Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Socially Responsible Investing

National Financial Awareness Day Survey: Cash is Still King with Teens When it Comes to Purchases

Teens may love technology, but most still rely on cash when it comes to purchases and getting money from mom and dad. In fact, 80 percent of teens who receive money from parents or caregivers say it is in the form of cash and 75 percent of teens say they have made purchases in cash. Despite this, budgeting apps are gaining in popularity.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Comcast Announces Initiative With Dell Technologies to Help Close Digital Divide

Companies to give thousands of free laptops to low-income students and seniors; Dell Technologies also to fund computer lab upgrades at nonprofits across the United States.

Education & Workforce Development

Rewarding Creative Leadership in Schools Through Crayola Program

In 2018, Crayola partnered with the National Association of Elementary School Principals to present its ninth annual grant awards program, Champion Creatively Alive Children.

Corporate Responsibility

What It’s Like to Be the Custodian of Johnson & Johnson's Over 130-Year History

Not all companies have a Chief Historian. Then again, not all companies have such a long, rich heritage of innovation. Margaret Gurowitz explains the highlights—and delights—of her unique job.

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Awards More Than $103,000 in Grants for Workforce Education, Training in Indiana

Duke Energy has awarded grants totaling $103,397 to six Indiana organizations to promote workforce development and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education opportunities.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Viacom's Marva Smalls on Leading With Diversity

Marva Smalls is something of a corporate politician for diversity. She spends her time crafting and implementing Viacom’s diversity policies and advocating for a culture of inclusion and belonging for all employees.

AI & Technology

HP’s Christoph Schell Dreams in 3D

Any parent whose child needs orthodontia knows that there are two kinds of pain that come with the traditional teeth straightening process. There’s the unavoidable pain of moving canines and cuspids, and then there’s the financial pain of paying for it.

Energy & Infrastructure

Green City Growers Names Christopher Grallert as Company President

Green City Growers (GCG) has announced the promotion of Christopher Grallert to the position of Company President.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How a Long-lost Holiday Photo Became a Symbol of a New China

In the new film "China Lost and Found," the subject of a photo discovers he's become the famous face of a particular moment in China's history.

Energy & Infrastructure

Ecocentricity Blog: The Energy-Water Collision

Water is often too hot on first pass as coolant in energy production. Another challenge is droughts; the kind predicted to be more frequent as the climate changes. #energywaternexus #climatechange

Energy & Infrastructure

Coming Soon from CBRE…The Place Makers – Episode 3

Across Asia Pacific, Architects, Developers and Investors are creatively answering the challenges of urbanization and population growth by creating spaces that people are happier living and working in.

Philanthropy

Unique Back-to-School Campaign Expands reach of LG’s ‘Life’s Good: Experience Happiness’ Initiative

With the 2019-20 school year beginning across the country, LG Electronics USA is expanding its “Life’s Good: Experience Happiness” initiative to more schools exposing a broader audience to the scientific principles that lead to happiness.

Awards & Rankings

Tetra Tech Receives Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award

Esri, a global market leader in GIS software, recognized Tetra Tech with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the 2019 Esri User Conference held on July 10th in San Diego, California.

Socially Responsible Investing

Fifth Third Bancorp Introduces New Investment Banking Capabilities for Renewable Energy Industry

Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) announced today that Fifth Third Securities Inc. has hired Timothy Beach, Ari Citrin and Oliver Janssen as managing directors to lead its new Renewable Energy Investment Banking Group.

Events

Reporting19: New Speakers, New Sessions – Exciting New Updates

Ethical Corporation have just published the newly updated brochure for this year’s market-leading Sustainability Reporting and Communications Summit (16-17 Oct, Amsterdam)

Energy & Infrastructure

GM Partners With Qmerit to Create a More Accessible At-Home Charging Solution

GM recently announced a partnership with Qmerit to enable electric vehicle owners to more easily find and obtain quotes from pre-approved EV charging station installers. The partnership will give Chevrolet EV owners a seamless way to find electricians to install the charging equipment, making charging their EV an easy part of their daily routine.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Reinventing Banana Production in Ecuador

Philanthropy

Volunteers Help Build Homes for Low-income Veterans

Neither thieves nor triple-digit temperatures could deter Southern California Edison employees and volunteers from their mission to help house veterans.

Corporate Responsibility

Sappi Collaborates With University of Maine on Innovative Paper Applications

New devices made from patterned release paper— for use in biotechnical applications—were included as one of five discoveries showcased at the University of Maine earlier this year, as part of their Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program. The innovative devices were developed in partnership with Sappi’s Westbrook Technology Center.

Philanthropy

ON Semiconductor Sponsors IEEE Empower a Billion Lives Competition

ON Semiconductor, energy efficient innovations, announced a sponsorship to IEEE Empower a Billion Lives (EBL), an interdisciplinary, biennial global competition to identify and promote innovative solutions to energy poverty.

Awards & Rankings

North Carolina Student Leaders Recognized by Congress for Goalsetting and Volunteer Efforts

Smithfield has been involved with The Congressional Award since 2015, and returns this year as the Title Sponsor of the 2019 North Carolina Congressional Award Ceremony.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Weekend Honors Detroit Stars and Legacy of African Americans in Detroit Baseball History

The Detroit Tigers Negro Leagues Weekend, a celebration that pays homage to the prominent legacy of African Americans in the game of baseball, took place August 7-9 at Comerica Park during a weekend series against the Kansas City Royals.

Corporate Responsibility

Watch Recorded Webinar: Evolving Your Preferred NPO Strategy for More Employee Choice

Over $5 Billion is raised through workplace giving annually. But today’s workforce has evolved to expect more options and transparency from corporate giving programs.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Duke Energy Invests More Than $150,000 in South Carolina Programs That Will Build Diverse, Talented Workforce

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded more than $150,000 in grants to four South Carolina organizations to fund strategic initiatives that will help enhance and diversify the energy industry’s workforce of tomorrow.

Philanthropy

Take Your GivingTuesday Plans to the Next Level Using Pro Bono Support

Taproot Foundation is excited to share our newly released GivingTuesday pro bono toolkit, designed to help your organization accomplish more through your fundraising efforts.

Latest Campaigns

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

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...

Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility

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...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

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...

GoDaddy Global Stakeholder Impact News & Reports

GoDaddy is committed to embedding sustainable practices across our business. Our approach focuses on creating long-term value for our customers...

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...

Heritage

For more than 160 years, Bacardi has been a family-owned company guided by its heritage. From the revolutionary introduction of BACARDÍ rum, the birth...

Titanium Technologies

Chemours’ Titanium Technologies (TT) business is a leading, global provider of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment used in coatings, plastics, and...