Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pink CASE Excavator Helps Fights Breast Cancer

Helping beat cancer, CASE Construction Equipment a global construction brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI/ MI: CNHI), is using its equipment to help in the fight against breast cancer with the pink CASE CX60C excavator.

Energy

As The World Burns: Talking Oil With Daniel Dicker

On the heels of being impeached by the House of Representatives, Donald Trump unsurprisingly created a diversion, having a key Iranian General assassinated by US drones.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Fifth Third Bank Uses Its Financial Strengths to Create Positive Impact

Our business impact goes beyond the financial - to environmental, social, and governance issues. I am excited to start the year by featuring Fifth Third Bank's corporate citizenship in the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship's magazine.

Energy

T-Mobile Takes a Portfolio Approach to Renewables: Q&A with Chad Wilkerson

T-Mobile moved early on renewables. The company became the only major telecom to receive high marks on Green America’s scorecard last April for committing to 100% renewable energy by 2021, signing agreements for wind power, and joining the RE100.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Facebook – Another Moral Dilemma

Facebook is loath to make judgments about the nature of certain political content (key difference between being an outlet and a platform), which is what leads to there being no or few filters applied to lies and deception, a continual problem for them.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$150,000 in Grants Available for Newark-led Organizations to Improve Community Health and Fresh Food Access; Applications Being Accepted Now

Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit that works alongside community-based organizations to improve neighborhood health by broadening access to fresh food and nutrition education, announces Newark organizations can apply now for $150,000 in grants.

Education

Amgen Foundation’s Science Education Programs Have Reached Over 7,000,000 Students With Hands-on & Virtual Experiences in Science

The LabXchange launch, ABE Program Office expansion, new Amgen Scholars cohorts, and more—is anyone as excited for what 2020 means for STEM as Amgen Foundation is?

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: More Than a Drop in the Bucket

As this bucket fills, it shows humanity “using up” its carbon budget. Most striking is how fast the rate of change has accelerated in the last few decades.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Ways to Study Individual Corporations’ Supply Chains

In choosing where to invest, what products to develop and push, and what environmental and labor standards to uphold, corporations continually shape the global economy’s geography and its effects.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo and Enterprise Community Partners Launch the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge

Wells Fargo and Enterprise Community Partners opened the application process for the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, a nationwide search for the most innovative, scalable and viable ideas to increase housing affordability solutions.

Energy

PepsiCo to Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity in the U.S.

PepsiCo’s efforts in the U.S. build upon its global progress in switching to renewable electricity around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

Register Now to Learn How to Turn Shoppers Into Superfans

At UPS, we have a front row seat to returns, so we know how much they can impact your relationship with your customers—and your bottom line.

Events, Media & Communications

Attendee List Revealed – Reuters Responsible Business Summit New York

We have just 10 years left to tackle the climate crisis, according to the UN.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Impacts Community Through Corporate Giving Program

ON Semiconductor, through its Corporate Giving Program, provided a grant to purchase robot sets for the team and donated over two dozen laptops to schools in Idaho specifically for robot programming.

Environment

BlackRock CEO Letter on Sustainable Investing Is a Game Changer for the Global Investor and Corporate Community

CEO Larry Fink’s annual letter released today announcing that sustainability is at the center of BlackRock’s investment practices is a major turning point for the world’s largest asset manager, representing nearly $7 trillion AUM.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kick off 2020 by Tapping Into Taproot's Marketing, HR, and IT Support

Join Taproot Foundation’s free webinar for nonprofits on Tuesday, January 28 for all the tools you’ll need to tap into valuable marketing, IT, HR, and strategy support.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Future of Corporate Foundations

In CECP’s 2019 Giving in Numbers survey, roughly 80% of companies reported having a corporate foundation, and of those companies, the average number of foundations a company operated was 3. It is clear that companies view having their own corporate

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

We Are Citizen Philanthropists

Every waterfall begins with a single drop of water. That’s the idea behind VMware’s Citizen Philanthropy approach to giving—that VMware’s waterfall of impact is the result of the collective actions of VMware people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Science ATL Receives International Paper Foundation Grant

Funds will support Science ATL’s programs to strengthen youth engagement and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SCE Gives Nonprofit’s Kitchen Remodeling Plan a Boost

Southern California Edison’s Foodservice Technology Center recently gave the ranch’s kitchen remodel plan a boost, donating a Hobart combi oven and rack.

Health & Healthcare

IALD Launches New Guidelines for Manufacturers Working with WELL

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the leading global association of lighting designers, in collaboration with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), has launched guidelines for lighting manufacturers to help...

Innovation & Technology

Sustainability Trends in 3D Printing You Need to Know

HP released its list of predictions for 3D printing and digital manufacturing in 2020. Informed by extensive interviews with a team of experts, this year’s research identifies top trends that will have a major impact on advancing Industry 4.0

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust's Global Sustainable Investing Team

Northern Trust has developed in-house, specialized expertise through our longterm commitment to social, environmental and fnancial integrity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Domtar's EarthChoice Ambassadors: 2019 Year-End Review

Domtar celebrated the 8th anniversary of their EarthChoice Ambassador program. They know that the impact of the program is stronger than ever as they look back on the year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Transitioning New Employees Into Keysight's Social Impact Culture -- One Site's Volunteerism Journey

At Keysight, diverse community opportunities along with more formalized local engagements by global site management teams have been key in maintaining our commitment to supporting local communities throughout the company’s growth.

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. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  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. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  5. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  6. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  7. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  8. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  9. 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...
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  12. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  13. 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...
  14. Small Business Growth
    We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...
  15. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...