Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology

'Invisibles' Making Koch Manufacturing Facilities 'Smarter'

On the surface, the small piece of tape looks like a simple adhesive strip, but it’s actually an Internet of Things-enabled device with a critical job – monitoring precious cargo and machinery.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qurate Retail Group Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

Qurate Retail GroupSM today launched a range of National Hispanic Heritage Month initiatives across QVC®, HSN® and Zulily® to elevate Hispanic- and Latinx-owned businesses

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Greenbacker Secures $186 Million Credit Agreement With KeyBank and Fifth Third Bank

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC , a leading green energy investment company and independent power producer, has entered into a senior credit agreement of $186.2 million with KeyBank N.A. and Fifth Third Bank.

Energy

NRG Energy 2021 Sustainability Report: Home Is the Hub

Intuitive technologies that save energy and maximize efficiency are transforming houses into smart homes.

Diversity & Inclusion

ESG Talk Podcast: Dealing with Acronyms - Moving from Deflection to Determination

The focus of our chat today is acronyms. Every business has acronyms. The ESG acronym soup can be overwhelming and confusing, but do not let that deflect from your determination to learn.

Environment

Ahead of Climate Week 2022, Ceres To Urge Investors, Companies, and Policymakers To Turn the Year’s Climate Victories Into Even More Ambitious Action

Climate Week 2022 provides an opportunity to celebrate and build upon historic U.S. climate action and investments, as private and public sector leaders raise ambition commitments and policies to capitalize on the opportunities of the net zero transition

Education

Helping Communities Harness the Power of the Arts

The positive impacts of arts education for students of all ages have long been acknowledged—improved cognitive and critical thinking skills, higher test scores and graduation rates, and reduced disciplinary infractions, to name a few

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gardens Bloom Again as Children Connect to Nature

Marathon’s Martinez Renewable Fuels facility gave a $10,000 grant to Holbrook for its community garden project where students learn to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers.

Health & Healthcare

Mentoring Mothers Living With HIV: Angelina's Story

“For me, meeting my peers, women who were living with HIV and who also had children – that was a turning point for me,” Angelina says. “I needed that kind of support. It really helped me to cope back then.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Five Years After Hurricane Maria, Home Depot Associate Coral Gonzalez Shares Seeds of Sustainability

Bridges and other infrastructure were wiped out. Debris from landslides blocked roads. Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 5 hurricane, made landfall as the strongest storm to impact Puerto Rico in over 90 years, devastating a significant portion of the island.

Environment

Cummins Partners To Lead Decarbonization Effort in Agriculture

Global power leader Cummins Inc. is teaming up with a leading tractor manufacturer to integrate Cummins’ 15-liter hydrogen engines into farm equipment to lead the decarbonization of the agriculture market.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CyberGrants: How To Build Your Dream CSR Program: A Q&A With Darwin Pivot

As a social impact leader, building and scaling your corporate social responsibility program can be daunting. From leadership buy-in to impact reporting, there’s so much that goes into managing a successful program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Trendsetters: AmerisourceBergen's 3 Pillars Driving ESG Initiatives

Over the past several years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become more firmly integrated into investment strategies, and global regulators are increasingly scrutinizing corporate ESG disclosures.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Life Science Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Named Standout in Sustainability Category for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2022

The Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates in the U.S. and Canada as MilliporeSigma, was named one of seven standouts in the Sustainability category for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2022.

Environment

Wild Birds Unlimited Partners With the Arbor Day Foundation to Restore Migratory and Song Bird Habitats in North American Forests

The Arbor Day Foundation and Wild Birds Unlimited have partnered to plant trees in forests across the United States and Canada.

Innovation & Technology

A2P Energy: How a Tech Platform Is Reducing Agricultural Pollution and Increasing Clean Energy Use in India

In this blog we will learn about Agri To Power (A2P Energy), winner of the $100,000 USD Climate Impact and Regeneration Prize. Their solution addresses the problem of crop waste burning in India.

Sustainable Development Goals

Boeing To Open Japan Research Center and Expand Sustainability Partnerships

Boeing will strengthen its partnership with Japan by opening a new Boeing Research and Technology center. The facility will focus on sustainability and support a newly expanded agreement with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Environment

How Healthy Soils Can Help Battle Climate Change

For many people it may just look like dirt. But soil – the complex ecosystem containing minerals and many living organisms – is the foundation for our ability to grow healthy crops and food.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Griffith Foods Is Partnering With Customers Across the World to Support New Plant-based Product Lines

With the global population projected to reach 10 billion by 2050, alternative protein represents an opportunity to feed a growing population, while conserving resources to protect our planet.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

BuildBetter with Whirlpool: Overcoming Her Fears, Christina Is a Habitat for Humanity Homeowner With New Goals

“Now I can raise my kids in something that’s ours. We can go outside and barbecue. They will have their own rooms. That’s all they talk about.”

Responsible Production & Consumption

Watch Faces of the Forest: Big Island Mill, Virginia

They care that our forests are sustainably and responsibly managed not just because those forests are their livelihood, but because those forests are their homes.

Education

Subaru and Philadelphia Union Adopt Stetser Elementary School in Chester

Subaru of America, Inc., in partnership with the Philadelphia Union, announced the automaker and Major League Soccer team “adopted” all classrooms at Stetser Elementary School in Chester, Pennsylvania, providing critical learning materials to more than 250 students.

Innovation & Technology

The Connected Traveler: Exploring Digital Travel Tech Trends

Despite some initial “rebooting” challenges, world travel is once again in full swing – with a lot of pandemic-era digital enhancements.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Field to Market Awarded Up to $70 Million in USDA Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiatives

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture™ has been awarded funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity with an approximate funding ceiling of $70 million.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Land Betterment Corporation Hires Senior Executive, Jessica Medeiros Garrison, as President of the Land Betterment Exchange

Land Betterment Hires Jessica Garrison to drive the strategic direction, marketing and sales of the Land Betterment Exchange Carbon Offset Blockchain platform

Latest Campaigns

  1. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
  2. 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...
  3. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. 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...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. 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...
  8. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  9. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  10. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  11. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  12. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  13. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  14. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  15. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...