Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption | Tetra Pak

Why Aseptic Cartons Matter in Global Food Systems

Most of us don’t often consider what happens to our milk or juice cartons once they’re empty. But the truth is, cartons do more than just contain food and drink—they protect it.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

Benevity

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

50 Ideas to Do Good Year-Round (With and Without Opening Your Wallet!)

The key to engaging more employees in Goodness is empowering them to give in personal and intentional ways. Here are 50 creative ideas to help you provide a little something for everyone in your workplace giving program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Smithfield Foods Executive Earns National Supply Chain Award

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announced that Chris Lahti, vice president of distribution, has been named a “Rock Star of the Supply Chain” by Food Logistics magazine. The award recognizes champions in the global food and beverage supply chain industry whose achievements, hard work, and vision have shaped and attained milestones in safety, efficiency, productivity, and innovation. Lahti received this honor for his efforts and his team’s role in supply chain consolidation initiatives within the company, which resulted in significant operational, sustainability, and economic benefits.

PepsiCo

Environment

The PepsiCo Foundation Expands Access to Safe Water for More Than 22 Million People Worldwide; Part of PepsiCo's Broader Aim to Contribute to Positive Water Impact

The PepsiCo Foundation Expands Access to Safe Water for More Than 22 Million People Worldwide; Part of PepsiCo’s Broader Aim to Contribute to Positive Water Impact

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Environment

Bacardi and Lonely Whale Urge Unicode to Remove All Emoji Plastic Straws On Behalf of One Bold Sea Turtle Sydney

Family-owned Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, and Lonely Whale, an award-winning incubator for courageous ideas that drive impactful change on behalf of our ocean, announced today a splashy partnership with one brave sea turtle Sydney to put an end to all plastic straw emoji usage.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced the launch of the 11th annual U.S. Strategy Challenge, the Firm’s signature pro bono volunteer program. The Strategy Challenge is in its sixth year in London. Over the next 10 weeks, teams of Morgan Stanley employees in New York and London will work with leadership teams at 14 nonprofit organizations to provide strategic recommendations to address their mission-critical challenges.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Hear Her Story: Q&A With Melissa Charlery, Technician IT Support at Gildan

Melissa Charlery shares her journey from her beginnings at Gildan three years ago as an intern, to securing a full-time position in the company’s IT department. Here is the story of this young’s woman’s personal and professional growth after university:

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Sustainable Development Goals

Companies, Investors Call for Improved Integration of the Sustainable Development Goals Across Business Strategies and Financial Markets

Companies and investors joined representatives from Government and the UN today to discuss how the private sector can play a greater role in directing capital towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tri Marine Announces Fair Trade Certification of Solomon Islands Tuna Fishery

Tri Marine is proud to announce Fair Trade Certification of the Solomon Islands yellowfin and skipjack tuna fishery. National Fisheries Developments, Ltd. (NFD), a Tri Marine affiliate, is now authorized to carry the Fair Trade CertifiedTM seal on the tuna catch from their five medium-scale purse seiners and four pole and line vessels. Tri Marine anticipates customers of its U.S. sales arm, the Tuna Store, will now want to see Fair Trade Certified tuna on retail shelves.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pentair Expands Efforts to Increase Access to Sustainable, Safe Water

Pentair and the Pentair Foundation today announced a new collaboration with Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) to deliver clean water to the people living in Mathare, an impoverished settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.

Environment

Four-Year-Old Twins Attend Class at the Only School in Their Village

Join Procter & Gamble and our Children’s Safe Drinking Water partners as we continue #DoingGoodEveryDay on our way to providing 25 billion liters of clean water by 2025.

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Environment

Kimberly-Clark's Sustainability Team Joins Community Leaders in Cape Town to Tackle Water Risk Challenges

Water is a valuable natural resource and the primary element in many of Kimberly-Clark’s manufacturing processes. This World Water Day the company is releasing an inside look at the implementation of WaterLOUPE at one of its twelve mills located in high water-stressed areas. WaterLOUPE is a water scarcity dashboard developed by Kimberly-Clark and Dutch research institute Deltares that provides critical data to inform local communities on water risk, availability and the use of water in scale and over time.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Named to Center for Companies That Care’s Honor Roll for Twelfth Consecutive Year

CBRE Group, Inc. announced that it has been named to Center for Companies That Care’s Honor Roll for the 12th consecutive year. The Center for Companies that Care recognizes employers for outstanding workplace practices and active community involvement.

EDF+Business

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Good, The Bad and The Blind Spot of Corporate Sustainability Rankings

No matter the industry, business stakeholders care about lists – who’s on them and who’s on top. Consider this small sampling: Fast Company’s “50 Most Innovative Companies” list, Fortune’s “Change the World” list, Forbes’ “The World’s Most Reputable Companies” list, or Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

All We Want is The Chance to Compete: Economic Development in Rural America

eBay Seller Bill Ingersoll on running a business in rural America and competing in the modern, global economy.

