Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: Trash Turned Into Treasure

Mar 4, 2020 9:30 AM ET

After taking a deep breath she smelled…nothing. If anything, it smelled like crisp, fresh, unpolluted air. She didn’t detect any unpleasant odors that she would have previously associated with composting.

Sustainable Development Goals

Public Eye: Emerging Trends and Top Priorities in Inclusive Business

Mar 4, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Why is it so important to include non-traditional development actors, such as the private sector, in efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs)? What can they offer that an organization like UNDP can’t?

Sustainable Development Goals

Aflac Incorporated Unveils New Environmental, Social and Governance Website, Including 2019 ESG Report

Mar 4, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Aflac Incorporated today announced that it has unveiled a new environmental, social and governance website highlighting the company’s commitment to ESG initiatives important to investors, employees and consumers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Named Top Company by the National Association for Female Executives on the Top 70 Companies for Executive Women List

Mar 4, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today that it has been named one of the 2020 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women by the National Association for Female Executives.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Scores 100 Percent in 2020 Corporate Equality Index

Mar 4, 2020 8:30 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that for the fourth year in a row, the automaker has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Comprehensive ESG Backed by World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund

Mar 4, 2020 8:30 AM ET

A report from Norges Bank Investment Management has called for businesses to improve metrics to ensure they disclose ‘relevant, quantitative and comparable information on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues’.

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Tech’s Lusaka Water Supply, Sanitation, and Drainage Project Team Wins Company’s 2019 Project Management Achievement Award

Mar 4, 2020 8:00 AM ET

Tetra Tech believes in the loyalty, effort, and excellence of its employees and initiated its annual Excellence and Achievement Awards program to recognize individuals and teams for achievements that demonstrate best-in-class performance and service to the community.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Longitudes | Rethinking Supplier Diversity

Mar 4, 2020 7:30 AM ET

This Longitudes blog post is an abridged Q&A with Kris Oswold, Director of Supplier Diversity at UPS and was originally featured in Business Equality Pride (BEQPride) magazine.

Events, Media & Communications

Ideagen February 2020 Catalyze Magazine - Global 100 Leaders and Launch of Ideagen® TV "Powered by Azure"

Mar 3, 2020 7:40 PM ET

Download the February edition of Ideagen here

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Future of Print Is Seamless, Secure, and Better for the Planet

Mar 3, 2020 4:25 PM ET

For printing to stay relevant to today’s hyper-mobile society, it has to evolve to do something more for people than simply getting their text and images from the digital world into the physical one. And HP knows how to do it.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

COVID-19⁠—Seven Things Philanthropy Can Do Now

Mar 3, 2020 3:05 PM ET

As governments, businesses, and individuals scramble to respond to the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic, those of us who work in the social sector rightly ask what we can do to effectively contribute.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

UPS Infographic | A Smart & Sustainable Shipping Journey

Mar 3, 2020 2:20 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Global Citizen's Action Taker of the Week: Davinia James-Stewart From Silver Spring

Mar 3, 2020 2:20 PM ET

Global Citizen has helped to secure more than $48.4 billion in global commitments around the world connected to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, commitments that are set to affect the lives of 880 million people.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Waking Up to Follow a Dream

Mar 3, 2020 2:10 PM ET

For World Wildlife Day, Cayla shares her story of checking off all the appropriate boxes for adulthood, but only being 'fine' with her career. Then, she decided to follow a dream which led her to Cisco and working with our Sustainable Impact Program.

Innovation & Technology

FPT Industrial Is Investigating Plant-Based Biofuels

Mar 3, 2020 2:00 PM ET

FPT Industrial a global powertrain brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI/ MI: CNH), invested in a production plan and tests dedicated to exploring macaúba biodiesel, with a view to developing a potential new source of sustainable fuel.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Wastewater is a Source of Valuable Water, Energy and Nutrients: How Do We Recover It?

Mar 3, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Tina Arrowood, a principal research scientist at DuPont Water Solutions, worked with the mill to innovate a new system that made more economic sense.

Green Infrastructure

GM Continues to Facilitate EV Adoption, Tripling Employee Workplace Electric Vehicle Charging Availability Across U.S. and Canada

Mar 3, 2020 1:00 PM ET

GM is making electric vehicle charging for employees more accessible by adding 3,500 new EV charging plugs throughout its U.S. and Canadian facilities. Increasing EV charging availability to consumers is a top contributor to growing EV adoption.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Whirlpool Careers: WERLD Engineering Program

Mar 3, 2020 12:30 PM ET

Learn more about Skylar Soto’s experience at Whirlpool Corporation and opportunities within the Whirlpool Engineering Rotational Leadership Development (WERLD) program.

Innovation & Technology

At the Head of the Class – Designing a Waste Collection Truck of the Future

Mar 3, 2020 11:50 AM ET

Thinking about what’s possible and what’s next is crucial to innovating. To help us design the waste-collection truck of the future, we enlisted the help of students at Arizona State University and the University of Southern California.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Group, Inc. Named Top Real Estate Brand in Lipsey Survey for 19th Consecutive Year

Mar 3, 2020 11:40 AM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has been named the top global brand in commercial real estate by The Lipsey Company. This is the 19th year in a row CBRE has achieved this recognition

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Navigate the Changing Landscape of Workplace Giving

Mar 3, 2020 11:35 AM ET

Workplace giving has evolved significantly over the past few years, becoming an expectation among employees across all industries. Nearly 6 in 10 employees stated it was imperative, or very important, to have a workplace culture that is supportive

Sustainable Development Goals

6 Ways Business Can Align with Sustainable Development Goals

Mar 3, 2020 11:15 AM ET

2020 marks the start of the Decade of Action to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which combat poverty, inequality and injustice and climate change by 2030.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Yum! Brands Invests in World-Class Leadership Development for Front-Line Restaurant Managers With Acquisition of Heartstyles

Mar 3, 2020 10:35 AM ET

Heartstyles is an intuitive and practical method for helping people learn how to become the best versions of themselves, lead authentically and build workplace cultures that unlock the potential of teams and deliver strong results.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Whole Planet Foundation Field Officer Award for Asia and the Pacific: Highlights from Vietnam

Mar 3, 2020 10:30 AM ET

This blog spotlights stories from Whole Planet Foundation partners in Vietnam, however these winners are recognized alongside Ms. Elisabeth Kaisamy from SPBD Fiji and Ms. Mimkosha Kumari Shahi from NULBSL in Nepal who are also grand prize winners.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Blackbaud Institute Releases Annual Benchmarking Data to Empower Social Good Organizations

Mar 3, 2020 10:25 AM ET

The Blackbaud Institute releases its 8th annual Charitable Giving Report, offering benchmarking data based on the largest analysis of overall & online giving statistics for social good organizations.