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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Register Now for CSR Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Engaging All Employees in Social Impact

Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, from 1 – 2 pm ET, for an interactive webinar centered around the universal topic of involving employees traditionally referred to as “hard-to-reach" in your company's social impact initiatives. 

Sustainable Development Goals

Lenovo Boosts Customer Sustainability With New Reduced Carbon Transport Service

To support carbon-conscious enterprise customers in their sustainability journeys, Lenovo is offering a Reduced Carbon Transport Service, a distinct offering that gives enterprises the option to lower their carbon impact when IT devices are air shipped.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Affordable Housing Leader Reflects on Her Journey and Community Impact

Lisa Gutierrez is a Nor Cal resident to the core, but her passion for communities across the country in her day-to-day work is second to none.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Announces the Honorees at Its First-Ever Inclusión Gala Recognizing Hispanic Excellence During Hispanic Heritage Month

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) announces its HACR Inclusión Gala Corporate Honoree along with three exemplary corporate leaders, receiving Corporate Director of the Year Honoree, Executive of the Year Honoree and Inclusión Champion Honoree.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Improving Sustainability, Compliance, and Efficiency for the Tequila Industry

Tequila has been manufactured for over 250 years. The Cuervo family began commercially distilling tequila in 1758, followed by the Sauza family in 1873.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Last Year, McDonald’s, Its Franchisees and Customers Donated Over $182 Million to Ronald McDonald House Charities

RMHC is a global network of more than 260 Chapters that help families access medical care for their children and family support services in more than 60 countries and regions throughout the world.

Health & Healthcare

Rutgers University and Quest Diagnostics Double H.O.P.E. Clinic Capacity With Expanded Collaboration

Rutgers University and Quest Diagnostics are expanding their collaboration to further improve access to critical primary care services for uninsured and underinsured patients of the university’s Health Outreach Practice Experience (H.O.P.E.) Clinic in Plainfield, NJ.

Education

Bacardi Trains Next Generation of Berlin Mixologists As Shake Your Future Launches in Germany

In response to the growing demand for trained bartenders, family-owned Bacardi today announced that it is launching Shake Your Future in Germany. Shake Your Future is a special initiative giving young adults the life-changing opportunity to train as a professional mixologist.

Sustainable Development Goals

Rayonier 2022 Sustainability Report: Third-Party Certifications and Forestry Regulations

We are dedicated to meeting the highest standards of sustainable forestry established by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®), Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™ (PEFC™).

Events, Media & Communications

Renowned Public Health and Design Leaders To Headline IWBI's WELL Summit

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities, will host the 2023 WELL Summit.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How (and Why) To Buy a Home Despite an Uncertain Market

Buying a home can be stressful, regardless of economic outlook or whether a homebuyer has gone through the process before. But homeownership is a major step toward establishing financial stability and building wealth for future generations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Edison International 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report: Increasing Development Opportunities

Fostering better career opportunities for underrepresented talent has never been more important, and it requires strategic investment in the right workplace policies and programs.

Sustainable Development Goals

New Sustainable Guidance Released for Canadian Companies To Report on Impact

Social Value Canada, the Digital Governance Standards Institute, and the Standards Council of Canada announced the release of the first ‘Technical Specification (TS) for Impact Statements is seeking to report credibly on impact and sustainability performance.

Innovation & Technology

Cisco Networking Academy Fostering Founders, One Learner at a Time

As we celebrate World Entrepreneurs’ Day on August 21, it is interesting to reflect on how an established company like Cisco—a Fortune 500 company with more than 80,000 employees—relates to entrepreneurship.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting the Wave of New Black Women Entrepreneurs

Saundra Gilliard started her business in early 2020, just weeks before COVID-19 would officially become a pandemic. It turns out, she was far from alone.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bread Financial™ Included on USA Today’s Climate Leaders List

For its successful adoption of environmentally responsible business practices and its prioritization of investments and initiatives related to climate change, Bread Financial™ was recently named to USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders 2023 list.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

DP World, Supply Chain Dive Survey Finds: ESG Tops the List of Global Supply Chain Concerns

DP World, in collaboration with studioID, discovered a reshuffling of priorities and investment strategies as supply chains work to address these top issues.

Education

Gilead Sciences: How One School Has Transformed Education for First-Generation Students

As an elementary school student, Nohely Peraza took a bus from her home in East Palo Alto to a school several miles away in another city.

Education

Subaru of America Adopts All Camden High Campus Classrooms During Subaru Loves Learning® Initiative

“The heart of our Subaru Loves Learning initiative is showing support for the students in our communities, and here in our own Camden community we want every student to get the education that can help them achieve their dreams,” said Jeff Walters President and COO, SOA.

Sustainable Development Goals

Video: Pasta Maker Uses SEE Packaging Made From Plant-Based Material

Cucina Fresca Gourmet Foods turned to SEE® (formerly Sealed Air) when they wanted sustainable packaging for their prepared pastas and sauces. SEE's innovative solution uses less traditional plastic by combining plant-based materials with PET or recycled PET.

Sustainable Development Goals

Advancing Together: How Companies Are Communicating Their Alignment With the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

In a swiftly changing business landscape, profit is no longer the sole driving force behind an organization. A growing number of companies are recognizing the urgency to address global challenges and align their initiatives with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Events, Media & Communications

Inspiring Change: Climate Fresk Workshops Take Off Across Our European Locations

To put more attention on our environment and explore the ways we can advance progress across our organization and in our communities, our colleagues participated in sessions of Climate Fresk.

Innovation & Technology

ekō Solutions Fireside Chat Series: Meet Stetson Schaible, ekō Solutions General Manager

Land Betterment’s ekō Solutions airs 2nd interview in the video series with the management team of ekō Solutions. Meet Stetson Schaible, General Manager of ekō Solutions.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Danone North America Joins National Movement To Turn Food Waste Into Renewable Energy

Vanguard Renewables®, a leading developer of renewable energy projects, is thrilled to announce that Danone North America, a global food and beverage company, has joined the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance.

Environment

GIST Impact and IBAT Alliance Partner To Expand Investor Access to World-Leading Biodiversity Data

GIST Impact, a leading impact data and analytics provider, has joined forces with the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Alliance to expand investor access to IBAT’s world-leading biodiversity data.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainability Insights
    General sustainability insights.
  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  3. 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...
  4. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...
  5. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  6. Environmental Sustainability
    Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...
  7. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  8. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  9. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
  10. 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...
  11. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  12. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  13. LATAM Growth
    DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...