Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Building Trust With Investment Clients Through Authenticity

Compared to just two years ago, clients are far more aware of ESG as an investment approach. This includes awareness that ESG is, to some, a controversial topic.

Environment

Biogen-funded Climate Toolkit for Health Clinics Formally Launched

Thousands of U.S. community health centers that care for uninsured or underinsured patients around the U.S. face an increasing number of systemic challenges due to extreme weather as a result of climate change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pure Strategies Named to Inc.'s Best in Business 2022 List

Inc. announced that Pure Strategies, a sustainability consulting firm empowering brands and retailers to realize meaningful environmental and social improvement, is on the company's Best in Business list in the Business Services category for 2022.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Purpose 360: Love Means Being More Than a Car Company With Subaru

What does it mean to be a car company? At Subaru, it’s about showing love and respect to every person at every interaction. But more than that, it’s about improving lives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qualcomm Inventor Dr. Xiaoxia Zhang on How Your Phone Finds the Time To Talk to Cell Towers in 5G

Dr. Zhang has worked on key aspects of 3G, 4G, and 5G system design, and now, as our Senior Director of Technology, she’s leading research projects in industrial IoT development, shared/unlicensed spectrum, and RAN disaggregation on 5G technology.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Exploring How Physical and Sensory Limitations Affect Daily Tasks

This International Day Of Persons With Disabilities, Kohler associates had the opportunity to use simulation equipment to explore firsthand how physical and sensory limitations affect daily tasks.

Social Impact & Volunteering

This Christmas, New Holland Agriculture Is Putting Smiles on the Faces of Children in Essex, UK

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has donated six toy pedal tractors to Essex-based charity North Essex Support Team (NEST). The tractors will be given as gifts to the children of struggling families across the UK county this Christmas.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Marathon Petroleum Earns Record Level of EPA Recognition for Energy Efficiency

Marathon Petroleum Corp. has set a refining industry record with six of its refineries, along with its San Antonio office building, receiving 2022 ENERGY STAR® efficiency certifications from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Events, Media & Communications

Announcing New Episodes of “Corporate Conversations on Purpose”

Phil Preston, CEO of The Business Purpose Project and Lynne Filderman, Founder of Curation On Purpose are pleased to release their newest four episodes of Corporate Conversations on Purpose.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Debuts Xfinity Large Button Voice Remote, an Innovative New Product Created for People With Disabilities

Comcast has launched the industry’s first Large Button Voice Remote, a groundbreaking innovation designed for users with mobility, dexterity, or vision impairments.

Sustainable Development Goals

Land Betterment Impact Minute #43: One World One People With Dr. Byron E. Price

Dr. Price discusses harmonizing the existing parallel between the UN’s 17 SDGs w/ the 20 goals & aspirations in the African Union Agenda 2063.

Environment

Applied Materials Joins as a RE100 Member, Committing to 100% Renewable Electricity

Applied is excited to join RE100, a global initiative bringing together businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity.

Health & Healthcare

Patient Advocacy at Alkermes

We have developed and now manufacture and commercialize proprietary medicines for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Heroes Work Here: Saving a Young Woman Trapped in Burning Car

PSE&G Trenton Gas’ Austin Miller and Eric Nemeth said the rescue was just another part of their busy day.

Education

Louisiana College Students Can Earn $4,000 in STEM Scholarships for the 2023-24 School Year

Entergy’s Information Technology organization has created a new scholarship program for New Orleans metro area college students.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Celebrated Sports Matter Day in Houston by Donating Sports Equipment to 10,000 Local Youth

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation's Sports Matter Giving Truck made its third tour stop in 2022 in Houston on Saturday, Dec. 3, gifting 10,000 youth athletes with sports equipment and hosting more than 500 kids for Sports Matter Day at the University of Houston Campus Recreati

Sustainable Development Goals

JetBlue Announces Science-Based Emissions Reduction Target and Strategy To Achieve Net Zero by 2040

JetBlue today announces a science-based target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a coalition that defines and promotes best practices in emissions reduction targets.

Innovation & Technology

Southwire Announces Investment With Sinclair Digital Services

Supporting the company's growth strategy and building toward its goal to remain generationally-sustainable, Southwire is pleased to announce a new commercial investment with Sinclair Digital Services, Inc.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Transformation, Baker Hughes-style

Her time in Africa reframed HR director Steffi Reading’s life. Her next project: recruiting and upskilling talent to drive the energy transition.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sappi Verve Partners With Birla Cellulose To Provide Forest-to-Garment Traceability

Sappi Verve has partnered with Birla Cellulose, one of the leading viscose manufacturers in the textile value chain, to provide a forest-to-garment traceability solution for brand owners.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Smarter Technology Opens New Doors to Education With African Storybook and Children on the Edge

These goals of student empowerment align perfectly with Lenovo’s commitment to delivering smarter technology for all. Through education we seek to empower diverse, under-resourced communities, giving back to society in a variety of ways.

Green Infrastructure

Major Southeast Utilities Establish Hydrogen Hub Coalition

A hydrogen hub in the Southeastern U.S. is expected to bring robust economic development benefits to the region, and hydrogen is attractive as an energy resource because it has immediate potential to accelerate decarbonization in the Southeast.

Research, Reports & Publications

Antea Group USA Publishes 2021 Sustainability Report

Antea Group USA is proud to announce the publication of our 2021 Sustainability Report.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Receives 2022 Organization of the Year Award From Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers

Dow has been named 2022 Organization of the Year by the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers for its contributions to science and engineering and its commitment to ensuring that inclusion, diversity and equity are a business imperative.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Behind the Apron: 31-Year Home Depot Associate Knows Plants and Good Relationships

When it comes to gardening, Charlie Rossi is the man to call. From emergencies to seasonal growing tips to next-day deliveries of large orders, the San Rafael, California, Home Depot garden supervisor has been calmly and confidently taking care of customers since his first day in the garden center more than 31 years ago.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  2. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. 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...
  5. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  6. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  7. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  8. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...
  12. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  13. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  14. 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...
  15. Whirlpool Corporation Diversity and Inclusion
    Celebrating D&I events, stories and wins