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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Vacant Buildings in Northern Kentucky Get New Life Thanks to $60,000 Duke Energy Foundation Grant and Catalytic Fund

Duke Energy has teamed up with the Catalytic Fund to distribute Urban Revitalization grants to three Northern Kentucky recipients. The program, which was launched in 2011, has distributed over $3.3 million to more than 100 grantees across Greater Cincinnati.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Art of Relationships at Suncor

A vibrant mural commissioned by Suncor, is now a dazzling display for employees flying into our Firebag operations.

Innovation & Technology

LyondellBasell Demonstrates Commitment to Sustainability With Launch of +LC (Low Carbon) Solutions

LyondellBasell announced the launch of its +LC (Low Carbon) solutions, a new range of Intermediates and Derivatives (I&D) chemicals produced under an International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certified mass balance methodology.

Events, Media & Communications

Public Health Leaders, Including Six Former Surgeons General, Call on Policymakers To Prioritize Buildings As Instruments of Public Health

In an effort to shift the paradigm of building policy, the sign-on letter draws attention to an often overlooked policy opportunity—reimagining the nation’s buildings as a prescription for health.

Sustainable Development Goals

Rayonier 2022 Sustainability Report: Climate Change

Climate change is affecting forest ecosystems worldwide, causing shifts in the distribution, abundance, productivity, and health of forests. Our commitment to sustainable forest management requires that we understand both the risks and opportunities posed by climate change.

Diversity & Inclusion

SEE’s "Better Together" Podcast: Hispanic Heritage Month

SEE employee Hector Larrazabal talks about everything from food celebrations to career advice in this episode of the company's "Better Together" podcast, which focuses on Hispanic Heritage Month.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building a Career at Bloomberg: A Recruiter’s Perspective

At Bloomberg, we have been free of titles from the start. The way we are structured allows our employees to network more freely, learn about new career paths, and pursue them. And we openly encourage this kind of movement across departments, locations, and time zones.

Sustainable Development Goals

DP World: Solidifying South America’s Central Role in Enabling Trade Across the Americas

In a groundbreaking moment for South American trade, DP World welcomed the mammoth CMA-CGM Alexander Von Humboldt ship from the CMA-CGM shipping line to its port facilities in Callao, Peru and Posorja, Ecuador earlier this month.

Research, Reports & Publications

Unite to Ignite: Amplify 2023

ESG Talk and Off The Books join forces at Amplify! Workiva’s Catherine Tsai interviews Mandi McReynolds, Steve Soter, and conference attendees to explore trends like generative AI and how finance and accounting, ESG, and audit and risk are evolving—together.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Protecting Your Brand in a Precarious Time

To make sure employees and visitors feel like they are in good hands, providing everything they need for proper and frequent hand hygiene is crucial.

Social Impact & Volunteering

MetLife 2022 Sustainability Report: Inspiring Colleagues to Make an Impact

In addition to location-based “green teams” that drive initiatives at the office level, every MetLife line of business, function and region has a climate goals champion responsible for helping the enterprise achieve our short- and long-term goals.

Research, Reports & Publications

Abbott Shares Progress on Sustainability Performance, Including Company’s Priority of Innovating for Greater Health Access

Abbott recently released its 2022 Global Sustainability Report, highlighting efforts to help the greatest number of people live better, healthier lives.

Innovation & Technology

Healthy Spaces With Trane Technologies: Building a Net-Zero Future With CEO Dave Regnery

Listen to Trane Technologies’ CEO Dave Regnery in this episode of Healthy Spaces from Climate Week on climate tech's role in decarbonizing buildings and optimism for a sustainable future.

Sustainable Development Goals

Crown Holdings 2022 Sustainability Report: Letter From Our Sustainability Lead

I am thrilled to present to all of Crown’s stakeholders our 2022 Sustainability Report. Crown, like many companies, has transitioned through some significant changes— particularly since we rolled out the Twentyby30™ program in 2020.

Research, Reports & Publications

Farmers Share Their View of a Sustainable Future

The Farmer Voice survey is the response of 800 farmers in 8 different countries. In our biggest survey of modern agriculture to date, what farmers said was both surprising and inspiring to us all.

Sustainable Development Goals

Take a Look Inside McDonald’s Hong Kong’s New LEED Zero Carbon Restaurant in Tai Wo

A newly renovated McDonald’s restaurant in Hong Kong is setting an example for how more sustainable design can come to life in unexpected places.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainable Apparel Coalition and International Apparel Federation Announce Collaboration Agreement

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), has today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), outlining a strategic collaboration with the International Apparel Federation (IAF).

Education

Inspiring the Next Generation of Digital Citizens

To help get appropriate and effective resources into the hands of educators, Norton – a leader in consumer Cyber Safety and part of Gen™ – has teamed up with Discovery Education to create My Digital Life.

Energy

Michael R. Bloomberg Doubles Down With Additional $500M To Help End Fossil Fuels and Usher In a New Era of Clean Energy in the United States

UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions Michael R. Bloomberg announced an additional $500 million commitment to expand the Beyond Carbon campaign, one of the largest philanthropic efforts to fight the climate crisis in the U.S.

Events, Media & Communications

IWBI Announces the Works with WELL Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today unveiled the Works with WELL offering, a new product licensing program designed to help product manufacturers validate and showcase how their products align with WELL strategies based on IWBI licensing criteria.

Innovation & Technology

The Mindset of Progress Over Perfection: Kimberly-Clark's Jeannette Chantalat Offers Insights in Sustainable Innovation

Global Head of Innovation and Sustainability Accelerator, Jeannette Chantalat, recently joined the Tech Transformation Podcast hosted by Lisa Johnston, editor of Consumer Goods Technology, where she discussed leveraging consumer insights in product development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Future of Cancer Research: Insights From Women in the Field

Since 1996, the Mary Kay Ash Foundation and Mary Kay Inc. have contributed more than $36 million to cancer research, support programs and services.

Sustainable Development Goals

Lenovo Joins UN Global Compact Forward Faster Initiative To Accelerate Private Sector Action To Reach SDGs

Lenovo joined a new initiative to accelerate private sector action at the pace and scale needed to deliver on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and meet the 2030 Agenda.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tapestry China Town Hall Celebrates Achievements and Looks Ahead

Spotlighting our teams around the world: we recently hosted a Tapestry China Town Hall in Shanghai, where 460 team members gathered to recognize FY23 achievements and discuss strategy for the year ahead.

Environment

How SAP-Funded Trees Help Reforestation Programs

It’s estimated that Earth is home to 3 trillion trees, storing an amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent to nearly a century’s worth of our current annual fossil fuel emissions. But this natural CO2 buffer is in jeopardy as we continue to lose forests at alarming rates.

Latest Campaigns

  1. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  2. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  3. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  4. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  5. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  6. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  7. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  10. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  11. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  12. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  13. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  14. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  15. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...