Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

Investing In Health Pays Back report cover
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

Environment

HP Announces the World’s Most Sustainable PC Portfolio

As a business community and as a society, we are at our best when we come together to solve tough problems and enable social progress. That’s exactly what we’re seeing right now during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E10: Nick Savarese, Flutie Foundation

In early March, before COVID-19 transformed daily life here in the U.S., host Danielle Holly sat down with Nick Savarese, Executive Director of the Flutie Foundation, to discuss autism, nonprofit leadership, cross-sector partnerships, talent retention and purpose.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SC Johnson doa mais de R$ 11 milhões (USD 2 milhões) em produtos e recursos para organizações na América Latina para combater a COVID-19

As doações na América Latina fazem parte do compromisso de USD 10 milhões da empresa até o momento para ajudar a mitigar o impacto do surto da COVID-19 e a combater a propagação do vírus em todo o mundo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SC Johnson dona más de USD 2 millones en productos y recursos financieros a organizaciones de toda América Latina para combatir COVID-19

Las donaciones en América Latina forman parte de un total de USD 10 millones destinados por la compañía a la fecha para ayudar a mitigar el impacto del brote de COVID-19 y combatir la propagación del virus en todo el mundo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SC Johnson Donates More Than $2 Million in Product and Financial Resources to Organizations Across Latin America to Combat COVID-19

The donations in Latin America are part of the company’s $10 million commitment to date to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and to fight the spread of the virus around the world.

Health & Healthcare

Expanding Our COVID-19 Relief Response for #GivingTuesdayNow

The Coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on people, businesses, and charities around the world, from individuals caring for sick family members, to hospital workers on the front lines, to local small businesses struggling to stay afloat.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

#GivingTuesdayNow Is Here – How Will You Support It?

This crisis, like many others before it, is bringing out the best in people. Many of those efforts are on a small scale yet are making a difference in important ways.

Research, Reports & Publications

Moody’s CSR Report Highlights 2019 Milestones, COVID-19 Efforts

Moody’s Corporation’s newly published annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report highlights the company’s global partnerships and programs that exemplify its purpose of bringing clarity, knowledge and fairness to an interconnected world.

Environment

UPS Longitudes | Why Sustainable Business Matters During a Pandemic

Right now, sustainably minded business is good business. The global coronavirus pandemic has jeopardized the health of our communities, impeded our ability to support local business — causing a historical spike in unemployment — and prevented us from connecting with friends and families.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Benevity Releases Special 2020 COVID-19 Relief Report as Part of #GivingTuesdayNow

Benevity examined the trends in how purpose-driven companies are collectively responding to COVID-19, while empowering their people with a personal sense of purpose, meaning and efficacy — and the mighty impact they’re seeing as a result.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bechtel Annual Report Shows Strong Performance for 2019

Bechtel Corporation today released its Annual Report showing the company closed 2019 in a strong financial position.

Sustainable Development Goals

Disruption of Ocean Supply Chains Due to COVID-19 to Cause Significant Global Shortages

Delays and disruptions in the supply of goods produced at and shipped by sea will cause significant shortages if governments don’t work together to keep global ocean-related supply chains moving during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Global Compact warned today.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies Operates During COVID-19

ON Semiconductor is proud to announce being named as a 2020 World's Most Ethical Companies® awarded by Ethisphere Institute for the fifth time recognizing us as a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Media & Communications

The Challenge and The Opportunity

Environment

El Desafío y la Oportunidad

Imagine una amplia gama de ecosistemas que comprende un paisaje diverso y hermoso con millones de personas trabajadoras comprometidas con el medio ambiente. América Central es una región que enfrenta enormes desafíos para conservar...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

AccountAbility CEO, Sunny Misser, Appointed to Serve on Dean's Advisory Council at Lehigh University

AccountAbility CEO, Mr. Sunny Misser, has been appointed, for a three-year term, to serve on the Dean’s Advisory Council at Lehigh University’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science.

Energy

SCE Grows Clean Energy Portfolio, Enhances System Reliability With 770 Megawatts of New Energy Storage Capacity

Southern California Edison announced that it has signed seven contracts totaling 770 megawatts of battery-based energy storage resources to help enhance the region’s electric system reliability needs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Three Inspiring Farmers Win the Use of New Holland Machines for a Year

The three winners of the “Up to Speed” scheme run by New Holland Agriculture, a global agricultural brand of CNH Industrial, and The Prince’s Countryside Fund have been announced.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wells Fargo Receives ‘Outstanding’ Community Reinvestment Act Rating

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., has received a rating of “Outstanding” in its most recent Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Performance Evaluation, which covers the years 2012 to 2018.

Research, Reports & Publications

Creative, Fun & Free: 3 Design Challenge Activities for Families

As schools and districts make the shift to remote instruction, students and their families need access to quality resources that are both engaging and fun – design challenges are a great example.

Events, Media & Communications

Business Disruption and a Just Transition

Over the past decade, major economic and social trends have been shifting the nature of work both in the U.S. and globally.

Environment

Republic Services Is Taking the Lead in Composting

Republic Services is known as industry leader in recycling and waste disposal. But people may not realize that Republic is also a leader in composting – in California, Oregon and other markets in the West.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wells Fargo Announces California CRA Rating of Outstanding

Wells Fargo & Company today announced that its most recent Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating for California is Outstanding.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wells Fargo Announces Minnesota, Twin Cities CRA Rating of ‘Outstanding’

MINNEAPOLIS – May 4, 2020 – Wells Fargo & Company today announced that its most recent Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating for both the Twin Cities and the state of Minnesota is “Outstanding.” Wells Fargo also received a national rating of “Outstanding” from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as a result of the company’s strong performance on the exam’s components and the company’s proven commitment to serving low- to moderate-income communities. The bank’s strong performance on the exam’s components reflected positive results in Minnesota and other markets the bank serves.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Grid Foundation to Help Communities Address Food Insecurity and Human Services Impacted by COVID-19

The National Grid Foundation Board of Directors today announced a $500,000 donation for 45 community organizations across Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island to help support hunger relief and human services.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  6. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  12. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  13. 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...
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  15. 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...