Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Corporate Responsibility

Platform.sh Hires Leah Goldfarb As Environmental Impact Officer To Oversee Greener Web Hosting Strategy

Platform.sh, a unified, secure, enterprise-grade platform for building, running and scaling web applications, today announced the appointment of Leah Goldfarb as Environmental Impact Officer.

Philanthropy

My Special Aflac Duck® Helps Bring Joy to Young Patients Diagnosed With Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in South Florida

September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and to encompass activities designed to bring attention to these diseases, Aflac delivered My Special Aflac Ducks to young patients with pediatric cancer and sickle cell disease at Nicklaus Children's Hospital.

Corporate Responsibility

Transforming Traditional Safety Training With the Power of Virtual Reality

As part of our Stewardship Framework, our safety teams are continually building capability in our employees and resilience in our systems to prevent serious incidents.

AI & Technology

Shorter corn stalks, drones and more: Inside Bayer Crop Science's $2B R&D pipeline

Bayer Crop Science has put those two topics at the center of its research and development initiatives, developing new products that it believes will help mitigate food insecurity and climate change.

Philanthropy

Connecting Employees With NGOs for Impactful 3-Month Assignments

Each year, approximately 30 employees from around the world are selected to participate in our Fellowship program, a three-month, corporate pro bono program to support the efforts of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Energy & Infrastructure

How Cisco's CDA Program Facilitates Sustainable Real Estate

Over the past year, the Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) team has worked to develop sustainability pilots and projects across the globe, as sustainability becomes more important to Cisco and our customers.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Making Supply Chains More Inclusive and Secure

Access to digital tools and platforms has given a new generation of small businesses owners the ability reach customers far beyond Main Street. But, there is work to be done to reduce frictions in gathering global trading system.

Education & Workforce Development

DataSetGo To Promote Financial Literacy and Future-Ready Job Skills for 70,000+ High School Students

With a goal of shaping a diverse and future-ready workforce, Principal® Foundation and EVERFI have joined together to create a new data science and financial literacy program for high school students in the U.S.

Events

Danai Gurira To Host Global Citizen Festival: Accra on September 24

Global Citizen today announced more artists set to participate in the 10th anniversary Global Citizen Festival, taking place on September 24th in NYC’s Central Park and Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana.

Corporate Responsibility

Force for Good Reveals Funding Gap for Sustainable Development Has Widened to US$135 Trillion Ahead of 2022 UN General Assembly Debates

Force for Good reveals funding gap for sustainable development has widened to $135 trillion ahead of 2022 UN General Assembly debates.

Philanthropy

Obituary: Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. (1939-2022) An Incomparable Spirit

Herb Kohler's bold ideas and hands-on leadership transformed the plumbing products manufacturer founded by his grandfather into a global and diverse family of businesses synonymous with unmatched quality, creativity, and bold innovation.

AI & Technology

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, Tata Consultancy Services, and PYXERA Global: Actualizing Sustainable Economies

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) in partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) and PYXERA Global, announced a new slate of programs and events for Digital Empowers

Philanthropy

Multi-Stakeholder Public-Private Partnerships: Collaboration, Innovation and Growth

Our WEAVE project ran in Indonesia and Vietnam in 2020 and 2021. It successfully supported over 12,000 women entrepreneurs through our three online programmes – in the midst of the global pandemic.

Corporate Responsibility

CRB Taps Tom Rychlewski As Company's First Vice President for Food & Beverage Operations

CRB, a leading provider of engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the food and beverage industry, has promoted Tom Rychlewski as its first Vice President of the company’s Food & Beverage operations.

Corporate Responsibility

Cadence Returnship Program: Madhu's Journey to Returnship

Learn more about Madhu’s Journey to Returnship from the complex decision to stop working to care for her children, to her transition back into high tech and working full-time.

Philanthropy

Arrow Electronics Participates in “Pulling for a Purpose” Fundraiser for Special Olympics Colorado

Nearly 2,000 people from companies and local agencies including Arrow Electronics participated in the “Pulling for a Purpose” fundraiser for Special Olympics Colorado at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport about 15 miles northwest of Denver.

Corporate Responsibility

Hybrid Working: Five Ways To Create a Powerful Hybrid Office

As more businesses move toward hybrid working, there are at least five areas where you can improve your game: from where you work and when you work, to how you commute and travel, and even how you recharge afterwards.

Events

ESG Talk Podcast: Understanding ESG Risks Through Scenario Analysis ft. Jared Forman, FORVIS

Join the conversation with Jared Forman, Managing Partner, ESG & Climate Risk at FORVIS, as he and host Mandi McReynolds discuss managing risk, board engagement on ESG, and insights from Workiva's participation in the FORVIS risk scenario workshop.

Corporate Responsibility

Bristol Myers Squibb Employees to Relay Nearly 3,000 Miles Cross-Country Aspiring to Raise Over $1 Million for the V Foundation for Cancer Research

Bristol Myers Squibb employees will embark on a cross-country bike ride from the coast of Oregon to honor loved ones who have been impacted by cancer by raising money to support the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

Socially Responsible Investing

The Difference Between ESG and SRI, and How They Impact Investing

With mounting evidence of climate change’s impact on the lives of people across the world and the growing demand for social equity, investors have gotten serious about backing corporations and funds with a demonstrated commitment to ESG.

Inclusion & Opportunity

FedEx Business Spotlight: Girls Chronically Rock!

Keisha Greaves started her business – “Girls Chronically Rock” – in 2017 selling graphic t-shirts and enrolled in Babson College’s Black Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (BWEL) program to expand her business knowledge and network.

AI & Technology

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies to Help Scale ZEVx Electrification Solutions

ZEVx, Inc. has selected Plex Systems, a Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) company and a leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, to drive production of ZEVx electrification solutions.

Health & Healthcare

Addressing the Threat of COVID-19 in Black Communities

Predominantly Black and Hispanic lower-income communities are experiencing some of the most devastating impacts of the pandemic. Upon the launch of Q4HE, these vulnerable communities were the first priority.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Addressing and Reducing Waste Within the Tapestry Supply Chain

We are innovating and re-thinking historical fashion industry norms by reusing, recycling and repurposing, which ultimately result in less waste to landfill.

Corporate Responsibility

Employee Profile: In the Community With CACI's Lewis Pate

Lewis Pate, Ph.D., was born with a natural curiosity. As a boy, he just had to figure out how things work, especially if it involved electricity.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

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...

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...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

FedEx | Awards & Recognition

We are consistently ranked among the world’s most admired brands and employers. Read more about honors and recognition for FedEx’s ongoing effort to...

Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

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...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...