Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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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.

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.

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.”

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Education

Free Resources for Mental Health Month From Discovery Education

To help educators nationwide observe Mental Health Month, Discovery Education is presenting a curated collection of free standards-aligned resources empowering educators to support student mental health.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Stakeholder Capitalism Has Shaped the Bottom Line, With Well-Being at the Fore

As a Doctor of Medicine by trade, I often think about how my work impacts others – specifically, how I can use my career to maximize impact on the health and well-being of people.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How To Grow Your Small Business: Fifth Third Bank Offers Tips, Recognizes Local Companies for Small Business Week

Organic growth for small businesses is always a win, but if an owner truly wants their business to grow, they will need to strategically plan ways to expand, including ensuring they have the right digital solutions.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Inspiration Grants Now Open for Applications

The 2023 Alkermes Inspiration Grants® program is now open for applications!

Sustainable Development Goals

Owens Corning Closes a Major Renewable Electricity Supply Agreement With Shell Energy Europe B.V.

Owens Corning is taking a major step in Europe toward achieving its goal of sourcing 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030 with a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Shell Energy Europe B.V. effective March 9, 2023.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UNFCU Foundation Opens 2024 Grant Window for Organizations Championing Sustainable Development for Women and Youth

The UNFCU Foundation announced that it is now accepting grant applications for funding support in 2024.  Applicants may submit funding requests up to $50,000.

Innovation & Technology

From VR to Esports: Empowering Students Across Europe, Middle East, and Africa

As part of our mission to deliver Smarter Technology for All, we’re placing a spotlight on some of the educational initiatives we’re investing in across Europe, Middle East and Africa, to help meet tomorrow’s challenges.

Environment

Investing in Scientific Tools To Measure Biodiversity

From our eucalyptus plantation to our Amazon Rainforest conserved area to surrounding ranchlands, Dow has piloted tools to scientifically assess biodiversity in and around our Breu Branco site in Pará , Brazil.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Quarterly Giving Series Year-End 2022

In the latest edition of our quarterly giving series from The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation, we’re highlighting the extraordinary impact our Sports Matter Community Grant Program made in 2022.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Which Companies Are Making an Impact in the Fragrance Sector?

How environmentally and socially conscious is your fragrance?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Ray Joins 1% for the Planet as an Environmental Partner

The Ray announced it has been named an Environmental Partner with 1% for the Planet, an international organization that encourages sustainable, environmentally protective action through memberships and everyday choices.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Showcases Perfumer Chiaki Nomura

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and as a part of our ongoing perfumer series, we’re spotlighting renowned perfumer Chiaki Nomura.

Latest Campaigns

  1. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  2. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  3. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.