Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Join Leaders From Google, Microsoft, REI & More at GreenBiz 26

Trellis Group

Events, Media & Communications

sustainability: 2025 Report - Rockwell Automation
Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

Rockwell Automation

Research, Reports & Publications

people in a boat
What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Research, Reports & Publications

Advanced Distribution Modernization Can Smooth the “Changing Physics” of the Grid

New Black & Veatch report finds that advanced distribution modernization sees utilities rapidly adopting digital technologies such as sensors, automated line switches and advanced remote monitoring to give themselves more control and faster response.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How T-Mobile Empowers Women in Leadership

As part of T-Mobile's Women's Leadership Network, Imani strives to help advance the careers of women. Here she shares her inspiring story, and equally inspiring spoken-word poetry.

Education

Learning to Code, One Dancing Cat at a Time

This gap in preparing tomorrow’s workforce is why Koch supports programs – like Code.org – to help students discover new talents and abilities preparing them for their future. And why Code.org hosts “Hour of Code” events at every grade level across the country.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

EcoRise Teams Up with MetLife Foundation to Bring Eco-Literacy Program to New Jersey Classrooms

EcoRise and MetLife Foundation have joined forces to deliver a new education program to 20 New Jersey educators at no cost to teachers, schools, or school districts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Responsible Business Alliance Expands Presence in Europe

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) today announced it has expanded its presence in Europe by opening an office in Brussels, Belgium and hiring a European Director to represent the RBA and its membership.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ScottsMiracle-Gro Named a Wonderful Workplace for Young Professionals

ScottsMiracle-Gro was once again recognized by the Columbus Young Professionals Club as a Wonderful Workplace for Young Professionals in 2019.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E3: Rita Houston, WFUV

Host Danielle Holly sits down with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and WFUV Program Director Rita Houston to learn how she uses her platform and visibility to promote awareness of social causes, local nonprofits and volunteer opportunities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in Science Find Encouragement and Opportunity at Kimberly-Clark

For women in science fields, Karien Rodriguez is proof that taking risks and pursuing your passion translates into an opportunity-filled career.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

America’s Charities Grows Employee Assistance Fund; Kicks Off 2020 with Six New Clients

America’s Charities, a nonprofit celebrating its 40th year as a pioneer in employee engagement, today announced it has expanded its Employee Assistance Fund (EAF) service by welcoming six new clients.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mars Looks Ahead: Which Trends Will Shape 2020?

To continue growing and rising to meet the disruptions taking place, we need to continue innovating, evolving and flexing - but what comes next?

Environment

Join Citi, Coca-Cola and More at Ceres 2020 in New York!

Ceres 2020 in New York will mobilize the world's most influential capital market leaders to accelerate and scale up innovative solutions on the most pressing global sustainability challenges.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Medtronic and the Medtronic Foundation Commit More Than $1M to Coronavirus Efforts

Medtronic plc announced it and the Medtronic Foundation are committing approximately $1.2M to coronavirus relief efforts across the globe. These contributions encompass Medtronic Foundation cash contributions and product donations from the company.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PNC Named One of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies

This is the third annual Barron’s ranking of America’s Most Sustainable Companies, and PNC’s third appearance on the list.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

United Honored as One of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

In concert with the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), United Airlines is proud to be included on the 20th annual list of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) for the 9th year running.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH Industrial: Investing in the Technicians of Tomorrow

CNH Industrial N.V. in collaboration with the Salesian Institute "San Zeno" Launched the first TechPro2 program in Verona, Italy, focusing on training in mechanical industries.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Mother’s Inspiration: "How My Mom’s Brave Actions Helped Shape My Future"

Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Wanda Bryant Hope, shares what it was like for her mother to fight for equal rights in the 1960s.

Events, Media & Communications

CECP Welcomes CEOs of Aptiv (APTV), Henry Schein (HSIC), Philip Morris International (PM), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), and Welltower (WELL) to Present Long-Term Plans at Strategic Investor Initiative’s 8th CEO Investor Forum

CECP’s Strategic Investor Initiative (SII) announced that five CEOs will present their companies’ Long-Term Plans to institutional investors at CECP’s 8th CEO Investor Forum on February 24th, 2020, in New York City.

Green Infrastructure

Southern California Edison Files 2020-22 Wildfire Mitigation Plan

Southern California Edison today filed its proposed 2020-22 Wildfire Mitigation Plan with the California Public Utilities Commission. SCE’s multiyear plan builds on the progress made last year to reduce the risk of fire ignitions caused by utility infrastructure.

Media & Communications

Who Is the “Best Of” of Sustainable Companies in the Important Annual Rankings? Mirror, Mirror on the Wall – What Reflection for Our Company?

Mirror, mirror on the wall – who is the most sustainable company of them all? That memorable line from the Walt Disney Studios’ 1930s classic is being regularly applied now by a widening range of third party players

Diversity & Inclusion

Arrow Electronics Named Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality in 2020

Arrow Electronics has achieved a 100 percent score on the 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Media & Communications

PAPERbecause Celebrates 10 Years of Paper Advocacy

Domtar's award-winning PAPERbecause campaign recognizes the enduring value of the printed page. It delivers creative and entertaining reminders of the benefits of paper through eye catching print ads in popular magazines and newspapers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Consumer Trends That Will Help Communicators in 2020

This Porter Novelli/Cone Gen Z Purpose Study establishes what makes potential customers tick, the stimuli that motivate them, and how their habits and preferences are evolving.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comerica Bank, KPMG's Family for Literacy Donates 4,000 New Books to Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy

Comerica Bank and its community partner KPMG’s Family for Literacy Dallas donated 4,000 new books to Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy library on Thursday, Jan. 30.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investors Have a Fiduciary Responsibility to Combat the Climate Crisis

Investors should consider long-term climate and environmental risks as fundamentally material, and act accordingly. Prioritizing ESG and using all the tools of active ownership to hold portfolio companies accountable for environmental harms.

Diversity & Inclusion

‘The Voice of Blind People Hasn't Been Heard’: Inside the Fight for Audio-described Ads

.@ProcterGamble Company Accessibility Leader Sam Latif decided to lead the drive for audio-described ads and was blown away at how easy it was to produce an inclusive spot for consumers who are blind and visually impaired.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  2. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  3. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...
  8. People
    As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...
  9. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  10. Community Investment
    all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)
  11. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  12. IWBI | Community News
    We believe that people's health and wellness should be at the center of design. That’s why we’re working with industry professionals in real estate...
  13. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  14. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  15. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...