Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

HelloFresh's Appetite for Lower Carbon Footprint

HelloFresh meal kits prepared in the comfort of your own kitchen emit fewer carbon emissions than meal ingredients bought from the supermarket, according to a recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

Philanthropy

Entergy Louisiana Providing $1 Million to Help Jumpstart LCTCS Implementation of MJ Foster Promise Program

Entergy Louisiana is committed to helping develop the workforce of the future by supporting education initiatives that tap into the rich diversity of the communities it serves.

Volunteering & Community

Delivering for Good: Prepping Disaster Staging Sites Ahead of Wildfire Season

To help northern California prepare for wildfire season, FedEx and Feeding America teamed up to ship more than 27,000 pounds of food to be used in disaster staging efforts.

Research & Reports

UNFCU Publishes 2021 Impact Report

United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) today published its 2021 Impact Report (PDF), detailing strong progress on corporate social responsibility (CSR). UNFCU demonstrated direct action on 14 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Philanthropy

T-Mobile Invests in Network Resources and Expands Emergency Response Fleet To Keep People Connected When Disasters Strike

T-Mobile is taking big steps to be ready for whatever this year's hurricane and wildfire seasons bring its way.

Awards & Rankings

Qualcomm Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2022

3BL Media has named Qualcomm Incorporated to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Volunteering & Community

Accelerating the Work of Nonprofits Addressing Climate Change

As part of its Earth Day celebrations, Nielsen partnered with Common Impact for a day of skills-based volunteering designed to bring employees closer to the cause of climate justice and expose them to solutions developed and championed by nonprofits.

Philanthropy

Alkermes Announces 2022 Alkermes Inspiration Grants® Program to Support Innovative Programs Focused on People Affected by Addiction, Serious Mental Illness or Cancer

Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) announced that the company will accept applications for its Alkermes Inspiration Grants® program beginning on June 15, 2022.

Corporate Responsibility

Engineering a Different Kind of Work Experience

Josh Zaagsma was never sure about what career path he wanted to take. He worked as a science teacher, academic researcher, mechanic and electronics technician before starting a degree in mechanical engineering.

Socially Responsible Investing

Why Slow Money?

Some Thoughts on Fiduciary Responsibility, Mutually Assured Destruction and Small, Diversified Organic Farms

Research & Reports

Leveraging Digital Resources and Training for Small Business Growth and Community Benefit: Strategies for Policymakers and Partners to Uplift Small Businesses

As market and workforce needs shift, reimagining the digital landscape to include vibrant small businesses allows innovative solutions to emerge.

Health & Healthcare

Lupus: Treatments, Research and Bristol Myers Squibb's Dedication to Patients - A Q&A With Subhashis Banerjee

What is lupus and how does it impact patients’ lives?

Environment

World Environment Day: How Dignity Health Sports Park Is Helping To Reduce Food Waste

As we mark World Environment Day on June 5, 2022, we need to reflect on what we all stand to lose by the impact of climate change on our food systems are. Since the 1990s, the number of extreme weather-related disasters has doubled.

Environment

What Climate Solutions Work Best in Georgia?

Drawdown Georgia is a "leaderfull" initiative that involves multiple stakeholders. Learn who is behind the movement.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Del Monte Foods Continues to Reduce Water Use to Nourish the Planet and Communities Amidst Climate Change

At Del Monte Foods, Inc., one of the ways we’re committing to being Growers of Good™ is by reducing our use of water – nature’s most precious resource.

Corporate Responsibility

Dow’s CSO Andre Argenton Imagines Better

As we celebrate our 125th anniversary, this feels like a natural moment for reflection. But also to look ahead, because that is what our ‘Imagine Better’ theme is all about.

Events

HPRC Signs Circular Plastics Alliance Declaration

We are excited to announce that the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) has become a signatory of the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) declaration.

Volunteering & Community

Volunteers Make Finishing Touches Renovating Benton Harbor Park

Over one-hundred volunteers from the Whirlpool Corporation and the Benton Harbor community came out as part of Whirlpool's "Day of Impact."

Energy & Infrastructure

Tetra Tech's Justin Goonesinghe Discusses Designing Clean Hydrogen Markets to Support Decarbonization Efforts

Tetra Tech’s Justin Goonesinghe discusses designing clean hydrogen markets to support decarbonization efforts.

Energy & Infrastructure

Utility Payment Assistance Available for Customers Struggling To Pay Energy Bills

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has named the week of June 6 Utility Assistance Awareness Week to call attention to programs available to help customers who are struggling to pay their utility bills.

Environment

Keysight and World Environment Day 2022: Only One Earth

Every day is important for the environment, and on June 5th we are excited to celebrate World Environment Day as an opportunity to encourage awareness and environmental protection and inspire positive change.

Energy & Infrastructure

Solar Installation to Help Power Flint Hills Resources Facility

Koch companies Flint Hills Resources and DEPCOM Power will build what is believed to be the largest solar installation of its kind in the United States. The solar energy generated will help power Flint Hills' Pine Bend refinery.

Energy & Infrastructure

Middletown Recreation Center Choose Microgrid, Fully Engineered by Clarke Energy

In line with the facility being set for the future of the community, sustainable and resilient energy is essential. Clarke Energy was chosen to provide the power solution for the building and to develop and deliver a turnkey microgrid for the site.

Awards & Rankings

Benevity's 2022 Goodies Awards Ceremony Celebrates Gamechangers in Social Impact

Benevity, Inc., a leading provider of global corporate purpose software, today announced the winners of its Corporate Goodness Awards

Education & Workforce Development

Illumina Expands STEM Education Efforts at BizTown Opening

On May 31, Illumina celebrated the official opening of the newest storefront in The McGrath Family Junior Achievement (JA) BizTown, in San Diego, California.

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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...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)