Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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HPRC Impact Report

Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Team #WeAreCisco Takes to Animal Crossing

An island paradise. Sounds like a good plan for the year that is 2020, no? No news reports, no virtual meetings, just you, Mother Nature and some talking animal friends. Wait, what?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Smithfield Foods' Megan Supan Recognized at 8th Annual STEP Ahead Awards for Excellence in Manufacturing

The STEP Ahead Awards honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing industry.

Health & Healthcare

Making Masks With a Higher IQ

Together with the support of VF’s product design and development teams, our JanSport® and Eagle Creek® brands have developed a range of new consumer mask choices that are not only fashionable, but produced in an environmentally responsible manner.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating the Growth of Our Latino Communities

If the value of all goods and services produced by the Latino community in the U.S. were a standalone economy, it would be the 7th largest in the world. Today, there are 4.37 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S., which contribute...

Energy

Alliant Energy to Electrify 100 Percent of Light-Duty Fleet Vehicles by 2030

Guided by their purpose-driven strategy to serve customers and build strong communities, Alliant Energy announces 100 percent of the company’s active light-duty fleet vehicles be electric by 2030.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable MacFries Fund: McDonald's To Invest in Climate-Friendly Farming Practices

McDonald's has launched a "Sustainable MacFries Fund" in partnership with McCain to improve the resilience of British potato farmers, while also collaborating with the Walmart Foundation, WWF and Cargill in the US to improve land use practices.

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Innovation & Technology

How to Protect Your Family's Privacy During Remote Learning

Understandably, parents have a lot of questions: How will they access their child’s learning materials? Do they have enough devices? How is the school distributing tablets and laptops? Will there be a new grading policy?

Environment

Beverage Industry Launch's Unique Watershed Restoration Collaboration

Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) members have launched an innovative, first of its kind, watershed collaboration addressing shared water challenges in the Municipality of Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco Mexico.

Innovation & Technology

Project SIM: Smart Mobile Health

The specialized platform supports patient adherence and engagement in treatment through remote monitoring and better access to educational resources.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

In Episode 3 of “Crop to Campus” Minidocumentary, College Students Explore How Cotton Is Spun Into Yarn Responsibly

In the third episode of filmmaker Rod Murphy’s “Crop to Campus” minidocumentary, college students exploring environmentally responsible T-shirt manufacturing visit the U.S. operations of a low-waste yarn-spinning facility in Tennessee.

Diversity & Inclusion

Is Your Workplace Attractive To Generation Z?

Barbara Whye discusses the results of a study undertaken by Intel investigating how to attract Generation Z into your workforce through diversity and inclusion if companies want to stay ahead of the curve.

Responsible Production & Consumption

General Mills Joins Commitment to Halve Food Loss and Waste

General Mills joins retailers Ahold Delhaize and Carrefour in the groundbreaking “10x20x30” initiative to root out food loss and waste from the supply chain.

Sustainable Development Goals

Proud Member of the UN Global Compact's CFO Taskforce for the SDGs

This week, during the 75th annual (and first-ever virtual) UN General Assembly, I had the opportunity to speak at the United Nations Global Compact to support the launch of the CFO Taskforce for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Grants $150,000 to Support Aging Homeowners

Wells Fargo granted $150,000 to Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity's Age Well at HomeTM program, which takes a person-centered approach to home modification services for older homeowners.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Walmart Extends a Hand Up to Indian Farmers

The Walmart Foundation grants will enable Tanager & PRADAN to focus their efforts on supporting farmer producer organizations to attract new members & scale their knowledge of sustainable farming & business practices, specifically for women farmers.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Research, Reports & Publications

Approaches to Incorporating Green Chemistry and Safety into Laboratory Culture

We know green chemistry to be the framework for conducting chemistry in a manner that is conducive to life. This article emphasizes how framing green chemistry through the lens of systems thinking can build a culture of safety in the lab.

Diversity & Inclusion

FCA Passes 25-year Mark as Exclusive Sponsor of the National Black MBA Association Graduate Student Case Competition

Talented MBA candidates from 36 of the nation’s leading business schools competed for $50,000 in scholarships in the 2020 National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Graduate Student Case Competition®, sponsored by FCA.

Environment

Three Innovations Leading the Fight to Save the World's Forests

Inga Foundation, winner of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation's $100,000 NextGen Committee Grant in 2019, has just been announced as one of three winners of the UpLink Trillion Trees Challenge at the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Summit.

Events, Media & Communications

On the International Day of Peace, Olympic Medallists Tulu and Meyer Reflect on a Defining Winning Moment in Barcelona 1992: “We Represented Africa.”

They were the most natural of actions, but the hugs, kisses and flag-laden celebrations of Ethiopia’s Derartu Tulu and South Africa’s Elana Meyer after winning gold and silver respectively in the women’s 10,000m at the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992 have never been forgotten.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Southern Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit Tackles COVID-19, Racism

Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) today announced that the fourth annual Southern Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit will take place as a two-day virtual conference series with live events.

Media & Communications

In 2020, Socially Conscious Marketing Has Taken Over — for Good

There’s no question that many businesses are ready to make giving a bigger part of their operations than ever.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Georgea, Wind Turbine Technician at Ørsted

Georgea talks about her job as a wind turbine technician, working out at sea and constantly developing the technical skills needed to keep Ørsted’s wind turbines producing green energy.

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Research, Reports & Publications

BCG New Climate Commitment: Achieve Net-Zero Climate Impact by 2030

Early in May, Boston Consulting group published its Sustainability report Making a Difference: 2019 Sustainability Report.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UPS Joins Fortune Magazine's 2020 Change the World List

The world’s package delivery leader is also a leader in the emerging, potentially high-margin delivery-drone field.

Research, Reports & Publications

Coronavirus Gives Workers Wake-up Call, Leads to Surge in Open Enrollment Research

The annual open enrollment season is nearly underway, and U.S. employees will be making benefits decisions during an unprecedented and challenging time.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship

  2. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...

  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  4. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...

  5. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

  6. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.

  7. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship

  8. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

  9. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

  10. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

  11. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...

  12. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...

  13. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  14. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

  15. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...