Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG in 2021: A Year in Review at Gildan

Gildan’s longstanding vision of Making Apparel Better® has guided the organization in managing every aspect of its business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Workiva Makes $10,000 Donation to FIRST®

We are excited to donate $10,000 to FIRST through sponsorship of a team at the 2021 First Robotics competition and contributions for every response we received from our ESG Readiness Quiz!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Corporation Partners With Habitat for Humanity International and Indiana University

Proud to continue our relationship with Habitat for Humanity International and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business as part of our House + Home World Tour.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Clarivate Named Among Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2021 by HR Asia

Clarivate has received this award for its world-class colleague engagement and workplace excellence, while displaying demonstrable empathy and care for their colleagues.

Media & Communications

November/December Catalyze Magazine

(Washington DC, December 17, 2021) Ideagen – “Where Global Leaders Convene”


Ideagen is dedicated to providing a global platform to foster cross-sector collaboration by the world’s leading Brands, Companies, NGOs, and Public Sector to create innovative solutions via collaboration at scale while creating awareness of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.



Ideagen® Catalyze Magazine: December Edition.



As we continue the countdown to 2030 and achieving the 17 Global Goals, We are excited to announce this month's December Holiday release of Ideagen’s Catalyze Magazine. This feature edition will highlight the 17 Days of Sustainability and include articles from speakers such as:


Annette Franqui: Chair of AARP Board of Directors; Matt Dombrowski: Creative Director of

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Recognized With Prestigious Double 'A' Score for Global Climate and Water Stewardship by CDP

CDP, the international non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and safeguard water resources, has recognized CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) as a global leader in corporate sustainability

Environment

Ceres Applauds and Welcomes the OCC's Recent Call for Public Comment on Their Proposed "Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks.”

“The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is taking important steps to support the stability of banks to address the rapidly growing climate risk.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene Honored by Boy Scouts of America With 2021 Technology Good Scout Award

Science Applications International Corp. announced CEO Nazzic Keene has been honored by the Boy Scouts of America with its 2021 Technology Good Scout Award.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Behind the Buzz of Paris Aligned Benchmarks

Paris Aligned Benchmarks (PAB) were first introduced in 2019 as tools to accompany the transition to a low carbon economy by the Technical Expert Group of the European Commission.

Environment

Alibaba Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2030 and 1.5 Gigatons of Decarbonization Across Ecosystem by 2035

Alibaba Group pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 as it reins in emissions across its operations. By working with merchants and consumers, Alibaba said it would slash carbon emissions by 1.5 gigatons across its digital ecosystem by 2035.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast Expands Digital Equity Efforts: Installs Free WiFi at 1,000th Lift Zone Community Center

Comcast announced that it has installed free WiFi in its 1,000th Lift Zone in St. Paul, Minnesota at The Sanneh Foundation’s Seton Center.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

International Paper to Build State-of-the-Art Corrugated Packaging Plant in Atglen, Pennsylvania to Meet Growing Customer Demand in the Region

International Paper (NYSE:IP) today announced it will build a state-of-the-art corrugated packaging plant in Atglen, Pennsylvania . The facility will employ approximately 150 team members.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Vistra's TXU Energy Donates Meals, Blankets and Holiday Decorations to Families in Need

In the spirit of the holiday season, Vistra’s flagship retail brand, TXU Energy, today announced it is committing nearly $25,000 to provide meals, Christmas trees and warm blankets to families in need.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Verizon Frontline Deployed to 128 Named Wildfires in 16 States in 2021

To help enable mission-critical voice and data service during fire mitigation efforts in locations from California to Minnesota, the Verizon Response Team delivered close to 2,000 Verizon Frontline solutions to nearly 200 communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Wins 4 Best Places to Work Awards

Thanks to the anonymous feedback of employees, Stanley Black & Decker was recently honored with four Comparably Best Places to Work Awards.

Green Infrastructure

Charging Ahead: FedEx Receives First All-Electric, Zero-tailpipe Emissions Delivery Vehicles from BrightDrop

FedEx Corp. today received its first five of an order of 500 electric Light Commercial Vehicles (eLCVs) from BrightDrop, the new electric delivery and logistics business from General Motors (GM).

Diversity & Inclusion

Gender Shouldn't Be A Barrier To Your Tech Career

Sangeeta Ghangam Manepalli is a Platform Architect in the Intel Client Computing Group (CCG), where she leads user experience-driven solution innovation for the Athena usages in client platforms.

Diversity & Inclusion

Carrying Out Our Commitments

In June 2020 PNC made a $1B commitment to help challenge systemic racism. We’ve made significant progress in carrying out that commitment. As of November 30, the Community Development Banking team has issued $339M in loans and investments.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third's Community Development Lending and Investments Group Funds More than $500 Million in 2021 Projects

The financing provided for over 6,000 units of new & preserved housing for low- & moderate-income people. In addition, over 6 loans & investments went to development projects that will provide jobs & services for communities in the Bank’s footprint.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NortonLifeLock Surpasses Last Year's Giving Tuesday With a $250K Donation

For the second year in a row, NortonLifeLock celebrated Giving Tuesday by offering a special 2:1 Donation Match for all team members on November 30. Together we contributed at least $250,000 to incredible causes in just one day.

Diversity & Inclusion

Frankly Speaking With Franchisees: Standing on the Shoulders of Elephants

Yum! travels to East Asia where Tavan Bogd Group Executive Vice President Hulan Dashdavaa shares how she overcame adversity and grew her collection of businesses to include nearly 30 KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in her home country. Here is her story.

Sustainable Development Goals

Alibaba Group Announces Carbon Neutrality Goal by 2030

Alibaba Group Holding Limited announced a pledge to achieve carbon neutrality in its own operations by 2030 and introduced a Scope 3+ target, a pioneering initiative aiming to facilitate 1.5 gigatons of decarbonization across its business by 2035.

Health & Healthcare

How Mentorship Changed the Game for This Kenyan Entrepreneur

“My child has a reason to smile. We used cans before, but now we have a reason to smile.” This is one of many heartfelt testimonials for the Utulav toilet, created by Syna Consultancy in Kenya.

Health & Healthcare

Merck and Ridgeback Announce Publication of Phase 3 Study of Molnupiravir, an Investigational Oral Antiviral COVID-19 Treatment, in the New England Journal of Medicine

Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced the New England Journal of Medicine has published findings from the Phase 3 MOVe-OUT trial evaluating molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 medicine.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “India: The Paradox of Success”

At the beginning of the pandemic, many public health experts feared that India’s ultra-high-density cities, high income inequality and comparatively low healthcare spending would likely create the perfect storm.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
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  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...