Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Cindy Santiago
Meet Benny and Cindy: Spreading Good Vibes Through the Tribe

Henkel

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac team members show their medals from the Marine Corps Marathon.
Honoring Veterans at Aflac and Celebrating 250 Years of the U.S. Marine Corps

Aflac Incorporated

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

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At COP30, Leaders Can Define the Next Era of Sustainable Finance

SAP

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HARMAN Automotive Celebrates More Than 10 Award Wins From the Past Year

We are thrilled to announce that HARMAN has received multiple prestigious awards in recognition of our unwavering commitment to manufacturing and quality excellence within the automotive industry. These accolades serve as a testament to the hard work, dedication, and innovation.

Environment

Foresters Protect Rare Salamander Found Only in Alabama

The extremely rare Red Hills Salamander is so elusive, no one knew it existed until 1960.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Championing Cross-Sector Partnerships

By leveraging our collective expertise, cross-sector partnerships can accelerate solutions to our most pressing social challenges. Maintaining successful nonprofit-corporate partnerships requires ongoing effort and attention.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank Opens New Branch and Distributes Grants in Colorado Springs

KeyBank celebrated its new full-service branch in Colorado Springs’ Northgate neighborhood July 28-29 with a celebration that included a ribbon cutting ceremony, family-friendly activities with prize giveaways and the distribution of $20,000 in grants to two local nonprofits.

Environment

Medtronic: How Lake Geneva Helps Heat and Cool a European Manufacturing Site

By eliminating dependence on fossil fuels, ENERLAC reduced and stabilized energy costs at the site for the next 30 years while also drastically decreasing CO2 emissions by more than 80% — from 820 tons per year to approximately 150 tons per year.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SEE and ExxonMobil Embark on First-of-Its-Kind Food Packaging Tray Circularity Initiative in Australia

Global packaging solutions provider SEE (formerly Sealed Air) and ExxonMobil are collaborating to advance the circularity of SEE's CRYOVAC® brand food packaging trays in Australia.

Sustainable Development Goals

Baker Hughes Corporate Sustainability Report 2022: A Letter From Our Chief Executive Officer

In 2022, we continued to accelerate our business strategy to fully capitalize on the opportunities that lie ahead, drive increased shareholder value, and build a world-class energy technology company.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IBM Named a Leader in ESG Reporting and Data Management Software by Independent Research Firm

Independent research firm Verdantix recently identified IBM as a leader in their report, “Green Quadrant: ESG Reporting and Data Management Software” (July 17, 2023), which evaluated and provided a detailed assessment of solution providers and their product offerings.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Neurodivergent Employees Are Thriving at Bloomberg

At Bloomberg, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture that enables everyone to thrive, including neurodiverse employees.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Georgia-Pacific Safety Employees Travel Country Sharing Experience With Life-Saving Technology

Keeping employees safe while working is the number one priority at Georgia-Pacific. We believe that no matter how we are performing today, we can always do better to create long-term success and improve society overall.

Environment

Bayer Collaborates in Value-Chain Partnerships

As no one can overcome every challenge alone, we establish crop value-chain partnerships to provide smallholder farmers with high-quality inputs, agronomic knowledge, cost-effective financing and risk mitigation solutions, as well as market access to sell their products.

Research, Reports & Publications

The State of Corporate Purpose 2023 Trend 3: Companies Are Becoming Communities

In a hybrid world where more companies have more people in more places they need ways to connect everyone across remote and in-person contexts. More companies will use their corporate purpose programs to bring people together and strengthen culture with volunteering as key lever.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kimberly-Clark Foundation Distributes Three $150,000 Philanthropic Grants

As part of our 150th anniversary last year, the Kimberly-Clark Foundation distributed three $150,000 philanthropic grants to nonprofits working in our key focus areas: empowering women and girls, maternal and child health and access to water and sanitation.

Environment

Crown Holdings Embraces World Environment Day

To celebrate World Environment Day and raise awareness for the protection of the environment within our Company, our European division initiated a variety of environmental activities to bring our employees together and create important impact on a regional level.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cisco Celebrates Compassion and Courage this World Refugee Day

June 20 is World Refugee Day. Launched in 2000 by the United Nations General Assembly, it is celebrated around the world to raise awareness about the plight of refugees and celebrate their strength and courage.

Innovation & Technology

Alibaba Cloud Contributes to Singapore’s Green Plan

In 2022, Alibaba Cloud launched Energy Expert, a Software-as-a-service platform that measures and analyzes carbon emissions and provides reduction suggestions to companies and organizations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Awarded for Excellence in Sustainability

Recently, CNH Industrial was awarded at an event in Geneva hosted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN.

Research, Reports & Publications

Exploring New Deployment Tools for Accelerating Equitable Solar Access

Community solar projects serving low to moderate-income (LMI) households are among the fastest-growing segments of the solar industry, yet the models and best practices needed to build and finance a successful community solar project serving this group are still being explored

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

WEC & Its Partners Select the First Cohort of the Empower Innovation Challenge (EIC) “Inspire and Design the Future”

More than US$1 million will be awarded to organizations that manage projects benefiting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises led by women in Latin America.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

WEC y sus socios seleccionan a la Primera Cohorte del “Empower Innovation Challenge” (EIC) Inspira y diseña el futuro

Representantes del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, el World Environment Center (WEC) y sus socios el Núcleo de Biotecnología de Curauma (NBC) y Baastel, realizaron la ceremonia de premiación de la primera edición del concurso "Empower Innovation Challenge" (EIC).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Riding to Support Cancer Research

Founded in 2008, Pelotonia has raised $258 million for innovative cancer research and Bath & Body Works has been there since the beginning, donating more than $45 million over the past 14 years, the largest of any Pelotonia funding organization.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Providing Humanitarian Relief to Our Communities Near and Far

Providing essential supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Energy

Can the Port of Rotterdam Achieve Its Climate-Neutral Ambition?

There is a hive of activity in the renewable energy space as Europe’s largest port stirs a pot of innovation to position green hydrogen as a key energy provider.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Webinar: Building Materials Circularity From Our Global Remediation Working Group

The Inogen Alliance global Remediation Working Group is hosting a webinar on the topic of reusing building materials from demolished buildings on September 7

Research, Reports & Publications

‘At PNC We Empower Prosperity for All by Adhering to Our Values,’ Says Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer Richard Bynum

PNC’s chief corporate responsibility officer highlights our efforts to empower prosperity for all in new Corporate Responsibility Report.

Latest Campaigns

  1. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  2. Community Impact
    Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.
  3. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  4. 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...
  5. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  6. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  7. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  8. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  9. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  10. Key Supports Affordable Housing
    KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...
  11. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  15. SAP | Climate Action
    Climate change is top of mind for government and business leaders worldwide who are committing to driving down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through...