Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Diversity & Inclusion

U.S. Bank Opens First LGBTQ+ Flagship Branch in Arizona

The U.S. Bank Phoenix Uptown branch has proudly served local businesses and customers for the past 40 years. It recently underwent a facelift to better reflect its customers and neighbors by becoming the bank’s newest LGBTQ+ flagship.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nurturing Trust: Engaging With Hispanic Audiences in a Diverse Media Landscape

With an ever-expanding media landscape, audience preferences are pivotal. Creators and distributors want to engage audiences, and brands seek relevant content opportunities where their messages can truly resonate.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Protecting Children Across Borders With Save the Children

As we revel in the joy of the holiday season, it's important to remember that 2.3 billion of the world’s children are ensnared in the harsh realities of conflict, both in distant regions and right within our own communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank’s Expanded Relationship Benefits and New Perks Offer Consumers More Flexibility and Control of Their Finances

In the latest demonstration of its commitment to helping clients move forward on their individual financial journeys, KeyBank announced expanded relationship benefits to enhance the banking experience and unlock new benefits, including discounted rates on personal loans.

Education

Qualcomm’s Support for STEM and Midway

Qualcomm Incorporated’s support has elevated and helped improve many Midway education initiatives.

Sustainable Development Goals

Justina Nixon, Vice President & Chief Impact Officer International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

A lot more companies must start focusing on not just a green transition, but also a just transition. And many of these companies are looking at IBM-launched programs like our IBM Sustainability Accelerator.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic LABS: The Vital Role Of Community Health Workers

At Medtronic LABS, we define ‘global health’ as truly global — not only focused on low- and middle-income countries, but on underserved communities regardless of country.

Events, Media & Communications

DP World Enhances Sustainability Leadership in the Americas With Key Appointment

DP World, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions, announces the appointment of Sarah Mouriño as Senior Director of Sustainability for the Americas region.

Research, Reports & Publications

The State of Sustainability and ESG in 2023

To help companies make sense of the progress and avoid confusion, the Nasdaq IR Intelligence team recently leveraged our own, newly-launched Nasdaq Sustainable Lens™ to review, analyze, and summarize sustainability and ESG reports, financial filings, and other ESG documents.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

New SSCI Benchmark Consultation Opens for FSSC 24000

The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is delighted to announce the opening of a stakeholder consultation for FSSC 24000, as it advances to the final stages in the SSCI Benchmark process.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Crown Holdings Supports World Mental Health Day

At Crown, we hold a deep appreciation for our employees, and protecting our workforce's wellbeing is one of our core values and a crucial aspect of our sustainability program Twentyby30™.

Events, Media & Communications

OECD Issues Independent Guides To Measure Long-Term Impacts of Global Events Such As the Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued two guides to assist global sports, business and cultural event organisers and their stakeholders in monitoring, measuring and evaluating the social, economic and environmental benefits of their events

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: A Changing World: The New Psychological Workplace Contract

A new psychological contract is transforming the modern workplace, highlighted by an increase in collective actions and changing employee expectations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Georgia-Pacific Hosts AFPA at Award-Winning Plant

Georgia-Pacific LLC will continue to discover new technologies to create more value for our customers while using fewer resources, minimizing waste, and improving the environmental performance of our products and processes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Their Native American Heritage Ties This Line Crew Together

Whether the team is putting up new power poles or working to restore power, representing Duke Energy at a community powwow or in a parade, they are eager to inform and educate people about Duke Energy and the work they do to keep the lights on.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

From the SEE® Impact Report: Enabling a Circular Economy

Global packaging provider SEE® is driving the adoption of circular business models that support the creation of products that can be recovered and recycled, contribute to consumer waste diversion efforts, and enhance the supply of material for future reuse.

Energy

PEM Membrane Technologies and the New Hydrogen Economy

Green hydrogen, flow batteries, and fuel cells are reinventing the energy market, and proton exchange membranes (PEM) are critical for effectively commercializing these technologies.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Schneider Electric Announces Google, ASM and HP Have Joined the Catalyze Program for Semiconductor Supply Chain Decarbonization

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced that Google, ASM and HP have joined the Catalyze program, which aims to accelerate access to renewable energy across the global semiconductor value chain.

Sustainable Development Goals

My Green Lab Unveils Converge, a Collaborative Supply Chain Initiative Bringing Sustainability to the Forefront of the Pharmaceutical Industry

My Green Lab announces Converge, a collaborative supply chain initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

More Than $5.6M in Energy Assistance Provided To Help Entergy Customers in 2023

This summer was the hottest ever recorded, and in response to the extreme heat, Entergy launched its “Beat the Heat” program – aimed at implementing a series of measures to help vulnerable customers stay cool and safe this summer.

Energy

Oil Industry Commitments at COP28 Encouraging, but Specifics on Action Urgently Needed To Align the Sector With the World’s Low-Carbon Ambitions

If these companies follow through on their commitments, and take immediate meaningful actions, to virtually eliminate methane emissions by 2030, that will represent a substantial downpayment on a transition strategy

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

LyondellBasell CEO Peter Vanacker Speaks With Bloomberg TV on Global Demand, COP28

LyondellBasell CEO Peter Vanacker discusses the outlook for global chemicals and plastics demand with Alix Steel and Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg Markets."

Sustainable Development Goals

Gonzalez Byass Tracks Plastics From the Vineyard to Your Wine Glass

Winemaking emerged in Europe several thousand years later, and it is now home to many of the world’s most famous wine-producing regions. When paired with food or served for special occasions, wine consumed in moderation can awaken the senses and contribute to cherished memories.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Georgia Natural Gas Foundation Presents $125,000 Gift to Sheltering Arms To Support Early Childhood Education

Children in Georgia will have a more equitable start thanks to a $125,000 gift to Sheltering Arms from the Georgia Natural Gas Foundation to help provide high-quality, equitable early childhood education and family support services.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Our History: A Tenured Perspective

What separates IP from our competition, isn’t the products we make, it’s the people who make them.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  3. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  4. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  5. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  6. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  7. 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...
  8. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  9. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  14. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  15. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...