Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Announces Legacy Addition to Its Board of Directors

Jun 17, 2021 12:55 PM ET

Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children announced the addition of Martha Ulman, the grandchild of Clara Spence, Spence-Chapin’s Co-Founder and Spence School in Manhattan Founder, as an Honorary Director to its Board of Directors

Environment

IOC Reveals Details of Its “Olympic Forest” Project

Jun 17, 2021 12:35 PM ET

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today the details of its project to plant the “Olympic Forest” in Mali and Senegal, an element of the IOC’s climate-positive strategy.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates Pride Month

Jun 17, 2021 12:15 PM ET

Pride Month provides a special opportunity for Comcast NBCUniversal to recognize the remarkable contributions of the LGBTQ community to our company and country as we work to create a world of open possibilities for all.

Events, Media & Communications

How to Create a Safe Space - Location and Activity - for Your Company's In-person Employee Volunteer and Employee Engagement Events

Jun 17, 2021 12:15 PM ET

Register now and join us June 29th at 3pm ET/noon PT to learn "5 Actionable Steps to Safely Unite Employees at In-Person Workplace Volunteer Events This Year".

Social Impact & Volunteering

Equity, Social Justice and NJ Leaders Who Impacted History

Jun 17, 2021 12:05 PM ET

Environment

Soil Health Institute Selected As Soil Science Research Partner for Dairy Feed, Soil and Water Outcomes for the Net Zero Initiative

Jun 17, 2021 12:00 PM ET

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, has been selected as the soil science research partner for Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration, an essential project

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Message from Daniel P. Amos, Aflac Incorporated Chairman and CEO

Jun 17, 2021 12:00 PM ET

As we embarked on 2020, we at Aflac were eagerly anticipating a year celebrating an array of significant milestones for the company...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Northern Trust Included in Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index

Jun 17, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Northern Trust is delighted to have been included in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index 2020/21. We’re proud to continue supporting positive mental health of our employees across our business.

Energy

Ceres Releases Investor Expectations for Paris-aligned Financial Reporting in U.S. Oil and Gas Sector

Jun 17, 2021 11:35 AM ET

U.S. oil and gas companies, and their investors, are at risk of significant stranded assets because they are not adequately reflecting the impacts of the climate crisis and the clean energy transition in their financial reporting

Health & Healthcare

Recipe for Success: How Retailers and Consumer Goods Companies Can Further Encourage Healthier Living

Jun 17, 2021 11:10 AM ET

After more than a year of living through a pandemic, health is at the forefront of consumers’ minds.

Social Impact & Volunteering

VolunteerMatch Announces June's Match Studio Collaborative Artist: Shema Love

Jun 17, 2021 11:00 AM ET

VolunteerMatch, the largest nonprofit network on the web connecting volunteers with opportunities to give back, announces its June Match Studio Collaborative artist, Shema Love. A multi-passionate artist and lifestyle content creator, she was the face and featured artist of the global campaign for Nike Air Max Day 2021.

Health & Healthcare

Blueprint for Access to Innovative Healthcare Episode 2: Screening

Jun 17, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Meet the people who are living and breathing the Blueprint in the second episode focusing on the importance of screening of NCDs of a 5-part series of our pilot program in Meru County, Kenya.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Black & Veatch's Randy Castro Elected to National Academy of Construction

Jun 17, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Black & Veatch proudly announces that Randy Castro, leader of the company’s federal business and a retired U.S. Army major general, has been elected to the 2021 class of the National Academy of Construction.

Health & Healthcare

International Coalition Formed by Sports-Focused NGOs Seeks to Promote Health Protocol Verification of Venue Operations at Global Scale in Light of COVID-19

Jun 17, 2021 10:50 AM ET

A coalition of some of the world’s most prominent non-governmental organizations focused on sports and planetary health announced today that they have joined with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) to launch a global awareness campaign

Energy

Ecocentricity Blog: A Drink With Leonardo

Jun 17, 2021 10:30 AM ET

The promises of graphene aluminum-ion batteries are quite alluring; more energy density, reduced risk of combustion, cheap and abundant material, longer lifespan, & eye-popping recharge rates.

Innovation & Technology

Financial Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)

Jun 17, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Over the next two years, and with the support of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth , the Common Cents Lab will work with digital platforms such as Mercado Libre, the largest e-commerce site in Latin America,

Diversity & Inclusion

Stellantis and National Business League Partner to Build Nation's First Black Supplier Development Program

Jun 17, 2021 10:25 AM ET

Stellantis and the National Business League (NBL) have formed a national partnership to develop Black suppliers for future contracting and procurement opportunities in the pursuit of greater racial equity in the marketplace.

Research, Reports & Publications

Edison Shares Its Sustainability Progress

Jun 17, 2021 10:25 AM ET

Edison International released its 2020 Sustainability Report, showing its journey in meeting sustainability benchmarks, completing its renewable energy strategy, and advancing DE&I.

Environment

Fall Armyworm: Combatting Another Invasive Pest Amidst the Pandemic

Jun 17, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Farmers in East Africa, Southwest Asia and areas of the Middle East are battling their worst desert locust outbreak in decades. And a second, equally devastating pest continues to invade parts of the eastern hemisphere: fall armyworm (FAW).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Climate Change and COVID-19: What Everyone Should Know About Why the G7 Summit Was a Failure

Jun 17, 2021 10:00 AM ET

As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson touched down in Cornwall for the G7 Summit, he was full of talk about a “Green Industrial Revolution” — after travelling 280 miles from Westminster to Carbis Bay by plane.

Research, Reports & Publications

Moody's Highlights Its Commitment to Sustainability Leadership

Jun 17, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Today Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) released its inaugural Stakeholder Sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) reports

Research, Reports & Publications

New Employee Data Reveals the Gap Between Ambition and Action in How Companies Address Racial Justice and Equity

Jun 17, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Just ahead of Juneteenth, Benevity releases results from an employee survey highlighting the importance of authentic corporate action on diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging.

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank Joins Communities In Recognizing Juneteenth; Announces Donation To The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Jun 17, 2021 10:00 AM ET

From supporting events in markets to a KeyBank Foundation grant, KeyBank is joining families, individuals, and communities across the country this week to recognize Juneteenth as an important milestone in our country’s history.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia Pacific Donates to Kinzua Bridge Playground

Jun 17, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Georgia Pacific Corporation with a plant on Hutchins Road, Mount Jewett, has donated $25,000 to the Kinzua Bridge State Park Foundation for themed-playground equipment at the park.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Points of Light Names UnitedHealth Group Top Community-Minded Company

Jun 17, 2021 9:20 AM ET

UnitedHealth Group has been named to The Civic 50 for the 10th consecutive year and honored for the fourth time as the sector leader for health care since the survey began in 2012.