Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CSR in 2020: Trends, Guiding Questions and Resources

Learn how to ask guiding questions when evaluating current CSR trends and best practices, with our helpful list of CSR studies and resources.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Anti-Bullying App Captures 2020 Arrow Innovation in Electronics Award

Arrow Electronics honored eighth-grader Aryan Mangal with its 2020 Innovation in Electronics Award at the fifth annual Invention Convention U.S. Nationals. Held virtually, the competition showcased nearly 500 K-12 inventors and entrepreneurs from around the country.

Social Impact & Volunteering

MilliporeSigma Employees Give Back Through Virtual Volunteering Opportunities

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany—which operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada—is now offering virtual volunteer opportunities to employees across the globe through its SPARK™ online portal.

Research, Reports & Publications

National Bank of Kuwait Takes Further Steps in Building a Sustainable Future

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) launched its fourth annual Sustainability Report today, in alignment with the guidelines from the Kuwait National Development Plan (KNDP), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), the Boursa Kuwait voluntary sustainability disclosure guide and the Equator Principles.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg New Voices Initiative Expands to Add Cohort of Black Executives in the United States

During a virtual event today, Bloomberg announced the New Voices media training program will add a cohort of Black executives in the United States.

Research, Reports & Publications

Alliant Energy Announces Accelerated Sustainability Goals in New Corporate Responsibility Report

Today, Alliant Energy releases their 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report (CRR) highlighting their purpose-driven strategy.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Personal Journey to Make Science More Inclusive

Throughout my education and during the first decade of my career as a clinical pharmacologist, I carried a huge burden. Around classmates and colleagues, I held a secret about who I really was – I was in the closet.

Green Infrastructure

Accelerating Digital to Build Better Industries Post-COVID-19

Digital transformation was in motion well before the pandemic hit. During the crisis, those who were fully connected had a significant edge.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Holland North America Celebrates Supports the Next Generation of Agricultural Leaders in its 125th Anniversary Year

The New Holland brand was founded in a small Pennsylvania town of the same name in 1895. From its inception, New Holland has valued innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit that seeks to solve the problems of tomorrow, today. For that reason, New Holland North America chose 2020, the brand’s 125th anniversary, to make an additional show of support for the National FFA Organization by donating over $47,000 as a general contribution.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic: Leadership During the COVID-19 Crisis

Geoff Martha answers questions about ventilator production, health and safety policies for employees, and more.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting Our Global Community Through Uncertain Times

As a global nutrition company, we have a unique opportunity and responsibility to help those in need of good nutrition and critical resources. We are committed to supporting the communities where we live and work during this time of uncertainty.

Health & Healthcare

International Paper Calls On Global Community to #HelpFillTheBoxes to Feed the Hungry

It’s more than just a box. That’s why International Paper is donating 2 million for hunger relief.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Comerica Bank Announces $2 Million Investment to CDFIs - Lendistry and California FarmLink - Aiding Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

Comerica Bank continues its response to supporting local communities with investments totaling $2 million to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) assisting small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion

Fifth Third Bank has been named for the first time one of the best places to work for people with disabilities as part of the 2020 Disability Equality Index (DEI), the nation’s most comprehensive benchmarking tool for disability inclusion.

Health & Healthcare

FedEx Custom Critical Helps Dairy MAX 'Moo've Over 8,600 Gallons of Milk

Dairy MAX, a nonprofit organization representing 900 dairy farm families across eight states, continues its commitment to serve farmers and families thanks to FedEx Custom Critical.

Research, Reports & Publications

Republic Services Reports Meaningful Progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes: Supporting Our Patients During COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic has created so much uncertainty, we remain committed to supporting people living with substance use disorders and schizophrenia and helping to assure that patients have access to our medicines.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Collaborates With Hexagon on Intelligent Tools

Black & Veatch, Hexagon PPM announce a new technology partnership that will allow the global EPC leader to see faster, more seamless communication, quicker updates and smoother integration, helping to advance engineering design into the digital age.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Safer, Cleaner New Normal: Online Toolkit Helps Businesses Reopen Confidently

Before COVID-19 upended Americans' lives, John Strom and his marketing team spent their days primarily supporting sales of Georgia-Pacific products. But in mid-March, they had a new mission: helping keep people safe.

Sustainable Development Goals

Walgreens Boots Alliance Joins United Nations Global Compact Initiative

Today Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), a global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy, is pleased to announce that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact Initiative

Diversity & Inclusion

Medtronic Foundation Commits $16M in Health and Education Partnerships to Address Racial Disparities and Advance Social Justice in Black Communities

Medtronic Foundation Commits $16M in Health and Education Partnerships to Address Racial Disparities and Advance Social Justice in Black Communities

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Wave of ESG Demand

This past year of social and environment pressures (Covid-19, racism inequity, climate change, global risks) has created a new wave of demand for ESG data and insight.

Health & Healthcare

HPRC Launches Free Healthcare Plastics Recycling Vendor Directory

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council is excited to announce the release of its new recycling vendor directory, designed to enable hospitals to build a more complete recycling program and provide recyclers with information...

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: An Appealing Solution

Apeel Sciences' story is a great example of biomimicry. They looked at how all plants on land have a surface layer that protects from drying and rotting, and they studied the molecular structure of those “peels” in fruits and vegetables. Then they developed a coating that mimics and amplifies their effectiveness.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

U.S. Cities Need a New Vision For Affordable Housing - And Business Can Help

Nearly 50 million Americans have filed for unemployment as governments impose stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  5. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  6. 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...
  7. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  8. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  9. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  12. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  13. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  14. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  15. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...