Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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2025 Principal® Charity Classic Raised Record $10.6 Million for Iowa Youth

The Principal Financial Group

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

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Software-Defined Vehicles: The Critical Road to a Secure Future

Keysight Technologies

Innovation & Technology

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Impact: Delivering Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Diversity & Inclusion

Expedia Group Continues To Cultivate an Inclusive Workplace While Reimagining Travel in a Way That Welcomes All

Expedia Group is committed to making the travel industry more inclusive, equitable and accessible to all, starting with its workplace experience. Receiving a 90 percent score on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI).

Diversity & Inclusion

“New Roots” Initiative To Support Mothers in Setting Up Their Own Businesses Opens Applications for Its Third Cohort Until 31 July

For the third year in a row, GoDaddy is running its signature philanthropic program, Empower by GoDaddy under the title "New Roots" in cooperation with Impact Hub Munich. The free program is aimed at mothers who have a start-up idea.

Diversity & Inclusion

Exclusive: How United's Aviate Academy First Class Is Helping Women and BIPOC Soar

In an exclusive interview with People Chica, pilot Natalie Villalpando dishes on what she hopes the future of aviation will look like.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Brookhill Industries, Inc. Provides Individuals With Developmental Disabilities Sub-Assembly Work Through Whirlpool Corp.'s Ottawa, Ohio Plant

“We have approximately 65 people who attend our ‘day habilitation/vocational habilitation’ facility every day,” she says. “Out of those, about 50 do work in sub-assembly for Whirlpool Ottawa.”

Responsible Production & Consumption

Zero-Waste Mills: Overcoming Sustainability Challenges

The pursuit of Zero Waste is an essential cornerstone of our sustainability policy. Musim Mas is proud to report significant success and mills with plantations that are 100% zero-waste.

Innovation & Technology

Eaton Joins Forces With EU-Supported Flow Consortium to Develop and Demonstrate Integrated Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced its involvement in a pan-European research and innovation project to deliver integrated technologies and business models to support mass deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Diversity & Inclusion

Global Citizen Release Impactful Short Film Calling for Urgent Action to End Gender-Based Violence Across Nigeria and the World

Today, Global Citizen released an impactful short film highlighting the call to action to combat gender-based violence across Nigeria, and urging all states to immediately implement the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act of 2015 (VAPP Act).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From Building Digital Banks for Black Small Business Owners to Creating Investment Clubs on Your Phone, Seven Startups Join Mastercard Start Path Program

Mastercard is expanding its award-winning Start Path startup engagement program to include seven early and late-stage startups hailing from the United States, Canada and Latin America.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NortonLifeLock Expands Partnership To Help End Domestic Violence

NortonLifeLock has been a longtime supporter of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. We're proud to announce that we’ve expanded our partnership to provide a $100,000 grant for each of the next three years to address domestic violence.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Orange at Heart: The Homer Fund Helps Home Depot Pro Account Sales Associate Angie After House Fire

Angie Richardson is a store associate in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Her home recently caught fire, causing the entire building to become unsuitable for living. Here’s how The Homer Fund helped in her time of need.

Diversity & Inclusion

Employees With Disabilities Drive Changes at Medtronic

For the fifth consecutive year, Medtronic has been named a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by Disability:IN and The American Association of People with Disabilities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Grow Your Lunch Business With Take Back the Lunch Break

Despite 91% of people surveyed working just as much, if not more, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of workers are still skipping their lunch break.

Diversity & Inclusion

Taking Pride in the Journey to Authenticity

When Emily Barrow-Sparkman first joined American Airlines, she was on a journey to finding her authentic self. At that time, she was unsure what the reaction of her friends, family and colleagues would be around sharing her sexual orientation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Abstra Collection by Kohler WasteLAB Earns Top Product of the Year Award From Environment + Energy Leader

The Abstra™ Collection by Kohler WasteLAB® is named a Top Product of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Receives Top Score on Disability Equality Index

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today announced earning a 100 out of 100 score in its third year of completing the Disability Equality Index®.

Research, Reports & Publications

Yum! Brands Highlights Progress on Climate, Sustainable Packaging and Equity & Inclusion Priorities in Annual Citizenship & Sustainability Report

Today, Yum! Brands, Inc. released its annual Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report, highlighting the Company’s strategic investments in socially responsible growth, risk management and stewardship of its people, food and impact on the planet.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Covestro LLC Named “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”

Covestro LLC, a leading producer of high-performance polymers in North America, announced its designation as a top-scorer in the 2022 Disability Equality Index® (DEI).

Health & Healthcare

Connectivity Offers Help - and Hope - As Need for Mental Health Support Rises

As synonymous as 911 is today as an emergency hotline, 988 will soon become synonymous for mental health support. Dialed or texted, 988 connects those in need to one of 200 nationwide centers where crisis counselors are available 24/7.

Diversity & Inclusion

HACR Honors Jesús Gonzalez As a Young Hispanic Corporate Achiever

Rockwell Automation's Jesús Gonzalez is among 73 corporate leaders who participated in the 2022 Class of Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™ (YHCA).

Green Infrastructure

Major Fleet Owners Urge Smart, Rapid Build-Out of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

The Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance and NAFA Fleet Management Association detailed a set of recommendations designed to guide the build-out of cost-effective, equitable, and reliable electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Qualcomm's Approach to Public Policy and Regulation

Qualcomm has been a committed partner to countries around the world for more than 30 years, supporting policies that encourage innovation, fostering the proliferation of mobile technology and enabling business-friendly environments globally.

Events, Media & Communications

PYXERA Global Welcomes Barbara B. Lang, Isabel Hill, and Guillermo Areas to Board of Directors

PYXERA Global is excited to announce that Barbara B. Lang, Managing Principal and CEO of Lang Strategies, Isabel Hill, Envoy of the Sustainable Tourism Global Center, and Guillermo Areas, Head Government Relations and External Affairs Representative Office Latin America and the Caribbean at BMW have joined their Board of Directors.

Diversity & Inclusion

GA State Representative, Park Cannon, Talks DE&I at CRB

Thank you to Rep. Park C., Democratic State Representative for Georgia House District 58, for speaking to CRB last week about intersectionality in today’s culture.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Beat of the Future: The Story Behind the Bars

With more than 500 employees at our Memphis manufacturing facility, Memphis is one of the places that Hershey employees call home and an important place for us to make a difference locally.

Health & Healthcare

Ending Negative Stigmas Surrounding Addiction

Research shows that societal stigmas associated with substance use disorders like alcohol and opioid dependence can have a direct impact on people’s ability to receive a diagnosis and treatment.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Principal Financial Group: Financial Inclusion
    Helping individuals and businesses gain access to useful financial products and services to meet their needs—from savings, credit, and insurance to...
  2. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. Whole Planet
    Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
  5. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  6. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  7. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  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. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  10. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  11. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  12. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  13. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  14. 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...
  15. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...