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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Can You Imagine Overseeing the Safety of Thousands of Product Ingredients? This Johnson & Johnson Scientist Can

Ever wonder what's in the mouthwash, lotion or shampoo you use? Kurt Reynertson knows everything there is to know about the ingredients in the company's consumer products—and the measures Johnson & Johnson takes to keep you safe.

Innovation & Technology

Advancing the Safety and Efficiency of Autonomous Technology With SARA, the Sikorsky MATRIX Test Helicopter

For the last five decades, Lockheed Martin has developed unmanned and autonomous systems that improve the safety and efficiency of humanitarian aid, first response and other civil, commercial and military operations.

Events, Media & Communications

Timberland Engages Volunteers and Consumers at Something in the Water Festival

Timberland created a 3500-square foot pop-up park at Something In The Water festival with 4,000 attendees pledging to be a hero for nature and live a greener life.

Energy

GM Integrates Sustainability Into Every Part of the Business

To reach a world with zero emissions, General Motors is always hunting for ways to save energy and be more energy efficient in every part of its business.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How Intel Uses Its Supply Chain to Fight Modern Slavery

Environment

From SPCC to Managing Millennials: Top 4 Takeaways From the 2019 ILTA Conference

From SPCC to Managing Millennials, read our top 4 takeaways from this year’s ILTA (International Liquid Terminals Association) Conference in Houston.

Health & Healthcare

How a Digital Platform Is Paving the Way for Health-tech in Pakistan

Pakistan produces thousands of, mainly female, doctors, every year, yet 42% of the population have no connection with healthcare. A dynamic medical duo has come up with a hi-tech solution

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: These Words Are in Style

I want the issues of our time (environmental or otherwise) to be reported on accurately, and the terms used by reporters and journalists matter when it comes to conveying correct information.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Housing Affordability Crisis Episode 4: Driving Toward Solutions

In this special 4-part video series, Wells Fargo brings together housing affordability experts to discuss the housing affordability crisis in America.

Diversity & Inclusion

United Airlines Flies 787 Dreamliner With All-female Crew to World's Largest Airshow

Today, United flew a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crewed exclusively by women to the largest airshow in the world, EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI, to symbolize the airline's commitment to supporting women in aviation.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Everything You Need to Know About Elder Fraud

Financial scams are widespread, meaning consumers always need to stay on guard when it comes to their personal finances.

Education

Bartlett Tree Experts Supports Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA® Program for Second Year

Bartlett Tree Experts supports the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program for the second year. Tree Campus USA recognizes colleges and universities across the country for effective urban forest management and student engagement in conservation goals.

Environment

Christian Shearer: Regeneration Innovation

How is blockchain connected to healing the earth? This week's guest on Sea Change Radio can explain -- he is Christian Shearer, the CEO of Regen Network.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Introduction to Georgia Drawdown

Inspired by Project Drawdown, Georgia Drawdown is an initiative to review 100 global solutions and identify a short list of those solutions that are most relevant in Georgia.

Sustainable Development Goals

Legislation to Weaken Ohio’s Clean Energy Standards Will Move the State Backward

The Ohio legislature approved legislation today to weaken the state’s renewable energy and energy efficiency resource standards, a move that will effectively halt clean energy development in the Buckeye State, said the sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Speaker Interview: Rodolfo Nervi, VP Global Safety, Quality & Sustainability, Bacardi

Bacardi's Rodolfo Nervi, VP Global Safety, Quality & Sustainability answers 6 questions at #RBSEU 2020.

Innovation & Technology

P&G Launching ‘Smart Diapers’ with Help from Google

Procter & Gamble worked with a Google subsidiary to develop a baby monitoring system that alerts parents via a smartphone app if a Pampers diaper needs changing.

Diversity & Inclusion

Secret Supports USWNT Appeal for Equal Pay

Last week, Procter & Gamble (P&G) brand Secret Deodorant took out a full-page ad in The New York Times to show its support of the USWNT fight for equal pay.

Innovation & Technology

Using Virtual Reality to Design Better, Safer Products

Lockheed Martin is home to one of the largest virtual reality (VR) laboratories of its kind in the world – the Collaborative Human Immersive Laboratory (CHIL) in Denver – where Lockheed Martin product-design and manufacturing teams test and validate products and manufacturing processes virtually before ever physically building a thing.

Environment

World’s Fifth Oldest Tree Found in North Carolina

Some of the oldest trees in the world are rooted along the swampy twists and turns of the Black River in eastern North Carolina. When University of Arkansas researcher David Stahle first saw the bald cypress trees in the 1980s, he knew they were ancient, but he recently proved that one is at least 2,624 years old – making it the fifth oldest living tree in the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sysco Interns Join Houston Food Bank to Provide 9,780 Meals for Families in Need

Our 33 summer interns lent their time, energy and enthusiasm to the Houston Food Bank this past Friday, helping to sort and pack donated food items that will provide 9,780 meals for families in need in the greater Houston area; a taste of how Sysco gives back.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 26: Martin Cominsky, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

Martin Cominsky, President & CEO of Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, joins host Danielle Holly to share his organization’s messages of volunteerism, community building and respect for other faiths.

Research, Reports & Publications

VIDEO | The Power of Our Handprint: Mohawk Industries

George Bandy Jr., chief sustainability officer at Mohawk Flooring North America, explains the company’s commitment to leaving a meaningful mark and finding innovative ways to offer more social handprints than environmental footprints.

Media & Communications

What Does “Sustainability” Mean to Manufacturers? Ingersoll Rand Helps to Explain Through Operations & Products

One of the long-term success stories in U.S. manufacturing is that of Ingersoll Rand, with history dating back to the 1870s as the Industrial Revolution gained great momentum in North America.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bridgestone Americas Named FCA Sustainability Supplier of the Year

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. today announced the company was recently named Sustainability Supplier of the Year at FCA’s Annual Supplier Conference and Award Ceremony in Detroit, Michigan.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Fifth Third's Commitment to Small Businesses
    Fifth Third believes that small businesses form the foundation of our communities – and when they succeed, we all succeed. Supporting them through...
  2. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  3. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  4. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  5. Digital Safety
    We provide tools and guidance so people can manage digital content in a way that’s right for them and their families. Learn more >>
  6. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  7. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  8. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  9. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  12. Retail Logistics
    DP World provides end-to-end retail logistics solutions including comprehensive Purchase Order management from origin consolidation to retailer PO...
  13. 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...
  14. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  15. 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...