Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Redefining Supply Chains With Integrated Logistics: The DP World Approach

DP World

Volunteering & Community

Nielsen Global Impact Day 2025: Expanding Our Global Impact

Nielsen

Research & Reports

Teva’s 2025 Healthy Future Report Highlights Environmental and Access to Medicines Progress, Including Meeting All Sustainability-Linked Bond Targets

Teva Pharmaceutical

AI & Technology

An Ecosystem Approach to the Future of Automotive

Qualcomm

Events

Coalition to Develop First Standardized Guidance for Assessing and Managing Corporate Value Chain Water Risk

SCS Global Services

Philanthropy

Celebrating the Sixth Sands Cares Accelerator Graduate: The LGBTQ+ Center of Las Vegas

Las Vegas Sands

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Food Security: Reducing Food Loss and Waste Is Our Best Investment for Mitigating Current and Future Food Crises

Care USA

AI & Technology

Beyond Earth Day: Turning Sustainability Into Growth Across the Partner Ecosystem

Lenovo

Featured Brands

Invest Atlanta and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Announce New Wells Fargo Grants for Small Business Development and Housing Stability Across Metro Atlanta

Invest Atlanta and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announced new philanthropic grants from Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation to support small business growth and housing stability across metro Atlanta.

Comcast NBCUniversal, Telemundo, and U.S. Soccer Foundation Expand National Youth Soccer and Coach-Mentorship Programs Ahead of FIFA World Cup 26™

Comcast NBCUniversal, Telemundo, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation announced an expanded commitment to increase access to high-impact youth soccer programs and coach-mentorship training in the lead-up to FIFA World Cup 2026™.

By Degrees Foundation and Wells Fargo Celebrate Expansion of 529 College Savings Accounts to All Students at North High School

Hundreds attended North High School in Des Moines to mark the launch of 529 college savings accounts, funded by a $750,000 Wells Fargo Foundation grant. The By Degrees Foundation and Des Moines Public Schools are opening 529 accounts with seed money for all North High students

AI-Powered Energy Savings: How Globe Is Pioneering Energy-Efficient Networks With Qualcomm Dragonwing Ran Automation

A leading digital platform in the Philippines and a pioneering force in the telecommunications industry, Globe Telecom boasts more than 62 million mobile customers.

Mastercard: 6 New Ways To Think About Inclusive Growth

Global development priorities, fast-advancing technologies and shifting consumer behavior are reshaping what financial health looks like and how digital innovation.

DreamSpring Introduces New Loan Products Designed for Small Business Affordability

DreamSpring, a nonprofit CDFI and SBA lender, has introduced new loan products tailored for small businesses, including flexible repayment and care economy financing. With a $500,000 Wells Fargo grant, DreamSpring expanded its offerings to address growth-stage needs and industrie

Comcast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County Open Lift Zones in Lacey to Help Youth Build Digital Skills

Comcast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County (BGCTC) have opened new Lift Zones in Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, and Rochester to help youth build their digital skills.

An Ecosystem Approach to the Future of Automotive

The automotive industry is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in history. Vehicles are evolving into software-defined platforms capable of improving safety, creating new experiences for drivers and passengers, and continuously evolving over their lifetimes.

Guiding Stars: What We’re Learning About Food, Packaging & the Environment

Social media feeds fill with news of forever chemicals. Apps abound that allow us to assess a product’s “health impact” score. Meanwhile, we still want nutritious options that are best for our bodies and health.

How We’re Building a Cleaner, More Efficient Energy Supply | Cisco FY25 Purpose Report

Cisco has long believed that sustainability action can spur innovation and build a more resilient energy supply.

Recent Alerts

Health & Healthcare

CBRE Becomes a Fitwel Champion in the UK

CBRE in the UK is now part of the Fitwel Champions programme. CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, joins a group of industry leading companies committed to optimising buildings and places to promote health and wellness.

Energy & Infrastructure

2019 Clean Cargo Emissions Factor Report Released

Carbon dioxide emissions from 17 of the world’s leading ocean container carriers, representing approximately 80 percent of global containerized shipping, continued to fall in 2018, according to a new report from BSR’s Clean Cargo.

Awards & Rankings

The Ray Selected in Newsweek’s Top 100 Smart City Partner - Momentum Awards

The Ray has been chosen as one Newsweek's Top 100 Smart City Partner Momentum Award winners. The Momentum Awards are an annual celebration of the people and cities propelling the world toward an environmentally sustainable, socially equitable, economically viable future of autonomous mobility and smart urban environments.

Health & Healthcare

Boots and Macmillan Partnership Recognized As ‘Most Admired’ Corporate-NGO Partnership in the UK

The Boots UK and Macmillan Cancer Support partnership, now in its 10th year, has been voted the Most Admired Corporate-NGO Partnership in the C&E Barometer 2019, a survey conducted among leading global companies and NGOs.

