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Environment

Rayonier 2022 Sustainability Report: Biodiversity

Our forests are healthy and diverse ecosystems that we manage with a long-term mindset. We recognize the importance of maintaining biodiversity both for the health of our forests and the broader ecosystems in which they exist.

Sustainable Development Goals

Climate Week Takeaways To Accelerate Sustainability in the Built Environment

Coming out of Climate Week, we are thinking hard about how companies like CBRE cut through the complexity of sustainability and simplify it. One clear takeaway is that establishing and expanding partnerships and collaborating in innovative ways will be critical.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SeeHer: Patty Lovejoy | Georgia Pacfic

Patty Lovejoy, plant director at our Dixie cup plant in Lexington, Kentucky, has had the unique opportunity to be in every GP business. Hear more about her career path and what advice she would give those interested in the industry.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Consumer Goods Forum Launches #TooGoodToWaste Campaign To Inspire Reductions in Household Food Waste

Kicking off on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, #TooGoodToWaste will harness the influence of CGF members by boosting awareness and action among the millions of consumers they reach.

Energy

Henkel Unveils Its First World-Class Battery Engineering Center in Its Inspiration Center Duesseldorf

Henkel, a global leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, announced the launch of a revolutionary Battery Engineering Center within its unique Inspiration Center Duesseldorf.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Foundation Gives $450,000 Grant to JUST Community Inc. To Support Diverse Entrepreneurs Across Texas

Today, Truist Foundation announced a $450,000 grant to JUST Community Inc. (JUST), a community development financial institution (CDFI) and nonprofit focused on closing the wealth gap in Texas by investing in diverse, local entrepreneurs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainability VP Niki King’s Takeaways From Climate Week 2023

Each year, thousands of companies, government officials, nonprofit executives and activists gather in New York City for Climate Week and the U.N. General Assembly

Innovation & Technology

The Science of Agronomic Design: A Sustainable Year Story

CNH Industrial’s latest story in the A Sustainable Year series discusses the benefits of agronomic design and soil maintenance being done by its brand, Case IH.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Coffee: Farming for a Better Future

More than 2.6 billion cups of coffee are consumed every day, lifting coffee to third place in the hit list of the world’s most-consumed beverages, after water and tea. But the ecosystem of coffee as we know it is changing.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies' SoCal Division Teams Up With Los Angeles Rams and Kellogg's for Mission Tiger

Albertsons Companies' SoCal division teams up with L.A. Rams and Kellogg's to raise money for Woodworth-Monroe School in Inglewood, CA for Mission Tiger.

Energy

Empowering Your Renewable Energy Strategy: RE100’s New Guidance and How It Impacts Your Renewable Energy Journey

RE100, the global campaign set up to accelerate change towards a net zero future by driving the renewable energy transition, has recently implemented important updates to its guidance for corporate buyers.

Diversity & Inclusion

On Her A-Game: Golf Galaxy Teammate Plays in USGA Tournament

She first hit the links with her dad at just 3 years old. Earlier this month, Golf Galaxy teammate Krissy Ortiz set her sights on the USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship title! Ortiz is no stranger to golf tournaments. She played in her first one when she was 8 years old.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CBRE Enters Into Partnership To Accelerate Carbon Emission Reductions Across Global Supply Chain

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) announced a strategic partnership with Emitwise, a leading carbon accounting software provider, to collect greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) data from its supply chain and provide carbon accounting capabilities to its suppliers.

Education

IBM on Skills-First

No corporation has been more committed than IBM in trying to create career opportunities for workers without four-year college degrees.

Diversity & Inclusion

As Fashion Month Wraps Up, Victor Sandifer’s Run the World Reimagines the Future of Fashion With Narrative Magic

Victor Sandifer is the creative genius behind Run The World, a groundbreaking product and experience company that seamlessly merges fashion and events to share captivating stories of history, culture, and radical thought.

Events, Media & Communications

Streamlined Certification Pathway for LEED and WELL Sees Explosive Growth and Demand

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced extensive interest and adoption of the streamlined pathway to LEED and WELL Certification.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants Spark Positive Change in 25 New Communities

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) named its next 25 Hometown Grant recipients, bringing the total to 225 communities since the Un-carrier announced its massive five-year commitment to small towns in April 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Celebrates 15 Years of Support for Arts and Culture Through PNC Arts Alive

PNC today celebrated 15 years of making arts and cultural programs more accessible through PNC Arts Alive with the announcement of the initiative’s latest grant recipients.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Fresh Perspective on ESG Ratings

We recently started working with a new source of ESG ratings—InvestVerte. This group targets investors who want to use ESG data to improve their investment returns.

Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing the Adventure: Meet Emma Vaughn

I absolutely LOVE the culture and creativity here at GoDaddy — I’m never leaving. My passion for small businesses was ignited during my time at my parents’ cafe, aptly named Emma’s Cafe after yours truly. There, I witnessed their remarkable ability to forge deep connections.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Action Against Hunger Earns Highest Possible Charity Navigator Rating for 17th Consecutive Year

Action Against Hunger, a nonprofit leader in the global movement to end hunger, today announced it has received its 17th consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator.

Diversity & Inclusion

Indigenous Relations at Suncor- 2023 Report on Sustainability

We broke new ground when we first began publicly reporting our sustainability performance in the mid-1990s.

Energy

The Path Toward Energy Sovereignty

SCE President and CEO Steve Powell met with the Chemehuevi and other tribes recently at the 2023 Tribal Leaders Clean Energy Summit held at the Pala Band of Mission Indians’ hotel and casino in northern San Diego County.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Open Source at Bloomberg: 1H 2023 Engagement

Many Bloomberg engineers are active consumers, community participants, contributors, and leaders of various open source projects.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Year of Progress and Rebuilding: The Home Depot Foundation’s Hurricane Ian Recovery Journey Continues

Sept. 28, 2023, marks the first anniversary of Hurricane Ian. Over the past 12 months, The Home Depot Foundation has teamed up with local nonprofits to help communities in southwest Florida recover from the storm.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  3. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  4. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  5. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  6. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  7. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  8. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  9. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  10. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...
  11. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  12. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...
  13. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  14. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  15. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...