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Education

Merck Is Partnering With America’s Largest HBCU To Launch a Collaborative Biotechnology Learning Center

Building the workforce of tomorrow means investing in the students of today.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Safeway Increases Northern California Food Donations by 20% in Three Months With Optimization Solution From Divert, Inc.

In three months, Safeway increased its food donations by 20%, reducing the edible food going to waste by an average of 1,252 pounds per store per month.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

World Refugee Day: Through the Darien Gap on a Broken Leg

Marisol Perez, a 51-year-old migrant currently in Honduras, is battling a broken leg, severe weather, and the toughest human elements. She has 2,600 miles to go before she can rest.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Henkel 2023 Sustainability Report: Thriving Communities

Our social responsibility is to promote equity, strengthen diversity and respect human rights. We offer our employees lifelong learning opportunities, and an attractive and healthy working environment.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Howard University Welcomes Solar to Its Campus in Partnership With Volt Energy

The future is even brighter at Howard University in Washington, D.C., now that solar photovoltaic systems are installed on six campus buildings. Led by Volt Energy and partially financed by U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance, the roof-mounted solar systems are on the Blackburn Center.

Health & Healthcare

Every Role Makes a Difference: Four Illumina Employees Share Their Stories

Every person at Illumina has the chance to make a difference, and we recently sat down with four of our colleagues to learn how their individual contributions have added up to create extraordinary results.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sláinte to Six! Stephanie Macleod Wins ‘Master Blender of the Year’ Title for Record-Breaking Sixth Time

Stephanie Macleod, Director of Blending, Scotch Whisky for Bacardi, has been named Master Blender of the Year by the International Whisky Competition (IWC) 2024 for a sensational sixth consecutive time.

Events, Media & Communications

Las Vegas Sands and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Select 15 HBCU Students for Annual Immersive Las Vegas Experience June 16–22

15 students representing 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) from around the country have been selected to participate in the second annual Sands Hospitality Immersion Program, June 16-22 in Las Vegas.

Research, Reports & Publications

Subaru Releases Sixth Annual Corporate Impact Report

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today released its sixth annual Corporate Impact Report, highlighting its mission to be More Than a Car Company®.

Energy

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All

On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 60 selectees to receive $7 billion in grant awards through the Solar for All (SFA) grant competition to deliver residential solar projects to over 900,000 households nationwide.

Education

Meeting of the Minds: Catalyzing Education to Industry Innovation

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Beyond Benign, brought together industry professionals, experts, educators and students to discuss how green chemistry education can be a critical driver for industry innovation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

These 3D-Printed Homes Could Be the Future of Affordable Housing — for $99,000 or Less

Inside the Community First! Village outside of Austin, Texas, one such homebuilding tool has taken shape: one of the country’s first occupied 3D-printed homes. But they’re far from the last.

Energy

Eaton Helps University of Notre Dame Build New EV Charging Network

Intelligent power management company Eaton is helping the University of Notre Dame establish new electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for use by its students, faculty, staff and maintenance fleet.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sysco Donates $20,000 To Support Texas Storms and Flood Relief

At Sysco, our purpose is connecting the world to share food and care for one another.

Environment

Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Expands To Help Consumer Goods Companies Enhance Environmental Sustainability

The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) expands its scope to include environmental sustainability, helping to build trust, confidence, and clarity in expected standards across vital areas including the impact of farming, forestry and manufacturing. 

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why Your Business Needs an Effective Sustainability Strategy

It’s vital that we look after the planet for future generations, but that’s not the only reason to implement a sustainability strategy within your organisation.

Energy

Scope 3 Emissions Inventories in the Energy Sector

Building stakeholder trust through transparency in emissions reporting is crucial. Learn how in our latest blog post on Scope 3 emissions inventories.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Food City, Eastman Team Up To Recycle

The wins for sustainability came quickly when Eastman and regional grocer Food City officially launched their new Shop, Recycle, Repeat recycling program in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Juneteenth at Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third’s Northern Ohio Multicultural Business Resource Group invited employees across the Bank’s footprint to participate in the Enterprise virtual Juneteenth celebration featuring Kris Garrett.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gilead and Kite Pharma Celebrates Pride Month

Gilead and Kite Pharma teams raised Pride Month flags at our campuses last week symbolizing our united support for LGBTQ+ communities globally.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation To Award $700,000 in Natural Disaster Preparedness Grants to North Carolina Nonprofits: Application Now Open

The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant applications to award $700,000 in total funding to help North Carolina communities increase their resiliency against major weather events and other natural disasters.

Innovation & Technology

Introducing Workiva Carbon

Workiva announced the launch of Workiva Carbon. The new offering advances its ESG & Sustainability Platform for organizations to support the requirements of global climate regulations, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Health & Healthcare

Creating a Recovery-Friendly Workplace

In the professional environment, there is a steady increase in employers recognizing the need for programs to provide support for employees with or in recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs).

Diversity & Inclusion

How One Phrase Inspired This Associate To Be a Voice for LGBTQ+ Inclusion

“I will never, ever forget the shirts,” Tamara Sheffield says. The message broadcast on the front was simple and powerful: It’s okay to be gay at Frito-Lay!

Innovation & Technology

Building a Movement

Today, the urgent need for clean technologies in addressing climate change is increasingly clear. And so is Trane Technologies' purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. For more than a decade, sustainability has been our strategy.

Latest Campaigns

  1. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  2. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  3. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  4. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  5. 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...
  6. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  7. 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...
  8. GoDaddy | Customers
    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  9. 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...
  10. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  11. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  12. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  13. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  14. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  15. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...