Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tapestry Hosts Company Unscripted Session to Uncover Lessons in Nonlinear Leadership

Tapestry, Inc.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UNFCU Foundation Announces 2026 Grant Partners

UNFCU Foundation

Innovation & Technology

Keysight Enables Enterprise-Scale AI Adoption in Semiconductor Design with SOS Enterprise

Keysight Technologies

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Foundation Invests $240,000 in YWCA North Central Indiana to Support Women’s Education and Economic Advancement

KeyBank

Energy

FTI and BioStar Renewables Expand Partnership to Accelerate Clean Energy Infrastructure Nationwide

BioStar Renewables

Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusion in Action – Celebrating International Women’s Day at Lenovo

Lenovo

Events, Media & Communications

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) To Give Evidence on Indoor Air Quality at Parliament of New South Wales (NSW Parliament)

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Sustainable Development Goals

SCS Consulting Services Gains RSPO Approval as an Endorsed Training Provider (ETP)

SCS Global Services

Featured Brands

Medtronic Named One of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies®

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, has been recognized as one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Aflac Celebrates 20 Years as a World’s Most Ethical Company

Aflac announced today that the company has once again been named by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a World's Most Ethical Company.

Guiding Stars: Star-Earning Smoothies for Every Kind of Day

When you’re looking for a customizable tool for everyday balance, look no further than smoothies. Creamy, refreshing, and nutrient-rich, smoothies can be crafted to match your goals.

3M Partners With JetZero To Reshape Aviation

3M has announced an investment and strategic collaboration with JetZero, an aerospace innovator developing the world’s first commercial all-wing body aircraft. The unique design offers the potential to redefine how the industry meets ever increasing airline needs for efficiency.

Getting Proximate: Reflections From Cisco's First Year of 40 Communities

A little more than a year ago, Cisco announced our next big ambition: 40 Communities. The 10-year initiative is audacious by design

Mastercard: When AI Enters the Apiary, Bees — and Beekeepers — Thrive

The aromatic lychee orchards of northern India, the mustard fields that flow through Rajasthan like golden rivers, and the vast sunflower farms in Karnataka all have one thing in common. Actually, billions: bees.

Meeting Patients Where They Are: How Collaboration Built a Replicable Model for Community-Based Healthcare Delivery

Through community-based and tech-enabled care, we’ve created a replicable model that improves chronic disease outcomes and rebuilds trust in healthcare. The remaining barrier is leadership commitment.

Comfort in Feathers: How a Duck Provided Support During Cancer Journey

At just 8 years old, Kelly’s world changed forever. Diagnosed with leukemia, she began treatment at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., embarking on a journey that would test her strength, resilience and spirit.

AI and IoT Innovations Are Transforming Accessibility Opportunities

AI-enabled smart home and accessibility solutions designed to address the unique challenges faced by individuals with disabilities were demonstrated for the first time by global home appliance innovator LG Electronics at the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.

Comcast NBCUniversal, Telemundo Station Group Partner With Soccer Forward to Deliver $600,000 in Grants to Nonprofits in FIFA World Cup 2026™ Host Cities

Comcast NBCUniversal and Telemundo Station Group, in partnership with the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Soccer Forward Foundation, is awarding $600,000 in Vamos World Cup Initiative grants to 17 nonprofits.

Recent Alerts

Green Infrastructure

Paving the Way for a U.S. Infrastructure Supercycle

Why the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan could spark a decade-long supercycle for building materials, spilling over to the rest of the U.S. economy. 6 takeaways for investors.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Management Consulting Launches New Cybersecurity Maturity Model Readiness Service

To address growing cybersecurity concerns, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has introduced the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirement for federal contractors. To help federal contractors prepare for their Level 1 - 3 assessment, Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC, has achieved accreditation as a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Las Vegas Sands Announces $300,000 Investment in Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth

Long-term, multi-faceted partnership with NPHY includes more than $1.7 million in cumulative sands cares funding to address southern Nevada’s high youth homelessness rate.

Innovation & Technology

Simprints: Using Touchless Biometrics to Facilitate Access to Healthcare

More than 1.1 billion people around the world still lack an official identity. Biometrics presents a way for governments and NGOs to use digital technologies for accurate and inclusive identification of program recipients.

Research, Reports & Publications

UnitedHealth Group's 2020 Sustainability Report: Modernizing Health Care

UnitedHealth Group is committed to expanding access to care, improving health care affordability, enhancing the health care experience and achieving better health outcomes.

Research, Reports & Publications

JBS USA Announces New Global Sustainability Targets and Shares 2020 Accomplishments

JBS USA today released its 2020 Sustainability Report: Celebrate Your Foodprint, which includes new aggressive global targets and completion of its 2020 sustainability goals.

