Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Schneider Electric’s Perspectives Day Asia Reframes Risk

Cascale

Environment

NFWF Announces $1.8 Million To Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West

Yum! Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bridging Clients and Teams: Meet Andjela Arsic

GoDaddy

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Invests $225,000 To Preserve Affordable Housing in Toledo’s Old South End

KeyBank

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global Reach, Local Impact

Tapestry, Inc.

Health & Healthcare

How CVS Health Supports Better Heart Health

CVS Health

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Jeff Towns: Leading With Experience, Safety, and Humanity at Blue Mountain

Covia

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SLB Recognized at the World 50 2026 Impact Awards

SLB

Featured Brands

Newsweek: Medtronic Built a Care Platform for Ghana. Now, It’s Working in New Jersey

Alexis Kayser, Healthcare Editor at Newsweek, recently connected with Geoff Martha, CEO of Medtronic, and Dennis Pullin, CEO of Virtua Health, to learn how they transformed a tactic used in Kenya, Ghana and India into a community health program in New Jersey.

Delivering History: FedEx Helps Bring Bison Latifrons to the Smithsonian

On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will help mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with the opening of Bison: Standing Strong.

NFWF Announces $1.8 Million To Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently announced nearly $1.8 million in grants to restore, improve and conserve sagebrush, mesic wet meadow and big game migratory corridor habitats in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming.

Wells Fargo Helps Drive Growth in West Charlotte With $6 Million

Wells Fargo today announced a $6 million philanthropic investment in Charlotte, North Carolina, reinforcing the company’s long‑standing commitment to the city.

What It’s Like To Grow Up With a Trach

Grace's story is a powerful look at life with a tracheostomy (trach) and the strength of a family navigating a diagnosis.

PNC Surpasses Community Benefits Plan Commitment With $119 Billion in Community Investments

Surpassing our original $88 billion commitment with $119.3 billion in capital investments, loans and philanthropic support, PNC expanded homeownership, small business growth and community revitalization initiatives in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities nationwide.

One Million Items Collected! Taco Bell® Sauce Container U.S. Recycling Program

For years, Taco Bell’s iconic hot sauce packets have been part of fans’ biggest and boldest moments, from elevating everyday meals to inspiring fashion statements and even unforgettable marriage proposals.

Ditch “Aisle Anxiety” With Guiding Stars

According to a recent survey of US adults, more than a third of respondents experience “aisle anxiety” when grocery shopping. And 39% feel “overwhelmed” by all the options. The survey also found that the average shopper spends four minutes deliberating over each item.

Connecting Across Continents With Women of Cisco Networking Academy

Through Cisco Networking Academy, millions of learners each year gain the skills and credentials they need to lead, create, and thrive in the tech industry. Here, we’re showcasing a few of Cisco Networking Academy’s inspiring women and their unique career journeys.

How a Supplemental Insurance Safety Net Can Cover Any Path While You’re Growing Up

Life is full of unexpected moments, and unique choices and conventional milestones, like getting married or starting a new job, can be bypassed or reached at different times by different people.

Recent Alerts

Environment

New Model Links Local Health Data to Building, Workplace Design Strategies

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Cincinnati 2030 District today announced the launch of an Occupant Health Guide that helps organizations prioritize healthy building design and operation strategies based on local health data.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How to Augment Your Workforce With Specialized Talent On-Demand

Finding specialists to add to a project team can be quite challenging. Talent on-demand, also known as ‘Resources-as-a-Service (RaaS)’, is an excellent way to deal with these challenges while minimizing disruption to the company.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Deployed in Iraq, Medtronic Employee Writes Special Message Home

Medtronic has a long history of supporting veteran employees; today, Medtronic actively recruits veterans for a wide variety of job openings.

Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Live adds Rio de Janeiro as a New City with Brazilian Superstars Alok, Mart'nalia, Criolo, & Liniker, in Partnership with Rock In Rio

Global Citizen, in partnership with Rock In Rio, one of the largest music and entertainment festivals in the world, with 20 editions held in Brazil, Portugal, Spain and the US, today announced Rio de Janeiro as a new city.

Green Infrastructure

Webinar: An Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Plan

Professionals in our industry, as well as the agencies we work with, are increasingly seeking ways to incorporate equity into transportation and infrastructure projects.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month

Black Philanthropy Month was established in August 2011 to inform, invest and inspire Black philanthropic leadership. During the month of August, we’re highlighting the voices of Black-led and Black-benefitting nonprofit partners.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Arnaud Thoni

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations. Learn how these practitioners and their companies are addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change, and what inspires each of them to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector and collectively, overall.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

6 Ways to Make Your Money More Sustainable

Making the right financial decisions, from your mortgage right down to your pension provider, could accelerate a lower carbon footprint, but it’s vital to be absolutely certain that it is making the right difference.

