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Green Infrastructure

4 Sustainability Issues for Business and Government

Key takeaways from Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable Investing Summit illustrate how companies, investors and governments can pursue systemic solutions to interrelated sustainability problems.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Milwaukee's WTMJ-4 News Highlights Rockwell's Benefits for Working Families

Becky House, senior vice president and chief people and legal officer at Rockwell Automation has been instrumental in helping to reevaluate and shape how the company supports working parents during the pandemic.

Education

DesignFWD: Made of Water

Water is essential for all life and is nature’s currency. As humans, we have been influencing and managing the capital of water for our own benefit and survival. But not all water is the same.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Essential Podcast, Episode 33: Five Years of Cautious Optimism & ESG Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond

Prior to the global pandemic, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics were enjoying a cultural moment as more companies and investors committed to including such factors in their goals and decisions.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation Recognized Among Best Companies for Latinos to Work

Carnival Corporation & plc announced it has been recognized as one of the Best Companies for Latinos to Work by Latino Leaders Magazine.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Procter & Gamble CEO David Taylor Reflects on Lessons Learned From 2020, Company's Path Moving Forward

Taylor says P&G's products are more viable than ever as consumers spend more time at home.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac on Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies List for 15th Consecutive Year

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance products in the U.S., today announced it has once again been named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.

Environment

What We've Learned One Year Into the Global Pandemic

A year into the global pandemic, we asked executive leadership to reflect on what we’ve learned and how we’ve managed to weather the storm, while also providing a glimpse of what’s in store for the future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

iPoint Wins Gold at the 2021 German Stevie® Awards

The software provider and UN Global Compact signatory iPoint-systems was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the category “Communications Department of the Year” at the 2021 German Stevie® Awards for its outstanding SDG communication.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Astia Is Transforming the Way We Fund Businesses

Cisco has invested in early-phase funding to help Astia develop a tech-enabled platform to source and screen companies applying to Astia for investment, and work to remove bias from the investment process.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named One of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Health Care and Biopharma™ by Great Place to Work® and Fortune

Merck has been named one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma™ by Great Place to Work and Fortune.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Future of Work at VMware

As businesses and people continue to adapt to our current global environment, we’re focusing on what we can do to help candidates and employees adjust and thrive in the future construct of working at VMware.

Health & Healthcare

Herbalife Nutrition Shares How Nutrition Education and Community Support Can Help Combat Obesity

Obesity is a growing global epidemic with over 800 million people currently living with the disease. The role of nutrition education and supportive communities have the power in making a difference in fighting obesity.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Palmolive Ultra Re-Launches Dish Soap in 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Bottles

Palmolive shows how efficacy and sustainability can work hand in hand with the re-launch of the new Palmolive Ultra dish soap, in bottles now made with 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic.

Research, Reports & Publications

AccountAbility Launches the AA1000 Online Training License, Expanding Global, On-Demand Access to Quality Sustainability Training

AccountAbility Launches the AA1000 Online Training License

Health & Healthcare

Majid Al Futtaim Taps IBM Food Trust to Deliver Food Traceability Across Carrefour Stores Using Blockchain Technology

Strategic collaboration offers Carrefour customers the benefit of end-to-end product visibility-promoting food quality, credibility and safety

Diversity & Inclusion

Barbara Slater: “Women Entering the Sports Industry Have Role Models Now”

As a leading woman working in sport, Barbara Slater is well placed to impart her wisdom on the leadership theme of this year’s International Women’s Day.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

2020 Subaru Share the Love® Event Reaches $26.2 Million in Charitable Donations

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its donation of more than $20.6 million to national and local charities resulting from the 2020 Subaru Share the Love® Event. When combined with participating Subaru retailer donations, the total donation climbed to $26.2 million in 2020.

Environment

Black Forest Snacks Announces a Series of Purpose-Led Commitments Focused on Real Action

In celebration of International Day of Forests on March 21, Black Forest, a candy and snack brand inspired by real forests, announces its purpose commitment to become a sustainable brand.

Events, Media & Communications

Closing the Gap: Removing Barriers to Create More Affordable Housing.

As the U.S. inches closer toward herd immunity and the transmission rate of the coronavirus slows, millions of Americans remain behind on rent and are struggling to stay afloat.

Environment

Oceans 2050 Receives Grant From WWF, With Support From Bezos Earth Fund, for Global Effort to Quantify Seaweed Carbon Sequestration

Oceans 2050 Receives Grant From WWF, with support from Bezos Earth Fund for Global Effort to Quantify Seaweed Carbon Sequestration - Groundbreaking Global Study Will Deliver Evidence and Methodology to Validate and Monetize the Carbon Sequestration Impact of Ocean Farming

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank to Provide $13M in Financing for Mixed-Use Development in Cleveland

KeyBank has put together $13 million in financing for NRP Group's affordable housing development on the campus of MetroHealth in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood of Cleveland.

Research, Reports & Publications

Teck Celebrates 20 Years of Sustainability Reporting

Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) ("Teck”) announced today the release of its 20th annual Sustainability Report.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Training on Waste Impact Reporting

Sustainability and waste management professionals have a new opportunity to deepen their understanding of waste reporting, following the launch of a training course on how to get the most out of the GRI Waste Standard.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Relief Funds Are Just As Necessary Now As They Were One Year Ago at the Height of the Coronavirus Pandemic

We recently released a guide and video recording to help employers start, expand, or outsource their employee assistance fund programs. And it’s free—download it here.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  2. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  3. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  6. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  7. 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...
  8. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...
  9. Approach: Our Recipe For Good Growth
    At Yum!, being a good corporate steward is a fundamental commitment and an important part of our success. Our Global Citizenship & Sustainability...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. 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...
  12. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...
  13. 2025 Wesco International Sustainability Report
    Our Sustainability Approach: Wesco’s 2025 Sustainability Report, which demonstrates our commitment to furthering sustainability, innovation and...
  14. 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...
  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...