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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Women at IP: Laverne Hampton

Meet Laverne Hampton, supply planner team lead, Containerboard. Laverne, like all women at IP, provides valuable insight and a unique perspective to our organization.

Innovation & Technology

Will We Choose Digital Over Physical Goods in Future? Time Will Tell

While it may take time for people to change their habits and become content with choosing digital over physical, it will ultimately help reduce environmental impact and conserve resources for future generations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Can CSOs Solve the Climate Crisis?

In this guest article, Marie Cloherty, Executive Director of Sustainable Business at Acre, discusses what can be done following last year’s COP27 and the lack of action against the climate crisis.

Events, Media & Communications

IWBI’s WELL Summit Heads to Washington, D.C.; Features Physician and NYTimes Best-Selling Author Dr. Mark Hyman, Panel of Former U.S. Surgeons General on the MainStage

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities, opened registration today for its 2023 WELL Summit, to be held in Washington, D.C., September 25-26, 2023.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Expert in Corporate Sustainability Will Chair GRI’s Standard Setting Board

Global Reporting Initiative, the world's leading provider of sustainability reporting standards, is to appoint Carol Adams as chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board

Diversity & Inclusion

‘Showing Up’ at SCE’s Black History Month Celebration

Edison International, the parent company of SCE, saw an opportunity to act by focusing resources on the areas that will provide the greatest impact — increasing workforce diversity to reflect the communities the company serves.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Supporting Young Entrepreneurs One Cookie Sale at a Time With the Girl Scouts

In communities across the United States and every year around late-winter, Girl Scouts put on their green vests and embrace the life of being a young entrepreneur. For four weeks in the Kansas City area, they can be found in front of stores, in neighborhoods and at local events.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PNC Employees Take Ownership of Their Careers To Better Serve Customers

PNC Career Advisors are part of the Talent Management team, providing support, guidance and consultation to employees looking to grow in their current role or prepare for the next role.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Can A Digital Supply Chain Help Create Zero Food Waste?

At the SAP.iO Foundries Sustainable Agriculture Latin America Demo Day, a group of startups presented solutions to help transportation providers reduce waste through better services that enable greater speed, more transparency and agility, and increased efficiency.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ethisphere Announces Fifth Third Bank as One of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies® for the Fourth Time

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today was recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Named One of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere

Principal Financial Group® has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Employees Discuss Resilience and Black Experience During Black History Month Panel

Franklin Templeton employees candidly shared their insights during the “North American Black Experience Panel,” held on Feb. 24 as part of the firm’s Black History Month events organized by the Black Empowerment Network (BEN), one of the firm’s business resource groups.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Help Us Highlight Africa’s Health Heroes

Do you know any exceptional Africa-based innovators, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs or organizations who are achieving extraordinary results - or demonstrating extraordinary potential - towards improving health on the African continent? Please tell us!

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chemours Korea Named to 2023 Best Workplaces™ in Korea by Great Place to Work®

Global chemistry company Chemours is proud to announce that Chemours Korea Inc. (“Chemours Korea”) has been certified for the second year in a row as one of the 2023 Best Workplaces™ by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture and employee experience.

Diversity & Inclusion

Medtronic Tuition Program Opens Pathways

Medtronic launched MAPS to help remove barriers for Medtronic employees in the United States and Puerto Rico who wish to pursue an undergraduate degree as part of their career development.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Named Tree Planting Partner in Girl Scout Tree Promise

Girl Scouts of the USA is one step closer to fulfilling the Girl Scout Tree Promise, thanks to a new partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Earns 2023 Great Place To Work Certification™ Across North America

Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced today its Certification™ by Great Place to Work® across North America.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women’s History Month: Meet the P&G Innovators Behind the Innovation

Throughout Women’s History month, P&G is spotlighting our women innovators, their career journeys and accomplishments, and the contributions that they make to their work, the innovation behind the products we make and that help make the lives of our consumers better every day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Your Board of Directors Can Play a Role in CSR Efforts

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is more important than ever for signaling to your consumers that you are a company where they should spend their money.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works CEO Gina Boswell Named One of the Most Inspirational Women Leaders by Women’s Wear Daily

This week Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) named Bath & Body Works CEO Gina Boswell to their list of the 25 Most Inspirational Women Leaders.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Named One of Barron’s Most Sustainable U.S. Companies

Hormel Foods Corporation was named to Barron’s list of the 100 most sustainable U.S. companies for 2023. The company ranked No. 23 on the prestigious list.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast Partners with The Hidden Genius Project to Help Black Male Youth Acquire Digital Skills and Enter the Tech Sector

Comcast NBCUniversal announced a new $2 million grant to The Hidden Genius Project, furthering the company’s longstanding efforts to advance economic mobility through critical digital skills building.

Green Infrastructure

Reinventing Cities

Goal 11 of Agenda 2030 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable – reminds us that special attention needs to be paid to urban regeneration.

Social Impact & Volunteering

PNC Bank Deploys Mobile Branch to Atlanta

PNC Bank officially debuted its Mobile Branch program in Atlanta at Focused Community Strategies (FCS), underscoring PNC’s commitment to positively impacting the communities in which it operates by making banking easier and more accessible.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DICK'S Sporting Goods Showcases the Power of Sport in New "Sports Change Lives" Campaign

DICK'S Sporting Goods launched its largest brand campaign to-date – "Sports Change Lives" – to celebrate the principles on which the company was founded.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  3. 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...
  4. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  5. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  6. 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...
  7. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  8. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...
  13. 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...
  14. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  15. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...