Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Q2 2025

DICK'S Sporting Goods

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Recognized as a 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards Finalist

Wesco International

Events, Media & Communications

How AI Is Disrupting Sustainability Reporting

3BL

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The ROI of Sustainability: A CFO's Perspective

Trane Technologies

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DaVita Marks Major Milestone in 100% Renewable Energy Commitment

DaVita





Editors Pick

Diversity & Inclusion

Tribble Center Gives Support in the Working World

In some ways, The Tribble Center in Seneca, S.C., is a typical warehouse: boxes packed for shipping, work tables full of men and women constructing esoteric instruments. Yet, the center, which provides services for people with intellectual disabilities, is much more.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteer Spotlight: Elouise McMillian

“A Servant’s Heart” is one of Elouise McMillian’s favorite phrases, and describes her beautifully.

Diversity & Inclusion

Recruiting Employees with Disabilities

For the 57 million Americans living with disabilities, the largest barrier to Quality of Life is finding employment. There are 30 million Americans with disabilities of working age but only 20 percent of them participate in the workforce.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Consumers Energy Employees Walk in Michigan Communities to Help Residents Stay Warm This Winter

Consumers Energy employees are encouraging community members to join them in Walks for Warmth across Michigan, raising funds to help families to stay warm.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SCE Wins Prestigious Solar Grant From Department of Energy

As part of its effort to encourage the growth of solar energy within its territory, Southern California Edison has received a $4 million grant as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, a national program to better integrate more solar into the electrical grid.

Environment

Like Water for… Soil

We often think of soil health and water security as distinct conservation issues, but in fact they are inseparable. A new study from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) underscores how good soil management is not only foundational to safeguarding water supplies, but also generates additional benefits on local to global scales.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PayPal to Acquire TIO Networks to Further Democratize Financial Services

"Dramatically improving how underbanked customers are treated when they need access to consumer financial services." This is the vision statement of TIO Networks, the like-minded technology company that I’m excited to announce that PayPal has agreed to acquire. It is a vision that is entirely consistent with PayPal’s vision to democratize the financial system and enable those who are underserved to improve their financial health.

Environment

Zappos Implements Clever Workplace Recycling Program

Did you know that at the Zappos.com headquarters in downtown Las Vegas, they have a clever office recycling program?

Responsible Production & Consumption

Box of Chocolates Triggers ‘V-Waste Guilt’

As someone who spends quite a bit of time with sustainability professionals, I try to minimize my own environmental footprint.

So it was a bummer earlier this week when my efforts to be a good husband and green-minded consumer generated unwanted V-waste.

My Valentine’s Day shopping routine was disrupted because the New York City jewelry and chocolate stores where I routinely bought gifts had both recently closed, presumably the victims of steep midtown Manhattan rent hikes.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet the Antea Group Columbus Office!

The Columbus office has deep expertise in regulatory guidance for the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. We work on a lot of UST projects, other remediation projects, and provide transaction support for clients. We have a CHMM on staff who handles environmental audits, supports health & safety audits, and works on waste management and permitting projects, and the office is also home to the chemical segment lead.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CSRHub Reaches 500 Sources

We enter the New Year with some Rays of Hope for the world and at CSRHub. After nine years of pioneering work, we have just ingested our 500th data source and track the perceived sustainability performance of almost 17,000 companies worldwide.

Education

Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Nicole Półtorak

As a child, I was surrounded by nature and thought a lot about why we as humans exist, and why the world exists. But one experience in particular started my passion for science.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sodexo Hosts Service Event Marking the Expansion of Leadership Montgomery to Include the Corporate Volunteer Council of Montgomery County

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, hosted executives, members and graduates of Leadership Montgomery for a reception and service event today benefiting Manna Food Center’s Smart Sacks program. Held at Sodexo’s corporate headquarters for North America in Gaithersburg, Md., the event highlighted expanded programming offered by Leadership Montgomery following its expansion last month to include the Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) of Montgomery County. Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin and Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz were also in attendance to support the service activity, which benefits students at Washington Grove Elementary School.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Welcome Home Jeremiah!

