Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption | Tetra Pak

Why Aseptic Cartons Matter in Global Food Systems

Jul 9, 2025 10:00 AM ET

Most of us don’t often consider what happens to our milk or juice cartons once they’re empty. But the truth is, cartons do more than just contain food and drink—they protect it.

Energy

Green Mountain Energy and Treehouse Partner to Offer Customers Affordable Option for EV Charger Installation

Green Mountain Energy

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

Health & Healthcare

Abbott To Upgrade 75 Primary Health Centres Across India, Providing Quality, Accessible Care to 2.5 Million People

Dec 27, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Abbott has partnered with Americares India Foundation to upgrade 75 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) across nine states in India

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sands Cares Ambassadors Give Back to Macao Community Throughout 2022

Dec 27, 2022 9:00 AM ET

It’s been a busy year for Sands Cares Ambassadors in Macao. Sands China’s Team Member volunteer corps works to keep the local community strong.

Sustainable Development Goals

Will the CSRD End Greenwashing?

Dec 27, 2022 9:00 AM ET

European Parliament recently voted in the CSRD, aimed at ending inaccuracies and falsehoods in ESG reporting. Will CSRD be the end of greenwashing? Here's one expert's take, originally published by Sustainability Magazine.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Shop Brands That Give Back Through Microcredit This Holiday Season

Dec 27, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Whole Foods Market suppliers are empowering microentrepreneurs with income-generating opportunities this holiday season. These like-minded companies are donating a portion of their sales in select Whole Foods Market stores in December to fund microcredit through Whole Planet Foundation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Invests More Than $1.4 Million To Support Workforce Development and Homeownership Initiatives in the Capital Region

Dec 27, 2022 9:00 AM ET

The KeyBank Foundation is investing a total of $1,425,000 in four non-profit organizations in the Capital Region to support workforce development, housing insecurities and homeownership initiatives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

15 Years and Counting! The 2022 Subaru Share the Love® Event Is Back To Help More Animals in Need

Dec 27, 2022 8:00 AM ET

Exciting news for animal lovers nationwide! For the fifteenth year in a row, the ASPCA has been selected as a national charity partner to participate in the Subaru Share the Love® Event

Green Infrastructure

Energy Efficiency of Buildings - The Pressure Is On!

Dec 26, 2022 1:00 PM ET

Europe is undergoing an energy crisis and many utility companies are falling back to fossil-based energy production in order to meet the demand. The call to action couldn’t be more vigorous, but capital, time and resources are limited.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Hershey Helped Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School Students Support Kids at Their Local Children's Hospital

Dec 26, 2022 12:00 PM ET

As 2021 Heartwarming Project Action Grant recipients, Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School students supported kids at their local children’s hospital.

Health & Healthcare

The WELL Equity Rating: A Rating To Meet the Moment

Dec 23, 2022 2:20 PM ET

We had been on a listening and learning tour. We were soaking up information, knowledge and insight from hundreds of subject matter experts on health equity, diversity, equity, inclusion, community building and belonging, and accessible design.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore Receives Over 13,000 Pounds of Food at Franklin Location

Dec 23, 2022 11:15 AM ET

Each year, employees with International Paper compete with each other to see who can donate the most.

Social Impact & Volunteering

500 #NourishingNeighbors Disaster Relief Bags Are Packed and Ready To Go to Neighbors Who Need It Most

Dec 23, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Despite multiple tornadoes in the area, nearly 60 team members volunteered at our Plano, Texas campus to pack 500 Nourishing Neighbors disaster relief bags to support communities impacted by disasters.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Advocates Raise $211,500 for Whole Planet Foundation's Poverty Is Unnecessary Project

Dec 23, 2022 9:30 AM ET

Whole Planet Foundation is grateful for the outpouring of support for its 2022 Poverty Is Unnecessary Project. Suppliers to Whole Foods Market contributed $150,000 and the Annual Benefit & Auction celebrated the Foundation’s impact and raised $61,500

Social Impact & Volunteering

Inspirational Refugee Athletes Celebrate Receiving Host Country Citizenships in 2022

