Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Sysco Supports Spiny Lobster Preservation Efforts

We are celebrating National Lobster Day the best way we know how, by actively supporting the preservation of the spiny lobster. This species is a very valuable fishing resource for Nicaragua, given the county’s current social and economic climate.

Events, Media & Communications

PYXERA Global to Host Session on Circular Economy at Responsible Business Summit West

PYXERAGlobal will lead the “Designing Best-of-Class Circular Partnerships” session at Ethical Corporation's Responsible Business Summit West to help companies align on partnerships internally and externally for #circulareconomy initiatives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Money Management International Launches Innovative Disaster Recovery Support Solution

Money Management International (MMI) is proud to announce the public launch of Project Porchlight, a post-natural disaster financial coaching program designed to accelerate survivors’ recovery.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Scotiabank Women Initiative Commits $3 Billion in Capital over Its First Three Years to Support Women-Led Businesses

The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ today announced its commitment to allocate $3 billion in funding to women-led business in Canada over its first three years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Consumers Rate LG Energy Star Efficient Appliances #1 in Customer Satisfaction

ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year LG Electronics USA again leads the home appliance industry, earning the #1 rating in overall customer satisfaction across its home appliance portfolio that includes ENERGY STAR certified kitchen and laundry appliances

Environment

P&G Named EPA 2019 Safer Choice Partner of the Year

oday, Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) announced it has been recognized as a 2019 Safer Choice Partner of the Year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). T

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gildan Receives FUNDAHRSE Seal for Its Operations in Honduras

Gildan Activewear Inc. is once again a recipient of the Corporate Social Responsibility Seal awarded by the Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility in Honduras (FUNDAHRSE).

Education

How an Animated Series is Turning Phoenix-area Students and Teachers into Social Entrepreneurs

In May 2019, 10 schools and over 250 students came together in Phoenix, Arizona for the Global Problem Solver Showcase and Competition. The winner? A new type of IoT device that helps to deter drunk driving. The inventors? A team of...

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fair Trade USA Calls on Consumers to Help Save Coffee Industry in Peril

Fair Trade USA®'s #JustOneCup campaign encourages coffee drinkers to choose Fair Trade Certified™ options as part of its #JustOneCup campaign to help lift farmers across the world out of poverty on National Coffee Day, Sunday, September 29th.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bloomberg Sustainable Business Special Report

Bloomberg is pleased to publish the first Bloomberg Sustainable Business Special Report. In this collection, we bring together interviews with sustainability leaders and highlights from our worldwide summits.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Recognized by LATINA Style, Inc. as one of the Top 50 Companies of the Year

Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today that it has been selected as one of the Top 50 Companies of the Year by LATINA Style, Inc.

Education

Call for Teen Filmmakers: Toyota and Discovery Education Announce National Video Challenge to Promote Safe Driving Habits

A national video challenge for highschool students to encourage their peers to avoid distractions and stay safe behind the wheel opened this week.

Research, Reports & Publications

SC Johnson on Track to Meet Goals in Tackling Plastic Waste Crisis, Announces Results in New Sustainability Report

Over the past year, SC Johnson demonstrated its leadership on the issue of plastic waste, achieving a 1.7-million-kilogram reduction in the amount of plastic used in primary packaging, among other accomplishments in its 2018/19 Sustainability Report.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Los Angeles Convention Center Donates 26 Tons of Event Items & Carpet to Several Los Angeles Nonprofit Organizations

The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by AEG Facilities, recently collected and donated 14.1 tons of remaining event items and 12 tons of carpet to several Los Angeles-based nonprofit organizations

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Cities Boston to Provide $100,000 Worth of Skills-Based Volunteering in a Single Day

More than 80 corporate volunteers will join with Common Impact, a nationally recognized leader in skills-based volunteerism, for a day of flash-consulting, a one-day volunteer marathon, to support 15 Boston-based nonprofit organizations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Need to Conform to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)?

Since its implementation in 1977. The Community Reinvestment Act has significantly increased lending in LMI communities. And if you work at a bank that is currently creating lending, investment, and service opportunities...

Diversity & Inclusion

How My Latinx Upbringing Made Me a Better Leader

Creating an environment where every individual can be heard, contribute, and feel accountable for their work is key. That’s why we’ve been focusing on inclusion so heavily at Intel and why I strive to be an inclusive leader.

Environment

Taking Climate Action at Accenture

We can make a greater impact when we all do our part. We’re committed to using 100% renewable energy across our global operations by 2023.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Donates $300,000 to Greater Orlando for Revitalization Efforts

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced $300,000 in donations to four local nonprofits that will help revitalize Orlando neighborhoods through the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® program.

Education

Smithfield Foods Launches Apprenticeship Program to Recruit the Next Generation of Talent

The program provides internal candidates, high school graduates, and military veterans with hands-on engineering and mechanic training while earning their associate degree.

Health & Healthcare

Are Hospitals Prepared for the Changing Demographics of Patients? New Sodexo Report Highlights Industry Challenges and Offers a 5-part Action Plan for Advancing Hispanic Leadership in Healthcare

Numerous challenges lie ahead for healthcare leaders over the next decade. CEOs and healthcare administrators will wrestle with healthcare costs, regulatory issues, medicinal/technological advancements and ethics.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Greta

She does not speak for herself. She speaks for millions of young people who see the climate crisis as the issue of their generation. She speaks for billions more who have not yet been born unto this world, but who most certainly will be.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ladies, Meet The P&G Executive Who Wants to Accelerate Your Startup

The world's foremost consumer marketer is shopping for new innovations. And at the top of the must-have list is high potential startups led by women.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Brands Spotlights New Tools and Practices for Measuring Stakeholder Value

Sustainable Brands® recently unveiled program details for New Metrics’19: Next-Generation Goals & Reporting, scheduled for November 18-20 in Philadelphia, PA.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  2. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  3. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  6. 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...
  7. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  8. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  9. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  10. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  11. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  12. 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...
  13. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  14. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  15. 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...