Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Green Infrastructure

USGBC and IWBI Release Streamlined Certification Pathway for LEED and WELL

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) released a streamlined process for projects pursuing certifications for the LEED green building rating system and the WELL Building Standard.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named One of Fortune’s 2023 100 Best Companies to Work For®

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has earned a place on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the second time in the past three years. The company also made the list in 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Families Access Affordable Water

On World Water Day, Dow announces a new partnership with Water.org to help provide lasting access to reliable, safe water and sanitation through affordable financing, such as small loans, in Queré taro, Mexico.

Diversity & Inclusion

Generation Change's Hands Off Presents: Mariah Idrissi

In direct response to some of the overt transgressive and oppressive acts endured by women in recent times, GenChange is producing a new digital campaign focusing in on the ways society polices the bodies of women for Women’s History Month.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Cares 50 by 50 – We did it!

Since launching in 2019, FedEx Cares has been on a journey to directly and positively impact 50 million people by our 50th birthday on April 17, 2023.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tapestry, Inc. Partners With the Ellen MacArthur Foundation To Support the Transition to a Circular Economy

Tapestry, Inc. announced it has become a Network Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity that develops and promotes the idea of a circular economy. Tapestry will also join The Foundation's Fashion Initiative Advisory Board.

Education

Local Teachers Spread Passion for STEM with SD2/Illumina Corporate Foundation STEM Educators Award

The 2022 SD2 and Illumina Corporate Foundation STEM Educator Awards have been awarded to local San Diego educators Hannah Nakamoto, a chemistry and physics teacher at Kearny High School, and Mario Patiño, a middle and high school science teacher at the Preuss School at UCSD.

Innovation & Technology

Farmers Business Network® Announced As Field to Market’s Newest Qualified Data Management Partner

Today, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture™ announced that Farmers Business Network (FBN®) has become their newest Qualified Data Management Partner, integrating the sustainability metrics of the Fieldprint Platform™ into their program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Standardization – A Change Journey in Knowledge and Process Management

Standardization is hard. Why? Because overcoming resistance to change is hard. Which means communication is key as you grow your Knowledge and Process Management programs.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named One of ‘America’s Most Trustworthy Companies’ by Newsweek

Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on Newsweek’s list of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America.

Education

Action for Healthy Kids Offers Healthy Meals Incentives Grants to Small and/or Rural School Food Authorities (SFA)

Action for Healthy Kids is offering competitive grants, up to $150,000 per SFA, to small and/or rural SFAs to support efforts to improve the nutritional quality of their school meals. The grant application is now available at www.healthymealsincentives.org.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leveraging Historic Federal Investment

Corporations have a historic opportunity to invest in equitable place-based development through a wave of new federal programs.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Franklin Templeton’s Jenny Johnson and Sonal Desai Among Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance

Two accomplished Franklin Templeton leaders— President and CEO Jenny Johnson; Sonal Desai, CIO, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income—were selected for Barron's fourth annual list of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Regions Bank Launches Initiative To Grow Black-Owned Businesses in Its Headquarters City

Regions Bank announced the launch of a new initiative designed to support, complement and advance work that is under way to foster more Black-owned businesses in the bank’s headquarters city.

Environment

Suncor’s Wildlife Monitoring Program Captures Furry Friends Around Operations

The wildlife monitoring program at our MacKay River oil sands site continues to show an incredible amount of biodiversity in the area.

Health & Healthcare

Walking the Walk: Anita Abu Bakar’s Journey From Crisis to Mental Health Advocacy

To see Anita Abu Bakar from the outside was to see the picture of confidence: a self-described extrovert, she was surrounded by friends, a onetime school leader who grew into a woman who loved her work as an investment banker in her native Malaysia.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

More Data From Good Jobs First

Good Jobs First’s expanded Violation Tracker product gives CSRHub legal violation and fine history for 725 British entities, expanding our CSR governance data.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

EHS Training Camp: 5 Tips To Sharpen Your Team’s Skills

Spring training isn’t just for baseball teams! Learn how EHS training can prepare your team for a winning safety season.

Events, Media & Communications

Trane® by Trane Technologies Celebrates 110 Years of Pioneering Innovation

Trane® - by Trane Technologies is celebrating its 110th anniversary as a world leader in creating comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial buildings, industry and homes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Cisco Employees Are Involved With Community Impact

Encouraging Cisco employees to contribute to their local and global communities is one way we bring our purpose to life.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sealed Air Global Impact Report: Reducing Energy Consumption

SEE is implementing measures to increase energy efficiency and implementation of renewable energy sources across our value chain. The company invested in renewable energy credits which resulted in 16 of the company’s facilities being fully credited with 100% renewable energy.

Education

Discovery Education and Creative Visions Partner on New Initiative Empowering Students To Create Positive Change

Discovery Education and Creative Visions—a nonprofit supporting positive change through storytelling, impact media, art, education, and technology—announced today the launch of a new education initiative called Creative Visions Classroom.

Environment

How To Put a Price on Carbon: What Goes Into Determining the Price per Tonne of a Carbon Project?

In the voluntary carbon market, carbon emitters voluntarily pay to offset unavoidable emissions by investing in high-quality carbon credits from carbon-reducing projects across the globe.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Benefits of Putting Our Feminism Into Our Finances

Investing with a Gender Lens is not new. Many of us have been at this for a while now. And yet 2023 is the year we stand to make significant progress in bringing more balance to both our finances and to corporate America and beyond.

Research, Reports & Publications

Green Plains Secures SBTi Approval, Achieves Goals Ahead of Schedule

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) today released its 2022 Sustainability Report, outlining environmental, social and governance priorities and targets.

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