Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mixed-Use: Green Housing and Social Enterprise

GreenMoney Journal

Green Infrastructure

The Ray Unveils Digital Transformation To Fuel National Expansion

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard: The Power of Data To Unlock More Inclusive Financial Experiences

Mastercard

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Spreading Joy and Relief in Times of Need

Bath & Body Works

Events, Media & Communications

IOC Announces Winners of Climate Action Awards 2025

International Olympic Committee





Recent Alerts

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

Responsible Production & Consumption

Planting Seeds for the Future of Food

The Food System is facing unprecedented challenges. It needs to meet the nutritional needs of a growing population and grow our food in a manner that does not exceed societal and planetary boundaries. This is against a backdrop of climate change that will strain productivity in many parts of the world and put more pressure on water and land use.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Heartwarming Story About Community, Wendy’s Style

When Ryan, who is autistic, first came to Wendy’s, he kept to himself. But he soon took notice of Becky, who quickly memorized his favorite meal, a 10 piece chicken nugget, size large, with ranch. Ryan began studying Becky’s nametag and stealing glances at her smile. He started saying Becky’s name first to himself, then to Becky. These days, he gives a booming greeting, and his once shy mannerisms have given way to high-fives and hugs.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sanofi Publishes Its First Integrated Report

Sanofi, a global healthcare leader, just released its very first Integrated Report. This evolution in Sanofi’s reporting is designed to provide a holistic view of the company’s strategic roadmap and its sustainable value creation, performance, and governance, with information covering year 2016.

Environment

Calcasieu Ship Channel (CSC) Salinity Control Measures Project | Reducing the Rate of Wetland Loss in Louisiana

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) selected Tetra Tech to complete a feasibility study and preliminary engineering and design for the Calcasieu Ship Channel (CSC) Salinity Control Measures Project to develop and evaluate alternatives to reduce wetland loss rates.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NFCC Receives $1 Million Commitment of Support for Programs Benefiting Military Service Members and Veterans

Wells Fargo & Company announced a $1 million commitment to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) in support of the Sharpen Your Financial Focus® (Sharpen) initiative. The Sharpen program helps consumers address their primary financial challenges through targeted education and counseling.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Amway Charity Foundation Showcases “Mompreneur” Program at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia

Russia’s Amway Charity Foundation recently presented the results of its highly popular “Mompreneur” program at the prestigious 2017 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Education

Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of Female African American Mathematicians in the 1960s Space Race Continues to Inspire Girls and Women Around the World Today

To celebrate and build upon the groundswell of enthusiasm around the film, 21CF businesses developed engagement efforts to bring the film to audiences that might not otherwise have been able to see it, and to empower girls and young women to believe in their own abilities and pursue STEM fields.

Sustainable Development Goals

Goldcorp Reports 2016 Sustainability Performance

Goldcorp has published its 11th annual Sustainability Report, which provides detailed insights into our economic, environmental, and social performance.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Access and Government of Uganda Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Novartis and the Ministry of Health of Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement Novartis Access in Uganda. Uganda becomes the fifth country to launch the Novartis Access program. Novartis Access medicines will be made available to patients in public health facilities through the National Medical Stores and through faith-based health services. The program will also cover capacity-building activities, including NCD prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sappi North America's 2016 Sustainability Goals: Preserving our Planet

At Sappi North America, we are committed to operating our businesses in a sustainable manner. Together with the 2020Vision, Sappi’s global growth strategy, we use our sustainability goals program to set targets, initiate improvement actions and monitor progress.

Social Impact & Volunteering

With the MoonCatcher Project, This Woman Supplies Reusable Menstrual Pads to African Girls to Help Them Stay in School

At least once a month, Ellie von Wellsheim presides over sewing bees where she guides the hands of volunteers as they sew pieces of brightly colored fabric into reusable menstrual pads. The pads are destined for girls in Uganda, Malawi, and a host of other developing countries that lack the money and access to purchase feminine hygiene products.

