Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowerment Over Pressure: Meet Bhumi Patil

GoDaddy

Innovation & Technology

Mastercard: Six Payment Trends for 2026

Mastercard

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A New Year Perspective: Trusted Chemistry

Chemours

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation, Care and the Iconic Aflac Duck

Aflac Incorporated

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gaziano Lineman Awards Finalists Announced

KeyBank





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Innovation & Technology

Keysight's CX3300 Anomalous Waveform Analytics Contributes to Waseda University's Hardware Trojan Detection Research

While the use of the IoT is expanding, outsourcing of circuit design and manufacturing from in-house, as well as the use of IP progressed from other companies, is increasing. As a result, cybersecurity threats due to hardware trojans are on the rise.

Innovation & Technology

Communications Are Critical to Bridging the Digital Divide

There is no doubt that advanced communication networks are changing how we interact with data, technology and one another.

Research, Reports & Publications

Walmart Makes Progress Toward Positive Societal, Environmental Change Through ESG Initiatives

Walmart takes a shared value, whole-system approach to ESG. Their ESG initiatives aim to go beyond mitigating business risk. The company aims to address societal issues through business initiatives that create value for all stakeholders; and they seek, in collaboration with others, to transform underlying societal systems (such as retail workforce development and food supply chains) for long-term social, environmental and economic sustainability.

Events, Media & Communications

EarthX to Mark Climate Week with the Launch of EarthxTV

EarthX will launch EarthxTV whose mission is to become the foremost streaming network for environmental programming, covering cross-disiplinary solutions to the critical issues facing the natural world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ScottsMiracle-Gro is Helping the World Grow a Little More Extraordinary

"We help people express themselves on their own piece of the Earth—and there is virtually no limit to how they do that." –Jim Hagedorn, Chairman and CEO

Diversity & Inclusion

The Road to a Vaccine: Why Does COVID-19 More Greatly Affect Communities of Color?

In this bonus clip from “The Road to a Vaccine,” health experts explain why communities of color in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by COVID-19—and how to help solve this glaring disparity.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Can Job Training Close the 'Opportunity Divide' Post-Pandemic?

Roughly one in five U.S. workers are collecting unemployment benefits, and as coronavirus case numbers surge across the country, job prospects seem slim for many. Even before the pandemic, nearly 28 million Americans were unemployed or underemployed due to a lack of relevant job training, a lack of education, or simply a lack of access to pipelines for better paying and more stable positions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

United Airlines' Janet Lamkin Talks About Its Clorox Deal and Leading in a Crisis

After leading Bank of America's California operations through the 2008 financial crisis, United Airlines California President Janet Lamkin shares lessons she learned to help navigate the carrier through today's Covid-19 crisis.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Hershey: Crafting With Care

Climate change, natural resource scarcity and extreme weather all pose risks to the snacks our consumers love, as well as the farmers and local communities we rely on.

Media & Communications

'Kiss the Ground:' Netflix Movie Features Soil Health Pioneers Ray Archuleta, Gabe Brown

The 85-minute movie explores key soil health and regenerative agricultural principles, featuring interviews with a wide range of authors, researchers and scientists.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sedex Now Mandates APSCA-approved Auditors for all SMETA Audits

Global retailers and brands are increasingly demanding greater ethical accountability within their supply chains, including third-party social compliance audits. Not surprisingly, these companies want assurance that the organizations and individuals conducting these audits have the qualifications and integrity needed to do the job right.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Cringe Watching

The folks at Tree Media produced this 20-minute film that both explains biomimicry and features many of the teams who have participated in the Biomimicry Launchpad and competed for the Ray of Hope Prize.

Health & Healthcare

The Doctor Will Not See You: Trends in Remote Healthcare During and Post COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic is bringing about changes in every aspect of our lives. From the way we perform our jobs to the way we educate our children and attend tradeshows, we’ve all had to quickly adapt to remote models to limit the human contact that enables the virus to spread.

