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Trellis Group

Events, Media & Communications

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

Rockwell Automation

Research, Reports & Publications

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Domtar Joins Formal Request to Enforce and Regulate Paper Imports

Domtar, the United Steelworkers (USW) union and other domestic paper producers have filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to address the circumvention of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on uncoated paper imports.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes: Carnival Corporation, Among America's Best Large Employers, No. 1 in Cruise Industry

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, was recently named one of America's Best Large Employers in 2019 by Forbes Media, in partnership with analytics firm Statista.

Green Infrastructure

Vehicle-to-Everything and Connected Car Technology in Georgia

The newest and coolest (and safest) car on the market, the autonomous and connected car, is driving the future of advanced automobiles.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Welcome United States Military Members for Fleet Week Celebration

In continued support of those serving in the United States military, AEG’s LA Galaxy hosted more than 50 military men and women visiting Port of Los Angeles for the fourth annual LA Fleet Week on Aug. 28.

Energy

Fifth Third Makes History by Powering Up 100% Renewable Solar Facility

Built by SunEnergy1, the Aulander Holloman Solar Facility is expected to generate clean power that is more than or equal to the amount Fifth Third uses in a year, enough to eliminate 143,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases and power 25,000 homes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Operating for Sustainable Impact

Climate change is one of the most significant and urgent issues facing business and society today

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Boy With Autism Wouldn't Sit Still on a United Airlines Flight. So Crew and Passengers Stepped in to Help.

Just before leaving, the off-duty flight attendant who was sitting across from them gave Gabriel a hug and a handwritten note in which she commended her for her strength. "You and your family are loved and supported," reads the note.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Essity's 2018 Sustainability Report: Circular Economy and UN Sustainable Development Goals

We believe that the work to fulfill the sustainability goals will make the world a better place while offering favorable business opportunities for companies around the world, not least in the areas of health, hygiene and sanitation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Employees Show Commitment to Diversity in AI Education with STEM UP

This employee-led team also focuses on service leadership and this summer, the STEM UP committee in Phoenix was a sponsor of the AI4ALL residential camp held at Arizona State University (ASU) over a three-week period.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Trane Unveils Expanded Columbia Facility, Delivering Environmental, Workforce and Community Benefits

Trane®, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, held a celebration marking significant expansion to its Columbia, South Carolina facility, and ongoing efforts in environmental, social and business sustainability.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Changing How We Grow Rice Today, Can Save Us Water Tomorrow

Rice farming uses 40% of the world’s irrigation water & accounts for half of Mars’ unsustainable water use. That’s why we’re promoting water stewardship with rice farmers - with programs in India & Pakistan seeing a 30% reduction in water use so far.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving on PayPal Has Bucked the Recent Downward Trends for Philanthropy

Energy

Schneider Electric Commits to Tackling Inequality by Joining G7 Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) Coalition Powered by the OECD

Schneider Electric among 34 leading international companies committed to stepping up business action to advance human rights throughout their value chains, build inclusive workplaces and strengthen inclusion in their business ecosystems.

Green Infrastructure

AIDA Cruises: Start of Construction for the Second LNG Cruise Ship at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg

On August 15, 2019, the first steel cut took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for the sister ship of AIDAnova, the world’s first cruise ship that is fully powered with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Green Infrastructure

10 Years on: 74 Walk Friendly Communities Recognized through Road Safety Program Sponsored by FedEx

“FedEx is very proud to sponsor the Walk Friendly Communities program. As part of our FedEx Cares commitment, this program has had a far-reaching impact across the United States in making communities safer for pedestrians,”

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sustainable Fitness Trend Leads Xylem Watermark to Log Over 1,000 Volunteer Hours

Plogging is a global fitness trend that combines jogging (or walking) and picking up trash. While plogging, volunteers spend time outdoors, exercise, and pick up litter that often flows untreated into waterways.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CyberGrants + TD Bank: Making Incredible Happen

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Homeownership in Dallas-Fort Worth to Get $6.6 Million Boost

NeighborhoodLIFT® offers homebuyers $15,000 grants for home down payments in the city of Dallas and Tarrant County; additional benefits for veterans, military, teachers and first responders

Sustainable Development Goals

Outside Voice: Mike Wallace, the Evolution of Sustainability Reporting

Our Outside Voice series highlights the perspectives of stakeholders and leaders on important sustainability topics, such as sustainability reporting.

Environment

Better Safe Than Sorry: Assessing PFAS Risk

Take action and be prepared. Read our blog on how you can assess the risk of PFAS at your facility.

Health & Healthcare

Wiping Out Hunger in Africa Could Cost Just $5bn. What Are We Waiting For?

Food security in Africa is an achievable goal. Private companies need to step forward to invest in that brighter future.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Mid-Course Correction: Lessons for a Circular Economy

"On Day Zero of Interface’s sustainability journey, founder and CEO Ray Anderson described the outline of a radical vision of a cyclical enterprise that would become ecologically restorative through its influence on others."

Research, Reports & Publications

VMWare Releases Its 2018 Global Impact Progress Report

We celebrated our 20th anniversary, and brought together our founders, along with our current leadership, during our employee all-hands meeting, to reflect on the past and celebrate how far we’ve come.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

My Special AFLAC Duck: A Gold Standard For CSR Programs

Aflac’s “My Special Duck Program,” in which pediatric cancer patients are given a robotic version of the Aflac Duck to serve as a smart companion during treatment, is a prime example of an effective CSR initiative.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Improving Forest Sustainability, Mohawk Industries Joins the NWFA Responsible Procurement Program (RPP)

The RPP is a joint initiative between leading environmental groups and industry manufacturers committed to producing and promoting wood floors that come only from environmentally and socially responsible sources.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  2. 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...
  3. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  4. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. People
    As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...
  12. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  13. Community Investment
    all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)
  14. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  15. 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...