Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Boeing Commits $50 Million to Innovation Campus to Become First Foundational Partner

Boeing has been named as the first foundational partner of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Holds Virtual Fundraiser to Support Children Living in Orphanages

NYC Non-profit Spence-Chapin raises $60,000 to help children living in orphanages through its unique Granny Program during a virtual event on May 4th, 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rockwell Automation Donates $40,000 to Strengthen India's COVID Relief Efforts

Rockwell Automation today announced a $40,000 donation to the United Way’s India COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Sustainability Impact Report: 6 Long Term Commitments

Act for a climate positive world by continuously investing in and developing innovative solutions that deliver immediate and lasting decarbonization in line with our carbon pledge

Environment

EarthX Environmental Justice – New Orleans

New Orleans seems to hold more joy, and more sorrow, than its relatively small frame should allow. The city of 390,000 has an outsized place in the American heart and imagination. And if you’ve ever been there, it’s easy to understand why.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E9: Dr. Mai Nguyen, The Design Lab & The Filene Research Institute

Dr. Mai Nguyen shares a fascinating take on the social responsibility of credit unions, the significant community investments they’ve made in recent years, and how design thinking can transform them into a true force for equity.

Health & Healthcare

Bringing Breakthrough Tech Where it's Needed Most

Health & Healthcare

The Ongoing Need to Fight Food Insecurity After the Pandemic

The pandemic has impacted the world in ways no one could have imagined. Seemingly overnight, global supply chains were disrupted, businesses came to a standstill, and the population grappled with the most significant health crisis in a generation.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Gilead and Kite Present: Episode 4 - Delivering Possible

Even under the best circumstances, logistics requires precision and adaptability to be successful. Factor in a cargo of live patient cells, and things become even more critical.

Health & Healthcare

MTV Tees Up 200 Businesses, Non-Profits For Inaugural Mental Health Action Day

In partnership with nearly 600 brands, nonprofits, government agencies, and cultural leaders, MTV is proud to be a founding partner in the first-ever Mental Health Action Day on Thursday, May 20th.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Applies for SSCI Benchmarking

The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has received a benchmark application under the SSCI’s Manufacturing and Processing scope from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI),

Education

The Long-term Partnership Between GP and Kids In Need Foundation – A Commitment to Equality in Education

The long-term partnership between GP and Kids In Need Foundation (KINF) has grown even stronger over the past year—a transformative year that children, parents and teachers will never forget.

Education

KeyBank Partners With UConn and Husky Ticket Project to Host “UConn Day” at Kennelly School

KeyBank, the Official Retail Bank of UConn Men's Basketball, partnered with Husky Ticket Project to present "UConn Day" to the students of E.B Kennelly School in Hartford.

Health & Healthcare

The Award-winning Tork® VR Clean Hands Training Now Available for Free on Desktop

In connection to World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5, Tork, an Essity brand, is announcing that the award-winning Tork VR Clean Hands Training is now available for free on any device.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CHL Employee Experts Conversation Series | #2 Enabling a Culture of Wellbeing

J&J's Jennifer Posa, PhD, MS, and Sean Chai take a deep dive into their company's mission to support the total health and wellbeing of their employees, as they continue to work towards becoming the healthiest workforce in these turbulent COVID times.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sanuk® Partners with the Surfrider Foundation for Earth Day Capsule Collection

Sanuk has teamed up with longtime partner the Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our ocean, waves and beaches, to release a limited-edition footwear collection for all genders.

Events, Media & Communications

AB InBev Chief Procurement, Sustainability and Circular Ventures Officer Tony Milikin To Join the Reuters Events: Transform USA 2021 Today

Chief Procurement, Sustainability and Circular Ventures Officer Tony Milikin will join the Reuters Events: Transform USA 2021 on Wednesday, May 5 for a keynote panel discussion about the circular economy and reimagining business for future success.

Innovation & Technology

Using a Supercomputer to Keep Catastrophic Flooding From Being a Catastrophe

In the spring of 2019, an extreme flood struck the eastern region of Canada. Rivers ran where cars once drove. Thousands evacuated only to return to waterlogged homes filled with mud. Researchers called the weather event a “100-year flood,”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CIT Wins Two 2021 Stevie® American Business Awards®

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) recently announced that it has won two Stevie® Awards for business excellence in the 19th Annual American Business Awards®.

Research, Reports & Publications

CEO Jerre Stead Talks About the First Clarivate Annual Sustainability Report

At Clarivate, sustainability isn't something we do. It's everything we do.

Social Impact & Volunteering

VolunteerMatch Announces May's Match Studio Collaborative Artist: Lena Gray

VolunteerMatch, the largest nonprofit network on the web connecting volunteers with opportunities to give back, announces its May Match Studio Collaborative artist, Lena Gray.

Social Impact & Volunteering

COVID-19 and Corporate Social Innovation

COVID-19 has pushed companies to rethink their approaches to social impact and community partnerships, like AV company Cruise, which is leveraging its fleet of self-driving cars to support local food banks as part of its Cruise for Good program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Jason Conyard — Chief Information Officer Talks PRIDE & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at VMware

At VMware, we celebrate people from a wide variety of dynamic backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We deliver transformative IT solutions by harnessing the power of human difference and building a community that is inclusive and diverse.

Green Infrastructure

Ecocentricity Blog: Making Magic

Like the oxygen and erosion control that trees offer to other organisms, The Ray gives life to other ideas. This was on display last week in the form of an exciting announcement from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

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    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
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    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
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    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
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    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
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    Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...
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    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
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