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Education & Workforce Development

Take Science Learning Outside of the Classroom This School Year With MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs™ at Home Experiments

Just in time for the back-to-school season, learn how students can continue exploring their interest in science beyond the school day through the MilliporeSigma Curiosity Labs™ at Home science education program.

AI & Technology

5G Field Guide by Qualcomm

5G is one of the biggest, most complex technological challenges of the past decade, and because of its speed and reliability, it will provide the framework for how we connect to the world around us.

Environment

Smart Sewer Technology Satisfies EPA Consent Decree, Saves City $400 Million

Global water technology company Xylem is delivering the advanced “smart sewer” system enabling the City of South Bend, Indiana, to exceed the requirements of a wastewater consent decree for 60% less capital investment than originally planned.

Corporate Responsibility

Goodyear Names Jones Chief Sustainability Officer

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that Ellis Jones has been named vice president and chief sustainability officer, reporting to Chris Helsel, senior vice president, global operations and chief technology officer, effective Sept. 2.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

We seldom hear how coffee comes with an environmental cost. Minds may go to the billions of single-use coffee cups discarded each year; a problem for sure. Specifically, I want to talk about the carbon footprint of drinking coffee itself.

Volunteering & Community

Taproot Foundation Deepens Community Impact With Online Program

Taproot Foundation was founded on a core belief: that greater change can be achieved when we strengthen the organizations tackling society’s greatest challenges. After 20 years of serving nonprofits, we're poised to have even greater impact.

Events

Carbon Webinar: Cultivating a New Kind of Crop to Address Climate Change

Carbon farming, a nature-based climate solution that removes and reduces carbon in the atmosphere, is increasingly becoming part of the climate change discussion.

Philanthropy

USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation and KeyBank Mark Dedication and Unveiling of the Lone Sailor Statue Along Cleveland's Waterfront

The USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation and KeyBank marked the unveiling of the Lone Sailor Statue in Cleveland. A dedication ceremony took place Friday September 10, 2021 at the Great Lakes Science Center where the statue is now on display.

Environment

PFAS Regulatory Activity Broadens and Intensifies

This year has seen an unprecedented amount of regulatory activity aimed at mitigating the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our environment and consumer products.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Wake Forest University School of Divinity Brings Faith to the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®

Gilead launched the COMPASS Initiative® in the Southern United States with the goal of reaching the communities most impacted by the HIV epidemic.

Research & Reports

Vistra Continues Legacy of Giving through Community Donations

In 2020, Vistra donated $6 million to nonprofits and made contributions of over $2 million to organizations such as Irving Cares, Peoria Promise scholarship fund, and various Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Corporate Responsibility

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Announces BEST Community Comeback

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), the parent company of Berkshire Bank, a socially responsible community-dedicated bank with branch locations in New England and New York, announced that the Bank will lend and invest $5 billion over the next three years to help strengthen local communities.

Environment

Mitigating Climate Change: A Carbon Zero Future for Agriculture

We have the capability – and responsibility – to develop climate-smart solutions and trigger farmers’ adoption by creating innovative business models that benefit farmers, tackle climate change, and drive towards a carbon-zero future for agriculture.

Volunteering & Community

Whirlpool Brand Featured in The Tent Mender, a Profoundly Moving Documentary Series on People Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles

Hand Made Productions recently announced the release of a limited three-part series, The Tent Mender, a documentary film spotlighting people experiencing homelessness, which features laundry.

Socially Responsible Investing

Understanding Shareholder Value

The shareholder value doctrine suggests that companies and their managers should only do something that’s good for society when it is simultaneously and demonstrably good for business. This belief is increasingly being questioned and challenged.

Environment

PepsiCo Announces Strategic End-to-End Transformation: pep+ (PepsiCo Positive)

PepsiCo, Inc. today introduced pep+ (pep Positive), a strategic end-to-end transformation with sustainability at the center of how the company will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

Volunteering & Community

CASE, Progressive Tractor & Implement Provide Equipment for Team Rubicon Operator Training

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, and its dealer Progressive Tractor & Implement provided two compact track loaders and grapple buckets for a recent heavy equipment operator training event at the George W. Pirtle Scout Reservation in Gary City, Texas.

Events

The Consumer Goods Forum To Kick Off New, Innovative Event Series To Support Businesses in Overcoming Industry Challenges

This 29 September – 1 October 2021, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) End-to-End Value Chain (E2E) initiative will be breaking new ground by hosting an all-new event, WinterComes, in Sitges, Barcelona.

Corporate Responsibility

TELLING INDUSTRIES, LLC Announces Inclusion in the Industry-Wide Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Cold-Formed Steel Framing

TELLING INDUSTRIES, LLC announces that their cold-formed metal framing products now carry the SFIA Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).

Environment

The 1.5 Degree C Supply Chain Leaders and Exponential Roadmap Initiative Welcome Mastercard

Mastercard pledged earlier this year to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and continues to lead on supplier sustainability. The 1.5°C Supply Chain Leaders will work with their suppliers and business partners to support large and small suppliers.

Awards & Rankings

Demonstrating 'the Art of the Possible' in Sustainable Building Management

Our European headquarters in London has always aimed to push the boundaries of what it means to be an environmentally sustainable office.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Logitech G Unveils Its Lightest, Most Affordable, Sustainable Wireless Gaming Headset Yet

The development of G435 was guided by Logitech’s Design for Sustainability framework and resulted in an estimated 40% lower carbon impact than one of our best-selling headsets.

Corporate Responsibility

Dow Employee Resource Groups Stepped Up and Took Action in 2020

When the COVID-19 caused more than half of employees to move suddenly to remote work environments, our 10 Employee Resource Groups stepped up to address these new workplace challenges and found new ways to keep employees connected and supported in 2020.

Corporate Responsibility

Workiva Director of Sales in France Reports on Company Expansion in the Region

Workiva Director of Sales in France reports on company expansion in the region.

Energy & Infrastructure

NRG Releases PositiveNRG Year in Review - Reflects on Impacts Made in 2020

PositiveNRG, NRG’s corporate social responsibility program and the center of our charitable giving initiatives, has always been the why behind our organization, giving us the opportunity to go beyond powering the everyday and toward powering purpose.

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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...

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...