Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Health & Healthcare

My Special Aflac Duck® Taking Flight in Arizona

Sep 27, 2021 10:00 AM ET

For more than 65 years, Aflac has had the extraordinary opportunity and privilege to help provide peace of mind to individuals who have our supplemental insurance policies.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Human Rights Are Not Just an “ESG Factor”

Sep 27, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The notion that investors should use environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations to inform their decision-making is having a moment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bristol Myers Squibb Matches Employee-led Donations to Community

Sep 27, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Last year, our employee-led People & Business Resource Groups identified impactful organizations fighting disparities and discrimination.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A 'Trailblazer of Business and Human Rights' Who Will Not Be Forgotten

Sep 27, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Global Reportign Initiative (GRI) has paid tribute to the immense legacy of John Ruggie, author of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Understanding Stakeholder Value

Sep 27, 2021 9:15 AM ET

In reaction to the prevailing shareholder value logic – and especially the idea that companies have a legal, fiduciary duty to place their needs above all others – the concept and practice of stakeholder value emerged in 1984. This article looks at its evolution over the ensuing decades.

Education

Discovery Education Collaborates With AWS to Enhance Recommendation Engine

Sep 27, 2021 9:10 AM ET

Discovery Education—a worldwide edtech leader supporting learning wherever it takes place—today announced that it has enhanced its K-12 learning platform with Amazon Web Services (AWS) machine learning capabilities.

Research, Reports & Publications

CBRE Commits to Net Zero By 2040

Sep 27, 2021 9:00 AM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) today announced its commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040.

Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation Celebrates World Rivers Day

Sep 27, 2021 8:45 AM ET

Former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt once compared the world’s forests to being the “lungs of our land” as trees provide us all with clean, breathable air.

Environment

During Climate Week, Ralph Lauren Reaffirms Its Commitment to Achieve Net Zero

Sep 24, 2021 5:10 PM ET

Today, we face a climate crisis, and we know ambitious near-term action to decarbonize our operations and value chain should be matched with long-term ambition.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Interview with Author Kristin Meekhof

Sep 24, 2021 5:05 PM ET

Kristin Meekof is the author of A Widow’s Guide to Healing, who after meeting microcredit clients in New York, is donating $1 per book sold to alleviate poverty through Whole Planet Foundation. Here’s why.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CNH Industrial Logistics Center in Sorocaba, Brazil, Awarded Bronze in World Class Logistics Program

Sep 24, 2021 5:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial’s Parts Logistics Centre, located in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo State, in the southwest of Brazil, was awarded a Bronze Medal in the World Class Logistics Program (WCL).

Health & Healthcare

On World Cancer Research Day, Illumina Highlights the Transformative Power of Genomics

Sep 24, 2021 4:15 PM ET

Cancer is a devastating disease that is quickly becoming the leading cause of death worldwide. In 2020, there were nearly 10 million cancer deaths around the globe.

Events, Media & Communications

Proudly Supporting Global Citizen Live: Defend the Planet. Defeat Poverty

Sep 24, 2021 3:00 PM ET

On September 25th, we’re proud to be joining Global Citizen for Global Citizen Live, a broadcast and streaming event to unite the world to defend the planet and defeat poverty.

Environment

Kimberly-Clark's Manufacturing Facility in Spain Reduces Direct Carbon Emissions by 40%

Sep 24, 2021 2:00 PM ET

At Kimberly-Clark's Salamanca manufacturing facility in western Spain, the recent installation of a biomass boiler will lower natural gas consumption at the facility by 40% and reduce direct carbon emissions by 40%

Research, Reports & Publications

Our Journey to Better

Sep 24, 2021 12:30 PM ET

When we look back on the year 2020, not only are we going to remember it for the extraordinary events that took place, but also because it was a pivotal turning point for corporate action.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Better Libraries, Better Communities: IWBI's Jason Hartke Sits Down With U.S. Sen. Jack Reed

Sep 24, 2021 12:05 PM ET

Through policy and partnership, IWBI has supported priority sectors, such as schools, senior and assisted living facilities, public sector buildings and affordable housing, where health and well-being strategies and features found in the WELL Building Standard (WELL) can reach and benefit those most in need. Libraries are one of those priority sectors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Raise More Than $150,000 for Hydrocephalus Association and Kings Care Foundation at Annual LA Kings 5K in Redondo Beach, Calif.

Sep 24, 2021 12:00 PM ET

AEG’s LA Kings recently raised more than $150,000 for the Kings Care Foundation and the Hydrocephalus Association, an organization dedicated to providing support and education to individuals, families and medical professionals dealing with the complex issue of hydrocephalus – a neurological condition that affects over 1 million Americans, at the annual LA Kings 5K on Sept. 18.

Energy

Ørsted and Williams Join Forces to Explore Clean Energy Opportunities in the US

Sep 24, 2021 12:00 PM ET

As part of this agreement, the parties are exploring a large-scale wind energy, electrolysis, and synthetic gas-via-methanation co-development in western Wyoming where Williams owns significant land area and natural gas infrastructure.

Innovation & Technology

Thinkabit Lab Inventions: COVID-19 Response - Part 1

Sep 24, 2021 12:00 PM ET

In 2020, everyday life was suddenly impacted by COVID-19. Students, naturally observant, were drawn to the pandemic-related problems and inspired to invent relevant and highly valued solutions.

Events, Media & Communications

Join Us at the Future of Climate Action Event

Sep 24, 2021 11:35 AM ET

Responsible Production & Consumption

Australian Cadbury Dairy Milk Blocks to Be Available in Recycled Soft Plastic Packaging

Sep 24, 2021 11:30 AM ET

Cadbury’s owner US firm Mondelez International said it had sourced the equivalent of 30% of the plastic needed to wrap the brand’s famous blocks from recycled sources.

Diversity & Inclusion

Oportun Extends a $2 Million Low-Interest Loan to Help Other Community Development Financial Institutions Advance Financial Inclusion

Sep 24, 2021 10:45 AM ET

Oportun Financial Corporation announced it is extending a $2 million low-interest loan to the Opportunity Finance Network, used to make loans to other Community Development Financial Institutions serving low- and moderate-income communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Trades Training Facility in Orlando Expands Path to Pro Program

Sep 24, 2021 10:15 AM ET

The Home Depot Foundation’s nonprofit partner, The Home Builders Institute (HBI), has announced the official opening of its new Orlando-based facility for training people for jobs in construction

Diversity & Inclusion

Leveling up Girl's Tech Skills Today to Become Tomorrow's Leaders

Sep 24, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Want to change the world? The tech world, that is. Support the skills and interests of middle and high school girls!

Innovation & Technology

ArcelorMittal for a Sustainable Future with Schneider Electric

Sep 24, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Schneider Electric helps ArcelorMittal modernize its electrical installation in a sustainable way while improving safety, energy efficiency, and productivity.