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Corporate Responsibility

Corporate Innovation in Support of the SDGs

Leading global experts from the private and public sector share their views on how technology can promote better health for all, as well as establish education systems that are fit for the future – in the latest podcasts from GRI.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Trane Technologies to Donate $1 Million to Address Racial Inequities and Boost Opportunity in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, is donating $1 million to a communitywide public-private partnership to address racial equity in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

First-of-Its-Kind Certification Eliminates Harmful PFAS in Foodware and Shifts Market to Preferred Alternatives

Non-profit organizations Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Clean Production Action (CPA) have unveiled the GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Food Service Ware.

Corporate Responsibility

MIT Collaborates With Biogen on Three-Year, $7 Million Initiative to Address Climate, Health, and Equity

MIT and Biogen today announced that they will collaborate with the goal to accelerate the science and action on climate change to improve human health.

Philanthropy

FedEx and Orbis: Fighting Blindness Side-by-Side for More Than 30 Years

As the Director of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Maurice Geary is responsible for the smooth running of every Flying Eye Hospital project, working closely with all members of the team from the flight mechanics to the staff nurses.

Environment

Mondelēz International Commits to 2050 Net Zero Emissions Target

As part of its commitment, Mondelēz has signed the Science Based Targets Initiative’s Business Ambition for 1.5°C, aligning its long-term emissions targets with the ambitious aim of limiting temperature rise in accordance with the Paris Agreement.

Awards & Rankings

DuPont Receives Innovation Award for New Low GWP Froth-Pak™ Spray Foam

DuPont Performance Building Solutions’ Low GWP Froth-Pak™ Spray Foam Blown with Liquid HFO and CO2 was recognized by the Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) with the 2021 Innovation Award.

Health & Healthcare

Lenovo Helps Estimated 3 Million People Across India During COVID 19

As India continued to take action against COVID-19, Lenovo reached out again to both the government and people of India through the Lenovo Foundation, its charitable arm.

Philanthropy

CIT Launches Annual One Million Meals Campaign

IT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced the start of its annual partnership with Feeding America® to help provide One Million Meals1 to people facing hunger across the country.

Volunteering & Community

Listen Up! Doing Corporate Citizenship Better, Together - November 2021

Leverage uncertainty and the unknown as the path to innovation, impact, and “smart luck" on this episode of the Listen Up! Show with guest Christian Busch, Director, CGA Global Economy Program NYU, and author of The Serendipity Mindset. Register now!

Environment

Subaru of America Expands Partnership With National Forest Foundation With Commitment to Plant One Million Trees

Subaru of America, Inc. and its retailers in California, and now with the support of Idaho, Oregon and Washington retailers, are proud to announce they will replant one million trees by 2022 in forests devastated by wildfire.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

WSP USA Supports Initiative Generating Economic SURGE in Philippines

USAID’s Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity effort is helping disadvantaged Filipino producers improve income, market share and resiliency.

AI & Technology

Arrow Electronics Cultivates New Generation of Innovators Through Support of 2021 Collegiate Inventors Competition

A first-year engineering student from the University of Texas at Austin won the Arrow Electronics People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Collegiate Inventors Competition.

Energy & Infrastructure

Keysight to Install Rooftop Solar Array in Penang, Malaysia

Keysight is committed to achieving net zero emissions in company operations by the end of fiscal year 2040, in alignment with the Paris Agreement's preferred goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Issues Inaugural $500 Million Green Bond

With this issuance, Fifth Third is the first U.S. financial institution under $250 billion in assets to issue an ESG bond of any type.

Environment

ESG Enhancement: A Post-Acquisition Playbook

Join us Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 2:00pm EST for our webinar, ESG Enhancement: A Post-Acquisition Playbook, and learn how to integrate ESG throughout the investment lifecycle.

Energy & Infrastructure

United Airlines Operates First Flight Powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

United was the first airline in the world to operate a flight powered by 100% drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Corporate Responsibility

SCS Global Services Joins The Water Council as First Water Champion Member

The Water Council, a nonprofit membership organization driving freshwater innovation and advancing water stewardship, today announces its new Water Champion membership program with SCS Global Services (SCS) as its first member.

Philanthropy

How ViacomCBS Is Encouraging Civic Action & Engagement

We believe increasing voter turnout is a shared mission, and we know we have a responsibility to unleash the power of our content, talent, employees and reach to accelerate social impact through civic engagement.

Education & Workforce Development

Rockwell Automation Surpasses $30 Million in Charitable Support to FIRST With New $2.7 Million Grant

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has surpassed $30 million in cash and in-kind product donations to non-profit FIRST®​ with a new $2.7 million grant that supports global programming for the 2021-2022 season.

Corporate Responsibility

International Paper Celebrates LIFE Month

November is LIFE (Life-changing Injury and Fatality Elimination) Month at International Paper, a time where the company celebrates its commitment to an injury-free workplace.

Corporate Responsibility

Doing Our Part: Economic Impact

Since the beginning, doing the right thing for associates, shareholders, and communities has been a guiding principle at The Home Depot.

Environment

Qualcomm Announces Goal to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2040

This builds on the Company’s existing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal and includes interim 2030 science-based emissions reduction targets across Scopes 1, 2 and 3.

Volunteering & Community

Release Event: 2021 Corporate Volunteering, Giving and Grants Technology Review

Join RWI for the 2021 Corporate Volunteering, Giving and Grants Technology Review free virtual launch event on Tuesday, November 16th at 12:00-3:00 PM ET to learn the latest about Corporate Voluntering, Giving and Grants Technology.

Latest Campaigns

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Sustainable Operations

As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...

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...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...