Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Green Infrastructure

Bridgestone Tire and Rubber Expertise Supports Barrier-Less Bus Access in Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Athlete Village

Leveraging its knowledge of commercial bus tires and rubber, Bridgestone is working with a collaborative group in Japan to develop a new curbstone design that allows buses to pull closer to the curb.

Education

Students Get a Glimpse of the Future With CNH Industrial

The focus was firmly on the future of farming as CNH Industrial introduced young people at one of world’s largest student conventions to its cutting edge technologies and career opportunities in an exciting sector looking for the next generation of leaders.

Environment

Duke Energy Invests Nearly $300,000 in Projects That Help Protect, Restore Natural Resources in South Carolina

The Duke Energy Foundation recently awarded nearly $300,000 in grants to 12 South Carolina organizations that will fund environmental projects, wildlife conservation efforts and environmental educational programs across the state.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MGM Resorts Announces Bold Vision for Social Impact and Sustainability

MGM Resorts announced an evolved vision for social impact and sustainability including setting goals to bolster diversity and inclusion, donate millions of meals and continue offering educational opportunities for employees and their families.

Research, Reports & Publications

RW Institute Releasing First Global Corporate Volunteering, Giving and Grants Technology Review

The RW Institute, sponsored by its core partner, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will release and present the first-ever global Corporate Volunteering, Giving and Grants Technology Review on November 14, 2019.

Diversity & Inclusion

Inspiring Women Leaders in IT

There is evidence that a shortage of technology professionals is undermining business performance. In a 2016 survey by Venture Beat, 65% of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and other business leaders said that difficulty in recruiting...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the Health of Workers to the Wealth of Business: Why the Shift Towards Employee Well-Being Matters

It’s only been 10 years since the concept of well-being and its measurement as a component of a country’s GDP was developed and discussed globally. Nobel Prize winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen were the pioneers who argued for...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Mohawk Group Blends Wellness With Nature Through Inspirational Flooring at Healthcare Design Expo 2019

Mohawk Group’s innovative and nature-inspired floor coverings at this year’s Healthcare Design Expo and Conference in New Orleans emphasizes that to the world’s largest flooring manufacturer “Wellness Is Second Nature.”

Sustainable Development Goals

Trust and Responsibility. Earned and Practiced Daily.

We are retooling the way we work, and how IBMers contribute to their communities by introducing a new platform for community engagement, ibm.org.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Innovating Incredible: Small Change. Major Benefit.

In its simplest form, employee giving is a linear process - an employee gives, a corporate process is engaged for a match, some magic happens around ensuring the money is going to an eligible organization, funds are disbursed, and good stuff happens!

Research, Reports & Publications

Book Excerpt: Innovation on Tap

Wouldn’t it be interesting to have inventors and #innovators join a conversation today—trading the kind of ‘behind the scenes’ stories that only seem to be revealed with a glass (or two) of beer or wine?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PayPal Employee GIVE Team Partners with Kiron to Provide Mentorship and Support for Refugee Students

The PayPal employee GIVE Team in New York partners with a nonprofit online university, Kiron, to provide digital mentorship to refugee students across the globe through career counseling and supporting them in their integration into a new environment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

United Airlines Supports Local Relief Efforts for Communities Impacted by California Wildfires

United Airlines reaffirmed its commitment to California and to lifting up communities in crisis by announcing $165,000 in direct donations to three funds that provide assistance to those impacted by the California wildfires

Health & Healthcare

CBRE Becomes a Fitwel Champion in the UK

CBRE in the UK is now part of the Fitwel Champions programme. CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, joins a group of industry leading companies committed to optimising buildings and places to promote health and wellness.

Green Infrastructure

2019 Clean Cargo Emissions Factor Report Released

Carbon dioxide emissions from 17 of the world’s leading ocean container carriers, representing approximately 80 percent of global containerized shipping, continued to fall in 2018, according to a new report from BSR’s Clean Cargo.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Ray Selected in Newsweek’s Top 100 Smart City Partner - Momentum Awards

The Ray has been chosen as one Newsweek's Top 100 Smart City Partner Momentum Award winners. The Momentum Awards are an annual celebration of the people and cities propelling the world toward an environmentally sustainable, socially equitable, economically viable future of autonomous mobility and smart urban environments.

Health & Healthcare

Boots and Macmillan Partnership Recognized As ‘Most Admired’ Corporate-NGO Partnership in the UK

The Boots UK and Macmillan Cancer Support partnership, now in its 10th year, has been voted the Most Admired Corporate-NGO Partnership in the C&E Barometer 2019, a survey conducted among leading global companies and NGOs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Search Underway for Recipients of Annual IOC Sport and Active Society Development Grants

Four grants valued at CHF 20,000 each will be assigned to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and International and National Sports Federations (including IOC-recognised International Federations) that use sport as a tool for social development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

President Ronald Reagan designated November as Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month in 1983 when there were less than two million people suffering from the disease. Since then, that number has grown to more than five million.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Accenture and Save the Children Help Youth Envision New Careers

Accenture’s Skills to Succeed initiative focuses our expertise in growing talent to address the global need to close skills gaps and prepare individuals to get a job or build a business.

Research, Reports & Publications

Timken Issues CSR Report, Demonstrating Commitment to Move the World Forward, for Good

The Timken Company, a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, published its corporate social responsibility (CSR) report sharing where the company stands on its efforts to move the world forward, for good.

Events, Media & Communications

Event: Tomorrow Rising with Schneider Electric

You’re invited to a special release of the Tomorrow Rising web series! Follow the true stories of four young people for an inside look at how energy training transforms lives. Reshapes communities. Impacts the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

'Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month' Results Were Remarkable

October was recognized as ‘Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month’ across the four states of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky—and there was quite a bit to show for it!

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Diversity: Walgreens Highlights Kyle Hahn's Story

Kyle Hahn was in high school when he learned about a new Walgreens distribution center opening up in his hometown. He applied and was hired, and in joining Walgreens, Kyle also became part of the company’s new Transitional Working Group.

Events, Media & Communications

Four Key Takeaways From 3BL Forum

This week, business executives, nonprofit leaders, government officials and issue advocates met in National Harbor, Maryland for the annual 3BL Forum.

Latest Campaigns

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    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
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    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
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    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...
  8. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  9. 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...
  10. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  11. 2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...
  12. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  13. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
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    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  15. Whirlpool Corporation Diversity and Inclusion
    Celebrating D&I events, stories and wins