Events, Media & Communications

Last Chance to Register! Employee Giving is Growing at an Unmatched Pace - Learn Why March 26th!

Have you ever wondered what real difference it makes when employees give through workplace giving programs as opposed to other fundraising methods like Facebook, GoFundMe, or Text2Give? Or maybe you've questioned what makes payroll deduction giving more beneficial to charities, employee donors, and employers as opposed to other donation payment methods like credit card, PayPal, and check?

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Research, Reports & Publications

XPRIZE Identifies 10 Future Breakthroughs Required to Protect Our Forests

Today, on the United Nations’ International Day of Forests, XPRIZE is releasing the Future of Forests Impact Roadmap, created in partnership with Kimberly-Clark Corporation. The digital report and its interactive website, based on future foresight techniques, illustrate the breakthroughs required for a healthier forest ecosystem, which might be the basis of future XPRIZE competitions.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Julie Lejard

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) highlights their members' beverage industry sustainability insights and ideas in their BIER Member Spotlight series on a monthly basis. These spotlights include their answers to questions about their company's sustainability achievements and strategy, practical insights from BIER, interesting facts, and more.


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Social Impact & Volunteering

Impact Measurement is a Work in Progress

As the field of pro bono service continues to grow, companies increasingly identify pro bono programming as a critical element of their overall social impact objectives. Taproot Foundation conducted an inaugural survey of companies doing pro bono to collect data on their programs, identify trends, and share key observations for advancing the field.

Health & Healthcare

Mohawk Enters Group Purchasing Agreement with Premier to Help Deliver High Quality, Cost-Effective Healthcare

“Group purchasing organizations are trusted partners for all who engage with healing spaces. These groups help improve various outcomes from clinical to financial, and the overall delivery of quality healthcare,” said Cynthia Hubbell, vice president of healthcare and senior living for Mohawk Group. “Mohawk is committed to being a bridge that connects all our channel partners who provide solutions for the healthcare built environment.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hunger Relief Agencies in 14 States Receive $1.8 Million in Support From Tyson Foods

As part of Tyson Foods’ (NYSE: TSN) ongoing efforts to address food insecurity in its communities, the company announced today $1.8 million in new hunger relief grants. Twenty Feeding America® member food banks and other community hunger relief agencies in 14 states were awarded grants to enhance access to nutritious food and combat hunger. The investments represent approximately five million pounds of food or the equivalent of 20 million servings

Discovery Education

Education

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Launch New “Concept and Create” Virtual Field Trip Nationwide to Empower 21st Century Makers and Doers

Stanley Black & Decker, the world's largest tools and storage company and leader in engineered fastening and security, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, today announced Innovation Generation: Making an Impact’s inaugural Concept and Create Virtual Field Trip. Nationwide, the digitally immersive experience is scheduled to premiere on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. ET from Stanley Black & Decker’s Makerspace based in Towson, Md.

Diversity & Inclusion

BCtA at 10: Inclusivity for All in an Ambitious New Call to Action

A decade ago, Business Call to Action (BCtA) was launched with just 18 companies at the helm. During our inauguration, then-prime minister of the UK Gordon Brown said: “Business Call to Action is a landmark opportunity for global business leaders to come together to develop new and innovative ways to spread growth, prosperity and opportunity across the world.”

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Environment

Spring Has Sprung: It’s Time to Refresh EHS in Your Workplace

Revitalize EHS at your workplace after the long winter dormancy! Read Antea Group’s top springtime EHS tips.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Timberland Celebrates Employee Service Champions with Annual “40s Club” Breakfast

Timberland recently celebrated 128 global headquarters employees who served all of their available volunteer hours in 2018. Through the brand’s Path of Service™ program, employees are given up to 40 paid hours each year to serve in the community. Those who serve all of their available hours earn membership in the highly-coveted “40s Club.”

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Lessons from Collaboration: How One Nonprofit Scaled Up Nutrition Education

The collaboration between the Walmart Foundation and the nonprofit organization FoodCorps illustrates how companies can lend both their financial firepower and their expertise to help nonprofits scale up their missions.

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  3. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

  4. Making the World a Better Home | Our Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
    We believe diversity strengthens us and the best ideas come from diverse teams working together. Creating a positive workplace for everyone means...

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    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...

  6. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.

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    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

  8. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.

  9. 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...

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    Advancing women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world. Small to mid-sized businesses power their local economies and...

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  14. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

  15. 2025: Entergy helps customers beat the heat
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