Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Week 2020: A Snapshot of Skills-Based Volunteering in the COVID-19 Era

Nov 19, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Pro Bono Week 2020 came at a time of unprecedented difficulty and uncertainty, but in spite of that – or even for that very reason – it produced some of the most inspiring and necessary cross-sector collaborations Common Impact has ever witnessed.

Health & Healthcare

LIXIL Marks World Toilet Day 2020, Improving Sanitation for 21 Million People in Over 38 Countries

Nov 19, 2020 10:00 AM ET

As part of World Toilet Day, LIXIL will release the first progress report for the ‘Make a Splash!’ partnership with UNICEF, highlighting joint efforts to end open defecation and provide access to clean and safe toilets in Ethiopia, Kenya & Tanzania.

Education

STEM Careers Coalition Marks First Anniversary With an Expanded Membership of Diverse Industry Leaders and New, No-Cost Digital Resources for Educators, Students, and Families

Nov 19, 2020 9:15 AM ET

The STEM Careers Coalition marks its first anniversary by welcoming new members to the growing coalition and by offering educators, students, and families nationwide access to a host of new, no-cost digital resources.

Health & Healthcare

Ecolab Receives First EPA Approval for Biofilm Disinfection in Drains

Nov 19, 2020 9:10 AM ET

Ecolab Inc. is the first to receive EPA product approval for disinfection of biofilms in wastewater drains for its Virasept™ product – an important part of a comprehensive environmental hygiene program designed to help effectively combat bacterial growth in hospitals.

Media & Communications

Subaru Drives Heartwarming Hope With New Creative Campaign for Launch of 2020 Subaru Share the Love Event

Nov 19, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. today revealed a new creative campaign to celebrate the launch of its 13th annual Subaru Share the Love® Event.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?

Nov 19, 2020 9:00 AM ET

What if we stop defining billionaires as someone who accumulates a billion dollars and instead define it as someone who helps a billion people?

Energy

First-Ever Peace REC (P-REC) Transaction Drives Renewable Energy Development in Africa

Nov 19, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Microsoft announces the first-ever Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) transaction in partnership with Energy Peace Partners, Nuru, and 3Degrees. This purchase supports the installation of new streetlights in the Goma neighborhood of the DRC.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Stop the Spread Expands Advisory Board Membership to Accelerate Pandemic Response

Nov 19, 2020 8:00 AM ET

As U.S. coronavirus cases exceed 11 million and approach 250,000 deaths, Stop the Spread (STS) announced that it will expand its Advisory Board to increase its ability to address the evolving needs of the pandemic

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Importance of Driving a Circular Economy in the 'New Normal' (Commentary)

Nov 19, 2020 8:00 AM ET

Environment

FCA Installs New Monitoring Station to Measure Air Quality on Detroit's East Side

Nov 19, 2020 7:35 AM ET

We all need clean air, at home and at work, inside and outside of the places we live. But how do we truly know that the air we’re breathing is clean? That’s why we’ve installed a state-of-the-art, ambient air quality monitoring station at our new Mack Assembly Plant.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Set to Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity in Its European Operations

Nov 19, 2020 2:00 AM ET

Novartis today announced the signature of five virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs), which are expected to collectively add more than 275 megawatts of clean power to the electrical grid.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

water4Her Campaign Launches to Mobilize 100,000 Women to Empower 100,000 Women Through Clean Water

Nov 18, 2020 5:30 PM ET

water4Her Campaign Launches to Mobilize 100,000 Women to Empower 100,000 Women through Clean Water
Global Water Challenge’s women for water Teams Up with Chris Long Foundation’s Waterboys to Bring Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to Women and Girls in High-Need Communities

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Tops $10 Million in Donations From AmazonSmile

Nov 18, 2020 5:30 PM ET

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® becomes the first AmazonSmile charity to reach the $10 million donation milestone through the program.

Education

Grand Prize Winner Named in 2020 DSCVR Student Design Competition

Nov 18, 2020 4:10 PM ET

Durkan, together in partnership with NEWH, announced today that Ishanya Singhal of the Savannah College of Art and Design is the grand prize winner of the 2020 dscvr Student Design Competition.

Green Infrastructure

Making Deliveries More Sustainable Than Ever

Nov 18, 2020 3:45 PM ET

As e-commerce transforms the experience of buying and selling goods, consumer expectations are changing rapidly.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and National Medical Fellowships Launch $100 Million Program to Help Increase Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials

Nov 18, 2020 3:10 PM ET

he Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and National Medical Fellowships today announced that they have entered into a partnership aimed at improving diversity in clinical trials. Leveraging $100 million of the previously announced commitment...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LIXIL Group Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Second Consecutive Year

Nov 18, 2020 3:00 PM ET

LIXIL announced its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the second consecutive year and the DJSI Asia Pacific Index for the fourth consecutive year for its sustainability performance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

General Motors Donates Face Masks and Flu Vaccines to California Communities

Nov 18, 2020 2:45 PM ET

General Motors today announced a donation of 1 million face masks and funding for 5,000 flu vaccines for California communities in need.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comcast NBCUniversal Recognized as Military Friendly Company

Nov 18, 2020 2:00 PM ET

Education

Verizon Innovative Learning Expands to Offer 3M+ Teachers Free Tools for Digital Education

Nov 18, 2020 1:15 PM ET

Verizon is providing additional support and remote learning resources for educators, students and parents.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Camden Businesses Help Get Local Students Back on Two Wheels after Theft Halts LUCY Outreach Bike Program

Nov 18, 2020 1:05 PM ET

Camden youth participating in LUCY Outreach’s bike program had something to celebrate today, as American Water, New Jersey American Water, and Employee Resource Groups at Subaru of America announced they are donating $33,500 to the nonprofit

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Next Four Years: What Does It Mean for Corporate Citizenship?

Nov 18, 2020 1:00 PM ET

The next four years will bring issues of mental health, social justice, climate change, and the economy, into focus in a new way – a way that requires us, as corporate citizenship practitioners, to proactively integrate them into new programs.

Sustainable Development Goals

Amidst Pandemic, Kimberly-Clark Continues to Address Global Sanitation Crisis Affecting Two Billion People

Nov 18, 2020 12:30 PM ET

As the global COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold earlier this year, many focused on ensuring access to essential products, like toilet paper. Yet two billion people around the world still lack access to basic sanitation and clean water.

Events, Media & Communications

Griffith Foods' Chef Berten Bos and Damien Wurpillot as Guest Speakers on Webinar hosted by GEA Group: Insights into Food Processing for Meat Replacement and Vegetarian Products

Nov 18, 2020 12:30 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Herbalife Nutrition Receives the CONCAMIN Ethics and Industry Values Award

Nov 18, 2020 12:20 PM ET

Herbalife Nutrition Mexico recently received the CONCAMIN Ethics and Industry Values Award from the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of the United Mexican States. The award was received in recognition of the company’s policies, process...