Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KKR Appoints Pamela Alexander As Head of Corporate Citizenship

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Pamela Alexander as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Citizenship, effective immediately.

Health & Healthcare

Inspired Curriculum Garners Accolades With Positive Ground-Up Impact on Health & Wellness

This spring, GBM is expanding its reach as they team up with the Quest Diagnostics Foundation, as part of the Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Teams Up With Operation Blessing to Prepare for Disaster Season

The Home Depot Foundation is teaming up with Operation Blessing to build nearly 800 relief kits in preparation for disaster season.

Diversity & Inclusion

COLORS Training Program Spreads Education of Healthcare Needs in the LGBTQ+ Community

Health disparities have negatively impacted many different groups of patients for decades, and the LGBTQ+ community is no exception.

Environment

SC Johnson Launches DISSOLVE™ Concentrated Pods in U.S. to Reduce Plastic Waste, Provide More Sustainable Choices for Consumers

SC Johnson announced the launch of DISSOLVE™ Concentrated Pods in its Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles® and fantastik® brands in the U.S. Each DISSOLVE™ refill pod uses 94% less plastic than a 23 fluid ounce or larger same-branded sprayer bottle.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Cities: Common Impact to Bring the Power of Skills-Based Volunteering to North Carolina

Common Impact will host Skills for Cities North Carolina on April 20, 2022, connecting nonprofits statewide with skills-based volunteers and social impact leaders to generate solutions for their pressing capacity-building challenges.

Energy

Zenger Group, National Grid Team up to Install Electric Vehicle Workplace Charging

With a longstanding commitment to sustainability and in anticipation of more electric vehicles among its growing workforce, Zenger Group installed 10 Level 2 electric vehicle charging ports at its Tonawanda headquarters.

Environment

Julie Kreger King Appointed to Lead Antea Group USA Technology Segment

Antea Group USA is pleased to announce that Julie Kreger King, Senior Consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been appointed to lead our Technology Segment.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Metrio Empowers Companies to Adapt to Changing Climate Disclosure Regulations

Leading sustainability software provider Metrio is harnessing its end-to-end ESG reporting platform help businesses collect, aggregate and interpret data about their non-financial performance to meet climate disclosure requirements.

Energy

Expanding Asia's Transmission System to Facilitate Renewable Energy Integration

Asia’s transmission system needs to be systematically expanded to integrate renewables. This will require government policies, investment and energy storage capacity.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keysight Named One of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For

Keysight Technologies, Inc., a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, was named to Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022.

Sustainable Development Goals

Accelerating Climate Action: Project Gigaton™ Marks Key Milestone

Today, Walmart marks a major milestone: We are now more than halfway toward our goal to reduce or avoid 1 billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from product supply chains by 2030 through our Project Gigaton™ initiative.

Environment

Celebrating Earth Month With VMware Citizen Philanthropists

VMware Citizen Philanthropists are active in their communities all year, adapting their efforts based on the needs of the nonprofits they serve and the communities of which they are a part.

Green Infrastructure

Launch of WELL Performance Rating Signals Future of Smart, Healthy Buildings

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced the launch of the WELL Performance Rating, a new rating that recognizes building owners and operators

Environment

You Can Help Conserve and Protect Groundwater

Much of the freshwater we use for drinking, sanitation, food production and industrial processes comes from groundwater. It’s also an essential part of ecosystems, as it feeds springs, rivers, lakes and wetlands.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ACHE Names Presidents Award Winner

The American College of Healthcare Executives has named John W. Bluford III, LFACHE, as recipient of the 2022 President’s Award.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

China Tackles Towering Garbage Heaps With Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba Cloud is using artificial intelligence to make waste incineration more energy efficient in China.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Logitech Named #1 Europe Climate Leader in Reducing Core Emissions Intensity by Financial Times-Statista

Today, Logitech was grateful to be recognized by the Financial Times-Statista list of Europe’s Climate Leaders, topping the list as the company that had achieved the biggest cut in emissions intensity in the technology sector.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Environmental Engineering Awards Recognize Black & Veatch for 'Outstanding Achievement' on Wastewater Projects

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) awarded two Black & Veatch projects with 2022 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science™ Awards, reflecting the engineering company’s efforts to increase sustainability and water resilience in California.

Education

Adult Education: Providing the Building Blocks for Success

It’s been said that literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy. And in the Steel City, Literacy Pittsburgh helps the economically disadvantaged get a little more bang for their buck.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Owens Corning Appoints David Rabuano Chief Sustainability Officer, Frank O'Brien-Bernini to Retire

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) announced that David Rabuano has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, effective May 1, 2022. Mr. Rabuano succeeds Frank O’Brien-Bernini, who is retiring after 38 years with the company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mac Cosmetics' First NFT Links With HIV/Aids Awareness

Mac Cosmetics is launching its first NFT in collaboration with the Keith Haring Foundation, in support of America’s National Youth HIV/Aids Awareness Day on 10 April.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Future of the CSO | Willmott Dixon | Episode 4

Joining us for the fourth instalment of the 'Future of the CSO' series is Julia Barret, Chief Sustainability Officer for Willmott Dixon.

Diversity & Inclusion

Redefining What A Scientist Looks Like: Biogen Leaders Discuss the Importance of Women in STEM

For change to come about in the industry, healthcare providers need to reflect the diversity of the patient populations they serve. To get there, girls & other historically marginalized groups need to see themselves represented in the STEM workforce.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Ceres Report Identifies Seven Sectors Putting Global Freshwater Resources at Risk

A new report released today by the sustainability nonprofit Ceres reveals how industry practices are driving five critical threats to global freshwater systems

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