Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Can Air Pollution Exacerbate COVID-19?

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, scientists are tirelessly investigating what factors might make people more vulnerable to infection. One intriguing possibility is air pollution, specifically inhalable particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Call for Mandatory Non-Financial Reporting in EU – Built on GRI

This week there has been an insightful contribution to the debate about sustainability disclosure in the EU, provided by Carol Adams, Professor of Accounting at Durham University Business School.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Connect With Marketing, IT, and Finance Volunteers…Virtually!

The past few weeks have been overwhelming for nonprofits as community needs have risen and fundraising opportunities have shifted.

Education

5 Ways to Learn About Electricity at Home

You flip the light switch and, like magic, your lights come on and the ceiling fan starts to spin. But, it’s not magic – it’s a complex system of power plants, people and technology that runs every day to make sure we have reliable electricity.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Love of Farming and a Passion for Research

Koryne Carlson puts to work both her passion for farming and agricultural degree in Agronomy in her role as an Oat Agronomy Technician at our Oat Breeding and Agronomy Research Lab in Brookings, South Dakota.

Events, Media & Communications

Virtually Experience the Porter Novelli Purpose Summit

The COVID‐19 crisis is accelerating the transformation of business – one that solidifies the private sector mandate of a stakeholder‐first, rather than shareholder‐only, mentality.

Health & Healthcare

World Community Grid Joins in the Fight Against COVID-19

One easy way to help join the fight against COVID-19 is through IBM’s World Community Grid, which crowdsources the surplus computing power that volunteers like you and me have, and uses it for scientific research.

Events, Media & Communications

Achieving a 4.0 for Sustainability in Higher Education

Sustainability is at the forefront of higher institutional change; initiatives are made to not only reduce operating costs, but work to also attract and retain talent.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Colleagues Making a Difference: Alberta Brown

Bechtel’s Alberta Brown has transitioned her 140-mile round-trip commute into crafting sessions for those in need at her home. She has been sewing masks and crafting cards continuously in her basement for family members, nursing homes, and others.

Health & Healthcare

Preventing the Next Pandemic: mRNA Vaccines and siRNA oligo Therapies

Investing in promising new pharmaceutical platforms like oligonucleotide therapies could reduce the gap between first detection and total eradication in future pandemics.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Join Social Value Canada for the Social Value Certification Webinar

Social Value is of private, public and social-sector importance. Social Value Canada is a network bringing social value skills and knowledge to our work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IVECO Supports the Red Cross in Northern Italy

Conscious of its social responsibility as one of the world’s largest producers of trucks and buses, IVECO is supporting various local initiatives across Europe to address the challenges raised by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cisco Helps Military Veterans Find Paths to Meaningful Employment through Partnership with Onward to Opportunity

We’re all navigating this fast-changing environment, doing our best to adjust to the rapid shift to remote working and online learning. This can feel even more uncertain for our military and veteran community as they transition to civilian careers.

Education

Curiosity Labs™ at Home: Chromatography

How do scientists separate mixtures? Check out MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs™ at Home video to learn how through a fun chromatography experiment.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Announces Efforts to Keep People Housed in Response to COVID-19

Wells Fargo & Company today announced additional efforts to help people stay in their homes with funding for more than 500 nonprofits across the U.S., as part of the Wells Fargo Foundation’s $175 million commitment to assist people and communities in response to COVID-19.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Everything You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund

It has been two months since the first case of coronavirus was reported in Nigeria. From the onset, the government put measures in place to slow the pandemic, including 5-week lockdowns in Lagos and Abuja.

Research, Reports & Publications

Announcing eBay's 2019 Impact Report

Today, we’re releasing our 2019 Impact Report, which encompasses our environmental, social and governance work throughout the past year and explores our progress to-date on our impact goals.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Olympic Games Offer Young People Key Skills to Enter Job Market, Says IOC Guide

The publication, entitled The Olympic Games: A Springboard for Young Professionals, offers suggestions for future and potential Olympic Games organisers on how to put in place even greater youth employment and development opportunities.

Education

U.S. High School Students Compete Virtually in 2020 Euro Challenge

On May 12, 14 and 18, following regional contests, 25 teams from across the country compete virtually in the semi-final round of the annual Euro Challenge competition for American high-school students.

Education

Georgia Teen Selected as Grand Prize Winner in National Teen Safe Driving PSA Competition

Toyota and Discovery Education announced the winners of the TeenDrive365 Video Challenge, a national safe-driving public service announcement competition for high school students.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How to Create Value through Impact Management in 5 steps

As there is plenty of information on each step of the entrepreneurial journey, the idea is not to repeat these teachings, but rather, to establish parallels and show how the adoption of impact management tools and techniques can be crucial

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Watch: Powering Through Together with Alliant Energy

More than ever, customers count on power to get things done today. That’s why it is so important that we continue keep the lights on and the natural gas flowing.

Research, Reports & Publications

Nielsen Is Creating Value Through Trust and Transparency

Nielsen has released its third Global Responsibility Report today, covering its performance and progress on the long-term, ESG-focused (environmental, social, and governance) initiatives that drive continuous value for its business and stakeholders.

Education

Alexion Empowers Communities Through Science and Engineering

Two years ago, Alexion employees in Ireland began exploring fun and engaging ways to provide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education to local primary school children, and the STEAM Program-in-a-Box was created.

Responsible Production & Consumption

It’s As Simple As Keeping the World Fed.

During the current Covid-19 pandemic, there is an increasing focus on just where our food comes from, and how it gets to our tables.

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...