Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Albertsons Is Redefining Flower Power

Nov 26, 2019 12:30 PM ET

The retailer is adding a philanthropic component to its Debi Lilly Design line of floral and home décor. Now, when customers purchase one of the grocer's new Debi Lilly Design Extending Smiles floral designs at participating stores, $1 of the proceeds will be used to provide a pair of shoes, clean water or food to someone in need.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Embraces Sustainability as a “Fresh Start” and Profit Generator

Nov 26, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has found that sustainability isn’t just good for public relations. Along with a growing number of leading companies, the IT giant is discovering it’s also a profit generator.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Grohe Is One of Germany’s Top Three Most Sustainable Big Companies

Nov 26, 2019 11:45 AM ET

At the German Sustainability Award ceremony, GROHE secured a placement among the top 3 in the category "Germany's Most Sustainable Big Companies 2020” thanks to its 360-degree sustainability approach and, above all, its progress in saving resources.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Comerica Volunteers Make Big Impact With Tiny Home

Nov 26, 2019 11:20 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Look Who's Joined The Billion Dollar Social Impact Club

Nov 26, 2019 11:05 AM ET

There are many ways that PayPal supports good causes, from enabling nonprofits to raise money using online tools to powering corporate initiatives that encourage their customers to do the same. In 2018, 55.1 million people from over...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG’s ASCSC Community Foundation and LA Galaxy Foundation Host 16th Annual Thanksgiving Foundations’ Feast

Nov 26, 2019 11:00 AM ET

AEG’s ASCSC Community Foundation and the LA Galaxy Foundation recently hosted the 16th Annual Thanksgiving Foundations’ Feast at Dignity Health Sports Park’s American Express Club on Friday, Nov. 22.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GM is a 2019 Global Energy Awards Finalist

Nov 26, 2019 11:00 AM ET

S&P Global Platts recently named GM a finalist in the 21st annual Global Energy Awards. GM is a finalist in the Corporate Award – Green Initiatives category. The 2019 winners will be announced at a ceremony December 12 in New York City.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bechtel’s Peggy Mccullough to Receive the 2019 ASME Henry Laurence Gantt Medal

Nov 26, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Bechtel senior vice president Peggy McCullough has been awarded the 2019 American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Henry Laurence Gantt Medal.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust Asset Management Selects Eleven Firms for Minority Broker Program

Nov 26, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Northern Trust Asset Management, consistent with its long-standing commitment to ensuring diversity and inclusion within the investment industry, has selected eleven minority-owned broker-dealers for its Minority Broker Program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful Selects 2019/2020 National Youth Advisory Council

Nov 26, 2019 9:15 AM ET

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, has selected 17 high school students from across the country to serve on its eighth national Youth Advisory Council (YAC) over the course of the 2019/2020 school year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

United Employees Prepare for a Holiday Tradition

Nov 26, 2019 9:05 AM ET

United Airlines employees turned the top of Willis Tower into Santa's Workshop, preparing toys for the holiday season for kids across the country.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Department of Labor Presents Sodexo With Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion

Nov 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Sodexo, a leading food services and facilities management company, announced today that its United States Marine Corps (USMC) East Coast operations earned a Platinum Award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile to Deliver up to 5M Meals for Giving Tuesday by Inviting Everyone to Do Their #GivingOnUs

Nov 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET

This Giving Tuesday, December 3, and throughout the holiday season, T-Mobile is serving up multiple ways for customers, employees and fans to give up to 5 million meals to communities in need.

Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric's Sustainability Progress and 2020 Goals: Climate, Circular Economy, Health & Equity, Ethics, and Development

Nov 26, 2019 8:00 AM ET

The 2018 – 2020 Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) is a collection of the organization’s sustainability goals, grouped under five megatrends. Schneider Electric uses the SSI to share and measure progress toward their sustainability goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 37: Robert Lee, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine

Nov 26, 2019 8:00 AM ET

In celebration of Thanksgiving, this week's episode of Common Impact's Pro Bono Perspectives features Robert Lee, Co-Founder & CEO of food rescue and hunger relief organization Rescuing Leftover Cuisine.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mind the Gap: Business Impact

Nov 26, 2019 8:00 AM ET

For data-lovers, too many metrics is still not enough. That said, no matter how many ways you run the numbers, each day has 24 hours, each week 7 days, each year 12 months.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Big Book of Goodness: Benevity's Holiday Giving Catalog

Nov 26, 2019 7:55 AM ET

The holiday season is the perfect time to harness your people’s generosity and amplify their impact through your corporate purpose initiatives. Get 25 festive ideas to engage your people!

Diversity & Inclusion

ELBA and T. Rowe Price: Opening Doors to a Bright Future in Finance

Nov 26, 2019 7:45 AM ET

Barking and Dagenham, along with Hackney, stand in the top 10 most deprived local authorities in England, meaning working-class young people in those areas are nearly 80 per cent less likely to end up in professional jobs than their well-off peers.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Empowering Women and Boosting Environmental Sustainability

Nov 25, 2019 5:30 PM ET

By working hard today to include more women in our farming supply chain, we can create a brighter future for all of us—and for our planet.

Research, Reports & Publications

What's the Best Technology to Engage Employees in Corporate Citizenship?

Nov 25, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Our survey looked at more than 50 volunteering, giving and grants technology platforms, with Blackbaud, Benevity, CyberGrants, and CauseCast emerging as the most popular choices among practitioner and end-user respondents.

Sustainable Development Goals

VMware Joins the World’s Largest Corporate Sustainability Initiative—the United Nations Global Compact—Furthering Its Commitment to Leading Responsibly

Nov 25, 2019 2:35 PM ET

At VMware, we believe in collaborating and partnering with organizations that are tackling global challenges. From being a founding member of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance to supporting the launch...

Diversity & Inclusion

How Bacardi Aims to Shatter the Glass Ceiling

Nov 25, 2019 2:30 PM ET

Chio Zubiria recently took on the role of Chair of the Bacardi North America Women in Leadership (WIL) Development Committee where she has had an integral role in expanding mentoring for women throughout the organization.

Events, Media & Communications

CNH Industrial Presents the Future of Farming at Futurecom, Brazil

Nov 25, 2019 2:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) participated in the 21st edition of Futurecom which took place in São Paulo, Brazil, and is the largest digital transformation, technology and telecommunications event in Latin America.

Research, Reports & Publications

China's Internet Data Power Usage to Surge Through 2023: Study

Nov 25, 2019 12:50 PM ET

The sector’s CO2 emissions could reach 163 million tonnes by the end of 2023, but that could be cut by 16 million tonnes if its renewable intake is increased from 23% to 30%.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Employees and Stakeholders Volunteer More Than 12,000 Hours During Global Month of Service

Nov 25, 2019 12:45 PM ET

To commemorate Xylem’s anniversary in October, employees and stakeholders around the world came together to provide and protect safe water resources for communities in need and to educate people about water issues during the Global Month of Service.