Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Diversity & Inclusion

During Black History Month, T‑Mobile Launches Programs Focused on Driving Opportunity for Students, Tech Workers and Business Owners

The initiatives — Magenta Scholars, the NextTech Diversity Program and Magenta Edge — will provide resources and support to Black students, tech workers and business owners as they build their education, careers and livelihoods.

Innovation & Technology

How Our Power-Efficient Technologies Benefit Smartphone Users and the Earth

At Qualcomm, we’re proud of our relentless focus on power efficiency and our efforts in helping diminish the environmental impact of today’s essential technologies.

Media & Communications

Data & Disclosure Matter Heading Toward the Net Zero Economy - Tell Us About Your Company's Strategy, Please

At the beginning of the calendar year, the CEO of the world’s largest asset management firms sends his annual “guidance” missive to the Chief Executive Officers of publicly-traded firms.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Moody's - Sustainable Bond Issuance to Hit a Record $650 Billion in 2021

Global issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds – or sustainable bonds, collectively – will hit a record of $650 billion in 2021, a 32% increase over the $491 billion issued in 2020, Moody's Investors Service projects in a new report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo Invests in Six Black-Owned Banks

Wells Fargo today announced equity investments in six African American Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) as part of its March 10, 2020, pledge to invest up to $50 million in Black-owned banks.

Research, Reports & Publications

How Ørsted Works to Ensure a Sustainable Build-Out of Green Energy

With renewables poised to grow at global scale, Ørsted says supply chain emissions, biodiversity and local communities are core to a sustainable green energy build-out.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Suzanna Valdez Wolfe Joins Taproot Foundation as First Chief Impact Officer

Suzanna Valdez Wolfe is uniquely positioned to build upon Taproot’s rapid growth in developing meaningful pro bono service opportunities and advancing the pro bono movement across sectors.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action Mobilizes Tech and Finance Sectors to Fulfill Agriculture's Potential as a Climate Solution

In conjunction with World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), The Mixing Bowl and Croatan Institute, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) today issued a new report that analyzes the state of soil health technology

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Rise of ESG: Challenges and Opportunities for 2021

What do the Top 50 ESG companies in N.America have in common? What lessons do we get from them? Which are the leading sectors in use of ESG? How can companies improve their ESG performance?

Events, Media & Communications

VF Corporation Partners With Pattrn® to Launch New “Sustainable Solutions” Digital Media Series

Series seeks to connect with younger audiences about climate change challenges and potential solutions

Innovation & Technology

Key Accomplishments: Purposeful Innovation

Our 5G breakthroughs are helping transform industries, like telemedicine and remote education, and driving efficiencies with always-connected mobile PCs, smart cities and smart factories.

Green Infrastructure

To Reduce Climate Impacts, the Building Industry Must Change

There are large gains to be made by digitizing building infrastructure. Digital technologies enable buildings to understand where people are, what they need, and what they don’t need.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vinyl Sustainability Council Verifies Nine Companies Through Industry Sustainability Initiative

Nine companies verified through vinyl industry-wide sustainability initiative.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mohawk Teams up to Reduce Election Plastic Waste

On Wednesday, 1/27, Mohawk teamed up with Keep Calhoun-Gordon Beautiful to collect plastic political signs and keep them out of the landfill.

Environment

How You Can Build a Community Around EHS&S

Find out ways you can help build your own community around the topics of environment, health, safety, and sustainability.

Environment

Unyielding, Not Resilient: Why We Are More Focused Than Ever on Our Strategy and Values

Find out why Inogen Alliance is not resilient, but unyielding in the face of the changes happening in the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Recognized as an Outstanding Diversity & Inclusion Organization

CBRE has been named a 2021 Leader in Diversity among Dallas-based companies, one of six organizations—and the only one in commercial real estate —selected for this distinction.

Environment

Four Water Stewardship Trends to Watch in 2021

Water is a human right, yet one in three people globally do not have access to safe drinking water.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Corner Shops

Today, as we glimpse the dawn of a new year, thousands of specialized containers are being carefully loaded onto United aircraft, each one meticulously packed with doses of the lifesaving vaccine for Covid-19...

Energy

Enviva Announces 2020 Impact Report

Today, Enviva, a leading global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, published its 2020 Impact Report, which details the progress made in 2020 to implement the company’s Responsible Sourcing Policy provisions in its operations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

First Finfish Farm in United States Achieves ASC Certification

Blue Ocean Mariculture has become the first ASC certified finfish farm in the US after achieving certification against the ASC Seriola and Cobia Standard at its Hawaii farm.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aaron's Story: Great Pay, Great Co-Workers and the Opportunity to Make the World a Little Greener.

The way Aaron sees it, there’s no better place he could be when it comes to his budding career as a process operator at ScottsMiracle-Gro’s largest fertilizer plant in Marysville, Ohio.

Green Infrastructure

Enbridge Line 3 - Environmental Regulations, COVID-19 Precautions, & Safety

Barry Simonson, our Line 3 replacement project director, discusses our safety precautions, COVID-19 protocols & environmental regulations associated with Line 3.

Green Infrastructure

Ninety One's Deirdre Cooper, Portfolio Manager, Participates in CFA Society Toronto's Climate Change Series: From Idea to Action

We find Investors in Canada to be forward-thinking and naturally seeking global, sustainable opportunities. We see an increasing focus on ESG, and particularly addressing climate change, as a key priority for our clients, so we’re delighted that Deirdre Cooper is participating in this important and timely conversation hosted by the CFA Society Toronto. - Katherine Tweedie, Ninety One

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Rockwell Automation Earns Top Marks in Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index for Nine Consecutive Years

Rockwell Automation proudly announced it earned a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost survey & report measuring corporate policies related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  3. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  4. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  5. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  9. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  10. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  11. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  12. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  13. 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...
  14. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  15. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...