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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Truist Boosts Minimum Wage to $22

Truist Financial Corporation announced it will boost its minimum U.S. hourly pay rate to $22 effective Oct. 1 of this year. This increase is the company's latest investment in key talent across the organization.

Education

NortonLifeLock's 3 Tips To Help Keep Your Family Cyber Safe This Summer

Summer often poses different online safety risks for families as kids are typically home more, on their devices more, and spend more time unsupervised. NortonLifeLock's Paige Hanson offers three easy tips to help families protect their kids.

Innovation & Technology

How HP Designers Think About Sustainable PCs

For the last few years, HP’s design work has gained recognition, evidenced by the studio’s gleaming rows of awards. But there’s not a single name listed on any of them.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Chasing Zero With SAP Industry Network for Automotive

SAP Industry Network for Automotive packages help enterprises gain insights into their product carbon footprint data and identify further potentials in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Is Central to Cintas

At Cintas, we view our entrance into formal ESG reporting and the development of our company-wide ESG strategy as the latest steps in our progression.

Environment

The Path to Net Zero Offers Companies New Opportunities

Over a fifth of the world’s largest companies have pledged to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Energy

Ecocentricity Blog - Solving the Intermittency Challenge: The Importance of Grid Storage as Renewable Electricity Rises

Wind and solar electricity generation is good for many reasons, but intermittency is a persistent challenge. There are multiple solutions to that challenge.

Sustainable Development Goals

Business-led Solutions to Combat Climate Change

How is sustainability reporting supporting efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, or protect the oceans?

Diversity & Inclusion

How Juneteenth Celebrations Highlight Freedom and Equality

Along with Juneteenth picnics, parades and other celebrations, museums around the country are taking the opportunity to educate and inspire people about freedom and justice.

Environment

Cummins' Environmental Month Educates and Empowers Employees on Climate Strategy

“It is very exciting to see how Cummins has embraced our PLANET 2050 goals and announced important efforts so we can do our part to preserve clean air, available water and a sustainable planet for future generations to enjoy.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Life Takes Root at Big Creek

Arborists, foresters, volunteers and schoolchildren planted 1,000 native Ponderosa pine and sugar pine seedlings, contributed by SCE and the U.S Forest Service.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sedex Identifies 10 Vital Data Points To Demystify ESG Reporting

A new report from Sedex, the trusted partner for environment, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability data, identifies the key data to collect for businesses looking to conduct effective ESG reporting.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast and FaceForward Productions Partner for Upcoming Docuseries, 'The Black Beauty Effect'

Comcast NBCUniversal and FaceForward Productions announced their partnership for the upcoming docuseries The Black Beauty Effect, releasing this fall exclusively on the Black Experience on Xfinity channel.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Annual Aflac and Atlanta Braves Night Supports Pediatric Cancer Patients and Their Families

Aflac's annual Atlanta Braves night is a tradition where Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center patients, families and staff come together for a welcome break and to cheer on the World Series Champions.

Innovation & Technology

Tetra Pak Unites With Start-Ups, Tech Companies and Academia To Accelerate Innovation for the Future of Food

Ahead of the United Nations World Food Safety Day Tetra Pak announced its new set of research collaborations and programmes to further accelerate efforts to address challenges facing food systems worldwide.

Diversity & Inclusion

Advocating for a More Inclusive Future

When McKenzie Kerry graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a leadership position in a financial services company was very much on her mind.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding Your Alignment With Hortense le Gentil

Many guests on Purpose 360 have shared how they activate employees, collaborate in partnerships, communicate to customers, and engage in the community.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB and Impact Engine Announce Strategic Partnership

AllianceBernstein L.P. announced that the firm has established a strategic partnership with Impact Engine, a private equity and venture capital investment firm with a ten-year history of exclusively investing with an impact lens.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Showcases 10 Ways Food Systems Create Better Health for People and Planet

Discover how ten food-focused initiatives have taken action to promote human, ecological, and animal health and well-being.

Research, Reports & Publications

Flowserve Releases 2021 ESG Report Detailing Its Progress Toward Building a More Sustainable Future

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today the release of its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

Research, Reports & Publications

Land Betterment Corporation Releases 2nd Annual Public Benefit Report

Land Betterment’s Annual Public Benefit discusses 2021 successes, 2022 goals and assessment as a benefit corporation.

Green Infrastructure

Trane® Premieres Ascend® Air-To-Water Heat Pump; Announces Redesigned Precedent® Rooftop Units

Trane® – by Trane Technologies has released the Ascend® Air-to-Water Heat Pump Model ACX, the first air-to-water pump solution in its portfolio and is bringing a new generation of Precedent® rooftop units to market.

Responsible Production & Consumption

FairSupply and IBAT Collaborate To Link Supply Chains With Biodiversity Loss

The IBAT Alliance have announced a groundbreaking new collaboration with FairSupply, where data from the Species Threat Abatement and Restoration Metric (STAR) have been used in a world-first for extinction risk footprinting across supply chains.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Encouraging Employees To Be Personally Philanthropic

Corporate granting has a profound effect on both communities and business outcomes. Learn how data-driven storytelling is key grantmaking. And it’s driving a new era of community investment — stakeholder philanthropy

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler Supports the Wisconsin PGA's 100 Holes for 100 Years Charity Campaign

Shout out to our Kohler Hospitality golf pros David Albrecht, Mike Aschenbach, Daniel Hastreiter, PGA, and Michael O'Reilly who played an incredible 100 holes of golf in one day as part of the Wisconsin PGA’s 100 Holes for 100 Years Charity campaign.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  3. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...
  4. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  5. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...
  6. 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...
  7. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  8. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...
  9. Communities and People
    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...
  10. 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...
  11. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  12. Environment: Building a More Sustainable Future
    For Bacardi, environmental sustainability is good business – an approach that dates to the very beginning of the company more than 158 years ago. When...
  13. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  14. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  15. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...