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

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BSR Conference 2019: Hubert Joly, Executive Chairman, Best Buy Co., Inc.

Hubert Joly, Best Buy's Executive Chairman, discussed his lessons learned on being a leader and creating a powerful environment for employees, by way of references to philosophy and poetry, on the plenary stage at the BSR Conference 2019.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Albertsons Community Team Volunteers Fill Care Packages at United Way's 2019 Holiday Helper Event

More than 30 volunteers from the Albertsons Community Team joined forces at the Company’s Innovation center to host the United Way's second annual Holiday Helper Event. The task? To fill care packages for families in need throughout the Boise area.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Schneider Electric Announces the Creation of its Third Impact Fund “Schneider Energy Access Asia”

Schneider Electric announced at its Global Innovation Summit in Barcelona, that its partners Norfund, EDFI and Amundi have agreed to create the new impact fund named “Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia”.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Arrow Electronics 2019 Holiday Giving Supports Individuals on Five Continents

This holiday, Arrow Electronics employees in the Americas purchased more than 100 tote bags handcrafted by women in rural Tanzania to support NEEMA International and its DigiTruck classroom for orphaned students in the country’s Kilimanjaro region.

Environment

Clean Energy Act Will Ensure Virginia is a Leader in the Net-Zero Emissions Future

Ceres welcomes new clean energy legislation unveiled this week by Virginia lawmakers to transform the electricity grid and ensure Virginia leads the way in the transition to a net-zero emissions future.

Environment

Water: From the Top of the Mountain to the Top of My Mind

The experience of tracing mountain streams to the mighty Columbia River was a personal reminder of peoples’ dependence on water resources for basic needs, and to make many of the products we use every day.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG Welcomes More Than 500 Children and Families to L.A. LIVE for Annual Community Holiday Party in Los Angeles

AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, recently concluded its annual Season of Giving, the company’s holiday initiative that encourages its employees to engage in charitable activities in their local communities

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Power of your Holiday Purchase: Part II

From December 1-31, a group of select Whole Foods Market supplier donors are giving a portion of sales to support microlending programs in the U.S. and around the globe through Whole Planet Foundation.

Responsible Production & Consumption

T I E Initiative: Infusing African Artistry Into the World of Fashion and Interior Design

Responsible Production & Consumption

BSR Conference 2019: Simone Niven, Group Executive, Corporate Relations, Rio Tinto

Simone Niven, Rio Tinto's Group Executive in CR, discussed the company's 3 strategic priorities, the importance of transparency, & the need to collaborate with communities and governments during her plenary speech at the BSR Conference

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Working Together to Build Stronger Communities

At Comcast, we’re not afraid to tackle some of society’s toughest challenges. All year long, our passionate employees and incredible nonprofit partners collaborate to create opportunities for more individuals and communities to thrive.

Innovation & Technology

Heuliez Bus Brings Innovation and Sustainability to The Netherlands’ Streets.

Bringing us towards a brighter future, Heuliez Bus has brought sustainability and innovation to the town of Groningen, The Netherlands in the form of a large-scale order for 49 units of fully-electric buses with on-board pantographs.

Health & Healthcare

Grocery Store Gameplan: Aramark RDs Offer Heart-Healthy Eating And Grocery Shopping Tips

Aramark, a leading employer of dietitians, is helping Americans to make healthier food and nutrition choices, both when dining away from home, and when shopping in the grocery store for ingredients they prepare in their own kitchens.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Season's Greetings from Schneider Electric

Follow this link to the Schneider Electric holiday e-card and share to donate a solar lamp to a family in need. For every 10 shares, Schneider Electric will donate one Mobiya Lite to a family with limited access to energy.

Responsible Production & Consumption

What Waste? Domtar Plant Achieves Its Zero-Waste Goal

When Mark Clack joined Domtar in 2016 as the manager of the Delaware, Ohio, personal care facility, he noted that an impressive 80% of the manufacturing byproducts was being beneficially used or recycled. He made it his goal to reach 100&.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IWBI Welcomes New Organizations to Its Growing Membership Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is pleased to announce the continued growth of its membership program. The most recent members to join the growing global network of product manufacturers, research institutes...

Media & Communications

How Communications and Marketing Help Fuel the Ethics Agenda in Leading Companies

As 2019 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on several of ON Semiconductor’s accomplishments. One large achievement was the designation as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the fourth year in a row.

Education

Check Out These Personal Accounts from the 2019 Amgen Scholars Program

Do some of these personal accounts from the 2019 Amgen Scholars Program participants pique your interest? 2020 applications are now open!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Surprises Schools by Tackling Lunch Debt in Its Plant Communities This Holiday Season

The company is contributing over $28,000 to help the schools and families in six of its plant communities, with plans to help its other plant communities in the future. In the majority of these schools, the donation will erase all school lunch debt.

Health & Healthcare

How IBM Technology Improves Access to High-Quality Healthcare Worldwide

IBM works with a range of nonprofit, academic and government entities to explore how information technology can help improve access to high-quality healthcare worldwide.

Social Impact & Volunteering

AEG Spreads Cheer With U.S. Veterans During Annual Season of Giving

AEG employees spent the afternoon volunteering at U.S. Vets in Inglewood, Calif. in celebration of the company’s annual Season of Giving, AEG’s holiday initiative that encourages its employees to engage in charitable activities in their communities

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainability Is What Our Inventions Can Do For People

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Power of your Holiday Purchase: Part I

From December 1-31, select Whole Foods Market suppliers are donating a portion of sales to support microlending programs in the U.S. and around the globe through Whole Planet Foundation.

Health & Healthcare

Transforming Humanitarian Aid in Hemophilia

Sanofi Genzyme’s vision is to help transform the way hemophilia care is delivered in the developing world, where the vast majority of people with hemophilia have limited or no access to diagnosis and treatment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG Community Foundation Awards $445,000 in Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Throughout United States

AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, today announced that it has awarded $445,000 in grants to eight non-profit organizations in the United States through the AEG Community Foundation

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...