Diversity & Inclusion

Novartis Pledges 10-year Commitment With Morehouse School of Medicine, 26 Historically Black Colleges, Universities, Medical Schools and Other Leading Organizations to Co-create Effective, Measurable Solutions for Health Equity

Novartis and the Novartis US Foundation today announced a planned 10-year collaboration with Coursera, the National Medical Association, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Morehouse School of Medicine and 26 additional Historically Black Colleges, Universities and Medical Schools (HBCUs)

Research, Reports & Publications

Ferrero Publishes Its 12th Sustainability Report

The Ferrero Group (“Ferrero”), a global leader in the sweet packaged foods market, has today published its 12th Sustainability Report updating on its progress towards its sustainability goals.

Research, Reports & Publications

En+ Group Sustainability Report Sets Stretching New Targets

EN+ GROUP, the world’s largest producer of low carbon aluminium, today published its 2020 Sustainability Report.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Think Globally, Act Locally: This Mom's Fight for Digital Equity is a Lesson For Us All

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch Awarded Federal Funding to Advance Direct Air Capture Technology

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Black & Veatch $2.5 million in federal funding to participate in a research and development (R&D) project aimed at advancing direct air capture (DAC) technology.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Announcing Dr. Andrew Steer As Keynote Speaker for CleanEquity Monaco 2021, in Person and Streaming Live on EarthxTV

As the next generation sustainable technology conference nears, CleanEquity Monaco announces Dr. Andrew Steer, President & CEO, Bezos Earth Fund, as its keynote speaker.

Sustainable Development Goals

Leveraging the Power of Design to Progress Sustainable Development Goals

Manufacturing facilities are crucial for life sciences companies to deliver life-enhancing medicines and can support the industry initiative to enact the SDGs.

Environment

World Ocean Day: 10 Tips for Conserving Our Oceans

We often call our world the blue planet as over 70% of the surface is covered by the ocean. Oceans are vital to us, no matter if you live upland, urban or somewhere landlocked.

Social Impact & Volunteering

WATCH: Tega Cay Family Rescued From Burning Home by Two Neighborhood Heroes

Green Infrastructure

London Is on Board With England's First Hydrogen-powered Double-deckers

A fleet of 20 hydrogen double-decker buses has been released onto the streets of London to help cut toxic fumes and tackle climate change.

Energy

Electric Aircraft Set to Take Flight by 2026 Under New Agreements With United Airlines Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mesa Airlines, Heart Aerospace

United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced today it, along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft startup Heart Aerospace.

Research, Reports & Publications

Northern Trust Releases Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Northern Trust released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility report today, marking a full decade of transparent, detailed information across the company.

Energy

Two Leaders Partner to Help Democratize Utility Scale Renewable Energy

Sustainability Roundtable, Inc (SR Inc), a leader in outsourced Environmental, Social and Governance management, and REsurety, a leading analytics company empowering the clean energy economy, today announced a partnership to facilitate the systemization and scaling of buyer-favorable renewable energy transactions for SR Inc’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB).

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Dow Joins CDP Supply Chain Program to Expand Supplier Engagement on Climate

Dow joins CDP Supply Chain Program (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) to track climate impacts in the supply chain and identify collaborative decarbonization opportunities with suppliers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Named a Best Place to Work in It for 21st Time IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld Rank Aflac No. 16 Among Large Organizations for Excellence in It Employee Compensation, Benefits, Growth Opportunity

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance products in the U.S., announced that Insider Pro and Computerworld named the insurer one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in IT.

Diversity & Inclusion

Seats at the Table

Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun, sets himself apart in a region with 45 Fortune 1000 companies run by hundreds of board members, but only 13 who are Latinx.

Green Infrastructure

State of the Green Building Industry 2021

USGBC created LEED, the world’s most widely used green building rating system and promotes the use of strategies that reduce environmental impact, enhance human health and support economic development.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins CEO Leading the Charge to a Cleaner Future

Responsible Production & Consumption

Columbine Vineyards Becomes the First Sustainably Grown Certified Table Grapes Producer in the US

Columbine Vineyards, producer of the popular Holiday® table grapes in California's San Joaquin Valley, has now become the first Sustainably Grown Certified table grapes producer in the US.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

Medtronic Impact -- Reporting

We know that every action we take impacts the future of our employees, our business, our communities, and our planet. We put people and the planet...

Aflac in the Community

Learn more about Aflac’s culture of care and how it sits at the heart of all we do.

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

PSEG Awards & Recognition

PSEG and its employees are honored to receive a number of awards and recognition from organizations from a variety of disciplines. This recognition...

Employee and Community Engagement

At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...

Environmental Sustainability

As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...

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...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...