Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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2025 Principal® Charity Classic Raised Record $10.6 Million for Iowa Youth

The Principal Financial Group

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

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Software-Defined Vehicles: The Critical Road to a Secure Future

Keysight Technologies

Innovation & Technology

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Impact: Delivering Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Events, Media & Communications

CSRHub’s Cynthia Figge to Speak at Sustainable Brand's 2016 New Metrics Conference

CSRHub Co-Founder and COO, Cynthia Figge, will be speaking at Sustainable Brands New Metrics conference, in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 14-16. Cynthia will discuss The Second Generation of ESG Metrics and the Movement to bring “Dark Data” to Light. New Metrics will showcase the macro, corporate and investor landscapes to help business succeed. During the three day conference, new approaches to valuing risk and impact, company goals and KPI’S and new solutions in data management will be among some of the topics discussed.

Research, Reports & Publications

GOJO Shares Sustainability Progress and What Matters Most to its Stakeholders with Release of 2015/2016 Sustainability Report

GOJO Industries, a leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions and the inventor of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer, announced today the publication of its fifth annual Sustainability Report. The report, What Matters Most, focuses on the company’s sustainability progress throughout 2015 and into early 2016, and highlights its progress against its 2015 operational impact goals and the material topics that informed the GOJO 2020 Sustainable Value Strategies and Goals.

Energy

LG Joins Forces with ‘Rebuilding Together’ and Sears for New Orleans Energy Efficient Upgrades

LG Electronics USA is commemorating ENERGY STAR® Day by providing energy efficient appliances to needy families in New Orleans as part of a special volunteerism project spearheaded by Sears Holdings and Rebuilding Together, the 40-year-old national non-profit providing safe and healthy housing.

Environment

And the Audience Roared

I reflected on the meaningfulness of the Ray of Hope Prize, and I praised the teams for their extraordinary efforts and dedication. And then I ushered in a moment that had been 22 months in the making: I invited the teams out on the stage.

Health & Healthcare

Nestlé Professional Supports International Chef's Day 2016

A team of chefs and employees from Nestlé Professional will participate in International Chef’s Day on October 20, 2016 visiting a local chapter of the Boys & Girls Club of America.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Nine Years Running: Subaru Share the Love® Event Returns in 2016

Subaru of America, Inc. has announced the return of its annual Share the Love Event in 2016.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Volunteers Fill Backpacks for Corpus Christi Students at 4th Annual Abel Herrero School Supplies Giveaway

To help Southeast Texas students start off the school year on the right foot, volunteers from the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery packed and donated 200 backpacks with school supplies as part of the 4th Annual Abel Herrero School Supplies Giveaway at the Robstown High School Auditorium.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How 5 Global Companies Overcame Challenging EHS Obstacles

From unique regulations to cultural nuances to lack of local expertise, companies often face a number of environmental, health and safety (EHS) challenges when operating or expanding their businesses into other countries. But the good news is that while these challenges can be difficult to navigate, this challenge can be overcome.

Education

Meet Róisín Uí Choinn from Ireland

This Irish teacher attended her Amgen Teach course in May 2016 and has already been able to apply many examples of the workshop to her teaching: "The main change I have made is in carrying out energy, heat light and sound experiments, of which there are many in our syllabus.

Innovation & Technology

Techstars Atlanta: Get to Know Preesale

Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, selected 10 companies to participate in the program's 2016 class. Applications for the 10 coveted spots came from around the globe, including 69 countries and six continents.

Environment

New York’s Mohonk Preserve Goes Green

New York’s largest nonprofit nature preserve is growing greener thanks to a new partnership with electricity provider Green Mountain Energy Company. The 8,000-acre Mohonk Preserve in Gardiner, NY has signed an agreement with Green Mountain to provide clean electricity to power the site’s facilities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SCA Recognized as World Leader for Corporate Action on Climate Change

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CBRE Video: Workplace360 | Downtown San Diego

Watch how CBRE’s Downtown San Diego office has evolved by focusing on the employee experience in an environment that enhances efficiencies and encourages collaboration. CBRE’s Workplace Strategy doesn’t just cater to the big office users. Their strategies are scalable and help create an environment that will attract and retain a talented workforce.

