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Environment

Why Is Forest Biodiversity Important?

In planted forests, biodiversity plays a critical role in the health of the forest and the environment at large. This article looks at what forest biodiversity is and how forestry companies like Rayonier protect and promote biodiversity.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

In Pursuit of Purpose at Kerry Group

We invited Edmond Scanlon, CEO, and Catherine Keogh, Chief Corporate Affairs and Brand Officer, of Kerry Group to take you through each step of the process to the “center of Kerry’s soul.”

Innovation & Technology

Testing Technology To Turn Waste Into Want

We’ve partnered with LanzaTech – a leader in converting carbon wastes into ethanol – to operate the Alpine demonstration at the Advanced Energy Research Facility, a building on the grounds of the City of Edmonton’s Waste Management Centre.

Sustainable Development Goals

SCE Adds Electric Pickups and a Big Rig to Its Fleet

After recently taking delivery of 15 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks, Southern California Edison is closer to its goal of electrifying all the cars, SUVs and passenger trucks in its fleet by 2030. It has also purchased its first electric big rig to be deployed full time.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Afresh Technologies and Albertsons Companies Implement AI-Powered Platform to Help Improve Fresh Produce Inventory and Reduce Waste Going to Landfill

Afresh Technologies, the world's leading fresh food technology company, and Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) announced the completion of an enterprise rollout of the Afresh predictive ordering and inventory management platform.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Vinyl Institute To Accelerate Post-Consumer PVC Recycling With Industry-First Recycling Grant Program

VIABILITY, a first-of-its-kind, industry-wide recycling grant program aimed at accelerating post-consumer PVC recycling across the country. The grant program will make available up to $1 million in funds each year over the next three years from four PVC resin manufacturers in the

Environment

The Problem of Biodiversity Loss: How It Relates to Climate, and What the Countries of the World Are Doing About It

Humans are the primary cause of the accelerated rate of biodiversity loss around the globe. The current statistics are sobering, and the urgency we must feel to solve the problem is only heightened when you examine the links between biodiversity and our changing climate.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HBI Partners With Delivering Good To Assist With Ongoing Hurricane Ian Recovery Efforts

The storm exited quickly, yet the long-term need for essentials and support continued. In the months after the hurricane hit, HBI and partner Delivering Good provided more than 90,000 clothing items to those struggling to rebuild their lives and communities.

Innovation & Technology

World’s First 3D-Printed Fully Biobased Home, Built on GP Product

Georgia-Pacific’s wood products have been used in millions of homes, but never one quite like this. It’s being called the world’s first 100% biobased home printed on the world’s largest 3D printer, and Georgia-Pacific is proud to have played a part in the project.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding Purpose in Improving Supply Chain Worker Well-Being

Cisco’s stated purpose is to Power an Inclusive Future for All. Achieving a goal focused on better outcomes for the people who work in and with our company is a complicated effort that involves many fronts.

Environment

AB on COP27: Shifting the Global Climate-Change Debate

COP27, the latest United Nations Conference of the Parties, concluded recently with mixed results on some of the key agenda items. In our view, though, the event will be remembered more for the way it shifted the global climate-change debate.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sealed Air Global Impact Report: Investing and Collaborating To Transform

Sealed Air is driving the industry in creating circular value chains that prevent waste, enable recovery of materials, and reduce dependence on natural resources.

Social Impact & Volunteering

data.org: It’s Time To Act Boldly To Drive Data for Good

data.org today released Accelerate Aspirations: Moving Together to Achieve Systems Change, a comprehensive report on the key trends and tensions in the emerging field of data for social impact (DSI).

Energy

Global Battery Alliance Launches World’s First Battery Passport Proof of Concept

Global Battery Alliance Launches World’s First Battery Passport Proof of Concept

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sustainable Apparel Coalition To Host Planet Textiles at ITMA 2023

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is pleased to announce it will be hosting the 2023 edition of Planet Textiles at this year’s Textile & Garment Technology Exhibition (ITMA 2023), the world’s largest international textile and garment technology exhibition.

Environment

Advancing Biodiversity Restoration and Conservation Around the World

Tetra Tech incorporates science, best practices, and stakeholder needs to improve biodiversity conservation and restoration around the world.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Platform Showcases How Companies Run More Sustainably

Sustainable Business Now is a new platform that showcases how leading companies are tackling sustainability challenges. The platform, introduced by GlobeScan, Leaders on Purpose, and SAP, shares insights and replicable, scalable best practices from leading companies.

Innovation & Technology

Why 5G Fixed Wireless Access Is Integral to Bridging the Digital Divide

Roughly 37% of the world’s population has no internet access and millions more have poor connectivity.

Sustainable Development Goals

Essity’s Tork Brand Deepens Commitment to Sustainability in Higher Education

Essity, a leading health and hygiene company and maker of the Tork brand, announces its membership with the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), an association of colleges, universities, businesses, nonprofits and other organizations work

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

New Holland Straddle Tractor Concept Wins German Design Award 2023

The Straddle Tractor Concept from New Holland Agriculture, a global brand of CNH Industrial, has won the gold medal for Excellent Product Design at the German Design Awards 2023.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SAP Responsible Design and Production Helps Companies Manage Plastic Taxes in a Fragmented Environment

In the long run, SAP Responsible Design and Production can enable organizations to increase their sustainability KPI measurement and management capabilities as well as gain better visibility into material flows across all business processes.

Innovation & Technology

What You Need To Know About Digital Transformation for Government Grant Programs

The best time to embrace digital transformation for government grants and relief programs is pre-2020. The second best time is now.

Environment

How Can HR Support the Rise of the Chief Sustainability Officer?

With COP27 in full flow, Tanith Allen asks how HR can help Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) shape our future far beyond any 2050 net zero goal or report.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Women's Rights, Men at Work and More

Today we are talking about men leaving the workforce, new research about menopause, 2022 workplace trends, and the Taliban closing universities to women.

Environment

Paper and Packaging Board Highlights Sustainability Story, Dispels Deforestation Myths

For seven years and counting, Sappi continues to
be a proud sponsor of the Paper & Packaging Board’s
How Life Unfolds® campaign, which highlights our
commitment to innovative and sustainable products.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  2. 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...
  3. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  4. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  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. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  7. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  8. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  9. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  10. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...
  11. 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...
  12. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  13. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  14. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  15. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...