Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Introducing the City Water Optimisation Index from Economist Impact and DuPont

The 2021 City Water Optimisation Index, developed by Economist Impact and supported by DuPont Water Solutions, investigates how 51 cities around the world are ensuring that all end-users have access to safe, affordable and reliable water.

Education

New Resources Helping Educators and Families Empower Students With SEL

Social-Emotional Learning has never been more important. Right now, in the United States, 1 in 5 children are experiencing mental health challenges, like depression, behavioral problems, or anxiety.

Environment

The State of Carbon Pricing

Earlier this month, key government and environmental figures met to discuss the best path to accelerate climate action toward the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Rockwell Automation Receives Military Friendly and Veterans in Business Honors

Military Friendly® has designated Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) as a 2022 Military Friendly® Employer and the Milwaukee Business Journal honored Rockwell last week as part of its Veterans in Business Awards.

Innovation & Technology

How Can Technological Innovation Mitigate Climate Change?

When the subject of the Industrial Revolution is raised, what images come to mind? You might think of the steam engine, the expansion of the railways or electrification literally illuminating the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Phin Launches Virtual Team Building Experience to Solve Climate Change

Phin has opened enrollment for its first virtual escape room, Climate Quest, to help remote and hybrid companies build high performing teams.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

PepsiCo-Unilever Soil Health Innovation Project, Texas Farmer Barry Evans and Indiana Conservation Specialist Leslie Fisher Take Top Honors at Field to Market's 2021 Sustainability Leadership Awards

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture honored the recipients of the 2021 Sustainability Leadership Awards on the eve of the seventh annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit.

Environment

Strategies to Move Toward a Circular Economy

Circularity can seem like an impossible end goal, but there are strategies to help you start and move toward a circular economy.

Energy

Ecocentricity Blog: Farming Squared

Farmers are going to be presented with the choice of continuing to farm or selling to solar developers. We absolutely need more installed solar on the grid, but we also need productive farms! So ideally, we would be able to do both simultaneously.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Named by Seramount as One of the Top 75 Companies for Executive Women for Fifth Consecutive Year

Kimberly-Clark announced that it was named one of the 2021 Top 75 Companies for Executive Women by Seramount (formerly Working Mother Media) for the fifth consecutive year.

Diversity & Inclusion

We're Training More Diverse Investigators to Help Improve Clinical Trials

Increasing diverse participation in clinical trials plays a crucial role in ensuring that new treatments and preventative care plans are safe and work well for people from different communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Vista Recognized for Office Sustainability

Vistra’s corporate headquarters, located in Irving, Texas, has received the EPA’s prestigious Energy Star recognition for the past decade, and a handful of our regional offices have received the honor as well.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithsonian Latino Center Receives $2 Million Gift From Wells Fargo

The Smithsonian Latino Center has announced a $2 million gift from Wells Fargo to support the National Museum of the American Latino and the development of the Molina Family Latino Gallery. The gift establishes Wells Fargo as a corporate founder to commit $2 million and a founding donor from the financial services industry. Wells Fargo is a corporate founder of the Latino Gallery and a founding donor of the National Museum of the American Latino.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Post-Pandemic, Southwest Airlines Positions for Clearer Skies Ahead

How do today’s most influential C-suite executives navigate a period of historic disruption, marked by a pandemic, tech innovation, rapidly evolving business models, trade tensions and the effects of geopolitics on global business?

Energy

It's Utility Scam Awareness Week: Learn the Telltale Signs

PSE&G will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the sixth annual Utility Scam Awareness Week, Nov 15-19. National Scam Awareness Week is an advocacy and awareness campaign focused on educating customers and exposing the tactics used by scammers.

Health & Healthcare

Owens Corning, Committed to Safety

We’re committed to workplace safety, and the proof of it is in the numbers.

Research, Reports & Publications

Building a More Sustainable Retail Supply Chain

the retail industry had, and continues, to face a multitude of operational and economic challenges. Leading retailers are responding by rebooting and focusing on their sustainable supply chain programs to build resilien

Environment

The Role of Sustainability Certifications in Mitigating Deforestation

At COP26, more than 100 world leaders pledged up to $19bn USD to help tackle deforestation and forest degradation, which account for 8-10% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Adweek Names Aflac Chief Brand and Marketing Officer Shannon Watkins One of the 2021 Most Powerful Women in Sports

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance in the U.S., announced today that Aflac Chief Brand and Marketing Officer Shannon Watkins has been named one of AdWeek's Most Powerful Women in Sports for 2021.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank and the First Niagara Foundation Support The Martin House Endowment Fund with $100,000 Investment

KeyBank, in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, is investing $100,000 in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House Corporation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Benevity Report Unveils the Five Most Powerful Drivers of Employee Engagement

Benevity data reveals how the world’s most iconic brands engage employees in purpose, environmental action and social justice.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Green Bond-anza: Making Sense of the Categories

With the recent announcement that the European Union will begin issuing green bonds starting in October of 2021 and predictions that have annual green bond issuance hitting $1 trillion by 2023

Environment

John Helminski Named Senior Director of Water Resources in California

John Helminski, a former public utilities assistant director for the City of San Diego, has been named senior director of water resources in California for WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy.

Education

NPO Kidsdoor and Qualcomm Wireless Reach Launch IT Drive Program

Qualcomm, through its Qualcomm® Wireless Reach ™ initiative, is collaborating with NPO Kidsdoor on a new program that will provide project-based IT training in Japan.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gildan Included on the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the Ninth Consecutive Year

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) is pleased to announce that it has again been included on the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the world's leading ESG performance rankings for publicly traded companies.

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...