Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Challenge of Greenwashing: An International Regulatory Overview (2025)

KPMG

Research, Reports & Publications

Meet ISO 22716, the Gold Standard in Global Manufacturing: Mary Kay Certified for Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices

Mary Kay

Health & Healthcare

Early Diagnosis and Local Solutions Are Critical To Combat Lung Cancer

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Innovation & Technology

Southwire Announces Strategic Investment in Verdigris

Southwire

Environment

Making the Most of Your Water Risk Assessment

Antea Group

Events, Media & Communications

From Pitch to Possibilities: Leveraging Sports to Create Economic Mobility

Comcast

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Launches National Challenge to Uncover Innovative Housing Solutions

Wells Fargo & Company

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi Recognized With Climate Performance Award From ClimateWork Maine

Sappi North America

Featured Brands

Jacksonville Military Moms Receive Surprise Gifts at Golf‑Inspired Operation Shower

Days before The PLAYERS Championship kicked off at TPC Sawgrass, 40 military moms and moms-to-be gathered with their loved ones inside Patriot’s Outpost for a special event.

Mastercard: Bottling the Creative Process: A Woman Founder’s AI-Powered Approach to Innovation

Catalina Banuleasa knows that most exciting new products aren’t born from sheer luck. As an entrepreneur who’s developed products for some of the world’s most innovative companies, she’s learned that “lightning bolt ideas” typically happen when you lay the groundwork for them.

Triple Pundit: Camden Healthcare Workers Confront the Barriers Holding Back Their Neighbors’ Health

The Healthy Neighbor program, led by healthcare provider Virtua Health and supported by global medical technology company Medtronic and Medtronic LABS, recognizes that health goes beyond medicine and visits to the doctor.

2025 JA Americas Company of the Year Celebrates the Spirit of Possibility

For three unforgettable days at the Junior Achievement (JA) Americas Company of the Year (COY) competition, the spirit of possibility took hold of Rio de Janeiro.

The Challenge of Greenwashing: An International Regulatory Overview (2025)

Regulatory frameworks for sustainability are shifting, shaped by geopolitical volatility, economic uncertainty and growing public demand for transparency. Jurisdictions are responding in kind with diverging approaches.

From Pitch to Possibilities: Leveraging Sports to Create Economic Mobility

On February 12, at the Kia Forum, seven Los Angeles-based entrepreneurs took center court at the NBA Foundation’s 2026 All-Star Pitch Competition.

Wells Fargo Launches National Challenge to Uncover Innovative Housing Solutions

Wells Fargo launched the 2026 Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, a nationwide challenge to uncover scalable, innovative housing solutions designed to help more people find homes across the country. Managed by Enterprise Community Partners, the challenge awards $10 mill

FedEx Invests in HBCU Pathways Through $2 Million Commitment

FedEx has deepened its long-standing support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities with a four-year, $500,000 commitment to the business schools of Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, and LeMoyne‑Owen College.

Carnival Corporation Expands Shore Power Commitment

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, is advancing its commitment to shore power infrastructure as construction progresses on a major electrification project in Whittier, Alaska, roughly 90 minutes southeast of Anchorage.

Asset Recycling as a Strategic Enabler

KPMG in Singapore worked with the World Bank Group to develop The Asset Recycling Handbook, a roadmap for monetizing existing infrastructure assets and reinvesting the proceeds into new projects to unlock capital and support further sustainable infrastructure development.

Recent Alerts

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Lenovo Showcases Circularity at World Circular Economy Forum 2024

Lenovo returned to this year’s World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) in Brussels, Belgium, showcasing its commitments to the circular economy and its position as a committed, long-term player in the space.

Diversity & Inclusion

LA City Recreation and Parks PlayLA, U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), LA Galaxy, Dignity Health and Anthem to Host PlayLA Adaptive Sports Blind Soccer Experience for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Students

The LA Galaxy in partnership with LA City Recreation and Parks PlayLA Youth Adaptive Sports Program, U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), Dignity Health and Anthem will host the second annual PlayLA Adaptive Sports Blind Soccer Experience at Galaxy Park.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cole’s Victory Lap Created To Help Fight Pediatric Cancer

A story both heart-wrenching and inspiring, Cole's Victory Lap is a charitable endeavor aimed at bringing comfort and joy to families facing childhood neuroblastoma.

Education

How Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Improved Its Educators’ Job Satisfaction and Career Trajectories

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools began in 2014 to help bridge barriers to digital inclusion.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Subaru’s Former CEO Left a Lasting Impact of Important Change

Doll touched the lives of Subaru employees, past and present, showing grace, confidence, compassion and appreciation in ways that elicit respect and changed the way the CEO role is viewed in the workplace.

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy 2023 Sustainability Report: Our Employees | Our People-Centered Strategy

Diverse representation not only makes GoDaddy a better place to work, but it also makes us more innovative, creative, and competitive. Our employees’ different viewpoints and life experiences help us improve our products and reach more people.

