Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Be Fearless: Cassandra’s Path to Empowerment at Taco Bell

At Taco Bell, our Brand Values (Be Fan-Led, Be People-First, Be Fearless, Be Different) are found and reflected in everything we do. This season, we’re highlighting core value #2, Be Fearless.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women Microbusiness Owners Up 33% in the UK and 10% in US, Narrowing the Gender Gap

The number of women-owned microbusinesses has continued to increase in both the U.S. and U.K. according to the GoDaddy Venture Forward U.S. National Survey conducted in August 2023 (n=3,525). As a result, the gender gap narrowed.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Kate Calero, Director of Field Sales, Great Lakes Region, Paving a Smoother Path for Future Women in Leadership

Kate Calero is a Director of Field Sales for Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a champion for women in leadership, and an advocate for neurodivergent professionals.

Events, Media & Communications

Authenticity and Partnerships Are Key to Sustainable Messaging

Brands need authentic, research-based messaging to sell sustainable materials. That’s the message Eastman and Procter & Gamble shared at a joint breakout session at the Sustainable Brands 2023 conference in San Diego.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Owner of Popular SoCal Latin Food Chain Drives Growth, Eyes National Expansion

For two decades, Rolando Pozos worked as an investment banker specializing in advising companies on mergers and acquisitions. Then he made an acquisition of his own.

Health & Healthcare

Evidence Supports Sequencing As First-Line Rare Disease Diagnostic

A recent literature review, published in the Nature journal Genomic Medicine, showed that short-read genomic sequencing (GS) reduces the time it takes to diagnose and treat pediatric patients who may have a rare genetic condition.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins Water Works: Watershed Warriors

Watch the latest video from Cummins Water Works featuring Cummins Inc. colleagues working in the wetlands of the Maipo Basin in Chile.

Responsible Production & Consumption

U.S. Farmers On Growing Sustainable Soy

U.S. soybean farmers, pioneers of sustainable farming, grow many of the soy products you know and love, from the soy milk in your latte to the tofu in your veggie bowl.

Education

MilliporeSigma Inspires Students To Explore STEM Careers With 2024 Curiosity Cube Tour

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, officially kicked off its global 2024 Curiosity Cube tour today in Darmstadt, Germany.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: Just Transition and Emerging Markets: Weighing the Risks

Understanding the social risks posed by climate transition requires discipline, nuance and a systematic approach.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Crown Holdings Celebrates World Water Day

On World Water Day, we encourage all to remember that water should never be an afterthought.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Complimentary Webinar: Organic and Food Fraud: Ensuring Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Compliance

Are you ready for the new Organic program requirements? Join SCS Global Services for this informative webinar on the latest updates to the NOP and learn how to develop an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan (OFPP).

Green Infrastructure

Leading by Example: Growing Through Resilience at Thermo King® in South Carolina

At Thermo King Greenville, preparation and collaboration allowed for an accelerated timeline in the buildout of a new site ready for the future of electrification.

Diversity & Inclusion

Employee Art Contest Honors Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through Creative Lens on World Art Day

At Henkel, we are united by our purpose: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. To commemorate World Art Day we are happy to share how the power of art helps to foster understanding and engagement.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Brands Recognized With iF Design Awards

CNH brands Case IH and STEYR have each won a prestigious iF Design Award. Since their start in 1953, these prestigious annual awards have been renowned as a global symbol of excellence in design.

Environment

Getting Started With the SEC: A Checklist for Climate-Related Disclosures With Baker Tilly

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s new climate-related disclosure rules are set to significantly impact how companies communicate their exposure to climate risks.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Louisiana Youth Bridge Gaps, Realize Potential in Life and Learning

Erin Davison, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Southwest Louisiana, has been in her role for almost seven years. She notes that now, more than ever, youth are facing heightened behavioral challenges after enduring the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Drop by Drop Project Partners Make Progress in Advancing Environmental Sustainability Through Grants From Sands

In 2019, Sands and The WASH Foundation (previously the Clean the World Foundation) established the Drop by Drop Project to support innovative water stewardship projects through grants to local environmental champions in Sands’ host communities of Macao and Singapore.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Recognizing Excellence: Covia’s Plants Nominated for WHC Awards

Two of Covia’s plants are nominees for awards from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) this year. Those nominated represent companies certified by the WHC with outstanding voluntary programs that aim to create, conserve, and restore wildlife habitat.

Environment

Leidos Roadmap to Advancing Environmental Sustainability

At Leidos, we work every day to advance environmental sustainability for our customers and our enterprise. Through our three climate action goals, we aim to reduce GHG emissions and resource consumption and increase our use of clean energy.

Environment

How Using Alternative Fuels in Data Centers Can Impact Air Permit Compliance

As organizations push for a more sustainable world, more and more data centers are starting to explore alternative, lower carbon emission fuel options for use in their emergency power generators. But its important to understand the implications to your air permitting compliance.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Bolsters Community Support With Impactful Volunteering Efforts Across the Middle East and North Africa

FedEx Cares is a global community engagement program. This year team members around the world came together in teams of all sizes and worked with their charities of choice to collect goods needed most.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Delmarva Power Receives Recognition From EPA and DOE for Its Energy Efficiency Programs in Maryland

Delmarva Power has received national recognition for the significant impacts its energy efficiency programs are having in helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and providing millions of dollars in savings for Maryland customers on their energy bills.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Entrepreneurs: A Journey With Bridgette Baldwin and the Hive

In my tenure at GoDaddy, I’ve had the privilege of meeting numerous customers. While COVID posed challenges for in-person meetings, as travel resumed, I’ve made a concerted effort to meet with our customers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How T-Mobile’s Project 10Million Is Helping Bridge the Digital Divide

Meet T-Mobile’s Project 10Million, a $10.7 billion nationwide initiative aimed at helping to close the digital divide in education by offering free internet connectivity and mobile hotspots to up to 10 million eligible student households.

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. 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...
  3. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  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. 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...
  9. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  14. 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...
  15. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...