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Editors Pick

Investing In Health Pays Back report cover
New IWBI Report Underscores the Powerful Business Case for Health in Buildings and Organizations

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Research, Reports & Publications

3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025
3BL Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2025

3BL

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport
Circularity in Action: Decarbonization for Refrigerated Transport

Trane Technologies

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Research, Reports & Publications

Getting Ready for the CSRD

In the second installment of our CSRD series, Mandi McReynolds is joined by Amelia Pan of PJT Partners, an advisory-focused investment bank, and Diana Tidd, formerly of MSCI and the company's first chief responsibility officer.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Financing Helps Bring Affordable Housing Project to Life in Niagara Falls, NY

A ribbon cutting on Tuesday June 11, 2023 signaled the completion of construction of True Bethel Commons in Niagara Falls, NY. KeyBank Community Development and Lending provided financing for the $15 million adaptive reuse of the vacant former historic Sacred Heart school.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the 2022 Fifth Third Sustainability Report: Awards and Accolades

In Fifth Third Bancorp’s recently published 2022 Sustainability Report, the Company highlighted recognition received from Jan. 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

Innovation & Technology

Leidos' Climate Data Analytics Framework

With the Climate Data Analytics Framework (CDAF), Leidos provides solutions for climate data operations to government and commercial customers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Georgia-Pacific Produces 1 Billion Recyclable Padded Mailers to E-Commerce Customers

Georgia-Pacific has produced its 1 billionth EarthKraft™ recyclable padded mailer. The milestone mailer rolled off the production line at our facility in Tolleson, Arizona, just three short years after the product was introduced.

Environment

Food of the Future: Can 3D-Printed Fish Save Our Ocean Species?

Two award-winning European startups have formed a partnership to showcase cutting-edge 3D printing innovation to help solve the fishing crisis, caused by overfishing, while ensuring there is a plentiful supply of seafood alternatives.

Education

Quest Diagnostics Employees Support Healthy NewsWorks Student Journalists

On May 23, several Quest Diagnostics employees volunteered at the Healthy NewsWorks Spring Celebration, featuring achievements of its student reporters from the greater Philadelphia area.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Employees Participate in Simulation To Better Understand Poverty Challenges Faced by Customers

Recently, Entergy hosted a poverty simulation for over 60 employees where they stepped into the shoes of customers living with limited incomes.

Environment

PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Reducing Wildfire Risk

Wildfires can occur because of lightning or human causes. While human causes are the source of over 87% of total fires, lightning accounts for over 54% of total acres burned.

Research, Reports & Publications

New CSR and ESG Survey Shows Profession Under Intense Pressure To Perform With Fewer Resources

New CSR and ESG Survey Shows Profession Under Intense Pressure to Perform with Fewer Resources

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nada Aried Named to List of Top 10 Retail CIOs for 2023

Bath & Body Works celebrates Nada Aried, Bath & Body Works’ Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, for being named as one of the Top 10 Retail CIO’s for 2023 by Retail Tech Insights magazine.

Diversity & Inclusion

Maria Eugenia Norambuena: Building a Culture of Consideration

When Maria Eugenia Norambuena joined Principal® Chile in 2003 as a management control and planning analyst, she was used to being one of the few—if not only—women in the room. A recent graduate with a civil engineering degree.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Boston Scientific Supports the LGBTQ+ Community All Year Long

At Boston Scientific, we stand for equality for all, and share a commitment to cultivating a corporate culture that prioritizes equality, diversity and openness.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T‑Mobile Responds to Devastating Flooding Across Vermont

People and communities across Vermont are facing difficult challenges due to destructive flooding. We are holding those who have been impacted by this incident in our thoughts.

Energy

Ebel: Time To Step Up on LNG Exports, Canada

It’s clear the energy transition is uneven, and countries worldwide are advancing the buildout of renewables at different speeds.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comcast Wins Four Red Dot Awards for Innovative Product Design

Created in 1955, the Red Dot Awards are presented annually for products that show exceptional quality, functionality, and design innovation. They are widely recognized as the world’s most prestigious product design awards.

Events, Media & Communications

Findlay Subaru of Las Vegas Receives the Subaru Love Promise Retailer of the Year Award Honoring Commitment to Customers and Local Community

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today honored Findlay Subaru of Las Vegas of Las Vegas, Nevada with the Subaru Love Promise Retailer of the Year Award for 2023, recognizing the retailer’s ongoing commitment and support to their local community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sky’s the Limit Spotlights Cameron Cox, a Catalyst for Change in Sustainable Fashion

SkysTheLimit.org, the leading platform for entrepreneurial empowerment, is thrilled to shine a spotlight on Cameron Cox, the Founder of ShuLovesRebels (SLR), a remarkable fashion house dedicated to curating alternative lifestyles that heal.

Sustainable Development Goals

Optimizing Toward a Smaller Footprint at FedEx

We have ambitious sustainability goals, and electrifying a substantial portion of our global fleet of over 215,000 motorized vehicles is a crucial component of our path to carbon neutral operations.

Research, Reports & Publications

BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) Revealed As Top Motivation for Starting a Microbusiness, According to GoDaddy Study

According to microbusiness owners, most start their venture to become their own boss and pursue success on their own terms. Many also want to keep their enterprises small. Venture Forward, a GoDaddy research initiative established in 2018 to study the impact of online.

Environment

Interview on Sustainability Insights and Future Thinking With Managing Director and Founder of denkstatt Austria

It has been 30 years since denkstatt was founded. In a personal interview, Christian Plas, Managing Director and co-founder of denkstatt, tells more about the beginnings and his assessment of the current situation and the future against the background of ecological developments.

Responsible Production & Consumption

How Forestry Companies Prove They’re Sustainable

When asked whether sustainable forestry certification makes a difference, Richard Boitnott can recall more than 20 years of providing feedback through audits that resulted in companies throughout the U.S. better-demonstrating their sustainability.

Environment

Promoting Biodiversity by Protecting Pollinator Populations

Throughout the year, several Covia locations supported pollinator populations by organizing Team Member and community awareness initiatives, maintaining on-site hives and pollinator-friendly gardens, and engaging with apiaries and local organizations.

Energy

CNH Industrial’s Solar Solution to Air Pollution

CNH Industrial is committed to building a sustainable future – both through the design and development of their products and the plants where they build them. They have set an emissions target to have a 90% share of renewable electricity at these sites by 2030.

Research, Reports & Publications

Eaton Showcases Substantial Progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals, on Track to Meet Several Targets Ahead of Schedule

Eaton’s 2022 report showcases more transparency and reporting rigor than ever before, including the company’s forward-thinking approach to climate-related risks and opportunities, through its Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) section.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  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. 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...
  4. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  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. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  11. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  12. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...
  13. ESG Recognition
    While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...
  14. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  15. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.