Dec 23, 2022 9:30 AM ET

Four members of the International Olympic Committee's Refugee Olympic Team have received citizenship from their host countries in 2022, marking the next chapter in their inspirational journeys as they continue to send a message of hope and inclusion.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott's Freestyle Libre® Is Named Best Medical Technology in Last 50 Years by the Galien Foundation

Dec 23, 2022 9:00 AM ET

The Galien Foundation named Abbott's FreeStyle Libre® continuous glucose monitoring technology as the "Best Medical Technology" of the last 50 years during its Prix Galien Golden Jubilee Awards ceremony on Oct. 27 in New York City.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial's 'Solidarity at Christmas' Campaign Delivers Joy and Gifts in Brazil

Dec 23, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Throughout November and December CNH Industrial brought together, in the name of solidarity, the employees of its four Brazilian plants as part of our traditional end of year campaign ‘Natal Solidário’ (Solidarity at Christmas).

Green Infrastructure

Morgan Richie, Project Manager of the Month, on Supporting Resilient, Sustainable, and Energy Efficient Facilities

Dec 23, 2022 8:00 AM ET

Tetra Tech congratulates our Project Manager of the Month for August 2022, Morgan Richie.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Heartwarming Project Action Grant Recipient, Noel, Created “Thank You” Baskets for Local Veterans

Dec 23, 2022 7:00 AM ET

With help from a Heartwarming Project Action Grant, Noel and other student volunteers created "thank you" baskets for local veterans. Teens can receive a $250 grant to help strengthen and support their community. Apply now.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Boston Scientific Celebrates the Spirit of Giving All Year Round

Dec 22, 2022 4:25 PM ET

The months of November and December, with all their holidays and celebrations, have come to be known as a season of giving around the world.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Hosts Sustainability Session at Tech Day 2022

Dec 22, 2022 4:00 PM ET

At its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, CNH Industrial outlined its commitment to sustainably advancing the noble work of agriculture and construction workers.

Social Impact & Volunteering

2023 Social Impact, CSR and Sustainability Conferences Guide

Dec 22, 2022 4:00 PM ET

Explore this comprehensive list of CSR, Social Impact and Sustainability Conferences at the link below to start planning your 2023 calendar. The guide is updated regularly with new events and registration details, so you'll want to bookmark it!

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bath & Body Works Holiday

Dec 22, 2022 1:30 PM ET

This holiday, Bath & Body Works associates stacked hands across our home offices, stores and distribution centers donating more than 5,000 gifts to organizations who serve families in need in underserved and underrepresented communities.

Innovation & Technology

Lenovo Celebrates 10 Years of Industry-Leading Lenovo Neptune™ Cooling Technology by Delivering a Broader Range of Sustainable Computing Solutions to Customers Around the World

Dec 22, 2022 1:30 PM ET

Designed for the circular economy, Lenovo’s enhanced portfolio delivers advancements in services, packaging and product design geared toward helping customers reach their sustainability goals.

Education

With Help From Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, an Entrepreneur Moves From Grief to Growth

Dec 22, 2022 12:30 PM ET

When Donna Oti’s business partner, Jared Critchefield, passed away in 2021, she was bereft. The two had been friends since college and together they launched 3C Communication and Culture

Education

A Heartwarming Project Action Grant Helped Tae Purchase Books for Students in Need of Academic Support

Dec 22, 2022 11:50 AM ET

Tae founded a non-profit to provide free lessons to students in need of academic support. A Heartwarming Project Action Grant helped Tae purchase books for the program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Poverty Is Unnecessary $25,000 Fund Donors Are Creating Economic Opportunities for Low-Income Entrepreneurs

Dec 22, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Suppliers of Whole Foods Market are empowering microentrepreneurs, primarily women, with economic opportunity. These generous brands fund microloans for entrepreneurs living in poverty so they can start or expand a small business, often home-based.

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Opportunity for All

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Whole Planet

Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
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...
Responsible Investing

Responsible Investing
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...
Corporate Social Responsibility

Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
INtersections: Dow's 2024 Progress Report

Team Dow remains agile and focused on taking proactive actions to improve profitability in the midst of persistent macroeconomic challenges, while...
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Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...