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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Recognized as a Corporate Leader in LGBTQ Equality

Stanley Black & Decker announced that it received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2020 Corporate Equality Index and has been named as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality for the second consecutive year.

Environment

Marriott International Guests Support the Planting of More Than 100,000 Trees

During the past year, the Arbor Day Foundation has partnered with Marriott International to include a tree planting component as part of their Make a Green Choice program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Helping to Save a Home and Carter

When the doctors said their son Carter had leukemia, Amanda St. Clair and her husband feared for the future of their beloved 4-year-old, the family’s life together, and their home itself.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Goodyear’s New Assurance ComfortDrive is First Tire to Use Unique, Sustainable Materials

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company introduced the Goodyear Assurance ComfortDrive. These tires are the first to use soybeans, rice husk ash silica, and sustainable compounds to reduce waste going into landfills.

Environment

Sky Commits To Become Net Zero Carbon By 2030

Sky will become net zero carbon by making all of its tech products more energy efficient, developing the world’s most sustainable film and TV studios, and by making every Sky original production, TV channel, show and film net zero carbon.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Honored As One of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today that it has been included on the 20th annual list of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Spark the Future of STEM With the 2020 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes

To further inspire the next generation of STEM leaders, the Siemens Foundation, a leader in advancing STEM workforce development and education initiatives, and Discovery Education welcome submissions to the 2020 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Brands Announces Program Highlights for SB’20 Long Beach, June 1-4

The Sustainable Brands® community recently announced program highlights for its flagship conference, SB’20 Long Beach. June 1-4, 2020 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hershey Company Ranks in Top 20% on World Wildlife Fund's Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard

We are committed to protecting our communities through sustainable sourcing policies.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

First Responders Answering The Call

As the GP Muskogee facility’s ERT leader, Shannon oversees a group of more than 55 members who are prepared to tackle any emergency or safety-related need that arises – from fighting extremely rare fires like the one in May.

Environment

Nature and Community Merge at New Subaru Campus

Environmentally friendly practices are gaining traction in the corporate world but being green is more than a trend for companies like Subaru.

Health & Healthcare

Essity and UNICEF in Mexico Strengthen Collaboration on Hygiene Issues

Essity and UNICEF in Mexico have entered into a new agreement to jointly promote awareness of the importance of good hand hygiene and to break the taboos around menstruation.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ørsted Launches Programme for a Carbon Neutral Supply Chain by 2040

Companies will have to cut emissions faster and further across their operations and supply chains if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C by reaching net-zero emissions in 2050.

Media & Communications

Webinar Recordings: Purpose-Driven Communication

The issues businesses face, and in turn need to communicate, are vast and complex.

Diversity & Inclusion

Continua is ON Semiconductor’s Newest Affinity Network Group for LGBTQ+ Employees

ON Semiconductor’s newest affinity group for LGBTQ+ employees and their allies, Continua, launched last week. The name Continua was selected because the word stems from Continuum, which is a whole that consists of many pieces that vary slightly.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Heartwarming Project: Why It Matters

In an era where face-to-face conversations are declining, The Heartwarming Project helps build connections, resilience and empathy for kids’ wellbeing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

eBay is Expanding the Reach of Austin Small Businesses through Retail Revival

Ebay is deepening its longstanding investment in Austin, with the local launch of Retail Revival, their acclaimed small business support program, here in the capital city.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Free Webinar - Evaluating Systems Change Efforts: Where to Start

Join FSG for a free webinar on evaluating systems change efforts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Las Vegas Sands Named to CDP Climate and Water A Lists, Sustainability Yearbook 2020

Las Vegas Sands has again been recognized by CDP, the international nonprofit environmental disclosure platform, on both the Climate Change and Water A Lists.

Health & Healthcare

Renewing Efforts to Educate New Communities in the Fight Against HIV

Every now and then, I allow myself to revisit a time when I feared hearing the phone ring. That such an ordinary occurrence could induce deep emotion reflected the environment in which many of us resided. Knowing that the call could easily be...

Green Infrastructure

Owls Carpet Plank Collection Finds Inspiration in Birds of Prey

Owls have captured the imagination of humankind for centuries. Designed by Jason F. McLennan in collaboration with Mohawk Group, the Owls collection reinterprets the essence of these North American birds of prey through color and patterning.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Digital Green: Providing for Those Who Provide for Others

Smallholder farmers produce more than 80 percent of the world’s food. But they also make up 80 percent of the world’s poorest people, which means they often lack the resources to grow their businesses. Digital Green, a Cisco social investment...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Wins Two 2020 BIG Innovation Awards From the Business Intelligence Group

Two innovative technologies from Dow, the world’s leading materials science company, were recognized with 2020 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group.

Energy

UPS Continues to Build on Renewable Natural Gas Momentum

UPS today announced it has entered into multi-year renewable natural gas (RNG) agreements with Kinetrex Energy and TruStar Energy.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Sustainable Procurement With Mars and HP

The global commodity system that has served society for centuries is no longer fit for purpose.

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