Environment

IFF Achieves Pioneering First with Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Certification

International Flavors & Fragrances’ facility in the New Jersey township of South Brunswick was officially certified as a GreenCircle Certified LLC, Zero Waste to Landfill facility, making it the only facility of its kind in the flavor and fragrance industry to achieve GreenCircle's zero waste status.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BSR Conference 2017 Best Rates Extended to July 14

The early rates deadline for the BSR Conference 2017 has been extended to July 14.

Education

Exploring our Talent Pipeline

Health & Healthcare

New Quality Facility in Swiftwater to Further Advance Sanofi Pasteur’s Vaccine Legacy

For each of us, the real reason we get up every day and come to work is to help protect public health. That’s what our vaccines do, and our Industrial Operations team within Sanofi Pasteur takes our responsibility very seriously to make sure the public gets vaccinated.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

US Water Alliance Awards Kohler Prestigious Water Prize

Kohler Co. was awarded the US Water Prize for its water conservation efforts by the US Water Alliance yesterday during its One Water Summit in New Orleans.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A New Era of Culture as Everything

The old adage that it takes a long time to build a great brand and only seconds to damage it has been recently evidenced by one of the world’s most powerful brands, this time Uber. As one of the most highly valued tech startups in the U.S., Uber has been dominating business news over the last few months for what has been described as their “aggressive, unrestrained workplace culture.”

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar | Sustaining Longer Life Cycles

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox and The Trust for Public Land Announce Barbara Duerk as Virginia’s 2017 Cox Conserves Hero

Duerk has long been a visionary force in the Roanoke Valley, known for her tireless pursuit of building a better community and equal opportunity for all residents. Her efforts toward civic endeavors include activities such as preparing and serving food for the homeless, advocating for cycling as a form of transportation and recreation, helping young girls gain confidence and leadership skills through outdoor activities and supporting the preservation of the Appalachian Trail Club and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Timberland Shares Its Approach to Building Strong Communities at Points of Light Conference in Seattle

Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland recently joined other community-minded companies at the National Conference on Service and Volunteering in Seattle. The annual conference, organized by Points of Light, is the largest service-focused gathering of non-profit, government, business and civic leaders in the world.

Innovation & Technology

Seven Ways to Introduce Innovation Into Your Company

The reason innovations fail is not because of technology. It’s never about the technology. Innovations fail because of people. The people who might employ a new technology may not be sold on it. Or they might be afraid of it. Or they might feel threatened by. Welcome to the dark side of innovation.

Education

Hands-On Science Ignites Passion in Young Minds

Science industry experts agree that hands-on laboratory experiences are critical to cultivating student interest in STEM. And the Curiosity Labs™ lessons are proof, with 79 percent of participants reporting an increase in content knowledge following the lesson; 80 percent demonstrating confidence in science; and 81 percent stating that they “enjoy” science.

Environment

Why a Car Company has a Pollinator Program

GM is committed to using its lands to increase and promote native biodiversity – and it encourages other companies to do it, too. Presenting at the Electric Power Research Institute Conference, Sue Kelsey, GM’s global biodiversity program manager, shared benefits of making commitments related to sustainable growth.

Environment

EHS Leaders at Tech Companies Reveal their Toughest Global Compliance Challenges

This April, EHS and sustainability leaders from an array of tech companies came together for Antea Group’s sixth EHSxTech event. While there, attendees discussed their most difficult global EHS compliance challenges and shared best practices for tackling those challenges.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  2. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  3. 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...
  4. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  5. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  6. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  7. 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...
  8. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  9. KeyBank Fraud Protection Center
    Advanced security, fraud, and data protection, Keeping your accounts and information secure is a priority for us, and we know it’s a priority for you...
  10. The Ray
    News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.
  11. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  12. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...
  13. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  14. 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...
  15. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.