Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Research & Reports

Build a Platform for Managing, Reporting on ESG

Growing emphasis in the marketplace on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is prompting many organizations to consider how ready they are to meet increasing expectations for disclosure and action.

Health & Healthcare

How This HIV Activist Prioritizes Wellness in His Day-to-Day

As a community liaison who is trained and certified to discuss Merck’s promoted virology products, Paris works with case managers and other allied health professionals who serve communities living with HIV to improve health care outcomes.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

SCS 007 Sustainable Jewelry Standard to Include Artisanal Gold Mines

SCS Global Services (SCS) and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) today announced their agreement to expand the SCS 007 Sustainability Rated Jewelry Standard to include certification of gold from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM).

Inclusion & Opportunity

Polo Ralph Lauren Introduces New Collection That Builds Upon Its Historic Partnership With Morehouse and Spelman Colleges

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) today expanded its partnership with Morehouse College and Spelman College, unveiling a limited-edition collection inspired by the schools’ rich heritage and esteemed traditions.

Energy & Infrastructure

Global Reporting Initiative Publish Standard to Address Sustainability Impacts of Coal

How can a sector that is responsible for 30% of global carbon emissions be held to account for its impacts, including ensuring that coal companies meet growing stakeholder demands for transparency in how they align with the low-carbon transition?

Socially Responsible Investing

ImpactAssets' IA 50 2022 Impact Fund Listing Focuses on Deep Impact, Innovative Managers

ImpactAssets has released the ImpactAssets 50 2022 (IA 50), a free annual database for impact investors that features a diversified listing of private capital fund managers delivering social and environmental impact as well as financial returns.  

Environment

ICYMI: Fifth Third Publishes Second TCFD Report

The 2021 TCFD Report demonstrates the Company’s progress in implementing the TCFD’s recommendations and summarizes the Bank’s advancement in climate-related disclosures since its inaugural report in late 2019.

Philanthropy

Black Experience on Xfinity To Offer $1 Million in Grants To Emerging Black Filmmakers in Celebration of Its One-year Anniversary

Comcast NBCUniversal celebrates the one-year anniversary of Black Experience on Xfinity by announcing plans to offer $1M in the form of ten $100K grants to emerging Black filmmakers.

Philanthropy

Water For People Announces New Co-CEOs

Water For People, a global nonprofit working to help develop lasting quality water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, is pleased to welcome Samson Hailu Bekele and Mark Duey as Co-CEOs.

Socially Responsible Investing

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Interview with Shennel Fuller of Miles and Milan

Energy & Infrastructure

Philadelphia Union Joins Forces With Green Mountain Energy

Philadelphia Union today announced a new multi-year agreement with Green Mountain Energy (GME), the nation’s longest-serving renewable energy provider.

Socially Responsible Investing

Shareholders Escalate Campaign Pressing Companies to 'Walk Their Talk' on Climate Lobbying

With the stakes posed by the climate crisis higher than ever and public policy solutions clearly needed, investors have filed a record 46 shareholder resolutions for 2022 corporate proxies seeking info about companies’ climate lobbying practices.

Volunteering & Community

Giving Atlanta's Low-income and Homeless Residents a Step Up

First Step Staffing is on a mission to end the cycle of poverty and homelessness by removing barriers to employment in Atlanta.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Celebrate International Women's Day With MAC VIVA GLAM

#MACVIVAGLAM partners with local organizations to fight for equal rights and healthy futures for women and girls, including around reproductive and sexual health education.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Blazing Trails for Success and Achievement

March is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month, celebrating women's accomplishments as part of American history.

Awards & Rankings

T. Rowe Price Named to Fortune Magazine's “World's Most Admired” List for the Twelfth Consecutive Year

T. Rowe Price has again been named to Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired” list. Its inclusion in the 2022 list marks the twelfth consecutive year that the firm has received this recognition.

Awards & Rankings

World Environment Center to Award 2022 Gold Medal for Corporate Sustainability to AB InBev

The World Environment Center is pleased to announce that its 38th Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development will be awarded to Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s leading brewer.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Franklin Templeton Celebrates Black History Month With Events Focused on Health and Wellness

Franklin Templeton’s Black Empowerment Network (BEN) business resource group (BRG), and partners at several of its specialist investment managers, hosted 18 virtual events in honor of Black History Month, celebrated in North America each February.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Shifting Power Through Authentic Corporate Community Engagement

5 lessons for how corporations can shift power as they navigate relationships with communities in order to create sustainable social change and to move us to a world where life outcomes are not predicted by an individual’s or group’s identity.

Philanthropy

Keisha Greaves Follows Her Dreams as Owner of Girls Chronically Rock

For as long as she can remember, Cambridge, MA native Keisha Greaves has had a “passion for fashion” and wanted to be her own boss.

Education & Workforce Development

Financial Literacy Challenge From Jackson Charitable Foundation and Discovery Education Empowering Communities to Win $10,000 for Their Schools Now Open

Jackson Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit with the mission to advance financial knowledge on a national scale, and Discovery Education today opened the 6th annual Cha-Ching™ Money Smart Kids Contest.

Corporate Responsibility

Interconnection of CSR and M&A

From stakeholder engagement and across phases of an M&A implementation, examination of ESG elements is critical to the process for both corporate buyers and sellers.

Awards & Rankings

ICIC Opens Nominations and Applications for 2022 Inner City 100

ICIC opens nominations and applications for 2022 Inner City 100 awards

Inclusion & Opportunity

On the Rise: Investing in the Black Leaders of Tomorrow.

The aim of RISE is to support racially and ethnically diverse students as they discover their passions, learn about our business, explore emerging technologies, pursue potential STEM career opportunities and hone their leadership skills.

Environment

3 Steps to Find and Fix Household Leaks

On average, American households waste nearly 10,000 gallons each year as a result of minor water leaks like dripping faucets and poorly sealed plumbing fixtures—that’s enough water to wash 300 loads of laundry.

Latest Campaigns

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

LATAM Growth

DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Truist Championship

The Truist Championship has been an official PGA TOUR event since 2003, contested annually at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of...

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...