Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation Provides More Than $500,000 in Grants to Support Community Resiliency in Florida

Aug 8, 2019 1:10 PM ET

The Duke Energy Foundation is powering the vitality of Florida communities by awarding nearly $515,000 in grant funding to support community resiliency.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Presents $30,000 in Scholarships to Winners of 2019 NCF-Envirothon Competition

Aug 8, 2019 12:45 PM ET

Smithfield Foods announced $30,000 in scholarship awards at the 2019 National Conservation Foundation Envirothon Competition, where high school students internationally competed to demonstrate their environmental knowledge and problem-solving skills.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How a Circular Economy Changes Supply Chain Loops

Aug 8, 2019 12:40 PM ET

Achieving a circular economy requires fundamentally rethinking the supply chain. MIT Supply Chain and UPS Longitudes share how academia, companies and government can facilitate this shift to advance sustainability and drive business value.

Education

T. Rowe Price: Many Parents Say College Costs Aren’t Their Responsibility but Most Kids Expect Them to Cover

Aug 8, 2019 12:30 PM ET

To help parents discuss money with their kids, T. Rowe Price created MoneyConfidentKids.com

Environment

Sodexo Launches New Impossible™ Burger Menu at More Than 1,500 U.S. Locations

Aug 8, 2019 11:15 AM ET

Sodexo, a food and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, will debut a new product line featuring the Impossible™ Burger, a burger made from plants that looks, cooks, and tastes like ground beef, at more than 1,500 U.S. retail locations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Johnson & Johnson Signs the Military Spouse Employment Partnership to Help Service Member Spouses Build Careers

Aug 8, 2019 11:00 AM ET

A 24% unemployment rate is just one of the many job challenges faced by military husbands and wives. A new company partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense is designed to help those facing these employment obstacles.

Green Infrastructure

Georgia’s I-85 Is Getting Intelligent Transportation Technology Powered by Panasonic to Improve Safety, Cut Congestion and CO2 Emissions

Aug 8, 2019 10:30 AM ET

Georgia’s I-85 Is Getting Intelligent Transportation Technology Powered by Panasonic to Improve Safety, Cut Congestion and CO2 Emissions. CIRRUS by Panasonic at heart of state’s V2X pilot program, led by Georgia Department of Transportation, The Ray, Federal Highway Administration to provide a proof of concept for potential state-wide deployment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation Launch Second-Annual Changemaker Challenge for Young Visionaries--Mobilizing Them to Change Their Communities for Good

Aug 8, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainable Investing's Competitive Advantages

Aug 8, 2019 9:50 AM ET

Let's say you're in the market for a new toaster. You finally narrow your choices to two models that cost the same and more or less deliver the same even toast, but one of them uses less electricity and has more safety features. Which would you buy?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2019 National Latino Leaders to be Honored at The 5th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference

Aug 8, 2019 9:00 AM ET

The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Fifth Annual National Latino Leadership Conference on October 16th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Downtown.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comerica's Monica L. Martinez Named Among Nation's Top 50 Most Powerful Latinas

Aug 8, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Comerica Bank's SVP of External Affairs – Michigan Market and National Director of Hispanic Business Development Monica L. Martinez named one of the nation's "50 Most Powerful Latinas" in 2019 by ALPFA with Fortune Magazine.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Quantifying and Evidencing Impact – Kering, HSBC, World Benchmarking Alliance and More

Aug 8, 2019 7:00 AM ET

There’s increasing pressure on companies to provide verifiable evidence of positive impact and, where possible, quantifiable success.

Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric | Using Available Tech, We Can Help #MoveTheDate Starting Now

Aug 7, 2019 6:25 PM ET

Together, Global Footprint Network — a research organization changing how the world manages its natural resources — and Schneider Electric have analyzed how to move Earth Overshoot Day.

Innovation & Technology

Discovery Education Announces the Acquisition of Inspyro

Aug 7, 2019 4:30 PM ET

Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, announced the acquisition of leading virtual reality and augmented reality provider Inspyro.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Eileen Fitzgerald to Lead Wells Fargo’s Housing Affordability Philanthropy

Aug 7, 2019 4:00 PM ET

Wells Fargo today announced that Eileen Fitzgerald will join the company as head of its housing affordability philanthropy.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Alaska Homeownership to Get $3.3 Million Boost

Aug 7, 2019 3:45 PM ET

Wells Fargo, NeighborWorks® America and its network member NeighborWorks Alaska HomeOwnership Center today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT® program will launch for Alaska with a $3.3 million philanthropic commitment by Wells Fargo to boost homeownership.

Responsible Production & Consumption

ON Semiconductor’s Top Notch Reclamation Center

Aug 7, 2019 3:10 PM ET

Our global reclaim objectives reflect our commitment to environmental sustainability and resource conservation while optimizing our network, protecting our intellectual property, and maximizing and recapturing profits.

Education

The U.S. Education System is Ripe for Innovation—And Investment Can Help

Aug 7, 2019 2:15 PM ET

With a series of investments in innovative new education models, the philanthropic arm of SunTrust Bank believes that change is not only necessary to help fill today’s skill-based jobs.

Sustainable Development Goals

When Less Is More

Aug 7, 2019 2:00 PM ET

It’s natural to talk about how we’re all doing more: innovating more, making more investments, having more to say in areas of expertise. While at the Aspen Ideas Festival earlier this summer, I was asked to share where General Mills is doing less.

Health & Healthcare

Listening and Learning From the Rare Disease Patient

Aug 7, 2019 2:00 PM ET

In the world of rare diseases, where so many conditions remain undiagnosed and untreated, we take seriously the opportunity to really listen to and learn from patients and caregivers and their healthcare providers. At Alexion, innovation includes really focusing our collective efforts to strive toward understanding patients’ needs, including meaningful therapies and beyond. We are focused on innovating in all we do to improve the day-to-day experience of people living with a rare disease.

Environment

Jessica McCarty on Arctic Wildfires

Aug 7, 2019 1:45 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named to Fast Company’s List of 50 Best Workplaces for Innovators

Aug 7, 2019 1:30 PM ET

Merck is proud to be named as one of Fast Company's 50 Best Workplaces for Innovators. Fast Company recently honored the company on its inaugural list recognizing businesses and organizations that demonstrate a deep commitment...

Responsible Production & Consumption

From Food and Uniforms to Sponsorship Deals: IOC Guides to Help the Olympic Games and the Sports Sector Adopt Sustainable Sourcing Practices

Aug 7, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Released to mark Earth Day, a global environmental movement celebrated on 22 April every year, the recent publications add to the IOC’s series of sustainability guides addressed to OCOGs and the Olympic Movement.

Diversity & Inclusion

Turkish Restaurant Chain Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Female Farmers

Aug 7, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Turkish hospitality company BigChefs, which endeavours to source its food and other products locally in Turkey, has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to increase the number of its low income women agricultural producers to 80, and provide them with mentorship on issues like logistics, packaging and alike by 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Watermark and Stakeholders Donate Clean Water Well to Community Household in Texas

Aug 7, 2019 11:30 AM ET

Water Well Trusts reached out to partners and experts in the area including Gould’s Water Technology, Austin Pump and Scwhope and Sons, to operate and install equipment donated by Xylem and drill a 500-foot well for the Salazar family.