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Awards & Rankings

EPA Honors Intel for Sustained Excellence in Green Power

Intel received a 2019 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The awards recognize the leading actions of organizations, programs, and individuals that significantly advance the development of green power sources.

Events

Film Featuring the Courageous Journeys of Children Facing Cancer Debuting at The Atlantic Festival During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Aflac, a committed corporate ally to families facing childhood cancer, and Chispa House, a purpose-driven film and content production company will debut a 35-minute documentary film, "Moments of Joy," Sept. 25 during The Atlantic Festival in D.C.

Education & Workforce Development

UN Women Strengthens Partnership With HP to Expand Digital Learning Opportunities for Women and Girls

As the world wakes up to the power of women, HP is partnering with UN Women to embrace the power of education and job training to reinvent mindsets, promote careers in technology, and drive systemic change.

Events

Introducing TriplePundit’s 3BL Forum Series

As the October 29-30 3BL Forum: Brands Taking Stands—What’s Next draws closer, the editors at TriplePundit are excited to announce the launch of an editorial series that will showcase several of the speakers, partners and sponsors that will be onstage

Philanthropy

Arrow Electronics Supports Military Members and Their Families with Help A Hero Event

Employees at Arrow’s office in Orange County, Calif. hosted a bowling fundraiser to support American military members and their families.

Research & Reports

The Clean Energy Promise eBook: Extreme Weather’s Less-than-Extreme Solutions

More than a third of Americans say they don’t worry much or at all about global warming and a third say it’s exaggerated in the news. More than half say it won’t pose a serious threat in their lifetimes, and 12 percent say it will never be a threat.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Donna Brazile and Michael Steele Discuss Diversity, Inclusion, and Gumbo During Viacom’s Inclusion Week

Donna Brazile, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, likens successful workplace diversity and inclusion to making a good gumbo.

Volunteering & Community

CNH Industrial Still Riding High for the Giretto d’Italia

For a fifth consecutive year, CNH Industrial extended its commitment as Main Sponsor of the "urban cycling championship" promoted by Legambiente (an Italian non-profit environmentalist association) under the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment.

Awards & Rankings

Astellas Ranks in Top 10 of Working Mother Best Companies List

Astellas was ranked in the Top 10 of the 2019 Working Mother "100 Best Companies" list for its leadership in the areas of women's career advancement, paid parental leave, childcare assistance, benefits and flextime.

Awards & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Recognized as One of 2019’s 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

Kimberly-Clark has been named to Working Mother’s annual list of the 100 Best Companies for 2019 for its work to create opportunities for female career advancement, paid parental leave, benefits and flextime. The company also earned a spot...

Corporate Responsibility

Sodexo: First Global Food Services Company to Connect Its Financing to Action to Prevent Food Waste

Sodexo has renewed its €1.3 billion revolving credit facility (RCF) which now incorporates a pricing adjustment based on Sodexo’s performance towards its goal to prevent 50% of the food waste and food losses from its operations by 2025

Corporate Responsibility

Republic Services First U.S. Recycling and Solid Waste Services Provider to Set SBTi-Approved Science-Based Target to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Republic Services, Inc. has become the first U.S. recycling and solid waste services provider to have its emissions reduction target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)1 as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of...

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Christina Skonberg Is On a Mission

Corporate Responsibility

Business Contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Not on Track, United Nations Global Compact and Accenture Study Finds

CEOs say business contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not on track, according to the world’s largest study on corporate sustainability from the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture.

Inclusion & Opportunity

PayPal Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Education & Workforce Development

TGR EDU: Explore Helps Students ‘Discover their Passion’ through Exploration

For students to feel motivated, they must be inspired. To make this happen, I use resources provided by TGR EDU: Explore in my classroom.

Volunteering & Community

Comerica, CAAN Transform Common Interests Into Community Engagement

Encouraging an inclusive culture and embracing the differences in the community have become the foundation for the long-time success of Comerica’s African American Network (CAAN), a pillar of the Comerica Promise that paves the way on how the bank conducts business externally and internally.

Awards & Rankings

Symantec Ranked as Top ESG Leader

Symantec is proud to be again named a Sustainability Leader on both the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World and DJSI North America indices along with just a handful of other software technology companies.

Environment

Practitioner Spotlight--Meaghan McNaney

Antea Group spotlights Meaghan McNaney, Antea Group's sustainability practitioner In the Syracuse, NY office.

Philanthropy

American Express and National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Women’s History From Coast to Coast

American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in collaboration with Main Street America, announced today that their annual Partners in Preservation campaign this year will shine a light on historic buildings and sites celebrating the contributions of women in local communities across the country.

Corporate Responsibility

FCA US Continues Leadership Providing Quality Experiences for Job Candidates

FCA US LLC is among the top companies in North America that provide a positive, transparent and insightful job candidate experience, earning the Company a 2019 North American Candidate Experience Award from Talent Board.

Environment

Economic Commentary: Climate Change

Health & Healthcare

Mushroom Council Partners With Whole Kids Foundation

Whole Kids Foundation is the latest organization to partner with the Mushroom Council to promote The Blend in an effort to improve children’s nutrition and to help families make healthier choices.

Volunteering & Community

Bringing Joy of Theater to Children in New Jersey

PSEG’s Power of One campaign is amazing, and I’m happy that the wonderful company that I’ve been part of for so long is recognizing the volunteer work that our own community is doing, as well as the community at large.

Energy & Infrastructure

Diode Ventures and Alma Global Infrastructure Are Partnering to Finance and Develop Energy Projects Worldwide

Diode Ventures, a Black & Veatch company, announced its partnership with Alma Global Infrastructure to execute on an investment strategy that focuses on energy and infrastructure projects that generate attractive risk-adjusted returns...

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Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations

AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

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...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

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...

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...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights

Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...