Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana: Helping Everyday People Do Extraordinary Good

Blue Cross believes that everyday people truly can do extraordinary good—even in extraordinary circumstances—when neighbors band together to build, rebuild, and recommit to their communities.

Environment

Amid Devastating Forest Fires, One Trillion Trees Movement Puts Down U.S. Roots

Collectively, the group — which includes tech giants Microsoft and Salesforce, consumer products companies Timberland and Clif Bar, financial services powerhouses Bank of America and Mastercard and the cities of Detroit and Dallas — hopes to grow more than 855 million trees covering 2.8 million acres.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lundberg Family Farms Donates $25,000 to Alleviate Poverty through Whole Planet Foundation

Whole Planet Foundation’s Poverty Is Unnecessary Project includes Lundberg Family Farms, a new member of our $25,000 Poverty Is Unnecessary Fund.

Health & Healthcare

How Workplace Benefits Might Reflect the New Reality of COVID-19

Employers may have started offering telemedicine in recent years to keep the cost of care down, and the pandemic has helped drive employees toward remote medical treatment.

Innovation & Technology

Tersano's New iClean® mini Transforms the Way We Clean at Home

Tersano announces the launch of the iClean® mini, a sleek, hand-held home device that employs the company’s patented Stabilized Aqueous Ozone SAO® technology to deliver a new level of cleaning, disinfecting and deodorizing for home and personal use.

Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Global Compact Launches First Regional Network in Africa

The United Nations Global Compact today launched its first regional network in Africa for Mauritius and the Indian Ocean region at an event attended by representatives from business, civil society, academia and the United Nations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bees, Bacardi Bars and Archives Dating Back 158 Years, That's What It Takes to Be One of the “coolest Offices” in South Florida

From archives to beehives and bars, Bacardi USA has it all! Their super snazzy spot in City Coral Gables was just named the 2nd coolest office in South Florida by the South Florida Business Journal.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Schneider Electric Well on Its Way to Achieving Its Year-End Sustainability Targets

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced details of its progress on a range of ambitious self-imposed sustainability targets.

Innovation & Technology

Past Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge Winners Offer Advice to 2021 Applicants

The kickoff for the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 was just announced, with our largest prize pool ever and expanded eligibility criteria. The Challenge, now in its fifth year, is an online competition that awards cash prizes...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Canada's Transition Angle to The Great Taxonomy Debate

Canada is on the cusp of having its own transition-focused taxonomy, a very welcome, important tool that will help the burgeoning sustainable finance market to develop and grow.

Events, Media & Communications

IWBI Founder Paul Scialla talks Road to Recovery at Yahoo! Finance All Market Summit

“The Road to Recovery” was the theme of the Yahoo! All Market Summit on Oct. 26, 2020, and it featured an all-star lineup of leaders in business, academia, government and philanthropy, including Paul Scialla, Delos Founder and CEO...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Putting Purpose into Action: Adding Value to Society

What if healthcare innovations could heal beyond the hospital and change communities? Medtronic is adding value to society by expanding access to healthcare for underserved patients around the world.

Education

It's Election Season! See How You Can Use Computational Thinking in Your Virtual Classroom

Between the 2020 Census and impending presidential election, this is an important year for civic events.

Health & Healthcare

Tackling Twin Crises: Childhood Hunger and COVID-19

The world is experiencing an overwhelming hunger epidemic made worse by the global pandemic. And while hunger impacts people of all ages, it devastates our most vulnerable population: children. According to UNICEF, nearly half of all deaths in...

Innovation & Technology

Manufacturing Unveiled: Textiles at Gildan

After yarn has been spun during step one of the t-shirt manufacturing process, it is then sent to undergo the second ste.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LIXIL Helps to Protect Teachers Through Donation of 20,000 Face Shields

LIXIL Americas, a water technology company known for its kitchen and bath brands American Standard, GROHE and DXV, today announced plans to support teachers across the country through a donation of more than 20,000 face shields.

Diversity & Inclusion

United Airlines Redesigns Mobile App To Be More Accessible for People With Visual Disabilities

More than 25 million Americans have self-reported travel-limiting disability. The improved accessibility of the app is just one of the ways United is continuing its commitment to accessibility and inclusion of customers with disabilities.

Events, Media & Communications

Building the Future Starts Now: Reflections from BSR Conference 2020

The BSR20 Conference aimed to help the sustainable business community see our changing world more clearly. Here are four takeaways from the event on how to meet the moment and build the future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Trailblazer Takeaways: Rosario Dawson on the Importance of “Making a Plan to Vote”

From September 15 to October 15, T-Mobile observed Hispanic Heritage Month with a host of virtual celebrations, panel talks and educational events.

Health & Healthcare

How Innovative Community Responses to COVID-19 Support Healthy Aging

Learn how six communities adapted to make information and services more accessible for older people during COVID-19. New report funded by Tufts Health Plan Foundation and researched by FSG.

Energy

Enviva Releases Its First Corporate Sustainability Report

Enviva's 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report outlines Enviva’s commitment to sustainable wood bioenergy, milestones in the company’s 16-year history, and progress in fighting climate change, displacing coal, and growing more trees.

Diversity & Inclusion

Breaking New Ground: Women's History Month (Canada)

October is Women’s History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate women from our past, and our present, who are contributing to a better, more inclusive world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GreenBiz's Top 25 Most Sustainable Fleets

UPS is listed as one of GreenBiz's top 25 most sustainable fleets. For several years UPS has been operating its "rolling laboratory" approach to piloting and deploying low-carbon and electric vehicles.

Green Infrastructure

Cox Assumes Majority Ownership of BrightFarms

BrightFarms is a leader in the rapidly growing indoor farming industry, a movement that seeks to disrupt the conventional produce industry by replacing the complex long-distance West Coast supply chain. Its growing methods use 80% less water, 90% less land and 95% less shipping fuel than traditional agriculture.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Is Remote Work Working?

At insurance company Aflac, CFO Max Broden says productivity went up initially. “Not having to commute meant people gained some time,” he explains. “We also probably have more water cooler talk in the office than is sometimes necessary from a productivity standpoint, and that went away.”

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  3. 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...
  4. Planet
    Minimizing our environmental footprint and being part of the solution to climate change.
  5. 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...
  6. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  7. 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...
  8. Small Business Growth
    We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...