Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Awards & Rankings

3M and Discovery Education Announce ‘Improving Lives Award’: Nominate Your Favorite 3M Young Scientist Challenge Finalist

3M and Discovery Education, today announced the opening of its inaugural Improving Lives Award as part of the annual 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist).

Inclusion & Opportunity

Stepping Up the Fight Against Discrimination

The Equality Michigan Fall Reception honored Whirlpool Corp. employees Laura Goos and Greg Fulmer, who were instrumental in expanding the city of St. Joseph’s non-discrimination ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity protections.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Sysco Helps Feed the Hungry While Reducing Seafood Waste

Trinity Seafood, a Sysco specialty seafood company based in New Jersey, recently partnered with local food banks and fishermen to pilot the New Jersey Seafood Gleaning program.

Education & Workforce Development

LA Galaxy Foundation Hosts Second Annual LA Galaxy High School Girls’ Summit Presented by Southern New Hampshire University

AEG’s LA Galaxy Foundation recently welcomed 80 high school female athletes to attend the second annual LA Galaxy High School Girls’ Summit presented by Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Education & Workforce Development

Leaders and Achievers Scholarships Now Open

Since 2001, Comcast NBCUniversal has awarded more than $33 million in scholarships to approximately 30,000 students to help them pursue higher education.

Media & Communications

Fashion, Style, Brand and Sustainability Are Today’s Coupling Terms Now for a Growing Number of Consumers…

What are you wearing? Is it fashionable? Stylish? And sustainable (as a product you want or need)? Sustainably and responsibly produced?

Awards & Rankings

Merck Receives National Business Group on Health’s Top Honor for Best Employer: Excellence in Health and Wellbeing

We are honored to receive the National Business Group on Health's (NBGH) Platinum award for 2019 Best Employer: Excellence in Health and Wellbeing. NBGH's Best Employers list includes 50 companies that have the best workforce and employee wellbeing organizational initiatives in the nation; Merck is one of 19 Platinum-rated companies.

Environment

Slow and Steady Wins the Contractor Safety Race

Read our blog to see where your organization stands on contractor safety and how you can implement a strong program despite obstacles you may face.

Socially Responsible Investing

Whole Planet Foundation Launches Annual Poverty Is Unnecessary Project

This October, Whole Planet Foundation celebrates its global impact on poverty and the partners who further its mission.

AI & Technology

Information Technology (IT) Industry Benchmark Infographic

Understanding how peer Information Technology companies are performing or managing their CSR programs can be useful to ensure you are on the right path for success.

Education & Workforce Development

Vending Machines That Dispense Books: A Creative Solution to the 'Summer Slide'

This summer, JetBlue placed free book vending machines in areas identified as “book deserts” in every New York City borough including two in Queens.

Volunteering & Community

How Clean Slates Inspire Comebacks

For the nearly 20 million Americans convicted of a felony, moving forward in life – securing housing, going to school, getting a job – can seem impossible.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Supporting Rural Communities on International Day of Rural Women and Beyond

Today on International Day of Rural Women, Pfizer is reflecting on its work with partners – including CARE, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children and World Vision – to strengthen health systems and empower women in rural areas.

Research & Reports

RMI and GRI Launch Responsible Mineral Reporting Toolkit

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), an Initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), have launched a toolkit to advance reporting on sourcing minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

Research & Reports

WBCSD Commends CLP on Sustainability Governance

The CLP Group demonstrated good sustainability governance practices in its most recent Sustainability Report, according to this year’s edition of Reporting matters – WBCSD’s annual review of member company sustainability reports.

Energy & Infrastructure

There Are Vampires Among Us

Ghouls, goblins and other scary creatures roam our neighborhoods on Halloween. But there are other scary creatures – vampire devices – secretly sucking energy from our homes.

Volunteering & Community

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 32: Rachel Hutchisson, Blackbaud

In celebration of bbcon 2019 this week, the Pro Bono Perspectives podcast is revisiting host Danielle Holly's conversation with Blackbaud Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy Rachel Hutchisson.

Inclusion & Opportunity

UPS Receives The Executive Leadership Council’s 2019 Corporate Award for Support of Black Executives and Diversity & Inclusion

UPS has been recognized with the 2019 Corporate Award by The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the preeminent membership organization focused on the development of global black leaders.

Philanthropy

International Day of the Girl Partnership Aims to Empower 10 Million Students and Teachers

To mark today’s International Day of the Girl, HP and the nonprofit Girl Rising announced a new initiative leveraging the tech giant’s technology solutions for schools and Girl Rising’s youth empowerment curriculum.

Inclusion & Opportunity

“It Was Important for Me to Not Hide This Part of My Identity.”

When I came to work at Intel, the company was offering insurance to same-sex couples for the first time. It was empowering, it was revolutionary, and it helped me make the decision to be open and honest from that point forward.

Volunteering & Community

How To Increase Employee Participation with Volunteer Programs

One of the greatest benefits of having a corporate volunteer program is that it engages the workforce by providing a meaningful and valuable experience that gives back to the world.

Volunteering & Community

Taproot Foundation Celebrates the Community of Pro Bono This Pro Bono Week 2019

The pro bono movement is an ecosystem, a true community supporting a community.

Volunteering & Community

Celebrating Boston Children’s Hospital’s Birthday with The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

Boston Children’s Hospital, which continues to be recognized as the leading pediatric hospital in the U.S., recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. Employee volunteers from Alexion took part in the celebration...

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

From Farm to Table: FPT Industrial and Eataly Tell the Story of the Food Chain

Eataly & FPT Industrial, the CNH Industrial brand dedicated to the development, production & sale of powertrains, have signed a 3-year partnership recounting the food chain that gets products of Italian excellence from farm to shelves, & to our table

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People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

License to Operate

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

LATAM Growth

DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...

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...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

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...

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...

Truist Championship

The Truist Championship has been an official PGA TOUR event since 2003, contested annually at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of...