Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Social Impact & Volunteering

VolunteerMatch and Crisis Text Line Partner To Highlight the Long-Term Effect of High-Impact Volunteering

VolunteerMatch, a nonprofit that provides a national digital infrastructure to serve volunteers and Crisis Text Line, a national nonprofit that provides free, 24/7, confidential mental health support

Diversity & Inclusion

2022 .gay Impact Report | Introducing GoDaddy Registry

GoDaddy’s offering of .gay domains empowers the LGBTQIA+ community to establish a 
secure online presence that fully expresses their unique identities, values and contributions. The .gay domain extension represents a vibrant online hub for celebrating and connecting.

Innovation & Technology

HARMAN Audio Talks Podcast: AI Ate My IP

Evolution, revolution or the downfall of the music industry?

In this episode of the AudioTalks podcast we speak to two AI visionaries about the impact of AI on IP, creativity and the business in general.

Sustainable Development Goals

Viatris 2022 Sustainability Report: Water and Waste

Guided by our Global Water Policy and global EHS management system, we work to advance responsible water stewardship in our operations and support communities’ access to clean water and sanitation.

Education

Verizon and Discovery Education Present New Virtual Field Trip Exploring Extended Reality

Discovery Education and Verizon today announced a new virtual experience – Bridge to the Future: A Virtual Field Trip into Extended Reality – showing students in grades 6-12 the possibilities of the immersive world.

Energy

Entergy New Orleans Selected for $55 Million Federal Grant From Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy today announced their selection of Entergy New Orleans to receive matching funds totaling nearly $55 million through the DOE’s “Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships” program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Ranks Among Top SBA Lenders in Country

KeyBank announced it ranked among the top 15 lenders in the country for unit volumes for the Small Business Administration (SBA) 2023 Fiscal Year for both the SBA 7(a) and SBA 504 lending programs. During SBA’s FY 2023, KeyBank extended 918 loans for a total of $229 million.

Health & Healthcare

What Do Health and Safety Ratings Mean for Sports and Entertainment? Crypto.com Arena Helps Us Find Out

Since it opened nearly a quarter century ago, AEG’s Crypto.com Arena has been one of world’s leading multi-purpose indoor venues for sports and entertainment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cisco’s Digital Impact Office Powers Digital Inclusion Across the Globe

I grew up in a small town. My mom worked as an assistant for the city administrator. When our phone would ring, I heard my mom responding to the needs of the community—real people were on the other end of the line. She listened.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Donating Your Skills During the Holiday Season

Make a difference during the holiday season by donating your professional skills and experience to under-resourced nonprofits. Learn how at Taproot's free Pro Bono Week webinar on October 26.

Sustainable Development Goals

Just Launched: The UN Global Compact Network UK SDG Playbook for SMEs

The UN Global Compact Network UK has launched the SDG Playbook for SMEs, the go-to guide for smaller companies to unlock the competitive advantages of embracing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Education

Educating Everyone: The Power of Storytelling To Build a Net-Zero Future

Trane Technologies is promoting and enabling sustainability by investing in education and community support and empowering individuals for a net-zero future.

Environment

New Data Sharpens Arbor Day Foundation’s Urban Tree Planting Efforts

A recent update from NatureQuant includes new data that will help the Arbor Day Foundation identify neighborhoods most in need of trees.

Environment

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Discusses “Actions to the Sustainability Journey” at Fashion Summit Hong Kong

SAC executives Jeremy Lardeau, Vice President Higg Index, and Joyce Tsoi, Director, Collective Action Programs, APAC, presented at Fashion Summit (HK), in support of the 2024 theme: “Actions to the Sustainability Journey.”

Education

New Discovery Education and Comcast Study Highlights Opportunity for United States Schools to Help Students Overcome Digital Divide

Discovery Education, worldwide edtech leader, and Comcast released a new study showing that U.S. schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed Internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).

Events, Media & Communications

Bacardi Shake Your Future Graduate Makes History As First Female Winner of Taste of Bermuda Cocktail Competition

Bacardi Limited continues to change lives and help build the next generation of bartenders through its Shake Your Future program. In Bermuda, where the program launched earlier this year, the program has led to the win of the latest Taste of Bermuda Cocktail Competition.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Teams Up With New Directions Repair Affair To Make Positive Impact for Russell Homeowners

Fifth Third is proud to team up with New Directions Repair Affair program by funding free home renovations for elderly and disabled low-income homeowners in West Louisville’s Russell neighborhood.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Inspired To Serve: El Paso Refinery Employees Fight Food Insecurity

Products Control Manager Greg Boyer describes fellow employees at Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso, Texas, refinery as “inspired” by the refinery’s long track record of giving, adding that volunteering is never about “checking a box.”

Green Infrastructure

Groundswell Celebrates Game-Changing Project

The Wells Fargo Foundation has supported Groundswell's work to design and implement a financial model for community resilience centers that leverages the IRA's direct pay provision to deliver community ownership.

Environment

PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Carbon Removal and Storage

Sustainably managed forests combat climate change through carbon removal. Trees absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide and store it in growth in the branches, trunk, needles, and roots, and respire oxygen.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Economic Gender Gap Narrows, But More Work Remains

For the second consecutive year, PNC marked Sept. 14, the 257th day of the year, to bring greater visibility to and help close the economic gender gap that inspired our Project 257®: Accelerating Women’s Financial Equality initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Springfield Boys & Girls Club Receives $10,000 Grant From KeyBank Foundation

Springfield Boys & Girls Club (SBGS) has received a $10,000 charitable grant from KeyBank Foundation, the charitable foundation of KeyBank. The grant will support the club’s Brain Gain Program, an afterschool program designed to bolster appropriate grade-level reading skills.

Environment

How Your Professional Talents Can Support Environmental Nonprofits

Taproot Foundation is hosting a panel of expert environment & conservation nonprofit leaders on Monday, October 23 to discuss the pressing environmental challenges that their organizations are addressing and how we can each step up to support.

Environment

Forbes Article Penned by Arbor Day Foundation CEO Offers Guidance on Setting Climate Goals

In a new Forbes Nonprofit Council article, Arbor Day Foundation CEO gives insight on how private sector leaders can make an impact through tree planting.

Health & Healthcare

Food for Thought: Are You What You Eat?

Mental health is becoming more critical than ever. According to the WHO, one in eight people suffer from a mental health condition – but where do food and beverage companies fit in?

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. 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...
  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. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  5. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  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. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  8. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  9. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  12. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  13. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  14. 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...
  15. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...