Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Events, Media & Communications

2021 Shared Value Leadership Summit Features PayPal, Unilever, HP, Merck, Abbott & Many More

Nov 2, 2021 2:30 PM ET

Join the Shared Value Initiative on November 8-10, 2021 for the virtual 2021 Shared Value Leadership Summit, which will offer inspiration, connection and actionable advice for purpose-driven leaders and practitioners from around the globe who are committed to imagining and designing an equitable and inclusive society.

Diversity & Inclusion

'Inside the Innovation:' Oncology Leaders Discuss Life at Gilead

Nov 2, 2021 2:25 PM ET

Behind Gilead’s life-changing medicines are teams of accomplished, imaginative and dedicated individuals who have committed their careers to helping drive innovation.

Events, Media & Communications

Kimberly Evans Named Northern Trust's Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact

Nov 2, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Northern Trust has named Kimberly Evans as Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact, effective December 1, 2021.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Green Gobbler's Vision for a Safer, Cleaner Future With Eco-Friendly Products

Nov 2, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Offering powerful products that keep a customer’s health and happiness in mind has been Green Gobbler’s core principle for the last 13 years. In fact, it was originally founded in 2008 with the goal of giving the drain industry the shakeup it needed.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Human Rights Campaign Foundation: Build Better, More Inclusive Communities for LGBTQ+ People

Nov 2, 2021 1:30 PM ET

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is fighting for a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people are truly equal -- from the board room to the homeroom, from the corner store to the ER

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Creative Ways Your Business Can Support Charities and Your Employees on #GivingTuesday and During the Holidays

Nov 2, 2021 1:15 PM ET

Thinking about rallying your company’s employees around a donation drive to support the community on #GivingTuesday or this holiday season? It’s not too late to get started!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation Named One of World's Top Companies for Women

Nov 2, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, announced it has been named as one of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies of 2021 by Forbes, a leading source of business news worldwide.

Events, Media & Communications

Inogen Alliance 20 Year Celebration: Interview With Alex Ferguson

Nov 2, 2021 12:15 PM ET

It's our 20-year anniversary this year! To celebrate we are looking back at our history, and how the Alliance has evolved and grown stronger over time

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Family Promise of Knoxville: Offering Hope for a Bright Future

Nov 2, 2021 12:10 PM ET

Tennessee organization provides families emergency shelter, transitional support and housing stability

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy

Nov 2, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Fifth Third is an integral part of the communities we serve — not just for the access and financial products and services we provide, but because our employees live, work and play in the same cities, towns and neighborhoods that our customers do.

Media & Communications

JEM and 3BL Media Announce Partnership to Showcase the World's Leading Companies' Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Sustainability News on Biznology

Nov 2, 2021 11:50 AM ET

JEM and 3BL Media Announce Partnership to Showcase the World’s Leading Companies’ Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Sustainability News on Biznology

Environment

5 Key Things to Know About COP26 and Global Climate Action

Nov 2, 2021 11:35 AM ET

On October 31, over 190 global leaders will gather in Glasgow for 12 days of climate action talks and negotiations. Here are 5 key points you need to know about COP26 and climate action from Ericsson´s perspective.

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch Helps Vail, Colorado, Complete First Phase of 100-Percent Electrification of its Public Bus Fleet

Nov 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

For mountain ski towns like Vail, Colorado, climate change and warming temperatures pose an existential threat to the heavy snowpack on which the area’s tourism economy is based.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Reducing Risks in a Laboratory: an Ergonomic Approach

Nov 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Today’s lab designers strive to improve the efficiency, safety, and comfort of the lab environment, and the application of ergonomics plays a key role in that work.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MilliporeSigma Joins Cyclyx Consortium As First Founding Member Representing the Life Sciences Industry

Nov 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Living up to its commitment to creating smaller footprints, MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, recently became the first founding member of Cyclyx representing the life science industry.

Energy

“Caulk Out the Cold” and Help Your Home Stand up to Winter

Nov 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

With the winter heating season just around the corner there’s no better time to shore up your home’s defenses against frigid temperatures and unnecessarily high energy bills.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Financial Inclusion and Capacity-Building at Truist

Nov 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Announces Further Support for Canadian Literary Arts With Little Free Library and Scotiabank Giller Prize Collaboration

Nov 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Scotiabank announced a new collaboration with Little Free Library, the world's largest book-sharing movement, to place thousands of copies of The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlisted novels in Little Free Libraries across Canada.

Environment

TD Bank Celebrates 10 Years of TD Tree Days Program in Partnership With Arbor Day Foundation

Nov 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

This year, TD Bank celebrates the 10th anniversary of the TD Tree Days program, a community-based program, delivered in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lights, Normalcy Steadily Coming Back to Tangipahoa Parish Following Hurricane Ida

Nov 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Customer in Robert who rode out storm says she is grateful to have power again

Events, Media & Communications

EcoVadis Launches New eLearning Platform to Help Customers Improve Sustainability Practices and Performance

Nov 2, 2021 10:45 AM ET

EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, today launched its EcoVadis Academy.

Environment

Luminant Honored With Award of Excellence for its Reclamation and Restoration of Previously Mined Land

Nov 2, 2021 10:25 AM ET

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) announced Luminant, a subsidiary of @VistraCorp as a recipient of its 2021 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Award.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Students and Faculty at IU and Kelley Build Home With Whirlpool and Habitat for Humanity

Nov 2, 2021 10:20 AM ET

This will be the largest house built by IU and Kelley students since Whirlpool Corporation – a key corporate supporter and recruiter of students from the Kelley School – began a partnership with Habitat for Humanity International to construct homes in Monroe County in 2010.

Education

Edge at Hudson Yards and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership Empowering Students to Engineer STEM Dreams

Nov 2, 2021 10:20 AM ET

Edge at Hudson Yards and Discovery Education today announced a new educational initiative that shows students nationwide the transformative power of STEM during a virtual trip to the tallest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leveling the Playing Field on Employee Engagement

Nov 2, 2021 10:15 AM ET

This month, we launched Dow’s first-ever global Volunteer and ERG Participation policy, which allows all of our employees paid time-off to volunteer and engage in Employee Resource Group (ERG) activities.