Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Education

Edison International Awards $1.2 Million to 30 High School Seniors Pursuing STEM

Thirty high school seniors in Southern California Edison’s service area have been named 2021 Edison Scholars and will be awarded $1.2 million in scholarships by Edison International to pursue science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) studies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named One of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021

3BL Media has once again named Abbott to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, which recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ESG Performance Propels Cummins to 2021 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking

Global power leader Cummins is proud to rejoin the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. The company’s ranking on ESG Performance propelled it back on to the list, which measures sustainability performance and transparency.

Green Infrastructure

5 Questions With Suparna: Building Green

KFC's Suparna Ukey highlights KFC Building Green – a program to help Yum! Brands reduce the environmental impact its restaurants make on the planet & one of many steps its brands are taking to get the company closer to its net-zero carbon commitment.

Innovation & Technology

From Farm to Fork: How Technology Can Help Lift Smallholder Farmers Out of Poverty

The world produces enough food to feed every individual, yet almost 690 million people continue to go hungry. The irony is that many of those who are undernourished spend their days growing food for others. Smallholder farmers, who cultivate less than 5 acres of land, constitute a large portion of the world’s poor living on less than $2 a day, according to World Bank estimates.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel on 3BL's 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

Intel has ranked on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list every year since 2009 and is the only company in the Russell 1000 to have made the top 10 every year since 2012.

Environment

Keysight Technologies Commits to Net Zero Emissions by End of 2040

In addition to its operational targets, Keysight’s sustainably developed solutions and services enable its customers to meet their own climate goals.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sourcing Ahold Delhaize's First Ever Director of Sustainability & Health for Europe & Indonesia

As the food retail industry continues to change rapidly, fueled by a shift in customer behavior, preferences and market disruption, Ahold Delhaize have committed to accelerate change in five key areas – “healthy and sustainable” being one of these pillars.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Foundation to Partner With Sesame Workshop To Address Racial Justice Through $6.2 Million Grant

The newest phase of PNC Grow Up Great® and Sesame Workshop's collaboration will focus on racial justice and providing children with the foundation for kindness, fairness, and respect, in the critical early years of child development.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sappi North America Highlights Continued Commitment to Communities and Safety in 2020 Sustainability Report

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today released its 2020 Sustainability Report, illustrating Sappi's continued commitment to sustainable development.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sharper Focus on Sustainability in Sectors

A consultation has launched to gather feedback on two proposed new Standards under GRI’s Sector Program, which will increase transparency within sectors by focusing attention on the sustainability issues that matter most.

Innovation & Technology

A Vehicle Electrification Revolution

Due to advances in technology, many vehicles will offer an electric powertrain as an option or standard equipment in the future.

Innovation & Technology

These Former Video Game Designers Are Using VR at Duke Energy

While they used to work for video game studios, the artists and software engineers of Duke Energy’s XR Lab are now designing virtual reality programs to help keep their teammates safe.

Innovation & Technology

A Workplace for Tomorrow

When Gilead set out to design a new research building, the company had big aspirations. The aim was to build a space that would encourage researchers to focus on their scientific visions of tomorrow.

Research, Reports & Publications

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Operations and Supply Chain

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Bridges to Combat Asian American Violence

Chinese American Susanna Chiu, director of Energy Services at PSE&G, says the foundation of her 35-year career at the utility is problem-solving.

Innovation & Technology

Protecting Health Care Data Through Shared Responsibility for Data Security

Tetra Tech’s Nolan Morrison, who supported the implementation of the Data Guardian program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), discusses the importance of collaboration and shared responsibility for protecting personal health information.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Recognized by Forbes, Financial Times and 3BL Media for Leadership in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance

Trane Technologies plc, a global climate innovator, recently earned three prestigious rankings: Forbes ‘America’s Best Employers for Diversity’, Financial Times ‘Europe’s Climate Leaders 2021’, and 3BL Media’s ‘100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021.’

Education

Trane Technologies Commits $100 Million and 500,000 Volunteer Hours to Building Sustainable Futures for Underrepresented Populations

Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, announced today that it has launched Sustainable Futures

Research, Reports & Publications

Suzano 2020 Report: Renewing Life Inspired by Trees

Suzano is a Brazilian company and a global reference in developing sustainable and innovative solutions from renewable sources. It is the world's leading producer of eucalyptus pulp and one of Latin America’s largest paper producers, the corporation, through its products, plays a part in the lives of over two billion people.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wells Fargo Recognized Among the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media

Wells Fargo is excited to work with others on 3BL Media’s list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens to create lasting change in our communities and continue our commitment to ESG.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IWBI Launches WELL Homes Advisory to Extend into Single-Family Home Market

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced the launch of its new WELL Homes Advisory to guide IWBI in expanding its evidence-based, third-party verified WELL offerings to address the design and construction of homes worldwide.

Health & Healthcare

Mobile Mindfulness: The Future of Mental Health

Through discussions with health experts and a T‑Mobile employee using the company’s digital well‑being benefits, we take a closer look at how the evolution of mental health tools are providing more viable options for so many people in need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Four Steps Organizations Can Take On Decarbonization Now

Here in the U.S., the public sector has set ambitious decarbonization goals, including recommitting to the Paris Agreement and outlining the Biden-Harris Climate Plan.

Environment

The Path to Zero-Waste Across South America

Fabio Belasco, Health and Safety specialist for CNH Industrial in Brazil, is a man on a mission. The goal? To achieve zero-waste at all of the Company’s manufacturing plants right across the country.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
  2. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  3. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. 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...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  8. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  9. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  10. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  11. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
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    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
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    Come learn from Antea Group experts on a variety of topics. We produce webinars monthly and attend events regularly to keep in touch with current and...