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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Celebrating the Brilliant Minds Behind Innovation at Whirlpool Corporation

At our Patent Awards, we proudly honor 362 inventors from across the globe who have brought a total of 403 patents and 6 trade secrets to life in the past year.

Environment

Trane® Awarded Generation 4 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract With the Department of Energy Federal Management Program

Trane® has been awarded the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Generation 4 (Gen4) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) energy savings performance contract.

Health & Healthcare

Health: IWBI and Green Building Council Italia Initiate Partnership To Promote Well-Being in Italian Cities' Buildings

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announces a new collaboration with the Green Building Council Italia (GBC Italia), a part of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), representing the world's largest organization for the sustainable construction market.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Earning Recognition for Our Social Impact Programs

Gen has been named one of Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024 and been listed on this year’s Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Ranks No. 1 on Newsweek’s List of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has earned the top spot on Newsweek’s annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, ranking No. 1 overall for the first time

Innovation & Technology

IP Is Enhancing Responsible Fiber Procurement With ForSite™

International Paper sources the majority of its wood from the U.S. South where an estimated 1.8 million families privately own most of the forestland.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Las Vegas Sands Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for World and North America

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) was again recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Indices (DJSI), with placement on the DJSI World Index for the fourth consecutive year and the DJSI North America Index for the eighth time.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation Announces Recipients of Its $10 Million Fund Aimed at Addressing the Income and Wealth Divide

MetLife Foundation announced the 24 non-profit recipients of its two-year, $10 million Accelerating Commitment to Equity Innovation Fund (ACE Innovation Fund).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Quest Diagnostics Multi-Pronged Approach to Waste Reduction

We have a multi-pronged approach to waste reduction. Our strategies include reducing waste generated and waste sent to landfill.

Sustainable Development Goals

Women at the Helm of Mary Kay’s Water Steering Committee

As a global sustainability advocate, Mary Kay is committed to creating and implementing sustainability initiatives related to water at its global manufacturing facility in Lewisville, Texas.

Events, Media & Communications

New White Paper Shares Strategies to Support the Corporate Nature-Positive Journey

WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) offers a new white paper available for download today, The Corporate Nature-Positive Journey | Private Sector Biodiversity Methodologies, From Strategy to Implementation.

Innovation & Technology

HARMAN Professional Solutions Completes Acquisition of FLUX SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

HARMAN announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of FLUX SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (“FLUX::”). The purchase includes FLUX::’s immersive, processing, and analysis solutions across live production, installation sound, content creation, and post-production.

Environment

COP28 Negotiators Reach Deal to Seize Economic Benefits of Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Ceres applauds world leaders for reaching a final negotiated Global Stocktake at COP28 that recognizes the need for deep, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas pollution in line with the Paris Agreement.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Frito-Lay and MAN UP Mentoring Support the Whole Child

Co-founded by longtime Frito-Lay employee Chris Wallace, MAN UP Mentoring is an Orlando-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk youth through mentorship programs, educational support, and character development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

First-Of-Its-Kind Study Reveals Why Some Children Relapse After Being Treated for Severe Acute Malnutrition

A new study from Action Against Hunger shows that a significant percentage of children successfully treated for severe acute malnutrition are vulnerable to relapse.

Events, Media & Communications

The Buzz About U.S. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Trends

A comment often heard several decades ago in sustainability and ESG investing circles was that U.S.-headquartered companies were distinct laggards in disclosing information and especially performance data on their environmental, social, and governance responsibilities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Granting Opportunities: Scholars Program Opens Career Prospects

At Elgin Community College, there is an unwavering feeling that students can do anything.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named One of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” by Newsweek

Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on Newsweek’s ranking of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Innovation & Technology

The Farms of the Future

For a look into how new technologies are affecting the future of farming, Hormel Foods asked Ithaca College Assistant Professor Dominique Saint Malo to share her insights on developments in the industry.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Clorox Employees Tackle Food Insecurity in the US

Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, teammates who are part of our HOLA employee resource group demonstrated their commitment to combatting food insecurity, a pressing issue affecting Hispanic communities across the U.S.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Colorado Residents Named As Successful Microbusiness Owners

The big fact: *Microbusiness density in Colorado remains largely steady, despite the economic swings over the last four years, according to GoDaddy Venture Forward.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Announcing Climate Vault’s 2023 Carbon Champion Award Winners

At Climate Vault, we’re proud to be building a community of Carbon Champions that span a variety of industries, from Finance to Higher Education to Beauty to Design.

Diversity & Inclusion

Paramount's Reflecting Me: The Video (2023)

In 2021, Paramount Insights surveyed 15,000 consumers across the world to understand their perceptions of the state of on-screen representation and diversity. The resulting study, Reflecting Me, found that audiences craved better representation both on- and off-screen.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Add Hope and Gift of the Givers Foundation Are Uniting To Combat Childhood Hunger in South Africa

Our mission is clear: to ensure no South African child suffers from hunger and malnutrition during the holidays. Let's come together and be part of something remarkable.

Events, Media & Communications

Companies Can Do More To Help Everyday People Reduce Emissions

This year, the build-up to the United Nations annual Conference of the Parties (COP28) has been given greater urgency by the first Global Stocktake report. Published earlier this fall, the report sends the clear message that time is rapidly running out to limit global heating.

Latest Campaigns

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    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  2. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  5. 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...
  6. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  7. 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...
  8. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...
  12. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  13. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  14. 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...
  15. Whirlpool Corporation Diversity and Inclusion
    Celebrating D&I events, stories and wins