Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ørsted's Fisheries Communication and Outreach Plan

​Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind is committed to maintaining a strong working relationship with all commercial and recreational fishermen who may be affected by a wind farm or wind farm activities in and around a lease area.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Brand Builder and Media Veteran Wonya Lucas Named President and Chief Executive Officer, Crown Media Family Networks

Crown Media Family Networks, home to a unique universe of brands powered by positivity and optimism across networks that include Hallmark Channel, today announced Wonya Lucas as president and CEO. Crown Media Family Networks is a subsidiary company of Hallmark Cards, Inc. headed by CEO Mike Perry, to whom Lucas will report.

Energy

Future-Proofing Gas Generation for the Coming Carbon-Free World

Black & Veatch believes strongly in the value of renewable energy, emerging technologies like CCUS, and natural gas as key contributors to building sustainable infrastructure on a global basis.

Social Impact & Volunteering

EforAll: Helping Small Businesses Through Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that aims to accelerate economic and social impact through entrepreneurship in mid-sized cities. EforAll works with individuals who may be in the idea stage or looking to...

Innovation & Technology

Shoebox Satellites and Pocket Computers: The Future of the Farm

When computing met the Internet. That’s the moment historians may say it all changed. The digital revolution has shaved years off of research and development, and transported the most analog effort on Earth— agriculture—onto the cutting edge.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Ranks No. 33 on EPA's Fortune 500 List of Green Power Users

The majority of Fifth Third’s green power was from the Aulander Holloman Solar Project in North Carolina, one of the Bank’s footprint states.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Nutrition for Zero Hunger is Working Toward Zero Empty Plates

Currently 2 billon people worldwide do not have regular access to sufficient, nutritious food. According to the United Nations’ State of Food Insecurity 2020 report, rates of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition are rising, in the past five...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rick Fedrizzi Extends Leadership Role as Executive Chairman of International WELL Building Institute for Additional Term

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the world’s leading certification body for healthy buildings, today announced that Rick Fedrizzi, who has been IWBI’s chairman and CEO since November 2016, is extending his full-time role...

Environment

Hershey: Preserving Ecosystems With Sustainable Agriculture

In cocoa growing regions in West Africa, deforestation and the loss of biodiversity due to encroachment into protected areas is a manifestation of a complex set of root causes: poverty, the absence of land titles, a lack of clarity on land tenure arrangements, no knowledge of sustainable farming practices and poor law enforcement.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust Asset Management Offers Pioneering ESG Fixed Income Strategies

Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world’s leading investment managers, continues to expand its sustainability strategies, with two strategies that enable investors to combine fixed income and sustainable investing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Shaping an Inclusive Future With Special Olympics

Since 2018, our partnership with Special Olympics has become one of United's most cherished relationships, going beyond the events we take part in and volunteer with.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Donates to Lynn Haven, FL-based The Arc of the Bay

CIT Group Inc. (CIT) today announced that it has made a donation to The Arc of the Bay, a nonprofit organization based in Lynn Haven, FL that provides support and opportunities for adults with disabilities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Diverse Abilities in Our Workforce

For the 4th year in a row, HPE has received a 100% score on the Disability:IN Disability Equality Index - the gold standard for inclusion of differently-abled individuals in the workforce worldwide.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Black & Veatch Continues Advancing the March of Solar Power Globally

Continuing its rise as part of a diversified energy portfolio in an evolving power market, solar power accounted for nearly 40 percent of new electricity generating capacity added last year in the United States – the biggest annual share in the industry’s history, a recent report found.

Environment

20 Ways to Participate in the 2020 Great American Cleanup

Keep America Beautiful activates millions of volunteers annually for the Great American Cleanup, the country’s largest community improvement program. Take action in your community and help #cleanYOURblock with these easy tips.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Wins Four Comparably Awards

Stanley Black & Decker has won four Comparably Awards including Best CEO for Diversity and Women, Best Leadership Teams and Best Companies for Professional Development.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Outlook for Renewable Energy

The competitiveness of Renewable Energy with fossil fuels is strong, driven by innovation, and economies of scale. The transition to a low-carbon economy is happening and will continue over the coming decades. Here is my Outlook...

Innovation & Technology

Learning To Fly: Inspection Operators Chart New Career Path As Drone Pilots

But after watching a contractor fly a drone to inspect a flare, Marcus and fellow inspector Matt Hernandez began talking about making a change. “

Responsible Production & Consumption

New LG Solar Modules Launching in U.S. Deliver Higher Efficiency, Performance

LG Business Solutions is launching a new generation of solar modules in the United States – the latest LG NeON® 2 panels featuring even higher efficiency and greater performance characteristics than current models.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Expands STEAM Access by Supporting the Rochester Museum & Science Center's Museums for All Program

At ON Semiconductor, we recognize the important role of museums in remembering the past and inspiring future generations. Acting as community spaces where people of all ages can attend, museums stand as a key vessel for intergenerational and life-long learning.

Environment

Tetra Tech's Debra Darby Discusses Sustainable Organics Solutions

Tetra Tech’s Debra Darby, manager of organics sustainability solutions, has 14 years of organics experience in the solid waste industry.

Research, Reports & Publications

Barilla “Good for You, Good for the Planet” – 2020 Report

Barilla Group has released its new Sustainability Report, to share the path taken by the Company with society at large and to give a concrete contribution to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, part of the 2030 Agenda.

Research, Reports & Publications

MSME Resilience: A New Framework for the New Normal

The MSME resilience framework serves as an organizing tool which governments, philanthropic organizations, development agencies, and large corporates can adopt to help micro, small, and medium enterprises recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Innovation & Technology

VR Training for Healthcare Workers on the Front Line and in the Classroom

In Washington state, doctors who typically deal with elective surgeries turned to virtual reality (VR) to relearn emergency-response skills they haven’t practiced since medical school. In New York City, homebound nursing students watched online simulations to learn how to properly don personal protective equipment (PPE).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

San Diego Begins Offering Free Summer Lunches to Children

The city is partnering with…Albertsons Companies' Nourishing Neighbors program to help feed children.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...
  2. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  3. Making the World a Better Home | Our Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
    We believe diversity strengthens us and the best ideas come from diverse teams working together. Creating a positive workplace for everyone means...
  4. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  5. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  6. 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...
  7. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  8. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  9. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  10. 2025 Beat the Heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  11. 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...
  12. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  13. 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...
  14. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  15. 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...