Sustainable Development Goals

Clear Access Banking: Peace of Mind, No Checkbook

Wells Fargo has introduced a new low-cost and checkless bank account with no overdraft fees to make it easier for customers to manage their money, make payments, and save. Clear Access Banking helps customers avoid spending more than what they have in their accounts, which makes it ideal for people who are either newer to banking, like teens, or need help managing their account balances, said Urmila Raghavan, leader of Consumer Deposit Product and Portfolio Management for Wells Fargo.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CSRHub Announces Integration of Arabesque S-ray Data Into Its Consensus Ratings

CSRHub is pleased to announce that it is now integrating data from Arabesque S-Rayâ into its consensus ratings. Using quantitative data techniques and a rules-based approach, Arabesque S-Ray provides technology that is used by some of the world’s largest investors, corporations and consultancies to assess the sustainability performance of listed companies globally. S-Ray data will now directly contribute to CSRHub’s sustainability analysis of more than 7,000 companies, and will enhance the ratings for all 36,000 companies that CSRHub covers.

Events, Media & Communications

Hear from BP, GSK, and Pernod Ricard at BSR20

BSR20's plenary lineup is growing and will cover some of today’s most talked about issues: from preparing for the next pandemic to purpose-based budgeting.

Diversity & Inclusion

PNC Bank Celebrates 10th Annual Women in Business Week

This year’s event will offer a week’s worth of virtual experiences, including a lineup of inspirational speakers such as Ellen Latham, founder of Orangetheory Fitness, and Shellye Archambeau, author of “Unapologetically Ambitious.”

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Resilience Reimagined: Connecting Shared Value to Shareholder Value Through Hybrid Metrics

Today, investors are able to identify “good” companies and “profitable” companies but not companies doing the most good most profitably which is a missed opportunity for business, investors and society.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

UPS Longitudes | Building a More Resilient Supply Chain: Part I

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every part of the global supply chain — from procurement and logistics to manufacturing and warehousing.

Innovation & Technology

Trane Technologies Launches Center for Healthy and Efficient Spaces to Help Create Safer, Healthier, More Resilient Communities

Global climate innovator Trane Technologies announced today the launch of its Center for Healthy and Efficient Spaces (CHES) to create safer, healthier, and more efficient environments for homes, buildings, and transportation around the globe

Research, Reports & Publications

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Releases 2020 Sustainability Reporting As It Supports Customers and Communities in Challenging Times

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (‘CBA’) has released its 2020 Annual Report, including updates on its sustainability performance and approach to climate change.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech Launches Company-wide Healthy Life Challenge

Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, launched its Healthy Life Challenge today to promote healthy lifestyles for employees across its global operations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Unprecedented Public-Private Collaboration Brings Innovative Homeless Shelter To Downtown Pittsburgh

The 5-story facility is the first-of-its-kind in Allegheny County operating as a year-round, low-barrier shelter for adults and their pets. Its wrap-around services will aim to address the complex issues confronting people experiencing homelessness.

Sustainable Development Goals

Annette Luchene, VP and CFO, Explains Sappi North America's Holistic Approach to Its People and the Planet

At Sappi, we take a holistic view of value creation. As we shared in this year’s annual integrated report, value for Sappi is not only about delivering returns to our shareholders, it is about maximizing the value of every resource along the value chain to ensure those returns are sustainable.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Herbalife Nutrition Receives 2020 AmCham CSR Recognition Award for Second Consecutive Year

Herbalife Nutrition received the 2020 AmCham CSR Recognition Award presented by the American Chambers of Commerce in Hanoi, Vietnam for the 2nd consecutive year. This award recognizes companies making positive contributions to local communities.

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  3. 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...
  4. Opportunity for All
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    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  7. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  8. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  9. Data Center Logistics
    DP World provides comprehensive data center logistics capabilities including assembly of server racks, mission-critical supply chain management from...
  10. Corporate Responsibility
    We operate ethically, protect the environment and help foster public safety and thriving communities. Our ESG Framework demonstrates our governance...
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  12. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  13. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  14. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
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    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...