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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Rockwell Automation Named to the FTSE4Good Index Series for the 20th Time

Rockwell Automation was once again named to the FTSE4Good Index Series following a June 2021 review.

Research, Reports & Publications

Announcing the 2020 FedEx Cares Report

FedEx Cares delivers connections and resources that help communities solve pressing problems and prepare for what’s next. The calendar year 2020 was an unprecedented time for our business and the communities we serve.

Innovation & Technology

Supercharge Your Battery-Powered IoT Devices

The battery industry has come a long way from more than two decades ago. Today, battery manufacturers are constantly experimenting to find cheaper, lighter, and more powerful solutions to support the wide variety of battery-powered devices.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Stanley Black & Decker Commits to Zero Waste to Landfill Across Operations by 2030

We are proud to report that 53 of our manufacturing and distribution sites have achieved Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL) status.​

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving Back in Truly PhenoMenaul Ways

The team at T‑Mobile’s Albuquerque‑based Menaul Customer Experience Center helped pave the way (somewhat literally!) for a local food pantry to better serve the community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

WSP USA Embraces Opportunity to Improve Equity in San Francisco Bay Area

WSP USA eagerly embraces challenge & opportunity to improve quality of life for underserved & marginalized communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Metropolitan Transportation Commission selected WSP as its 2020 equity consultant.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Community and Philanthropic Outreach Through positiveNRG

PositiveNRG is our company’s philanthropic giving program. It helps to build our culture by creating a workplace that empowers employees to support communities, causes, and organizations that they elect to champion through donations of their time and/or money.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Provides Laptops to Students in Need

Entergy has donated more than 460 refurbished laptops to school districts in our service territory so students have the technology they need when they return to school this fall.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Schneider Electric Communications Services: Address Increasing Investor, Stakeholder Pressure

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced its Communications Service, a strategic addition to the firm’s existing suite of energy and sustainability consulting services.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Small Businesses in the Digital Economy: How Corporate-Community Partnership Models Level the Playing Field for Underserved Entrepreneurs and Their Communities

The partnership between Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) and GoDaddy, launched in 2019, provides a premium digital marketing curriculum and expert support and services to small business owners across the country.

Diversity & Inclusion

M·A·C Cosmetics Teams Up with CultureCon to Celebrate the Beauty of Representation

Join host Gia Peppers along with Bresha Webb, June Ambrose, Angeer Amol and the co-founders of Women of Color on Broadway for a discussion about how creatives of color can demand a seat at the table and help dismantle systemic racism in the beauty industry and beyond.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Power of Holistic Action on Sustainability

In the latest episode of the CGF Sustainability Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Fritz Micus, Director of Corporate Communications at Symrise. Take a listen to hear Fritz speak about Symrise’s innovative, multi-faceted sustainability strategy, and more.

Innovation & Technology

Cisco EDGE Incubation Centers Stimulate Local Economy While Incorporating Global Expertise

An unexpected effect of the global pandemic has been the importance of leaning on and cultivating local business and personal relationships. From your next-door neighbor, to the small business that provides your favorite takeout dinner around the corner, it’s important to start local in order to support your community and stimulate the local economy.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Words Matter: Making ESG Communications With Employees Count

Communicating with employees on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics has never been more critical.

Education

SCS Global Services Approved as FSSC 22000 Training Provider

SCS Global Services (SCS), a leading food safety training center and third-party certifier, is now launching approved FSSC training courses for the FSSC 22000 Version 5.1 Standard.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Illumina Donates $1 Million in Sequencing Capabilities to Mumbai to Support Sequencing-Based COVID-19 Surveillance in India

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) has donated $1 million in sequencing capabilities to the Molecular Diagnostic Reference Laboratory at Kasturba Hospital, in the Municipal Corporate of Greater Mumbai, to help expand SARS-CoV-2 sequencing capabilities in the region and support the broader genomic surveillance effort across India.

Environment

Second in a Series of WEC Executive Roundtables - “Walking the Talk: Accelerating the Transition to a Sustainable Food System and Regenerative Agriculture Per the EU Farm-to-Fork Strategy”

In this WEC Executive Roundtable series, WEC sought to create a space for bottom-up conversations on what the European Food & Agriculture sector explicitly needs to thrive.

Diversity & Inclusion

HP Inc.'s Commitment to Gender Parity, Driving DE&I

HP was the first Fortune 100 tech company to commit to gender parity in leadership.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast and Knoxville Area Urban League Partner to Donate 50 Dell Laptops to High School Students

Comcast announced a donation of 50 Dell laptops to the Knoxville Area Urban League to help accelerate digital equity efforts in the Knoxville community.

Health & Healthcare

Broader Access is Vital to the Future of Testing and Healthcare Innovation

Building on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, there are significant opportunities to expand the use of rapid testing to address many health challenges around the world- from infectious diseases like malaria and HIV to non-infectious health needs like prenatal care.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pursuing Purpose and Positive Change: CEO Spotlight With Özgür Tort

In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester talks to Özgür Tort, CEO of Migros Ticaret, and outgoing co-chair of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Board of Directors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Express' Coalition to Back Black Businesses Awards $25,000 Enhancement Grants to 25 Black-Owned Small Businesses

American Express announced that the Coalition to Back Black Businesses will award 25 Black-owned small businesses from the Coalition’s 2020 grant program an additional $25,000 enhancement grant to support their long-term success and resilience.

Research, Reports & Publications

Complimentary Briefing: Tackling Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity is critically important to human health and livelihoods yet it is declining faster than at any other time in history. The Dasgupta Review found that there has been a 40% drop in the stocks of natural capital between 1991-2014, seriously harming nature’s ability to regenerate

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Waislitz Global Citizen Award Winners 2021

International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the Waislitz Foundation today recognized Bina Shrestha, Co-Founder and Director of Build Up Nepal, as the 2021 Waislitz Global Citizen Award winner.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CSRHub's Cynthia Figge on CPOstrategy's Procurement Panel Discussion

Check out CSRHub CEO Cynthia Figge's panel discussion on the latest CPOstrategy INSIGHT panel focused on procurement.

Latest Campaigns

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  6. Collective Action
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  8. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
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    We are committed to serving up good for our people and communities, while making room for all people and voices across all aspects of our brands and...
  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
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    This Veterans and Military Families Month, we celebrate the strength, dedication, and sacrifices of former service members and their loved ones. CACI...
  14. Collective Action
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  15. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...