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Awards & Rankings

Intel Named to Fortune's Change the World List

Awards & Rankings

Walgreens Honored on Fortune Magazine’s 2019 Change the World List

Walgreens has made Fortune magazine’s 2019 Change the World list, taking the #13 spot on this annual list, which highlights companies that leverage their businesses to drive profit and to create societal good.

Research & Reports

Staying Safer in the Line of Fire

On the front lines of fires, alongside forestry management and firefighting agencies, Cat D6N fire suppression tractors are helping to protect forests, property and lives.

Environment

Checklist: How to Improve & Manage Indoor Air Quality in Office Environments

When considering office ergonomics, “invisible” indoor environmental quality (IEQ) factors such as indoor air quality, daylight and views, acoustics, etc., can be easily overlooked.

Awards & Rankings

A Tradition of Fearless, Family and Founders Gets Bacardi U.S.A, Inc. Great Place to Work-Certified™

The certification was achieved as a result of programs offered in the workplace and positive survey results, including 96% of employees stating it's a great place to work and 98% saying that when you join the company, you feel at home.

Awards & Rankings

Whirlpool Achieves Bronze-Level Military Friendly Employer Status

Whirlpool Corp. was recognized as a Veteran Friendly Employer for the fifth year in a row by Victory Media; this year, for the first time as a Bronze-Level Friendly Employer.

Energy & Infrastructure

Georgia Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration & The Ray Sign Charter, Formalize Initiative to Build Future Highways Infrastructure on Interstate 85

The Ray, Georgia Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration commitment to working in partnership on the living transportation innovation laboratory along 18 miles of Interstate 85, known as The Ray.

Philanthropy

Big Change for Box Tops

Since Box Tops for Education launched in 1996, 70,000 schools have earned more than $913 million. That has helped pay for much-needed art supplies, field trips, playground equipment, library books and much more.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Power Of Purpose: How Virginie Helias And P&G Are Making Sustainability 'Irresistible'

P&G's Chief Sustainability Officer Virginie Helias's journey to sustainability began with her being faced with a challenge when she was leading the detergent business in Europe in the 2000s with their lead brand Ariel down for three years in a row.

Corporate Responsibility

Get With the Goals: Corporate Reporting on the SDGs

The business value of using the Sustainable Development Goals to inform corporate reporting

AI & Technology

Internet Essentials: 2019 Program Kickoff and Announcement

Comcast's Internet Essentials program is the nation's largest and most comprehensive high-speed Internet adoption program for low-income Americans.

Research & Reports

Wells Fargo Releases 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today released its 2018 Corporate Responsibility report, Purpose in Action.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Interview With Shannon Brattebo, Environmental Engineer

Shannon Brattebo has worked at Tetra Tech since 1999 as an environmental engineer specializing in lake and reservoir restoration and management, water quality monitoring, modeling, and assessment.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Fifth Third Bank Named to Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index

Fifth Third Bank is pleased to announce that for the second consecutive year, it has been recognized by Diversity Best Practices, a division of Working Mother Media, for creating an inclusive workplace.

Corporate Responsibility

Business Leaders, Investors and Industry Experts Will Meet in Amsterdam in October to Discuss the Future of Sustainability Reporting

Over 300 CEOs, business leaders, investors, Government representatives and NGOs will share their latest strategies and drive discussions on how companies can fully assess, report their impacts and demonstrate leadership on key social and environmental issues.

Energy & Infrastructure

Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods Break Ground on Largest Renewable Natural Gas Project in North Carolina

Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods, Inc. are pleased to announce that the companies are breaking ground on North Carolina’s largest renewable natural gas (RNG) project through their joint venture, Align Renewable Natural Gas.

Energy & Infrastructure

Adoption of Zero Emission Vehicle Program Will Drive Colorado’s Transition to a Clean Transportation Future

Influential investors and companies commend the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission today on their decision to adopt the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program and increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on Colorado’s roads.

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Awards More Than $200,000 in Grants for Workforce Education and Training Across Greater Cincinnati

Duke Energy today announced $203,315 in grants to eight organizations focused on workforce development across Greater Cincinnati.

Media & Communications

A Splash of Color to Brighten Your Journey

IVECO – based in the Czech Republic – invited over 150 local kindergarten students to enter its “Color Your Bus” contest.

Volunteering & Community

How the General Mills Foundation is Mobilizing a Global Volunteer Workforce

The General Mills Foundation’s (GMF) executive director, Nicola Dixon discusses GMF’s award winning partnership with Partners in Food Solutions (PFS).

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Costa Crociere Foundation and Sahara Forest Project Join Forces for Sustainable Farming in the Desert of Jordan

For the first time guests onboard Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises ships calling at Aqaba, Jordan, will taste vegetables produced by using saltwater and solar power in the desert. The initiative contributes to the revegetation of desert areas in Jordan

Environment

3D Printing Factors Big in HP’s Sustainability Game Plan

3D printing will continue to play a key role in HP’s mission to create a circular and low-carbon economy—a vision and set of initiatives benchmarked in its most recent 2018 Sustainable Impact Report.

Research & Reports

Working to Offer More Efficient Solutions

Caterpillar has a long history of and a strong process for innovation in research and development.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Northern Trust Achieved a 100% Score on the Disability Equality Index This Year

Northern Trust was recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion', this year achieving a 100% score on the Disability Equality Index.

Awards & Rankings

In Effort to Support Childhood Cancer Research, Aflac Addresses Facebook’s Algorithm Change

Recent efforts have resulted in Aflac winning first place in the “Use of Facebook” category of PR Daily’s 2019 Digital Marketing & Social Media Awards.

Latest Campaigns

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...

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...

KeyBank Fraud Protection Center

Advanced security, fraud, and data protection, Keeping your accounts and information secure is a priority for us, and we know it’s a priority for you...

Housing affordability

We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

Automotive Logistics

DP World delivers comprehensive automotive logistics capabilities including finished vehicle logistics with Cars in Containers (CIC) solutions, ro-ro...

Local Communities

The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Health in Action

Our Prescription for a Better World framework is organized around three key pillars: building healthy communities (Health in Action), protecting the...

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...