Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Schneider Electric’s Perspectives Day Asia Reframes Risk

Cascale

Environment

NFWF Announces $1.8 Million To Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West

Yum! Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bridging Clients and Teams: Meet Andjela Arsic

GoDaddy

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Invests $225,000 To Preserve Affordable Housing in Toledo’s Old South End

KeyBank

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Reach, Local Impact

Tapestry, Inc.

Health & Healthcare

How CVS Health Supports Better Heart Health

CVS Health

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Jeff Towns: Leading With Experience, Safety, and Humanity at Blue Mountain

Covia

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SLB Recognized at the World 50 2026 Impact Awards

SLB

Featured Brands

Newsweek: Medtronic Built a Care Platform for Ghana. Now, It’s Working in New Jersey

Alexis Kayser, Healthcare Editor at Newsweek, recently connected with Geoff Martha, CEO of Medtronic, and Dennis Pullin, CEO of Virtua Health, to learn how they transformed a tactic used in Kenya, Ghana and India into a community health program in New Jersey.

Delivering History: FedEx Helps Bring Bison Latifrons to the Smithsonian

On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will help mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with the opening of Bison: Standing Strong.

NFWF Announces $1.8 Million To Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently announced nearly $1.8 million in grants to restore, improve and conserve sagebrush, mesic wet meadow and big game migratory corridor habitats in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming.

Wells Fargo Helps Drive Growth in West Charlotte With $6 Million

Wells Fargo today announced a $6 million philanthropic investment in Charlotte, North Carolina, reinforcing the company’s long‑standing commitment to the city.

What It’s Like To Grow Up With a Trach

Grace's story is a powerful look at life with a tracheostomy (trach) and the strength of a family navigating a diagnosis.

PNC Surpasses Community Benefits Plan Commitment With $119 Billion in Community Investments

Surpassing our original $88 billion commitment with $119.3 billion in capital investments, loans and philanthropic support, PNC expanded homeownership, small business growth and community revitalization initiatives in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities nationwide.

One Million Items Collected! Taco Bell® Sauce Container U.S. Recycling Program

For years, Taco Bell’s iconic hot sauce packets have been part of fans’ biggest and boldest moments, from elevating everyday meals to inspiring fashion statements and even unforgettable marriage proposals.

Ditch “Aisle Anxiety” With Guiding Stars

According to a recent survey of US adults, more than a third of respondents experience “aisle anxiety” when grocery shopping. And 39% feel “overwhelmed” by all the options. The survey also found that the average shopper spends four minutes deliberating over each item.

Connecting Across Continents With Women of Cisco Networking Academy

Through Cisco Networking Academy, millions of learners each year gain the skills and credentials they need to lead, create, and thrive in the tech industry. Here, we’re showcasing a few of Cisco Networking Academy’s inspiring women and their unique career journeys.

How a Supplemental Insurance Safety Net Can Cover Any Path While You’re Growing Up

Life is full of unexpected moments, and unique choices and conventional milestones, like getting married or starting a new job, can be bypassed or reached at different times by different people.

Recent Alerts

Environment

100+ Companies Salute the Signing of the Paris Agreement and Call For Swift Action On Clean Power Plan

More than 100 companies, including leading global giants, expressed their support today for the Paris Agreement on climate change and called for swift action on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, a proposal aimed at significantly cutting carbon pollution in the United States.

Environment

Antea Group Case Study: VCU Testing for a Major Pipeline Company

Antea Group was contracted by a major pipeline company to complete a performance test of two marine VCUs and a VOC leak quantification of components during loading of marine vessels.

Environment

Putting the Circular Economy in Motion

Dell created a closed-loop recycled plastics supply chain to recycle computers back into new computers. Philips sells lighting as a service instead of a product that a consumer would otherwise purchase and own. The Dow Chemical Company recovers non-recycled plastics to convert into a usable energy source.

Environment

Talk with Green Guy Show - Georgia State University's Sustainable Energy Tribe and MARTA

Interviews with Georgia State University's Sustainable Energy Tribe and MARTA on Talk With Green Guy Show

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Water Management in Automotive Supply Chain

AIAG's Greenhouse Gas Workgroup has developed a training session to increase suppliers awareness in water management and how to report via CDP Water Supply Chain.

Environment

Kimberly-Clark Professional Partners with US Composting Council and Keep America Beautiful to Create Workplace Composting Guide

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ask the Expert: What’s the Amgen Biotech Experience and How I Can Volunteer?

