Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Small Businesses Recover Through New Sources of Capital

With a mission to support minority and women-owned small businesses, Truist Foundation and NC Rural Center created a fund for Community Development Financial Institutions.

Innovation & Technology

Get Ready for More 5G Products Changing Our Lives for the Better

5G offers a wide range of options to deliver an optimized combination of high capacity, high data rates, ubiquitous coverage, and ultra-reliability. These will make mission-critical apps such as remote surgery and autonomous driving possible.

Diversity & Inclusion

Amy Rooks: The Importance of Bringing Her Whole Self to Her Job Every Day

Hear from Amy Rooks, the director of our plates product system for our CPG business on the importance of bringing her whole self to her job every day as a GP employee.

Research, Reports & Publications

WEC Energy Group Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Commitment to Affordable, Reliable and Clean Energy

WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) released its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report, a comprehensive overview of the company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. The report details progress made by WEC Energy Group and its family of companies on major projects and sustainability goals.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Named to Forbes Best Employers for Women 2021

Stanley Black & Decker ranks fifth in the “Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment” category and #241 out of 300 companies overall. This is the company’s second consecutive year on the list.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MilliporeSigma Makes an Impact With 'STEMpact' on Science Education

To help students prepare for STEM careers and close the education gap, MilliporeSigma localized partner STEMpact is working to transform STEM education and provide resources to teachers and schools in the St. Louis, Missouri area.

Health & Healthcare

Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines to Communities

Diversity & Inclusion

LGBTQ+ Consumers Value Brand Support Beyond Pride Month

“You can’t just throw up a couple of ads or say we’re here for June and disappear,” Tim Bennett, a marketing consultant and former marketing executive at Subaru who led the company’s groundbreaking LGBTQ+-focused marketing campaign in the 1990s

Diversity & Inclusion

Reaching Back to Help the Next Generation

Maya Penn started a company at eight years old and she’s kept growing from there. We hear from Maya and from her mentor Phyllis Newhouse who, along with venture capitalist Isabelle Freidheim, created the first-ever female-led SPAC, Athena Technology Acquisition.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ethical Leadership at Clarivate

Sustainability is now a topic of every Board meeting with dedicated oversight from the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee which reports into the Board at each meeting.

Innovation & Technology

New Black & Veatch eBook Explores Electric Utilities' Progress Towards Grid Modernization

Transformation of the U.S. energy grid is underway against a backdrop of aggressive decarbonization goals even as electric utilities modernize to accommodate an influx of distributed energy resources (DER) and mitigate risks to system reliability.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Financial Leadership for Global Reporting Initiative

A new addition has been made to the senior management team of GRI, provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, following confirmation of Dani Marunovic as Chief Financial Officer.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gonzalo Palacio Is a Credit to Oportun

As senior vice president of credit card at Oportun, Gonzalo Palacio is helping to serve a customer base that has been left behind. Oportun provides affordable personal loans to those with little to no credit history—and, since Palacio joined the company, credit cards.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

6 ESG Questions Answered: What Is ESG Reporting, and How Is It Changing?

The main impact of the CSRD will be felt by the CFO. ESG used to be a concern for sustainability or corporate communications teams. But if, or when, the proposals come to pass, it will enter the annual reporting process.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Jangala: Meet the Team Closing the Digital Divide by Providing Internet Access to Offline Refugees

Jangala, this year’s Digital Inclusivity winning solution, is focused on the same goals as our ET&I team, targeting corporate responsibility and innovation while closing the digital divide to build a more inclusive digital world.

Environment

Fishermen, Chefs and Manufacturers Are Working in Tandem on Ways to Support the Health and Sustainability of Our Oceans

Fishermen, chefs and manufacturers are working in tandem on ways to support the health and sustainability of our oceans while meeting consumer demand for seafood. Taking a cue from the “nose-to-tail” movement, restaurants are serving up more than just fish fillets in their effort to combat food waste. But the future of sustainable seafood may not be found in the ocean at all!

Research, Reports & Publications

Discover How Two Leading Companies Tell Their ESG Stories

With brand reputation intrinsically tied to environmental, social, governance (ESG) progress, the stakes for companies to remain committed to addressing societal issues have never been higher.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fair Trade on the Rise in Private Label Coffee, Apparel and Home Goods in the Second Quarter

Today, Fair Trade USA® – the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America – announces new commitments and product launches in the second quarter of 2021.

Sustainable Development Goals

ON Semiconductor Affirms Commitment as a United Nations Global Compact Signatory

On April 22, ON Semiconductor marked two years as a Signatory to the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. As a UN Global Compact Signatory, ON Semiconductor participates alongside other global companies to make a difference in the communities where it operates.

Education

Smarter Activity Book Provides Ray of Sunshine to Kids During Pandemic Isolation

Needing to stay in the hospital can be scary and stressful for pediatric patients and their families. Project Sunshine aims to minimize those feelings by providing opportunities for play through volunteer-led programming that promotes creative expression, socialization, and learning.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Three Beauty Brands Talk Sustainable Supply Chains

Eco-consumerism is a term that describes how today’s consumers want to be empowered and feel responsible for their actions and choices when making purchases. Recent findings from a Future of Beauty survey found that 72% of consumers believed individuals are responsible for caring for the planet.

Media & Communications

CGF Announces New Members for July 2021

The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Announces Finalists of the 6th Edition of “Qualcomm Design in India Challenge”

A host of benefits for finalists in the form of incubation, patent-filing incentives, industry exposure, networking opportunities, expert mentorship, expense reimbursement, and more

Environment

The Future of Forests

Forests represent the largest store of terrestrial carbon in the world.

Sustainable Development Goals

Duke Energy Reaches 10,000-Megawatt Renewable Energy Milestone

With the 144-megawatt (MW) Pflugerville Solar facility coming online today, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) reached a significant milestone – it now owns, operates, or purchases more than 10,000 MW of solar and wind energy throughout the United States from both its regulated and nonregulated businesses.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Technology & Engineering Education
    We aim to inspire and cultivate the next generation of engineers and inventors by supporting organizations that foster innovation in education...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Southwire 2024 Sustainability Report
    Southwire was founded in 1950 with the goal of bringing electric light to people who needed it. In 2025, as we celebrate the 75-year history of our...
  5. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    At Franklin Templeton, we are proud of our commitment to communities where we live and work. Each year, we engage with hundreds of organizations...
  6. 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...
  7. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  8. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  9. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  10. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  11. Innovation Spotlight: Duke Energy
    At Duke Energy, we’re always improving operations and finding smart, safe and innovative ways to power the communities we serve. We’re embracing new...
  12. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  13. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  14. GoDaddy | Customers
    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  15. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...