Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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HPRC Impact Report

Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

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Research, Reports & Publications

Papa Johns Advances Commitments to People, Pizza and the Planet in 2022 Corporate Responsibility Highlights

Papa Johns recently released its Corporate Responsibility Highlights report, sharing progress on our People, Pizza, Planet framework and commitments.

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Health & Healthcare

Merck: Aiming for Health Equity and Business Success

Josette Gbemudu is motivated to ensure everyone has the chance to be as healthy as possible. As an executive director of health equity and social determinants of health for Merck, Gbemudu draws on her health policy and public health backgrounds.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Podcast: The EU Commission & the Green Claims Directive

In this episode of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Drivers of Change podcast, we speak to Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, Founder and Director of 2B Policy, and Chair of Policy Hub, about the recent publication of the Substantiating Green Claims Directive from the EU Commission.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Cities: Common Impact To Join the Texas Corporate and Nonprofit Communities to Further Social Equity Initiatives

An intensive one-day event during National Volunteer Week will bring together Texas-based social sector leaders and corporate volunteers to solve critical capacity challenges

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

TOUR Championship Announces Record $5.5 Million Donation From 2022 Tournament

TOUR Championship officials announced a record $5.5 million charitable donation from the 2022 tournament, up from $3.7 million in 2021.

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Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics Unveils Advanced Transplant Diagnostic Services Featuring Anywhere-Access in the United States

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic information services, unveiled a comprehensive suite of advanced diagnostics and support services designed to broaden access to laboratory tests for transplanting solid organ, human cells and tissue.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Ethnic Profiling, Girls in STEM, and More

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round Up. Today we are talking about a new workplace survey looking at flexibility, the importance of psychological safety, ethnic profiling in the Netherlands, and a new STEM educational series.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Connecting the Dots — For Community

The Medtronic Foundation is committed to supporting communities where Medtronic employees live and give by providing resources that support volunteerism and giving across the globe.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Global Recycling Day: Advancing Circularity With The Recycling Partnership

For Global Recycling Day this year, P&G brands, suppliers and partners continue to collaborate on a range of sustainable solutions so that more material, including plastic, is collected, recycled and reused.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Episode 3 • Vitasoy International • The Future of the CSO • APAC

This year, we've teamed up with Patricia Dwyer, Founder and Director at The Purpose Business and former CSO for the Shangri-La Hotels, to interview sustainability leaders across Asia, and gather their insights on what it takes to be a CSO in the region.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Bolsters Path to Affordable Homeownership This Fair Housing Month

This National Fair Housing Month, KeyBank celebrates the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 by furthering its commitment to make the path to homeownership easier and more equitable through the expansion of its Special Purpose Credit Programs*.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Women's History Month: Introducing the SSCI Environmental Working Group

To mark Women’s History Month, the CGF sat down with members of the all-women team of the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative’s (SSCI) Environmental Working Group (EWG).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Leidos Named to World’s Most Ethical Companies® List for Sixth Consecutive Year

Leidos announced it has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®. The award by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, cited Leidos for its unwavering commitment to business integrity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Northern Trust Gives Back With Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

We had the pleasure of meeting some incredible volunteers from the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind at our offices in Limerick and Dublin last week and they even brought with them some four legged friends - Logan, Tommy, Lexi, Oonagh and Vinny.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Essity 2022 Annual and Sustainability Report: Building Innovative Brands for Customers and Consumers

Innovation at Essity is driven by customer and consumer insights, market trends, new technologies and business models. We supply essential hygiene and health solutions that enable better hygiene and health as well as experiences at home and in public spaces.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kellogg Co. Donates $75,000 to Albertsons Companies Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Initiative

Kellogg Company and Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, have joined forces for the third consecutive year to tackle the ongoing issue of hunger in the communities they serve.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Goodnites® Announces National Campaign and Partnership With the Autism Society of America To Raise Awareness and Provide Solutions for Bedwetting Needs of Families With Neurodivergent Children

Kimberly-Clark's Goodnites® brand announced a new partnership with the Autism Society of America to educate, support, and provide solutions for families of children with autism who are in need of a longer-term bedwetting solution.

Green Infrastructure

Kohler: Building Resiliency for a Sustainable Future

Kohler is committed to providing mission-critical energy solutions and building resiliency for a sustainable future. Collaborating with Robert Swan, a small KOHLER team designed a custom energy solution and powered the Undaunted South Pole expedition to success.

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Innovation & Technology

Cobrowse Marks Three-Year Milestone With Millions of Fans

Aura Rodriguez, a banker who works at a U.S. Bank branch in south Charlotte, North Carolina, is a self-described “biggest fan” of U.S. Bank’s cobrowse feature.

Environment

We All Own Sustainability: A Q&A with The Home Depot’s Chief Sustainability Officer Ron Jarvis

Reducing The Home Depot’s environmental impact is essential to our efforts to build a better business, workplace and world. Home Depot’s chief sustainability officer Ron Jarvis has spent more than two decades driving sustainability improvements at The Home Depot.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Rayonier HR Specialist Opens Doors to More Diversity in Forestry

Ebony Presha recently spent a week at Alabama A&M University talking about forestry with students at the historically Black school.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $83 Million of Financing for Affordable Housing Property in Texas

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) KeyBank provided $83 million for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Woodway Square Apartments (Woodway), a 240-unit, affordable, family project located in Austin, Texas.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Illumina Rings the Bell at Nasdaq

The Nasdaq closing bell in New York City signifies the end of a full day of trading on the stock market, a day of transactions made to benefit shareholders and companies, and propel business forward. Fittingly, Illumina representatives rang the closing bell on March 30.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Exit Interview: Aflac's Long-Time President Talks Her Retirement & What She Wants Gen-Z To Know About Working

Growing up, many of us were taught that hard work would beget great fortune. That being a good steward would lay the groundwork for a beautiful life. Teresa White is a living example of that formula and after more than 20 years, she’s reaping the fruits of her labor.

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Education

Fifth Third Bank Finance Academy® Educated 764K Students Over Past Five Years

Over 764,000 high school students have taken Fifth Third Bank’s financial education and entrepreneurship courses over the past five years.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...

  2. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  3. 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...

  4. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...

  5. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

  6. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

  7. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.

  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  9. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...

  10. 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...

  11. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.

  12. 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...

  13. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...