Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Feb 8, 2022 11:45 AM ET

Scotts Miracle-Gro has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Committee Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Educates on the Challenges of Mucosal Melanoma

Feb 8, 2022 11:15 AM ET

Did you know that that there is a type of melanoma that is not visible on skin? Watch this video to learn about mucosal melanoma including treatment challenges, and unmet needs.

Education

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Launches Tuition-Free Executive Education Program to Help Accelerate Profitable Growth for BIPOC- and Woman-Owned Construction Contractors

Feb 8, 2022 11:00 AM ET

ICIC launches Building for Growth - a new tuition-free executive education program to best position minority-owned and woman-owned construction businesses for growth and to effectively compete for larger-scale contracts.

Innovation & Technology

Technology Companies Are Making Sustainability a Priority in 2022

Feb 8, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Ron Nersesian, Chairman and CEO of Keysight Technologies, recently detailed his predictions of the four technology trends that are most likely to shape innovation this year.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MetLife's Sustainability Story

Feb 8, 2022 11:00 AM ET

We’re deploying the full strength of our people, products, services, and investments to be a greater force for good in the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Conversation With The Home Depot's Chief Diversity Officer, Derek Bottoms

Feb 8, 2022 10:45 AM ET

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) within organizations leads to increased innovation, higher performance and a competitive business advantage, according to studies by the Harvard Business Review and McKinsey & Company.

Environment

Nigeria's Ekiti State Is Taking Action Against Climate Change

Feb 8, 2022 10:30 AM ET

Around the world in 2021, extreme weather events became more frequent, while activists, organisations, and governments worked to understand — and plan — for the drastic changes happening to the earth’s climate.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bayer's Grants4Ag Program Awards Funding for 21 New Crop Science Research Proposals

Feb 8, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Education

Access and Opportunity Podcast: Bridging the Digital Divide

Feb 8, 2022 10:00 AM ET

According to the U.S. Census, roughly one in ten homes in America lack a broadband internet connection, and the city of Brownsville, Texas tops the list of least connected cities in the country.

Research, Reports & Publications

Rockwell Automation Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Feb 8, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) announced today the release of its 2021 Sustainability Report.

Health & Healthcare

Illuminating Rare Disease: Get to Know SLC6A1 Connect

Feb 8, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Ahead of Rare Disease Day, Illumina is recognizing four rare disease patient organizations around the world. SLC6A1 Connect is the first in our series this month.

Energy

Silicon Ranch Selects Black & Veatch to Build 125-Megawatt Solar Farm in Georgia

Feb 8, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Black & Veatch announced today that it has been selected by Silicon Ranch Corporation to build a sprawling, 125-megawatt (MWAC) solar array in Lee County in southwestern Georgia.

Health & Healthcare

One Way to Solve Food Insecurity: Healthy Food Distribution Programs

Feb 8, 2022 9:30 AM ET

A salad with a rainbow of fruits and vegetables. Celery boats with radish, cream cheese, smoked paprika and chili lime spice. Spiced pear dessert burritos. Those are just some of Catherine Sadler’s creative dishes from the past months.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Nigeria to Buffalo: How Chiwuike Owunwanne's Journey Is Helping KeyBank Lean in to the Communities It Serves

Feb 8, 2022 9:30 AM ET

KeyBank’s new Corporate Responsibility Officer Chiwuike “Chi-Chi” Owunwanne in the bank’s Buffalo, Rochester and Eastern Pennsylvania market brings a unique perspective to his role.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women Skateboarders at Tokyo 2020 Win Fair Play Award

Feb 8, 2022 9:20 AM ET

Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki of Japan, Brazilians Dora Varella and Yndiara Asp, Britain’s Sky Brown, Australian Poppy Olsen and Bryce Wettstein of the USA were conferred with the honour for lifting fellow skater Misugu Okamoto after a fall.

Environment

Every Part of the Tree

Feb 8, 2022 9:15 AM ET

Cellulose is the main building block for the pulp and paper products we make at GeorgiaPacific. When creating this product, we aim to use every part of the tree to its best and highest purpose.

Health & Healthcare

Living Well With Hepatitis B: Lai's Journey

Feb 8, 2022 9:15 AM ET

Hepatitis B is known as the “silent disease” because most people have no symptoms. If left untreated it can lead to liver failure and cancer.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Reinforcing Community Partnerships Through a Skills-Based Day of Service

Feb 8, 2022 9:00 AM ET

To create a skills-based day of service that would deliver on volunteer programming and community impact goals, Citizens tapped on Common Impact, a national leader in skilled volunteering. Find out how they generated $97K in value for 10 nonprofits!

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CGF Members Publish New Guidelines for Ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees

Feb 8, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Coalition of Action of Plastic Waste (the Coalition) have today released a paper outlining guiding principles for the ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees.

Events, Media & Communications

Manpowergroup's Sustainability Journey - a Fireside Chat

Feb 8, 2022 9:00 AM ET

In this fireside chat, we'll hear from JoAnn Strickon of ManpowerGroup as she shares the triumphs and challenges in implementing her organization's corporate sustainability strategy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours' CEO Mark Newman Awarded "Culture Builder of the Year" in Technical.ly Awards - Delaware

Feb 8, 2022 8:50 AM ET

“It’s an honor to be recognized as Technical.ly Delaware’s Culture Builder of the Year for the work being done within the Chemours organization and in our broader community,” said Mark Newman, President and CEO for Chemours.

Energy

Black & Veatch: Decarbonization Roadmaps First Step to Fair Energy Transition in Asia

Feb 8, 2022 8:15 AM ET

Clear and ambitious decarbonization roadmaps will help Asia achieve an equitable energy transition, yet more than 50 percent of industry respondents in Black & Veatch’s 2022 Asia Electric Report lack such plans.

Events, Media & Communications

Bridging the Net Zero Innovation Gap: How Collaboration and Technology Is Critical to a 1.5C Pathway With PME and BT

Feb 8, 2022 8:00 AM ET

With 45% emissions reductions needed by 2030 to keep warming below 1.5°C governments and corporates need to go further and faster to reach Net-Zero.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AMD Named to the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and the 2022 Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index

Feb 8, 2022 8:00 AM ET

AMD continues to strive for high performance in both our products and people. We believe embracing differences amongst employees is the best way to foster a more creative and collaborative workforce – and drive business performance.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Stakeholder Capitalism Revolution Well Underway

Feb 8, 2022 7:40 AM ET

What does adopting ‘stakeholder capitalism’ really mean, and why should companies be accountable for their impacts on society and the environment, and not only the interests of investors?