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Research, Reports & Publications

Republic Services Reports Meaningful Progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes: Supporting Our Patients During COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic has created so much uncertainty, we remain committed to supporting people living with substance use disorders and schizophrenia and helping to assure that patients have access to our medicines.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Collaborates With Hexagon on Intelligent Tools

Black & Veatch, Hexagon PPM announce a new technology partnership that will allow the global EPC leader to see faster, more seamless communication, quicker updates and smoother integration, helping to advance engineering design into the digital age.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Safer, Cleaner New Normal: Online Toolkit Helps Businesses Reopen Confidently

Before COVID-19 upended Americans' lives, John Strom and his marketing team spent their days primarily supporting sales of Georgia-Pacific products. But in mid-March, they had a new mission: helping keep people safe.

Sustainable Development Goals

Walgreens Boots Alliance Joins United Nations Global Compact Initiative

Today Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), a global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy, is pleased to announce that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact Initiative

Diversity & Inclusion

Medtronic Foundation Commits $16M in Health and Education Partnerships to Address Racial Disparities and Advance Social Justice in Black Communities

Medtronic Foundation Commits $16M in Health and Education Partnerships to Address Racial Disparities and Advance Social Justice in Black Communities

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Wave of ESG Demand

This past year of social and environment pressures (Covid-19, racism inequity, climate change, global risks) has created a new wave of demand for ESG data and insight.

Health & Healthcare

HPRC Launches Free Healthcare Plastics Recycling Vendor Directory

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council is excited to announce the release of its new recycling vendor directory, designed to enable hospitals to build a more complete recycling program and provide recyclers with information...

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: An Appealing Solution

Apeel Sciences' story is a great example of biomimicry. They looked at how all plants on land have a surface layer that protects from drying and rotting, and they studied the molecular structure of those “peels” in fruits and vegetables. Then they developed a coating that mimics and amplifies their effectiveness.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

U.S. Cities Need a New Vision For Affordable Housing - And Business Can Help

Nearly 50 million Americans have filed for unemployment as governments impose stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Events, Media & Communications

Transform: Energy & Carbon - The Virtual Conference Helping Business Lead the Energy Transition

Businesses are living through a period of unprecedented change. Driven by the climate emergency and incoming regulation, plus shareholder, employee and consumer pressure - every business is being challenged with how to become a low-carbon enterprise.

Energy

World's First Validated and Registered Carbon Offset Project for Electric Vehicle Chargers

SCS Global Services (SCS), Electrify America and Verra are proud to announce the first-ever validation of a carbon offset project under a new methodology for electric vehicle (EV) charging systems.

Research, Reports & Publications

Upward Trajectory for ESG Disclosure Requirements

The fifth edition of the Carrots & Sticks report, which assesses the regulatory landscape for sustainability reporting has found that ESG disclosure has never been more pervasive globally.

Research, Reports & Publications

Canary Wharf Group Commits to Ambitious Science Based Targets in Its Latest 2020 Sustainability Report, ‘Together We Can’

Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has set out an ambitious environmental strategy for the next decade, including launching new emissions targets aligned with the demands of science to hold off climate impact.

Research, Reports & Publications

Infographic: HP's 2019 Sustainable Impact Progress

HP is committed to driving positive, lasting change for the planet, its people and our communities. See how we are tracking against our goals and creating sustainable impact around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

Webcasts Focus on Role of Buildings, Communities and Organizations to Respond to Today's Global Health Challenges Webcasts With IWBI: July 20 - July 24

With the gravity of the situation regarding COVID-19, today, more than ever, the spaces where we spend our time play a role in the future of protecting our families, our businesses and the public at large. Join IWBI and the WELL community...

Sustainable Development Goals

How Feed the Children Is Addressing Food Insecurity Amidst the Pandemic

According to current research, more than 17% of young children in the U.S. lack sufficient food — a rate 3 times higher than during the worst of the Great Recession. The escalating food crisis young children are facing today is alarming and calls...

Innovation & Technology

Seizing the Moment to Advance Data for Social Impact

The coronavirus pandemic has amplified the power of data science for social impact in many ways, from helping to deliver school lunch stipends to parents after schools closed to using technology to make accessing critical safety net programs...

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

SVM2020 - Speaker Profile - Olivia Prentice

An international expert in impact measurement, Olivia Prentice will be speaking at Social Value International’s #SVM2020: People, Planet & Power virtual conference.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Maxie McCoy: Work Will Never Be the Same

A workplace expert says the COVID-19 era has changed almost everything about the office, maybe for the better.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Building a Better Future Through Kindness - Cox Enterprises

During the month of July, our employees are performing conscious acts of kindness to make a positive ripple effect in the world to build a year that we’ll remember for compassion and goodness instead of turmoil.

Education

JoVE and Biogen to Provide Somerville Public Schools with STEM Video Learning Resources

Challenged by the rapid movement to online education brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Massachusetts area public schools have an immediate need for remote teaching and learning resources.

Responsible Production & Consumption

FPT Industrial Is Committed to Making Engine Production Even More Sustainable

FPT Industrial, a global powertrain brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI/ MI: CNH), has visibly changed the area of Foggia, in southern Italy, for the better with their dynamic approach.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

40 Investors With Nearly $1 Trillion Join Other Leaders to Urge U.S. Financial Regulators to Act on Climate Change As a Systemic Financial Risk

72 private and public sector leaders, including investors, former regulators, lawmakers, NGOs, and foundations urge regulatory action on climate change

Responsible Production & Consumption

Join Walmart, Others On our Journey to Reinvent the Plastic Bag

At Walmart, we try and imagine a better future every day, and we invite the innovators of the world with us. Now, we’re considering a big question: What does a world look like beyond the retail shopping bag?

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...
  5. 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...
  6. Making the World a Better Home | Our Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
    We believe diversity strengthens us and the best ideas come from diverse teams working together. Creating a positive workplace for everyone means...
  7. 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...
  8. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  9. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  10. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  11. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  12. FedEx | Empowering Entrepreneurs
    Advancing women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world. Small to mid-sized businesses power their local economies and...
  13. 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...
  14. 2025: Entergy helps customers beat the heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  15. 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...