Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fair Trade USA Awarded $1.4 Million Grant From the Walmart Foundation to Deepen Impact for Farmers

Fair Trade USA®, the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America, has received a grant from the Walmart Foundation to strengthen support for producer-led community development projects along fair trade supply chains.

Innovation & Technology

CLP’s Sustainable Path to Build a Utility of the Future

The CLP Group’s latest Sustainability Report highlights the Company’s strategies to navigate transformative global megatrends and chart a sustainable path to build a Utility of the Future.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation Donates $100,000 to North Carolina Food Bank to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus

MetLife Foundation announced today that it is donating $100,000 to Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina to help deal with increased demand for their services as a result of coronavirus.

Innovation & Technology

How TalkingPoints Is Helping Teachers and Parents Stay Connected to Enhance Student Success and Well-Being

With more students learning from home, it is even more crucial for teachers and parents to stay connected to each other. TalkingPoints has received cash grant support from the Cisco Foundation to develop its mobile platform that automatically...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IWBI Membership Program Welcomes New Organizations

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is pleased to announce the continued growth of its membership program, and with it, a growing impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe.

Education

T. Rowe Price Offers Engaging Activities for Parents and Kids at Home With Its Money Confident Kids Program

T. Rowe Price offers fun and informative in-home learning with its Money Confident Kids® program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact Announces Four New Board Members as Organization Expands Its National Presence and Models

Common Impact, a national nonprofit leader for corporate skills-based volunteerism, has announced the appointment of four new executives to its Board of Directors: Janelle Woods-McNish, Anne Ames, Rachel Hutchisson and Lauren Banks.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Join Us to #InspireACTION

In the period of a few short weeks, the way we live and work has been upended. The length of time this “new normal” will last is not yet clear.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator Awards $20 Million in Initial Grants to Fund Clinical Trials

The partners in the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator have announced grants of $20 million to three institutions—the University of Washington, University of Oxford, and La Jolla Institute for Immunology—to fund clinical trials

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Technologies Celebrates Patti Key, Vice President of Network Applications and Security Sales for Women's History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month, Keysight Technologies celebrates its women leaders who do so much for our technology, our business, and our culture.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Quakes and Tremors: What Foundations Can Do to Safeguard Childhood Wellbeing in the Wake of a Pandemic

Research shows that childhood wellbeing can be severely impacted by traumatic events like those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read FSG's latest blog by managing director Ursula Wright for ideas on how foundations can help.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Offers 7 Financial Tips during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fifth Third Bank is offering seven financial tips during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tetra Laval Group Is Donating € 10 Million Towards COVID-19 Relief Effort

Tetra Laval Group is donating € 10 million towards COVID-19 relief effort.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made an unprecedented impact on communities worldwide. Our thoughts and concern are with all those whose lives have been affected.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Group, Inc. Earns ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized CBRE with a 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Motors Earns 2020 Energy Star® Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award

General Motors is proud to announce that it has received the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.

Health & Healthcare

Donating Was a “No Brainer” For Me

If someone you loved needed bone marrow to live, you would go to the ends of the earth to find the one person that could give it to them. Be that one person for someone else.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pentair Earns 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award

Pentair is proud to announce it received the 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women's History Month - A Time to Reflect and Be Inspired

In celebration of women’s history month, we highlight some of the women whose hard work and tenacity have inspired us and made an impact on our past, present and future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Names LG Electronics 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year

LG Electronics has been named 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Health & Healthcare

With #AloneTogether, the Media Industry Unites to Drive Awareness

Even in isolation, we’re not alone. That’s the message that’s at the core of the #AloneTogether campaign, which calls on audiences around the world to stay at home amid the coronavirus crisis.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Blackbaud Announces New Measures to Support Customers and Global Community in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Blackbaud, the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, announced new measures to support its customers and the broader social economy as many organizations are thrown into crisis mode in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Environment

In Context: Australia Fires and the Arbor Day Foundation Response

The Australia bushfires captured the attention of people around the globe. For the Arbor Day Foundation, that urgent action takes place in both forest & community settings, working alongside our local partners on the ground for tree recovery efforts

Research, Reports & Publications

Delivering Resiliency as a Service

Regulators expect utilities to be forward-thinking in the current dynamic market while also offering shareholders a return on investment. The quickest answer? Opening up a different stream of revenue by offering “resiliency as a service."

Research, Reports & Publications

The CR and Sustainability Salary Survey 2020

The growing areas of corporate responsibility and sustainability have always been difficult to define, and the survey’s purpose is to provide a clearer view of how corporate responsibility and sustainability professionals fit into the modern business landscape.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  7. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  12. 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...
  13. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  14. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  15. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.