Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Q2 2025

DICK'S Sporting Goods

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Recognized as a 2025 Blackbaud Impact Awards Finalist

Wesco International

Events, Media & Communications

How AI Is Disrupting Sustainability Reporting

3BL

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The ROI of Sustainability: A CFO's Perspective

Trane Technologies

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DaVita Marks Major Milestone in 100% Renewable Energy Commitment

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Editors Pick

Energy

GM’s Energy Stars: Brian Dohm and Steve Handlovits, Grand Rapids Operations

All this week, we will be recognizing employees from our U.S. facilities who have helped GM realize $435 million in energy savings by reducing energy intensity by 40 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 41 percent over the last 20 years.

Research, Reports & Publications

MGM Resorts International is Committed to Social Responsibility

Social Impact & Volunteering

6 Remarkable Scholars Who Have Big Plans for the Future

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Grupo Financiero Banorte Recognized as a Leader in Sustainability

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) recognized worldwide efforts of Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) to lessen the impact of climate change by selecting it to join the Carbon Performance Leadership Index, after obtaining a rating of 100 A. thus becoming the first institution in Latin America belong to the category "A", the highest position in this index.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Reconocen A Grupo Financiero Banorte Como Líder En Sustentabilidad

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) reconoció a nivel mundial los esfuerzos de Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNorte) por aminorar el impacto del cambio climático al seleccionarlo para ingresar al Carbon Performance Leadership Index, tras obtener una calificación de 100 A. convirtiéndose así en la primera institución de América Latina en pertenecer a la categoría “A”, máxima posición de este índice.

Events, Media & Communications

Are You Maximizing the Talent Development Potential of Your CSR Program?

If you are considering pro bono service as a talent development strategy at your company, join the Taproot Foundation on November 11 at 2pm ET as we release a new resource for the field, Pro Bono + Talent Development: A Program Design Roadmap.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Nearly Doubled its Initial Goal to Support Service Members, Veterans; Donating $66 Million Over Past Three Years

Wells Fargo announced that it has donated more than $66 million to help service members, veterans, and their families over the past three years — well surpassing its $35 million goal.

Events, Media & Communications

Global Goals in a Global Spotlight at Net Impact Conference with Laura Asiala

Laura Asiala, Vice President of Public Affairs at PYXERA Global, will speak about the Global Goals and sustainable development at this year’s Net Impact Conference on November 6 and 7. Students and professional leaders will come together at this landmark event to discuss the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Ms. Asiala, who serves on Net Impact’s Board of Directors, will join in two sessions with other leaders in global engagement.

Environment

Delivering Value: Republic Services Opens New Wastewater Treatment Plant

Republic Services’ Conestoga Landfill in Morgantown, PA recently hosted a ribbon cutting grand opening event for the site’s newly completed $15-million waste water treatment plant. The plant is one of only three nationwide for Republic and took nearly four years to design and build. Fully in operation since April 2015, the plant utilizes cutting edge technology to provide the latest in environmental protection in the processing of waste water.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Upping the Ante: How Brands Can Stay on Top of Evolving Consumer Expectations and Preferences

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chevrolet Donates 2016 Volt to FIRST®

Chevrolet will donate an all-new 2016 Volt to FIRST®, the K-12 robotics program, to help raise money for student robotics opportunities across the U.S. but particularly for those in communities underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education fields.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins Inc. CEO Addresses BSR Conference 2015

In a plenary address at the BSR Conference 2015, Tom Linebarger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cummins Inc., explored how resilience can help build a better world.

Health & Healthcare

The National Cost of Alzheimer’s is Projected to Reach $1.2 Trillion by 2050, But We Can Change This.

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, yet it is the only cause of death among the top 10 in America without a way to prevent, cure, or even slow its progression. It is an irreversible degeneration of the brain that causes disruptions in memory, cognition, personality, and other functions and inevitably leads to death. More than 5 million Americans aged 65 and older are thought to have Alzheimer’s disease. This number is set to grow dramatically, as baby boomers are turning 65 at a rate of 10,000 people per day. By 2025 that number will likely be 7 million, and it will rise to nearly 14 million people living with Alzheimer’s by 2050.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GSSB to Issue GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards in 2016

The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), an independent standard-setting body created by GRI, approved plans to transition the GRI G4 Guidelines to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Giving Kids Who Have Lost Limbs the Chance to Run, Play and Act Like Kids

The Daily Point of Light Award, created by President George H. W. Bush in 1989, celebrates the power of individuals to spark change and improve the world. In 2014, British Prime Minister David Cameron started the daily award in the U.K. to recognize outstanding individuals who are voluntarily making change in their communities and inspiring others. Recently, at the Conference on Volunteering and Service in Houston, Points of Light honored awardees from the U.S. and the U.K. who are dedicated to serving young amputees around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Kimberly-Clark Multi-Cultural Leadership Symposium

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Starting Strong in Corporate Societal Engagement Leadership: Your First 90 Days

Congratulations! You’ve earned a senior role in your company’s societal engagement function. You’ve been tapped for your leadership and your ability to collaborate, influence, inspire, and creatively and resiliently navigate the unique complexities of your organization to drive business and social impact. Well done.

Environment

Bank of America Expands National Community Advisory Council

Today, the National Community Advisory Council (NCAC), a diverse group of nonprofit and private-sector leaders convened by Bank of America, recognizes its 10th anniversary with the addition of five new members representing environment and sustainability expertise. Meeting this week in Washington, D.C., the group of senior consumer, community and academic leaders gathers twice a year to advise the bank on critical issues impacting society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keep America Beautiful Honors Caterpillar Inc. with 2015 Vision for America Award for Corporate Commitment to Sustainability

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit that envisions a country that is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, honored Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and its Chairman and CEO, Doug Oberhelman, with the 2015 Vision for America Award on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in New York City.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Siemens Receives Top Marks In World’s Largest Climate-Protection Ranking

For the first time, Siemens has achieved the highest possible score in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the world’s largest climate-protection survey. For the transparency of its reporting on the opportunities and risks associated with climate change, the company received 100 (2014: 99) out of 100 possible points. In addition, Siemens’ efforts to achieve energy efficiency and cut CO2 emissions enabled the company to reach Band A, the highest performance range. As a result, the company is also included in the Carbon Performance Leadership Index.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Global Pro Bono Converts Insight to Innovation

Over the last ten years, leading companies have begun investing their greatest asset—their human capital—in “giving back” by improving lives around the world through global pro bono programs. Such programs place employees in short-term volunteer assignments within local social-sector organizations for a period of three weeks to three months in emerging or growth markets, from India to Brazil. While the pursuit of philanthropic community impact will likely continue to underpin such initiatives, some corporations are realizing that deploying employees as pro bono consultants can have two other significant and desirable effects as well.

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