Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

Jun 11, 2025 10:00 AM ET

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Decade of Care: Hanes Launches 10th National Sock Drive to Help the Homeless; Tops 3 Million Donated Pairs

Nov 22, 2019 9:15 AM ET

America’s No. 1 basic apparel brand marks 10 years of bringing comfort to those living without shelter by donating more than 250,000 pairs of socks to agencies fighting homelessness in all 50 states

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Points of Light Honors St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Volunteer with Daily Point of Light on 30th Anniversary of Award

Nov 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Points of Light is honoring Jason Farmer, a Memphis, Tennessee volunteer for ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, with the Daily Point of Light Award on the 30th anniversary of the first award.

Education

JetBlue Foundation Celebrates National STEM Day

Nov 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET

November 8 was National STEM Day, a day focused on inspiring young people to explore and pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math—and the JetBlue Foundation participated in two fantastic events to commemorate the day.

Education

Educators: It’s Time to Close the “Homework Gap”

Nov 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET

The New T-Mobile will create Project 10Million, a program designed to eradicate the homework gap by making a pledge worth $10 billion over the next 5 years that will deliver free internet access to 10 million households in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Health & Healthcare

She Explores the Outdoors

Nov 22, 2019 8:30 AM ET

Gale Straub was working a finance job in Boston, her home of nearly a decade, when her partner, Jon, suggested they take a yearlong road trip.

Education

P&G teams with GE Aviation to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers

Nov 22, 2019 8:15 AM ET

Procter & Gamble Co. and GE Aviation will be among local businesses that encourage more than 200 girls in grades six through nine to pursue careers in science via an all-day workshop on Nov. 20 at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Comerica Employee Fundraisers Impact Special Causes

Nov 22, 2019 8:05 AM ET

Colleagues raised approximately $130,000 for four major Detroit-based community initiatives in 2019

Media & Communications

SCS Global Services Now Offers FSSC 22000 Certification

Nov 22, 2019 8:00 AM ET

SCS Global Services is pleased to announce that it has added FSSC 22000 certification, a complete food safety management systems certification scheme, to its comprehensive suite of professional auditing, training & support services for the food industry.

Education

STAR Initiative: Strengthening Local STEM Ecosystems

Nov 22, 2019 8:00 AM ET

STAR is intended to strengthen and support the educational landscapes by helping increase access to STEM resources and opportunities for students most underrepresented in STEM college or career pathways.

Education

Novartis Supports EDCTP’s Career Development Programme, Focusing on Maternal and Child Health

Nov 22, 2019 1:30 AM ET

Basel, Switzerland, November 2019 – Novartis will support the career development programme of the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The programme aims to provide early- to mid-career researchers in sub-Saharan Africa with an opportunity to train and develop their clinical research skills.

Energy

Collective Power for Good: EnergyAustralia Customers Go Neutral

Nov 21, 2019 7:15 PM ET

EnergyAustralia introduced the Go Neutral programme in 2016 to encourage customers to combat climate change by offsetting the carbon emissions of their electricity use, at no cost to them.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings to Host Annual Food Drives at STAPLES Center Leading Up to Thanksgiving

Nov 21, 2019 5:00 PM ET

AEG’s LA Kings will team up with Blue Shield of California to host four Food Drives during the club’s home games at STAPLES Center leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Living Standard Research Shows Storytelling Advances the Sustainability Conversation

Nov 21, 2019 4:20 PM ET

“Everybody has been all about generating data. What was lost was the whole social aspect of why are we doing this at all,” Bandy says.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray Receives Recognition and Accolades for Smart, Sustainable Highway in Georgia

Nov 21, 2019 3:45 PM ET

Atlanta Magazine, The Shorty Awards and Newsweek honor the innovative P4 building the future highway, today.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power Of Purpose: How The eBay Community Has Raised $1 Billion For Charities Around The World

Nov 21, 2019 3:35 PM ET

eBay for Charity announced that the program reached a major milestone: $1 billion in total funds raised for charities around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Included in the Top 50 for The Diversity Leaders 2020 Ranking Held by the Financial Times

Nov 21, 2019 3:10 PM ET

Schneider Electric is recognized by the Financial Times Diversity Leaders 2020. Schneider Electric ranks 41st overall and 4th in its industry category out of 700 companies included in the new annual ranking.

Education

Qualcomm™ and FIRST™: A Long-Term Collaboration to Foster Tomorrow’s Innovators

Nov 21, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Our ongoing strategic collaboration with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) provides hands-on experience with Qualcomm technology to engage students in more than 25 countries.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 123: Aligning Business Strategy and Purpose

Nov 21, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Companies are under increasing pressure to be socially conscious, if not socially active. But what’s the best way to do this authentically?

Diversity & Inclusion

K-Tec Systems CEO Cathy Koch “Believed She Could, and So She Did”—with Help from wegg® and FedEx

Nov 21, 2019 3:00 PM ET

“Every morning,” K-Tec Systems CEO Cathy Koch says, “I put on a bracelet that says: ‘She Believed She Could, and So She Did.’ I believe a woman must believe ‘she can’ from the day she opens her business.”

Sustainable Development Goals

CBRE Named Top 50 Company for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Matters

Nov 21, 2019 2:35 PM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced that it has been named to the Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) list of Top 50 Best ESG Companies. CBRE is #23 and the only commercial real estate services firm on the list.

Environment

Major Businesses and Higher Education Institutions in Pennsylvania Urge State Leaders to Accelerate a Low-Carbon Future

Nov 21, 2019 2:25 PM ET

Major businesses and higher education institutions across Pennsylvania called on state lawmakers today to prioritize policies that will accelerate the Commonwealth’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Behind Civilian Lines: From Veteran to Fellow Veteran

Nov 21, 2019 2:15 PM ET

Eighty-three percent of military career fields align with current positions at Koch companies. Additionally, veterans’ values, leadership and dedication mirror the principles that guide Koch employees.

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - November 2019

Nov 21, 2019 1:00 PM ET

The quarterly newsletter for the Ray C. Anderson Foundation features stories about their key funding initiatives: Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Scheller College of Business, Biomimicry Launchpad, Ray of Hope Prize, The Ray, Georgia Drawdown, Georgia Climate Conference, Ecocentricity Blog and more.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Responsible Forestry Leaders Celebrated at Greenbuild During FSC’s 25th Anniversary Gala

Nov 21, 2019 12:30 PM ET

SCS Global Services celebrates longtime Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certificate holders Baskahegan Company and UFP International as 2019 FSC Leadership Award recipients, among 13 winners, at a ceremony during Greenbuild in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Taproot Foundation Announces Election of New Board Members

Nov 21, 2019 12:30 PM ET

Taproot Foundation announces the election of Elaine Mason, Jason Madhosingh, and Susan Solano Vila to its Board of Directors.

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GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

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Wesco Cares

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SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights

Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program

Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...