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Social Impact & Volunteering

Successfully Recruit, Engage, and Retain Volunteers During a Pandemic: Learn More & Register Today

COVID-19’s impact on volunteering challenges nonprofits, individuals, and companies to find ways to continue to serve communities in need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Economics of Impact

If you are serious about ESG, read this succinct blog on shared value thinking, how purpose should inform capital allocation, and the economics of impact.

Events, Media & Communications

3BL Virtual Forum to Explore Business Leadership in the Movement for Racial and Economic Justice

Corporate voices matter. Financial commitments are important. Then the hard work begins.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Longitudes | Don't Give Up Hope: Steering and Growing a Small Business During COVID-19

After a literal bittersweet encounter in the African nation of Chad, I felt compelled to create a company to address gender inequalities and help empower women so they can find their voices.

Innovation & Technology

Securing Your Child's Devices at Home During COVID-19

National Cyber Security Awareness Month is the perfect opportunity to raise awareness & teach your kids to be Cyber Safe. Kevin Roundy, Technical Director at NortonLifeLock Research Group, shares 4 things parents can do to help keep kids safe online.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Nutrition for Zero Hunger Is Working Toward Zero Empty Plates

Currently, two billion people worldwide do not have regular access to sufficient, nutritious food. In addition, the pandemic will add as many as 132 million more people to the total number of the world’s hungry in 2020 alone.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Mohawk's Continuum Process Honored as One of Fast Company's Most Innovative Sustainability Projects of 2020

The flooring manufacturer was honored for Continuum, its patented process that recycles plastic bottles and transforms them into sustainable carpet fibers.

Environment

AB InBev, Denmark and WWF Partner on Water Conservation in Cape Town

To better understand what was happening to the city’s groundwater supply, AB InBev funded a pilot project which included a citizen science survey and initiated a groundwater monitoring network in Cape Town.

Energy

Duke Energy Unveils Sweeping Clean Energy and Emissions Reduction Plan at Inaugural ESG Day

Duke Energy today announced an extensive expansion of its clean energy and emissions reduction plans to significantly increase the company’s carbon and methane reductions, coal plant retirements and renewable energy generation goals.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alexion Is Proud to Be Recognized by OSHA for Our Commitment to Workplace Health and Safety

Alexion is proud to have its New Haven, CT and Bogart, GA sites recognized by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) for their commitment to workplace health and safety. Both sites participated in OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week...

Media & Communications

CNH Industrial is Proud to be a Member of AEM's Newly Established Sustainability Council

CNH Industrial is a longstanding member of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), and is proud to be amongst the founding members of AEM’s newly established Sustainability Council.

Events, Media & Communications

NeoConnect | Raising the Bar as We Rethink the Workspace CEU

Explore what’s next for NeoCon’s Workspace and join us through NeoConnect for the second installment of our two-part virtual program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cox Enterprise's Techstars Social Impact Makes Major Shift

Cox Enterprises announces the 2021 class of the Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator powered by Techstars will shift its focus to support for-profit companies that are addressing social justice and systemic racism issues.

Environment

Meeting the Moment for Climate Action: Q&A With Maria Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition

BSR connects with Maria Mendiluce, CEO of the We Mean Business coalition, ahead of BSR Conference 2020 to learn more about what she thinks is needed from business to meet the current moment and build a more equitable and sustainable future.

Diversity & Inclusion

FCA Lights Tower in Purple in Observance of LGBTQ History, National Coming Out Day and National Spirit Day

FCA, in honor and support of its LGBTQ employees, communities and issues, will light the 960-square-foot glass Pentastar on top of its 15-story tower purple October 11-25 in observance of LGBTQ history, National Coming Out Day and National Spirit Day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

College Students Explore the Communities Behind Responsible Apparel Manufacturing in Episode 5 of “Crop to Campus” Minidocumentary

In the fifth episode of filmmaker Rod Murphy’s “Crop to Campus” minidocumentary on apparel sustainability, college students explore the benefits of ethical manufacturing on the communities where plants are located.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Griffith Foods' New Strategic Investment Partnership with the LIVEKINDLY co.

Diversity & Inclusion

“Why Forge a New Path if No One Follows?”

Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief at Teen Vogue, spoke to T-Mobile employees, offering a simple directive: leave roadmaps to help women follow the trails you’ve blazed.

Sustainable Development Goals

YKK Commits to Achieving Climate Neutrality by 2050

Global sustainable trims leader YKK announced the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which will serve as a roadmap to the company achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ViacomCBS Ensures Employees Have Their Voices Heard

As a civic-minded company, time after time ViacomCBS has demonstrated its commitment to empowering audiences and employees to exercise their rights, represent their interests and vote.

Innovation & Technology

Cristiano Amon at IFA 2020: A Time to Innovate [Video]

Connectivity is essential. It’s one of the many lessons we’re learning during this unprecedented time. It’s critical to our ability to work, learn, entertain ourselves, and even receive medical care.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Quest Diagnostics Receives 2020 C. Everett Koop National Health Award for Outstanding Employee Health Program

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has received the prestigious C. Everett Koop National Health Award for 2020.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Franklin Templeton Launches New Emerging Markets Sustainability Fund for European Investors

Differentiated emerging markets solution based on proprietary three-pillar ESG inclusion framework and aligned with positive outcome areas linked to UN SDGs

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Bank Donates Furniture to Beds for Kids

The mission of Beds for Kids is to provide beds and essential furniture to children and their families who are in need.

Environment

The Challenges of Sustainable Food Packaging

Tetra Pak is on a journey to create the ultimate sustainable food package – one that secures food safety and availability while reducing the impact on our planet. What are the challenges and what needs to be done to solve them?

Latest Campaigns

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    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...
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    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...
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  7. License to Operate
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  9. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
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    At Green Mountain Energy Company, we share our customers’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. We are inspired by the success that we...
  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...
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    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...