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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Ranks No. 1 on Newsweek’s List of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has earned the top spot on Newsweek’s annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, ranking No. 1 overall for the first time

Innovation & Technology

IP Is Enhancing Responsible Fiber Procurement With ForSite™

International Paper sources the majority of its wood from the U.S. South where an estimated 1.8 million families privately own most of the forestland.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Las Vegas Sands Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for World and North America

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) was again recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Indices (DJSI), with placement on the DJSI World Index for the fourth consecutive year and the DJSI North America Index for the eighth time.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation Announces Recipients of Its $10 Million Fund Aimed at Addressing the Income and Wealth Divide

MetLife Foundation announced the 24 non-profit recipients of its two-year, $10 million Accelerating Commitment to Equity Innovation Fund (ACE Innovation Fund).

Sustainable Development Goals

Women at the Helm of Mary Kay’s Water Steering Committee

As a global sustainability advocate, Mary Kay is committed to creating and implementing sustainability initiatives related to water at its global manufacturing facility in Lewisville, Texas.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Quest Diagnostics Multi-Pronged Approach to Waste Reduction

We have a multi-pronged approach to waste reduction. Our strategies include reducing waste generated and waste sent to landfill.

Events, Media & Communications

New White Paper Shares Strategies to Support the Corporate Nature-Positive Journey

WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) offers a new white paper available for download today, The Corporate Nature-Positive Journey | Private Sector Biodiversity Methodologies, From Strategy to Implementation.

Innovation & Technology

HARMAN Professional Solutions Completes Acquisition of FLUX SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

HARMAN announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of FLUX SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (“FLUX::”). The purchase includes FLUX::’s immersive, processing, and analysis solutions across live production, installation sound, content creation, and post-production.

Environment

COP28 Negotiators Reach Deal to Seize Economic Benefits of Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Ceres applauds world leaders for reaching a final negotiated Global Stocktake at COP28 that recognizes the need for deep, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas pollution in line with the Paris Agreement.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Frito-Lay and MAN UP Mentoring Support the Whole Child

Co-founded by longtime Frito-Lay employee Chris Wallace, MAN UP Mentoring is an Orlando-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk youth through mentorship programs, educational support, and character development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

First-Of-Its-Kind Study Reveals Why Some Children Relapse After Being Treated for Severe Acute Malnutrition

A new study from Action Against Hunger shows that a significant percentage of children successfully treated for severe acute malnutrition are vulnerable to relapse.

Events, Media & Communications

The Buzz About U.S. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Trends

A comment often heard several decades ago in sustainability and ESG investing circles was that U.S.-headquartered companies were distinct laggards in disclosing information and especially performance data on their environmental, social, and governance responsibilities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Granting Opportunities: Scholars Program Opens Career Prospects

At Elgin Community College, there is an unwavering feeling that students can do anything.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named One of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” by Newsweek

Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on Newsweek’s ranking of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Clorox Employees Tackle Food Insecurity in the US

Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, teammates who are part of our HOLA employee resource group demonstrated their commitment to combatting food insecurity, a pressing issue affecting Hispanic communities across the U.S.

Innovation & Technology

The Farms of the Future

For a look into how new technologies are affecting the future of farming, Hormel Foods asked Ithaca College Assistant Professor Dominique Saint Malo to share her insights on developments in the industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Paramount's Reflecting Me: The Video (2023)

In 2021, Paramount Insights surveyed 15,000 consumers across the world to understand their perceptions of the state of on-screen representation and diversity. The resulting study, Reflecting Me, found that audiences craved better representation both on- and off-screen.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Colorado Residents Named As Successful Microbusiness Owners

The big fact: *Microbusiness density in Colorado remains largely steady, despite the economic swings over the last four years, according to GoDaddy Venture Forward.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Announcing Climate Vault’s 2023 Carbon Champion Award Winners

At Climate Vault, we’re proud to be building a community of Carbon Champions that span a variety of industries, from Finance to Higher Education to Beauty to Design.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Add Hope and Gift of the Givers Foundation Are Uniting To Combat Childhood Hunger in South Africa

Our mission is clear: to ensure no South African child suffers from hunger and malnutrition during the holidays. Let's come together and be part of something remarkable.

Events, Media & Communications

Companies Can Do More To Help Everyday People Reduce Emissions

This year, the build-up to the United Nations annual Conference of the Parties (COP28) has been given greater urgency by the first Global Stocktake report. Published earlier this fall, the report sends the clear message that time is rapidly running out to limit global heating.

Health & Healthcare

Creating Access to Healthcare, One Door at a Time

When Olebogeng Moumakwe strides through the maze of streets that weave through Diepsloot, people often call out to her in recognition – whether she remembers them or not.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Wells Fargo Volunteers Join Forces To Build 27 Homes in Charlotte With Habitat for Humanity

May and her three children will soon be moving into their new home at The Meadows at Plato Price in Charlotte, North Carolina. May is receiving a “right-sized mortgage” from Habitat for Humanity to purchase her first home.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

$400,000 Investment by the KeyBank Foundation to Help Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region Expand Food Justice and Family Equity Efforts

The KeyBank Foundation is investing $400,000 to help Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region expand its efforts to provide more accessible, responsive, and comprehensive service to community members facing food insecurity and acute crises.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

DP World, Canary Media Explore Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Dynamics

Growing demand for electric vehicles is reshaping manufacturing supply chains, according to a new report by DP World and Canary Media’s Canary Creative.

Latest Campaigns

  1. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  2. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  3. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  4. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  5. 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...
  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. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  9. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  10. Fifth Third's Commitment to Small Businesses
    Fifth Third believes that small businesses form the foundation of our communities – and when they succeed, we all succeed. Supporting them through...
  11. FedEx | Volunteer Campaigns
    Giving back is part of the FedEx culture. Team members support our charitable investments and local community needs by dedicating their time where...
  12. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  13. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  14. PSEG Environmental Stewardship
    PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...
  15. 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...