Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Coming Together Again, CEOs of the World's Largest Companies Met Virtually to Discuss the Evolution of the Workplace

Dec 7, 2020 11:35 AM ET

With the U.S. grappling to determine a path forward towards recovery and stability, 10 leading corporate CEOs gathered virtually with Deanna Mulligan, Board Chair, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, for Chief of Executives for Corporate Purpose’s© (CECP) CEO Virtual Roundtable Series. This closed-door roundtable focused on the evolution of work and trends CEOs need to know related to reskilling, retraining, and education. Set against the stark picture of record unemployment, participants brought a sense of urgency and action to the conversations. Attending the session were CEOs who are a part of CECP’s coalition of more than 200 corporations collectively representing $11.2 trillion in annual revenue and $23 billion in societal investment.

Health & Healthcare

Mental Health: Practical Strategies for Cultivating Mental Resilience

Dec 7, 2020 11:35 AM ET

COVID-19 has changed how the world lives and works. While many people – like frontline healthcare workers – have continued to serve in public-facing roles, others have been able to explore new work-from-to home options that may well become permanent.

Green Infrastructure

Listening Lounge #5: Smart & Sustainable Building for the Future

Dec 7, 2020 11:30 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

Truist Stands for Better, Builds on History of Service and Philanthropy

Dec 7, 2020 11:15 AM ET

One year ago, BB&T and SunTrust completed a historic merger of equals to form Truist. Today, the company is celebrating its teammates’ hard work and collective commitment to the communities it serves through three community impact reports.

Sustainable Development Goals

Accelerating the SDGs: Qualcomm Collaborates for Greater Impact

Dec 7, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Qualcomm believes in the power of collaboration. We embrace SDG 17 and the opportunity to work with organizations to expand our impact in our local communities and across the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

3 Tips for Finding Virtual Volunteering Opportunities

Dec 7, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Don’t let your employee volunteer programs falter because in-person engagements are on pause. Read this guide for tips on how to promote virtual volunteerism!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Cares Celebrates Nonprofits Through Giving Tuesday Grant Contest

Dec 7, 2020 10:45 AM ET

Over the past few weeks, more than 200 U.S. FedEx team members nominated and voted for their favorite nonprofit for the FedEx Cares 2020 Giving Tuesday Grant Contest. The top three winners based on team member votes will receive a grant from FedEx.

Education

Partnering with Industry, Government and Schools to Improve 21st Century Skills in Vocational Education

Dec 7, 2020 10:30 AM ET

The “21st Century Skills in Vocational Education”, is a multi-partnership project led by Koç Holding, largest conglomerate in Turkey, Ministry of National Education and IBM, and executed by Development Workshop, a cooperative for social development.

Environment

A Positive Journey: Collaboration and Participation in Creating Forest Positive Roadmaps

Dec 7, 2020 10:30 AM ET

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition brings together 18 companies, retailers and manufacturers, all committed to accelerate progress and transformation towards a forest positive future.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Investing in Women Helps Everyone During a Pandemic

Dec 7, 2020 10:15 AM ET

When we support women, everyone wins. Use your investments and your voice to provide direct impact and make a difference for working women.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Smashing It, Sustainably!

Dec 7, 2020 10:10 AM ET

Our Life Science business ships over 30,000 packages each day. So, how does our SMASH Packaging initiative ensure it’s done responsibly? We caught up with Fabien Thibault, Global Manager of Product and Packaging Sustainability, to find out…

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

One Baby Boy and Many Pairs of Jeans

Dec 7, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Helping associates comes from an unlikely source: wearing jeans at work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Everything Means More When We Give Together

Dec 7, 2020 10:00 AM ET

On Giving Tuesday, employees across the globe donated more than $66,600 through 399 total donations to causes they care about. With NortonLifeLock’s match, we contributed a total of $196,792 on this global day of giving.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why We Need Low Carbon Steel for the Green Energy Transition

Dec 7, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Renewable energy company Ørsted sees low-carbon steel as critical to achieving the company's ambition of a carbon-neutral supply chain by 2040, and important to meeting global climate goals. The company wants to work with the steel industry on the roadmap towards carbon neutral steel and foster innovation and collaboration needed to get there.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Difference Great Pro Bono Can Make: How Per Scholas Uses Pro Bono to Do More

Dec 7, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Damien Howard, Executive Vice President of Social Ventures at Per Scholas, shares how pro bono has been a key ingredient in their work.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enhancing Sustainability Reporting Capacity in Sri Lanka

Dec 7, 2020 8:45 AM ET

The UN Conference on Trade and Development has awarded the Colombo Stock Exchange the International Standards of Accounting and Reporting award in recognition of its engagement with GRI to improve sustainability reporting capacity in the region.

Education

Educators Invited to a New, No Cost Virtual Professional Learning Event Focused on Computational Thinking

Dec 7, 2020 8:35 AM ET

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization – and Discovery Education invite educators nationwide to participate in a new, no cost virtual professional learning event focusing on computational thinking.

Education

Going the Distance: Unique Collaboration Makes Remote Learning More Successful for Wichita Teens

Dec 7, 2020 8:05 AM ET

Being out of the classroom and cut off from teachers made it difficult to learn, so she was frustrated when Wichita Heights High School announced it would remain remote this fall.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Henkel Employees Care and Act in the Community

Dec 5, 2020 8:00 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Logitech Gives Back for More Fulfilling Lives and A Better Planet

Dec 4, 2020 4:35 PM ET

Together we can drive big change. Through our give back program, we enable people to design more fulfilling lives and a better planet. We believe giving back and driving change are not only our social responsibility, but a key aspect of our culture.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Companies All-In on #GivingTuesday During Uncertain Year

Dec 4, 2020 4:15 PM ET

With the economic strain of the pandemic causing people to give less and in different ways, events like GivingTuesday are even more important than ever. While point of sale donations may be seeing a decline, the virtual nature of GivingTuesday means individuals can donate from their laptops or in their homes, which is especially important as COVID cases rise. Today we explore three companies that contributed to areas of greatest need and extended efforts past just this Tuesday.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Working Mother Media Names VF Corporation One of the “Top 75 Companies for Executive Women”

Dec 4, 2020 4:15 PM ET

VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, has been named one of the 2020+ Top Companies for Executive Women by Working Mother Media (WMM).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fair Trade USA Appoints Ricardo Crisantes as New Board Chair

Dec 4, 2020 3:50 PM ET

Crisantes, a Fair Trade Certified™ grower, will help the nonprofit launch a major technology transformation initiative to deepen its impact with almost 1 million farmers and workers around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

FPT Industrial and Artissima, Promote the FPT for Sustainable Art Award to Support Sustainability in Contemporary Art

Dec 4, 2020 3:30 PM ET

FPT Industrial, a leader in the powertrain industry and a brand of the CNH Industrial, consolidates its commitment to contemporary art and its vision linked to sustainability, promoting, in collaboration with Artissima, the first edition of the FPT for Sustainable Art award, a fusion of sustainability, innovation and art.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi North America Receives Platinum Rating From Ecovadis

Dec 4, 2020 3:05 PM ET

Sappi North America, Inc. has been awarded a platinum score in the latest EcoVadis rating, alongside the company’s regional counterparts Sappi Europe and Sappi Southern Africa.