Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Research, Reports & Publications

3 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Leverage Alternative Funding Solutions to Meet Business Goals

At a time when inflation is on the rise and funding for microbusinesses is tight, entrepreneurs could need to find alternative funding solutions to meet their capital needs. Finding these solutions isn’t always simple.

Events, Media & Communications

Register Now! UN Global Compact Network UK Annual Summit Is Back

Supply chain volatility, incoming regulations, reporting requirements, and increasing stakeholder expectations have placed significant pressure on companies to set and achieve ambitious corporate goals.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Generating Revenue While Driving Sustainability

Initially seen as a cost centre for senior management and boards, how can sustainability be turned into a source of commercial value for the business? In what ways can chief sustainability officers communicate through the lens of profit and loss?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Stretching What’s Possible With Tapestry

We invited David Casey, Chief Inclusion and Social Impact Officer, to unveil the company’s comprehensive approach to one of its most valuable stakeholders: its employees.

Environment

World Environment Day: Walgreens Boots Alliance's Progress in Review

June 5, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the first celebration of World Environment Day, an event led by the United Nations Environment Programme to bring businesses, governments and people together to act for a more sustainable planet.

Health & Healthcare

Bridging the Diagnosis Gap for Canada’s Indigenous Children

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples asserts “the right to access, without any discrimination, to all social and health services.” When the 159-member General Assembly adopted the declaration in 2007, only four members voted against it.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Small Business Clients Recognized for Small Business Week

Four U.S. Bank clients had a special reason to celebrate this year during National Small Business Week. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) named them Businesspeople of the Year for their contributions as entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $10 Million for Seniors Affordable Housing in Cleveland Heights, OH

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $9.9 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity to finance the conversion of the Margaret Wagner Senior Apartments in Cleveland Heights, OH to 80 low-income housing senior units (62+).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SEE Global Impact Report: Community Impact

Through its effort to make the world better, packaging solutions provider SEE® (formerly Sealed Air) supports organizations across the globe in meeting critical needs and solving community challenges.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

McDonald’s USA Supports Cinematic Dreams of Rising Hispanic Filmmakers With a Total of $225,000 To Produce Their Short Films

The results are in: the names of three more talented filmmakers have gone up in lights as McDonald’s USA unveils the rising stars who are primed to take the industry by storm.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

VMWare: How To Build a More Sustainable, Diverse, and Accessible Supply Chain

The modern world is evolving quickly, and business is changing right with it. Those of us working in supply chain functions are adapting to keep pace and deliver even more value to our companies.

Environment

Beset on All Sides: The Insurance Industry Must Hold True to Its Convictions and Commitments on Net Zero

The insurance industry is battling a regulatory and legal challenge in the United States, which has essentially dismantled the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA).

Sustainable Development Goals

Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report: Letter From Chairman & CEO

As we continue confidently into our second decade as a responsible, high-growth, pureplay global snacking company, we are prioritizing key areas of Snacking Made Right, so we can help drive innovative, more sustainable growth the right way for people and the planet.

Education

Thailand Students Earn STEM Grants As Part of Otis Worldwide’s Made to Move Communities™ Global Student Challenge

The third annual Made to Move Communities Student Challenge from Otis Worldwide Corporation, paired volunteer mentors from the vertical mobility leader with 230 students across 15 countries and territories.

Diversity & Inclusion

3 Ways Merck Supports the LGBTQ+ Community

At Merck, our commitment to equality goes beyond the month of June.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Eaton Named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for the Third Year in a Row

Eaton has been named a Top Scoring Business for the third time by The Disability Equality Index® (DEI), a benchmarking tool that measures disability workplace inclusion.

Sustainable Development Goals

How RISE With SAP and GROW With SAP Contribute to SAP’s Net-Zero Journey

RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP, two flagship solutions designed to help our customers migrate to cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), are essential elements in SAP’s net-zero journey.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Taking Care of Each Other at Tapestry

Tapestry is on a journey to create a better made future for all. We know how important community and assistance are when faced with hardship or disaster. To further support our people when they need it most, we’ve established the Associate Relief Fund.

Innovation & Technology

5G and the Future of Sports Fandom

It’s been an exhilarating 10-year run for T-Mobile as the Official Wireless Partner of Major League Baseball, and this year was the most interactive one yet for fans! We got to showcase the power and possibilities of our 5G network during baseball’s biggest week of the year.

Energy

Ericsson’s Energy-Smart 5G Site in Texas Sets a New Standard for Sustainable Network Solutions

Ericsson’s new proof-of-concept 5G site has the potential to be fully powered by solar energy complemented by integrated Lithium-ion batteries for up to a 24-hour period.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LA Kings and ALLIANCE: Los Angeles Host Career Exploration Day for 20 Students Aimed at Using the Power of Sports To Create Social Equity

AEG’s LA Kings in partnership with ALLIANCE: Los Angeles, which is committed to using sports for social justice, hosted a career exploration day at the LA King’s Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo, CA

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

American Airlines Receives Eighth Consecutive Perfect Score on the 2023 Disability Equality Index

For the eighth consecutive year, American Airlines has received a top score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) and was named one of the best places to work for disability inclusion in 2023.

Diversity & Inclusion

Quest Diagnostics Named a ‘Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion’ for Sixth Consecutive Year

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced it has been named to the 2023 Disability Equality Index® (DEI) Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability: IN.

Research, Reports & Publications

Meta’s First Responsible Business Practices Report

We have released our first Responsible Business Practices Report that brings together data about our impact on society and outlines our approach to operating responsibly.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

TCS Empowers: Five Facts About Tata Consultancy Services’ CSR Efforts in North America

Employee volunteers from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in North America gave company-led Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs and nonprofits a lot of time during the company’s last fiscal year, ending March 31.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  3. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  4. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  5. 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...
  6. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  7. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  8. 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...
  9. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  14. 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...
  15. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...