Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Comerica Bank Invests $1.1 Million in Clearinghouse CDFI

Jul 28, 2020 1:40 PM ET

Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (Clearinghouse CDFI) announced a $1.1 million equity investment from Comerica Bank, a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Education

COVID-19 Doesn't Stop Win:Win of Summer Internships

Jul 28, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Due to COVID-19, Keysight moved to remote-only summer internships for the first time. However, even with its challenges, I can confidently say that it was still a win:win opportunity for both Keysight and our summer interns.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Memphis Companies Join Forces to Help the Feeding America Network

Jul 28, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Food banks across the country are working tirelessly to meet the increasing demand for food assistance. As lines get longer, additional supplies are required to distribute food safely. One of the biggest needs? Boxes to pack emergency food kits.

Sustainable Development Goals

Social Value Matters 2020 Speaker Profile - Zita Cobb

Jul 28, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Resilient local economies are central to @SocialValueInt vision and ZitaCobb, Founder of @Shorefast, local economy champion. Join us at #SVM2020, virtually, in conversation about what local economies can become when communities are embraced as full partners.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Watch: HP Europe Print Promotes a More Sustainable Circular Economy

Jul 28, 2020 12:50 PM ET

HP's recycling efforts in Europe focus on printer hardware recycling in the Netherlands and ink cartridge recycling in Germany. Learn why easy doesn't do it, and watch how HP delivers on bold promises for a sustainable future.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cerveceria Nacional Launches Sustainable Program to Help Reactivate Ecuadorian Agriculture

Jul 28, 2020 12:00 PM ET

As part of its commitment to the socio-economic development of Ecuador, Cervecería Nacional announced the launch of the Siembra por Contrato (Sow by Contract) program, a platform that aims to revive the economy and generate around 20,000 direct jobs and 60,000 indirect jobs in its area of ​​influence.

Media & Communications

The S&P 500® Universe -- Setting the Pace for Corporate Sustainability Reporting: 90% Mark Reached!

Jul 28, 2020 12:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Recognizing Exelon for Their Energy-Saving Trees Program

Jul 28, 2020 11:45 AM ET

We work with utility companies and communities across the country to distribute trees to homeowners to help lower energy use.

Health & Healthcare

How Qualcomm Ventures Companies Are Aiding the Fight Against COVID-19

Jul 28, 2020 11:30 AM ET

Through Qualcomm Ventures, we’re seeing wireless technology solutions aimed directly at today’s crucial issues: fighting against COVID-19, better securing our remote work connections, and improving household access to goods and services at scale.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Building, Not Breaking, the Supply-Chain Backbone

Jul 28, 2020 11:15 AM ET

Supply chains are having a moment. It took a major transformative event to highlight the importance and fragility of the global and interdependent supply-chain network.

Events, Media & Communications

Reuters Events Sustainable Business Digital Library With Insights From L'Oréal, BlackRock, International at Federated Hermes and More

Jul 28, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Reuters Events Sustainable Business is committed to providing insights both on and off the stage. Over the coming months, we will be delivering our five predictions towards a sustainability reporting future, along with a series of whitepapers, podcasts and blog updates to unite thousands of leaders in one place to discuss the essential topics of the year, Identify risk, demonstrate future resilience and real impact.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Colombian Beverage Company Partners With Small-Scale Farmers to Create Sustainable Supply Chains

Jul 28, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Colombian organic beverage company Dcada has joined Business Call to Action (BCtA) with the aim to directly contract 15 small-scale Colombian farmers and guarantee fair payments, while providing technical assistance to them to become organically...

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Land Betterment Corporation Discusses Betterment Recycling - Its Tire Recycling Division

Jul 28, 2020 9:30 AM ET

Land Betterment Corporation, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is excited to discuss its tire recycling division, Betterment Recycling, in more detail.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ørsted's Fisheries Communication and Outreach Plan

Jul 28, 2020 9:15 AM ET

​Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind is committed to maintaining a strong working relationship with all commercial and recreational fishermen who may be affected by a wind farm or wind farm activities in and around a lease area.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Brand Builder and Media Veteran Wonya Lucas Named President and Chief Executive Officer, Crown Media Family Networks

Jul 28, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Crown Media Family Networks, home to a unique universe of brands powered by positivity and optimism across networks that include Hallmark Channel, today announced Wonya Lucas as president and CEO. Crown Media Family Networks is a subsidiary company of Hallmark Cards, Inc. headed by CEO Mike Perry, to whom Lucas will report.

Energy

Future-Proofing Gas Generation for the Coming Carbon-Free World

Jul 28, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Black & Veatch believes strongly in the value of renewable energy, emerging technologies like CCUS, and natural gas as key contributors to building sustainable infrastructure on a global basis.

Social Impact & Volunteering

EforAll: Helping Small Businesses Through Entrepreneurship

Jul 27, 2020 6:00 PM ET

Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that aims to accelerate economic and social impact through entrepreneurship in mid-sized cities. EforAll works with individuals who may be in the idea stage or looking to...

Innovation & Technology

Shoebox Satellites and Pocket Computers: The Future of the Farm

Jul 27, 2020 5:40 PM ET

When computing met the Internet. That’s the moment historians may say it all changed. The digital revolution has shaved years off of research and development, and transported the most analog effort on Earth— agriculture—onto the cutting edge.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Ranks No. 33 on EPA's Fortune 500 List of Green Power Users

Jul 27, 2020 5:10 PM ET

The majority of Fifth Third’s green power was from the Aulander Holloman Solar Project in North Carolina, one of the Bank’s footprint states.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Nutrition for Zero Hunger is Working Toward Zero Empty Plates

Jul 27, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Currently 2 billon people worldwide do not have regular access to sufficient, nutritious food. According to the United Nations’ State of Food Insecurity 2020 report, rates of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition are rising, in the past five...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rick Fedrizzi Extends Leadership Role as Executive Chairman of International WELL Building Institute for Additional Term

Jul 27, 2020 3:00 PM ET

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the world’s leading certification body for healthy buildings, today announced that Rick Fedrizzi, who has been IWBI’s chairman and CEO since November 2016, is extending his full-time role...

Environment

Hershey: Preserving Ecosystems With Sustainable Agriculture

Jul 27, 2020 3:00 PM ET

In cocoa growing regions in West Africa, deforestation and the loss of biodiversity due to encroachment into protected areas is a manifestation of a complex set of root causes: poverty, the absence of land titles, a lack of clarity on land tenure arrangements, no knowledge of sustainable farming practices and poor law enforcement.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust Asset Management Offers Pioneering ESG Fixed Income Strategies

Jul 27, 2020 2:35 PM ET

Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world’s leading investment managers, continues to expand its sustainability strategies, with two strategies that enable investors to combine fixed income and sustainable investing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Shaping an Inclusive Future With Special Olympics

Jul 27, 2020 2:00 PM ET

Since 2018, our partnership with Special Olympics has become one of United's most cherished relationships, going beyond the events we take part in and volunteer with.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Donates to Lynn Haven, FL-based The Arc of the Bay

Jul 27, 2020 12:30 PM ET

CIT Group Inc. (CIT) today announced that it has made a donation to The Arc of the Bay, a nonprofit organization based in Lynn Haven, FL that provides support and opportunities for adults with disabilities.