Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mixed-Use: Green Housing and Social Enterprise

GreenMoney Journal

Green Infrastructure

The Ray Unveils Digital Transformation To Fuel National Expansion

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard: The Power of Data To Unlock More Inclusive Financial Experiences

Mastercard

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Spreading Joy and Relief in Times of Need

Bath & Body Works

Events, Media & Communications

IOC Announces Winners of Climate Action Awards 2025

International Olympic Committee





Recent Alerts

Join Leaders From Google, Microsoft, REI & More at GreenBiz 26

Trellis Group

Events, Media & Communications

sustainability: 2025 Report - Rockwell Automation
Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

Rockwell Automation

Research, Reports & Publications

people in a boat
What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CNH Industrial and October Signed a Crowd-Funding Partnership Agreement to Offer Digital Funding to Small and Medium Companies

CNH Industrial and the fintech lending platform October entered into a partnership agreement in July 2019 to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) working with IVECO and CASE Construction Equipment brands through the adoption of crowd-lending

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Lessons Learned From a Different Sandbox

Sustainability is a great way to advance employee engagement, which leads to higher retention, higher productivity per employee, and more.

Innovation & Technology

Art, Science and Design Merge to Create Innovative Carpet Line From Mohawk

Invention and innovation are often confused, but there’s a stark difference between the two: invention is common, but innovation is genius.

Energy

Solar 4 All® Program Returns Highland Park Landfill to Productive Use

A plot of land that spent decades as a landfill for unwanted appliances, waste, and construction debris is today returning to productive use with the construction of a solar farm and battery storage system, thanks to PSE&G's Solar 4 All program.

Education

Stackable Credentials and Modular Programs Bring More Options to Postsecondary Education

The future of postsecondary education will be modular, stackable and more democratic. That’s according to edX, a nonprofit organization, that is re-imagining the postsecondary education model.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Directions in Sustainability

Through a series of panel topics at the Small Change, Big Impact Food Summit, food industry stakeholders shared ideas, plans and dreams to feed our world now and in the future, using seemingly small changes to make monumental differences.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

True innovation is seldom the work of solitary genius. Rather, it is driven by the convergence of many opinions, skill sets, and life experiences—which is why diversity and inclusion isn’t just good for society, it’s good for business.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

A New Approach to Recycling Plastics

Used plastic may become the next renewable resource, thanks to a radical new process from IBM Research™ called VolCat.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Foundation Joins the TMW Center at University of Chicago to Launch New "Any Time is 3Ts Time" to Boost Early Learning

The PNC Foundation awarded $3.3 million to the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health at the University of Chicago to launch "Any Time is 3Ts Time," designed to empower parents to enhance their infants' and toddlers' cognitive development.

Diversity & Inclusion

One-Word Answers With Bacardi's Paula Glickenhaus

Earlier this month, Bacardi hosted its 4th annual Spirit Forward Summit, an event that brings together current and future female leaders to discuss how to future empower women and shatter stereotypes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Published in Colombia: The Business of Solving Social Problems

In Colombia, a few companies are starting to go beyond philanthropy to see social impact as core to maximizing their business returns. These companies create shared value in different ways.

Education

The Importance and Impact of STEM in the Community

To learn more about the impact our company and employees are having in the community with regard to STEM we recently invited long-time partners Junior Achievement of Arizona, Semi Foundation, Future Stars, Inc and Phoenix Christian Preparatory School

Education

Sustainable Forestry for 4th Graders … Or, How I Learned that Kids Will Drive the Change Our Planet Needs

My son is in the fourth grade, and his class is learning about forests and their role in the world. His teacher recently asked me to present on sustainable forestry to add a real world perspective to what they are learning in the classroom.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Supports Veterans With Housing, Career Transition Assistance

Wells Fargo & Co. announced the company has donated more than $170 million overall since 2012 to military- and veteran-related nonprofits that support housing, career transition, financial education and more

Environment

Tetra Tech Commits to Being a Changemaker for One Water

Tetra Tech is helping shift the water management paradigm to create a resilient water future. There are many challenges facing those managing water in the United States and around the world, and Tetra Tech embraces a One Water approach to finding more resilient solutions.

Innovation & Technology

How Humans & Tech Harmonize in Manufacturing Industry

Whirlpool Corporation's VP for the North American Region Integrated Supply Chain & Quality, Jim Keppler, talked to Manufacturing Tomorrow about automation and robotics in manufacturing.

Environment

Long Island’s Most Precious and Vulnerable Resource

This blog is one in a series focused on the impact of environmental organizations––supported by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation––who are on the front lines of our nation’s water quality issues. This series highlights their important work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Freeport-McMoRan Provides Technical Training for San Carlos Apache Tribe

Freeport-McMoRan’s Mine Training Institute created the San Carlos Training Institute in 2013 to increase the employability skills and job opportunities for the San Carlos Apache Tribe students

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aflac CSR Hero: Nanette Stark

Aflac CSR Hero Nanette Stark, an independent sales agent in the Los Angeles area, learned about the value of helping others from her parents, both Holocaust survivors.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Two National Grid Projects Selected as Energy Storage North America 2019 Innovation Award Winner

National Grid today announced that two of its energy storage projects have been recognized as Energy Storage North America (ESNA) 2019 Innovation Award winners in the categories of microgrids and behind-the-meter projects.

Health & Healthcare

For Patients, For the Planet — With 3D Printing, One Orthotics Company is Really Stepping Up

HP Jet Fusion 4200 3D printers manufacture tens of thousands of pairs of custom foot orthotics and foot-and-ankle braces each year to help patients gain the ability to walk or improve their mobility.

Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Global Compact Updates Guidance to Help General Counsel Drive the Corporate Sustainability Agenda

The United Nations Global Compact has issued updated guidance to help General Counsel advance the corporate sustainability agenda.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chef Marcelle Afram of Bluejacket Wins DC Central Kitchen’s Capital Food Fight

Capital Food Fight raised over $815,000 for DC Central Kitchen to continue its work fighting hunger differently in Washington, D.C., including generous donations made during the event and a special matching challenge from Stand Together Foundation.

Education

Promoting the Printed Page Through Powerful Pages for Children

In today’s technology-driven world, we remain committed to the printed page and to promoting literacy among children.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  2. 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...
  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. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  7. Community Investment
    all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)
  8. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  9. IWBI | Community News
    We believe that people's health and wellness should be at the center of design. That’s why we’re working with industry professionals in real estate...
  10. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  11. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  12. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  13. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  14. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  15. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...