Research, Reports & Publications

IRS Launches Second Allocation Round for Section 48C Advanced Energy Project Credits

On April 29, 2024, the IRS published Notice 2024-36, which provided further guidance and clarifications on the procedures for allocating credits under the section 48C qualifying advanced energy project credit program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Driving Change: Discover How NRG is Building a Culture of Learning and Growth

Culture in Focus is a series highlighting the people and culture that make us who we are. As we continue to advance, we understand the importance of not only sharing our journey, but also the values that drive us.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Our Military Spouses at Comcast NBCUniversal

At Comcast NBCUniversal, we recognize that military service is a commitment made by entire families, not just those in uniform.

Energy

Pepco’s Harvard Substation Upgrade: Improving Reliability and Enhancing Community Well-being

Our Pepco teams recently achieved a significant milestone in the Capital Grid project with the successful upgrade and energization of Pepco’s Harvard substation.

Diversity & Inclusion

New Initiative Designed To Develop Bilingual Mortgage Loan Officers

As a native Spanish speaker who was born in Ecuador and came with her family to the United States when she was two months old, Mayra Riera said she has long had a desire to help people in the Hispanic community and found that working in banking was a great way to do it.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Crown Holdings Supports Europe’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation

With six weeks to go before the European Elections, MEPs have had a busy week in Strasbourg, with many texts on the agenda for the final plenary session of the legislature (2019-2024) !

Sustainable Development Goals

From Archipelago To Anchor: Building a Greener Maritime Industry

As the world celebrates World Ocean Day 2024, Indonesia takes center stage for its pioneering efforts towards sustainable shipping.

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch Studies Feasibility of Green Hydrogen, Infrastructure Development to Advance Energy Transition in Malaysia

Black & Veatch, a global leader in critical infrastructure solutions, will study green hydrogen commercialization pathways as part of efforts to realize Malaysia’s low-carbon energy ambitions.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Southwire Canada Recognized as a Great Place to Work® for Fourth Consecutive Year

Southwire Canada is thrilled to announce that it has been certified as a Great Place to Work® for the fourth consecutive year.

Research, Reports & Publications

Kinross Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

Kinross Gold is pleased to announce the publication of its 2023 Sustainability Report, providing a fulsome summary of the Company’s progress over the past year in furthering its sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.

Innovation & Technology

Cascale, Worldly Stress Need for Ingrained Data Intelligence on GFS Mainstage

Last month, Jeremy Lardeau, senior vice president of the Higg Index at Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, joined a panel at the Global Fashion Summit, in Copenhagen.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Operation HOPE Launches ‘UPLIFT Denver’ to Empower Residents With Free Financial Literacy Programs

Operation HOPE, in collaboration with U.S. Bank and KeyBank, announces the launch of “UPLIFT Denver,” a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing financial literacy and fostering economic empowerment within the Denver community. The event will take place on June 6, 2024.

Health & Healthcare

Cherishing Every Moment With Beads of Courage

Charlie’s smile was timid as her mother gingerly pulled the small patient wagon in which she sat into the room, the two having ventured downstairs on this recent Thursday afternoon to visit the Celebration of Courage Event sponsored by Aflac and Beads of Courage.

Sustainable Development Goals

KFC’s Recipe for Cutting Restaurant Emissions by 46%

New and existing KFC franchisees are being asked to follow the company’s stricter guidance for slashing their carbon footprint, through its Building Green initiative, a plan developed by KFC’s development and sustainability teams.

Research, Reports & Publications

Kimberly-Clark Reports Progress Toward 2030 Sustainability Goals

Kimberly-Clark today published its annual sustainability report, including an update on the company's progress toward its 2030 sustainability goals and a new ambition to be 100% Natural Forest Free across its portfolio beyond 2030.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Preserving Fertility in the Face of a Cancer Diagnosis

Gilead partners with various organizations that support people living with breast cancer. One such organization, the Young Survival Coalition (YSC), recognizes the unique needs of people of childbearing age and works with patients under 40.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Atlantic City Electric Volunteers Help Save Turtles

We worked with the Wetlands Institute to repair fencing along Stone Harbor Boulevard to help keep nesting diamondback terrapins safe from traffic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Focused Giving Can Unlock Billions and Catapult Women's Wealth

The potential to create substantial wealth for women through strategic donations remains largely untapped. To truly enhance the effectiveness of donations, corporate donors must partner with recipient organizations to measure and report the ROI of their programmes.

Social Impact & Volunteering

World Environment Day Spotlight: PepsiCo Volunteers Plant Seeds of Change in South LA

Frito-Lay employees volunteered with PepsiCo Positive, in South Los Angeles, in an effort to foster community engagement and environmental sustainability.

Latest Campaigns

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

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...

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...

Housing affordability

We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

FedEx | Empowering Entrepreneurs

Advancing women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world. Small to mid-sized businesses power their local economies and...

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

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...

Collective Action

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