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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team: A Team Powered by Solidarity

Ten athletes from the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) started their competitions in Tokyo over the first weekend of the Games, displaying the same determination that has helped them through some of their daunting life challenges.

Education

International Paper Ignites Reading With Reading Is Fundamental

International Paper is sponsoring the Rally to Read 100 campaign—a six-month initiative that runs from September 2021 to March 2022 to unite classrooms and communities across the country to inspire and motivate children to read 100 books.

Health & Healthcare

HBCUs and Tech Leaders are Joining Forces to Increase Tech Opportunities for Black Students

This June, HP launched its Partnership and Technology for Humanity (PATH) Initiative, which is a program to help HP accelerate digital equity for 150 million people worldwide by 2030.

Green Infrastructure

United Airlines ES-19 Electric Aircraft: Ben Franklin Never Saw This Coming!

We signed an agreement with Heart Aerospace to acquire the ES-19 aircraft, a 19-seat electric airliner that has the potential to decarbonize regional air travel.

Environment

Four Eco Travel Tips

With the continued uncertainty around foreign travel, staycations are more popular than ever before. Though the boom in staycations is helping our economy and local businesses, it has also been having a positive effect on the environment.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Champion® Athleticwear Partners With The Renewal Workshop to Give Consumers Additional Eco-Friendly Apparel Choices

As part of its global “Be Your Own Champion” campaign, Champion Athleticwear today announced that it has launched Champion Renewed in partnership with The Renewal Workshop – a company that renews apparel that would have otherwise gone into landfill.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Corporate Citizenship Technology Review

The Corporate Giving, Volunteering and Grants Technology Review is the only one of its kind in the industry, offering CSR practitioners with a comprehensive overview of 60+ platforms

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg L.P. Joins Forces With Leading Global Brands to Support The Earthshot Prize and Help Repair Our Planet This Decade

The Earthshot Prize has announced today that 14 influential global companies and brands – including Bloomberg LP – will come together to support and scale the innovative and ground-breaking solutions

Innovation & Technology

Creating a Connected Tomorrow - for Everyone

In the past year, the importance of reliable information and communication technologies (ICTs) has been reinforced like never before. The ICT industry has seen a swift increase in traffic with so many internet users becoming fully reliant on it, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Innovation and Partnerships Can Help Ensure Vaccines Reach Everyone

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is underway, but without collaboration and good use of data, millions risk missing out on this path out of the pandemic. Developing countries already contend with unequal access to vaccines for economic reasons.

Environment

M·A·C Cosmetics Gives Empty Packaging New Life Through New Takeback Program in Austria

Green is the new M·A·C black. This August, M·A·C Cosmetics launched its pioneer Back-to-M·A·C takeback in Austria to further its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its packaging.

Green Infrastructure

CRB Joins Umoja Biopharma to Celebrate the Beginning of Construction at Development and Manufacturing Site

CRB uses its ONESolution™ Integrated Project Delivery method to design and construct Umoja’s development and manufacturing facility in a safe, sustainable, and collaborative way

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank, NeighborWorks and The Fair Housing Center Collaborate to Expand Access to Home Loans for Single-family Properties Throughout Toledo

KeyBank, NeighborWorks Toledo Region and The Fair Housing Center are partnering to make financing single-family homes easier and more affordable for low- to moderate-income individuals and families throughout the city of Toledo.

Environment

After 'Code Red' Warning, Ceres Launches New Effort to Transform Six of the Highest Emitting Sectors

Ceres launched a new initiative today aimed at decarbonizing six of the highest-emitting sectors and advancing the global transition to a zero emissions future at the pace and scale necessary

Research, Reports & Publications

Building a Sustainable Future: Regions Releases Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report

Regions Financial Corp. announces the release of its inaugural Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Figure Eight Reimagines the Retail Experience, Opens First Sustainable Luxury Multi-Brand Pop-up in SoHo

Today, Figure Eight, the first multi-brand experiential boutique curated with a 360-degree approach to sustainability, opens at 63 Greene Street in New York’s storied SoHo neighborhood.

Energy

Networking Air Compressor Systems for O-I's Plants in France Spells Energy Savings

O-I France has invested in centralized computer control systems for air compressors, translating into lower energy needs, fewer emissions, and substantial cost savings.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Virtual Volunteering Keeps Businesses Engaged With Nonprofits During the Pandemic

When My Block, My Hood, My City (M3) faced the challenges of lockdown early in the pandemic, the Chicago nonprofit had to pivot from its regular in-person activities.

Media & Communications

"Our Living Oceans" Brings Ocean Conservation into the Home

EarthxTV presents a new original series, airing on September 6th that reveals the hidden life within our oceans. In partnership with the Khaled bin Sultan Oceans Foundation (KSLOF), Our Living Oceans engages scientists, conservationists, and local leaders from around the world who are working to preserve, protect and restore ocean health.

Education

Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with a New Virtual Field Trip hosted by NBC's Jenna Bush Hager from 9/11 Day and Discovery Education

To honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Discovery Education and the 9/11 Day nonprofit invite students to join the engaging new 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Paying Tribute Through Good Deeds virtual field trip (VFT).

Innovation & Technology

3 Reasons Heavy Industry Should Be Investing in Carbon Capture Technology

As countries around the world seek to reduce their carbon emissions, they turn to carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies to aid their efforts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Pak Releases Its 22nd Annual Sustainability Report

Tetra Pak has released its annual Sustainability Report, outlining the progress made on various aspects of sustainability throughout its business operations in 2020, shedding light on its future commitments and ambitions.

Health & Healthcare

GIC Space: Meet the Team Providing Access to Breast and Cervical Cancer Care to Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

Headquartered in Yaoundé, Cameroon, GIC Space strives to ensure access to quality healthcare services through innovative and sustainable med-tech solutions, decreasing the healthcare gap between wealthy and poor communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainability Education Partnership in Peru Reaps Results

A highly successful initiative to help smaller companies in Peru to embrace transparency and adopt sustainable business practices has received global recognition.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Georgia-Pacific's Christian Fischer on Self-Actualization

When we become and stay self-actualized, we’ll do better things and have even better outcomes. Watch the video here.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  4. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  5. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  6. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  7. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  8. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  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. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  11. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  12. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  13. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  14. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  15. 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...