Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual program that brings people together to raise awareness for the problems of hunger and homelessness through educational, service, fundraising, and advocacy events.

Research, Reports & Publications

Leadership Built on Diversity of Experience

GRI, provider of the world’s leading sustainability reporting standards, will welcome four new members to its Board.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Driving Change: A Strategic CSR Journey

Toyota Financial Services' approach to strategic CSR enables the company to align its business goals with its social strategy. The team can now look at each strategy through a new lens, thinking beyond outputs to measurable, long-term outcomes.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hiring Neurodiverse Employees Refuels Service Stations

Working with PathPoint, an employment agency specializing in helping people with disabilities and mental health diagnoses find employment, CSI developed the role of station support representative to provide opportunities for neurodiverse employees.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Adam’s Corner

As a Gold Star mother, Telemundo's Cynthia Garcia honors her son Adam’s memory by bringing comfort to other military and veterans’ families.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Lifelong Advantages of a Career in Manufacturing

The speed at which manufacturing technology, people development and community stewardship has advanced is amazing. And now more than ever, manufacturing offers more career growth for anyone looking to succeed.

Innovation & Technology

ITA and RMI Demonstrate Assurance Leadership in Tin Due Diligence

The International Tin Association (ITA) and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) have jointly developed and published new “Assessment Criteria for Tin Smelting Companies"

Social Impact & Volunteering

Domtar EarthChoice Ambassadors in Action

Employees in Jesup, Georgia, partnered with first-grade teacher Kristyn May and James E. Bacon Elementary to develop an outdoor classroom for the school’s garden project.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Expands to Include Housing Affordability Solutions

The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator today announced that it is expanding its focus to include clean technologies for residential buildings.

Research, Reports & Publications

BlackRock, JP Morgan, J&J on ESG Going Mainstream: Briefing

The economist Milton Friedman famously said that “the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits”.

Environment

Better Business, Better World: Download the Antea Group 2018 Sustainability Report

Better Business, Better World: Download the Antea Group 2018 Sustainability Report

Events, Media & Communications

LA Galaxy Teams up With Shoes That Fit to Provide 100 Elementary School Students With New Shoes

AEG’s LA Galaxy Foundation recently teamed up for the third consecutive year with the non-profit organization, Shoes That Fit, to provide 100 students at Catskill Elementary School in Carson, Calif. with brand new shoes on Friday, Nov. 1.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keeping it Fresh: Following Food as Community Gives Back Throughout the Treasure Valley

"We take items that are fresh in the store, that are close to expiration date, close to their best by date and get those out to three big partner agencies within the community who can use them the same day, give them to the families who actually need them," Holland said.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: At Full Strength

Ellen MacArthur, Andrew Morlet, and their team are true visionaries in the circular economy movement. Spend some time digging into their work and I promise you’ll come away wiser for it.

Environment

Sammy Roth: Salton Sea Lithium

If you follow tech news, it’s pretty hard to miss stories reminding us of the tremendous potential that lithium-ion batteries have in store for the world

Sustainable Development Goals

Novartis annonce une nouvelle stratégie pour fournir des traitements innovants à plus de patients en Afrique subsaharienne

Novartis a annoncé aujourd’hui une nouvelle stratégie visant à élargir l’accès des patients et la disponibilité de sa gamme de médicaments en Afrique subsaharienne, qui regroupe la plus vaste population au monde de patients mal desservis. Novartis souhaite également être le partenaire de choix des gouvernements et des ONG pour renforcer les systèmes de santé dans toute l’Afrique.

Sustainable Development Goals

Novartis Announces New Strategy to Provide Innovative Medicines to More Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa

Basel, November 13, 2019 — Novartis announced today a new strategy to broaden patient reach and availability of its portfolio of medicines in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which is home to the largest underserved patient population in the world. Novartis also aspires to be the partner of choice for governments and NGOs to strengthen healthcare systems across Africa.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Biogen Celebrates Care Deeply Day

Over 3,000 Biogen employees give back to the global community for Care Deeply Day.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aurora Organic Dairy Commits to 100% Carbon-Neutral Energy in Its Fourth Sustainability Report

Aurora Organic Dairy, the leading producer of organic dairy products for the store brand market, today published its 2019 Sustainability Report.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS Honored as One of America’s Most Just Companies by Forbes and Just Capital

UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced it was named to Forbes and JUST Capital’s annual “JUST 100” list for the fourth consecutive year. The company was again recognized as the industry leader in the transportation sector.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Xoom Rolls Out Domestic Money Transfer Services in the U.S.

Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, today rolled out the ability for customers to send money to recipients in the U.S. for the first time. Through strategic alliances with Walmart and Ria, Americans can now use Xoom to send money...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Just Business Is Better Business

This achievement is the result of consistent leadership and dedication to all of our stakeholders: our employees, customers, communities, the environment, and our shareholders.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aflac CSR Hero: Matt Loudermilk

The Aflac Way is more than just a promise for CSR Hero Matt Loudermilk. It’s the firm foundation of ethics upon which Aflac was built 64 years ago. That’s why we’re a company guided by integrity and grounded by purpose.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel Named One of America’s Most JUST Companies

Intel’s high ranking on this list is due to the company’s strengths in issues affecting communities, the environment and its workers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Consumers Energy Foundation Provides $250,000 to New Effort to Create Housing Opportunities in Flint

The Consumers Energy Foundation celebrated its commitment to Michigan’s communities today by providing $250,000 for a new effort to upgrade and sell over three dozen vacant homes to first-time homebuyers in Flint.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Novata News
    Communicating key news and updates about Novata.
  2. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  3. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  4. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  5. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  6. 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...
  7. Subaru Love Promise: Pets
    Subaru believes all pets deserve a loving home and we are the largest corporate donor to the ASPCA®. Subaru is proud to help make the world a better...
  8. Supply Chain Dive AI Playbook 2025
    Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept – it’s already transforming supply chains end to end. In a new Playbook developed by DP...
  9. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  10. People
    As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...
  11. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  12. 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...
  13. Climate Stabilization
    SCS is working to advance climate accounting and reporting based on the latest climate science to help stabilize climate below temperature thresholds...
  14. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  15. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...