Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Going Remote: Our Traveling Office

In an organization that certifies the physical places where people work, we unexpectedly found ourselves asking: How might getting away from the four walls of an office support our ability to return to a space of health and well-being?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ESPN Launches Don’t Retire, Kid Campaign Aimed at Increasing Youth Sports Participation

Youth sports participation rates nationwide are in decline and ESPN is addressing the crisis and bringing awareness to the issue by exclusively launching the Don’t Retire, Kid campaign, in partnership with the Aspen Institute’s Project Play.

Energy

Consumers Energy Approves Over 125 Rebates for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Throughout Michigan

Consumers Energy announced that it has approved over 125 rebates forelectric vehicle charging stations for drivers across Michigan as the energy provider powers up a new effort to help the next generation of vehicles get
into gear.

Education

An Udderly Amazing STEM Day at ON Semiconductor

Three engineers, an operations manager and an administrative assistant donned cow suits to welcome an unprecedented number of students to the Pocatello, Idaho factory for an extensive day of STEM investigation and discovery.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Innovations in Social Impact Measurement Symposium

Your company is dedicating time and resources to be a responsible corporate citizen. Are those efforts working?

Education

OneWest Bank Launches Back to School Program with Local Boys & Girls Clubs

OneWest Bank, CIT’s Southern California retail bank division, today launched Bank on Building a Brighter Community to support and give back to local area school children as they head back to school. For every new qualifying checking account opened before October 15, OneWest will donate two-and-a-half hours of homework assistance to the Santa Monica, Pasadena, and Moorpark & Simi Valley Boys & Girls Clubs.[1]

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Itron and Discovery Education Awarded for Global Sustainability Leadership

The 2019 Sustainability Awards program honors those people, teams and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What to Know Before Installing a Rooftop Solar System

Solar energy has a lot of benefits. It provides clean, renewable energy and can potentially save customers money - but it's important to know which pitfalls to avoid when you're considering going solar.

Media & Communications

World Environment Center Elects New Board Officers

The World Environment Center’s (WEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Exequiel Rolón and Lars Murawski to its board of directors.​

Diversity & Inclusion

Women Political Leaders Summit Discusses How Sport Contributes to the Un Sustainable Development Goals

Ms Casado was a panellist in the policy focus session discussing sport as an important enabler to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Environment

Georgia’s Leaders Learn About Environmental Challenges in Southwest Georgia

Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (IGEL) is an experiential program dedicated to building and sustaining a network of environmentally educated leaders in the state.

Energy

Energy Storage for Wholesale Markets in ISO New England

ENGIE Storage today unveiled a new, highly-integrated supply and services offering for developers of in-front-of-the-meter (IFOM) solar and energy storage projects in New England and emerging markets. Comprising energy storage system design support, supply, operations, performance guarantees, and payments for rights to participate in ISO-New England wholesale markets, the offering dramatically improves project economics, reduces risk, and enhances bankability for solar + storage projects.

Education

Subaru Fosters Education Through Annual “Subaru Loves Learning” Initiative

Subaru announced that for the fifth consecutive year, the automaker will partner with the AAAS to broaden students’ worlds with the study of science, engineering and innovation through the Subaru Loves Learning initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Now Accepting 2020 Charitable Grant Applications

The Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods, Inc., is pleased to announce that applications for the company’s charitable grant program are now available.

Environment

BIER Further Evolves Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Sector Guidance

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has made further enhancements to the Beverage Industry Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Sector Guidance.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Donates $500,000 for Chicago Housing, Education and Neighborhood Revitalization

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced $500,000 in donations to four local nonprofits to support housing, education and neighborhood revitalization for Chicago residents.

Environment

We Don’t Live on 1.75 Earths—but We Act Like We Do

We live on 1.75 Earths, yet we just have one. More precisely, humanity’s current demand on Earth is 1.75 times what our planet’s ecosystems regenerate each year. We are depleting our natural capital at a frantic pace.

Events, Media & Communications

Call to Action for Event Industry to Collaborate in Initiative As Part of United Nations Sustainable Goal Summit

Event industry professionals across the globe are being urged to take part in a vital initiative this month “Engaging the global event industry with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”

Education

Duke Energy Teams up With Clemson University to Bring Mobile Engineering Lab to SC Middle School Students

Duke Energy and Clemson University are hitting the road this summer behind the wheel of the Explore Mobile Lab, an innovative approach to educating middle school students across the Palmetto State about the critical and growing field of engineering.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact Connections Newsletter: Capacity Commons Edition

Check out Common Impact's latest newsletter for details on the launch of Capacity Commons, social impact projects at work, new Board members and more!

Environment

Hanesbrands Submits Data for 2019 CDP Climate Change Report, Including Progress Toward 2020 Goals for Energy Use and Carbon Emissions

HanesBrands, a socially responsible leading global marketer of everyday basic apparel under world-class brands, has voluntarily disclosed its carbon emissions and related information for the CDP 2019 Climate Change Report.

Environment

How Global EHS Managers Can Improve the Reliability of Facility Compliance Data

Antea Group's EHS FleX can help you improve the reliability of your organization's EHS compliance data.

Research, Reports & Publications

Utilities Industry Benchmark Infographic

Understanding how peer Utility companies are performing or managing their CSR programs can be useful to ensure you are on the right path for success.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Alliance Data’s Commitment to Fair and Responsible Banking

We work with top companies and some of the best-known retailers to extend their brands with their customers through innovative private label, co-brand and commercial credit card programs.

Sustainable Development Goals

HP Unveils Revised Science-Based Targets, 100% Renewables Aim and 35% Sustainable Revenue Growth

According to HP’s 2018 sustainability report, “Sustainable Impact” programmes drove more than $977m (£770m) of new revenue last year, representing a 35% increase on 2017 levels.

Latest Campaigns

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  3. 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...
  4. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  5. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
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  6. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  7. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  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: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  10. 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...
  11. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  12. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  13. 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...
  14. Kids to College Powered by Entergy
    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...
  15. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...