Environment

Grow Clean Energy and Solve for Carbon Emissions: A Win-Win

If the world, and the United States in particular, intends to do something to address climate change and reduce the carbon dioxide emissions that cause climate change, then what should we do? And how should we do it?

This blog is the first in a series that will focus on how we can bring about low-carbon and decarbonizing outcomes while leveraging the strengths of competitive markets.

Education

Tetra Tech Supports Premiere of New Film—Dream Big: Engineering Our World

Helping spark an interest in engineering and promoting STEM education in Colorado and around the world

Social Impact & Volunteering

Calling All Dog Enthusiasts! Canine Partners for Life Needs Your Volunteer Support!

Canine Partners for Life (CPL) trains and places certified service dogs with persons who have physical disabilities, mobility impairments, and seizure and cardiac disorders, to increase their independence and quality of life. But CPL has a problem – a good problem. CPL has more puppies than ever, which is good because those puppies will eventually grow up and be trained to help individuals who rely on their companionship for increased independence and quality of life. But before they get to that point, these puppies need homes where volunteers will provide basic training. That’s where you come in!

Green Infrastructure

AEG Facilities’ PPG Paints Arena and the Los Angeles Convention Center Recognized for LEED Green Building Certifications

The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) and PPG Paints Arena were recognized today for their sustainability efforts in embracing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certifications in the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED in Motion: Venues report. Both venues are managed by AEG Facilities, a stand-alone division of AEG.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sodexo Provides 4,000 Meals to Support Veterans at Arizona StandDown Event

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, partnered with Arizona StandDown on February 9 and 10, to provide 4,000 meals and employment services to more than 2,000 veterans attending the annual outreach event at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. Over 40 volunteers representing five Sodexo segments including government services, healthcare, schools, universities, and corporate services, hosted breakfast and lunch for the veterans and provided an employment resources table to help the veterans find job opportunities.

Environment

Sustainability in the Beverage Industry 2025: Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Releases Toolkit for Future Planning

In an effort to provide informed future planning guidance, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has launched the Future Scenarios Toolkit. With this toolkit, companies have a clear and robust framework to analyze potential future scenarios regarding impacts (social, environmental, governmental, etc.) to their business, their supply chain, and their production, as well as successfully prepare to tackle those scenarios.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Chamber Foundation Announces Winners of Healthy10 Awards

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, today announced the winners of the inaugural Healthy10 Awards. The awards are a key component of the “Health Means Business” campaign, an initiative by the two organizations to create a business-led culture of health in America

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fortune Names Las Vegas Sands a "World's Most Admired Company"

Responsible Production & Consumption

Maven Joins the City of Los Angeles in Expanding Sustainable Transportation Solutions

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, is working with the City of Los Angeles to evolve mobility and provide easier, more sustainable and more convenient options for Angelenos to navigate the city.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Named Again to FORTUNE’s Most Admired Companies List

FORTUNE today named Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) to its “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for the 17th consecutive year. Once again, Arrow placed first in the “Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment” category based on input from industry executives, directors and analysts.

Health & Healthcare

‘Get HYPE Philly!’ Thrilled to win a Healthy10 Award

Get HYPE Philly!, a collective of ten nonprofits led by The Food Trust and funded by a $5 million GSK IMPACT Grant, was named a winner of the inaugural Health Means Business Healthy 10 Awards from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today in Washington, D.C.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. Cascale Events
    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...
  4. 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...
  5. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  6. 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...
  7. Cascale Events
    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...
  8. Goals That Inspire: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  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...
  10. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  11. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  12. Stories of Purpose at Truist
    See how Truist teammates are living out our purpose, mission and values to serve our clients, teammates, and communities.
  13. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report
  14. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report
  15. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...