Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Sustainable Development Goals

Moving Away from Landfills

Total solid waste to landfill (kg/admta) Beneficial use of solid waste (tonne/yr) and Intensity metrics reflect the impact per air-dried metric ton of saleable product (including market pulp).

Responsible Production & Consumption

‘Tis the Season for Giving, Receiving, and Recycling

According to estimates, Americans produce about 25 percent more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day compared with the rest of the year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

eBay for Charity Raises $1 Billion: Thank You to Our Community

eBay for Charity has reached a major milestone ahead of its 2020 goal: $1 billion in total funds raised for charities around the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

AEG Spreads Cheer With Playworks to Host a “Day of Play” and Beautification Projects at Towne Avenue Elementary School in Carson, Calif. for Annual Service Day

In celebration of AEG’s Season of Giving, more than 300 AEG employees from Southern California came together to participate in the company’s annual Service Day on Dec. 6 at Towne Avenue Elementary in Carson, Calif.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Alliance Data Associates Help Fight Holiday Hunger

Every year during the holiday season, Alliance Data associates in Columbus, Ohio come together at the Company’s Holiday Give Back event to help eliminate student hunger over winter break.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability: A Moral Case Is Now a Business Case

UN Foundation President and CEO, Kathy Calvin, shares with Verizon about the incredible work and dynamics behind the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

‘I Want to Give Back to the Next Generation of Athletes

Olympic bronze medallist Jamie Greubel poser tells olympic.org why she was so keen to be an Athlete Role Model "ARM" at the upcoming Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Lausanne 2020.

Education

The Tech Interactive and Discovery Education Launch ‘Tech for Tomorrow’

The Tech Interactive and Discovery Education partnered to create Tech for Tomorrow, an education program providing virtual access to exhibits from The Tech Interactive, Design Challenge Learning activities and interactive classroom resources.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric is in the Top 50 of the World’s most Diverse and Inclusive Employers in Universum’s Diversity & Inclusion Index

Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is recognized in Universum’s Diversity & Inclusion Index (D&I Index).

Energy

Hormel Foods Announces the Completion of Solar Array at Its Swiss American Sausage Company Facility in California

The new solar array will help the environment by reducing GHG emissions by an estimated 288 metric tons per year. The emissions avoided is equivalent to removing 61 cars from the road annually or avoiding burning over 314,000 pounds of coal.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chevron is Empowering the Workforce of the Future

In these and other communities where Chevron operates, we partner with innovators who increase opportunities for young people by teaching them about science, technology, engineering and math—STEM.

Education

How IBM Is Investing in STEM Education and Skills

IBM's initiatives are intended to help address challenges posed by AI and intelligent automation by promoting STEM skills to kids, supporting new collar skills education, and collaborating to create new paths into the tech workforce.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Application Opens for 2020 Scotts Field Refurbishment Grant Program

Scotts and MLB have a long history of giving back to local communities, teaming up to provide youth with modern, playable baseball and softball fields under the Scotts® Field Refurbishment Program.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bridge Schools

Bridge schools in Côte d’Ivoire help children who miss schooling catch up and return to mainstream education. Find out more.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tire CEOs Reaffirm Commitment to Research for Sustainability, Recognize Tire Industry Project Achievements

CEOs of eleven leading tire manufacturers met to review progress and confirm the ongoing mandate of the leading global forum for tire manufacturers on sustainability issues.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Employees Team with Salesforce to Support Habitat for Humanity

Employees from Arrow Electronics and Salesforce traded keyboards for floorboards when they participated in a Habitat for Humanity charitable home build on Nov. 6.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building a Healthier Workplace with Lessons from America’s Veterans

Mental health is an issue that impacts everyone, but veterans understand the implications associated with unaddressed mental health challenges in a very personal way.

Research, Reports & Publications

Powering an Ecosystem of Good

#CSR goes beyond checking boxes and earning accolades; it means thinking critically about @Blackbaud's responsibilities as a technology provider, an employer, a public company, an environmental steward, and a member of the global community.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac No. 17 on LATINA Style's List of 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the US

Aflac announced that the company has once again been honored by LATINA Style as one of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the United States, landing at No. 17 on the prestigious list.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Supporting Young Farmers and Sustainable Food Leaders

Through funding from the General Mills Foundation, The Stone Barns Center is collaborating with the National Young Farmers Coalition and Arizona State University to launch a 6-month farmer fellowship program focused on regenerative agriculture.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Importance of Good Credit in Achieving Financial Stability

Our monthly Viewpoints series invites guest authors from outside of Wells Fargo to share an important perspective related to their work. Today, we welcome Dara Duguay, CEO of Credit Builders Alliance.

Sustainable Development Goals

Carnival Corporation's Costa Cruises Welcomes LNG-Powered Costa Smeralda to Fleet

Costa Cruises, the Italian brand of Carnival Corporation, the world's largest leisure travel company, officially took delivery recently of Costa Smeralda, the brand's first ship powered by LNG, the marine industry's most advanced fuel technology

Green Infrastructure

Alliant Energy Takes Steps Towards Building Sustainable Infrastructure

We are pursuing Envision certification for our West Riverside Energy Center under construction near Beloit, Wisconsin.

Media & Communications

Sustainable Investing Has Moved Into the Mainstream – and UBS Survey Results Send Strong Signals This Is a Lasting Trend

There is no doubt now – the world’s largest asset managers are definitely focused on corporate sustainability and sustainable investing (the two go hand-in-hand) as survey after survey is telling us.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Joining Forces to Protect Human Rights

In a range of human rights and labor rights due diligence frameworks, companies are urged to map their supply chains and assess the geographies and supply chains where the risk of salient human rights issues is greatest.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  3. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  4. 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...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. 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...
  7. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  8. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  9. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  10. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...