical health and rehabilitation services to Ukrainians and Ukrainian refugees.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Debuts World's First Liquefied Natural Gas Tractor Prototype

CNH Industrial unveiled the next step in alternative power for agriculture at its Tech Day event in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Metal Pre-Treatment Paves the Way for Greater Sustainability in Automotive Industry

From cars and appliances to office furniture and aluminum cans, pre-treatment of metals before painting paves the way for improved adhesion, increased corrosion protection, and long-term durability.

Energy

United Rentals Adds Emissions Information to Online Equipment Marketplace

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced its online rental catalog now includes emissions level information for all equipment.

Environment

COP27: A Breakthrough for People and Planet

The 27th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP), which took place this November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, marked a significant milestone in developing action against climate change.

Environment

NFWF and International Paper Announce Five-year, $10 Million Renewal of Landmark Forest Conservation Partnership That Helps Keep Forests As Forests

International Paper and The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced the renewal of their Forestland Stewards Partnership for another five-year period, where IP is committing $10 million for wildlife and working forest conservation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Walmart Foundation Awards a $600,000 Grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Support of Food Access Program for Youth in Native Communities

The Walmart Foundation announced a $600,000 grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, supporting child nutrition and food access programming for Clubs on Native Lands.

Diversity & Inclusion

Growing Disability Inclusion Means Delivering Inspired Action

As we recognize International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we acknowledge and thank our employees and change-making partners who help drive our culture of understanding, empathy and trust through the sharing of their own lived experiences.

Research, Reports & Publications

12 Years of Biodiversity Data in Musim Mas' Plantations: An Analysis by SEARRP

Musim Mas’ conservation effort includes forest stewardship, riparian buffer restoration, and active monitoring of wildlife and other environmental indicators within both HCV areas and the surrounding land concessions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy's Supply Chain Organization Donates Nearly $700,000 in Sanitizing Goods

Entergy's supply chain organization this year donated more than 8,000 cases of hand and surface sanitizing liquid, spray and wipes, valued at $694,000.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Oportun Wins Tearsheet Challenger Award for Serving the Underserved

Oportun, a mission-driven fintech and digital banking platform, today announced that it has been named the winner of the 2022 Tearsheet Challenger Award in the category of Serving the Underserved.

Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife Recognized for Disability Equality

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced that it has received a top score on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI), making the company a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the sixth year in a row.

Energy

Enbridge and Partners Celebrate Inauguration of Nation's First Offshore Wind Farm

The winds of the Loire-Atlantique region and Atlantic Ocean are being cheered today as France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project becomes fully operational.

Diversity & Inclusion

IOC Announces Latest Refugee Athlete Scholarship-Holders for Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the latest group of refugee athletes who have been awarded scholarships to help them train towards the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which brings their total number to 52.

Education

Fifth Third Finance Academy Scholarship Returns for Sixth Consecutive Year

The Fifth Third Finance Academy Scholarship Contest has returned for the 2022-2023 school year. High school students who have taken the financial education course are welcome to participate in an essay contest

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

5 Insights From the Giving in Numbers 2022 Report

As you build your CSR program, it’s important to focus on the mechanics, on getting employees to show up. But remember that’s not the only goal. You never want to lose sight of the bigger picture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

T. Rowe Price Named to the Seramount Inclusion Index Recognized for Creating an Inclusive Workplace

T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) was named to Seramount’s sixth annual Inclusion Index. The asset management firm was among the 54 organizations recognized for creating an inclusive workplace, receiving a 60% or higher score.

Events, Media & Communications

MAC Sponsors Grassroot Soccer's World AIDS Day Gala

M·A·C was proud to honor World AIDS Day, a day that is so important to the brand’s philanthropic VIVA GLAM campaign, by sponsoring the Grassroot Soccer World AIDS Day Gala on December 1st in New York City.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Inventor Dr. Tao Luo on How Your 5G Phone Connects to a Cell Tower (and Why You Have 4G To Thank for It)

Welcome to Qualcomm Invents. In this series, we’re talking with some of Qualcomm’s most prolific inventors about their work, the impact of their inventions, and their inspiration.

Health & Healthcare

Reimagining Healthcare With Technology

Keysight's AI-driven software automation platform has a proven track record of helping healthcare organizations like Cleveland Clinic, UNC Health Care and health information technology companies like Cerner and Epic.

Diversity & Inclusion

Plan International USA Partners With UNIQLO for Holiday Season

Together, UNIQLO and Plan are highlighting why gender equality is essential
to achieving Peace for All

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Home Depot Continues Investment in Mexico With Opening of Four New Stores

These new stores represent an investment and commitment to the communities where they are located. For instance, to celebrate the opening of the Gonzalitos store, the company donated products to Back2Back México, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children and their families.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Computerworld Names International Paper to 2023 List of Best Places To Work in IT

Foundry's Computerworld has announced International Paper as a 2023 Best Places to Work in IT, ranking 29 out of 100.

Latest Campaigns

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    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. Truist Cares
    Truist is committed to caring for communities when disasters strike. In 2020, Truist Financial Corporation announced its first Truist Cares initiative...
  3. Policy and Advocacy
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  4. Protecting our planet
    We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet. That’s why we reduce our environmental footprint by finding...
  5. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Environmental Sustainability
    Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...
  9. kate spade new york
    At kate spade new york and its Foundation, we believe that a woman’s mental health is foundational to her achieving sustainable long-term empowerment...
  10. 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...
  11. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  12. Responsible Investing
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  13. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  14. Baker Tilly Foundation
    The Baker Tilly Foundation makes a difference in the communities where we live and work by supporting causes in the areas of education, health and...
  15. Sustainable Operations
    As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...