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Environment

The Tapestry Foundation Heads to Brazil for an In-Person Look at Agroforestry

In Central Brazil’s vast Cerrado savanna, a grand experiment is taking place.

Environment

Not if, but When: Is Your Emergency Response Plan Adequate, and Are You Ready To Respond?

Emergency incidents are not uncommon but can quickly become a focus in the public eye. Let’s take a closer look at how organizations can prepare to meet incidents head-on by creating, practicing, and properly implementing emergency response plans. 

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Susanna Zhu Named to List of Top 100 Women in Supply Chain

We’re proud to celebrate Susanna Zhu, Bath & Body Works’ SVP of Supply Chain Operations & Commercialization, for her recent recognition on Supply Chain Digital magazine’s list of the Top 100 Women in the industry.

Environment

SAP Introduces Transactional Carbon Accounting to Accelerate Climate Action

SAP’s approach to transactional carbon accounting comprises three future-proof capabilities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Qualcomm Wireless Reach and Instituto Crescer Announce the Launch of the Ascon Education Program in Goiania

Qualcomm Incorporated, through its Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ initiative, along with Instituto Crescer announced the launch of the ASCON program – Student Always Connected, to fourth school in Goiania, Brazil.

Environment

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Receives Gold Certification for Commitment to Sustainability and Community Impact

AEG Presents’ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell has been awarded Gold certification by the Council for Responsible Sport, in recognition for its outstanding approach to social, environmental, economic and community impact.

Research, Reports & Publications

Blackbaud 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report Highlights Milestones Fueling Social Impact

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, today released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, demonstrating how the company is taking action to amplify its own global impact

Environment

Leidos’ Comprehensive Environmental Services Help Meet GHG Reduction Goals

Leidos has a track record of leading innovative, impactful work to address climate change. As the effects of climate change accelerate, we continue to support mitigation and adaption efforts as well as assist our customers in setting science-based targets.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Inspiring Conversations: Truist Foundation and VestedIn Discuss Investing in the Next Generation, Supporting Small Businesses

Truist Foundation President Lynette Bell speaks with James Burnett, executive director of VestedIn, to learn more about how the CDFI is providing resources to youth and small businesses in communities that have been underrepresented and underserved.

Diversity & Inclusion

SkysTheLimit.org Spotlights 3 Rising Entrepreneurs During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

As we celebrate AAPI month, three entrepreneurs from the SkysTheLimit.org community are pursuing their passions founding their own businesses. Hailing from Georgia, Washington, and New York, these founders each offer fun ways for people to be part of new, interactive experiences.

Education

Kimberly-Clark Awards Bright Futures College Scholarships to 62 Students in U.S. and Canada

Kimberly-Clark announced the 62 recipients of its 2023 Bright Futures Scholarships. The Bright Futures program is administered by the Kimberly-Clark Foundation and awards college scholarships to children of Kimberly-Clark employees throughout North America.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Partners With Army & Air Force Exchange Service To Offer Tax-Free Major Appliances

The Home Depot is partnering with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) to launch its tax-free offering of major appliances to military shoppers.

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank Names Brianna Adams As Corporate Responsibility Officer for Its Colorado and Utah Markets

KeyBank has named Brianna Adams as vice president, corporate responsibility officer for the financial institution’s Colorado and Utah markets. In this position, she will oversee the philanthropic budget and investment strategies to meet community needs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Investing in the Employee Experience

When we started Trane Technologies, we knew that delivering on our purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible would require a strong culture. But culture can only evolve when it’s paired with a positive employee experience.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Due Diligence on Conflict Is a Business Necessity

Armed conflicts are pervasive across geographic regions - creating deeply challenging conditions for companies to navigate through and within. Meanwhile, businesses face growing expectations for conflict-sensitive due diligence, with transparency on their operations

Sustainable Development Goals

Yum China Using Innovative Approaches To Reduce Food Loss and Waste

Yum China, the largest restaurant company in China, is an industry leader when it comes to managing natural resources responsibly.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation To Help Restore Critical Ecosystems in Southeast Asia

The Arbor Day Foundation will partner with the Global EverGreening Alliance and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to revive forests of greatest need in the Southeast Asian country of Laos.

Diversity & Inclusion

Olympian and IOC Young Leader Javier Raya: “Sport Is a Powerful Driver Towards Greater Inclusion”

To mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, which is celebrated globally on 17 May, IOC Young Leader Javier Raya speaks about the role that sport can play in promoting inclusion, and reflects on his own experience as an openly gay athlete.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Exposing the Financial Impacts of Climate Change on Households With Low Income

With support from the Wells Fargo Foundation, Saverlife will publish a series of reports that identify how individuals with low-to-moderate income are currently navigating climate-related events.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Secret Ingredients to Thriving Small Businesses

The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a heavy blow to small businesses, but a silver lining emerged amidst the shuttering of storefronts: a clearer understanding of the types of support small businesses need to survive, grow and compete in today’s digital economy.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sappi North America Releases 2022 Sustainability Report, Achieves Top Sustainability Rating for Third Consecutive Year

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today released its 2022 Sustainability Report, highlighting its commitment to science-based targets in creating sustainable products and business practices.

Innovation & Technology

How Rayonier Foresters Use Drones to Manage Land

For Dan, who’s been a Rayonier forester for more than 30 years, his drone eliminates hours of work tromping through the forest to locate pre-commercial thinning candidates, trees with flaws such as forking that should be removed to make room for the optimal trees to grow.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Rallying To Remove, Prevent and Transform Waste in Our Environment

In the six years since Dow launched its PullingOurWeight campaign, tens of thousands of colleagues, family members and stakeholder volunteers have collected more than 2.1 million pounds of waste from waterways to neighborhoods.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

2023 Halo Awards Honor Top Corporate Social Impact Initiatives

2023 Halo Awards Honor top corporate social impact initiatives. Winning companies and nonprofits were recognized at Engage for Good’s annual conference in Atlanta, GA.

Health & Healthcare

Spotlight On: Mental Health

For Mental Health Awareness Month, IWBI sits down with our own Renee Christensen, PhD, Director, Mind Concept, Standard Development

Latest Campaigns

  1. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  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. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  11. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  12. 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...
  13. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  14. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  15. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...