Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tapestry Hosts Company Unscripted Session to Uncover Lessons in Nonlinear Leadership

Tapestry, Inc.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UNFCU Foundation Announces 2026 Grant Partners

UNFCU Foundation

Innovation & Technology

Keysight Enables Enterprise-Scale AI Adoption in Semiconductor Design with SOS Enterprise

Keysight Technologies

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Foundation Invests $240,000 in YWCA North Central Indiana to Support Women’s Education and Economic Advancement

KeyBank

Energy

FTI and BioStar Renewables Expand Partnership to Accelerate Clean Energy Infrastructure Nationwide

BioStar Renewables

Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusion in Action – Celebrating International Women’s Day at Lenovo

Lenovo

Events, Media & Communications

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) To Give Evidence on Indoor Air Quality at Parliament of New South Wales (NSW Parliament)

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Sustainable Development Goals

SCS Consulting Services Gains RSPO Approval as an Endorsed Training Provider (ETP)

SCS Global Services

Featured Brands

2025 JA Americas Company of the Year Celebrates the Spirit of Possibility

For three unforgettable days at the Junior Achievement (JA) Americas Company of the Year (COY) competition, the spirit of possibility took hold of Rio de Janeiro.

The Challenge of Greenwashing: An International Regulatory Overview (2025)

Regulatory frameworks for sustainability are shifting, shaped by geopolitical volatility, economic uncertainty and growing public demand for transparency. Jurisdictions are responding in kind with diverging approaches.

From Pitch to Possibilities: Leveraging Sports to Create Economic Mobility

On February 12, at the Kia Forum, seven Los Angeles-based entrepreneurs took center court at the NBA Foundation’s 2026 All-Star Pitch Competition.

Wells Fargo Launches National Challenge to Uncover Innovative Housing Solutions

Wells Fargo launched the 2026 Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, a nationwide challenge to uncover scalable, innovative housing solutions designed to help more people find homes across the country. Managed by Enterprise Community Partners, the challenge awards $10 mill

FedEx Invests in HBCU Pathways Through $2 Million Commitment

FedEx has deepened its long-standing support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities with a four-year, $500,000 commitment to the business schools of Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, and LeMoyne‑Owen College.

Carnival Corporation Expands Shore Power Commitment

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, is advancing its commitment to shore power infrastructure as construction progresses on a major electrification project in Whittier, Alaska, roughly 90 minutes southeast of Anchorage.

Asset Recycling as a Strategic Enabler

KPMG in Singapore worked with the World Bank Group to develop The Asset Recycling Handbook, a roadmap for monetizing existing infrastructure assets and reinvesting the proceeds into new projects to unlock capital and support further sustainable infrastructure development.

2026 ‘New American Home’ Integrates Advanced HVAC Solutions To Meet Ambitious Energy-Efficiency Goals

Energy-efficient products from global HVAC leader LG Electronics are supporting the ambitious energy performance and innovation goals established for The New American Home® (TNAH) 2026.

Mastercard: Gen Z Is Entering the Workplace — and They’re Changing How Businesses Work

Consumer payments have evolved dramatically over the past two decades. Millennials have been banking online for most of their adult lives. Gen Z came of age with contactless payments; Gen Alpha was born into a world with digital wallets.

Medtronic Named One of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies®

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, has been recognized as one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

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Innovation & Technology

SDV Series Episode 2: From Domains to Zones

In our first blog post, we explored what defines a software-defined vehicle (SDV) and why it marks a turning point for the automotive industry. Now, we’re diving deeper into the architecture that enables SDVs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Baker Hughes Foundation Donates New Delivery Van to Kids’ Meals

The Baker Hughes Foundation on Friday celebrated the donation of a new delivery van to Kids’ Meals, the nation’s only healthy, free home meal delivery program for food-insecure pre-school aged children, by filling it with over 1,000 meals packed by Baker Hughes employees

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mondelēz 2024 Snacking Made Right Report: Sustainable Packaging

We work hard to use packaging that does more than protect our products and delight our consumers. At Mondelēz International, we strive to continually improve our packaging with the long-term aim of advancing our support for a more circular economy for packaging.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx CSO Karen Blanks Ellis Named to 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders List

Forbes recently named FedEx chief sustainability officer and vice president of Environmental Affairs, Karen Blanks Ellis, to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rebuilding Sustainable Food Systems in Syria

After 14 years of conflict, Syria's agricultural sector is in shambles. Action Against Hunger is helping farmers regain their footing and building a sustainable food system that nourish everyone.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Honored With Four Wins in 2025 BIG Sustainability Awards

Dow received distinction in the 2025 BIG Sustainability Awards, securing wins in four different categories as well as four Dow products being named as finalists.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Sports Shape Success: Meet Otaro Alaka

The opportunity to work for a company like GoDaddy felt like a no brainer. A global tech company with 20 million customers worldwide seemed like a great landing spot for me.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aflac Global Investments Raises More Than $28,000 for Pediatric Cancer Research

