Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology

Digital Transformation Must Ensure Everyone Benefits

Digital transformation was the talk of the town in Davos, in January.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Essity 2022 Annual and Sustainability Report: Purpose and Vision

Hygiene and health are more important than ever, and Essity’s purpose is to break barriers to well-being. Essity is to be a positive force for change and work to break and overcome barriers that stand in the way of improved well-being across the globe.

Environment

A Factory Like a Forest: Interface and Biomimicry 3.8 Announce the Positive Performance Methodology

Ray Anderson and the people of Interface were pioneers in creating a model for corporate sustainability. We need corporations to go beyond that benchmark though, seeking ways to be regenerative enterprises. What might that framework look like?

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Georgia-Pacific Recycling, Waste Connections Extend Partnership

Georgia-Pacific Recycling and affiliates of Waste Connections, Inc. announced a multi-year extension of their Recyclable Material Master Purchase Agreement, supporting continued advancement of the circularity of recyclable commodities through collection and reuse.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Webster Announces Exclusive Partnership Aimed at Providing Accessible, Inclusive Financial Education and Services

Webster Bank, together with Career Resources, Inc. (CRI), announced an exclusive partnership on their latest ground-breaking initiative, “The Bridge on Main,” which will offer banking products and services specifically tailored for the most vulnerable populations of the city.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteerism Surges Across Benevity’s Growing Client Community, Now Nearly 1,000 Companies Strong

14.3 million volunteer hours were logged on the Benevity platform in 2022, representing 61% year-over-year growth in volunteering hours and a 91% increase in the number of people volunteering.

Events, Media & Communications

New Speakers Announced for the 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit

Step into a world of innovation at the 2023 Global Inclusive Growth Summit, presented by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and The Aspen Institute on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Community Development Makes Strategic Investment in Arctaris to Expand Business Lending for Disadvantaged Communities Nationally

Arctaris Impact Fund, the flagship debt fund of Arctaris Impact Investors, LLC (“Arctaris”), has obtained a new $10 million warehouse line of credit (LOC) with KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) through its Community Development Financial Institutions.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pentair Earns 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award

Pentair, a leading provider of water treatment and sustainable solutions, is proud to announce it received the 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Education

Timberland Works To Close the Skilled Trades Gap

Through local programs and commitments, Timberland is helping to close the skilled trades career gap by introducing the career path to younger students and showcasing the industry in a positive light.

Environment

Betterment Harvest’s Orangeline Farms Celebrates First Pick and Commercial Shipments of the 2023 Growing Season

Betterment Harvest’s Orangeline Farms celebrates 1st pick & commercial shipments of the 2023 growing season. The 1st pick is 1 week earlier than last year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

ACCP Announces New Slate of Board Members for 2023

ACCP announces a new slate of board members for 2023, including new officers. We also want to thank those board members whose terms are ending.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Entergy Earns National Award for Commitment to Economic Development

Entergy has been named a top U.S. utility by Business Facilities magazine for our commitment to economic development. We are one of just 14 utilities recognized in this national roundup.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CASE To Help Build First-Ever Mentoring and Counseling Bridge Between High Schoolers and the Construction Industry

CNH Industrial brand CASE Construction Equipment is teaming up with nonprofit Crew Collaborative to sponsor and help build an all-new career counseling and mentoring program for high school students interested in the construction industry trades: FrameWork.

Diversity & Inclusion

Discover Viatris: Women in Science

Learn about some of the women at Viatris who are in science roles and how their work contributes to our mission.

Health & Healthcare

Don’t Mess With Your ‘Melon’: Abbott and the Brain Injury Association of America Urge ‘If You Hit Your Head, Get It Checked’ In New Public Service Announcement

Concussion Awareness Now, a coalition of nearly 20 advocacy groups founded by Abbott and the Brain Injury Association of America, unveiled a new public service campaign to draw attention to concussions and the importance of seeking care.

Diversity & Inclusion

Leading for Equity at Lenovo

At Lenovo, when it comes to embracing equity, our goal is simple: People should no longer have to change themselves to fit the world.

Environment

Pledging to Act

On World Water Day, Dow is supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Movement on Water Action alongside other member companies of the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC).

Sustainable Development Goals

Diving Into Water Restoration? What It Takes To Prime a Project

Corporations including Meta and P&G have vowed to replenish the water consumed by their operations in water-stressed regions, but finding appropriate, “shovel-ready” projects takes connections and patience.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Griffith Foods Named to Top 10 Chicago Family-Owned Businesses

Griffith Foods is honored to be named to the top 10 Chicago family-owned businesses by Better, a 13-year-old multi-platform publishing company serving communities throughout Chicagoland and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

TCS’ goIT Innovator of the Year Competition Showcases Students’ Big Ideas, Bigger Hearts and the Promise of a Better Tomorrow

Three award-winning digital innovations imagined by North American students were recently assessed by judges working to identify the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) goIT Global Innovator of the Year.

Environment

Antea Group Contributes to Environment Analyst Report on PFAS

Antea Group consultants Caron Koll, Jack Sheldon, and Scott Recker shared their insights on future PFAS regulation in Environment Analyst’s recently published report “Why PFAS rulemaking is a game-changer for US consultants,” written by Steven Gilmore.

Health & Healthcare

Fighting COVID-19 Is Just the Beginning

Quest stepped in to do this work because healthcare disparities, especially in Black and Hispanic communities, are a growing concern.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Koch Industries Earns 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Energy Management

Koch Industries, Inc. (“Koch”) has earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for 2023.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bridging Corporate Reporting and Due Diligence

New publication from Global Reporting Initiative addresses inter-connections between sustainability reporting and emerging due diligence laws.

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