The Latest News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Economic Commentary: Climate Change

Health & Healthcare

Mushroom Council Partners With Whole Kids Foundation

Whole Kids Foundation is the latest organization to partner with the Mushroom Council to promote The Blend in an effort to improve children’s nutrition and to help families make healthier choices.

Volunteering & Community

Bringing Joy of Theater to Children in New Jersey

PSEG’s Power of One campaign is amazing, and I’m happy that the wonderful company that I’ve been part of for so long is recognizing the volunteer work that our own community is doing, as well as the community at large.

Energy & Infrastructure

Diode Ventures and Alma Global Infrastructure Are Partnering to Finance and Develop Energy Projects Worldwide

Diode Ventures, a Black & Veatch company, announced its partnership with Alma Global Infrastructure to execute on an investment strategy that focuses on energy and infrastructure projects that generate attractive risk-adjusted returns...

Philanthropy

Why I Fight for Second Chances

To truly change the trajectory on criminal justice reform in this country, we need to change the way we think about it.

Energy & Infrastructure

LG’s Award-Winning Solar Power Solutions Take Center Stage at 2019 Solar Power International

LG Business Solutions USA is bringing its award-winning residential and commercial solar energy solutions – led by a new high-performance solar panel with an integrated micro-inverter developed by LG Electronics – to the 2019 Solar Power International (SPI) Conference

Philanthropy

Smithfield Foods Donates 40,000 Pounds of Protein to Feed More Ahead of Federated Auto Parts 400

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Kroger, and Aric Almirola, NASCAR driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing, joined forces to donate 40,000 pounds of protein to Feed More, central Virginia’s core hunger-relief organization.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

New Soap with Certified Sustainable Palm Oil to Hit Hotels Worldwide, Including Marriott Properties

Hospitality product distributor Guest Supply, a Guest Worldwide company, is now offering a new soap line, called This Works, which contains palm oil certified under the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standard by internationally recognized third-party SCS Global Services (SCS).

Research & Reports

PepsiCo Releases 2018 Sustainability Report Highlighting Progress and a Renewed Focus to Help Build a More Sustainable Food System

PepsiCo Inc. today published its 2018 Sustainability Report, outlining the company’s progress against its sustainability goals and announcing a new purpose behind its sustainability agenda: to help build a more sustainable food system.

Energy & Infrastructure

Leading the Future of Energy with a Lighter Footprint

While the green PPA covers Chevron’s current electricity demand in the Permian, the power needs are expected to continue to increase over the next decade.

AI & Technology

Singapore’s Advanced Wastewater Treatment Process, Digital Capabilities Win Engineering Award

The Integrated Validation Plant (IVP) at Ulu Pandan is the winner of the Engineering Project Category, for the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards 2019.

Events

Ingersoll Rand’s Trane® and Thermo King® Businesses Increase Sustainability Ambitions at Climate Week NYC

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) with its leading climate brands Trane and Thermo King, is further committing to bold action towards sustainability this week on a global stage at Climate Week NYC in New York City.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Albertsons Companies Revamps Frozen Own Brands Lineup, Transforms Traditional Favorites With New Benefits, Formats, Flavors

Seizing on consumer demand in frozen meals, Albertsons Companies has revamped its lineup of Own Brands entrees with 55 new items, from organic plant-based meals for the “flexitarian” to premium high-protein power bowls and more.

Research & Reports

FedEx in UN Secretary General‘s Report: Improving Global Road Safety

Published in August, the latest UN Secretary-General‘s report on improving global road safety includes mention of FedEx.

Energy & Infrastructure

Duke Energy Aims to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

Duke Energy has announced an updated climate strategy with a new goal of net-zero carbon emissions from electric generation by midcentury. The company also is accelerating its near-term goal by cutting its carbon dioxide emissions by half or more...

Research & Reports

A Sustainable Plan for Every Part

The team at Caterpillar's Fargo, North Dakota, facility discovered an opportunity to strengthen collaboration and standardize transfer of nonconforming material – a process that has been manual and inconsistent until now.

Awards & Rankings

Northern Trust on the Dow Jones Sustainable Index for Ninth Year in a Row

Northern Trust has maintained its inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) – North American Index for the ninth consecutive year.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

PepsiCo Accelerates Plastic Waste Reduction Efforts

PepsiCo announced a new target to reduce 35% of virgin plastic content across its beverage portfolio by 2025, which equates to the elimination of 2.5 million metric tons of cumulative virgin plastic.

Philanthropy

Sands Takes Youth Homelessness Advocacy to the National Stage

Since 2015, Las Vegas Sands has invested more than $4 million in homelessness-related issues and has become a champion for tackling youth homelessness, in particular, as co-founder of the Southern Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit

Awards & Rankings

Intel Receives 2019 ASCM Corporate Award of Excellence for Making an Impact on the World

Intel was recognized with the 2019 Award of Excellence – Making an Impact from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), the global leader in supply chain learning, transformation, innovation and leadership.

Inclusion & Opportunity

American Express Named One of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE

Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE have honored American Express as one of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Women.

Environment

Climate Action: Sodexo Confirms Its 34% Carbon Emissions Reduction Target by 2025 With Approval From the Science Based Targets Initiative, Joining Global Call-to-Action

Sodexo confirmed its objective to reduce its carbon emissions by 34% by 2025, joining the global movement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels

Environment

Alexion’s Commitment to Sustaining Our Planet

Alexion is committed to sustaining our planet and serving the communities where we work. We invest in these communities and our shared planet in support of those who depend on us today and the generations to follow. Acting on this commitment, Alexion has an established and integrated Environmental Health and Safety Management System that ensures not only regulatory compliance, but also environmental sustainability and worker health, safety and well-being.

Latest Campaigns

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Sustainable Operations

As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...

GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

Subaru Share the Love® Event

Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...