Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology

Let’s Put Spectrum To Use Now for American Consumers

To maintain American leadership in the global 5G economy, the wireless industry must keep deploying more spectrum for consumers. It’s as simple as that. At T-Mobile, we have a record of putting our spectrum to good use quickly, now covering 326 million Americans with 5G service.

Energy

SCE Crews, Emergency Teams Rise To Meet Storm’s Challenges

As Hurricane Hilary drenched Southern California Edison’s service area first as a tropical storm and then as a post-tropical cyclone, SCE field crews and emergency operations personnel responded comprehensively to keep power flowing to customers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Henkel’s 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Henkel believes education is the key to unlocking opportunity and supporting those efforts is part of delivering on our purpose of being pioneers for the good of generations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Las Vegas Sands Announces a $100,000 Sands Cares Donation to Dress for Success Southern Nevada

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) announced it will contribute $100,000 through Sands Cares to Dress for Success ® (DFS) Southern Nevada.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Bacardi, ecoSPIRITS and Carnival Cruise Line Partner To Reduce Single-Use Glass at Sea

Family-owned spirits company Bacardi is launching a new initiative to introduce closed-loop packaging to the cruise industry this month, through a collaboration with Carnival Cruise Line ships and innovative circular economy technology company, ecoSPIRITS.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Duke Energy Partners with Local Nonprofits to Distribute Fans to Help Seniors, Low-income Customers Beat Summer Heat

The Duke Energy Foundation is contributing more than $90,000 to 15 organizations across the state to help purchase and distribute fans to older adults and low-income households.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Corporation and KitchenAid Brand Collaborate With Michigan Hospitality Foundation To Develop the Next Generation of Culinary Professionals

The Michigan Hospitality Foundation (MHF) has announced a three-year agreement with Whirlpool Corporation and their KitchenAid brand to support hospitality education programming throughout the state.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Next Generation of Social Impact Professionals

This summer, our interns did everything from contribute to our 2023 Social Impact Report to assist in our outreach to policymakers.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: Why ESG Investors Should Look Beyond the Obvious Choices

Sustainable equity funds tend to shy away from sectors and companies that are deemed to be controversial.

Sustainable Development Goals

Designing the Keys To Unlock the Future of Sustainable Protection

Listen to farmers – no matter where they are in the world – protecting their crops until harvest from damaging insects, diseases, and weeds is often the toughest part of the job. And this job is getting tougher.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Climate Finance Tracker: Mapping the Climate Finance Ecosystem

The partnership between Vibrant Data Labs and Cisco Foundation is built on the shared belief that by building capacity, improving transparency, and supporting funders and decision makers, efforts addressing the climate crisis can be much more effective.

Diversity & Inclusion

NPF and Subaru: Addressing Gaps in Exposure, Access, and Opportunity

With funding from the National Park Foundation, made possible in part thanks to NPF’s largest corporate partner Subaru of America, Black People Who Hike led programs in six national parks across the country.

Health & Healthcare

Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation Support 19 Programs To Improve Infectious Disease Care in the United States

Direct Relief today announced the recipients of the Innovation Awards in Community Health: Addressing Infectious Disease in Underserved Communities. Grants totaling more than $4.5 million will go to 19 U.S. safety-net community healthcare providers

Research, Reports & Publications

Advancing Our Impact: 2022–23 AMD Corporate Responsibility Report

AMD recently published our annual Corporate Responsibility Report, marking 28 years of publicly reporting on our efforts and progress.

Energy

REPowering Your Business: Five Steps To Decarbonise Your Supply Chain Using Renewable Electricity

It’s never been more important for businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. To help secure a net zero future, industries across sectors must make deep changes to reduce the impact of their operations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Keeping Teams Safe Everyday: Employee and Contractor Safety at Enbridge

Our mission is fueling quality of life, and operating safely is essential to that work. It’s our duty to keep the public, the members of our team and the environment safe.

Diversity & Inclusion

Truist Foundation Grants National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders $1.2M To Support Communities Across the U.S.

Truist Foundation announced a $1.2 million grant to National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB), a national network of more than 200 nonprofit organizations and a community development financial institution (CDFI) dedicated to advancing economic mobility.

Energy

CSU Dominguez Hills Aims for Net-Zero Carbon With SCE Pilot

The urban campus slashes GHG emissions and busts climate change stereotypes.

Green Infrastructure

Cummins and Chevron Partner To Expand the Use of Low-Carbon Fuels

Global power technology leader Cummins Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, have announced a memorandum of understanding to leverage complementary positioning in hydrogen, natural gas and other lower carbon fuel value chains.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Work Life, Mental Health, and More

Today we are talking about A/B testing D&I initiatives, hustle culture, disability inclusion in the workplace, and a new campaign from Dove.

Green Infrastructure

Cadence Sets New Precedent As First Affordable Housing Development To Achieve Green Communities Plus and WELL Certification

This summer, Cadence, an affordable senior living development located in Fort Collins, Colorado and comprising 55 senior living apartments, achieved a new first in the country — attaining Green Communities Plus and WELL Certification.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Transformative Gift: Jinxing Elementary School’s Modern Kitchen

The story of Jinxing Elementary School is one of resilience, collaboration, and compassion. The "One Yuan Donation" program exemplifies the profound change that collective effort can bring.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Invests $6 Million in Skilled Trades Training, Announces New Scholarship and Entrepreneurship Partnerships

The Home Depot Foundation announced an incremental investment of more than $6 million in skilled trades training and launched new strategic partnerships to address the nearly 400,000 job openings across the construction industry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast NBCUniversal Announces $2.475 Million in Unrestricted Grants to 81 Nonprofits

Since this NBCU grant program was founded six years ago, more than $16 million in grants has been dedicated to 470 nonprofits in 11 communities that are served by NBC and Telemundo owned stations.

Energy

Onsite Solar Isn’t As Easy as It Looks: How Manufacturers Can Get It Done

As a multinational producer of agricultural machinery and construction equipment with dozens of manufacturing and research facilities worldwide, CNH Industrial recognizes that the opportunity to reduce its carbon footprint is substantial.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. Communities and People
    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...
  4. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  8. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  9. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  10. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  11. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  12. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  13. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  14. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  15. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...