Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

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New IWBI Report Underscores the Powerful Business Case for Health in Buildings and Organizations

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Research, Reports & Publications

3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025
3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025

3BL

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport
Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport

Trane Technologies

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

American Airlines Cadet Academy Introduces New Student Loan Options With American Airlines Federal Credit Union

The American Airlines Cadet Academy and American Airlines Credit Union announced a new partnership, bringing an additional suite of new financial options for incoming candidates accepted into the Cadet Academy program.

Research, Reports & Publications

Dow Publishes Its Valuing Nature Blueprint; Latest Addition to the Company's Blueprints for a More Sustainable Future

Materials sciences leader Dow (NYSE: DOW) has published its blueprint for valuing nature, which is the latest addition to the Company’s 2025 Sustainability Goal: Leading the Blueprint.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Solid Choice for Customers - and for a Sustainable Future

Remanufactured parts are a great option for owners of CNH Industrial equipment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Yum China to Further Upgrade Employee Benefits, Adding One Million Yuan Medical Insurance Coverage for Restaurant General Managers

Yum China Holdings, Inc. announced at its 2021 Restaurant General Managers Convention, held virtually, that it will offer enhanced medical insurance coverage of up to RMB 1 million to each of its approximately 10,000 RGMs.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg and MSCI Launch Global, Euro and US Corporate Paris-Aligned Indices

Bloomberg and MSCI announced today the launch of the first indices in their joint Climate Benchmark offering with the Bloomberg MSCI Global, Euro and US Corporate Paris-Aligned Indices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

O3 Needs to Review a draft

Energy

World's Largest Green Hydrogen Hub Selects Black & Veatch as EPC Provider

Black & Veatch announces that it has been selected by Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development, co-developers of what will be the world’s largest industrial green hydrogen production and storage facility

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It's Critical to Prioritize. Being Busy Doesn't Mean Making an Impact- HP's Kristen Ludgate Shares Key Leadership Lessons

Kristen Ludgate, chief people officer at HP, shared her key leadership lessons with me and my colleague, David Reimer, CEO of The ExCo Group, in our latest Strategic CHRO interview. Subscribe here for future interviews.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Understanding the Return on Investment of Future Port Sustainability

Connectivity is essential not only for driving efficiencies and improving safety at ports, but to reach sustainability goals. As ports face more pressure in this area from public and government regulators, private cellular networks are the key to creating port sustainability for green ports of the future while providing a platform that will allow for a return on investment.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Invited to Ring New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell

The Arbor Day Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary by ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street today.

Environment

Study Confirms: HelloFresh Meal Kits Cause Lower Carbon Emissions Than Meals From Supermarkets

HelloFresh published a technical summary of its ISO 14040 compliant life cycle assessment (LCA) showing that meals from HelloFresh have significantly lower carbon emissions than cooking meals from supermarkets.

Environment

Fifth Third Bank Honors Earth Day 2022

In honor of Earth Day on April 22, Fifth Third provided an update on its five operational environmental sustainability goals. The Bank continues to work to reduce its impacts on the environment and achieve its goals.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Purpose 360: Driving Purpose From the C-Suite to the Boardroom

In 2007, the recently merged Sprint Nextel was only months away from going bankrupt. But under Dan Hesse, its new CEO, the company focused on a new strategy and internal culture that prioritized employee satisfaction to improve customer experience.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Indiana Black Expo Expands Black Business Training Institute to Meet Growing Demand Following KeyBank Grant

The Indiana Black Expo (IBE) has dedicated more than 50 years to helping business owners build management training, procurement opportunities and networking to enhance capacity and growth.

Health & Healthcare

Should You Hire a Construction Safety Consultant?

An outside expert eye can be tremendously valuable, especially when the stakes are high. It’s fair to say that where construction safety is concerned, the stakes are high. Working on construction sites is inherently dangerous.

Environment

10 Ways Your Business Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint

There are ways businesses can reduce their carbon footprint while they wait for that analysis to be completed. Let’s look at 10 steps your corporation can take toward reducing its carbon footprint.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Henkel Recognized as One of America's Best Employers for Diversity 2022 by Forbes

Henkel, the company behind well-known brands such as Loctite®, Dial®, Schwarzkopf® hair care and Persil® laundry detergent announced today that it has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2022.

Innovation & Technology

TCS Inaugurates Pace Port Pittsburgh, a Co-Innovation and Advanced Research Center at Carnegie Mellon University

Solving our most pressing societal challenges requires innovation to be the driving force behind enabling positive social change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ranks Hormel Foods in Top 100 for Green Power Use

Hormel Foods Corporation is pleased to announce that, for the first time, it appears as No. 57 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Fortune 500®

Research, Reports & Publications

FedEx Releases 2022 ESG Report

At FedEx, our positive impact extends far beyond pallets and parcels. ESG – environmental, social, and governance – principles have been at the root of our reporting since these efforts began 14 years ago.

Green Infrastructure

Leading Companies Deliver Economic Case for Historic Clean Energy Investments as Congress Returns

As Congress returns from its spring recess, dozens of major companies with operations across sectors in the U.S. are urging lawmakers to swiftly pass a federal economic package centered on ambitious clean energy & advanced manufacturing investments.

Education

Klein Tools and The Home Depot Support the Future of Trades Training on National Signing Day

Klein Tools creates almost every type of tool used across the maintenance, construction and industrial trade professions. But for students about to embark on a trades training career path, Klein is crafting a celebration.

Events, Media & Communications

Eaton Leadership Insights: How Corporations Can Prioritize ESG Through a Values-Based Strategy

In the latest from Eaton’s Leadership Insights series, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Yan Jin shares how companies can best respond to the evolution in investor priorities around environmental, social, governance factors.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Qualcomm Gives Back to the Communities Where We Live, Work and Do Business

Giving back to the communities where we live, work and do business is central to our culture. We engage our employees in supporting and enriching our communities through volunteering and community outreach efforts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gilead Sciences Announces Support for the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program

Read more about the program and its goal of helping enhance the development of therapeutics for all populations.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  6. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  7. 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...
  8. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  12. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  13. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...