Health & Healthcare

Wellness Tips for Cancer Patients

The cancer experience can be highly emotional. However, prioritizing self-care may help cancer patients cope throughout their journeys.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Dow Partners With THE MOST to Provide Solutions for the Multicultural Textured Hair Care Market

Dow recently announced it will collaborate with THE MOST, a start-up company specializing in textured hair care solutions, to better understand and address the needs of the underserved multicultural textured hair care market.

Diversity & Inclusion

6 Ways to Support Your LGBTQ Employees to Foster Inclusion in the Workplace

Most leaders want to create welcoming workplaces where LGBTQ employees can feel comfortable and accepted. But employers who talk about equality without offering inclusive benefits to all employees aren’t doing everything they can to support the LGBTQ community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ScottsMiracle-Gro Associate Grows the City That He Loves

In the spring of 2010, our company hosted the first Give Back To Gro volunteer event in the Westbury community of Houston. Our associates transformed this historic neighborhood by installing 50 new garden beds to help feed local residents.

Environment

WWD: The Beauty of Recycling

The cosmetics industry produces a staggering 120 billion units of plastic-containing packaging annually. Therefore, M·A·C Cosmetics created Back-to- M·A·C – a take-back program intended to reduce the environmental impact of its packaging.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Griffith Foods India Middle East Recognized for Leadership During Times of Crisis

Congratulate Dhiren Kanwar and the Griffith Foods India Middle East (IME) leadership team for being recognized by Great Place to Work® Institute (India) as one of India’s Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CSRHub Adds Act Analytics' Real-Time ESG Scores to Platform

Act Analytics and CSRHub today announced the Act Analytics Natural Language Processing (NLP) ESG scores are being incorporated into CSRHub’s aggregate ratings platform.

Environment

Mohawk Group Bringing The Waterways Project to Environments for Aging Expo & Conference

Mohawk Group is bringing its latest initiative, The Waterways Project, to the upcoming Environments for Aging Expo & Conference (EFA) in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cummins is Poised and Ready for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Education

Intel Launches AI for Workforce Program for Students in 18 Community Colleges

What’s New: Intel is announcing a major expansion of its Intel® AI for Workforce Program to help educate the next generation of U.S. technologists, engineers and inventors

Innovation & Technology

How Dr. Lola Awoniyi-Oteri Optimizes 5G Through Power Savings and Mobility Management Inventions

5G’s ability to connect millions of cellular-enabled devices for countless applications doesn’t just pop into existence overnight. Transmitting data through high radio frequency bands requires precise calculations about energy and positioning

Education

Trane® Announces Trane Technician of the Future Scholarship Recipients

Trane® by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, is proud to announce the recipients of the Trane Technician of the Future Scholarship for 2021.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

GM, National Business League, Comerica Bank and Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Partner on Black Technical Assistance Initiative

General Motors, the National Business League, and Comerica Bank have partnered with Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) on a program designed to address the systemic impact of COVID-19 on Black-owned small businesses in Detroit.

Events, Media & Communications

The Evolution of International Paper's Community Engagement

Don't miss episode three of Impact Empowered, where you can catch a glimpse of how we approach employee engagement and sustainability!

Research, Reports & Publications

ESG Report Details Sands' Community Support Efforts

We hold a foundational commitment to corporate responsibility and transparency in our operations. With the release of the 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, we’re demonstrating the fruits of that commitment.

Research, Reports & Publications

Future of ESG Part 2: Transparency, Disclosure, and Communications

In Schneider Electric’s 2020 Corporate Energy & Sustainability research, 70% of companies reported that they set energy or sustainability targets and announced them publicly

Diversity & Inclusion

Teresa White Reflects on Ways Aflac Has Let Actions Speak Louder Than Words in the Continued Fight for Fairness

Teresa White, President of Aflac US, reflects on ways Aflac has let our actions speak louder than our words by developing sustainable, strategic solutions over the past year in our continued fight for fairness.

Latest Campaigns

License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

Subaru Share the Love® Event

Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...

Employee and Community Engagement

At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

Putting 'H' (Humanity and Health) Into ESG

Putting 'H' (Humanity and Health) Into ESG

Halo Awards

The Halo Awards are the social impact sector’s longest-running recognition of excellence in corporate–nonprofit partnerships. For more than two...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Key Supports Affordable Housing

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...

SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights

Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...

Enriching Women's Lives

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...