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Environment

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Marks 20 Years of Advancing Environmental Sustainability Through Industry Collaboration

Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable

Corporate Responsibility

Does Screen Time Affect Behavior? Why Using It as a Reward Can Backfire

Verizon

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

MilliporeSigma Launches Supplier Sustainability Toolkits to Help Advance Supply Chain Impact

MilliporeSigma

Health & Healthcare

Leidos To Support Over 4.7 Million Service Members and Families Through Military OneSource

Leidos

Philanthropy

Subaru Raises $2.5M for Children Battling Critical Illnesses During 2025 Subaru Share the Love® Event

Subaru of America

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Gore Fabrics Participating in Industry Discussions on Materials

GORE

Environment

Namibia for Life Secures Historic Financing Win for Community-Led Conservation

World Wildlife Fund

Environment

Microhabitats In Managed Landscapes: Designing Pollinator, Forest, and Wetland Habitats on a Micro-Scale

Tandem Global

Featured Brands

Does Screen Time Affect Behavior? Why Using It as a Reward Can Backfire

A cognitive specialist and parenting coach explains how screen habits can shape kids’ motivation and emotions—and shares simple ways to reset the pattern.

Entrepreneur Fund Announces 26 Recipients of Rural Field to Market Grant

The Entrepreneur Fund (EFund), with support from the Wells Fargo Foundation, announced the 26 recipients of the Rural Field to Market Grant, a one-time funding opportunity designed to strengthen small- to mid-size farm and food businesses across EFund’s Minnesota service area.

The Power of Collaboration – Building a Circular Future in Memphis

Imagine a world where "waste" doesn't exist, and the things we use every day get a new lease on life. This isn't a far-off dream; it's the heart of the circular economy, and it's happening right here in Memphis.

Guiding Stars: Healthy Habits for Perimenopause & Menopause

Perimenopause and menopause have become a more open and widely discussed life stage, with many women seeking practical, evidence-based guidance and support. Declining estrogen, the marker of this transition, influences a woman’s health in several ways that go beyond hot flashes.

Powering the Businesses That Power America: Coffeehouses Coast to Coast

A good coffee shop does more than serve caffeine. It keeps mornings moving and creates space for community connections —sometimes for five minutes in a drive‑thru line or sometimes for hours at a shared table.

Before, During and After: How T-Mobile Shows Up for First Responders and Communities Across America at Every Stage

When disaster strikes, first responders don’t have time to think about connectivity. It’s either there or it’s not.

For Check for Cancer Champion David Pollack, Early Cancer Detection Is Personal

David Pollack is best known as a former University of Georgia football star, NFL linebacker and longtime college football analyst.

LG Electronics Named To ‘Forbes ‘Accessibility 200’ List

Global home appliance and consumer electronics innovator LG Electronics has been named to the 2026 Forbes “Accessibility 200” list, which recognizes leading global organizations driving innovation and impact in accessibility-related fields.

The Trust for the Americas and the Organization of American States Present the 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award to Mastercard

The Trust for the Americas and the Organization of American States (OAS) presented Mastercard with the 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas (CCA) Award during a ceremony and luncheon in the Miranda Room at OAS Headquarters.

Mental Health Matters at Medtronic. Explore Our Employee Benefits

At Medtronic, supporting mental health means offering employees practical tools they can use in real life — from counseling and therapy resources, to digital well‑being tools for managing stress, to employee networks that foster connection and belonging.

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Awards & Rankings

Hormel Foods Recognized as a Best for Vets Employer for Seventh Consecutive Year

Hormel Foods Corporation today announced it has been recognized on the 2019 Best for Vets Employers ranking by Military Times. This is the seventh consecutive year the company has made the list, which evaluates many factors that make a company or organization a good fit for military veterans.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Arrow Electronics Sponsors New Nonprofit Advancing Women in Electronics Industry

Arrow Electronics is a founding sponsor of Women in Electronics, a new nonprofit created to support women in the electronics industry. The organization expands leadership skills, accelerates personal and professional development and builds strategic networks to advance inclusion among electronics employers. Women in Electronics hosts national conferences, regional events and online networking opportunities for more than 200 members and fosters leadership development through virtual resource sharing and discussion groups.