Events, Media & Communications

Tetra Tech's DNA | Working Together

Celebrating the value of teamwork and the collaboration that helps create innovative solutions for our clients’ most complex problems

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Commits $1 Million to Scholarship America for People with Disabilities

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has committed $1 million over the next four years to Scholarship America to develop and implement a special scholarship program to help people with disabilities obtain the education or training necessary to succeed in the career path of their choice.

Education

Accenture Offers Skills to Succeed

The following is an excerpt from the most recent issue of The Corporate Citizen. To learn more about how you can deliver maximum business and social value through strategic partnerships, consider joining us in Dallas, TX on December 7-8, 2016 for our Effective Corporate Citizenship Partnership Management course.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sodexo Harnesses the Reach of Its Supply Chain to Influence Reductions in Water Use and Waste to Landfill

Sodexo, the world leader in Quality of Life services, is a company recognized for its industry leading sustainability efforts – an achievement that comes from engaging everyone throughout its value chain to play an active role in environmental stewardship. To date more than 13,000 of its sites globally have worked to raise awareness and impact behavior change around water waste. Others routinely work to reduce the amount of organic and non-organic waste that goes to landfills.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Making Health and Well-Being Our Responsibility

For Jeff Bloss, giving back is more than a phrase – it’s a responsibility. As an Astellas USA Foundation Board member, Jeff explains how Astellas USA Foundation supports Living Smart by helping people in our communities access the health & well-being programs they need.

Responsible Production & Consumption

What Must Be Done to Combat Human Trafficking - Survivors Speak Out In a U.S. Advisory Council Report

Just last week, the U.S Advisory Council on Human Trafficking released its first annual report detailing policy recommendations for various aspects of the human trafficking supply chain, the first of its kind written by survivors.

Events, Media & Communications

Assignments in New Markets Offer Innovative Employee Engagement Experiences Through Global Pro Bono

In the United States, 70% of workers report not being engaged at work, according to the recent Gallup research.

Innovation & Technology

Bloomberg Philanthropies: INDIA SMART CITIES MISSION

Urbanization in India is occurring at a breakneck pace. Its cities are expected to grow from 340 million people in 2008 to 590 million by 2030. The speed of growth in cities poses huge challenges, but also offers big opportunities.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CSX Employees Give Back to Chicago School

As part of CSX’s “Beyond Our Rails” initiative to give back to communities across its network, the company hosted a day of service at Funston Elementary School in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 22. The school was one of a handful selected from across the country this year for a CSX Service Day.

Research, Reports & Publications

Everything’s Connected: Mirvac’s 2016 Sustainability Report

At Mirvac, sustainability is integral to creating customer and shareholder value. This year’s sustainability report, “Everything’s Connected”, showcases how integrating social and environmental sustainability in the business has resulted in vibrant, safe, engaged and highly efficient developments; as well as strong financial outcomes for the business.

Innovation & Technology

The Rise of Women in the STEM Workforce | #GHC16

While the widespread availability of support programs for building a female presence in the STEM workforces is a comparatively recent emergence, the importance of women in these fields naturally dates back as far as the fields themselves.

Research, Reports & Publications

VMware: A Force for Good

Through the collective impact of our employees, customers and partners, VMware strives to be a FORCE FOR GOOD in the world. Our shared mission is to leave ahead a better future – to put back more into the environment, society and global economy than we take.

Latest Campaigns

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  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
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  4. Whole Planet
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  5. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
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  6. Leadership
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  7. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  8. 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...
  9. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
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  12. Social Impact at Mastercard
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  13. Integrated Tools
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  14. 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...
  15. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...