Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Energy

Reducing Energy Use in Mining

The Canadian Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) was formed to reduce the mining industry’s environmental footprint by 50% by 2027. CMIC is utilizing Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) solutions in a first of its kind venture called ReThink Milling.

Health & Healthcare

A Zen Guide to Mobile Mindfulness: 5 Tips for How To Unwind With Your Device

In a world where device usage and mental health often intersect, we offer a handful of ways you and your smartphone can have a more intentional relationship.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Fight for Equality: One Organization’s Commitment To Achieve the WELL Equity Rating

Frederick Law Olmsted was an American landscape architect and social activist. Credited with the creation of Central Park in New York City and having served as an early supporter for the North of the U.S. Civil War, he had a deep desire to improve our world.

Sustainable Development Goals

Henkel Adhesive Technologies Is Driving Progress Towards Climate-Positive Operations

Henkel has a longstanding track-record as a leader in sustainability for decades and constantly drives transformational change to create value for its stakeholders.

Research, Reports & Publications

Impacting Human Health: 2022 ESG Report

In its 2022 ESG Report, Moderna provides an update on how it is advancing its ESG strategy against five guiding focus areas for ongoing and future efforts.

Research, Reports & Publications

Beyond Scope 3: How HASI Tackles Avoided Emissions

This episode of ESG Talk features Chad Reed, vice president of strategic initiatives and ESG at HASI, the first public company to report avoided emissions. Chad shares how his team calculates its “carbon count” metric, the critical role coalitions play in sustainability reporting

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Edison, L.A. Food Bank Tackle Summer Hunger

To combat the pressing issue of childhood hunger during the summer months, Southern California Edison joined the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for its annual Food From the Bar campaign.

Sustainable Development Goals

Alibaba Cloud’s Energy Expert Helps Analyze Carbon Footprint for the First Olympic Esports Week

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today announced that its AI-driven sustainability solution - Energy Expert - has been trialed to measure and analyze carbon emissions from temporary construction.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Safety Month: Leading With Safety

Tetra Tech’s Health & Safety team recognizes Safety Month during June by reaffirming our commitment to Leading with Safety.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust and Wharton Global Family Alliance Announce Survey Findings on Family Offices

Northern Trust and the Wharton Global Family Alliance announced findings from the Wharton GFA’s sixth benchmarking survey of family offices, highlighting best practices, trends and financial performance drivers of family offices.

Education

Fifth Third Bank Offers Guidance on How To Make Homeownership a Reality in Challenging Environments

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has some tips and guidance to ease fears and find homebuying opportunities.

Environment

Developing Partnerships and Policies To Create a Low-Carbon Future for Mobility

The urgent need for decarbonization and a circular economy is well-documented. Take the European Green Deal for instance – a visionary driver to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

Green Infrastructure

Altron Arrow Drives Sustainable Delivery

Altron Arrow, a joint venture between Altron and Arrow Electronics, has installed a 100kW rooftop solar system and implemented a fleet of electric delivery vans.

Energy

Enbridge: Climate Change and the Energy Transition

The world faces an urgent imperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a lower-carbon economy. As one of the largest renewable energy companies in Canada and an innovator in delivering lower-carbon fuels, Enbridge is working hard to bring that economy to life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fabio Rosati on Sky's the Limit's ‘The First Buck’ Podcast: "Fundamental Truths of Entrepreneurism”

SkysTheLimit.org releases the latest episode of their inspiring podcast series, The First Buck. In this episode hosted by Nic Cary, titled "Fundamental Truths of Entrepreneurism," listeners will gain valuable insights from Fabio Rosati, Chairman at Snagajob.

Environment

One of Europe’s Main Recycling Hubs for Beverage Cartons Starts Operations, Backed by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso

With a joint investment of around €29 million by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso, a new recycling line for post-consumer beverage cartons is starting operations in Poland.

Green Infrastructure

PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Idaho Tree Planting

Tree planting is one of the most important investments a timberland company undertakes, setting the stage for the future and ensuring all the benefits that forests provide are perpetuated.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Celebrates Historic Milestone With Grand Opening of Adelphi Bank in Columbus, Ohio

In a significant stride toward financial inclusion and empowering underserved communities, an historic name in Black-owned banking has been reborn in Columbus, Ohio.

Environment

BIER’s Beverage Sector Guidance: Advancing Environmental Sustainability in 2023

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) members are leading global beverage companies that bring with them a wealth of industry knowledge and information.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bruce Power Investment in New Acre™ Project Delivers on Carbon Reduction Targets

Investing in farmer-delivered nature-based solutions is part of Bruce Power’s Road Map to Net Zero. The Road Map is a multi-faceted strategy designed to lead Bruce Power to net zero emissions by 2027.

Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial Is Advancing Women Into Leadership: ‘A Sustainable Year’ Story

On the eve of International Women in Engineering Day, read about how CNH Industrial is empowering women to advance professionally.

Environment

Southern Company and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announce Five-Year Partnership Extension

Southern Company and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) have signed a five-year partnership extension to keep Southern Company active in voluntary wildlife conservation work until 2028.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Receives “OTHERS” Award From The Salvation Army

On June 1 in Kansas City, MO, Melissa Clark, FedEx Sales Manager, received on behalf of FedEx the OTHERS award from The Salvation Army.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Home Depot Sets Goal for Battery Powered Products To Drive Over 85% of Outdoor Lawn Equipment Sales by 2028

The Home Depot expects that by the end of fiscal year 2028, more than 85% of U.S. and Canada’s sales in outdoor power equipment, specifically push lawn mowers and handheld outdoor equipment like leaf blowers and trimmers, will run on rechargeable battery technology instead of gas

Research, Reports & Publications

LyondellBasell 2022 Sustainability Report: Taking Climate Action

Addressing climate change is one of the most pressing challenges our world faces and we believe collective action and a sense of urgency are needed.

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...