Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy

Merck Announces the Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity to Accelerate Progress Towards Improved Birth Outcomes for All

Merck recently announced the creation of the Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity, a grant award that will be bestowed annually to one organization in recognition of its commitment to and progress

Philanthropy

Fifth Third Bank, Employees, Customers Provide More Than 4.6 Million Meals for Families

The monthlong effort involved virtual volunteer activities by employees and monetary donations, including customer-purchased Shield of Recognition sales.

Health & Healthcare

United Sweepstakes Gives Vaccinated Customers a Shot to Win Free Flights, a Year of Travel

"Your Shot to Fly" sweepstakes aims to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in support of the Biden administration's national effort to encourage people to get vaccinated

Volunteering & Community

Clay County, West Virginia Wins CASE Dire States Grant

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, has announced Clay County, West Virginia as the winner of the 2021 Dire States Grant. The county will receive $25,000 in free equipment rental from CASE, supported locally by State Equipment.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Companies Need to Manage the Economics of Impact in Order to Advance Equity

Purpose-led companies have enormous potential to advance equity. But commitments are easy to make and hard to keep. This blog shares why managing the economics of impact is needed for companies to authentically live into their corporate purpose.

Corporate Responsibility

Koch Industries Joins Coalition to Advance Second Chance Employment

Nearly 70 million Americans, about 1 in 3 adults, have a criminal record. The restrictions that come with a conviction not only make it hard for employers to identify and hire qualified individuals but also leave otherwise qualified candidates on the sidelines of the economy.

Environment

Ramona Gardens Natural Park - Air Pollution Reduction Measures

WSP assisted in the design of a natural park that would act as a buffer between the Ramona Gardens Housing Development and the adjacent transportation corridors.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Clarivate Pledges to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

As a company, Clarivate is magnifying its voice, platform and resources to address injustice and inequity wherever it occurs.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Georg Schöner

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Keysight Releases Diversity & Inclusion Brief

To drive change and continuously challenge ourselves, our D&I practices are focused across the career lifecycle, from early access to STEM eduction, to university engagement, job recruiting, fostering of inclusive teams, and individual development.

Philanthropy

T-Mobile Upgrades Connecting Heroes: Adds Preemption, Rugged Devices, and New Plans with 5G Phones for First Responders

T-Mobile announces important new upgrades to the company’s groundbreaking Connecting Heroes program, a 10-year commitment to provide free service and 5G access to first responder agencies, saving them up to $7 billion.

Philanthropy

Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Announces Legacy Addition to Its Board of Directors

Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children announced the addition of Martha Ulman, the grandchild of Clara Spence, Spence-Chapin’s Co-Founder and Spence School in Manhattan Founder, as an Honorary Director to its Board of Directors

Environment

IOC Reveals Details of Its “Olympic Forest” Project

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today the details of its project to plant the “Olympic Forest” in Mali and Senegal, an element of the IOC’s climate-positive strategy.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates Pride Month

Pride Month provides a special opportunity for Comcast NBCUniversal to recognize the remarkable contributions of the LGBTQ community to our company and country as we work to create a world of open possibilities for all.

Events

How to Create a Safe Space - Location and Activity - for Your Company's In-person Employee Volunteer and Employee Engagement Events

Register now and join us June 29th at 3pm ET/noon PT to learn "5 Actionable Steps to Safely Unite Employees at In-Person Workplace Volunteer Events This Year".

Volunteering & Community

Equity, Social Justice and NJ Leaders Who Impacted History

Corporate Responsibility

A Message from Daniel P. Amos, Aflac Incorporated Chairman and CEO

As we embarked on 2020, we at Aflac were eagerly anticipating a year celebrating an array of significant milestones for the company...

Awards & Rankings

Northern Trust Included in Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index

Northern Trust is delighted to have been included in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index 2020/21. We’re proud to continue supporting positive mental health of our employees across our business.

Environment

Soil Health Institute Selected As Soil Science Research Partner for Dairy Feed, Soil and Water Outcomes for the Net Zero Initiative

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, has been selected as the soil science research partner for Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration, an essential project

Energy & Infrastructure

Ceres Releases Investor Expectations for Paris-aligned Financial Reporting in U.S. Oil and Gas Sector

U.S. oil and gas companies, and their investors, are at risk of significant stranded assets because they are not adequately reflecting the impacts of the climate crisis and the clean energy transition in their financial reporting

Health & Healthcare

Recipe for Success: How Retailers and Consumer Goods Companies Can Further Encourage Healthier Living

After more than a year of living through a pandemic, health is at the forefront of consumers’ minds.

Health & Healthcare

Blueprint for Access to Innovative Healthcare Episode 2: Screening

Meet the people who are living and breathing the Blueprint in the second episode focusing on the importance of screening of NCDs of a 5-part series of our pilot program in Meru County, Kenya.

Corporate Responsibility

Black & Veatch's Randy Castro Elected to National Academy of Construction

Black & Veatch proudly announces that Randy Castro, leader of the company’s federal business and a retired U.S. Army major general, has been elected to the 2021 class of the National Academy of Construction.

Volunteering & Community

VolunteerMatch Announces June's Match Studio Collaborative Artist: Shema Love

VolunteerMatch, the largest nonprofit network on the web connecting volunteers with opportunities to give back, announces its June Match Studio Collaborative artist, Shema Love. A multi-passionate artist and lifestyle content creator, she was the face and featured artist of the global campaign for Nike Air Max Day 2021.

Health & Healthcare

International Coalition Formed by Sports-Focused NGOs Seeks to Promote Health Protocol Verification of Venue Operations at Global Scale in Light of COVID-19

A coalition of some of the world’s most prominent non-governmental organizations focused on sports and planetary health announced today that they have joined with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) to launch a global awareness campaign

Latest Campaigns

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations

AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...

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...

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...

Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

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...

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...

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...