Philanthropy

Search Underway for Recipients of Annual IOC Sport and Active Society Development Grants

Four grants valued at CHF 20,000 each will be assigned to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and International and National Sports Federations (including IOC-recognised International Federations) that use sport as a tool for social development.

Philanthropy

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

President Ronald Reagan designated November as Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month in 1983 when there were less than two million people suffering from the disease. Since then, that number has grown to more than five million.

Volunteering & Community

Accenture and Save the Children Help Youth Envision New Careers

Accenture’s Skills to Succeed initiative focuses our expertise in growing talent to address the global need to close skills gaps and prepare individuals to get a job or build a business.

Research & Reports

Timken Issues CSR Report, Demonstrating Commitment to Move the World Forward, for Good

The Timken Company, a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, published its corporate social responsibility (CSR) report sharing where the company stands on its efforts to move the world forward, for good.

Events

Event: Tomorrow Rising with Schneider Electric

You’re invited to a special release of the Tomorrow Rising web series! Follow the true stories of four young people for an inside look at how energy training transforms lives. Reshapes communities. Impacts the world.

Volunteering & Community

'Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month' Results Were Remarkable

October was recognized as ‘Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month’ across the four states of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky—and there was quite a bit to show for it!

Inclusion & Opportunity

Celebrating Diversity: Walgreens Highlights Kyle Hahn's Story

Kyle Hahn was in high school when he learned about a new Walgreens distribution center opening up in his hometown. He applied and was hired, and in joining Walgreens, Kyle also became part of the company’s new Transitional Working Group.

Events

Four Key Takeaways From 3BL Forum

This week, business executives, nonprofit leaders, government officials and issue advocates met in National Harbor, Maryland for the annual 3BL Forum.

Socially Responsible Investing

PNC Issues Inaugural Green Bond

The proceeds will fund eligible projects that promote a transition to a low-carbon economy and offer sustainability benefits across three categories aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Environment

Sustainable Solutions to a Burning Issue

Discover how New Holland Agriculture is working with the Indian government and local population to help replace the practice of crop stubble burning with more sustainable and innovative alternatives

Corporate Responsibility

OneWest Bank Unveils New Branch Design at West L.A. Grand Opening

OneWest Bank, CIT's Southern California retail bank division, today announced the grand opening of its West Los Angeles location featuring modern technology and a customized branch design.

Volunteering & Community

JetBlue Reaches One Million Hours of Caring!

Over the past eight years, JetBlue crewmembers have volunteered more than one million hours of caring in their local communities.

Corporate Responsibility

3BL Forum: New Report Shows Gen Z Is Ready to Change the World

Timberland is one company counting on Gen Z to help it change the world. The outdoor outfitter recently launched its Nature Needs Heroes campaign to inspire a greening movement among consumers.

Socially Responsible Investing

New FCA Manufacturing Site in Detroit Represents Company’s Commitment to Sustainable Operations

The future home of two electrified Jeep® vehicles will also be home to one of the most efficient and sustainable manufacturing operations at FCA in North America.

Media & Communications

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration: Distracting Buzzwords, or the Secret Ingredients for Inclusive Business Success?

The words “collaboration” and “stakeholder engagement” get tossed around a lot these days – especially when it comes to the 2030 Agenda and our ambitious Sustainable Development Goals.

Volunteering & Community

Aflac CSR Hero: Carmen Buckner

By day, Aflac CSR Hero Carmen Buckner works at one of the Best Places to Work in Information Technology, according to Computerworld. Outside of work, you might find him demonstrating the Aflac Way.

Energy & Infrastructure

Chicago Is The Greenest City In Green Building Adoption Index For The Third Straight Year, As Green Building Certifications Reach New High Nationally

Chicago’s office market was named the greenest in the U.S. for the third year in a row according to the sixth annual Green Building Adoption Index by CBRE, Maastricht University and the University of Guelph.

Environment

A Ray of Sunshine and Hope

What is your company doing for the environment? This was the question that changed Ray C. Anderson’s life in 1994, in what he calls his “spear in the chest” epiphany.

Events

The Responsible Business Summit Europe 2020

The 19th annual Responsible Business Summit Europe is set to take place in London from the 26th-28th of May next year. RBSEU is Ethical Corp’s European flagship event for leading businesses to share how they will be leading the decade of action

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Nestlé Expands Efforts in Forest Monitoring With Public Radar Technology

Nestlé today joined a coalition of major palm oil producers and buyers to support and fund the development of a new, publicly available radar-based forest monitoring system known as Radar Alerts for Detecting Deforestation (RADD).

Philanthropy

Bridgestone Americas Hosts Experiential Learning Day to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary of Collaboration with Akron Public Schools

Bridgestone celebrates the one-year anniversary of the East Community Learning Center Automotive Technology Center in collaboration with Akron Public Schools

Latest Campaigns

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.)

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...