Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Energy

An Energy Efficiency Day Challenge

What is the one thing you can do to help in the fight against climate change? It’s as easy as changing a light bulb.

Health & Healthcare

"Pharmacogenomics Saved My Life"

“My family won the genetic bipolar lottery,” says Mehri Coulter, 36, of Boise, Idaho. “My great-grandma, grandma, mom, sister, and nephew had or have bipolar.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chiwuike Owunwanne Joins KeyBank As Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for Buffalo and Rochester

KeyBank announced that Chiwuike "Chi-Chi" Owunwanne has been named Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for its Buffalo and Rochester markets. Owunwanne takes over for Kawanza Humphrey who recently left KeyBank to pursue an opportunity out of state.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

More Than a Bike Ride

The Birmingham Bike Brigade kicked off at the Regions Center and included the presentation of a $10,000 grant to Redemptive Cycles, to help the organization’s Earn-a-Bike program to support people experiencing homelessness or financial hardship.

Environment

Accelerating Decarbonization of the World's Digital Infrastructure

VMware believes that we can help accelerate the global transition to a zero-carbon economy through solution innovation that enables a sustainable digital infrastructure for our customers.

Research, Reports & Publications

Study: Trees Have a $31.5 Billion Impact on Home Values

A university report sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation shows trees make homes more valuable while offering billions-worth of other economic benefits.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leading Businesses Sign Fairtrade Pledge to Support 1.8 Million Farmers Calling for Climate Justice

Ben & Jerry’s, Tony’s Chocolonely, and UK retailers Co-op, M&S and Waitrose, are among a group of Fairtrade business partners worldwide pledging to support Fairtrade farmers

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Plants and Donates Sweet Corn to Great Plains Food Bank

For the third consecutive year CNH Industrial employees in Fargo planted a two-acre plot of sweet corn and donated all proceeds from its Corn Picking Fest to the Great Plains Food Bank in North Dakota.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Honors Kohler Co. With 2021 WaterSense® Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today honors Kohler Co. with a 2021 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award – the seventh such award for the company – for its efforts in 2020 to help consumers and businesses conserve water.

Education

Managing Forests With Climate Change in Mind

When Chris Martland analyzes a landowner’s forest to develop a management plan, he has a number of issues to consider—the landowner’s goals

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Receives IT Industry's Highest Overall Score in 2021 Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index

Lenovo Group recently announced that it has received its highest-ever rating and the best overall industry score for the IT industry from the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index, reaching an AA+ rating for the first time.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “A Foundation for Action”

The rise of COVID-19 has not only brought the relationship between buildings and infectious disease into the spotlight, it has also highlighted the complicated process of translating research to real-world practice, guidance and standards.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Gender Stereotypes, Social Media and Confidence Challenges Holding Teen Girls Back

The organization that executed the country’s largest survey of teen girls is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the release of a groundbreaking new book, Girls Without Limits: Helping Girls Succeed in Relationships, Academics, Careers and Life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Goes Red with the American Heart Association

Entergy was proud to sponsor the American Heart Association’s STEM Goes Red digital event encouraging young women to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Speaking of Sustainability: A Commitment to the Community

At the Owens Corning insulation plant in Mexico, employees like Jonathan Hernandez are committed to helping vulnerable people in their community. Jonathan talks about the importance of engaging with the community.

Environment

Eldorado Is Committed to Responsible Water Practices Across Its Operations

Eldorado Gold remains focused on managing water use and protecting water
sources for local communities.

Environment

An FAQ on PFAS: Definition, Sources, Benefits and Risks

The issues around PFAS are complex and there is a staggering amount of information out there that is updating all the time. To help bring clarity around a critical issue for businesses, we’ve created this PFAS FAQ guide.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific Sponsors Atlanta Habitat for Humanity

Georgia-Pacific sponsored two home constructions with the Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. The project took 12 weeks with volunteers and support from Georgia-Pacific.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Breckenridge Brewery Raises $100,0000 for National Parks Conservation Association With Completion of 'In Good CO.' Campaign

Breckenridge Brewery is proud to announce the completion of the In Good CO. campaign, which kicked off in April and ran all summer long.

Environment

New NFL Goal to Help Turn The Tide on GHG Emissions

Tide has teamed up with the NFL to encourage fans to wash garments in cold water to slash emissions. The #TurnToCold campaign will kick off by educating and motivating more than 80 mil households of NFL fans on the benefits of cold-water washing.

Environment

Providing Better Care With a Smaller Footprint: How Kimberly-Clark is Reducing Plastics in the Environment

Pete Dulcamara, Kimberly-Clark’s chief scientist and technical vice president, shares an update on progress made after one year of membership in World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF)

Environment

Family Forest Owners Empowered to Address Climate Change With New Partnership Between REI Co-op, the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy

REI Co-op partners with The American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy's Family Forest Carbon Program, a high-integrity and impact-focused forest carbon project, to help fulfill its climate commitment

Education

Paving the Way Forward With Education

Musim Mas has an impact on smallholders, villages, and communities including kindergarten teacher Rosmidar Yati.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rockwell Automation's Asia Pacific Business Center and Poland EHS Team Win Safety Honors

For the 10th year, the Ministry of Manpower and Workplace Safety and Health Council honored Rockwell’s Asia Pacific Business Center in Singapore. This year both organizations recognized the APBC with the Workplace Safety & Health Silver Award.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bringing Positive Change Home to Our Communities

Creating positive global change starts in the places we call home. We’ve seen it firsthand, through the colleagues who help amplify our global citizenship efforts and bring home community-driven solutions in the places where we work and live.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  2. CACI Celebrates Veterans and Military Families Month
    This Veterans and Military Families Month, we celebrate the strength, dedication, and sacrifices of former service members and their loved ones. CACI...
  3. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  4. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...
  5. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  6. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  7. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  8. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  9. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  10. GoDaddy | Customers
    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  11. 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...
  12. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  13. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  14. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  15. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...