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Research, Reports & Publications

Industry Briefing: Climate Reporting Prototype Standard With CDSB, VRF, CDP & GRI

The path to a sustainable future is through the alignment of standards to a global system, which harnesses the unique power of the capital markets to change our global trajectory.

Innovation & Technology

Delos Special Report: A HEPA Filter Does Not Guarantee HEPA Efficiency Outcomes in Portable Air Purifiers

Delos, a wellness real-estate and technology company, commissioned LMS Technologies, Inc., an independent, accredited laboratory to test five readily available consumer air purification devices with a HEPA filter inside them.

Green Infrastructure

Making Transportation Systems Safer and More Sustainable With Connectivity

With ultra-high-speed connectivity, greater reliability, and lower latency, 5G provides a platform for innovation that brings tremendous opportunities to improve efficiencies and achieve tangible sustainability benefits.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CASE Construction Equipment Certified as Madhya Pradesh's Best Employer Brand for 2021 at World HRD Congress

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, has been declared as the Best Employer Brand of the state of Madhya Pradesh in India for the second consecutive year.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Announces Exclusive Premiere of Founding In Color - A Docuseries About Black and Latino Founders - On Xfinity's Black Experience Channel and Latino Destination On X1

Comcast is excited to announce the exclusive premiere of the docuseries, Founding in Color, arriving Thursday, September 9, 2021, on its Black Experience on Xfinity, X1 on demand, Flex, and the Xfinity Stream app.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Governments of India and the United Kingdom Join Forces With UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions Michael Bloomberg to Mobilize Private Capital in Support of India's Low-Carbon Transition

Following today’s India-UK 11th Economic and Financial Dialogue meeting (EFD), the Government of India and Her Majesty’s Government, and UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg announced a new partnership

Responsible Production & Consumption

KEEN Footwear Launches First Upcycling Certification Program Reducing Industrial Waste

KEEN, Inc. (KEEN), the global footwear brand on a mission to make the outside inclusive and accessible to all, today announced it will expand its Detox the Planet Initiative with the debut of the KEEN Harvest Certified Program, a tiered program designed to reduce industrial waste by upcycling it into shoes.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Working Capital Innovation Fund (WCIF) Makes Pioneering Investment in Honest Jobs Holdings Ltd

The Working Capital Innovation Fund (WCIF) announced today a $500,000 investment in Honest Jobs Holdings Ltd, a Hong-Kong based responsible recruitment holding company.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keysight Technologies Named #1 for Workers in Its Industry by JUST Capital

Keysight Technologies has shown a strong commitment to instituting policies that prioritize workers, one of the top priorities of the American public when it comes to just business behavior.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rockwell Automation $50,000 Donation Supports Red Cross Efforts Following Hurricane Ida and Afghanistan Events

Rockwell Automation has made a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support the organization’s Hurricane Ida disaster relief efforts and humanitarian relief efforts for military, veterans, and evacuees

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

As Disasters Mount, We're Extending Our Support

Between Sept. 2-8, we’ll match customer donations dollar-for-dollar up to $5 million or until the campaign ends, for a total contribution of up to $10 million.

Social Impact & Volunteering

American Airlines Flight Attendants Reflect on Flying a Civil Reserve Air Fleet Mission

Thousands of American Airlines flight attendants volunteer each year to crew flights of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, a U.S. government program that provides the Department of Defense with additional aircraft capacity in times of national crisis.

Events, Media & Communications

Oportun Appoints Two New Independent Members to Board of Directors

Oportun Financial Corporation announced the addition of two new independent board members to its diverse Board of Directors.

Diversity & Inclusion

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2020 ESG Report: Pillars of Accelerating Racial Equality, Equity and Inclusion

Fifth Third Bancorp’s $2.8 billion Accelerating Racial Equality, Equity and Inclusion initiative is focused on four strategic pillars that directly impact customers and communities with targeted outcomes.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Word from Mike Sievert on T-Mobile’s 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report

I could not be prouder of how T-Mobile stepped up — doing the right thing the Un-carrier way, and making an impact that matters for our employees and for the customers and communities we serve.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Citizen Philanthropy in Action: Team Building Through Service Learning

To bring VMware Foundation programs to life, employee-led groups called Giving Networks inspire VMware colleagues (in their teams, sites, locations, regions, countries, etc.) to take action in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team: A Team Powered by Solidarity

Ten athletes from the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) started their competitions in Tokyo over the first weekend of the Games, displaying the same determination that has helped them through some of their daunting life challenges.

Education

International Paper Ignites Reading With Reading Is Fundamental

International Paper is sponsoring the Rally to Read 100 campaign—a six-month initiative that runs from September 2021 to March 2022 to unite classrooms and communities across the country to inspire and motivate children to read 100 books.

Health & Healthcare

HBCUs and Tech Leaders are Joining Forces to Increase Tech Opportunities for Black Students

This June, HP launched its Partnership and Technology for Humanity (PATH) Initiative, which is a program to help HP accelerate digital equity for 150 million people worldwide by 2030.

Green Infrastructure

United Airlines ES-19 Electric Aircraft: Ben Franklin Never Saw This Coming!

We signed an agreement with Heart Aerospace to acquire the ES-19 aircraft, a 19-seat electric airliner that has the potential to decarbonize regional air travel.

Environment

Four Eco Travel Tips

With the continued uncertainty around foreign travel, staycations are more popular than ever before. Though the boom in staycations is helping our economy and local businesses, it has also been having a positive effect on the environment.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Champion® Athleticwear Partners With The Renewal Workshop to Give Consumers Additional Eco-Friendly Apparel Choices

As part of its global “Be Your Own Champion” campaign, Champion Athleticwear today announced that it has launched Champion Renewed in partnership with The Renewal Workshop – a company that renews apparel that would have otherwise gone into landfill.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Corporate Citizenship Technology Review

The Corporate Giving, Volunteering and Grants Technology Review is the only one of its kind in the industry, offering CSR practitioners with a comprehensive overview of 60+ platforms

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg L.P. Joins Forces With Leading Global Brands to Support The Earthshot Prize and Help Repair Our Planet This Decade

The Earthshot Prize has announced today that 14 influential global companies and brands – including Bloomberg LP – will come together to support and scale the innovative and ground-breaking solutions

Innovation & Technology

Creating a Connected Tomorrow - for Everyone

In the past year, the importance of reliable information and communication technologies (ICTs) has been reinforced like never before. The ICT industry has seen a swift increase in traffic with so many internet users becoming fully reliant on it, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  3. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  4. 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...
  5. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  6. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  7. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  10. 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...
  11. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...