Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Sustainable Development Goals

Leading NGOs, IRC and Water For People, Join Forces to Reach 200 Million

Leading Water and Sanitation NGOs Launch "Destination 2030" to Reach 200 Million People with Sustainable WASH Services and Accelerate Progress Toward SDG6.

Research, Reports & Publications

Progress. Performance. Priorities. Regions Financial Issues Annual Review and ESG Report

Regions Financial Corp. announced the release of its latest Annual Review and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.

Education

Educators Engage Students With Immersive Learning Tools

After completing a school year like no other, educators now have a chance to reflect on the steep learning curve they faced — and overcame — when education went remote.

Sustainable Development Goals

Net-zero: Where Are We Now?

Businesses play an important role in addressing climate change by reducing what are often significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their operations and value chain.

Diversity & Inclusion

In Her Element - Michele Roberts

National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)’s first female Executive Director, Michele Roberts knows a thing or two about breaking down barriers. She shares advice asking the right questions to improve inclusion and diversity in any industry.

Education

Summer STEM Camp Expansion

Through Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab camps, students discovered careers available at tech companies, engaged in hands-on engineering activities, and collaborated to create an Internet of Things-inspired invention.

Diversity & Inclusion

How I Went From Corporate Social Responsibility to Enterprise Risk Management

It speaks to our innate curiosity about other jobs, companies, and careers. Fairygodboss recently talked to some members of the onsemi team about what they do, how they do what they do, and what they love about their job (and the company).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Illumina’s Shanghai Family Day Educates Kids on DNA and STEM Activities

On August 13, Illumina Shanghai Family Open Day was held in Illumina’s Shanghai office. Over 160 colleagues and families joined the fun summer party!

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Not-So-Happy Reading

We need as many people as possible to truly understand the climate crisis and its causes in order to solve it. So I would like to challenge you to actually sit down and read what the climate scientists wrote.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Helps Keep People Housed Through Nearly $11 Million Grants to 19 Nonprofits

The housing crisis has been intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and millions are facing housing and rental instability. In response to these financial challenges, Wells Fargo Foundation is providing nearly $11 million in additional grant funding to seven legal-assistance organizations and 12 housing counseling agencies to help keep people housed.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Reuters Events Announces the Shortlist for the 12th Annual Responsible Business

Reuters Events Announces the Shortlist for the 12th Annual Responsible Business Awards

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Stepping up Fight to End Human Trafficking With New Funding for Innovative Programs

Ahead of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, Scotiabank stepped up the fight against human trafficking and online child sexual exploitation.

Environment

Vertical Supply Group Partners with the Arbor Day Foundation to Further Its Commitment to the Environment

Vertical Supply Group is entering a multi-year partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation to support reforestation efforts and carbon offset projects.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Celebrates Emerging Black-Owned Businesses and Entrepreneurs During Black Business Month

Comcast beyond thrilled to celebrate Black Business Month this August by sharing the stories of some incredible Black entrepreneurs that Comcast has had the good fortune to partner with this year.

Environment

World Water Week 2021: Global Water Experts Discuss Building Resilience Faster

World Water Week 2021 is focused on "Building Resilience Faster." To celebrate, we spoke with a few of our global water solutions experts about this theme to see what “Building Resilience Faster” means to them.

Events, Media & Communications

Social Value & Social Return on Investment (SROI) Accreditation Training

October SROI Accreditation training dates have been added!

Environment

How Duke Energy Is Using Technology to Save Eagles at a Wyoming Wind Site

Penny Macormic starts her day early. At 6 a.m. on this day in June, Glenrock, Wyoming, is cool and quiet enough to hear the meadowlarks chirp and whistle on the ranchlands.

Research, Reports & Publications

Vistra Increases Board Diversity

The extensive mix of skills, knowledge, and experience the board brings is a direct result of the diversity of Vistra board members.

Media & Communications

Land Betterment Corporation's Impact Minute: 6 Trends in Sustainability Communications and Reporting with Wesley Gee

In this episode, Wesley Gee, Sustainability Director at Works Design Communications Ltd. discusses the latest trends in sustainability communications and reporting.

Environment

The Road to COP26: What Is the Role of Business in a 1.5°C Future?

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) delivered a “code red for humanity”. Global temperature rise has reached 1.5 degrees Celsius, and human activity is “unequivocally” to blame. Where do we go from here?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Statement From American Airlines on the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Stage 1 Activation

The U.S. Department of Defense notified American Airlines that it has activated Stage 1 of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF).

Social Impact & Volunteering

CASE, Sonsray Machinery Provide Equipment for Team Rubicon Wildfire Cleanup Efforts in Arizona

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, and its dealer Sonsray Machinery provided equipment and support to Team Rubicon for land clearing and demolition work in Pinal County, Arizona as part of recovery efforts from the Margo Fire

Diversity & Inclusion

Ensuring the Best Workplace Experience Through DEI

What is PSEG doing to ensure that everyone has the best workplace experience? What is the most common misconception about diversity, equity and inclusion?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Owens Corning: Materiality & Stakeholder Engagement

In 2020, we conducted a refresh of the 2019 Materiality Assessment, in which we sought to confirm the continued relevance of the existing Material Topics and their relative positioning within the materiality matrix visuals for the company as a whole and broken out by region.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  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. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  4. Inclusion
    Southwire’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) mission is to build a culture that recognizes and celebrates the value of diverse backgrounds...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  8. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  9. Sustainable Operations
    As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...
  10. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  11. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  12. 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...
  13. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  14. Business Strategy and Operations
    Keysight’s strategy is to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, supported by our Keysight Leadership Model (KLM) and corporate value...
  15. 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...