Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bacardi Donates $100,000 to Hurricane Relief

Following the devastating impact of Hurricanes Milton and Helene across the Southeast, Bacardi Limited commits to donating $100,000 to the American Red Cross for disaster relief and recovery efforts.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investors Urge States To Quickly Develop Plans To Meet U.S. Methane Reduction Standards for the Oil and Gas Sector

Today, a group of 35 investors representing more than $2 trillion in assets under management or advice sent letters calling on states with significant oil and gas production to develop, implement, and enforce plans that meet or exceed federal methane standards.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

American Airlines Invests $1.1 Billion in Team Member Training and Development, Empowering Employees With New Skills and Career Growth Opportunities

Training and development are vital to giving our team members the tools and resources they need to do their best. Our company training programs provide opportunities for career growth as well as professional and personal development.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Global Song of Unity, Empowerment, and Hope: Traditional Medicinals Partners with Playing for Change and WomenServe

Music has the power to unite, heal, and inspire change. Traditional Medicinals is proud to present a powerful global rendition of Bob Marley’s iconic anthem, "No Woman, No Cry," in collaboration with Playing for Change and the nonprofit WomenServe.

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics’ Q4HE Initiative Advances Health Equity in Underserved Communities With Strategic Coalition Building and Targeted Funding in 2023

We launched Q4HE in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic exposed inequities in the healthcare system that had long existed. Q4HE focuses on improving access to testing and diagnostic services for under-resourced communities.

Sustainable Development Goals

BioStar Speaks at Sustainable Brands ’24 San Diego

Discussing real-world solutions from Babcock Ranch, BioStar Renewables, and Epic Cleantec on building resilient, future-proof communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Los Angeles Times 2024 DEIA Magazine Recognizes AEG’s Vice President of DEI, Jennifer Pi’ilani Requiro, as an Innovative Thought Leader

AEG’s Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Jennifer Pi’ilani Requiro was recognized as an influential DEIA executive in the Los Angeles Times annual DEIA Magazine which highlights thought leaders from across large and small corporations in the Southland.

Health & Healthcare

Clorox Celebrates Infection Preventionists That Protect With Purpose

Infection preventionists play a vital role in safeguarding people from healthcare-associated infections.

Environment

Amazon Web Services Partners With the Arbor Day Foundation To Help Support Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosted a community tree planting and distribution event in Bristow, Virginia in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation and its local planting partner, Keep Prince William Beautiful (KPWB).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AMD Named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2024

AMD has been recognized by 3BL as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2024. This ranking acknowledges the company's commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest public companies in the United States.

Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Third Breaks Ground on Englewood Financial Center on the South Side of Chicago

Fifth Third broke ground yesterday on a new financial center in the West Englewood neighborhood on the storied South Side of Chicago, one of five centers the Bank is opening in a low- and moderate-income (LMI) or high minority (HMT) population census tract this year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named to TIME’s Inaugural List of the World’s Best Brands

Bath & Body Works is included on TIME’s first-ever list of the World’s Best Brands. Bath & Body Works was recognized as the number one brand in the male cosmetics category, receiving a perfect 100 score.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nielsen 2024 ESG Report: Driving a Healthy Business with Inclusive Practices

Our purpose is to power a better media future for all people! Watch Nicolina Marzicola and Sandra Sims-Williams share how Nielsen’s inclusive practices drive a healthy and resilient business.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

14-Year-Old Named America’s Top Young Scientist for Inventing an AI Handheld Pesticide Detector

3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) named Sirish Subash, a 9th grader at Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Snellville, Georgia, the winner of the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation’s premier middle school science competition.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Courageous Leadership for a Net Positive Future With Paul Polman

In this debut episode, the first in an exclusive series from the One Young World Summit, Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-author of Net Positive, joins host Carol Cone to discuss the urgent need for courageous leadership in today’s world.

Innovation & Technology

Baker Tilly Case Study: Lake County’s Journey to Optimized Oracle Cloud Implementation

At a recent conference, Baker Tilly’s Jeff Haynes, Director; Ben Penick, Program Manager and Dan Hedden, Principal sat down with Scott Schmal, Director of Finance at Lake County to delve into the challenges the County faced in its initial Oracle Cloud implementation.

Health & Healthcare

Paramount Rolls Out “Mental Health Is Health” Campaign Internationally

Mental health is health – and it’s time we treat it that way. This principle lies at the heart of World Mental Health Day (October 10), and Paramount is fully embracing it to raise global awareness of mental health issues and mobilize support efforts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Griffith Foods Cares Europe

At Griffith Foods, we believe in the power of community and collective efforts to create positive change.

Innovation & Technology

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report: R&D Field Trials of Miracle-Gro Organic Raised Bed & Garden Soil

Across our product portfolio, we prioritize human and environmental health as well as product efficacy during formulation.

Events, Media & Communications

3BL Integrates Social Responsibility Score Into Its Media Solutions To Accelerate Sustainability ROI

3BL, the leading sustainability and social impact communications partner, along with their digital media division, TriplePundit, has announced a strategic partnership with research platform Glow to help businesses measure, maximize and monetize their sustainability efforts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies’ Holly Paeper & Charlene Vance Named 2024 Paradigm for Parity® Women on the Rise

Trane Technologies is proud to announce that Holly Paeper and Charlene Vance have been recognized as 2024 Women on the Rise by Paradigm for Parity®.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Our People: Captain Wes Rhoden Navigates Career in Marine Transportation

Captain Wesley “Wes” Rhoden was named a 40 Under 40 Award winner by The Waterways Journal for his outstanding contribution to the inland marine transportation industry.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Medtronic Bike Donation Brightens School Year

Medtronic employees surprised 200 students in Columbia Heights with new bikes. Hundreds of Medtronic volunteers built the bikes, which were later donated to the students along with bike locks, and helmets.

Innovation & Technology

New Holland Introduces Digital Technology Enhancements for Customers Worldwide

CNH brand, New Holland, is introducing new advancements in its precision technology stack to make farming easier, more sustainable and more efficient for its customers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mobilizing Support: Covia's Response to Hurricane Helene

Covia's extensive community involvement and philanthropic initiatives are overseen by the Covia Foundation, which was established to formalize Covia's approach to being a responsible corporate citizen.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  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. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  5. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  6. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  7. 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...
  8. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  9. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  10. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  11. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  12. Small Business Growth
    We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Principal Financial Group: Global Inclusion
    Principal is committed to fostering a culture that empowers our employees and demands the best of our leadership by attracting and retaining great...