Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Health & Healthcare

Black & Veatch Rapid Modular Health System Selected as Edison Award Finalist for Efforts to Fight COVID-19

Feb 11, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Black & Veatch announces that its Rapid Modular Health System – a quickly deployable, scalable and comfortable enclosure designed for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations – has been named a finalist for the Edison Award for pandemic-related solutions.

Responsible Production & Consumption

HP Introduces First-of-its-kind Sustainable Impact Program for Partners to Extend Impact on Climate Change, Human Rights and Digital Divide

Feb 11, 2021 1:45 PM ET

Today, HP Inc. unveiled HP Amplify™ Impact, an industry-first partner assessment, resource and training program aimed at driving meaningful change across its three Sustainable Impact pillars – Planet, with an emphasis on climate change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Old Spice Collaborates With NFL Players and Teams to Make Lasting Systemic Changes in Education and Social Justice

Feb 11, 2021 1:15 PM ET

For years, along with our brands, we’ve stepped forward to make lasting systemic changes in education and social justice. Recently, Old Spice collaborated with NFL players and teams.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

4 Steps to Sustainable Investing

Feb 11, 2021 1:10 PM ET

These four steps can guide a dynamic sustainable investing strategy for the long term.

Responsible Production & Consumption

What to Recycle This Valentine's Day - Cards, Candy Boxes, Roses, and More

Feb 11, 2021 1:05 PM ET

Roses are red. Violets are blue. You should know what to throw and what to recycle too!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Antea Group Receives Two 2020 EBJ Business Achievement Awards

Feb 11, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Environmental Business Journal has honored Ante Group with two 2020 EBJ Business Achievement Awards - one for the use of smart glasses for virtual auditing and one for the Resources-as-a-Service (RaaS) solution for EHS&S staffing. Check out the PR:

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ten Years of Internet Essentials Partnerships & Millions of Connections

Feb 11, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Ten years ago, Comcast embarked on an ambitious journey to help bridge the digital divide. We launched Internet Essentials to help connect as many low-income families as possible to broadband Internet at home.

Diversity & Inclusion

VF Corporation Announces New Programs and Actions to Advance Racial Equity

Feb 11, 2021 12:50 PM ET

VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies, today announced that it is implementing new programs and actions to advance racial equity within the company and beyond.

Innovation & Technology

This is the Invention Age

Feb 11, 2021 12:45 PM ET

From smartphones to smart cities, Qualcomm® is known for developing innovations that are the backbone of the wireless world we live in.

Diversity & Inclusion

CBRE: Celebrating Black History Month 2021

Feb 11, 2021 12:45 PM ET

Environment

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) Releases Water Circularity Metrics Tool and Guidance

Feb 11, 2021 12:10 PM ET

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) co-developed a Water Circularity Metrics Tool and Guidance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper's Two Million Box Commitment Continues to Help Feed the Need in California

Feb 11, 2021 12:05 PM ET

As quarantines and stay-at-home orders put people out of work and closed schools in the first few months of 2020, food banks around the world began to see a dramatic increase in need for food.

Innovation & Technology

Third Changemaker Challenge Launches Today; T‑Mobile and the T‑Mobile Foundation to Fund Big Ideas from Young Trailblazers

Feb 11, 2021 11:35 AM ET

Now through April 8, 2021, youth aged 13-18 with bold ideas on Technology, Environment or Education can enter. T-Mobile leaders will select 15 winners to receive up to $15,000 in seed funding & the opportunity to participate in the Changemaker Lab.

Environment

Watch Energea Spotlight: The Happy Birch Forest

Feb 11, 2021 11:30 AM ET

Justin Fornal and his family have been sustainably producing birch beer for decades. They transform a naturally recurring resource into a refreshing drink and serve as an example of a more sustainable approach to beverage-making.

Education

Dow and Carnegie Mellon University Support STEM Learners With Online Learning During the Pandemic

Feb 11, 2021 11:20 AM ET

Recognizing that educators need extra resources during this challenging time, Dow has engaged on many fronts to support virtual learning.

Environment

New Hampshire Businesses Call for Strong Energy Efficiency Programs to Drive Economic Recovery

Feb 11, 2021 11:20 AM ET

More than two dozen New Hampshire businesses offered their support today for accelerating energy efficiency investments in the Granite State by increasing the state’s energy-efficiency resource standard (EERS).

Diversity & Inclusion

Black History Month: How Technology Enables Others to Experience the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Feb 11, 2021 11:05 AM ET

Each year, Black History Month signifies a time of reflection.

Health & Healthcare

COVID-19 Test Kits Built in Half the Time

Feb 11, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Lanco Integrated has programmed its machines with Rockwell Automation’s software and hardware for more than 30 years, each one custom built.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sunshine on a Ranney Day & Mohawk Work Together to Create a Accessible Bathroom, Dream Bedroom for a Boy With Cerebral Palsy

Feb 11, 2021 10:40 AM ET

There is an adage about music being a universal language: "With music, you can communicate across boundaries in ways that you can't with ordinary languages."

Green Infrastructure

WSP USA Office First in Boston to Receive Fitwel v2.1 CI Certification

Feb 11, 2021 10:35 AM ET

The new Boston office of WSP USA has been certified as a Fitwel One Star workplace in recognition of a design that incorporates multiple health and wellness features for employees and visitors.

Energy

ALLETE Clean Energy Announces Renewable Energy Sale Agreements with Two More Fortune 500 Companies for Caddo Wind Site in Oklahoma

Feb 11, 2021 10:35 AM ET

ALLETE Clean Energy announced today renewable energy sale agreements with Hormel Foods and the Oshkosh Corporation for a combined 100 megawatts from its Caddo wind site under construction in Oklahoma.

Social Impact & Volunteering

VolunteerMatch Adds Nine New Cities to Apple Maps Guides

Feb 11, 2021 10:30 AM ET

VolunteerMatch, the largest nonprofit network on the web connecting volunteers with opportunities to give back, today announced the release of 9 additional community-based Guides in Apple Maps.

Green Infrastructure

Stanley Black & Decker Joins Greentown Labs as Newest Terawatt Partner

Feb 11, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Stanley Black & Decker will deepen its ties with the incubator’s community of climatetech startups, gain access to curated startup pitch days with innovations from emerging technology sectors, and obtain a seat on Greentown’s Advisory Board.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Iowa Cities Grow by Half a Billion Dollars With Help From Alliant Energy

Feb 11, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The collaborative work that goes on behind the scenes to attract a new business to town, or to encourage one to stay and expand, often involves partnerships between local and state economic developers and Alliant Energy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Earns Top Marks in Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index

Feb 11, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Fifth Third Bank has received a score of 100 for the sixth consecutive year on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index.