Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Volunteering & Community

He Deployed With Disaster Team to Help During COVID-19

Who knew a magazine ad could change your life and give it greater purpose, joy and meaning? That’s what happened for Larry Reeder, an Army veteran and radiation protection technician at Duke Energy’s Crystal River, Fla., power plant.

Research & Reports

Bridgestone Releases 2019-2020 Sustainability Report

Today Bridgestone Corporation published its 2019-2020 Sustainability Report, detailing the Bridgestone Group’s new Mid-Long Term Business Strategy, as well as its efforts to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

Corporate Responsibility

Always Be Prepared: How to Plan Your Disaster Relief Strategy

When disaster strikes, people feel compelled to respond immediately. When the COVID-19 crisis hit, we saw Benevity's community give more than $640 million in donations and grants in under eight weeks.

Philanthropy

New Hanes #MaskAround Campaign Encourages Americans to Wear Face Masks as Brand Donates 1 Million Masks to Those Experiencing Homelessness

Hanes, America’s No.1 basic apparel brand, is underscoring the importance of wearing a face mask in public with the launch of its #MaskAround campaign. Hanes is also donating 1 million masks to those experiencing homelessness across the country.

Philanthropy

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Awards Scholarships to Students for Efforts to End Childhood Hunger

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the cancellation of the 21st Annual Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation dinner, students and Sodexo employees were formally recognized today for their innovative efforts to achieve the goal of zero...

Socially Responsible Investing

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E16: Antony Bugg-Levine, Nonprofit Finance Fund

Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), joins host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly to discuss the fundamental improvements that need to be made to how money is given and used in the social sector.

Volunteering & Community

Preparing for Hurricane Season

Environment

Walgreens Joins Groundbreaking Consortium to Reinvent the Plastic Retail Bag

Walgreens announced today that it has joined the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners and other leading retailers in a groundbreaking consortium that aims to reinvent the single-use plastic retail bag.

Research & Reports

Experian Sustainable Business Report 2020 Highlights Financial Recovery Solutions, Carbon Neutral Commitment

Experian has published its annual Sustainable Business Report 2020, outlining the Group’s commitment to social and environmental issues, as well as details of its corporate responsibility performance.

Inclusion & Opportunity

New Paths, New Faces: IBM Offers 1000 Paid Internships to Diversify Tech Talent

Nearly a decade ago our company, an innovation company, journeyed to put a new face on technology by creating new pathways to science, technology, engineering and math careers with P-TECH.

Events

Join the Second Porter Novelli Purpose Summit: The era of Stakeholder Centered Business

The COVID-19 pandemic, a reckoning of social justice, a global recession and a resounding call to action for all sectors to more deeply drive impact has fundamentally altered business today. To ensure short-term survival and long-term success...

Volunteering & Community

Alexion's Employees in Japan Give Back to Senior Citizens

The current global pandemic has had a profound impact on many communities around the world, arguably the most profound being on the senior citizen community. During a recent day off, three of Alexion’s employees in Japan volunteered their time...

Events

Comerica Bank and Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women Host Virtual Business $ense Boot Camp Series

Comerica Bank has joined forces with Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women (GROW) to host a three-part virtual Business $ense Boot Camp, including three events aiming to provide resources and support to small west Michigan businesses as they recover and reopen amid COVID-19.

Media & Communications

GRI & SASB 2020 Collaborate To Better Understand The Use Of The Two Standards Together In Corporate ESG Reporting

Two heavyweights in the corporate reporting frameworks/standards arena have announced intentions to move closer to help promote “clarity and comparability in the sustainability landscape” – GRI and SASB.

Corporate Responsibility

Powering Ethics in HR Recruiting

Two years ago when I began my job search I wanted to make sure I chose to work for a company that I could see myself at for the long-term.

Health & Healthcare

United Airlines to Maximize Ventilation System During Boarding and Deplaning

United Airlines today announced that the carrier will now maximize air flow volume for all mainline aircraft HEPA filtration systems during the entire boarding and deplaning process, helping further reduce the spread of COVID-19.

AI & Technology

The Power of IoT in the New Normal

The world was not prepared for the pandemic. Never before has the entire world experienced such strange times. Working and studying from home has now become the new norm. The world is desperate to find a cure for this pandemic.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Poo, Worms and the Fight Against Climate Change

In the first episode of The Tomorrow Farm, we look at some of humanity’s most historically innovative industries, and where they could be going. Available everywhere you stream your favorite podcasts.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Honoring Long Time Support for the National Civil Rights Museum

FedEx In a recent letter to all team members, Chairman & CEO Frederick W. Smith and FedEx Corporation President and COO Raj Subramaniam stated “we are proud of our long-standing history of supporting and fostering relationships with organizations that are working to make our society more equitable and just.”

Philanthropy

Bloomberg Has Contributed Two Million Meals Globally to COVID-19 Frontline Workers and Communities in Need

Bloomberg LP’s corporate philanthropy has funded distribution of one million meals around the world, building on Mike Bloomberg’s $6 million in support for World Central Kitchen, which brought over one million meals to frontline workers at 16 New York City public hospital facilities

Philanthropy

Florida Teen Fighting Hunger Gets a Cereal Surprise

Kennedy McCormick asks for the same thing for her birthday every year: Boxes of cereal. She was motivated to start collecting cereal at the age of seven after seeing a commercial about childhood hunger.

Volunteering & Community

How Employee Volunteer Programs are Changing in 2020

How will socially responsible business leaders move forward in 2020 with plans to give back?

AI & Technology

Have You Set Tech Ground Rules For Your Kids?

Together, NortonLifeLock and National PTA created the The Smart Talk, a free, fun, interactive resource that brings caregivers and kids together to create tech ground rules.

Health & Healthcare

Global Leaders in Technology and Design Compete to Bring Telehealth to Underserved Areas

Some of the world’s top technology innovators are volunteering their time to competing for a chance to make telehealth services more widely available in disadvantaged communities in the U.S., through a corporate challenge that seeks to break down healthcare barriers intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

AI & Technology

Molbio: Solving Healthcare Challenges With Bits and Bytes

We recently caught up with Sundeep Subbarau from SMART Wireless Computing to learn how SMART Wireless worked with India-based Molbio Diagnostics to help them use IoT technologies to create a solution designed to improve access to healthcare.

Latest Campaigns

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

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...

Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

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...

Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...

License to Operate

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