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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Eye on Innovation Award Recognizes Creative Use of Technology

Comerica was selected as a finalist for Gartner’s prestigious Eye on Innovation Award for our use of Virtual Reality technology in Financial Services.

Energy

Solar Flowers Bloom in Communities

To earn Petal certification from the Living Product Challenge, products must have a net-positive impact on the planet and its inhabitants.

Environment

Most Useful Mobile Apps for EHS Managers

Save yourself time, stress and money! Antea Group’s put together a list of apps that we like (and use) to make EHS management a little easier.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

14-Year-Old Named America’s Top Young Scientist

3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd), have named 14-year-old Kara Fan from San Diego, California, the winner of the 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist).

Responsible Production & Consumption

How Hallmark Empowers Workers of Overseas Suppliers

See in this impactful video how the company has launched two programs – HERproject and Family Friendly spaces – that have served to empower female workers while also strengthening the bond with their children

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Brad MacAfee Named Responsible CEO of the Year: Brands Taking Stands™ Leadership by CR Magazine

Brad MacAfee, chief executive officer of Porter Novelli, has been named CR Magazine’s 2019 Responsible CEO of the Year: Brands Taking Stands™ Leadership.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: Real-Life Tetris

Recycling is a “last resort” circular economy practice. A bouncy chair that still works has more value as a bouncy chair than as recycled plastic and textiles.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Reporting on Responsible Mineral Sourcing

Free webinar to help companies report on responsible sourcing of minerals in their supply chains

Innovation & Technology

Stanley Black & Decker Invests in the Future of Manufacturing with Maker Month

By 2030, the company hopes to inspire 10 million “makers.” Why 10 million? That’s the number of manufacturing jobs that remain unfilled worldwide because of a lack of qualified workers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Business As Usual Will Not Save the Planet

FSG examines business' commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and offers advice for companies that are serious about addressing these challenges.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SC Johnson Partners With Molecoola to Increase Recycling in Brazil

SC Johnson today announced a partnership with reverse logistics startup Molecoola to sponsor recycling centers in São Paulo, Brazil, reinforcing the company’s commitment to recycling and sustainability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Las Vegas Sands Partners with Clean the World Foundation for The Drop by Drop Project

Las Vegas Sands launched a new water program with the global leader in WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) and sustainability Clean the World Foundation: The Drop by Drop Project to will support water programs and nonprofit organizations.

Green Infrastructure

IOC Adapts to a Changing Landscape and Streamlines Its Operations

To accompany these changes, HR policies will be adopted under an overall HR “People Management 2020” programme to foster collaboration, sustainability and flexibility, taking advantage of the move to Olympic House, the new IOC headquarters.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cybersecurity Awareness Month—Secure IT: Keep Your Digital Profile Safe

Protect against cyber threats by learning about security features available on the equipment and software you use.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hear Her Story: Q&A with Champa Akter, Sewing Superintendent at Gildan

We sat down with Champa, one of our sewing superintendents at our Dhaka factory to look back at her seventeen-year career at the Company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Sodexo is Swiping Out Hunger on Campus

As the founder and CEO of Swipe Out Hunger, I’ve spent the past nine years devoted to a cause – ensuring all college students have access to nourishing meals.

Events, Media & Communications

World Business Leaders Direct the Next Decade of Action at Europe’s Premier #RBSEU Summit

Business needs to work harder, smarter and faster to build a sustainable future. Time is simply running out.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CR Magazine’s 2019 Responsible CEO Award Finalists Honored at 3BL Forum: Brands Taking Stands™ – What’s Next

Corporate Responsibility Magazine honored its awardees for the 2019 Responsible CEO of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards at 3BL Forum: Brands Taking Stands™ – What’s Next.

Environment

Helen Mountford: The US Leaves Paris

For years, climate denialists put forth the narrative that it would cripple the US economy to sign on to international climate agreements like the Kyoto Protocol.

Environment

Major Automakers Undermine Climate Action, Ignoring Investors and Peers on Clean Vehicle Standards

General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler announced last night that they, together with the Association of Global Automakers, would side with President Trump in his effort to remove the authority of California and other states to set clean vehicle standards.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Responsible Business Alliance Receives Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons

Responsible Business Alliance Receives Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Western Pennsylvania Homeownership to Get $3.3 Million Boost

Wells Fargo and Company, NeighborWorks® America, and its network members NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania and Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT program will expand to Allegheny County this fall.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Named One of America's Best Employers for New Graduates by Forbes

CBRE Group, Inc. was named one of America’s Best Employers for New Graduates on a list recently released by Forbes. CBRE is recognized for creating an ideal environment and opening doors for new graduates.

Responsible Production & Consumption

‘Freedom Squares’ Sustainable Modular Rug Concept Launched On Kickstarter

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sears, Rebuilding Together Support Veterans with 12th Annual Heroes at Home Program

Rebuilding Together, the leading national nonprofit organization providing critical home repairs and revitalizing our communities, today announced it is teaming up for the 12th consecutive year with Sears on the retailer’s Heroes at Home initiative.

Latest Campaigns

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    This Veterans and Military Families Month, we celebrate the strength, dedication, and sacrifices of former service members and their loved ones. CACI...
  2. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  3. 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...
  4. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  8. 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...
  9. 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+...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  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. 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...
  15. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...