Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Major Retailers and Consumer Brands Commit to Eradicate Forced Labour from Global Supply Chains with Launch of New Coalition of Action

Today, on annual Human Rights Day, 20 leading members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announce their collective stance against forced labour with the creation of the CGF’s new Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour

Energy

Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Cummins: A Universe of Possibilities

With hydrogen power, there's a whole universe of possibilities. As the world looks to decarbonize, Cummins is investing in clean forms of energy, including fuel cells and hydrogen production technologies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Getting to Work by Going Remote: How Stacks+Joules Is Empowering Students in 2020

Stacks+Joules bridges the tech opportunity gap with a specialized curriculum that prepares their students for well-paying, meaningful jobs. Pro bono experts have helped them grow their impact and identify opportunities to look out for.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity Achieves Ranking in Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index for 2020

Essity, a global hygiene and health company and manufacturer of the Tork® brand of paper towels, napkins, tissue and toilet paper from recycled fibers, has earned a place in the latest Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index, one of the most prestigious sustainability indices in the world.

Events, Media & Communications

Join CRB for a Biomanufacturing Manufacturing Solutions Webinar

Don't miss a discussion with our top advanced therapy medicinal product subject matter experts on how to assess expansion of production capabilities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Movement That Cannot Wait

For us, immediate action has taken shape via our TLF partnership and collective goal of increasing opportunities for early-career diverse talent in the communications industry.

Environment

A Hilltop Coffee Plantation Benefits from Robust and Healthy Forests

On a hilltop in southeast Brazil, 4,500 feet above the surrounding landscape, is a coffee plantation that has been operating in the same family for more than 150 years—five generations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Great Place to Work® Recognizes CNH Industrial Mexico

This summer, the CNH Industrial manufacturing facility in Querétaro was named “Great Place to Work®” by the Great Place to Work® Institute in Mexico. CNH de México was recognized as one of the top 5 workplaces in the Bajío region where Querétaro is located.

Environment

MarViva Foundation and Moody's Foundation Join Efforts to Promote Economic Development in Coastal Communities

MarViva Foundation and Moody's Foundation formalized an agreement to support economic recovery in fishing communities through technological innovation for the commercialization of marine fish.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

For A Third Consecutive Year, Stanley Black & Decker Recognized with Double 'A' Score for Global Climate and Water Stewardship

Stanley Black & Decker has been named to the Climate A List seven times in total and the Water A list four times.

Events, Media & Communications

Hormel Foods to Host Holiday Concert for Hunger Relief, Featuring “American Idol” Winner and Recording Artist Phillip Phillips

This latest event will be another first, with an online auction benefitting Conscious Alliance, a national nonprofit based in Boulder, Colo., that brings healthy food into underserved communities, feeding kids and families who need it most.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

'NEXT Coalition' of Leading U.S. Engineering, Construction Firms Wins Construction Dive Magazine's Coveted Top Innovation Prize

As the COVID-19 pandemic deepened, leading U.S. engineering and construction firms joined forces in May, leveraging their deep safety expertise and best practices in a campaign to ensure the well-being of crews and office teams facing the outbreak

Education

Discovery Education and Somos Educação Bring Innovative STEM Education to Millions of Students in Brazil

Discovery Education and SOMOS Educação — Brazil’s largest education company, and one of the largest educational groups in the world — today announced an innovative new partnership.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

S&P Global Named One Of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek

For the second year in a row, S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) is one of America’s Most Responsible Companies, according to Newsweek. The annual list recognizes companies with a demonstrated commitment to strong corporate citizenship.

Research, Reports & Publications

Invesco Launches a Global Proprietary ESG Ratings and Insights Tool

Environment

Lloyd Alter: Design Trends in Housing + E-Bikes

2020 has certainly been a strange year. Everyone is waiting for things to go “back to normal” but what will normal be? Will there be any adaptations from this period that become permanent?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gildan Included in Leadership Band on CDP's 2020 Climate Change Report

Gildan is pleased to announce that the Company has been included as a top performer on CDP’s 2020 Climate Change Report.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Griffith Foods Canada Recognized As One of Greater Toronto's Top Employers

We are thrilled to announce that Griffith Foods Canada is recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Canada's Top 100 Employers for the sixth consecutive year!

Green Infrastructure

USTMA, The Ray and University of Missouri Announce Research Partnership

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), in partnership with The Ray, today announced a research project to assess and compile existing research on the performance, environmental impacts and benefits of using ground tire rubber (GTR) in asphalt.

Environment

Corporate Leaders Commit to Ramping up Climate Action in the Lead-up to the Climate Ambition Summit and COP26, but the Race to Zero Has Only Just Begun

The eighth annual High-Level Meeting of Caring for Climate brought together leaders from business, finance, sub-national government, civil society, and the United Nations on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Reflection on the CGF Sustainable Retail Summit 2020: Positivity for the Future of Our Planet Through Partnerships for Step Change

After a productive two days at the CGF Sustainable Retail Summit in mid-October, I really believe that together, through the power of partnerships, we have all it takes to grow responsibly.

Environment

Going Beyond: Lessons Learned in Dow's Game-changing Carbon Partnerships

Most of us won’t ever land a triple-double in gymnastics, like Simon Biles, or sweep the 100m, 200m & 4×100m relay in the Olympic Games, like Usain Bolt. But these athletes, like so many others, inspire us with their desire to go above & beyond.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PayPal Processed More Than $185 Million in Donations This GivingTuesday in a Year Unlike Any Other

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that it processed a record-breaking $185 million globally this GivingTuesday, the largest amount raised on the platform for the global day of giving since its inception in 2012.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CITGO Holds Annual Food Drive for Local Pantries

Recently, employees at the CITGO Lemont Refinery held their annual food drive benefiting six local pantries: Bethany Food Pantry, Day Break Shelter, DuPage Township Pantry, Fairmont Food Pantry, Lockport FISH Pantry and Romeoville Community Pantry.

Environment

From the Ground Up: How Soil Health Practices Can Help Farmers and the Planet

This year, we celebrate World Soil Day amidst a global pandemic that’s testing the resilience of communities around the world.

Latest Campaigns

  1. WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene)
    Highlight the essential role of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in preventing disease and malnutrition. Content will link WASH to nutrition...
  2. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  3. Special Economic Zones
    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  4. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  5. LG Air Conditioning Solutions
    About LG Conditioning Technologies The LG Electronics USA Air Conditioning Technologies business is based in Alpharetta, Ga. LG is a leading player in...
  6. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Corporate Social Responsibility
  7. Brightening Our Corner Newsletter
    Quarterly newsletter from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. Subscribe here.
  8. Subaru Love Promise: Education
    Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education. Through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org...
  9. 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...
  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  11. 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...
  12. Planet
    Minimizing our environmental footprint and being part of the solution to climate change.
  13. 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...
  14. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  15. 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...