Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Atlanta's Low-income and Homeless Residents a Step Up

First Step Staffing is on a mission to end the cycle of poverty and homelessness by removing barriers to employment in Atlanta.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrate International Women's Day With MAC VIVA GLAM

#MACVIVAGLAM partners with local organizations to fight for equal rights and healthy futures for women and girls, including around reproductive and sexual health education.

Diversity & Inclusion

Blazing Trails for Success and Achievement

March is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month, celebrating women's accomplishments as part of American history.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

T. Rowe Price Named to Fortune Magazine's “World's Most Admired” List for the Twelfth Consecutive Year

T. Rowe Price has again been named to Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired” list. Its inclusion in the 2022 list marks the twelfth consecutive year that the firm has received this recognition.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

World Environment Center to Award 2022 Gold Medal for Corporate Sustainability to AB InBev

The World Environment Center is pleased to announce that its 38th Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development will be awarded to Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s leading brewer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Celebrates Black History Month With Events Focused on Health and Wellness

Franklin Templeton’s Black Empowerment Network (BEN) business resource group (BRG), and partners at several of its specialist investment managers, hosted 18 virtual events in honor of Black History Month, celebrated in North America each February.

Diversity & Inclusion

Shifting Power Through Authentic Corporate Community Engagement

5 lessons for how corporations can shift power as they navigate relationships with communities in order to create sustainable social change and to move us to a world where life outcomes are not predicted by an individual’s or group’s identity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keisha Greaves Follows Her Dreams as Owner of Girls Chronically Rock

For as long as she can remember, Cambridge, MA native Keisha Greaves has had a “passion for fashion” and wanted to be her own boss.

Education

Financial Literacy Challenge From Jackson Charitable Foundation and Discovery Education Empowering Communities to Win $10,000 for Their Schools Now Open

Jackson Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit with the mission to advance financial knowledge on a national scale, and Discovery Education today opened the 6th annual Cha-Ching™ Money Smart Kids Contest.

Diversity & Inclusion

On the Rise: Investing in the Black Leaders of Tomorrow.

The aim of RISE is to support racially and ethnically diverse students as they discover their passions, learn about our business, explore emerging technologies, pursue potential STEM career opportunities and hone their leadership skills.

Environment

3 Steps to Find and Fix Household Leaks

On average, American households waste nearly 10,000 gallons each year as a result of minor water leaks like dripping faucets and poorly sealed plumbing fixtures—that’s enough water to wash 300 loads of laundry.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ICIC Opens Nominations and Applications for 2022 Inner City 100

ICIC opens nominations and applications for 2022 Inner City 100 awards

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Interconnection of CSR and M&A

From stakeholder engagement and across phases of an M&A implementation, examination of ESG elements is critical to the process for both corporate buyers and sellers.

Health & Healthcare

American Heart Association Seeks to Reduce Health Inequities; Increase Health Worker Diversity

The American Heart Association (AHA), the leading public health nonprofit devoted to a world of healthier lives for all -- through a significant commitment from Quest Diagnostics -- has announced an aggressive expansion of several key initiatives

Environment

ITA Appoints a New CEO to Deliver a Future Vision for the Tin Industry

After supporting the International Tin Association (ITA) with this critical hire - both for the organisation and for the tin industry as a whole - we're delighted to share that the ITA has appointed Helen Prins as its new CEO.

Environment

Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: Keeping the Future Wild

In 2022, the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and Enbridge are celebrating the third of a three-year partnership to support the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s new Wildlife Conservation Centre, and sustain wildlife and wild places.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Education, Youth and the Economy: Marathon Petroleum Grant Serves All Three in North Dakota

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is helping a non-profit science center introduce more youth across North Dakota to the knowledge and skills needed in the state’s growing career fields.

Research, Reports & Publications

Synopsys' 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Creating a Smart Future Together

Synopsys released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report highlighting environment, social, and governance performance.

Energy

Cummins Has Big Plans to Let the Sunshine In

Cummins is committed to leading on the world’s climate challenges. See how the global power leader is putting solar to work to power its plants and facilities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson Named a 2022 Fortune World's Most Admired Company and Ranked #1 on the Pharmaceutical Industry List

Johnson & Johnson’s unwavering commitment to addressing some of the world's toughest health challenges hasn't gone unnoticed.

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - March 2022

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has published it's quarterly newsletter with the latest news from its partners and grantees including The Ray, Drawdown Georgia, The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business and The Biomimicry Institute.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Saving Grace

A new savings match program helps homeowners build emergency funds and develop good savings habits.

Diversity & Inclusion

International Women's Day at VMware - Passion, Purpose and Progress

Every year on March 8 ― International Women’s Day ― we celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness of women’s inequality and advocate for gender parity.

Diversity & Inclusion

3 Ways Women in Business Are Moving Company Culture Forward

Increasingly, women are leading business transformation.


Energy

Largest Peace REC (P-REC) Agreement to Date and the First in South Sudan Helps Fund Solar Electrification of Teaching Hospital

The largest Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) agreement to date was completed in South Sudan.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  2. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  3. 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...
  4. Truist Cares
    Truist is committed to caring for communities when disasters strike. In 2020, Truist Financial Corporation announced its first Truist Cares initiative...
  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. Policy and Advocacy
    Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute
  7. Protecting our planet
    We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet. That’s why we reduce our environmental footprint by finding...
  8. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  9. 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...
  10. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  11. Environmental Sustainability
    Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...
  12. kate spade new york
    At kate spade new york and its Foundation, we believe that a woman’s mental health is foundational to her achieving sustainable long-term empowerment...
  13. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  14. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  15. Responsible Investing
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