Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Nick Martin, ESG Advisory Services Lead, Antea Group USA, Named to 2021 Environment+Energy Leader 100 Honoree List

Antea Group announced that Nick Martin, Senior Consultant and ESG Advisory Services Lead, has been named to the 2021 Environment+Energy Leader 100.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Logitech Donates $100,000 to Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

GLAAD’s Social Media Safety Index provides recommendations for the industry at large and reports on LGBTQ user safety across social platforms that include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

LG Experience Happiness Program Shares Five Daily Activities to Foster Employee Mental Wellness

Amid the current “Great Resignation,” employers are expected to provide workplace environments and culture that encourages a healthy work/life balance and wellbeing.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Closing the Loop on Packaging Waste

In this month’s episode, host Louise Chester is joined by Ségolène Challe, Plastic Packaging Manager to Carrefour to hear more about the company’s work on returnable packaging

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Store Transfer Program Helps California Military Spouse Move Jobs to Maryland

Jessica Murchison is many things: U.S. Navy veteran, military spouse and mother

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Workivians Give Back!

Each year Workivians worldwide receive 8 hours of Volunteer Time Off to give back to the communities where they live and work. From Denver to Amsterdam, watch this video to see them in action!

Environment

Longleaf Landowner Spotlight Series - North Carolina Sandhills Edition

Longleaf pine restoration utilizes a variety of strategies from reforestation (i.e. planting) where longleaf is absent to stand improvement activities where at least some longleaf remains. In order to achieve longleaf's characteristic open, park-like structure, tree thinning, and prescribed burning are essential management tools.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Makes $150,000 Investment in United Way of Summit & Medina To Benefit Akron Public Schools

The KeyBank Foundation is providing a $150,000 grant to United Way of Summit & Medina. The grant will provide support and the delivery of wraparound services within the Family Resource Center of the Robinson CLC Akron Public School.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Innovations to Improve Financial Security and Expand Economic Opportunity

Working together, government, industry and the civic sector can help rewire economic systems to ensure inclusion and equity while realizing growth that benefits people and the planet.

Environment

NextGen Committee Awards $100,000 to Ducks Unlimited for Blue Carbon Conservation Program and Infrastructure Investments for Indigenous Community in Sonora, Mexico

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation's NextGen Committee has awarded a $100,000 grant to Ducks Unlimited to support efforts of its sister organization, Ducks Unlimited de México A.C. (DUMAC), to improve infrastructure and conserve blue carbon in México.

Education

Head into the Holiday Season with New Dynamic Digital Experiences from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

To support continued student engagement anywhere during the winter holiday breaks, Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are introducing new flexible and engaging learning resources.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cummins Partners With Arizona Company to Expand Battery Portfolio

Cummins Inc. is furthering its battery technology portfolio by entering into an agreement with the Sion Power Corporation, a leading developer of high-energy rechargeable battery technology.

Diversity & Inclusion

From Pause to Pride: A Mother's Journey

Valencia Foster is a Senior Manager in Marketing and a Biogen employee of 18 years. Her son Miles came to her when he was 15 and told her he is bisexual. Valencia reflects on her journey toward acceptance and ultimately to LGBTQ ally and advocate.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving Is Better Than Receiving

Over the past few weeks, FedEx team members nominated and then voted for their favorite nonprofit in the FedEx Cares 2021 Giving Tuesday Grant Contest. Now the votes have been counted, and FedEx is excited to announce this year’s winners!

Education

C-CAP Selects T. Rowe Price for New College-Savings & Financial Education Programs

Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) announced a broad partnership with T. Rowe Price to open 529 accounts within the Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer College Investment Plan, the T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan, and Alaska 529.

Education

Creating a New World in Minecraft for Students to Explore

Our passion for invention isn’t limited to the health care industry and the patients we serve; it drives us to inspire the next generation of inventors. So, we created a new approach to science-based learning.

Research, Reports & Publications

ACCP & Salesforce.org Survey Highlights Increased Importance of Employee Resource Groups

Results from a recent survey by Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP) and Salesforce.org highlight the objectives and benefits of employee resources groups (ERGs)

Events, Media & Communications

Gildead Sciences Is Proud to Be a Presenting Partner of National AIDS Memorial's World AIDS Day: December 1, 2021

We’re proud to be a presenting partner of National AIDS Memorial’s World AIDS Day events.

Research, Reports & Publications

YKK Reports 20% Decrease in GHG Emissions

YKK Corporation has released “This is YKK 2021,” an integrated report which highlights the company’s progress on medium-term management strategies, value creation aimed at long-term sustainable growth, and sustainability initiatives.

Health & Healthcare

Choose Healthy Life: National Black Clergy: Turning the Tide

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Alliance Data Upholds ‘Pay it Forward’ Value

As Alliance Data has grown, they have increased global community investment and volunteerism, recognizing the need for successful companies to employ resources to strengthen communities and create a future where business and economies flourish.

Environment

Bloomberg Joins Leading Global Businesses in Count Us In Employee Challenge

Bloomberg joins the Count Us In Employee Challenge alongside eight new participating organizations.

Environment

Johnson & Johnson Announces Significant Progress Towards Its Climate Goals - 100% Renewable Electricity for All Sites in the United States, Canada and Europe by 2023

Johnson & Johnson announced that the Company has executed a power purchase agreement in the United States, showing continued acceleration towards its ambitious goal to procure 100% renewable electricity for all Johnson & Johnson operations by 2025.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Named One of the Most Innovative Companies in Brazil

CNH Industrial was recognized by the Valor Inovação Brazil ranking as one of the most innovative companies in Brazil.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

GoDaddy Encourages a Spirit of Giving This Giving Tuesday

GoDaddy is sharing the story of three GoDaddy customers whose non-profits are positively impacting their local community to help inspire others on Giving Tuesday.

Latest Campaigns

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    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
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    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  4. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
  5. Our People
    People are what make CNH. It is the talent, skill, effort and dedication of each and every employee in our 47,700 strong workforce that makes CNH what...
  6. GoDaddy Empower Spotlight Series
    Here at GoDaddy, helping others is something that we’re passionate about. From community outreach to helping our own, we continue to join forces to...
  7. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  8. Making the World a Better Home | Our Commitment to the Community
    Making the World a Better Home is more than our purpose; it is at the heart of what we do. Each year through volunteerism, monetary and in-kind...
  9. 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...
  10. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  11. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
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    Your destination for Nasdaq-hosted events, webinars and sponsorship activity. Learn from our community of experts through live and recorded sessions...
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