Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption

A  Neighbourhood  Lens  on  Food Security

When food security looks different depending on where you live, that requires a locally based solution that takes into account the unique needs of the people who live in the community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Well-Trained Workforce Is Manufacturing's Future

Stanley Black & Decker has partnered with companies like Ready Robotics and Tulip to automate repetitive tasks at several of our plants, creating dedicated programs to re-skill all of our workers who were previously doing that work.

Education

IBM is Helping Close the Opportunity Gap with P-TECH

Many leaders in education talk about closing the achievement gap, but during an economic crisis like we’re all experiencing today, it’s more about closing the opportunity gap–especially in communities like mine, where many Hispanics live.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ON Semiconductor's Lana Hall Selected for Arizona Forward's 2020-21 Emerging Sustainability Leadership Program

ON Semiconductor’s Lana Hall, senior program manager for corporate social responsibility (CSR), was selected to participate in Arizona Forward’s 2020-21 Emerging Sustainability Leaders Program.

Environment

World Environment Center Elects New Emeritus Directors

As part of an ongoing commitment to expand its thought leadership, diversity and effectiveness as a global sustainability organization, the World Environment Center’s Board of Directors has elected the following individuals as Emeritus Directors:

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bubba Wallace, Clay Campbell and Matt Kaulig Recognized as 2020 Comcast Community Champion of the Year Finalists

These NASCAR industry members continued their commitment to create positive change in 2020, while also enriching the quality of life for those around them.

Sustainable Development Goals

Managing Climate Risk

Source Global Research spoke with Nick Martin, Sustainability Practice Leader at Antea Group, in order to better understand how clients are approaching the challenge of mitigating climate risk.

Research, Reports & Publications

COVID-19 Will Continue To Test Small Businesses & Here's How To Respond

Aflac's 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report stated that 77% of consumers were more inclined to make purchases from companies committed to fighting social, economic, and environmental issues.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Virtual Event Gathers Industry Experts for Collaboration on Ethics and Sustainability in Gold and Diamond Enterprise, and Honors Anisa Kamadoli Costa With Its Award for Leadership in Responsible Practice in Jewelry

The more one travels in realms of gold and diamonds, the more one is confronted by urgent challenges. Initiatives in Art and Culture’s (IAC) 2020 international gold and diamond virtual series “All That Glitters,” has taken, as points of departure, such challenges faced at all points on the continuum.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

US School Food Leaders Form Collective to Accelerate Scratch Cooking

Whole Kids Foundation announced today that it is joining US school food leaders as a supporting partner of ScratchWorks to accelerate scratch cooking in schools.

Events, Media & Communications

OpenTable & Bacardi Bring Guests 'Back of House' and Put Diverse Hospitality Talent Front and Center

OpenTable and Bacardi are bringing culinary and mixology talent to your kitchen while providing support to the James Beard Foundation’s effort to provide financial resources for businesses that are majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals.

Energy

Canadian New Holland Agriculture Plant Reduces Energy Footprint With Solar Installation

A CNH Industrial site in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is now home to more than 1,000 solar panels. The new installation in Saskatoon is a partnership between CNH Industrial and the SES Solar Co-op.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Shareholders Award $11.3M in Charitable Contributions Year-to-Date to Help Communities Thrive

During the first three quarters of 2020, the Entergy Charitable Foundation has helped power stronger, healthier communities by awarding $11.3 million to more than 1,200 nonprofit organizations located across Entergy's service area.

Health & Healthcare

Herbalife Nutrition's Health Experts Share the Effects of Hunger and Malnutrition

Nearly 1 in 10 people in the world experience severe levels of food insecurity. Herbalife Nutrition’s health experts share the importance of ending global hunger and what you can do to support the Zero Hunger Challenge.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Cities 2020 Day of Service Event to Focus on Racial Justice and BIPOC-Led Nonprofits

Skills for Cities 2020 by Common Impact and co-host sponsor John Hancock is a national, virtual volunteer effort centered on sustaining and scaling racial justice and BIPOC-led nonprofits and translating private sector intent into action.

Research, Reports & Publications

Oceans 2050 Leads Global Effort to Quantify Seaweed Carbon Sequestration

Oceans 2050 Leads Global Effort to Quantify Seaweed Carbon Sequestration
Groundbreaking Global Study Will Deliver Evidence and Methodology to Validate and Monetize the Carbon Sequestration Impact of Ocean Farming

Environment

Medtronic: Waste Not, Want Not

While Medtronic is committed to helping healthcare systems reduce medical waste, the work starts with us. We are working to reduce waste across our operational spectrum – from research and development to manufacturing and distribution.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fulfilling My Dreams of Independence

NortonLifeLock & the NASSCOM Foundation's Cyber Security Skills Development Initiative for Women is designed to create greater employability opportunities for underprivileged female engineering graduates by equipping them with the right job skills.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Growing the Vote: How ScottsMiracle-Gro Supports Associates' Voting Rights

At ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe everyone has the potential to GroMoreGood in their communities. One way to bring about the good is by exercising our right to vote and make our voice heard.

Health & Healthcare

Dr. Eng Lim Goh Discusses the Exciting Work HPE AI is Having in Healthcare

He’s studying compounds and elements that occur in nature and their application to drug development. Using HPE’s Sentinel supercomputer, he’s researching these natural products’ efficacy against COVID-19 and sharing victories, setbacks and insights from the lab.

Education

A Week of Free Resources Connecting Students to Innovation and Resourcefulness

Where there is water, there is life, and every drop of water makes a world of difference. From drinking and hygiene to food and energy, water means survival.

Innovation & Technology

4 Ways Johnson & Johnson Is Cultivating Outside-the-Box Innovations for COVID-19

In addition to its own cadre of scientists hard at work fighting the pandemic, Johnson & Johnson also supports external researchers and entrepreneurs equally dedicated to finding solutions for the current health crisis.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Carolina García Arbeláez

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Principal Financial Group: Financial Inclusion
    Helping individuals and businesses gain access to useful financial products and services to meet their needs—from savings, credit, and insurance to...
  2. 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...
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. FedEx | Volunteer Campaigns
    Giving back is part of the FedEx culture. Team members support our charitable investments and local community needs by dedicating their time where...
  5. Whole Planet
    Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
  6. Performance
    Prioritizing ethics, economic contribution, operational excellence, integrity, and accountability in all we do.
  7. 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...
  8. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  9. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  10. 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...
  11. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  12. Sustainable Operations
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  13. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  14. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  15. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...