Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology

Cummins Receives Grant to Develop Critical Technology for EVs

Cummins wants to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 by offering customers a variety of power platforms so they can choose the technology that best works for their sustainability goals.

Events, Media & Communications

Climate Action and Business Leadership in Georgia: Virtual Launch Event

What do Anthem, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, Google, and UPS have in common? They're all founding members of the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact; a unique state-centered initiative focused on galvanizing climate action in Georgia.

Health & Healthcare

Calling on All Companies to Step Up for Better Nutrition

A joint call to action by the Nutrition for Growth Summit’s Business Constituency Group comprised of The Consumer Goods Forum, WBCSD, International Food and Beverage Alliance, Food Industry Asia, and Nutrition Japan Public Private Platform, supported by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the Access to Nutrition Initiative.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third's Latino Business Resource Groups Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Fifth Third Bank actively promotes inclusion and diversity through 65 regional business resource groups overseen by inclusion councils in each of the Bank’s 13 regions and through eight virtual Enterprise Business Resource Groups led by Enterprise committee executives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Truist Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

In a world where, on average, 1 in 4 people live with a disability, Truist offers an inclusive environment for our differently-abled teammates and clients, including those caring for loved ones with disabilities.

Events, Media & Communications

LA Galaxy Unveil Mural Honoring Landon Donovan at Bonita Street STEAM Academy in Carson, Calif.

On Sunday, Oct. 3, AEG’s LA Galaxy completed of its latest school beautification project at Bonita Street STEAM Academy in Carson, Calif. with a mural honoring LA Galaxy legend, Landon Donovan.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health Announces Five Winners of the Inaugural Innovation Awards

Morgan Stanley today announced the five winners of the inaugural Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards, its nationwide call to support transformative solutions that address adverse mental health outcomes for children and young people across the U.S. The program will award the finalists a total of $500,000 in grants to help scale their solutions, and provide consultation and a showcase opportunity on November 11.

Environment

Nature-Based Solutions: One Remedy for Two Ills

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SAIC Announces New Industry-Leading Employee Benefits for 2022

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) today announced a new array of expanded and additional employee benefits for calendar year 2022

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Reducing Health Inequities While Expanding the Pipeline to Create a More Diverse Health Care Workforce

The American Heart Association, through a significant commitment from Quest Diagnostics, announced an expansion of key initiatives to reduce health inequities in vulnerable communities while increasing the ranks of diverse health care professionals.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Engineer Celebrates Brazilian Engineer Alberto Santos-Dumont During Hispanic Heritage Month

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 2021, Keysight Technologies employees share how Hispanic engineering contributions have inspired them in their careers. Here’s a look at who inspired solutions marketing engineer Beatriz Sousa.

Energy

An Energy Efficiency Day Challenge

What is the one thing you can do to help in the fight against climate change? It’s as easy as changing a light bulb.

Health & Healthcare

"Pharmacogenomics Saved My Life"

“My family won the genetic bipolar lottery,” says Mehri Coulter, 36, of Boise, Idaho. “My great-grandma, grandma, mom, sister, and nephew had or have bipolar.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chiwuike Owunwanne Joins KeyBank As Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for Buffalo and Rochester

KeyBank announced that Chiwuike "Chi-Chi" Owunwanne has been named Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for its Buffalo and Rochester markets. Owunwanne takes over for Kawanza Humphrey who recently left KeyBank to pursue an opportunity out of state.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

More Than a Bike Ride

The Birmingham Bike Brigade kicked off at the Regions Center and included the presentation of a $10,000 grant to Redemptive Cycles, to help the organization’s Earn-a-Bike program to support people experiencing homelessness or financial hardship.

Environment

Accelerating Decarbonization of the World's Digital Infrastructure

VMware believes that we can help accelerate the global transition to a zero-carbon economy through solution innovation that enables a sustainable digital infrastructure for our customers.

Research, Reports & Publications

Study: Trees Have a $31.5 Billion Impact on Home Values

A university report sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation shows trees make homes more valuable while offering billions-worth of other economic benefits.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leading Businesses Sign Fairtrade Pledge to Support 1.8 Million Farmers Calling for Climate Justice

Ben & Jerry’s, Tony’s Chocolonely, and UK retailers Co-op, M&S and Waitrose, are among a group of Fairtrade business partners worldwide pledging to support Fairtrade farmers

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Honors Kohler Co. With 2021 WaterSense® Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today honors Kohler Co. with a 2021 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award – the seventh such award for the company – for its efforts in 2020 to help consumers and businesses conserve water.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Plants and Donates Sweet Corn to Great Plains Food Bank

For the third consecutive year CNH Industrial employees in Fargo planted a two-acre plot of sweet corn and donated all proceeds from its Corn Picking Fest to the Great Plains Food Bank in North Dakota.

Education

Managing Forests With Climate Change in Mind

When Chris Martland analyzes a landowner’s forest to develop a management plan, he has a number of issues to consider—the landowner’s goals

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Receives IT Industry's Highest Overall Score in 2021 Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index

Lenovo Group recently announced that it has received its highest-ever rating and the best overall industry score for the IT industry from the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index, reaching an AA+ rating for the first time.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “A Foundation for Action”

The rise of COVID-19 has not only brought the relationship between buildings and infectious disease into the spotlight, it has also highlighted the complicated process of translating research to real-world practice, guidance and standards.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Gender Stereotypes, Social Media and Confidence Challenges Holding Teen Girls Back

The organization that executed the country’s largest survey of teen girls is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the release of a groundbreaking new book, Girls Without Limits: Helping Girls Succeed in Relationships, Academics, Careers and Life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Goes Red with the American Heart Association

Entergy was proud to sponsor the American Heart Association’s STEM Goes Red digital event encouraging young women to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Antea Group Webinars and Events
    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...
  2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  3. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  4. Technology & Engineering Education
    We aim to inspire and cultivate the next generation of engineers and inventors by supporting organizations that foster innovation in education...
  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. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  7. People
    Empowering Team Members, focusing on safety, and strengthening our communities.
  8. 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...
  9. Southwire 2024 Sustainability Report
    Southwire was founded in 1950 with the goal of bringing electric light to people who needed it. In 2025, as we celebrate the 75-year history of our...
  10. Special Economic Zones
    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  11. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    At Franklin Templeton, we are proud of our commitment to communities where we live and work. Each year, we engage with hundreds of organizations...
  12. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  13. 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...
  14. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  15. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...