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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

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Our Love for Sports Can Help Drive Social Good

By teaming up with Brackets For Good to host the first-ever Brackets For Good U.S.A. national tournament we’re able to use the power of AT&T’s network for social good and bringing the opportunity to both non-profits and new philanthropists across the country. The 64 participating non-profits are headquarters in 30 states from coast-to-coast and represent causes from hunger to animal welfare to education and everything in between.

Events, Media & Communications

Ten Actions Toward a Living Future

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HanesBrands Earns 10th United Way Campaign Excellence Honor, Raising $2.1 Million to be Donated in 2017

HanesBrands announced today that the company and its employees have pledged $2.1 million this year for the United Way of Forsyth County and surrounding communities, as well as donated food items and volunteer hours to community agencies as part of its 10th award-winning charitable fundraising campaign.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bringing Purpose to Life Through “Feet on the Street”: How KeyBank Creates a Culture of Community Involvement

This Q&A with Margot Copeland, Chair and CEO of KeyBank Foundation, and Yvonne Siu Turner of Points of Light, examines key trends of The Civic 50, a Points of Light initiative that recognizes the most community-minded companies in the nation every year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Piedmont Petroleum Raises Funds for Safe Harbor Organization Through Club CITGO App Promotion

CITGO Petroleum Corporation Marketer, Piedmont Petroleum, recently raised $20,000 for Safe Harbor, Inc., a local non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference for victims of domestic violence and their children.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Carlsberg Group Continues to Improve Its Sustainability Performance

Since 2015, the Carlsberg Group has delivered reductions of 6% in energy consumption (kWh/hl), 14% in CO2 emissions (kg CO2/hl) and 6% in water consumption (hl/hl). Meanwhile, 17% of the Group’s energy consumption now comes from renewable sources such as biomass, solar power and certificates with guarantees of origin. The Group has also inaugurated a solar panel installation at its facility in Dali, China, that is the fourth largest brewery installation of its kind in the world.

Innovation & Technology

Prince Charles Meets Barclays’ Eagle Lab Innovators

Environment

Urban Agriculture: Cargill’s Commitment to Sustainability and Nutrition Has City Neighborhoods Turning Green

There was a time when the words “urban” and “agriculture” weren’t likely to be used together. Today, however, cultivating, processing and distributing food in the city is becoming an ever more popular way to help grow a greener, more nutritious future. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the face of agriculture is changing, and urban agriculture is one of the latest movements to challenge the traditional view of farming.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Why Should You Head to the Philadelphia Flower Show?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

VIDEO: The New CBRE Toronto North – GTA Workplace Transformation Complete

The new Toronto North office marks the culmination of CBRE’s GTA Workplace Transformation, having transformed four GTA offices in less than a year. Designed as the workplace of the future, the office is registered for WELL Building Certification and showcases CBRE’s leadership in workplace strategy and project management.

Education

Education That Matters

Worldwide, youth unemployment figures continue to be one of the most distressing statistics. They are a constant reminder of how much we have been neglecting education. Activating young people for the future of jobs is more critical than ever: Fighting unemployment is as much about jobs as it is about job creation. Europe’s start-up rates remain low compared to other parts of the world.

Innovation & Technology

Will Robotics Have a Role in Senior Living?

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mayor, Investors and Affordable Housing Partners Announce Launch of San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund

Mayor Edwin M. Lee, affordable housing developers and private investors announced their support on Thursday for the new San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund: an innovative public-private partnership with the city of San Francisco, local foundations, private lending institutions, and corporations that creates a nonprofit financial intermediary that is the “one stop” for investing in housing in San Francisco.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foster Care Adoptions Are Worth It

If you're considering #FosterCareAdoption, follow your heart. #ItsWorthIt.

Education

Final Week to Register for the Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility!

It's the final week to register for the Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility! Don’t miss the opportunity to earn a Professional Certificate in CSR from Johns Hopkins in just six months.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ashton Kutcher’s Testimonial Puts Technology at the Forefront of Combatting Human Trafficking

Actor Ashton Kutcher testified to Congress last week on modern day slavery, specifically human trafficking.

Green Infrastructure

Switch to 100% Renewable Energy Puts The O₂ Centre Stage on Sustainability

AEG's The O2 entertainment district in London reaches milestone in sustainability with completed transition to 100 percent renewable energy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

California Diversity Council Announces 2017 Top 50 Chief Information Officers

The California Diversity Council is pleased to announce the 2017 Distinguished Chief Information Officer award winners. As part of Tech Diversity Week, this award will be formally presented to the esteemed honorees on April 25, 2017 during a formal dinner at the Westin San Jose.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Quality of Military Life

General Lucian Truscott, a highly decorated U.S. Army officer who was recognized for both his leadership and service during World War II, stated in his 1954 memoir Mission Commands: A Personal Story, “The American soldier demonstrated that, properly equipped, trained and led, he has no superior among all the armies of the world.”

Education

HanesBrands' Continuing Education Program For Employees is Transforming Lives in Central America and the Caribbean

When Felipa Benitez joined HanesBrands’ Honduras operations seven years ago, she could not read or write. Today, the 34-year-old mother of two is one of the latest HanesBrands employees to hold a new high school diploma after participating in the company-sponsored continuing education program.

Education

Who builds LA? GIRLS!

On a January morning, a team of Amgen scientists traveled to the University of Southern California to spend time with 10,000 young women from Los Angeles County schools through the LA Promise Fund’s Girls Build LA Initiative.

Innovation & Technology

Comcast NBCUniversal’s Approach to Bridging the Digital Divide

As the internet was making its stunning transition from technological toddler to hard-charging adolescent, two terms came into wide use. Both involved visions of the future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cone Communications’ “Prove Your Purpose” Recognized As Top Sustainability Newsletter

Cone Communications, a public relations and marketing agency, is proud to announce that its CSR focused newsletter, “Prove Your Purpose”, has been recognized as a Top Sustainability Newsletter by Triple Pundit alongside other major publications such as Sustainable Brands and FastCo.Exist, the sustainable business arm of Fast Company magazine.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Youth Optimism, Meet Opportunity: Bridging the Gap Between Young People’s Career Aspirations & Ability to Succeed

Young people today make up the largest youth population in history. Their successes and struggles are as diverse as their personalities and aspirations. However, in all corners of the globe, this generation faces a common challenge: persistent, high rates of youth unemployment. Left unaddressed, the consequences reverberate across our cities and affect us all. When young people don’t see or have a sustainable economic path, our families and communities also suffer. In fact, the futures of cities are intrinsically tied to the economic success of young people.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Major League Baseball Players Trust Announces Recipients of 2017 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies

Each year since 2015, the Players Trust has recognized five outstanding graduate or law school students for their demonstrated commitment to pursuing careers dedicated to improving the lives of workers with a $10,000 scholarship to help defray some of their academic costs.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Protecting our planet
    We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet. That’s why we reduce our environmental footprint by finding...
  2. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  3. Rethinking EHS Podcast
    Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...
  4. IWBI | Community News
    We believe that people's health and wellness should be at the center of design. That’s why we’re working with industry professionals in real estate...
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    Stay up to date on the latest news and events from the Arbor Day Foundation. Subscribe to the Arbor Day e-news arborday.org/accounts/optin.cfm
  6. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...
  7. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  11. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  12. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  13. Community Impact
    Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.
  14. 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...