Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

Jun 11, 2025 10:00 AM ET

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

14 Years on the Road in Winnipeg: Salvation Army Truck Donated by FedEx

Oct 25, 2022 12:25 PM ET

The Community Response Unit or CRU is a heavy-duty vehicle outfitted with a full kitchen and can serve upwards of 150 people. This was made possible by a long-standing partnership and generous donation from FedEx.

Health & Healthcare

Key Insights on Current and Emerging Healthcare Issues

Oct 25, 2022 12:15 PM ET

The Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® series of reports are drawn from our billions of data points to provide key insights into current healthcare issues.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Eaton Leadership Insights: Want Better Business Results? Try Ethics.

Oct 25, 2022 12:15 PM ET

“How do we make speaking up the norm and not the exception?” As Eaton’s Senior Vice President of Ethics and Compliance, I believe we should all be asking that same question every day.

Environment

Be Proactive About PFAS with This PFAS Action Plan Guide

Oct 25, 2022 12:15 PM ET

We’ve put together some information to help you understand the risks associated with PFAS contamination and an action plan guide to aid your organization’s risk assessment, mitigation, and remediation efforts.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Principal® Releases First Sustainable Financing Report Announcing Allocations of $600M Sustainability Bond

Oct 25, 2022 11:50 AM ET

Principal Financial Group® has released its first Principal Sustainable Financing Report to highlight the proceeds allocated to eligible green and social assets from the issuance of the company’s $600 million sustainability bond in August 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Discovery Education and Dollar General Literacy Foundation Partner on New Initiative Promoting Literacy

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Discovery Education announced today the launch of a new education initiative – Discover Literacy – created in partnership with the Dollar General Literacy Foundation promoting literacy nationwide.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Celebrates UK Black History Month 2022

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

On October 18, the Ethnicity and Black Empowerment Network (BEN) business resource groups at Franklin Templeton and Western Asset’s Black Heritage Network organized a webinar with John Amaechi

Diversity & Inclusion

From the Fifth Third 2021 ESG Report: Empowering Black Women Business Owners

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

When the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council identified a key issue facing Black women business owners, Fifth Third’s chief inclusion and diversity officer Stephanie Smith stepped in to help.

Health & Healthcare

Clinics Across Florida, New Jersey & California Advancing Mental Health in Underserved Communities - Awarded Funding From Teva Pharmaceuticals, Direct Relief and NAFC

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Teva Pharmaceuticals, the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) and Direct Relief announced today the awarding of $825,000 in grant funding for 11 free and charitable clinics addressing mental health

Diversity & Inclusion

Greyston Bakery Joins Groundbreaking Walmart-Funded Employment Program As It Announces Locations and Partners

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Joseph Kenner, CEO of Greyston Bakery, will take the stage at 3BL Media’s Brands Taking Stands Summit to announce Greyston’s participation in Unlock Potential, a Walmart-funded intentional hiring program that is designed to prevent incarceration.

Environment

1.8 Million Acres of North American Great Plains Destroyed in 2020

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

A new Plowprint report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reveals that 1.8 million acres of grassland habitat in the Great Plains of U.S., Canada, and Mexico were plowed up in 2020, primarily for row crop agriculture.

Diversity & Inclusion

Beyond On-Screen: Off-Camera Diversity Attracts New Audiences

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

While most conversations on representation in media are centered around what audiences see on screen, of growing importance to viewers—and growing influence in attracting new audiences—is diversity and inclusion behind the cameras.

Events, Media & Communications

Going Green & Still Pumping Oil? The Challenges of Climate Change for Fossil Fuel Producers

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

We were thinking the other day about the enormous challenges posed by climate change to our society

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Project Ybá Conserves Biological Diversity Through Sustainable Extraction

Oct 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Project Ybá has the power to drive social transformation through collaborative partnerships with Natura &Co, The Nature Conservancy and Peabiru Institute that focus on development combined with sustainability.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

As Much as $2.6 Billion of Corn and Soy Never Leaves US Farms

Oct 25, 2022 10:30 AM ET

A first-of-its-kind study from WWF indicates that on-farm losses of corn and soy crops in the US are much higher than industry-accepted estimates, with a potential national loss of 507 million bushels of corn and 53 million bushels of soy annually

Energy

Working Trees: How a Startup Helps Farmers Get Paid for Carbon Stored in Their Trees

Oct 25, 2022 10:25 AM ET

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2022 winners have been officially announced, you’ll want to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

Environment

Rayonier 2021 Sustainability Report: Biodiversity

Oct 25, 2022 10:15 AM ET

Our forests are healthy and diverse ecosystems that we manage with a long-term mindset. We recognize the importance of maintaining biodiversity both for the health of our forests and the broader ecosystems in which they exist.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Foundation Awards New Philadelphia Collaborative $7.5 Million To Boost Homeownership

Oct 25, 2022 10:05 AM ET

U.S. Congressman Dwight Evans and members of Philadelphia City Council joined the Urban League of Philadelphia, or ULP, to announce the launch of “Philly 5 by 25,” a new initiative to expand homeownership opportunities for people of color.

Education

How IBM SkillsBuild Supercharged a Community College Student's Career Path

Oct 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

In honor of National Online Learning Day, which recognizes the advantages and vast potential of online learning, we are fortunate to have contributor Bria Whitehead publish the first-person account here of her career readiness journey.

Energy

Booster Helps Make the Trip to School Cleaner and Greener

Oct 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

The traditional yellow school bus is getting a makeover as fleet owners/operators hunt for cost savings and decreased carbon emissions, and increasingly consider “green fuel technologies” in their quests to make the trip to school cleaner and greener

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Governance at Paramount

Oct 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

A dedicated team, supported by our senior executives, oversees and implements Paramount’s ESG efforts.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Forest Positive Coalition of Action Leads the Fight Against Deforestation in the CPG Industry

Oct 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has a significant impact on global forests. The industry relies heavily upon key commodities such as soy, palm oil and paper.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Camden Celebrates Its 'Remarkable Grads'

Oct 25, 2022 9:50 AM ET

The “Remarkable Grads” of 2022 more than lived up to the name.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Westwood Hills Nature Center: Certified Net Zero Energy in a Cold Climate

Oct 25, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Westwood Hills Nature Center is one of the first net zero energy buildings certified by the International Living Future Institute in Minnesota, demonstrating net zero energy design is possible even in cold Minnesota winters.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bacardi Cuts Plastic in Packaging

Oct 25, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Bacardi, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, is cutting approximately 140 tons of single-use plastic annually, by removing plastic pourers from its bottles in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Spain and Portugal.

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