Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption | Tetra Pak

Why Aseptic Cartons Matter in Global Food Systems

Jul 9, 2025 10:00 AM ET

Most of us don’t often consider what happens to our milk or juice cartons once they’re empty. But the truth is, cartons do more than just contain food and drink—they protect it.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

Energy

How Duke Energy Will Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

Oct 13, 2020 1:00 PM ET

By 2050, Duke Energy plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. It’s ambitious, but since 2005, the company has reduced its emissions by 39 percent. To reach net-zero, Duke Energy will explore new technologies, expand renewable energy...

Sustainable Development Goals

Bayer Future of Farming Dialogue Focuses on Importance of Sustainability in Agriculture

Oct 13, 2020 12:45 PM ET

As part of the company’s Future of Farming Dialogue virtual event series, Liam Condon, President of the Crop Science division of Bayer, emphasized the importance of the company’s sustainability commitments it set in 2019. Condon addressed how...

Diversity & Inclusion

Unmute Yourself!

Oct 13, 2020 12:00 PM ET

There has never been a more important time for corporate America to have the broadest, most enlightened possible view of its role in society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Awarded 2020 NSC Green Cross Safety Innovation Award

Oct 13, 2020 12:00 PM ET

Dow received the NSC Green Cross for Safety® Innovation Award for its Aerial Lift Safety Project, for approaching a lasting challenge and developing a transformative response to the problem.

Research, Reports & Publications

FedEx Delivering for Good: 2019-2020 Humanitarian Relief Snapshot

Oct 13, 2020 11:30 AM ET

2019 and 2020 brought numerous, intense natural disasters and a global pandemic. FedEx Delivering For Good was created to help with global relief for crises like these – and we were prepared.

Diversity & Inclusion

Partnering With the Latino Hispanic American Community Center to Help Children Achieve Their Brightest Future

Oct 13, 2020 11:30 AM ET

At Hershey, we consciously work to ensure our employees feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work each day, and that our workforce mirrors the diversity of our consumers around the world. One of the ways we do this is through our eight, diverse, employee-led Business Resource Groups, including the Latino Business Resource Group (LBRG).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding Our Way: Signs and Symbols Point to a Safe Return to Public Life

Oct 13, 2020 11:20 AM ET

Today, public space is full of unfamiliar features: plastic partitions, mask requirements, and rules that dictate how far apart to stand, how many people can be in a space, and even in what direction we can walk down an aisle or hallway

Education

Connecting Students to the Real World Through Project-Based Learning

Oct 13, 2020 11:15 AM ET

A project-based learning approach to teaching means connecting students to the real-world through thought-provoking activities designed to challenge and inspire by doing.

Events, Media & Communications

Register for the Qualcomm 5G Summit

Oct 13, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Qualcomm’s premium hosted event is bringing the ecosystem together to showcase 5G technologies that are on the forefront of innovation for today’s needs and tomorrow’s future.

Innovation & Technology

Detecting Hardware Trojans with Machine Learning

Oct 13, 2020 11:00 AM ET

As the complexity of our devices continues to increase, the software tools used to evaluate them need to keep pace.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel on 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies

Oct 13, 2020 11:00 AM ET

This recognition underscores Intel’s longstanding commitment to sustainability and transparency.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CornerSquare Community Capital Supports Ethnically, Racially Diverse and Women-Owned Small Businesses

Oct 13, 2020 10:40 AM ET

A $40 million initial donation from Truist Financial Corporation* has established CornerSquare Community Capital. This new national nonprofit fund will help select community development financial institutions (CDFIs) increase their lending...

Environment

How Future Food Packaging Can Help Solve the People-planet Dilemma

Oct 13, 2020 10:25 AM ET

The COVID-19 pandemic has stress tested the global food supply chain like never before, putting a spotlight on the importance of food safety and availability.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E22: Wendy John, Fidelity Investments

Oct 13, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Wendy John, Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion at Fidelity Investments, joins Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly to discuss the rapid growth in corporate DEI positions in recent years and the added urgency these programs have taken on in 2020.

Innovation & Technology

Walmart, Quest Diagnostics and DroneUp Pilot COVID-19 AT-Home Self-Collection Kit Delivery in Cheektowaga, New York

Oct 13, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Walmart, Quest Diagnostics, and DroneUp today announced a pilot program to provide drone delivery of COVID-19 at-home self-collection kits to single-family homes in the Cheektowaga-area.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Successfully Recruit, Engage, and Retain Volunteers During a Pandemic: Learn More & Register Today

Oct 13, 2020 9:30 AM ET

COVID-19’s impact on volunteering challenges nonprofits, individuals, and companies to find ways to continue to serve communities in need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Economics of Impact

Oct 13, 2020 9:00 AM ET

If you are serious about ESG, read this succinct blog on shared value thinking, how purpose should inform capital allocation, and the economics of impact.

Events, Media & Communications

3BL Virtual Forum to Explore Business Leadership in the Movement for Racial and Economic Justice

Oct 13, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Corporate voices matter. Financial commitments are important. Then the hard work begins.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Longitudes | Don't Give Up Hope: Steering and Growing a Small Business During COVID-19

Oct 13, 2020 8:50 AM ET

After a literal bittersweet encounter in the African nation of Chad, I felt compelled to create a company to address gender inequalities and help empower women so they can find their voices.

Innovation & Technology

Securing Your Child's Devices at Home During COVID-19

Oct 12, 2020 5:45 PM ET

National Cyber Security Awareness Month is the perfect opportunity to raise awareness & teach your kids to be Cyber Safe. Kevin Roundy, Technical Director at NortonLifeLock Research Group, shares 4 things parents can do to help keep kids safe online.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Nutrition for Zero Hunger Is Working Toward Zero Empty Plates

Oct 12, 2020 4:45 PM ET

Currently, two billion people worldwide do not have regular access to sufficient, nutritious food. In addition, the pandemic will add as many as 132 million more people to the total number of the world’s hungry in 2020 alone.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Mohawk's Continuum Process Honored as One of Fast Company's Most Innovative Sustainability Projects of 2020

Oct 12, 2020 4:00 PM ET

The flooring manufacturer was honored for Continuum, its patented process that recycles plastic bottles and transforms them into sustainable carpet fibers.

Environment

AB InBev, Denmark and WWF Partner on Water Conservation in Cape Town

Oct 12, 2020 3:30 PM ET

To better understand what was happening to the city’s groundwater supply, AB InBev funded a pilot project which included a citizen science survey and initiated a groundwater monitoring network in Cape Town.

Energy

Duke Energy Unveils Sweeping Clean Energy and Emissions Reduction Plan at Inaugural ESG Day

Oct 12, 2020 3:15 PM ET

Duke Energy today announced an extensive expansion of its clean energy and emissions reduction plans to significantly increase the company’s carbon and methane reductions, coal plant retirements and renewable energy generation goals.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alexion Is Proud to Be Recognized by OSHA for Our Commitment to Workplace Health and Safety

Oct 12, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Alexion is proud to have its New Haven, CT and Bogart, GA sites recognized by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) for their commitment to workplace health and safety. Both sites participated in OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week...

Latest Campaigns

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...
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...
Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...
PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
Making the World a Better Home | Our Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

We believe diversity strengthens us and the best ideas come from diverse teams working together. Creating a positive workplace for everyone means...
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...
Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship

The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
Social Impact at Mastercard

At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
Investing in our Communities

We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
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...
FedEx | Empowering Entrepreneurs

Advancing women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world. Small to mid-sized businesses power their local economies and...
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...
2025: Entergy helps customers beat the heat

This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
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...