Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Education

Rockwell Automation's Advanced Tech Lead and UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Discuss Value of Corporate-University Partnerships

Dave Vasko, senior director of Advanced Technologies for Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), was a guest on the December edition of WUWM FM 89.7’s Chancellor’s Report featuring University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Chancellor Mark Mone.

Diversity & Inclusion

Choosing My Path

Leena Elias shares her journey from graduate school, to technology consulting, to becoming a stay-at-home parent, to today, where she leads NortonLifeLock's Product Operations team – and why her learning journey will always continue.

Environment

Walmart Creates Industry First by Introducing Science-Based Targets for Supply Chain Finance Program

Working alongside HSBC and CDP, the program will help Walmart’s private brand suppliers by introducing enhanced standards, tools and capacity building to help them upskill and in turn align their operations with transparent sustainability objectives.

Education

Meet Ørsted Digital Graduate Kristin

Learn more about the opportunities the graduate programme has given her, working for a company that fits her personal ambition, collaborating across borders and cultures, and nurturing her personal and professional growth.

Diversity & Inclusion

PSEG Launches New Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, Showcases Initiatives That Drive Workplace Change and Create Readiness for Workforce of the Future

Today, PSEG reinforced its commitment to support stakeholders confront bias and promote equity with the launch of its first-ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) report.

Events, Media & Communications

Civil Society Organizations and Over 100 Governments Push for Reforms Against Authoritarianism, Corruption, and Closing Civic Space

Days after the White House Summit for Democracy, thousands in the open government community will gather for the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Seoul, Republic of Korea on December 15-17.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Latest M·A·C VIVA GLAM x Keith Haring Collection Is the Perfect Holiday Gift That Gives Back

To this day, it’s very rare for a beauty brand to donate 100 percent of the selling price from a product or collection to philanthropic causes — and yet, M·A·C Cosmetics has done exactly that for a whopping 27 years now with its VIVA GLAM campaign.

Education

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Invite High School Students to Win $30,000 in Prizes From the Trade Champions Challenge

Supporting students on their pathway to STEM success, Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education invite students to join the new Trade Champions Challenge.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Donates 1.5 Million Meals to Feeding America® This Holiday Season

“We’re grateful to everyone who joined our One Million Meals campaign and helped us provide 1.5 million meals to people in need this holiday season,” said CIT Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Gina Proia.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Principal® Employees Give Back in a Big Way During Global Impact Month

Principal® kicked off its Global Impact Month program of events this fall, asking employees to step up to give back despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Donates $150,000 to Over-The-Rhine Community Housing During Its New Downtown Cincinnati Branch Grand Opening

Today, KeyBank held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration at its newest branch in the lobby of the Great American Tower building at 301 East 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Impact of Supply Chain Sustainability: Growth, Valuation, Brand and Society

Visionary CEOs and executives recognize that sustainability isn’t an either-or scenario. Consumers, legislators and investors increasingly look to corporate businesses to serve a social purpose.

Sustainable Development Goals

AEG Breathes '15-Minute City' To Life With London's The O2

As cities from Addis Ababa to Zagreb celebrate and reflect on the United Nations' World Cities Day, the concept of a community having all of its necessities within a 15-minute walking or biking radius is captivating cities all around the world, and for good reason.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tork PaperCircle Closes the Loop for Used Paper Hand Towels at COP26

Tork PaperCircle is the world’s first circular recycling service for used paper hand towels, turning discarded waste into new tissue products.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Duke Energy Named One of North America's Top Sustainable Companies for 16th Straight Year

Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the 16th consecutive year as the company leads one of the largest clean energy transformations in the country.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Paints a Complex Picture of Americans' Health

The early effects of COVID-19 on Americans’ health and well-being have been complex and nuanced, according to the United Health Foundation’s 2021 America’s Health Rankings Annual Report.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Merck Issues $1 Billion Inaugural Sustainability Bond

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced its inaugural issuance of a $1 billion sustainability bond, which was part of an $8 billion underwritten public offering of notes that closed on Dec. 10, 2021.

Diversity & Inclusion

Accelerating Global Access

Our company is collaborating with a range of partners to enable access for patients around the world

Responsible Production & Consumption

By Sea, Land and Air: Decarbonizing Transportation and Logistics

Never before has the global supply chain had so much attention, with a spotlight often shining brightest on transportation and logistics.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Brands Named Winners in German Design Awards 2022

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) has been recognized with two “Excellent Product Design Winner” distinctions for its STEYR and IVECO brand products in the German Design Awards, the premier award of the German Design Council (est. 1953).

Innovation & Technology

Building a Better Safety Net for Small Businesses

Research out of the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in. St. Louis found that small business owners were in fact two to three times more likely to have a personal financial hardship in the last two years.

Health & Healthcare

Built Environment Research: How We Study the Great Indoors

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Give a Gift that Gives Back to Microentrepreneurs this Holiday Season

These like-minded companies are donating a portion of their sales in Whole Foods Market stores from December 1-31 to Whole Planet Foundation

Diversity & Inclusion

Prove Your Purpose: Bank of America Invests in Indigenous Communities

Today, we examine how one company is making efforts toward amending these historic and persistent inequities to invest in Indigenous communities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

American Express Expands Partnership with Nova Credit to Help Extend Credit to More Newcomers to the U.S.

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced today, in partnership with Nova Credit, that it has expanded credit access to people from Brazil, Dominican Republic, Kenya and Nigeria who have moved to the United States.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  7. 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...
  8. Goals That Inspire: Positive Social Impact
    Through our Goals That Inspire we strive to make a positive difference in our communities by relying on our ability to understand their needs and then...
  9. 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...
  10. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  11. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  12. 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...
  13. Kids to College Powered by Entergy
    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...
  14. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  15. 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...