Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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HPRC Impact Report

Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the Finance Sector to Global Municipalities, IWBI Welcomes New Organizations to Membership Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is pleased to announce new organizations that have joined its membership program, a global initiative that offers commercial benefits, as well as brand visibility and networking opportunities.

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Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial Celebrates Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial believes that everyone, everywhere, deserves an equal opportunity to thrive.

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Education

Action for Healthy Kids Launches Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards To Celebrate School Food Authorities Making Significant Nutritional Improvements to School Meals

Action for Healthy Kids has launched the Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards to celebrate school food authorities that have made significant improvements to the nutritional quality of their school meals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Prioritizing Preparation, the First Step in Disaster Recovery

As part of our support, Enbridge is donating $250,000 per year for three years to the Disaster Alliance, as is fellow energy company Phillips 66—for a combined investment of $1.5 million.

Education

Small Businesses. Huge Opportunity. How Regions Bank Is Helping Nashville Companies Grow – For Free

Small-business owners in Middle Tennessee who are interested in growing their companies are encouraged to apply for a tuition-free business development program Regions Bank is bringing to Nashville for the first time in the program’s history.

Diversity & Inclusion

Supporting Diversity Behind the Camera and Inclusive News Sourcing

News coverage should strive to be fair and balanced, yet the media continues to be dominated by male voices, both within newsrooms and in sourcing.

Diversity & Inclusion

Content for Change: Understanding the Story and How to Change It

To tell stories that are true to the experiences of underrepresented viewers, and to change the ways that they’ve been represented in film and television, we are looking at how some of these stories have traditionally been told and using research as an important tool for change.

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Research, Reports & Publications

MetLife 2022 Sustainability Report: Sustainability at MetLife

Sustainability is central to our business strategy and is ingrained across our operations, with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as a guide.

Education

IBM Targets Teaching Soft Skills in Its Most Popular SkillsBuild Courses

IBM is stepping to help with this learning process through its SkillsBuild courses and credential programs. SkillsBuild is a free education program primarily focused on underrepresented communities in tech.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Orange Hearts Unite: How The Home Depot Supports Associates in Need Through The Homer Fund

Established in 1999, The Homer Fund is a nonprofit charity dedicated to helping associates at The Home Depot. From providing shelter after natural disaster strikes, to helping with the cost of burying a loved one, The Homer Fund seeks to make a positive impact.

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Health & Healthcare

Here’s How Clorox Prioritizes Its Workforce’s Total Well-Being

Clorox’s ESG goals are integrated into our IGNITE strategy because we believe they drive growth and create positive value for our brands, people and communities.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

U.S. Bank Legends Give Back in Bay Area

What do Girls Garage, a design and construction school for youth; La Cocina, a kitchen incubator for food entrepreneurs; the SF LGBT Center, which supports the LGBTQ community, have in common? These Bay Area nonprofits recently received a boost in funding thanks to the U.S. Bank

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Diversity & Inclusion

Survey: Black Women Are Fastest-Growing Group of Microbusiness Owners

The soaring rate at which Black U.S. entrepreneurs start businesses is one of the biggest economic success stories of the post-pandemic era. Venture Forward, a GoDaddy one-of-a-kind research initiative established in 2018 to quantify the impact of online microbusinesses on their

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Sustainable Development Goals

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2022 Sustainability Report: A Message From the Board of Directors

Fifth Third published its 2022 Sustainability Report on June 30. In it, the Company’s Board of Directors shared messages about its responsibility to ensure the Bank meets its sustainability commitments.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $117M of Financing for Two Affordable Housing Developments in Colorado

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $117.7 million of financing to Brinshore Development and Mile High Affordable Housing, leading developers of affordable multifamily communities, for the construction of two properties in Colorado.

Research, Reports & Publications

New ISSB Reporting Standards: How Will Your Business Be Impacted?

On June 26, 2023, The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued its inaugural sustainability standards: IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. These are standards that, in the words of ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber, “have been designed to help companies tell their sustainability story

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Q1 2023 (June)

Today we’re bringing you the latest quarterly giving series from The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation to highlight the great work being done in support of our mission to help inspire and enable youth sports participation.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sappi’s 2022 Employee Ideas That Matter Make a Difference in the Lives of People in Our Communities

In fiscal 2022, Chris Martland, Senior Procurement Manager at the Cloquet Mill, received a grant for Log A Load For Kids to purchase gift cards to support families visiting their child at one of the regional Gillette Children’s clinics in Northern Minnesota.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bridging the Digital Divide With AT&T

In a world where connectivity is increasingly essential, the digital divide stands as a formidable obstacle. Millions of Americans are denied opportunities to improve their daily lives, succeed in work and school, and have a fair chance in the global economy.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Webster Bank Corporate Responsibility Report: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Webster proudly supports a host of Business Resource Groups that provide our colleagues with an authentic experience of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Environment

Alibaba’s Tmall Global Brings US Clean Beauty Brand The Detox Market to Chinese Consumers

Clean beauty products are on the rise in China, driven by sustainability-minded young consumers who care about the environment and their health.

Innovation & Technology

Bayer Sees More Than Doubling of Accessible Markets and Potential To Shape Regenerative Agriculture on More Than 400 Million Acres

Bayer announced its Crop Science Division will capitalize on opportunities presented by the shift to regenerative agriculture to grow in adjacent markets in addition to its core business of seeds, traits, crop protection and digital.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Whirlpool Corporation Opens Emma Jean Hull Flats in Benton Harbor

Whirlpool Corporation announced today that Emma Jean Hull Flats, an 80-unit waterfront development in Benton Harbor, Mich., where the company was founded and is headquartered, has officially opened.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation Grant Provides New Strike Team Trailer for Florida State Parks in Time for Hurricane Season

Trailer will support Florida State Parks strike teams and recovery efforts across the state

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Improved Corporate Data Is an Enabler for the SDGs

With the annual stock-take on the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) taking place in New York next month, GRI is supporting two side-events that will put the spotlight on the central role of sustainability reporting data in driving SDGs progress.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...

  5. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...

  6. 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...

  7. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...

  8. Nasdaq Pulse Reports and Surveys
    Nasdaq believes it is critical to keep our pulse on the evolving needs of corporates across the globe, as we continuously advance our value...

  9. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...

  10. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

  11. 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...

  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. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...

  14. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...

  15. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...