The Latest News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy

CNH Industrial Is Helping to Tackle Covid-19 in South America

CNH Industrial’s social programs are fully embedded in South America across a variety of sectors including education, culture and local community initiatives.

Environment

Putting Down Roots: Businesses Act on Reforestation

Each year, the Earth Day Network calls on people around the world to act for the environment. For Earth Day 2020—the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the nonprofit’s theme is climate action.

Health & Healthcare

Tork Launches “Safe at Work” Toolkit to Help Front Line Healthcare Workers Carry On

In connection to World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5, Tork, the leading global professional hygiene brand, is launching the Safe at Work: COVID-19 Healthcare Toolkit.

Philanthropy

School Operations Changed Almost Overnight Due to COVID-19

The disruption caused by the pandemic has created an unprecedented challenge for school leaders, and New Leaders is working overtime to support them through a virtual platform, in addition to continued remote mentoring.

Philanthropy

Our Partners: Bamby Salcedo Focuses on Supporting Transgender Latina Women

For Bamby Salcedo, founder of the Los Angeles-based TransLatin@ Coalition, her work is more than just a job – it’s personal. She and her team work every day to serve the diverse needs of the transgender community, from healthcare and housing...

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Entrepreneurship in Nepal through the Microfranchise Approach

Kalpavriksha is one of the newest social enterprise partners in our Asia/Pacific portfolio. Kalpavriksha belongs to Pollinate Group and its sister organization, Asha Kiran, operates in India.

AI & Technology

Alliant Energy Adds Solar and Battery System at DNR Site near Sauk City

An Alliant Energy solar generation and battery storage project will provide power to a park building and cabin when they reopen later this year just south of Sauk City, Wisconsin.

Health & Healthcare

Health and Well-being in Buildings Can Help Deliver Systemic Efficiency, IWBI Shares with World Economic Forum Members

Health and well-being must be integrated into a broader systems change approach in buildings and cities, alongside net zero carbon and energy efficiency targets, if we are to accelerate the transition to a healthy and sustainable future.

Environment

BIER Stakeholder Spotlight: Tom Williams

Meet Tom Williams, Director of WaterCompany: World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and learn how his company is addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change and what inspires him to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector and collectively, overall.

Awards & Rankings

ENR Rankings Put Black & Veatch at the Heart of Digital Transformation

At its heart the world’s digital transformation relies on clean energy and the rapid, resilient transmission of data and information.

Health & Healthcare

EarthxCities 2020: Urban Resilience After the Pandemic

Philanthropy

Giving Back Never Goes Out of Style: Levi Strauss Foundation Responds to Issues Affecting Marginalized and Disenfranchised Communities

The Levi Strauss Foundation is the corporate foundation of Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world's largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in jeanswear. The Foundation’s philanthropic work is grounded in the company's values...

Philanthropy

Verizon Expands COVID-19 Small Business Support up to $7.5M With New Grant to LISC

Verizon today announced an additional $2.5 million donation to small business support through the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), bringing the total funding of LISC’s Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund up to a potential $7.5 million.

Health & Healthcare

Uniting to Fight COVID-19 with Ultraviolet Light

As the world continues to adapt and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team from Koch Industries is working around the clock with Violet Defense to rapidly develop a unique solution to destroy the deadly virus using ultraviolet (UV) light.

Corporate Responsibility

How to Maintain Clean Commercial Spaces in the COVID-19 Era

In the wake of current events, we understand the increased anxiety and heightened concerns around the best ways to clean and disinfect commercial finishes, including hard surface flooring and carpeting.

Volunteering & Community

Supporting Our Communities Through New Forms of Volunteerism During COVID-19

With the current work-remote protocols in effect for many companies across the country due to the novel coronavirus, most traditional team-based community service events have been suspended, including ours at ScottsMiracle-Gro.

Philanthropy

Novartis US Foundation Supports Telehealth Programs to Provide Access to Care for New Jersey’s Most Vulnerable Communities

The Novartis US Foundation announced that a grant provided to the New Jersey Primary Care Association (NJPCA) made it possible to launch five new telehealth programs for community health centers in the state.

Health & Healthcare

Health & Conservation Leaders Issue Joint Call to Shut Down High-Risk Wildlife Markets to Help Curb Future Outbreaks

More than 100 scientists and conservation leaders from 25 countries are calling on governments across the globe to address high-risk wildlife trade to reduce the chance of another outbreak.

Philanthropy

CITGO Private Foundation Announces Early Applicants’ Grantees for COVID-19 Program

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc. ( Simón Bolívar Foundation ), the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $200,000 to five nonprofit organizations working in health-focused initiatives for vulnerable Venezuelans as part of its COVID-19 Small Grants Program.

Corporate Responsibility

Schneider Electric Responds to COVID-19 Crisis

As part of the UN Global Compact Uniting Business initiative, Global Compact’s CEOs Taking Action, our CEO, Jean-Pascal Tricoire, is sharing how Schneider Electric is mobilized to address the challenges brought by COVID-19.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How to Celebrate Diversity Month at Home During COVID-19

Diversity and Inclusion is a key part of our DNA at ON Semiconductor. We work on a daily basis to provide our employees with a safe, respectful and inclusive environment where each of our unique attributes, abilities and personalities can thrive. From working with our partners at Fairygodboss and DiversityComm to being listed on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, our employees are the focus of all of our efforts.

Environment

Marie Mutskui Mockett: American Harvest

Anyone who has gone to the grocery store during the COVID-19 health crisis must have wondered to themselves at some point why there was no toilet paper, milk or flour all of a sudden.

AI & Technology

Technology’s Role in this Modern Pandemic – Past, Present & Future

Having worked in technology for 30 years, I’ve experienced first-hand the industry’s movement from the 3rd to 4th industrial revolutions. As I look back at the progress of the last 3 decades, it’s occurred to me that -- for better or for worse --

Philanthropy

CNH Industrial Brands Do Their Part in India

With over 29,000 confirmed cases and an ongoing lockdown, India is not the most talked about nation when it comes to the devastating effects brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, however it is suffering the same effects as many others.

Latest Campaigns

GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

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...

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...

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...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

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...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...