Environment

Tetra Tech Designs Innovative Irrigation System in Lakewood, California

As part of the Los Cerritos Watershed Management Plan, the City of Lakewood, California, selected Tetra Tech to provide preliminary engineering, design services, and construction support services for the stormwater and runoff capture project in Bolivar Park.

Bolivar Park currently uses potable water for all irrigation needs. The City is implementing a smart regional stormwater best management practice that results in water quality improvements in the Los Cerritos channel, enables stormwater infiltration, and provides an alternate water supply for the park’s irrigation needs.

Awards & Rankings

5 Reasons to Enter Ethical Corporation’s Awards

The submission deadline for Ethical Corporation’s 10th Annual Responsible Business Awards is drawing ever closer and we’re still on the hunt for the ground-breaking initiatives that have brought sustainability to the fore over the past year.

Environment

Formalizing Sustainability: Kentucky Bourbon Industry Collaborates with BIER

Kentucky Bourbon industry releases results of first environmental benchmarking study with BIER.

Sustainability is nothing new to Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. In fact, it’s a way of life for businesses that are often family-operated and dependent upon natural resources, like wood, water, and grains.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Schneider Electric's Award Winning Sustainable Supply Chain

Globally, 90+ billion tons of natural resources are used per year — of which 8% is #Recycled. Schneider Electric is making sure 100% of transport packing comes from recycled or certified sources by 2020 in support of a circular economy. Schneider Electric was recently named one of Gartner’s top 25 supply chains in the world. EVP Global Supply Chain Annette Clayton speaks to the strengths and uniqueness of the supply chain at Schneider Electric.

Philanthropy

No Barriers Youth, Wells Fargo Select 20 Teachers for Global Impact Challenge

No Barriers USA and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced the selection of 20 middle and high school educators who will serve as project leaders for the third annual Global Impact Challenge.

Research & Reports

Leading Organizations Launch Global Consumer Study on Healthy & Sustainable Living

25 country study to help identify barriers and opportunities for more sustainable lifestyles

Philanthropy

Domtar Packs Comfort and Care Diaper Kits for Families

Families with newborn babies face many challenges. While we can’t help with all of them, we do know a bedtime story and a dry bottom can offer some relief during a stressful time. That’s why we recently packed diaper kits to assist low-income families.

Corporate Responsibility

Baton Rouge and eBay Announce Economic Development Initiatives

eBay CEO Devin Wenig joined Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome in Baton Rouge to celebrate two economic initiatives with the city — the expansion of Retail Reviva, which aims to help traditional “Main Street” businesses effectively compete in today’s digital economy, and eBay@Home to Baton Rouge. The announcements come during National Small Business Week, when the contributions of entrepreneurs and small business owners are celebrated across the U.S.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Empowering Women in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The workforce is facing a deficiency of STEM workers with a significant female talent gap – here’s four ways that UPS Longitudes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and REC Foundation think we should re-invent learning for diverse future leaders of innovation

Media & Communications

World Environment Center Elects New Emeritus Directors

As part of an ongoing commitment to expand its thought leadership, diversity and effectiveness as a global sustainability organization, the World Environment Center’s Board of Directors has elected the following individuals as Emeritus Directors:

Environment

Combatting Plastic Waste Crisis, SC Johnson Expands Offerings of Concentrate Products

One million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute of each day. As an early champion of concentrate products nearly a decade ago, SC Johnson is continuing to address the plastic waste crisis by expanding and widening access to its concentrate offerings.

Awards & Rankings

Merck Named One of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Working Mother

Merck has been named one of the 2019 Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Working Mother magazine. This list recognizes U.S. companies that create and use best practices in hiring, retaining, and promoting multicultural women. The winners will be featured in the June/July issue of Working Mother and at workingmother.com.

Environment

Cascadian Farm Says This New Cereal Can Help Fight Climate Change

I have an unusual box of cereal in my pantry—the first of a kind, you might say. The manufacturer, organic foods brand Cascadian Farm, claims that kernza, the grain that is the key ingredient in its Honey Toasted Kernza Cereal, helps store carbon, protect water resources and prevent soil erosion. With talk like that, kernza has a lot to answer for.