The Aflac Global Investments team is proving that meaningful change often starts with a single step. For the third year in a row, a small group of volunteers from this New York City team has organized a daily group walk as part of Miles for Miracles, raising funds & awareness.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building Mission Resilience: Enhancing Cyber and Fraud Risk Governance for Not-for-Profits

No longer confined to the information technology (IT) department, cybersecurity and fraudulent incidents now erode organizational trust, disrupt essential operations, drain financial resources and jeopardize the very mission not-for-profits serve.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Pathway for Change: Collaboration, Clarity and Action

IWBI is proudly collaborating with leading industry organizations to support efforts that can lead to improved transparency and other opportunities for buildings and organizations worldwide to unite in efforts to end modern slavery in the built environment.

Health & Healthcare

World Mental Health Day 2025: Empowering Minds, Breaking Barriers

This World Mental Health Day, we reflect on the many ways our teams and partners around the world are helping to raise awareness, expand access, and create spaces of understanding for those living with mental health conditions.

Health & Healthcare

Bristol Myers Squibb and National Community Pharmacists Association Pilot Rural Heart Health Care Initiatives

Recently, Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) announced a new collaboration aimed at improving heart health in rural communities in the United States.

Events, Media & Communications

Live Panel: Contain, Control, Close: Practical Spill Strategies for Oil Fields

Join us for a live panel that will provide practical strategies for managing oil field spills from first response through closure, with insights from both risk management and field practitioners.

Research, Reports & Publications

KPMG ESG Assurance Maturity Index 2025

Welcome to the third edition of the KPMG ESG Assurance Maturity Index. Since we inaugurated this series, significant developments have unfolded, and the sustainability landscape has shifted in decisive ways.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Antea Group USA Provides Pro Bono Hydrogeology Expertise to Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School in PFAS Remediation Efforts

Antea Group USA, a leading environmental and sustainability consulting firm, today announced its pro bono involvement in addressing PFAS contamination in the water supply of the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, located on the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation in Minnesota.

Environment

The Role of EHS in Workforce Mental Health Programs

An uptick in public awareness and media coverage around mental health has catalyzed a long-overdue shift in how organizations view mental well-being.

Innovation & Technology

How AI Is Accelerating Innovation in Agriculture

AI is reshaping agriculture - and CNH, a world-class equipment, technology and services company, is at the forefront of this transformation. In one of the world’s oldest industries, they have been supporting farmers through innovation and engineering for over 180 years.

Research, Reports & Publications

International Researchers Affirm the Rigor of IWBI’s 12 Competencies for Measuring Health and Well-Being in Peer-Reviewed Study

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today that its pioneering 12 Competencies for Measuring Health and Well-being at the Workplace (12 Competencies) has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Corporate Real Estate.

Innovation & Technology

Eight Ways To Power Your Sustainable Advantage With AI

This week in New York, business leaders from every corner of the world are uniting to address evolving global challenges and accelerate solutions.

Diversity & Inclusion

GSA WISH Conference 2025: Trailblazing Leadership, Resilient Mindsets and Building the Semiconductor Workforce of the Future

Last week, the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) hosted its 2025 Women in Semiconductor Hardware (WISH) Conference in San Jose, bringing together trailblazers from across the industry to share lessons on leadership, resilience and the urgent need to expand the talent pipeline.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cascale Contributes to Cotton LCA Position Paper

Leading cotton programs have released a joint LCA position paper raising awareness on data use and misconceptions, with Cascale contributing additional expertise.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

When a Dream Becomes History | Ariana Luterman x GoDaddy

Ariana Luterman has set the world record as the fastest female to complete six Ironman Triathlons on six continents in one year. An extraordinary feat – and yet, for those who know her story, not a surprise.  

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ceasefire Agreement Offers Hope, but Famine Will Persist if Humanitarian Access Is Not Guaranteed, Warns Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger stresses the importance of a permanent ceasefire and unlimited humanitarian access.

Education

Diverse Learners Find Independence and Confidence in Technology

For some teens, a blank computer screen isn’t very daunting; but for these diverse learners — struggling with dyslexia, ADHD and other executive functioning skills — even writing one sentence can be tough.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Saint-Gobain Video Series: Success in the Making: ShaRhonda Clink

The best leaders are the ones who aim to inspire others to lead, like forklift aficionado and CertainTeed Shift Supervisor Rhonda Clink in Athens, GA!

Latest Campaigns

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...

Housing affordability

We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

FedEx | Empowering Entrepreneurs

Advancing women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world. Small to mid-sized businesses power their local economies and...

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business

Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

FedEx | Opportunity

At FedEx, we’re as diverse as the world we serve. From Harlem to Hong Kong, from Sao Paulo to Sydney, the world of FedEx is all about connecting...

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...

LG Energy Efficiency

LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $45 billion global force and...