Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Limited Partner Buy-In Is Key for Making Diversity a Priority

LPs inhabit a unique position to encourage VCs to invest in more diverse-founded companies.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Clarivate Fellows Promote Sustainable Solutions for Racial Equity

Two Clarivate colleagues have joined the CEO Action for Racial Equality fellowship to promote sustainable public policies and corporate engagement strategies that address systemic racism, social injustice and improve societal well-being.

Innovation & Technology

Dow Signs MoU to Establish South China Specialties Hub

Dow (NYSE: DOW) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone Administrative Committee (Zhanjiang EDZ) to build the Dow South China Specialties Hub.

Health & Healthcare

Abbott Researchers Find Rare Group of People With Controlled HIV Who Could Be a Key to Unlocking Cure

Abbott announced that a team of scientists has found an unusually high number of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who test positive for HIV antibodies, but have low to non-detectable viral load counts – without the use of antiretroviral treatment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Shernale Kenney: Helping Others Find Their Voice

As someone who’s benefited from the mentoring of others, Shernale makes it a personal mission to pay it forward and provide inspiration for the next generation of female engineers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Recognition and ThankQ at Qualcomm

With a strong recognition culture, employees are more likely to endorse a company as a great place to work, more likely to stay with the company long-term and more likely to feel committed to their job, manager and the company mission.

Research, Reports & Publications

Strong Track Record and Ambitious Sustainability Targets for 2025

2020 marks the mid-term on the way towards 2030. Over the past decade, Henkel achieved significant progress across all dimensions of its sustainability strategy.

Energy

Green Source Advantage Offers More Renewable Energy Options for South Carolina Customers

The Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) has approved Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage program in South Carolina, enabling the company to expand renewable energy options for customers.

Energy

Ørsted Signs Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements with Target and Hormel Foods Corporation

On average, the project will contribute USD 4 million per year in local taxes and landowner payments to the community, and it will employ 300 construction workers at its peak.

Environment

On Common Ground: What Unites The Next Generation of Scientists, Activists, and Farmers?

If you’ve eaten a papaya in the past 25 years, you probably have crop biotechnology to thank. The tasty tropical fruit was nearly wiped out by an aggressive virus outbreak in 1998

Education

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs™ at Home Virtual Experiments Now Available in Multiple Languages

With the rise of virtual learning due to COVID-19, MilliporeSigma continues to leverage its Curiosity Labs™ at Home science education programming to spark curiosity and inspire the next generation of scientists.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Shake Shack Begins Using AirCarbon Cutlery at Select Locations

Shake Shack recently announced the introduction of sustainable AirCarbon cutlery and straws from Restore Foodware at select Shake Shack locations in the US.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Governor Morehead School and Students Gain From HP Support

At a time when students everywhere are struggling with remote instruction, students at North Carolina’s Governor Morehead School (GMS), the state’s residential school for the blind and visually impaired, also faced the additional challenge of not having enough technology that fit their unique needs.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Introducing the Top 10 Trends of 2021 by Griffith Foods

Introducing a new year of insight-driven culinary inspiration with our Top 10 Trends of 2021!

Health & Healthcare

Merck Announces Fifth Round of Global Grants to Tackle Maternal Mortality and Promote Health Equity Worldwide

Merck recently announced a fifth round of grants in its Merck for Mothers Global Grants program dedicated to reducing maternal mortality in locations where there is the greatest need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CASE Building Communities Since 1942

CASE Construction Equipment, the global construction equipment brand of CNH Industrial N.V., has been committed to building, and in some instance rebuilding, communities since its inception in 1842.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HanesBrands Named One of the 2021 World's Most Ethical Companies

HanesBrands (NYSE:HBI), a socially responsible, leading global marketer of branded everyday basic apparel, has been recognized as one of the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Innovation & Technology

“Unprecedented Times,” Meet the Un‑carrier. T‑Mobile Unveils Big Moves for Businesses.

T-Mobile unveils T-Mobile WFX, three solutions designed to help businesses and their employees meet the remarkable changes they face in tomorrow’s radically-transformed, post-pandemic, work-from-anywhere world.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Freeport Cobalt Receives Ethical Sourcing Validation From Responsible Minerals Initiative

Freeport Cobalt is committed to the production of chemicals from responsibly sourced cobalt. Freeport Cobalt in Kokkola, Finland, recently became the first cobalt chemical producer in the world to achieve Conformant Downstream Facility status through the Responsible Minerals Initiative's (RMI’s) Downstream Assessment Program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Recognizing the Role of Women on International Women's Day

On March 8, people worldwide will recognize International Women's Day, highlighting the social, economic, cultural, and political impact of women.

Diversity & Inclusion

Logitech Amplifies the Voices Transforming Education

Only ⅕ of UK universities have committed to restructuring their curriculums to be more inclusive. To change that, PhD student Melz Owusu started the Free Black University to diversity education and redistribute knowledge.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Jangala and the Fight to Connect Homeless Communities During COVID-19

Two key tools are often required to participate in today’s society: a device and the connectivity to make it work. Most of us take this for granted.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Qualcomm's Returnship Program Provides New Way To Re-Enter the Workforce

Employees take career breaks for many reasons — to try entrepreneurship, stay home with kids, or care for family members — to name a few. However, when employees return to the workplace, they may feel hesitant toward the inevitable challenges ahead.

Innovation & Technology

Engineering, Perseverance, and Inspiration

Supporting interest in engineering and technology careers and STEM programs more generally has long been important to Keysight.

Green Infrastructure

Ontario's First Carbon-negative Bus Hits the Road

Transit users can now catch a carbon-negative ride on Ontario’s first bus fueled by renewable natural gas (RNG).

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  3. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  4. 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...
  5. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  6. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  7. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  8. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  9. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  10. 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...
  11. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  12. 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...
  13. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  14. Made to Move Communities
    About the Made to Move Communities program Launched in 2020, the Made to Move Communities program engages young minds to explore real-world...
  15. 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...