Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Education

Home Depot's Kids Workshops: Teaching Building Skills and Empowering Young People for 25 Years

Build. Learn. Create. Building strong relationships is a core value at The Home Depot, and it shows in the workshop program developed by a team of store associates to help our youngest customers develop basic and safe building skills, while gaining confidence using tools to complete projects.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hispanic+Latin Heritage Month: Sharon G.

Meet Sharon! She leads the Digital Menu Management Team and brings tacos to fans across the web via app, kiosk and delivery. Not only that, but she also empowers restaurant teams with the product data behind many of our back-of-house technologies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Back Is What We're About

When our Black Leadership Network Teammate Resource Group led a company-wide Hunger Action Month activation in support of Feeding America, our Atlanta distribution center teammates found a way to go above and beyond to make the activation a success.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Joining Forces for 1.5 Million Smallholder Farming Households

“This MOU is an important milestone to us, and we are excited as Government as it builds on the work we are doing in realizing the green economy."

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy Highlights Baltimore's Social Impact Entrepreneurs in Latest 'Made in America' Season

Domain registration giant GoDaddy highlighted its various relationships with Baltimore-based small business, social impact entities and entrepreneurs in its latest season of “Made in America,” its docuseries highlighting minority-owned small business owners across the country.

Energy

What's Next for Energy Trends and the Sustainability Landscape?

As Vice President of Sustainable Solutions and Innovation, my team and I are part of the sustainability conversations driving business action. Find out more about today’s energy landscape and how we support our customers’ sustainability journeys.

Sustainable Development Goals

Accelerating ESG Impact With Fair Trade Certified

October is Fair Trade Month, when we and many organizations raise awareness about the importance of fair trade. This year we have a lot to celebrate

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Cisco Data Scientists Helped CommonLit Innovate Teacher Feedback for Better Learning

More can and will be done to address the implications of widening achievement for all students, and in particular students from underserved districts. To stimulate an academic recovery, we need innovative classroom solutions like CommonLit.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in Physical Security

A panel of PNC employees in the bank’s physical security team discussed diversity and inclusion in the physical security space at PNC’s Enterprise Technology and Security discussion.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Abbott's Working Parents of the Year

Abbott exists to help people around the world live their fullest lives – and we know that for many of our employees that includes being a parent.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Partners With Cuyahoga County to Launch Key Cares Loan℠ Home Repair Lending Program

KeyBank is partnering with Cuyahoga County to launch a new program that provides home repair assistance to eligible homeowners in Cuyahoga County.

Innovation & Technology

Chemours Announces Joint Venture Agreement With BWT to Enable the Capacity and Innovation Required by the Transportation Fuel Cell Market

The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) (NYSE: CC) announced plans to enter into a joint venture with BWT FUMATECH Mobility GmbH, an established player in multiple hydrogen markets, focused on membrane manufacturing in the field of fuel cell technology.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi Is Certified as a Great Place to Work® in Bermuda

Family-owned Bacardi Limited is celebrating being certified as a Great Place to Work® at its global headquarters in Bermuda in its first year of participation.

Diversity & Inclusion

Breaking Barriers: A Conversation With Melissa Barra on Leadership, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Pentair Women’s Resource Group (WRG), in partnership with Pentair’s Latino Resource Group (LRG), recently hosted an event with Melissa Barra, Pentair Board Member and the EVP, Chief Sales and Services Officer at Sleep Number Corporation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GI Genius™ Named to FORTUNE 2022 'Change the World' List

Medtronic announced today that the GI Genius™ intelligent endoscopy module has been named to the prestigious FORTUNE 2022 ‘Change the World’ list.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Quileute Tribe Uses the Forest for Ancient Traditions

Forestry companies and Native American tribes are deeply intertwined in Washington state, where they must work together to share and sustain the resources the land provides.

Education

Tune Into Planted: Finding Your Roots in STEM Careers

International Paper has supported The Morton Arboretum, a public garden and outdoor museum 25 miles outside of Chicago, for more than 5 years.

Environment

Aramark to Increase Plant-Based Menu Offerings on College Campuses

Aramark, the largest U.S.-based foodservice provider, announced today that by 2025, 44% of its residential dining menu offerings at more than 250 colleges and universities will be plant-based.

Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Partner to Plant Trees in Cities Across the World Through Urban Tree Initiative

The Arbor Day Foundation and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation have partnered to provide urban forestry plantings in 20 project locations across the globe throughout the coming year.

Events, Media & Communications

Technimark Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council, Further Advancing Dedication to Sustainability

Technimark, a global manufacturing provider for the medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare markets, announced today that it has joined the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Research, Reports & Publications

KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Human Capital

Advancing a rewarding, inclusive culture is critical to a well-functioning, sustainable organization.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast NBCUniversal Named a Best Workplace for Women

Great Place to Work and Fortune have named Comcast NBCUniversal one of its Best Workplaces for Women for the sixth consecutive year, ranking 5th for 2022.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Industry Voices: Automakers Need To Reimagine a Decades-Old Industry

Over the next decade, many automakers plan to transform their fleets to electric power, with some announcing goals for fully electric lineups within five years.

Events, Media & Communications

Purpose Built Audio Conference Agenda Highlights Trends and Lessons in Corporate Social Responsibility

Submittable is hosting the Impact Studio Conference for CSR and ESG practitioners; a free audio conference with an impressive lineup of thought leaders exploring how to build your CSR program (and career) around a clear purpose.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Spark Good: A New Way To Give Back Just in Time for the Holidays

Spark Good makes giving – and getting – easier than ever. It brings a robust suite of giving resources to one convenient location on Walmart.com, providing easy access to programs and tools for nonprofits while empowering customers and associates to rally support for the causes that matter most to them.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  3. Pursuing Possibility with Principle
    This highlights our firm’s values: We do the right thing and put our clients first.
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. 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...
  6. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  7. 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...
  8. Whole Planet
    Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
  9. 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...
  10. Responsible Investing
    Responsible Investing
  11. 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...
  12. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  13. INtersections: Dow's 2024 Progress Report
    Team Dow remains agile and focused on taking proactive actions to improve profitability in the midst of persistent macroeconomic challenges, while...
  14. 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...
  15. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...