Learn how you, as an Amgen Scholar, can make a difference in high school biology classrooms.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Run for a Cause with Bottled Hope Run

Families, running enthusiasts and even those who are environmentally conscious are encouraged to participate in the 2016 Bottled Hope Run as every entry will help to make a difference to someone else’s life.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From E-Waste to New Life: Behind the Scenes with Arrow’s Value Recovery Business

Reduce, reuse, recycle. These are the “three R’s” of protecting our environment, a mantra taught in schools and repeated in brochures.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Water We Eat

I expect most of us believe that the greatest amount of water we consume comes in the form of showers, baths, and drinks. Nope, and it’s not close.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Ranked #44 of Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc

KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has earned the #44 place on the 2016 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, which DiversityInc announced at a keystone event at Cipriani Wall Street on Tuesday, April 19. KeyBank was also ranked #2 of 10 on the “Best Companies for Opportunity” list and #7 of 12 on the “Diversity Council” list.

Research, Reports & Publications

Old Mutual Publishes Positive Futures Plan: Partnering With You to Do Good Things

Innovation & Technology

Reconstruction After a Tsunami

Environment

Dow Enters Sponsorship Deal With The Recycling Partnership

The Dow Chemical Company has announced its financial support for The Recycling Partnership in its latest bid to advance the circular economy, the one in which all production systems are part of no-waste loop.

Research, Reports & Publications

2015 Progress Report: L’Oréal’s Sustainability Program is Accelerating

L’Oréal unveils the 2015 results of Sharing Beauty With All, the Group’s sustainability program that sets ambitious commitments for 2020.

Environment

Earth Week Guest Post: Our Future Flies on the Wings of Pollinators

For the second post in our annual Earth Week guest series, we invited Laurie Davies Adams, the executive director of the Pollinator Partnership to discuss the importance of pollinators.

Environment

SCA Named Among the World’s Most Sustainable Companies

In 2015, the world’s focus shifted on sustainability.

Events, Media & Communications

The Sustainability Consortium Set to Release Impact Report on April 21

The Sustainability Consortium’s first-ever impact report, Greening Global Supply Chains: From Blind Spots to Hotspots to Action, identifies and quantifies the impact of the consumer goods supply chain and explores TSC tools that identify and reduce these risks around the products we love and the retailers we love to buy them from.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM the First to Launch Indices

LONDON, NEW YORK, ZURICH, APRIL 19, 2016 /3BL Media/- S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), one of the world’s largest providers of financial market indices, and RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing, today announced the launch of the S&P ESG Index Series.

Health & Healthcare

Sodexo Listens to Colby College Students to Create Fast, Affordable Smoothies

What’s fast and easy, affordable, full of your favorite things and spins at the speed of tens of thousands RPM? The students of Colby College in Waterville, ME, would say it’s their new self-serve smoothie bar. The students are thankful to have a food service company like Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, who is willing to try their ideas to improve the dining hall experience and deliver healthy alternatives.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteering Could Be the Missing Component to Your Workplace Success

Giving back to our communities and to those in need makes our lives more meaningful. Not only do we encourage our kids to do community service while they’re in school, but many people spend weekends doing volunteer work, often through an organized group or a religious institution.

Education

The Power of an Education

When it comes to donating time and financial resources, I've always been most interested in projects that truly have a long-term impact on improving the community where we live and work, reducing future poverty and creating sustainable opportunity. I think it's an approach that many of us in the industry share. Nothing comes closer to that than education.

Research, Reports & Publications

State of Edtech: How Money Shapes Tools and Schools

Since 2010, the U.S. K-12 edtech industry has seen a boom of venture investing in education technology. EdSurge has been “following the money” behind venture investments in U.S. K-12 edtech companies to understand the dollars--and their implications. Those investments are redefining the tools and curriculum available to schools, and will have an effect on teaching and learning -- eventually. Measurable “exits” and demonstrated outcomes for schools have been scarce so far. But here’s what we’re seeing:

Events, Media & Communications

Welcome to the EHS & Sustainability Forum

Research, Reports & Publications

CSX Affirms its Commitment to Sustainability in Business Roundtable Report

In the recent Business Roundtable report, “Create, Grow, Sustain: People and Technology at Work,” CSX Chairman and CEO Michael Ward describes how the company has focused on innovative technology and systems, environmental efficiency, and community involvement in order to continue to drive sustainable business results for the long term.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Putting 'H' (Humanity and Health) Into ESG

Putting 'H' (Humanity and Health) Into ESG

Halo Awards

The Halo Awards are the social impact sector’s longest-running recognition of excellence in corporate–nonprofit partnerships. For more than two...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Key Supports Affordable Housing

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...

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...

FedEx | Delivering for Good

Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

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...

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...