Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The SAP Solution Transforming How Businesses Navigate Plastic Regulations

Regulations regarding plastic waste are expanding at a dizzying pace. The United Kingdom established plastic taxes in 2022, followed by Spain in 2023.

Health & Healthcare

Preventative Health Hub Coming to Jacksonville

Thanks to efforts by prominent Black social impact developers Pastor Clinton Bush and his brother, Anthony B. Miles, the Preventative Health Hub® concept is coming to Jacksonville’s downtown and urban core.

Environment

PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Forest Planning – Sustainability

The forest management cycle combines decades of biological knowledge with technical advances in forest management. Our Forest Stewardship Policy reflects our commitment to sustainable forest management.

Energy

Cool Off With Affordable, Efficient Heat Pumps

We've all felt the heat. From Lancaster to Palm Springs and Tulare to Irvine, the past few weeks have brought scorching temperatures.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Speaking of Sustainability: Ismo Kuokkanen, Sustainability Program Lead

Even at a young age, Ismo Kuokkanen was interested in sustainability issues. Now, as a sustainability program lead in Europe, Ismo is able to put his mechanical engineering background to work helping Owens Corning reduce our environmental impacts

Diversity & Inclusion

Growing Through Work-Life Balance: Meet Sadbhavana Bhardwaj

I’m Sadbhavana and I work as a Software Engineer on the UIP team. I originally applied for GoDaddy through social media, as I knew that it was a well-established and globally recognised company in web hosting.

Energy

Clean Energy Investment and Innovation Trends

As someone who has been researching clean-tech sectors for more than two decades and conducting stock index research since 2006, I find it exciting to be tracking the mass adoption and scale-up progress of a range of clean technologies.

Education

Facing a Digital Divide, Student Success Requires Connectivity and Access to Technology

In 2020, T-Mobile launched Project 10Million, a $10.7 billion commitment to bridge the digital divide by providing free internet and Wi-Fi hotspots for five years to disadvantaged K-12 students.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Oklahoma City Advances Healthier Buildings for Residents and Employees by Achieving WELL Health-Safety Rating Across Portfolio of Buildings

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today that Oklahoma City has become the first city in Oklahoma, and third in the country, to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management across a portfolio of five municipal buildings.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Commits Up to $500,000 To Support Communities Impacted by Deadly Wildfires in Maui

The Home Depot Foundation is committing up to $500,000 to support immediate wildfire relief and long-term recovery efforts in Maui. This new disaster response grant takes the Foundation’s disaster commitment to more than $5.6 million this year.

Energy

What’s Hot at Intersolar?

At the Intersolar Exhibition in Munich this year, it was unsurprising that besides the latest solar power innovations, the event saw a confluence of technologies from both the electric vehicle (EV) and grid-edge industries.

Diversity & Inclusion

From Administrative Assistant to Market Leader: A Coast-to-Coast Career Path

Andi Garten is a seasoned banker and market leader with more than two decades of experience in the industry, but banking wasn’t in her plans when she began her professional career.

Diversity & Inclusion

How a Community Support Program Gave One Business Owner the Boost She Needed

On Good Day DSM’s opening day at the mall, a line of people wound past several storefronts, all waiting to indulge their senses with the bakery’s colorful, sweet macarons.

Innovation & Technology

Simplifying the Path to Net-Zero With Technology

The world needs to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by almost half this decade to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius as recommended by climate scientists, the United Nation warns.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Walgreens Deepens Commitment to Those Living With Diabetes at Children With Diabetes’ Friends for Life Conference

Walgreens announced its participation as the premier sponsor of Children with Diabetes (CWD), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and support to families living with type 1 diabetes, at their upcoming Friends for Life (FFL) conference.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sappi North America’s VP of R&D and Sustainability Highlights Sappi’s Progress Toward Completing Its Thrive25 Sustainability Goals

Within these pages are strong signs of progress toward our Thrive25 sustainability goals, starting with our outstanding safety performance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

More Than 1,400 KeyBank Teammates Volunteered Across Northeast Ohio on Annual Neighbors Make the Difference Day

On Tuesday, June 13th more than 1,400 KeyBank Northeast Ohio teammates spent the afternoon volunteering at more than 130 projects on the 32nd annual Neighbors Make the Difference Day.

Research, Reports & Publications

PNC Releases 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report Highlighting Efforts To Empower Prosperity for All Its Stakeholders

For more than 170 years, PNC has been committed to improving the financial lives of the people we serve and the places they call home.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rockwell Automation Donates To Aid in Hawaii’s Recovery

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has made a $20,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts after a series of deadly wildfires erupted across Hawaii’s main island and Maui

Education

Las Vegas Sands and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Announce the Inaugural Sands Hospitality Immersion Program

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced 12 college students will participate in the inaugural Sands Hospitality Immersion Program, July 24-28 in Las Vegas.

Health & Healthcare

Direct Relief Commits Initial $500,000 for Maui Fire Response, Continues Emergency Deliveries of Medical Essentials

In response to the catastrophic Maui wildfires, Direct Relief has committed an initial $500,000 and is stepping up deliveries of urgently needed medical supplies to clinics, shelters, and response agencies.

Innovation & Technology

Land Betterment and ekō Solutions: Building Innovative Up-Cycled Shipping Container Dwellings

Land Betterment’s ekō Solutions offers a full array of sustainable and energy efficient customized up-cycled shipping containers for commercial, recreational, residential and crisis recovery.

Green Infrastructure

Marissa Community Unit School District 40 and Trane Team Up to Deliver Energy-Saving Upgrades, Data Analytics Education

Marissa Community Unit School District 40 and Trane® – by Trane Technologies announce energy-saving infrastructure upgrades and the debut of an innovative industry-recognized certification program that is the first of its kind to be offered in Illinois K-12 schools.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Taking Care of the Things That Matter Most: Engaged People

When it comes to sustainability, Bath & Body Works’ values and ethics serve as the foundation for how we are approaching our environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gildan Extends Partnership With World Vision With a Donation of $460,000 Towards Women Empowerment

Gildan is pleased to share that it has signed an agreement with World Vision to roll-out a joint women’s empowerment program at its facilities in Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  2. 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...
  3. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  4. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. 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...
  11. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  15. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.