Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Social Impact & Volunteering

From Olympic Glory to Community Impact: Sevran Will Welcome Paris 2024 Pool

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beyond the Code: Meet Rahul Jayaram

GoDaddy

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Circular Electronics Partnership Joins Forces With Global Electronics Council

Global Electronics Council

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: How Entrepreneurs Are Finding Strength in Numbers

Mastercard

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Creating Pathways to Affordable Homeownership Through Community and Banking

US Bank





Editors Pick

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MetLife Foundation Sponsors The Purpose Prize® for Financial Inclusion: $25,000 Award to Patricia Foley Hinnen, Founding CEO of Capital Sisters International

Patricia Foley Hinnen, founder and CEO of Capital Sisters International, will be named the 2015 winner of The Purpose Prize® for Financial Inclusion, sponsored by MetLife Foundation. The Purpose Prize, a program of Encore.org, recognizes and rewards the achievements of outstanding social innovators over 60 whose projects strive to improve local communities and the world. MetLife Foundation is the sponsor of Hinnen’s $25,000 award.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Symantec Wins ICARUS Award for Outstanding Event Sustainability Work!

Symantec received the ICARUS Outstanding Achievement Award from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s premier business travel and corporate meetings organization.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Antea Group Consultant Among First to Receive Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Credential

Antea Group is excited to announce that consultant Anna Blitz has earned the Sustainable Accounting Standard Board (SASB) Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Level One Credential.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Guide to Employee Fundraising and Crowdfunding

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Non-profit Launches Free Online Money Management Tool for Veterans, Service Members and Their Families

VeteransPlus, a 501 (c)(3) financial education organization announced the groundbreaking release of the first dedicated money management system for military and Veteran families. www.YellowRibbonCompass.org.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Millennials and Scaling Social Finance

Environment

Is There an Overlooked Link Between Renewable Materials and Climate Change Mitigation?

As we sharpen our lens on climate in advance of the COP21 Summit in Paris, we all await whether or not agreements reached will result in transformative changes and ultimately in how businesses operate.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Reflections from a Waypoint in First Green Bank's Regenerative Journey

First Green Bank (FGB) CEO Ken LaRoe reflects on the midpoint of the bank's collaboration with Capital Institute on the Year in the Life of a Regenerative Bank project, acknowledging both the progress FGB has made and the inevitable setbacks it has encountered as its values bump up against real-world constraints.

Environment

GM Gets Perfect Climate Change Disclosure Score from @CDP

We know addressing climate change makes business sense. Further proof can be found in CDP rankings. Each year CDP scores companies for the quality of climate change-related information they disclose to investors and the global marketplace. If the company is a leader, they get on the S&P Climate Disclosure Leadership Index.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Community Involvement Study Contributes to Key Business Goals, New Study Finds

The Carroll School of Management Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College is pleased to release its 2015 Community Involvement Study, a unique research report that explores how companies are investing in communities and how these efforts connect to their businesses. Conducted for the eleventh time since 1995, the study finds that the majority of companies today report that community involvement contributes to key business goals including improved reputation and the attraction and retention of employees.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sustainability Commission Honors Four 2015 Winners

Two local companies, a City of Greencastle official and a DePauw University senior were honored Tuesday evening when the Greencastle Commission on Sustainability unveiled its annual awards. At the outset of Tuesday night's City Council meeting, Sustainability Chairman Anthony Baratta announced the winners of the Business of the Year, Best Practices of the Year, Outstanding Citizen of the Year and Young Leader of the Year, presenting them or their representatives with plaques detailing the honor.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Features Private Sector Leadership in Financial Inclusion

2 billion people around the world still lack access to modern financial services. Today, we're releasing Private Sector Leadership in Financial Inclusion , a report detailing ways the business community is addressing the critical finance gap worldwide.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Carnival Cruise Line Kicks Off the St. Jude Thanks and Giving® Campaign

Events, Media & Communications

Lessons from Movember: How to Motivate Millennial Men with Cause Marketing

Men across America are chucking their razors during the month of November, but it's more than just a fashion statement, it's a declaration in support of men's health. Movember is now firmly established as a cause marketing effort with "oomph," and is turning heads as it targets one of the most overlooked segments of shoppers: Millennial men.

Diversity & Inclusion

Trim Tab Magazine | Maori Carving Culture

Intricate carvings and art have resulted in beautiful pieces of history now preserved in chiseled sculptures and decorations. Bernard Makoare, a Maori artist, explains the significance and beauty of this craft and culture.

Events, Media & Communications

Good Advice for Corporate Boards on Sustainability From Bob Eccles - Prominent Harvard Business School Voice

Professor Bob Eccles of Harvard Business School is out front and very vocal on key corporate sustainability issues (like the global Integrated Reporting movement and continued expansion of sustainable investing). In a Forbes commentary he offers advice for corporate leadership on “how to show corporate leadership [in sustainability], posing the question to boards and C-suite: “What progress are we seeing in how boards of directors of public companies demonstrate leadership in sustainability?”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ingersoll Rand in Top 10 Percent of Companies on CDP Climate Change Report, Named to Climate Disclosure Leadership Index

Ingersoll Rand has been awarded a position on the S&P Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), released today in the S&P edition of CDP’s annual global climate change report. The company earned a score of 99 out of a possible 100, a 6-point increase over 2014.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Deloitte Announces 'Team Deloitte,' Its Roster of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Veterans and Hopefuls

Deloitte is proud to announce its sponsorship of 15 U.S. athletes on their journey to the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Whether it be overcoming adversity, leading their teammates, gaining a new perspective, or defying the odds, each athlete demonstrates values that resonate at Deloitte, including leadership, confidence, purpose, and dedication to making an impact that matters.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Yum! Employees Fight Global Hunger and #FeedtheWorld

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI Launches Resource to Enable Greater Transparency on Human Rights

GRI, pioneer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, today launched its latest Linkage Document at the Fourth United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.

Innovation & Technology

Wells Fargo Invests $1,000,000 in Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers

Wells Fargo, a leading supporter and investor in Community Development Financial Institutions, has provided a $1 million Equity Equivalent (EQ2) Investment to Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers to support entrepreneurs in the Twin Cities.

Environment

Albertsons Companies Celebrates America Recycles Day

America Recycles Day is observed on November 15th, it’s the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and buy recycled products. Albertsons Companies likes to celebrate recycling every day of the year! Our commitment to responsibly use resources includes thoughtful consideration of how we can reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills and recycle what was once considered trash. We are working toward zero waste across all of our operations.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  2. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  3. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  4. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  5. 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...
  6. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  7. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  8. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  9. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  10. 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...
  11. Goals That Inspire: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  12. 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...
  13. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  14. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  15. Stories of Purpose at Truist
    See how Truist teammates are living out our purpose, mission and values to serve our clients, teammates, and communities.