Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Brewing Full Circle

They fully understand that bread-to-beer is a lower-value use of the nutrients, but it’s a heck of a lot better than the bread going to a landfill. I’m impressed, because it shows they have a robust understanding of how the circular economy should work.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Global Services Announces New Leadership Team for Sustainable Seafood Certifications

SCS Global Services is pleased to announce the new management team heading up its sustainable seafood certification programs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It’s Time for Business Leaders to Take Off the Blinders

GRI chief executive sets out why Business Roundtable pledge by CEOs to consider all stakeholders codifies good management - 'to manage complexities of the real world, company leaders must navigate multiple demands from all sides'.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

50 More Large Enterprises Select Benevity to Power Corporate Purpose Initiatives

Companies in technology and financial services industries make up 45% of new clients, including World Bank Group, Atlassian, Adobe and Western Union Foundation

Social Impact & Volunteering

Free Webinar: An Introduction to Skills-Based Volunteering

“The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteerism" is a free webinar from Common Impact and Revere Software that will explain what skills-based volunteering and pro bono consulting are, as well as how to create and deploy successful programs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sappi Maintains Healthy, Safe and Engaged Workforce. Here's How

Because our employees are the glue that holds our organization together, maintaining a healthy, safe and engaged workforce is a priority at Sappi North America.

Green Infrastructure

AIDAperla Will Receive the Largest Battery Storage System in Passenger Shipping in 2020

AIDA President Felix Eichhorn and the world's most renowned provider of maritime battery systems signed the agreement on September 5, 2019 to electrify the first cruise ship of AIDA Cruises.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Integrates Philanthropy Into Their Corporate Culture

This month, our blog stories will focus on our commitment to corporate social responsibility and how we give back to local communities we serve.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Panel Discussion: Why Taking a Risk With External Partners Can Be Good Business

Intel's Mike McDonnell, Sr. Manager Supply Chain Sustainability joined Gartner for a webinar to discuss how Intel is determining risk in its supply chain to fight modern slavery.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart.org Announce $500,000 Commitment to Assist with Hurricane Dorian Relief and Recovery

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian in North Carolina, South Carolina and the Bahamas, Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Walmart.org are committing up to $500,000 in cash and in-kind donations for relief and recovery.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue Foundation Focuses on Mentorship, Diversity and STEM and Technical Education Training with its Latest Round of Grants

This year, the JetBlue Foundation is fueling 13 programs with nearly $250,000 in grants to benefit their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and aviation initiatives.

Events, Media & Communications

Rolling Out the Green Carpet

George Bandy, Jr. Chief Sustainability Officer, Mohawk Flooring North America, has a passion for the environment that dates back to his early youth. He was inspired by his grandmother, who “taught the discipline of being in touch with nature.”

Research, Reports & Publications

Domtar’s 2019 Sustainability Report: A Better Future Together

Our 2019 Sustainability Report, “A Better Future Together,” details our efforts to build a better future with all of our stakeholders — including our customers, employees, investors, communities and environmental partners.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial, Taking the ‘Pulse’ of Innovation

CNH Industrial held an innovation event in partnership with the ‘Pulse’ organization, an innovation hub, focusing on new technologies and energy efficiency, in late August in Piracicaba, Brazil.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CyberGrants Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Research, Reports & Publications

Creating Our Tomorrow, Sustainably Highlights UPS’s Sustainability Progress in Interactive Report

UPS has published its latest Sustainability Report, Creating Our Tomorrow, Sustainably, highlighting the company’s sustainability initiatives during 2018 and progress toward 2020 and 2025 goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx, Direct Relief, International Medical Corps, Team Rubicon & Water Mission Team Up to Deliver Supplies and Aid to the Bahamas

More than 56,000 pounds of critical aid is on the ground and in the hands of relief workers in the Bahamas.

Health & Healthcare

IWBI Membership Continues to Grow

“IWBI membership provides an opportunity for organizations to align with the WELL movement and join a community of leaders committed to advancing health and well-being across the globe,” said IWBI Chairman and CEO Rick Fedrizzi.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Transit Bus Charging in Asheville Gets $200,000 Boost From Duke Energy

A $200,000 grant from Duke Energy will help the Asheville Redefines Transit (ART) system fund five electric bus-charging stations that were installed by the city earlier this year.

Events, Media & Communications

Sharing the Path to Sustainability

Comerica recently enjoyed the honor of hosting more than 90 North Texas corporate responsibility professionals from local corporations and nonprofit organizations at Comerica’s corporate headquarters in Dallas.

Diversity & Inclusion

Scaling Up: Pinar Dairy Expands Its Farmer Training Model in Turkey to Increase SDG Impact

Under Pinar, female farmers will receive specialized women-focused training, while others will be trained on animal health and feeding and financial literacy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS Infographic | 2018 Circle of Honor: Honoring UPS’s Safest Drivers

A perfect example of safety done right can be found among UPS’s Circle of Honor, which recognizes UPS drivers who have gone 25 years or more without a preventable crash.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Earn Black & Veatch Honor From Midwest Asian Culture Group

With offices in more than 100 countries on six continents, global infrastructure solutions leader Black & Veatch champions workplace diversity and inclusion (D&I) as a competitive strength and simply the right thing to do

Diversity & Inclusion

Women Helping Future Women in STEM

As women remain dramatically underrepresented across STEM studies and careers, how do we make strides to close the gender gap and fuel the next generation of female innovators? With that mission in mind, we stepped up to help young girls pursue STEM.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sodexo Brings Planet-friendly Future 50 Foods to 2,500 Hospitals and Businesses in the United States

Sodexo announced today that it is working with Knorr Professional and leading conservation organization World Wildlife Fund -UK (WWF-UK), becoming the first global player to serve planet-friendly Future 50 Foods on a global scale

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. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  5. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  6. 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...
  7. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  8. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  9. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  12. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  13. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  14. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  15. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...