Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

Investing In Health Pays Back report cover
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

Environment

Bob Berwyn: Water in the West

As we embark upon a new decade, many of us are contemplating ongoing environmental challenges and what may be in store for the earth in the decade to come.

Innovation & Technology

A New Decade for ON Semiconductor Employees

Curious to know what life is like for our employees? Watch to learn about the fab life at ON Semiconductor and how our cutting-edge technology is changing and impacting lives.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Help United Airlines (and Ellen DeGeneres) Support Wildfire Relief Efforts in Australia

Australia needs our help as wildfires continue to devastate the continent that's beloved by locals and travelers alike. In times like these, the world gets a little smaller and we all have a responsibility to do what we can.

Environment

JetBlue Pledges To Offset All Carbon Emissions for U.S. Flights

In a statement, the company said yesterday’s announcements underscore its "long-term strategy to ensure a more sustainable business for crew members, customers, shareholders and communities served by JetBlue.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Domtar Board Members Recognized As WomenInc.’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors

Domtar Corporation congratulates three of its board members, Giannella Alvarez, Mary A. Winston and Pamela B. Strobel, on being named to WomenInc. Magazine’s list of 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors.

Research, Reports & Publications

IOC’s Plastic Game Plan for Sport to Help Sports Organisations Tackle Plastic Pollution

The International Olympic Committee has launched a new guide which aims to help the sports community address plastic pollution.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Brazil: Drone Technology Development Program for Precision Agriculture

A collaboration between Qualcomm, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation & the Institute for Solidarity Socioeconomics (ISES) to innovate drone technology that will be able to provide immediate agricultural intelligence to smaller farmers.

Green Infrastructure

Partnering Early Helps Transportation Agencies Deliver More Value for Travelers

Public sector agencies are starting to see the value of optimizing on a solution with the ultimate deliverers of the project as a way to ensure project viability and success. As this trend continues, the ultimate winners will be the traveling public.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Announces Initial Planting Locations for 20 Million #TeamTrees Trees

The Arbor Day Foundation is launching domestic and international planting projects to fulfill its commitment to plant more than 21.5 million trees funded by #TeamTrees, a viral crowdfunding campaign driven by YouTubers MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and Mark Rober in late 2019.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HPE’s Commitment to Protecting Human Rights

Championing human rights is fundamental to HPE’s values and mission to advance the way we live and work, and all people are entitled to basic freedoms and standards of treatment, both inside and outside the company

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Decade In Design

As we approach a new decade in design, themes of renewal underscore a resurgence of enthusiasm for responsible design practices.

Events, Media & Communications

HP at CES 2020: Unleashing Next Generation Computing and Sustainability Innovations

HP’s latest consumer and commercial product innovations offer users the freedom to work more securely and show their personal values by offering the world’s first notebook and sleeve made with ocean-bound plastic materials.

Events, Media & Communications

LG Electronics Sustainability Leadership Featured in CES Green Guide

Among many innovations for greener living highlighted at CES® 2020, LG Electronics is demonstrating its “ThinQ Home” energy management dashboard on 2020 LG AI-enabled smart TVs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Choose the Right Technology for Your Employee Volunteering and Giving Programs.

Join this month’s episode of Listen Up! for a robust discussion on trends and best practices in the use of technology to support corporate citizenship programs. Wednesday, January 8, 11:30 – 12:30 EST (New York City time zone)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comerica Bank Puts Commitment to Detroit on Display With $25,000 Donation to Detroit Public Safety Foundation

Comerica Bank awarded the Detroit Public Safety Foundation a $25,000 donation at the bank’s Michigan headquarters in downtown Detroit to kick off the DPSF’s week-long “Back the Blue” campaign

Social Impact & Volunteering

Whirlpool Corporation Impacted Communities Across the Globe in 2019

The Whirlpool Foundation has awarded more than $200 million in grants since its founding, and employees volunteer an average of 268,000 hours each year, supporting more than 1,000 organizations, while benefiting more than 1.6 million people around the globe.

Education

Tech Is Helping Power Connections to African-American History

Blackbaud's largest single philanthropic contribution supports the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Australia Supporting Australian Red Cross for Bushfire Disaster Relief

Australia’s leading cruise organisation, Carnival Australia, today pledged $350,000 to support the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund as a result of the devastating bushfires.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Longer Events Increase our Opportunities to Give Back

Beginning in November of every year, Season of Giving involves Las Vegas Team Member volunteers in events like sorting and packaging food at a local food bank, bringing Team Members together to help Southern Nevada’s homeless population.

Research, Reports & Publications

Infographic: Renewable & Traditional Energy Strategies are Converging

What factors are driving this seismic shift toward sustainable energy and what can companies expect for the future of energy? The asnwers to these questions in Schneider Electric's Renewable & Traditional Energy Strategies are Converging infographic

Research, Reports & Publications

CECP Launches 2019 Industry-Defining Giving in Numbers Survey

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), the unrivaled leader in benchmarking on corporate social investments, is celebrating the launch of the 15th annual Giving in Numbers Survey, in partnership with hundreds of the world’s leading companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Alexion Employees Build and Donate Wheelchairs to Boston Medical Center

At Alexion, a core component of our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is Serving Our Communities. Recently, our General Managers (GMs) from around the world came together in Boston for a multiday leadership development workshop.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Las Vegas Sands and Clean the World Partner for Disaster Preparedness Event

Each year Sands Cares and Clean the World host a global, all-volunteer event to help build disaster relief kits for community members in need. In 2019, we brought the American Red Cross on board and turned the event into a kit build and blood drive.

Innovation & Technology

New Decade, New Tech: Sustainability Innovations to Watch at CES 2020

CES features nearly 200 exhibitors in the category of sustainability this year, along with presentations from industry leaders on topics including energy efficiency and revolutionizing package design.

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...