Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Research & Reports

Stewards of Life Out Here: Community

At Tractor Supply, our culture encourages our Team Members to go above and beyond to make a real difference with their customers and their local communities.

AI & Technology

Blockchain Tech Could Send Demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Soaring

One of the world’s first blockchain-powered digital sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) solutions for business travel has been launched following a collaboration between three major corporations.

Philanthropy

WSP USA Provides Emergency Power Generators for New Mexico Wildfires Battle

When WSP’s assigned tasks came to completion on May 26, a total of 11 generators were installed and uninstalled throughout the fire-impacted region. Thirteen WSP personnel ensured that every USACE request was executed successfully.

AI & Technology

Keysight's Battery Test Solution Accelerates Scania's Heavy Transport Electrification

Keysight Technologies announced that Scania has chosen Keysight's Scienlab Battery Test Solutions for its new state-of-the-art battery laboratory at its research and development facilities in Södertälje, Sweden.

Philanthropy

Coach and the Coach Foundation: Providing Access to Education

Founded in 1941 in New York City, Coach is the result of an immigrant’s dream made real. Our Foundation stays true to our brand’s founding and our shared belief that everyone should have the freedom to dream, live authentically, and thrive.

Research & Reports

Eaton Study Finds Gap Between Digital Transformation and Energy Transition Efforts, Highlighting Opportunity to Advance Both

Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced new research on the relevance of the energy transition in digital transformation planning for power-critical businesses.

Philanthropy

FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab

The FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab, developed in collaboration with Accion Opportunity Fund was launched in 2021. The program provides intensive hands-on learning to a cohort of mostly female and minority small business owners across the U.S.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Comcast RISE Celebrates Black-Owned Businesses and Black Entrepreneurs During Black Business Month

For the last two and a half years, small businesses have been dealing with the ongoing impact of the pandemic and the economic repercussions that resulted. Small businesses owned by people of color or women have been some of the hardest hit.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Paramount's Content for Change Hopes to Impact the Industry

Paramount is committing to create and promote more diverse work environments to inspire creators of various backgrounds and ethnicities.

Events

Impact Podcast With John Shegerian Features T. Rowe Price's Gaby Infante

Gaby Infante, Director of Corporate ESG for T. Rowe Price, is a featured guest this week on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian.

Research & Reports

ASUS Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

ASUS today announced the release of its 2021 sustainability report, which adopts the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and latest international indicators from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

Socially Responsible Investing

Taking an Innovative Approach to Credit ESG Analysis

At KKR, we have utilized a number of tools to manage ESG considerations within our Credit platform, including a gating issues list focused on identifying business activity risks, and third party risk assessment software to screen for red flags in prospective investments.

Environment

Top 10 Nature-Inspired Companies Addressing Environmental and Social Issues

The Biomimicry Institute has announced the 10 finalist teams for the 2022 Ray of Hope Prize.

Environment

Ceres Launches New Investor-Led Effort To Move the Biggest Corporate Water Users and Polluters To Value and Act on Water as a Financial Risk

The Valuing Water Finance Initiative is a new effort to engage 72 of the world’s biggest corporate water users and polluters to value and act on water as a financial risk and drive the necessary large-scale change to better protect water systems.

Philanthropy

thingQbator: Creating an Education Ecosystem To Nurture Innovation

thingQbator, a flagship initiative of the Cisco India Cash Grant Program, aims to facilitate and empower the next generation of job creators and problem solvers.

Awards & Rankings

CBRE Named “Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion” for Second Consecutive Year

CBRE has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) and earned a top score in for 2022.

Education & Workforce Development

TCS Celebrates the Launch of goIT's Latest Tech Learning Pathway

At Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), we are building on the belief that business can be a catalyst for change. Our purpose is to connect people to opportunities in the digital economy and that mission is central to the way we operate as a business.

AI & Technology

Home Genetic Testing Might Save a Few of Your Cat's Nine Lives

At a Silicon Valley conference in 2016, Anna Skaya attended a talk by the founder of 23andMe, who joked that someone should start a company for cat genetics testing called “23andMeow.”

Awards & Rankings

Whirlpool Corp. Named to Forbes' List of 'America's Best Employers for Women 2022'

Whirlpool Corp. announced it has been named to Forbes’ list of “America’s Best Employers for Women 2022.”

Socially Responsible Investing

Fairstead and KeyBank Announce Acquisition of Affordable Housing Portfolio in Kentucky

Fairstead, a purpose-driven, vertically integrated real estate company committed to sustainable development and the creation and preservation of high-quality housing, and KeyBank Real Estate Capital announced the acquisition of 950 units of affordable housing for families and seniors across Kentucky.

Research & Reports

Leading the Way to a Brighter Future for PNC Stakeholders Coast to Coast

As a Main Street Bank, PNC is committed to delivering on each of its strategic priorities while looking out for the best interests of all of its stakeholders, including its customers, communities, employees and shareholders.

Corporate Responsibility

Follow These 5 Principles To Build A Thriving And Sustainable Business

Together with thousands of colleagues globally, Vivek Bapat has contributed to a purpose-inspired journey at SAP.

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Ramps Up Environmental Efforts, Joins Forces To Protect Vulnerable Wildlife in Florida

As part of its commitment to support the vitality of a healthy ecosystem, Duke Energy Florida has aligned efforts with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect a population of federally endangered wildflowers in central Florida.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences and a Coalition of LGBTQ+ and Human Rights-Focused Organizations Mobilize to Address Monkeypox Public Health Emergency

Gilead Sciences, Inc., GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Black Justice Coalition, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and NMAC recently announced immediate action in response to the emerging monkeypox virus outbreak.

Corporate Responsibility

Powering the Life Science Industry With Renewable Energy

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has matched 100% of its U.S. electricity consumption with renewable energy by participating in one of the largest buyer-organized aggregation deals globally.

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...