Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

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New IWBI Report Underscores the Powerful Business Case for Health in Buildings and Organizations

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Research, Reports & Publications

3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025
3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025

3BL

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport
Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport

Trane Technologies

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Energy

Kimberly-Clark Guatemala Benefitting from Solar Power Switch

Kimberly-Clark Guatemala’s solar panel installation is invisible from the street, but the 461 rooftop solar panels are producing benefits for the company and the environment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Top 10 in 2019: A Truly Momentous Year at ViacomCBS

It’s time to celebrate some of the incredible achievements made across our brands and businesses around the new ViacomCBS. There were big moves, major milestones, and exciting accomplishments—and we look forward to the new opportunities ahead.

Innovation & Technology

Developing New Pathways to Catalyze Inclusive Growth

According to the World Economic Forum, digitalization could unlock $100 trillion in value for businesses and wider society over the next decade – but what will that look like, and who will it reach? We are seeing a number of new companies...

Energy

Schneider Electric Asks: What Does it Mean to be a Climate Leader in 2020?

To get a better understanding of what it takes to be considered a climate leader in 2020 and the long-term planning companies can do to remain ahead of the pack, we spoke with Elin Olson, Senior Sustainability Specialist at Schneider Electric.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ON Semiconductor Publishes China CSR Report

This report highlights key initiatives being taken on by the company that are ethical, sustainable and responsible, which in turn are positively influencing and impacting their surrounding communities in China.

Health & Healthcare

The Science of Food Safety

Hormel Foods has had a food safety lab for nearly 80 years, and that’s allowed the company to pioneer ways to cook and package food for the world’s growing population.

Environment

Waste No More

Team Dow mobilized on the waste issue through the #PullingOurWeight campaign with over 5,000 employees at 50 clean-ups around the world collecting over 50,000 pounds of waste. The largest volunteer turn-out for a single cause in company history.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Celebrates the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

FedEx volunteers across 10 cities will team up with Rise Against Hunger to pack over 170,000 meals for those in need in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

Innovation & Technology

Blockchain: Implications and Use Cases for the EPC Industry

Most of us have heard of BitCoin in some context, but BitCoin and its usefulness as a currency are really a product of the technology behind it, known as “blockchain.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chevron Celebrating 140 Years of Human Progress

For 140 years, we’ve been enabling human progress, knowing that everything we do, everywhere in the world, is in service of people – generations of our problem solvers all around the globe to provide more reliable, more affordable and cleaner energy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Grants a Wish to Ryan

Together through a partnership with Make-A-Wish Colorado and Schomp Subaru, we granted 18-year-old Ryan’s wish to have his 2008 Subaru Legacy restored and customized.

Research, Reports & Publications

Rising Global Tax Scrutiny Shows the Case for Change

High interest at London event in GRI’s ‘game changer’ Tax Standard

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paypal, Polaris Join Forces to Fight Human Trafficking

Polaris, a leader in combating human trafficking, today announced the creation of a newly formed Financial Intelligence Unit, which is made possible by financial and subject matter support from PayPal.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

#DressForAus: Supporting Disaster Relief Efforts for the Australian Wildfires

U.S. shoppers can visit the charity shop to donate directly to charities helping with the Australian wildfire disaster relief efforts through eBay for Charity’s Gifts That Gives Back program.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nestlé Creates Market for Food-Grade Recycled Plastics, Launches Fund to Boost Packaging Innovation

Nestlé announced on January 16, 2020, that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sysco on Course to Meet 2020 Seafood Sustainability Goals

Sysco's progress includes sourcing over 39.6 million pounds of seafood fromMSC certified fisheries, as well as sourcing 100% of its canned and pouched tuna from suppliers that participate in the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Named 2020 Catalyst Award Winner

Medtronic named 2020 Catalyst Award Winner. Efforts to drive inclusion and advance women in leadership roles earn the company global recognition as a “model for others.”

Education

DevelopHer: Empowering Women in Asia

Women in Vietnam are more likely to start a business than man, but the resources and support then need can be out of reach. DevelopHer, implemented by the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and Qualcomm, aims to bridge the gap.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

An eBay for Charity Story: A Little More Good in the World

This couple currently buys from traders and co-ops across South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda and Swaziland. Through eBay for Charity, sales from their business also support charities that work to reduce poverty in local communities across Africa.

Environment

HanesBrands Renews U.S. EPA Smartway Transport Partnership to Support Environmental Stewardship

HanesBrands today announced that the company has renewed its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

7 Leaves Brings Sustainability to Popular Vietnamese Drinks

Joyce Lui, SCE account manager, works directly with Asian American-owned businesses like 7 Leaves. In addition to referring them to rebates and saving on energy efficient equipment, she works to provide energy audits to help increase savings.

Sustainable Development Goals

The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 129: Measuring Impact on the SDGs

Tiffany Washington of DTE Energy and Alexis Fish of Blackbaud talk with Rachel Hutchisson about aligning to the SDGs and the role that companies and philanthropic orgs will play in achieving the goals by 2030 on this episode of the sgENGAGE Podcast.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wendell Hadden Receives Ray C. Anderson Sustainability Award at Interface Sales Meeting

Interface's Wendell Hadden Receives the Ray C. Anderson Sustainability Award

Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Annual Women Transforming Technology Conference -- Registration Now Open

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) today announced that registration is open for the fifth annual Women Transforming Technology (WT2) Conference. Taking place on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, this exceptional event is designed to continue the important conversation...

Events, Media & Communications

Registration Now Open for The WELL Conference

The WELL Conference, a rich, experiential event for those committed to improving the health and well-being of people through better buildings, communities and organizations, announces that registration is now open for this inaugural event...

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. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  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. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  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. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...
  8. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  9. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  12. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  13. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  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...