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Environment

Land Restoration Efforts Create Wildlife Habitats in Johnsonburg

Driven by a passion for wildlife and a desire to leave a different kind of legacy, the Johnsonburg Mill found a perfect use for the nutrient-rich byproducts of the paper manufacturing process.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Helping SE Asian Companies Report on Sustainability

New Southeast Asia Regional Hub in Singapore expands GRI's capacity to encourage sustainability reporting around the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Kids Foundation Kicks Off 2019 Growing Healthy Kids Campaign with $1M Match by Whole Foods Market

Whole Kids Foundation launched its annual monthlong Growing Healthy Kids campaign to fund K–12 school programs in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. that connect kids to real food.

Research, Reports & Publications

Maximizing Positive Impact: Albemarle Highlights Sustainability Efforts in 2019 Report

Albemarle is proud to announce the release of its 2019 Sustainability Report on 2018 activities. The report describes numerous efforts and initiatives that demonstrate their increasingly expanding commitment to sustainability.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Bank Hosts Annual Supplier Diversity Summit to Educate and Connect Diverse Suppliers

Fifth Third Bank recently hosted its fifth annual Supplier Diversity summit. The summit focused on educating minorities and women on the best business practices and featured a pitch competition for innovative female businesses.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 29: Marcy Scott Lynn, Facebook

In recognition of National Disaster Preparedness Month, Pro Bono Perspectives is revisiting Danielle Holly’s conversation with Facebook Director of Global Impact Partnerships Marcy Scott Lynn.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How to Collaborate for Better Impact Through Employee Volunteering

Corporate volunteering plays an increasingly significant role as a positive vehicle for business involvement in local and international sustainable development initiatives.

Health & Healthcare

The Arbor Day Foundation Launches New Tree Campus Healthcare Recognition Program

The Arbor Day Foundation announced today the launch of its new Tree Campus Healthcare program.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Rouge River Farms Certifies All US Operations With Equitable Food Initiative

Equitable Food Initiative announced today that Rouge River Farms, which specializes in tray-packed and year-round sweet corn, now has all of its U.S. operations EFI certified.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Helping Pups Strut Their Stuff in Support of Domestic Violence Victims

When people help others, it’s satisfying to know that you have made a positive difference for someone else. Volunteering is important to me because it gives me a sense of community and giving back to that community is extremely important.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Two Bridgestone Plants Recognized by PACCAR With 2018 Supplier Quality Awards

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) announced that its Warren County, Tennessee, and LaVergne, Tennessee truck and bus radial (TBR) tire manufacturing facilities were recently recognized by PACCAR with a 2018 Quality Achievement Award.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Duke Energy Named to Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women

Duke Energy is proud to be named by Forbes’ as one of America’s Best Employers for Women. We serve increasingly diverse communities in an increasingly complex world. That is why diversity and inclusion are central to both our work today and our vision for the future.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Bayer Provides Produce Growers With Holistic Approach to Field Challenges During First Ever Agriculture and Innovation Showcase

To help farmers meet modern challenges, Bayer, with its Seminis® and De Ruiter® vegetable seed brands, hosted its first ever Agriculture and Innovation Showcase this week in Woodland, California.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nestlé Waters North America’s Stanwood, Mich., Bottling Facility Achieves Alliance for Water Stewardship Gold Certification

Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) is pleased to announce that its Stanwood bottling facility in Michigan has received Gold certification under the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) International Water Stewardship Standard

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH Industrial Employees Put the ‘Fun’ in Fundraising

Employees from CNH Industrial’s N.V. (NYSE:CNHI / MI:CNHI) commercial vehicles brand IVECO in Australia banded together to collect pledges for Cancer Council Australia on the charity’s iconic Daffodil Day.

Sustainable Development Goals

Water Equity in Western Honduras and Beyond

At Pentair, we believe the health of our world depends on reliable access to clean water, so this year’s World Water Week theme, "Water for society: Including all,” feels especially close to our hearts

Innovation & Technology

Four Lessons Learned About Pivoting Toward Digital Transformation

Schneider Electric is more than 180 years old, and we’ve pivoted several times. We started in iron and steel, and now we are providing energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability.

Research, Reports & Publications

Setting Sail With Lower Emissions

Click here to learn how Caterpillar is helping find ways to reduce the emissions footprint of marine transport – and specifically the cruise industry – thanks to MaK™ brand dual-fuel engines.

Energy

Dangerous, Short-sighted Methane Rollback Proposal Puts Oil and Gas Companies on the Spot

The Trump administration’s proposed rollback of federal methane regulations is “another dangerous, ill-advised maneuver that aims to sabotage climate action while flying in the face of investor concerns,” said Andrew Logan.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods and Harris Teeter Donate 40,000 Pounds of Protein to Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina

To support hunger relief efforts in the Carolinas, Harris Teeter and Smithfield Foods joined forces at the grand opening of Harris Teeter’s newest store to donate nearly 40,000 pounds of protein to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.

Events, Media & Communications

LA Kings Host Inaugural Beijing Jr. Kings Camp

Earlier this month, AEG’s LA Kings hosted the inaugural Beijing Jr. Kings Camp in China from Aug. 19-23, as part of the team’s partnership with China-based ORG Packaging and the NHL to grow the sport of hockey in the region.

Sustainable Development Goals

Nestlé Waters North America’s Stanwood, Michigan, Bottling Facility Achieves Alliance for Water Stewardship Gold Certification

Nestlé Waters North America is pleased to announce that its Stanwood bottling facility in Michigan has received Gold certification under the Alliance for Water Stewardship International Water Stewardship Standard.

Energy

Zero Net Energy Powers San Bernardino Community College District

When students and adult learners go to the district’s Applied Technology Training and Professional Development Centers, they are learning in Zero Net Energy buildings.

Sustainable Development Goals

Precious Water - Why Clean Water for This Young Schoolboy Makes My Job Seem Worthwhile

"Clean water for this young schoolboy makes my job feel worthwhile." Read Maryam Khalid from Nestlé Pakistan on our clean water and sanitation projects that benefit over 60,000 people in the country.

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Research, Reports & Publications

One-planet Prosperity Strategy: Sustainable Food at Leanpath

We know the world cannot sustainably feed 9.6 billion citizens by 2050 while wasting anywhere from a third to half of the global food supply.

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