Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Social Impact & Volunteering

From Olympic Glory to Community Impact: Sevran Will Welcome Paris 2024 Pool

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beyond the Code: Meet Rahul Jayaram

GoDaddy

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Circular Electronics Partnership Joins Forces With Global Electronics Council

Global Electronics Council

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: How Entrepreneurs Are Finding Strength in Numbers

Mastercard

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Creating Pathways to Affordable Homeownership Through Community and Banking

US Bank





Editors Pick

Education

CNH Industrial Brand Raven Is Encouraging the Next Generation of Engineers

CNH Industrial brand Raven proactively invests in STEM education because it believes the need is great, and it believes it has excellent opportunities for students who are interested in STEM employment fields. 

Responsible Production & Consumption

Natural Pest Control: Barn Owls To Combat Rats in Plantations

The use of barn owls to combat rat infestations is an example of the Musim Mas Group’s efforts to manage pests in plantations sustainably and economically.

Innovation & Technology

Looking Back To Look Ahead: 2022’s Top Ten Blog Posts

Before jumping into the new year and the many opportunities it will send your way, join us on a stroll down memory lane as we revisit our top ten blog posts of the year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Health-Ade Joins Whole Planet Foundation’s Supplier Alliance for Microcredit $50,000 Fund

2022 was a challenging year in many ways but amid those challenges Health-Ade decided to increase their annual contribution in support Whole Planet Foundation’s mission to alleviate global poverty by joining the Supplier Alliance for Microcredit $50,000 Fund.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Chairman and CEO, Jim Fitterling, Named #1 on 2023 ICIS Top 40 Power Players Ranking

Congratulations to our chairman and CEO, Jim Fitterling, named #1 on the 2023 ICIS Top 40 Power Players ranking.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Foundation Awards Center for Employment Opportunities $1 Million To Advance Social, Economic Mobility for Formerly Incarcerated People

Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), the nation’s largest provider of comprehensive employment services to people returning from jail or prison, has received a $1 million grant from Truist Foundation.

Health & Healthcare

Serving Up Safety: Gas Stoves and Air Quality

A member of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently suggested that the regulatory body may further scrutinize gas stoves based on associated health hazards, such as linkages to childhood asthma and impact on overall health and well-being.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program Established by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation To Expand With Amgen’s Commitment of $8 Million

The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program (Winn Award Program) established by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (BMSF) announced that Amgen, a global biotechnology company, has committed to contribute $8 million over the next four years.

Research, Reports & Publications

Interview With Paramount Global – Our ESG Reporting Journey So Far

In this interview, Jessica Thurston, Vice President, ESG Strategy at Paramount Global, speaks to ESG software solutions provider Greenstone about the strong influence of the media and entertainment industry and the significance of Paramount’s evolving ESG strategy.

Responsible Production & Consumption

International Paper's Advance Water Stewardship

Water is a critical input to our manufacturing process, and we can play a key role in conserving and protecting local water resources.

Environment

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Releases the Water Circularity Good Practices Guide

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) recognizes that water circularity must be a part of a business’s water strategy, at the basin scale, for those actively managing water risk. As such, BIER has developed the Water Circularity Good Practices Guide.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

‘Smart’ Tech Hub Equalizes Access to 21st-Century Living

When the school bus opened its doors, 20 excited middle school students pushed their way out and began to run toward Smart North—a new youth tech hub in the small community of Deer River, in north central Minnesota.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Financing the Energy Transition: Eaton and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Launch New Finance Solution for Businesses and Building Owners

Eaton, the intelligent power management company, has joined forces with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to offer a tailored finance solution to help business owners accelerate their energy transition while preserving cashflow.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Trendsetters: How Blackbaud Is Helping Companies Maximize Their Commitment to Social Good

In our latest episode of ESG Trendsetters, we highlight Blackbaud (BLKB), a software provider that serves the social good community, including non-profits, education institutions, healthcare organizations and corporations.

Social Impact & Volunteering

What is Volunteer Time Off (VTO)?

Volunteering is a great way for your company to build corporate culture and bring teams together for the common good. Besides giving back to the community, volunteering is a chance for your employees to gain valuable experience that can help them grow as individuals.

Innovation & Technology

Davos 2023: Qualcomm CSO Angela Baker Shares Her WEF Hopes

As global leaders convene in Davos, we talk to Qualcomm CSO Angela Baker, who is on the ground discussing sustainability and digital transformation

Environment

Six Industrial Manufacturing Firms Championing Sustainability

We have looked at six industrial manufacturing companies recognised for their sustainability efforts and demonstration of company best-practice for long-term growth.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Take Action This Black History Month

February is Black History Month - an opportunity for us to honor and further educate ourselves about the legacy of Black people in North America. Download the kit to rally and engage your people with ways they can take action and give back.

Events, Media & Communications

Black & Veatch’s ROI Framework for Commercial Water Management Helps Companies Address Water Quantity and Quality Issues

To help companies strategically define and operationally address their water quantity and quality goals and metrics, Black & Veatch outlines its ROI framework reevaluate, optimize, innovate in its latest eBook, Value Every Drop: An ROI Framework for Commercial Water Management.

Environment

Doing Our Part To Protect the Planet

Gen has reaffirmed its commitment to operating a low-carbon business. Learn more about the steps Gen has been and will be taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and do its part to help protect the planet.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How IBM SkillsBuild Mentors Support Learners in Their STEM Career Journey

This Mentoring Month, we’re celebrating mentees such as Reynaldo Campos who connect to IBM mentors to learn from their experience and get insights into the world of work.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beyond COP15: Securing Business Accountability on Biodiversity

The adoption of the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, signed at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) last month, is without doubt a major milestone, committing the world to halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bread Financial Included on Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023 List

Driven by purpose, and with a legacy of operating ethically and sustainably, Bread Financial has been named to Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023 list.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power of Partnerships to Unlock the Social Economy

At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, Catalyst 2030 is launching the Catalyst Business Commitment with support from the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship.

Diversity & Inclusion

Newsweek Names Entergy One of the Most Responsible Companies, Greatest Workplaces for Diversity

In the publication's fourth annual list of America's Most Responsible Companies, we are noted as one of the top 500 public corporations that take seriously the commitment to being good corporate citizens.

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  10. Cascale Events
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    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
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    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...
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