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Environment

As COP26 Nears, Major Investor and Company Calls Grow Louder for Governments to Raise Their Climate Ambition

Happening on the heels of yet another urgent and dire warning from the world’s leading scientists, the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26)

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity Earns Leadership in Sustainability Award for Water Use & Quality from American Forest & Paper Association

Essity, a leading global hygiene and health company, is proud to announce that it has received the Better Practices, Better Planet 2020-2021 Leadership in Sustainability Award for Water from the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). As the national trade association for the paper and wood products industry, AF&PA advocates for a strong and sustainable industry for all of its manufacturer members.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Caring for the Communities Where We Live and Work: Spotlight on Malaysia

When Malaysia’s government implemented a COVID-19 lockdown in May 2021, Martina Jezdikova knew she had to do something to help her community, and she knew how she could make it a reality.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Announces Neighborhood Investment Program to Transform Historic West End in Charlotte, North Carolina

Fifth Third intends to commit up to $20 million in lending, investments, and philanthropic support, including grants from the Fifth Third Foundation to the Historic West End.

Innovation & Technology

Meet an Empowered Maker: Xavier Owens

For anyone considering a trades career, electrician Xavier Owens has a few words of advice: “Go for it.” Having pursued both a college degree and trades training, he’s empowered by his choice to help make the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A List of COVID-19 Resources, Reports and Research related to Employee Volunteering and Workplace Giving

Realized Worth compiled a set of resources providing insights on how COVID-19 and social unrest/justice movements have impacted the world of #workplacegiving and #employeevolunteering. Explore the resources, reports and research here!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. EPA 2021 SmartWay Excellence Awards Recipients Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics, Building on Historic Recognition for Environmental Performance

Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics have done it again. The Koch Industries affiliates have received the SmartWay® Excellence Awards from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding environmental performance.

Sustainable Development Goals

COP26: Why Organizations Must Step Up and Be Accountable

With the UN Climate Change Conference getting underway in Glasgow next week, GRI is urging all organizations to be open about their impacts on the planet, as transparency is an essential precursor for reaching global solutions to a global problem.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Real Sustainability Is About People

In this exclusive Social Capital Q and A, Abbott CEO Robert B Ford discusses Abbott’s success in demonstrating how businesses can be a force for good directly through its healthcare products that improve people’s lives and also every day with the way it treats its employees.

Health & Healthcare

Musim Mas Distributed 23,400 Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines to Help Accelerate Herd Immunity

As support for the government, which is conducting a Covid-19 vaccination program, Musim Mas Group is helping to accelerate herd immunity through vaccination programs for workers, workers' families, and communities around the company.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Airlines Publishes Latest Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Today, American Airlines published its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing the progress the company made in 2020 on key ESG priorities, such as sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Education

Trane Technologies Healthy Spaces Podcast Season 2 Episode 3: Getting Smart About Schools

In this episode of Healthy Spaces with Trane Technologies, host Rasha Hasaneen is joined by co-host, Portia Mount, from Trane Technologies’ Commercial HVAC business.

Diversity & Inclusion

Engineering Impact: Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

We engineer the extraordinary to give future generations better, healthier lives. Learn more about inclusion, diversity & equity in our FY21 Integrated Performance Report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Thanks Customers for Generous Donations to Nourishing Neighbors Childhood Hunger Relief

Thanks to the generosity of customers, the Albertsons Companies’ Nourishing Neighbors breakfast campaign raised over $9 million through its September campaign to provide healthy breakfasts for children in need across the company’s market areas.

Energy

National Grid Renewables Hosts Celebration Event at Noble Solar and Storage Project

As part of the first annual American Clean Power Week, National Grid Renewables hosted a community event at the Noble Solar and Storage Project (Noble) in Denton County, Texas

Diversity & Inclusion

Vistra CEO Curt Morgan Joins Disability:IN to Further Advance Inclusion and Equality

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is further expanding its commitment to an inclusive global economy through a new partnership with Disability:IN, the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ideas That Matter Alumni Busier Than Ever With World-Changing Projects

Since its inception in 1999, Sappi’s Ideas that Matter (ITM) program has granted nearly $14 million to help fund a wide range of social impact causes ranging from sustainable food systems to healthcare to climate change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IVECO Spain Donates Van to Food Bank

CNH Industrial brand IVECO in Spain recently donated a Daily van to the city of Valladolid’s Food Bank to help the organization distribute food and perishables to families in need.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Bank Celebrates 17 Years of Project SEARCH and Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Project SEARCH is a partnership of the Bank, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and high schools, community partners & state vocational rehabilitation agencies which provides vocational training & employment for people with disabilities.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Your Employee Volunteers Are Bored (And What To Do About It)

In a recent RealTalk webinar, we teed up the very real issue of employee volunteer boredom to Angela Parker, CEO of Realized Worth. Check out her key takeaways and actionable tips here!

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Supports Israel's National Program to Accelerate Diagnoses of Critically-Ill Newborns with Suspected Genetic Disease

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced an agreement with Israel's Ministry of Health (MoH) for a pilot program to implement the use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in critically-ill infants suspected of having a genetic disorder in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).

Media & Communications

World Environment Center Elects Two New Board Members

In continuation of the commitment to expand and advance our effectiveness as a global sustainability organization, the World Environment Center has elected two new members to the WEC Board of Directors

Research, Reports & Publications

Herbalife Nutrition Launches First Global Responsibility Report

Herbalife Nutrition, a premier global nutrition company, released today its inaugural 2020 Global Responsibility Report.

Energy

SCS Global Services Joins Low Carbon Fuels Coalition

Today, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition (LCFC), announced its newest member: SCS Global Services. SCS recently became approved as an independent verification body for the Oregon Clean Fuels Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Deckers Brands Named to Newsweek's List of the Most Loved Workplaces for 2021

Deckers Brands was recently featured in Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking at #6 (#1 in apparel and fashion) among the top 100 companies recognized for employee happiness and satisfaction at work.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  2. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  3. 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...
  4. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...
  8. 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...
  9. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  10. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...
  11. Communities and People
    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...
  12. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  13. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  14. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  15. Environment: Building a More Sustainable Future
    For Bacardi, environmental sustainability is good business – an approach that dates to the very beginning of the company more than 158 years ago. When...