Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

WEC Virtual Roundtable “How to Achieve Net Positive Water” in Collaboration With Ecolab

May 28, 2021 4:30 PM ET

Securing reliable supplies of clean, fresh water needed for the health and wellbeing of people, agriculture, industry, and nature will be a greater challenge in more parts of the world as climate change accelerates.

Environment

WEC Hosts Virtual Workshop: “How Can Business Collaborate to Achieve Meaningful Impact on Advancing SDGs?”

May 28, 2021 4:30 PM ET

On May 20, 2021 WEC hosted the Virtual Workshop: “How can Business Collaborate to Achieve Meaningful Impact on Advancing SDGs?” in collaboration with ERM and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Energy

Volvo Trucks' Customer Albertsons Achieves Nation's First Commercial 100% Zero-Emission Refrigerated Grocery Delivery With a Class 8 Truck

May 28, 2021 3:25 PM ET

Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the U.S., recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution center in Irvine, California.

Innovation & Technology

"Verizon Innovative Learning Showed Me What It's Like to Really Be a Leader"

May 28, 2021 1:40 PM ET

​Verizon Innovative Learning has provided thousands of students at Title I middle schools across the nation with advanced technology, next-generation curriculum and devices and data access that they can use to explore STEM at school and at home. I

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

O-I Partners With Its Local Communities to Create Glass Recycling Access

May 28, 2021 1:30 PM ET

O-I Glass launches Glass for Good, a glass recycling program that benefits communities by generating charitable donations for recycled glass.

Environment

Sustainable Water Use

May 28, 2021 12:30 PM ET

Our water stewardship journey continues as we look to lead and initiate action-based projects with local communities, industry and water basin authorities—the result of which will help to fulfill our goal to create a more sustainable world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CGF Announces New Members for May 2021

May 28, 2021 12:05 PM ET

The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business.

Diversity & Inclusion

Concrete Plans and Current Momentum Fuel Intel's Commitments to Equity

May 28, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Real progress in racial equity calls for us to work internally and externally, using all of our talent, resources, and relationships.

Green Infrastructure

Enhancing Safety on Ann Arbor Streets With C-V2X

May 28, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Qualcomm Technologies is supporting UMTRI with its Smart Intersection project to demonstrate improved automotive and pedestrian safety using C-V2X technology.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keoki's Workplace Motto of Doing the Right Thing and Never Settling

May 28, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Keoki Souza was born in Maui and raised there and the island of Hawaii. And although these Hawaiian islands are known for their diverse terrain and beautiful beaches, Keoki remembers the struggles he and his family faced growing up.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Our Commitment to Volunteering, Partnerships and Donations

May 28, 2021 11:00 AM ET

At Clarivate, we believe we can create a larger, more dynamic force for good by organizing and promoting campaigns and initiatives to help making the world a better place.

Health & Healthcare

Introducing the COVID Advocacy Exchange

May 28, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Cathy Traz, Executive Director & Head of Global Advocacy at Bristol Myers Squibb, talks about her central involvement in the creation of the COVID Advocacy Exchange (CAE), an innovative, virtual platform that convenes advocacy groups, patients...

Environment

La Red de Innovación e Impacto - Conoce a Centro de Producción más Limpia, Nicaragua

May 28, 2021 10:30 AM ET

A través de la Iniciativa La Red de Innovación e Impacto programa, WEC y nuestros socios apoyamos a las pequeñas y medianas empresas que están acelerando el desarrollo empresarial y promoviendo el crecimiento económico sostenible en América Latina.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast Seeks Community Partners for WiFi-Connected “Lift Zones” in Southern Arizona

May 28, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Comcast is equipping multiple locations across the greater Tucson area with WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” before the end of 2021 as part of its ongoing commitment to help connect low-income families to the Internet.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Visibility Project

May 28, 2021 10:30 AM ET

GLAAD and P&G are launching The Visibility Project, a campaign to drive LGBTQ inclusion in advertising and marketing, harnessing the power to accelerate LGBTQ acceptance and equality in the workplace.

Environment

La Red de Innovación e Impacto - Meet Centro de Producción más Limpia, Nicaragua

May 28, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Through the La Red de Innovación e Impacto program, WEC and our partners support small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) that are accelerating business development and promoting sustainable economic growth in Latin America.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Awards $1 Million to Assist Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

May 28, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Wells Fargo is awarding $1 million in grants to provide support for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and small businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent increase in anti-Asian hate

Events, Media & Communications

How Brands Activated for Mental Health Awareness Month

May 28, 2021 10:00 AM ET

This week brings us to the tail end of Mental Health Awareness Month. Today, we examine how three brands are uniquely bringing attention and devoting resources to an increasingly pressing subject for Americans.

Health & Healthcare

Working With Empowered Women for Sustainable Solutions to Hunger

May 28, 2021 9:30 AM ET

Hunger is a complex global challenge driven by numerous interconnected challenges. Stressors like poverty, climate change and conflict all have devastating impacts on hunger and food security.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Backing from PwC for GRI's Sustainability Standards Setting

May 28, 2021 9:30 AM ET

An initiative to safeguard the continued development of the GRI Standards has secured a new supporter. Multinational professional services network PwC has joined the GRI Global Standards Fund.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Money and Happiness: 8 Financial Principles That Can Improve Your Well-Being

May 28, 2021 9:30 AM ET

“We know that happiness is the alignment of your behavior with what you really value,” says Bright Dickson, Culture Alignment and Activation Consultant at Truist.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Local Food Pantries Received Over 73,500 Meals Thanks to Alliant Energy's Customers

May 28, 2021 9:25 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Foundation and Oregon Food Bank Partner to Support Community-Led Solutions to Hunger

May 28, 2021 9:15 AM ET

This World Hunger Day, ON Semiconductor Foundation highlights grantee Oregon Food Bank who distributed 19+ million pounds of fresh produce to communities affected by COVID-19.

Health & Healthcare

New Partnership Expands Access to Prenatal Care

May 28, 2021 9:15 AM ET

To help improve access to prenatal care for ~500 underserved and homeless women each year in Brooklyn, NY, the United Health Foundation has launched a 3 year, $3 million partnership with CAMBA, Inc.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Safety Month: Common Injuries and Avoidance

May 28, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Join Tetra Tech’s Health & Safety team in recognizing Safety Month during June by reaffirming our commitment to being Safe Every Day.