Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Research, Reports & Publications

Hormel Foods Achieves Packaging Reduction Goal, Continues its Food Journey Progress in 14th Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

Hormel Foods today announced the launch of its 14th annual corporate responsibility (CR) report. The report is available online at https://csr.hormelfoods.com/ and includes information about the company’s CR progress in fiscal 2019.

Sustainable Development Goals

Saving People and Mangroves on Sierra Leone's Coast

Tetra Tech’s David Goodman discusses how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC) program aims to save both people and mangroves in the coastal landscape of Sierra Leone.

Responsible Production & Consumption

UPS Longitudes | Food Is the Best Antidote to Chaos

During my organization’s more than 50-year history, we have witnessed countless disasters and responded to famines, cyclones, earthquakes and wars that devastated communities and left trails of hunger and poverty in their wake.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Sets $8 Billion Sustainable Finance Goal

The Bank’s sustainable finance goal includes lending commitments and financing for renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and hydropower).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HP Inc. and the Arbor Day Foundation Team Up to Plant One Million Trees by the End of 2020

During Climate Week, HP continues to showcase its commitment to a low-carbon, circular economy through protecting, restoring, and promoting sustainable forests while setting goals and intentions to reduce consumption in operations over the next 5 years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Motors Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award

General Motors announced today that it has received a 2020 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Social Impact & Volunteering

6 Ways You Can Take Action on National Voter Registration Day

The United States has much lower voter turnout rates than other developed countries. In the 2016 presidential election, almost half of the eligible voting population in the US didn’t cast a vote, according to the Knight Foundation.

Environment

COVID-19 and Climate Risk

JetBlue views both pandemics and the climate crisis as ‘gray rhinos.’ Both types of risks (and embedded opportunities) are large, obvious, and slow moving – but extremely dangerous and relevant on a global level.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Economic Costs of Structural Racism Are Too High to Ignore

Inclusive growth ensures that the benefits of a growing economy extend to all segments of society, and research suggests that productivity is determined less by a person's skills and abilities, and more by their access to the vital networks that...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Furry Friends Not Forgotten by FedEx

After hurricane Laura hit, one of the calls we made was to the ASPCA®. This organization indeed was helping with the recovery effort and we found they could use assistance in getting animal relief supplies to their emergency shelter operation in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Imaflora Research in Partnership With General Mills Reveals That Sustainable Agricultural Techniques Position Popcorn Maize Production in Mato Grosso Among the Ten Most Efficient in the World

An unprecedented study conducted by Imaflora in partnership with General Mills revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in popcorn maize production in Brazil is about 70% lower than the global average.

Innovation & Technology

4 High-Tech Tools Johnson & Johnson Is Using to Get Products to You During the Pandemic

While consumers were getting a crash course in supply and demand, the experts at Johnson & Johnson remained confident in their ability to manage or circumvent disruptions so that hospitals, pharmacies and people around the world could continue to get much needed medications, medical devices and other healthcare products.

Responsible Production & Consumption

World Wildlife Fund Joins the Walmart Foundation, Cargill, McDonald's to Launch Million-Acre Grazing Initiative to Help Restore Grasslands, Address Climate Change

Cross-industry collaboration is crucial to meeting the global demand for protein while also addressing the urgency of climate change and nature loss.

Green Infrastructure

Helping the UN Guide Ecosystem Restoration Into the Mainstream

Currently, the UN lacks the technical capacity to implement a strategy to address the scale of restoration needed on its own and is looking to corporate partners like WSP to help guide its successful development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Understanding Health Disparities in Our Hispanic Communities

According to the U.S. Office of Minority Health, the percentage of obese and overweight children and adults is higher in Hispanic Americans than other populations. Hispanics in the U.S. are faced with challenges such as affordable housing...

Energy

Regulation Within Reach: Texas Summer

In the world of regulation, Texas is distinct. With its unique market structure, emphasis on competition, and unheard-of approach to resource adequacy, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas often serves as an example and case study of electricity done differently and, in our opinion, more effectively.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T‑Mobile Teams Rally to Give School Supplies to Teachers

For the second year in a row, T-Mobile has tapped into Twitter to give back to teachers by donating to the #ClearTheList movement.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Community Engagement at International Paper

International Paper is committed to investing in people, and we continue to be a force for good in our communities.

Events, Media & Communications

EarthxTV and Sea Shepherd Announce Exclusive Worldwide Monthly Online Series Ocean ACTION Reports, Hosted by Captain Paul Watson

EarthX is presenting an exclusive worldwide online series, Sea Shepherd - Ocean ACTION Reports for the launch of EarthxTV during Climate Week September 21 – 27, 2020.

Events, Media & Communications

Watch Land Betterment Corporation Present at the 2020 Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, was honored to present at the inaugural Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference earlier this month.

Events, Media & Communications

Webcasts Focus on Role of Buildings, Communities and Organizations to Respond to Today's Global Health Challenges

With the gravity of the situation regarding COVID-19, today, more than ever, the spaces where we spend our time play a role in the future of protecting our families, our businesses and the public at large. Join IWBI and the WELL community for...

Social Impact & Volunteering

Anne Cox Chambers Award Announced

Cox Automotive’s Christine Romero earned recognition for sewing more than 3,200 cloth face masks for anyone who needed them, including nursing homes, local hospitals, police departments, schools and countless other individuals and organizations.

Innovation & Technology

'5G Master Class' From the Washington Post BrandStudio Explores the Human and Economic Benefits of 5G

To better explain the revolutionary nature of 5G connectivity to U.S. policymakers, Qualcomm Technologies recently teamed up with The Washington Post BrandStudio to create a 5G Master Class.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Keysight employees are sharing the importance of the celebration and how Hispanic contributions have inspired them in their careers.

Health & Healthcare

Building on Success Against COVID-19, Black & Veatch Launches Commercial Projects, Doubles IgniteX Funding

Delivering solutions that will safeguard communities against COVID-19, Black & Veatch IgniteX COVID-19 Response Accelerator has launched five new-to-market technology projects at sites in the U.S. The program will also double its funding to $500k

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  3. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  4. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  5. 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...
  6. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  7. 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...
  8. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  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. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  14. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  15. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...