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

Health & Healthcare

International WELL Building Institute Accelerates WELL Health-Safety Rating for Hotels and Resorts

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the world’s leading certification body for healthy buildings, today announced the establishment of the WELL Advisory for Hotels and Resorts to provide insights on the application of the WELL...

Diversity & Inclusion

Albertsons Companies Commits $5 Million to Social Justice

Albertsons Companies today announced a $5 million donation to social justice organizations as well as those on the front line of the fight for equality. “Racial justice and equality cannot be achieved by people returning to the status quo. We must intentionally open a door to lasting change across our country,” said President and CEO Vivek Sankaran.

Environment

Sowing Doubt and Undermining Science

Science should be able to speak for itself. But people with a vested interest in undermining science are working behind the scenes to obscure it.

Education

Alexion Participates in 2020 I WISH Conference

One of the ways Alexion serves its communities is through volunteerism. Twenty employees from our College Park and Athlone sites in Ireland recently volunteered at the I WISH (Inspiring Women in STEM) 2020 Conference. I WISH is an initiative aimed

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Creating a Culture of Service and Civic Engagement

At NortonLifeLock, we are building a culture which believes that everyone has a voice; that believes in treating each member of our community with respect and most of all, that is focused on doing what is right.

Research, Reports & Publications

Crestwood Advances Its ESG Commitment and Sustainability Strategy With the Publication of its 2019 Sustainability Report

Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) announced the publication of its 2019 sustainability report furthering its commitment to building an MLP industry leading sustainability program.

Energy

Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company, Contracts with Michigan-Based J. Ranck to Build 40 MW Michigan Solar Portfolio

Geronimo Energy (Geronimo), a National Grid company, announced today the start of construction activities for two Michigan solar projects for which Consumers Energy (Consumers) previously executed Power Purchase Agreements (PPA).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox Named No. 17 on DiversityInc List

Cox Communications, the largest private telecom company in the U.S. and pioneer of gigabit broadband to homes and businesses, earned the No. 17 spot on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list.

Innovation & Technology

Teenage STEM Competitors Engineer Hospital Ventilators

The ingenious young women are using the engineering skills they developed in the Bechtel-supported FIRST engineering tournament to deliver ventilators to hospitals for around $600 each, a fraction of the market price.

Environment

New Technology Helps Protect Bats from Wind Turbines

Driving through the patchwork of cattle pasture and brush at Duke Energy’s Los Vientos Windpower Project, Sara Weaver explained why south Texas was the perfect location to find a way for bats and wind energy to coexist, but it wouldn’t be easy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

5 Ways a $50 Million Johnson & Johnson Commitment to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts Is Making an Impact Around the World

A need for personal protective equipment. Mental health struggles. Limited resources to help support at-risk populations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Inspiring Action Toward Positive Change

At Pentair, we are firmly opposed to racism and injustice and are committed to doing our part to build greater unity, fairness and justice.

Energy

Partnering to Scale: Bloomberg’s Path to RE100

Since Bloomberg first began investigating renewable energy projects more than a decade ago, we have exceeded our initial renewable energy goals by investing in both significant off-site wind and solar projects and smaller on-site activities.

Diversity & Inclusion

20 Years of Progress Can't Stop Now

This year, Dow is celebrating the 20th anniversary of our LGBTQ+ and ally employee resource group, GLAD. It’s an important milestone. It reminds us of the incredible progress we’ve made and the work we still have yet to do.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Impact Makers: Novartis

No question, the last eight weeks have been tough on everyone. As a pharma company, Novartis felt a duty to respond and call to be part of the solution. The Novartis purpose is to re-imagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Camp Kesem Launches National Virtual Donor Drive

Camp Kesem and DKMS were not going to let the COVID-19 crisis stand in the way of helping patients searching for matching stem cell and bone marrow donors.

Education

Empowering Students to Use Data in Understanding Equity and Justice

Data means so much more than numbers on a screen. The proximity, accessibility, and inclusivity of data helps drive change around the globe.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity Announces Executive Transitions

Andrew Huddart joins Benevity as Chief Executive Officer and first successor to founder Bryan de Lottinville who has transitioned into a new role as Executive Chairperson of the Board of Directors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Foundation Expands Free Virtual Financial Coaching to Help With COVID-19 Hardships

With record numbers of U.S. adults filing for unemployment, and many people facing a lower income amid COVID-19, the Wells Fargo Foundation is supporting national nonprofits in expanding virtual financial coaching services, cost-free, to help the public adapt in these challenging times.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lost in America Foundation Advances National Conversation on Youth Homelessness with Digital Debut of Powerful Documentary

Sands is committed to helping end youth homelessness in the United States, through support for a number of organizations and initiatives that are addressing the issue.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Stronger Foundation for Impact Driven Reporting

Changes to improve how organizations use the GRI Standards to disclose their impacts on the economy, environment and people have been made available for global consultation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Clarion Partners' Commitment to Sustainable Buildings Recognized by Leading Industry Organizations

To receive GOLD recognition, Clarion qualified for credits in energy efficiency and sustainability best practices by partnering with tenants on measures such as tracking common area water and energy use, requiring minimum energy efficiency fit-outs, requesting annual energy disclosures, encouraging high efficiency lighting and/or sensors and controls and a variety of other energy-saving initiatives.

Health & Healthcare

[VIDEO] Gildan’s Health & Safety Measures on the Factory Floor During COVID-19

On a regular day, Gildan manufactures some of the world’s most well-known blank apparel. But these are not ordinary days.

Research, Reports & Publications

Alliance Data Releases 2019 Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Performance Report

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing, loyalty and payment solutions, today released its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance Report, which provides updated performance metrics and context related to the Company’s sustainability strategy.

Research, Reports & Publications

Alliance Data Releases 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance Report

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing, loyalty and payment solutions, today released its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance Report, which provides updated performance metrics and context related to the Company’s sustainability strategy.

Latest Campaigns

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  2. Growth Through Sustainability
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  3. 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...
  4. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
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  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. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. EVP Campaign
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  15. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.