Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Packaging Innovation Can Help in Emergency Situations

Packaging is not often the hero these days. It is getting a reputation for causing problems, versus solving them. But if we look at packaging differently and we innovate and design with purpose, packaging can be a solution.

Diversity & Inclusion

Powering Our Company With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

American Express Ranks 10th on Fortune's List of 100 Best Companies to Work For

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has ranked 10th on the 2021 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in the U.S., marking the company’s second consecutive year among the Top 10.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Provides Resources for Talking to a Loved One About Alcohol Dependence

Alcohol Awareness Month reminder: Talking to a loved one about getting treatment for alcohol dependence can be challenging, but The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has resources to help.

Green Infrastructure

Reusable and Tough: Otter Products Offshoot, Liviri, Taps FedEx to Get Fresh Food, Wine to Your Door

Dropping a smartphone can be a costly accident. That’s how Otter Products made a name for itself, by protecting all the precious digital lifelines we rely on in a case that can stand up to major malpractice.

Health & Healthcare

Equitable Access To Healthcare Starts With Affordable Broadband For All

Due to the digital divide that separates those with reliable internet service from those without, telehealth is not a viable option for millions of Americans, revealing yet another inequity in our national healthcare system.

Energy

10.5-MW Facility Now Supplies a Portion of Power Requirements for Enbridge's Mainline Crude and Liquids Network

Alberta sees 320 days of sunshine a year, and ranks near the top of Canadian provinces with about 50% of daytime hours in the sun.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cummins Celebrates Remanufacturing's Role in Sustainability

Global Power Leader Cummins celebrated 50 years of remanufacturing experience on Global Remanufacturing Day April 8, highlighting the important role returning parts to a useful life plays in the company’s sustainability efforts.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Now Is the Moment for Women Advisors and ESG Investing

Women and millennials value investment principles that have a positive impact on challenging issues, such as climate change, gender diversity, social justice, and employee equity.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hall of Femme 2021

For its sixth Hall of Femme class, PRWeek inducts a record 28 honorees who are the guiding lights within the industry.

Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Third Bank Hosts Inaugural HBCU Leadership Conference

The two-day virtual conference is designed to help high-achieving HBCU students explore traditional and nontraditional careers in banking.

Environment

A New Beginning for Eldorado Gold in Greece

At Eldorado Gold, we are working to build a leading mining jurisdiction in northern Greece. To realize the full potential of our polymetallic Skouries, we recently signed an amended Investment Agreement with the Hellenic Republic.

Innovation & Technology

EHSxTech: One Year Later - COVID-19 and Returning to Work

On March 30, 2021 Antea Group welcomed close to 50 tech industry professionals from around the world to join them for a virtual EHSxTech meeting to discuss the ongoing changes and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Healthcare

Over-the-Counter Rapid COVID-19 Testing, in Your Hands

We've filed into long lines, ventured to doctors' offices and urgent care clinics, waited days for results or for home tests to arrive by mail, and postponed gatherings, celebrations and holidays.

Environment

Mastercard Unveils New Carbon Calculator Tool for Banks Globally, As Consumer Passion for the Environment Grows

New research on sustainability, commissioned by Mastercard, reveals a marked increase in consumer passion for the environment as a result of COVID-19. More than half of those surveyed across the world (54%) see reducing their carbon footprint as more important now than pre-pandem

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Liquid Gold

Water is vital for all life; yet many people across India are forced to live without it. CLP is seeking innovative, long-term solutions with partners to help ensure water security for the communities it serves.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Adobe and Team4Tech Scaled Virtual Volunteering Experiences and Boosted Engagement

“Paralysis” is how one Adobe corporate social responsibility leader described March 2020. Seemingly overnight, all in-person volunteering programs at the multinational software company halted.

Innovation & Technology

California Leads the Nation with 1.4 Million People Connected to Internet Essentials on its 10 Year Anniversary

California continues to lead the nation with more than 1.4 million individuals benefiting from the Internet Essentials program since its inception.

Green Infrastructure

#TtInspires: Michael Thatcher, Civil Engineering Group Leader and Project Manager

Michael Thatcher is a civil engineering group leader and project manager with Tetra Tech’s Resilient & Sustainable Infrastructure Division. He joined Tetra Tech in 2012 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, before transferring to Orlando, Florida, in 2016.

Environment

Women in Climate Tech Launches Campaign, “Splash Mob” in Support of the Women and Climate Change Act of 2021

Today, Women in Climate Tech launched a campaign in support of The Women and Climate Change Act of 2021 (H.R. 260) introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA).

Research, Reports & Publications

OMV Positions Itself for a Low-Carbon, Circular Future

OMV, the international, integrated oil, gas, and chemicals company based in Vienna, has published its 16th sustainability report. The Sustainability Report 2020 particularly focuses on OMV’s contributions to the energy transition, circular economy, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as management of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Unlocking Private Climate Finance in Emerging Markets

The CFLI, in partnership with the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) and the Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF), is pleased to present our newest report:

Responsible Production & Consumption

CNH Industrial Promotes Good Water Stewardship

CNH Industrial N.V. is committed to optimizing the usage of water across all of its global facilities and has set the ambitious target of reducing the volume of water used by each manufacturing plant by 24% by 2022 vs the 2014 baseline.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Academy: Supporting Career Development and Growth

Acting under a unified global charter, Sands Academy, our global development and mentorship program, supports the career goals of our Team Members, while simultaneously improving our business operations through fostering stronger, more knowledgeable teams.

Environment

Back to Basics: Recycling Is as Easy as 1, 2, 3

Do you find recycling confusing? If so, you’re not alone! According to a 2020 survey by OnePoll, one of the biggest barriers preventing people from recycling is a lack of understanding.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Enriching Women's Lives
    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...
  2. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...
  3. 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...
  4. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. 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...
  7. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  8. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  9. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  10. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  11. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  12. 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...
  13. Greener Products and Solutions
    We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...
  14. 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...
  15. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.