Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Software-Defined Vehicles: The Critical Road to a Secure Future

Keysight Technologies

Innovation & Technology

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Impact: Delivering Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sesame Workshop and the PSEG Foundation Launch New Little Neighbors Resources to Help Children and Families Build Strong, Caring Communities

Sesame Workshop and the PSEG Foundation are launching Little Neighbors: Building a Better World Together, new bilingual resources featuring beloved Sesame Street friends to support young children and their families in building happy, healthy futures for their neighborhoods and communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GoDaddy's New Season of “Made in America” Highlights Phoenix Entrepreneurs' Journey of Struggles and Success

GoDaddy has launched the third season of its award-winning series: Made in America. This series raises awareness about entrepreneur challenges, showcases those successfully making their way, and shines a light on inclusive entrepreneurship.

Events, Media & Communications

KeyBank Continues Community Development Lending and Investment Expansion in the Northeast With the Appointment of Franz Hewitt

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has appointed Franz Hewitt as a relationship manager to expand its community development lending and investment activity in the Northeast.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Team BMS Moves for Minutes to Benefit Special Olympics

Bristol Myers Squibb will donate $1 million to Special Olympics as part of the company’s global workforce charity event, BMS for Community.

Environment

Recycle Week: How Our Comcast Employees Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Comcast believes in protecting the environment where our customers and employees live and work—it’s one of the company’s key commitments—so we have a sustainable planet now and in the future.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Commits Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Organizations That Preserve, Enhance South Carolina's Natural Resources

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded nearly $500,000 in grants to 16 South Carolina organizations that will fund wildlife conservation efforts, environmental projects and educational programs across the state.

Environment

Eliminating the 'Paper Trail'

A pilot program at Whirlpool Corporation is taking thousands of pages of literature that has traditionally been included in packaging for its products

Innovation & Technology

5 Ways That Cisco is Doing Its Part to #BeCyberSmart

Cisco supports Cybersecurity Awareness Month as it continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity in the United States and other nations around the world.

Green Infrastructure

Chevron, Gevo Announce Intent to Pursue Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investment

Chevron U.S.A., and Gevo, Inc. announce a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that would process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel, which can lower the lifecycle carbon intensity of fuels used in the aviation industry.

Sustainable Development Goals

Divine Chocolate Launches New Branding to Highlight Best-in-Class Ethical and Sustainable Cocoa Sourcing

Fairtrade America is pleased to announce that its long-time partner, Divine Chocolate, has unveiled a fresh new look that highlights the chocolate maker’s social mission to empower farmers and consumers

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Cities Foundation Awards 59 Community First Grants to Support More Equitable and Sustainable Local Food Systems

Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit broadening community access to fresh food and nutrition education, announced today that this fall it will award 59 Community First Grants to locally led nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Named One of the World's Best Employers by Forbes

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, has been named to the Forbes list of the World’s Best Employers 2021.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Stanley Black & Decker and Eastman Partner To Create Power Tools with a Sustainable Focus

BLACK+DECKER, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, will be releasing a new product line, reviva, offering the brand’s first sustainability-led power tools that utilize Eastman’s Tritan Renew copolyester.

Innovation & Technology

Acer Expands Lineup of Eco-friendly Vero Products

As sustainability concerns not only how a product is made but what becomes of it, Acer’s Vero devices have also been designed to be easy to disassemble, simplifying the process of repairs or upgrades and ultimately increasing the devices’ lifespans.

Diversity & Inclusion

SCE Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Today, Barajas is the founder and CEO of Conexion Inc., an executive mentoring program that helps organizations become more diverse.

Environment

Proposed Rule Would Bring More Sustainable Investing Options to More Than 100 Million Workers

Ceres applauds a proposed rule issued today by the U.S. Department of Labor that would open the way for the sponsors of retirement funds to include more sustainable options in their retirement saving plans.

Innovation & Technology

Stanley Black & Decker Celebrates Fourth Annual Maker Month With “Thank A Maker” Theme To Show Gratitude To Skilled Trade Workers

Maker Month is a critical component of Stanley Black & Decker’s environmental social and governance (ESG) program and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy that includes a goal to empower 10 million makers by the year 2030.

Diversity & Inclusion

HOLA - Living and Embracing your Heritage Inside a Global Multicultural Company

Iskander Sanchez-Rola, Co-Champion of HOLA (Hispanic/Latino Outreach, Leadership & Advancement), discusses how HOLA creates an environment to discuss & embrace Hispanic culture & its global impact, and how it is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

Events, Media & Communications

Give it a Shot: The Latest on the Flu & COVID Vaccine

The latest episode of the American Heart Association’s YouTube show “House Calls” features Ruth Clements, Vice President/General Manager, Infectious Diseases & Immunology and Leader, Quest for Health Equity.

Health & Healthcare

Can Indoor Humidity Impact Covid-19 Transmission? Let's Take a Look

The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us indoor air quality matters, and indoor spaces need clean air to protect the health and well-being of the people inside. A key factors in helping improve overall air quality is humidity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Strengthening Small Businesses & Communities Through Preparedness

Small business owners invest a tremendous amount of time and resources to make their ventures successful. Simply put, being prepared can mean staying in business following a disaster.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lois Steiner - Busy in Retirement, One of Owens Corning's 2021 Top Volunteers

At 83 years old, Lois Steiner is not slowing down. She spends 11 hours every day volunteering at Divine Providence Ministry in Ocala, Florida, where she helps with donations, pickups, and serving those in need.

Environment

How Healthcare Plastics Can Help Businesses Achieve Recycled Content Goals

Hundreds of companies around the world are making commitments to address plastic waste and use more recycled content in products and packaging. This raises one major question: where will brands source enough recycled plastics to meet these goals?

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Interview with KeVita's Founder Chakra Earthsong

Chakra Earthsong is the Founder and Chief Formulator of KeVita who alleviates poverty through Whole Planet Foundation. Here’s why it’s important to her and her team.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Whole Planet
    Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
  3. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  4. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  5. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  6. 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...
  7. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  8. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  9. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  10. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  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. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  13. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  14. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  15. 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...