Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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HPRC Impact Report

Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Holland Agriculture Launches Mobile Medical Dispensary in India

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has launched a mobile medical dispensary (MMD) in Pune, India. As part of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the dispensary will provide basic healthcare services to people in need

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic LABS Work Honored As World Changing by Fast Company

The bold, innovative work of Medtronic LABS to reimagine global healthcare is being recognized in five categories of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas, awarded to organizations tackling the world’s biggest challenges through ingenuity that propels social good.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Warriors & Quiet Waters: Helping Veterans and Their Families Find a Life of Purpose

For the third straight year, T‑Mobile has renewed its lead sponsorship of a nonprofit helping veterans and their families meet the challenges of life after the military.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Mourns the Loss of Its First President

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility mourns the passing of its first President, Jerry Apodaca on April 26, 2023. Apodaca had been Governor of New Mexico from 1975 – 1979, when he became the organization’s first President in 1986.

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Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Athlone Receives Award at Ireland’s 2023 Health & Safety Excellence Awards

Alkermes Athlone site recently received a 2023 award in the Life Sciences category at Ireland’s 2023 Health & Safety Excellence Awards.

Education

How VR for Teachers Can Improve Quality of Education

A part of Ericsson’s Connect To Learn initiative, the upskilling of teachers using VR is carried out alongside collaborators Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), as well as the Philippine Normal University and Muntinlupa Department of Education.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $67 Million of Financing for Affordable Senior Housing Property in Oregon

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $67 million for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Grace Peck Terrace Apartments, an affordable senior housing property in Portland, Oregon.

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Environment

3 Ways This European Steel Giant Is Decarbonizing the Industry

“Consider the way ESG is developing. We need to look at environmental data the same way we look at financial data. We’re experts in steel production, not data,” says Groebler.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Duke Energy Celebrates Earth Day With $200,000 Foundation Grants, Employee Volunteerism

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded 10 grants totaling $200,000 to organizations in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky focused on climate resiliency and protecting natural resources.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Amazin’ Mets Foundation, NYC Parks, and Landtek Partner To Renovate Baseball Field #10 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

The Amazin’ Mets Foundation today announced a generous contribution of over $445,000 to renovate Baseball Field #10 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gildan’s Approach to Worker Well-Being Beyond Occupational Health & Safety

Leading apparel manufacturing company, Gildan, understands the responsibility that comes with taking care of its global workforce with over 50,000 employees.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How I Got Here: Russ Bendel

After more than five decades of service in the restaurant industry, Russ Bendel has announced his upcoming retirement as CEO from The Habit Burger Grill. Read about Russ's storied career in "How I Got Here."

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Hand Up for the Homeless in Central Connecticut

Brian’s Angels serves community members who are facing homelessness by providing immediate need items such as toiletries, non-perishable foods, and clothing, but their support programs extend further.

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Sustainable Development Goals

1,000 Signatories Join the UN Global Compact Network USA in Advancing the Corporate Sustainability Initiative of the UN Secretary-General

The UN Global Compact Network USA (Network USA), the American chapter of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, is pleased to announce that it now has 1,000 signatories in its network.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Breaking Barriers: The Journey of an Asian American Pacific Islander Mompreneur

Samuelle Dilla, a Minneapolis-based makeup artist and GoDaddy customer who is featured in the company’s Icons of Minneapolis series, faced numerous challenges in life fitting into others definition of “the norm.”

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Quest for Health Equity Teams Up With Health Coalition of Passaic County for Black Women’s Maternal Health Week

On Thursday, April 13, Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) collaborated with the Health Coalition of Passaic County (HCPC)’s Women’s Health Task Force to host a community walk to raise awareness of health disparities among Black women.

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Events, Media & Communications

Mandated Sustainability Disclosure in the EU Will Impact North American Firms

Are you ready for the tsunami of sustainability disclosure requirements coming this year?

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paychex Charitable Foundation Commits $1 Million to Feeding America®

Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, today announced that the hunger relief organization Feeding America® will receive a $1 million grant.

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Environment

Alberta’s Oldest Plesiosaur Fossil Found at Suncor Operated Mine Site

It was an eagle-eye view from the cab of her hydraulic shovel that allowed operator Jenna Plamondon to notice the fossil remains of a plesiosaur at the Mildred Lake site on March 12.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Invests More Than $4.4 Million To Help Communities Respond to Natural Disasters

The Home Depot Foundation is expanding nationwide disaster preparedness, response and long-term recovery efforts through $4.4 million in grants to disaster response nonprofit partners.

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Diversity & Inclusion

U.S. Bank Announces Partnership With Meta Prosper

U.S. Bank announced it is teaming up with Meta Prosper, Meta’s Asian Pacific Islander community support program, to provide financial literacy resources and programming to support Asian small businesses during Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Diversity & Inclusion

KeyCorp’s 2022 ESG Report Highlights Efforts Around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Key, diversity, equity, and inclusion aren’t just cornerstones of our culture – they are business accelerators. Advancing DE&I efforts involves a collaborative partnership between our DE&I team, Human Resources team, lines of business, and other support teams.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Energy

Energy and Water Efficiency: Out With the Old, In With the Efficient

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s EDISON program focuses on reducing energy consumption within operations through investment in energy efficiency and onsite renewables.

Diversity & Inclusion

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity

As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May, we recognize the importance of creating opportunities for associates from these communities across globe.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Playing With the Earth: One Woman’s Journey to Becoming a Climate Scientist

Cisco hosts events through our Women Rock-IT program, which began in 2014 and has seen more than two million participants, with over half enrolling in one of our Cisco Networking Academy courses as a result.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...

  2. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...

  3. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...

  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. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...

  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. Communities and People
    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...

  8. 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...

  9. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  10. Environment: Building a More Sustainable Future
    For Bacardi, environmental sustainability is good business – an approach that dates to the very beginning of the company more than 158 years ago. When...

  11. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.

  12. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

  13. 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...

  14. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  15. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...