Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Energy

The Sustainable Data Centre: How To Curb Soaring Energy Use

With cloud now the default way of working for businesses in almost every sector, the amount of energy used by data centres is ever increasing: currently up to 1.5% of global electricity demand, according to the International Energy Agency.

Innovation & Technology

EHSxTech Takes Dublin: Discussing the Future of EHS in Tech

The end of March saw EHS professionals from some of the biggest names in the tech industry gather for the Antea Group USA’s EHSxTech® one-day event.

Education

Michigan Ross School of Business and Ceres Announce New Sustainability Education Program for Corporate Boards

The University of Michigan Ross School of Business, a top-ranked global executive education provider, in collaboration with Ceres, a leading nonprofit organization driving equitable solutions to the world’s greatest sustainability challenges,

Environment

Nippon Otis Installs Large Solar Panel Grid at Factory

Nearly a quarter of annual electricity consumption at the Nippon Otis Elevator Company logistics and engineering center can now be offset by power generated with newly-installed solar panels. 

Research, Reports & Publications

Companies Worldwide Are Not Setting Near-Term Goals To Radically Change Business and Save the Planet

head of Earth Day, a new Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose® (CECP) Investing in Society report finds environment, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure rates among top companies are increasing: Fortune 500® companies increased ESG disclosures 6.21% between 2019 to 2021

Education

Cadence Recognizes Technology Leaders of Tomorrow

Meet a group of highly accomplished women who have received the Cadence’s Women in Technology Scholarship.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating National Volunteer Week: Four Team Depot Captains on Giving Back to Communities

For 30 years, Team Depot, The Home Depot’s associate volunteer force, has been giving back to communities across the country. All year long, Home Depot associates volunteer their time and sweat equity to address the needs of local communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Don’t Believe the Hype on EHS: It’s Not Just Another Name for ESG

There’s a lot of confusion in the sustainability market right now, and I think a lot of it has to do with acronym overload. GRI? TCFD? CSRD? It’s a lot to keep track of, even for specialists.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Covia Cares: Improving our Local Communities

Every day, Covia helps improve our local communities by donating to local food banks, advancing the safety and health of first responders, and building key relationships in our local communities. To further support impactful community engagement and encourage Team Member voluntee

Diversity & Inclusion

Pizza Hut Spotlight: Meet Premila Vishwanath

We recently sat down with Pizza Hut franchisee Premila Vishwanath, owner of Tex Food, LLC, to learn more about her background and career journey, hear some of the challenges she’s faced in business and discover what advice she would give aspiring business owners.

Social Impact & Volunteering

6 Communications Principles To Boost Engagement in Your Employee Giving and Volunteering Programs

It’s hard for employees to engage with giving and volunteering programs…when they don’t even know they exist. Which is why an effective communications strategy is critical. Discover 6 Communications principles to boost engagement in your programs...

Health & Healthcare

The African Continent Ramps Up Efforts To Crack the Code on Outbreaks

On a recent afternoon in Nairobi, Kenya, about two dozen scientists gathered, peering at a screen that to the untrained eye looked like gibberish — rows of letters but no coherent words.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteerism: It's in Our DNA at Tapestry

Tapestry Gives is Tapestry’s global employee engagement program. It provides our employees with the tools and resources they need to give back to their communities and empowers them to volunteer with the causes that align with their passions.

Research, Reports & Publications

Whirlpool Corporation Highlights Commitment to Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Employee Support in 2022 Sustainability Report

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) today published its 2022 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s enduring commitment to environmental sustainability, social responsibility, corporate governance initiatives

Diversity & Inclusion

Generation Change's Hands Off Presents: Megan Jayne Crabb

Generation Change (GenChange) is an audience-inspired, audience-led initiative at Paramount designed to elevate and empower young people who are driving change around the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Aflac Is Winning at Employee Retention and Getting Workers Back to the Office: On-Site Doctors, Therapists, and Childcare

For Aflac, these traditional benefits have been most helpful in attracting, retaining, and engaging new hires who value perks that create ease over splashiness.

Research, Reports & Publications

KeyBank Helps Prepare Buyers for the Home Lending Process

Whether a first-time buyer or experienced homeowner, many potential homebuyers are anxious about the home lending process— and understandably so. Over the past five years, homebuyers have experienced a turbulent economy, inflation, extreme competitiveness, and uncertainty.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

DICK’S Sporting Goods and the Boston Athletic Association Announce Multi-Year Partnership

DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced a multi-year partnership, making DICK'S the official retail sponsor of B.A.A. events, beginning with the 2023 Boston Marathon.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

“Talk Green to Me” Podcast: Interview With Myra Foster of Sealed Air

The "Talk Green to Me" podcast interviews Myra Foster, VP of Sustainability Innovation & Strategy at global packaging provider Sealed Air. Myra discusses circularity and how Sealed Air is using advanced recycling technology to remake blended and complicated plastics.

Research, Reports & Publications

Growing Stronger Through Collaboration and Technology

-10% GHG emissions and moving closer towards gender parity – Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has published its 2022 Sustainability Report.

Environment

5 Ways to Champion Sustainable Practices With Points of Light Research This Earth Day

Here are tips for how you can leverage strategies for sustainability, tackle climate change and work toward a healthier environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Generation Change's Hands Off Presents: Bel Priestley

In this video, Actress and content creator Bel Priestley opens up about how online trolls attacked her for her weight while she was transitioning, and reminds us that we are all fighting for the same thing.

Education

CNH Industrial Is Sparking Interest in Agriculture Careers

The CNH Industrial Foundation – the company’s US-based charitable arm – has provided major funding to help launch a new tool for promoting student awareness of career opportunities in agriculture.

Diversity & Inclusion

When Kate Kirwin Couldn’t Find a Coding Community Where She Belonged, She Built One

Kate’s story is the latest feature in the Logitech MX #WomenWhoMaster series. Here, she talks about struggling to find community, her drive to bring fresh ideas to life, and how she hopes to leave the world a better place than she found it.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Bias, LGBTQ+ and More

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round-Up. Today we are talking about kindness bias, the four-day workweek, students building a robotic hand for a classmate, and a campaign against “conversion therapy”.

Latest Campaigns

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    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
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  4. 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...
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  6. LATAM Growth
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  11. WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene)
    Highlight the essential role of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in preventing disease and malnutrition. Content will link WASH to nutrition...
  12. EVP Campaign
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  13. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    At Franklin Templeton, we are proud of our commitment to communities where we live and work. Each year, we engage with hundreds of organizations...
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  15. 2024 Sustainability Report
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