Corporate Responsibility

Sowing the Seeds for a Culture of Innovation

The global business environment is changing rapidly and no company can afford to stand still. CLP understands the need to transform and innovate and in the past two years has significantly stepped up its efforts to be an innovative and progressive energy provider.

Energy & Infrastructure

Bloomberg Is on Target to Reach 35% Renewable Energy Use in 2020, Continuing on Its Path of 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

Bloomberg began investigating renewable energy projects in 2008; our first project, a 1.8 megawatt (MW) solar installation in New Jersey, began providing us with energy in 2012. In 2018, we obtained energy from six on- and off-site solar and wind sites. Our newest installation, a 20MW wind farm in Arkwright, New York, started providing us with energy in October 2018.

Philanthropy

Fitspirit Celebrations Welcomes More Girls to Build Self-Esteem Through Sport

With the support of Scotiabank, FitSpirit Celebrations will be held in eight cities across Ontario and Québec to inspire girls to come together and rediscover the joys of physical activity through a range of exciting challenges and activities. The Celebrations are open to girls ages 12-17 and are designed to encourage physical fitness, regardless of athletic abilities. New this year, FitSpirit welcomes non-partner schools and girls who haven't participated in FitSpirit activities in the past to join in on the experience.

Volunteering & Community

For Small Businesses, Doing Good Is Part of the Job

Small businesses are a powerful economic engine and a catalyst for good in their communities. During National Small Business Week (May 5-11), Duke Energy is spotlighting small businesses in its service area that are dedicated to giving back.

Environment

How Green Is Your Julep?

After picking out the brimmiest hats and placing their bets, most Derby-goers aren’t exactly asking the hard questions about the bourbon that goes into their mint juleps. But in the face of climate change, some of Kentucky’s biggest distilleries are making environmentally friendlier shifts in the name of keeping their signature export’s $8.5 billion industry going strong in today’s rapidly globalizing economy. In recent years, in fact, it’s these unassuming Appalachian distillers that have taken the lead in the sustainable spirits industry.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Reengaging the Hispanic Workforce Through Innovation

A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report indicated that across all employment types and demographics fatal work injuries have decreased from 5,190 in 2016 to 5,147 in 2017, and the numbers of fatalities in construction and extraction occupation have fallen from 970 to 965. However, fatalities among Hispanic and Latino workers have increased from 879 to 903 over the same time span.

The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (NHEO) Institute is a non-profit leading the Building a Safer Future campaign that tackles this issue by providing support to local communities and corporations among Hispanic workers.

Bechtel is one of our partners to identify and eliminate barriers within its industry among its non-native English speakers.

AI & Technology

Does the Tortoise Really Win in the End? I Hope So

My impatience has been a red thread through many of my experiences, specifically in a space that is chock-full of opportunity, like our Corporate Responsibility work at MilliporeSigma. This experience started years ago with a novel product now known at Cyrene™. One of my team members did the legwork to identify a novel solution that could be a potential replacement for two challenging but ubiquitous solvents. While these solvents are extremely common, they’re under increasing scrutiny from organizations like Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).

This novel material was arrived upon through a collaboration with an Australian company named Circa and The University of York’s Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GCCE). It’s a great example of repurpos

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Ugly Produce Gets Some Love!

The latest, or at least the most disturbing, food trend is farm-to-landfill. One study estimates that America loses “up to 40% of its food from farm-to-landfill.” The cause? According to multiple research reports, it’s all about cosmetics.

Philanthropy

New Fifth Third Community Mortgage Helps Pay Closing Costs

Fifth Third Bank is proud to introduce a new type of mortgage that provides an affordable option for low-income families and people purchasing in low-income communities.

Awards & Rankings

New Categories for 2019’s Leading Awards Just Announced!

Ethical Corporation is delighted to announce the updated 2019 category list for the world’s leading Awards celebrating responsible business excellence. In total, there are 15 Awards to win.

Latest Campaigns

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

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...

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Sustainable Operations

As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...

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...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

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...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...