Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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sustainability: 2025 Report - Rockwell Automation
Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

Rockwell Automation

Research, Reports & Publications

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Innovation & Technology

Investing 'With' Her and Her $28 Trillion of Wealth

Investing With Her - an insightful article from a financial powerhouse Gloria Nelund

Events, Media & Communications

GreenBiz Group and WBCSD to Bring COP 21 Event to a Global Audience

GreenBiz Group and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) are partnering to bring the WBCSD Council Meeting during COP21 to a global online audience for the first time.

Environment

Conserving Water in North American Mills

Sappi's North American mills use only surface water sources (rivers and lakes) and return treated water to the same primary source. (At Cloquet, we return the water to a publicly owned treatment facility, where it goes through additional purification and is then returned to Lake Superior.) We returned almost 93 percent of the water we used, creating a minimal water footprint.

Environment

Trains Drive Georgia’s Commerce – and Clean Air

Events, Media & Communications

21st Century Fox Sponsors American Foundation for AIDS Research Gala Honoring Ryan Murphy

At its sixth annual Inspiration Gala Los Angeles at Milk Studios on October 29, the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) honored television writer Ryan Murphy with its Award of Inspiration for his contributions to the fight against HIV and AIDS. Murphy, whose series include Glee and Scream Queens for FOX, as well as American Horror Story for FX, has consistently given voices to LGBT characters in his television and film projects. 21st Century Fox was a Platinum Sponsor of the event and served as Vice Chair, along with Fox Television Group and FX Networks.

Research, Reports & Publications

Kering and BSR Tackle Resilience to Climate Change for Luxury Fashion

Kering and BSR published a report today on tackling resilience to climate change in luxury fashion. The report is a first analysis of climate change and its consequences for the Luxury sector.

Diversity & Inclusion

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Selects Wellness Workdays to Conduct $1.3 Million Worksite Wellness Study with BJ's Wholesale Club

Wellness Workdays, a leader in worksite wellness programs, has been selected by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct a $1.3 million worksite wellness study with BJ's Wholesale Club, the leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States. The randomized, controlled study will evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive, strategic approach to employee wellness in a difficult-to-reach target population.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Importance of a Product Sustainability Program

The global population is expected to be over nine billion by mid-century. Feeding that many people without “exceeding ecological and social limits” presents the food and beverage industry with “unique challenges,” proclaims a recently released report on the food and beverage industry by the sustainability consulting firm, Pure Strategies.

Events, Media & Communications

The Humane Economy: Farm Animal Welfare and the Market Drivers

Join us on November 10 for expert presentations from across the sector and discuss what the future of farm animal welfare looks like in Canada. Can we improve the lives of farm animals AND make the Canadian market stronger?

Education

Sustainable Living Takes Root in Peñasquito

Bringing greener, cleaner eco-consciousness to Mexican communities

Education

Vida Sostenible se arraiga en Peñasquito

Llevando más ecología, más conciencia sobre el medio ambiente limpia a las comunidades mexicanas

Education

Un mode de vie durable prend racine à Peñasquito

Transmettre une conscience écologique plus verte et plus propre aux communautés mexicaines

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar's Water Management Strategy and Reduction Goals

Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products, including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products.

Energy

A Brighter Future for This California Community

The apartment community serves 100 limited-income families and recent efforts to implement energy upgrades, including a solar rooftop system, have helped to build community, benefit residents and strengthen the neighborhood.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge Raises Nearly $3.1 Million for Domestic Violence Survivors

Environment

Republic Services and UNLV Team UP for Recycling Challenge

​Republic supported the University of Las Vegas (UNLV) as they competed against 71 other schools nationwide in The GameDay Recycling Challenge.

Energy

GM’s Energy Stars: Bob Randazzo, Rochester Operations

All this week, we will be recognizing employees from our U.S. facilities who have helped GM realized $435 million in energy savings by reducing energy intensity by 40 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 41 percent over the last 20 years.

Health & Healthcare

Whirlpool Corporation’s HealthWorks Offers Employees a Better Chance at Success Through Engagement and Support

Whirlpool Corporation has always valued the health of its employees. When we talk about health, we don’t just mean the numbers on the scale or the hours spent being active – although those numbers matter. Physical, emotional and spiritual health also matters.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Healthy Futures Fund Doubles Commitment to Disadvantaged Areas with $100 Million in New Funding for Affordable Housing, Health Care

A unique financial collaboration is deploying $100 million in new capital to improve health and expand housing opportunities in low-income communities.

Innovation & Technology

Can Better Toilets and Latrines Solve the World’s Sanitation Problem?

Far too often, development professionals sanitize the discussion of toilets and excrement, using industry jargon—like “sanitation”—to euphemize a messy topic.

Energy

CRS Publishes Guides to Renewable Energy in the EPA Clean Power Plan

Center for Resource Solutions recently released two reports on the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan, which directs states to implement greenhouse gas emissions limits for existing electricity generators.

Environment

New Channel for Recycling Gets Great Reception

Floor to ceiling garbage bags, rows of waste bins and an old warehouse may not depict an art museum at first glance, but it’s a place Carolina Lizano Fernández calls beautiful.

As the corporate social responsibility coordinator for Kimberly-Clark’s Central America & Caribbean region, Lizano acts as a museum curator of sorts. She helps manage AmbientaDOS, a recycling program that has transformed light bulbs, bottle caps, paperboard and other discarded material into jewelry, ornaments and colorful lamps – among other new things.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Chemical in Sunscreen Products May Be Damaging Reefs, Research Says

Personal safety has seen a large increase in awareness and adherence over the years, and a trip to the beach is no different. With the summer season winding down, beaches around the world are starting to see less visitors. A recent study however, has found that beach-going visitors might be unintentionally leaving a harmful impact on the destinations they enjoy so much.

Research, Reports & Publications

Millennials Will Be Key Drivers of Sustainability in Small and Medium Businesses

Today, Cox Enterprises released the results of the second annual Cox Conserves Sustainability Survey, which showcased that Millennials will lead the way for small and medium businesses in future conversations and efforts around conservation, energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. The survey, commissioned by Cox Enterprises, is a national study that examines sustainability opportunities and challenges for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

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    As a leading company in the energy sector, we know that reflecting, valuing and leveraging diversity is essential to attract, develop and retain...
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    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.