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Green Infrastructure

Honoring Earth Day and Helping Customers Achieve Their EV Innovation Goals

Regardless of regional differences, the evolution toward environmentally friendly and future-forward electric vehicles is just getting started. At Keysight, we’re doing our part.

Environment

Earth Day Podcast: Contributing to a Healthy Planet

Medtronic is minimizing its operational carbon footprint, conserving water and reducing waste to build a more sustainable future.


Health & Healthcare

New Collaboration Targets Urgent Health Challenges in Colorado

UnitedHealth Group’s Rocky Mountain Health Plans has announced a $30 million commitment to address important health issues in Colorado.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Transparency Offers the Pathway to a More Sustainable Earth

Earth Day is an opportunity to put the spotlight on the pressing needs of our planet, in the face of ever growing impacts by humanity, and galvanize action to change practices and behavior.

Environment

Earth Week Investing Themes

Green investment is on investors' minds this Earth Week: Today, a look at key investment themes across carbon capture, plastics and agri-food developments.

Environment

Former Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon Calling Out Leaders to “Leave No One Behind”

Ban Ki-moon, the former secretary-general of the United Nations, has urged leaders set to attend President Biden’s virtual climate summit this week to “leave no one behind”.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ford Motor Company, SMS Assist, and Aflac Nab Top Honors in Ragan's Employee Communications Awards

During COVID-19, it became clear to insurance firm Aflac that something new was needed for its annual report on corporate social responsibility.

Environment

AEG and LA Kings Team Up With Blue Shield of California and Grades of Green to Send Litter to the Penalty Box for Earth Week

In celebration of Earth Day, AEG and the LA Kings announced today that they are partnering with Blue Shield of California and the environmental education nonprofit Grades of Green to challenge their colleagues and families to join the fight against litter and plastic pollution throughout Earth Week.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Enlists AT&T and DroneSeed to Accelerate Tree Plantings After Western Wildfires

The Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) today announced it will accelerate the planting of over 60,000 trees through a collaboration with AT&T and DroneSeed to deploy drones across 300 acres of the western United States devasted by wildfires.

Environment

Green Mountain Energy Customers Work Together for a Cleaner Planet by Choosing Renewable Energy

Earth Day is a time when many people come face-to-face to confront several thought-provoking questions around global warming – How will it affect us? What role do we play? What actions can we take to mitigate the threat?

Education

Mastercard and Discovery Education Partner to Empower Girls With STEM Learning Through the Signature Girls4Tech™ Program

With the goal of providing five million girls with an engaging STEM education by 2025, Mastercard has partnered with Discovery Education to launch the latest phase of the award-winning Girls4Tech initiative.

Environment

Building a Sustainable Community Through Responsible Actions

Being a responsible corporate citizen is part of our DNA at KeyBank. It is who we are and how we do business, and this includes how we are contributing to the greater good of our planet.

Health & Healthcare

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Publishes White Paper on Advanced Recycling Technologies

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) has published a white paper, Advanced Recycling of Healthcare Plastics: An Opportunity for Circularity, to explore advanced recycling technologies.

Environment

Restore Our Earth: Sustainable Solutions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

At Pentair, we work to deliver solutions that enable customers to get more value from the resources they use, while helping to achieve a more sustainable outcome.

Environment

Earth Day From Home

Each week, through our Earth Champions Start at Home challenge, we are sharing one easy and impactful way employees can make a difference from home.

Research, Reports & Publications

General Mills Makes Meaningful Global Responsibility Progress to Shape the Future

General Mills' 2021 Global Responsibility Report, which marks 51 years of reporting for the company, features actions and outcomes across four areas: Food, Planet, People and Community.

Sustainable Development Goals

On Earth Day, Carnival Cruise Line Releases Video Showcasing Eco-Friendly LNG Fuel Technology Utilized on Two Ships

In conjunction with Earth Day, Carnival Cruise Line released a new video, “LNG Powers the Fun,” highlighting the many environmental benefits of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Sustainable Development Goals

S&P Global Unveils New ESG and Sustainability Organization: S&P Global Sustainable1

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced today the launch of its new ESG and sustainability organization: S&P Global Sustainable1.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth: Julian's Story

Fast forward to today. Julian, who’s been with our company since 2016, is a leader of Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), our newest employee resource group (formerly known as The Green Team) that works to empower other associates to grow a sustainable future for themselves, our company and our community. It’s a chance for Julian to share his passion for the earth and sustainability throughout our organization.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Selected to Design Advanced Water Purification System

The California city of Palo Alto has selected global critical infrastructure solutions leader Black & Veatch to design an advanced water purification system (AWPS) as part of an agreement to expand water reuse in Santa Clara County.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Subaru of America and Philadelphia Union To Make Subaru Park the First-Ever Zero Landfill Stadium in MLS

Automaker to Bring Zero Landfill Practices to Subaru Park to Make History as a Leader in Environmental Sustainability

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Airlines to Help Grant 95 Wishes to Mark 95 Years of Service

In honor of its 95th birthday, American Airlines is donating 10 million AAdvantage® miles to Make-A-Wish, the organization that creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, to help grant 95 wishes.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Presents New Data From Psychiatry Portfolio at Virtual 2021 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society

Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) recently announced the presentation of new research from its psychiatry portfolio at the 2021 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS), taking place virtually April 17-21, 2021.

Energy

From Nuts to Clean Energy: Buying Renewable Energy Is Just Another Way to Bring Goodness to the World

In Camden, North Carolina, we are partnering with global renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. to fund construction of Hershey’s first utility-scale solar farm on 218 acres, generating 20 megawatts (MW-AC) or 45,190 megawatt hours annually.

Environment

10 Easy Ways You Can Be Sustainable at Home and Make a Big Impact

10 Easy Ways When it comes to preserving and protecting our planet, it’s the little things we do every day that really add up and can make a world of difference.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Special Economic Zones
    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  2. 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...
  3. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  4. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  5. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  6. Global Heat Reduction Initiative
    News and updates from the Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHR).
  7. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  8. Antea Group Brand
    Antea Group Brand Content
  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. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  11. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  12. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  13. Supply Chain Dive AI Playbook 2025
    Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept – it’s already transforming supply chains end to end. In a new Playbook developed by DP...
  14. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  15. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...