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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bechtel Elevates Jack Futcher to Vice Chairman; Appoints Craig Albert President and Chief Operating Officer

In his new role, Albert will be responsible for overseeing the company’s 4 global business units, as well as the EPC Functions, Strategy & Business Development, Diversity & Inclusion, and Regions & Corporate Affairs organizations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric Sustainability Report 2019 - 2020: Ethics Impact and SDGs

We advance the following SDGs in support of ethical business practices and human rights — not just within our company, but for suppliers and partners worldwide.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MilliporeSigma's DOZN™ Green Chemistry Tool Named Top Project of the Year by Environment + Energy Leader

MilliporeSigma won a Top Product of the Year award from Environment + Energy Leader for its DOZN™ system, a quantitative tool that evaluates the relative greenness of chemicals and chemical processes against the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Medtronic: Critical Philanthropic Support at a Critical Time

With the realization that the pandemic has heavily impacted underserved communities, Medtronic is collaborating with non-profit organizations to provide support.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Path to Zero Hunger Includes Empowering Women

Women make up 60% of the 821 million people who are food insecure globally. The reasons why women suffer more acutely from hunger are rooted in several complex and often interwoven issues, including culture, gender inequity, access to resources...

Research, Reports & Publications

DuPont Publishes 2020 Sustainability Report

DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced the release of its 2020 Sustainability Report, which is the first for DuPont de Nemours, Inc. [following its separation from DowDuPont], and covers integrated activities during the calendar year 2019.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Driving Waste Reduction Worldwide

Mohawk encourages our facilities throughout the world to pursue zero waste to landfill (ZLF) certification, which requires a plant to recycle or reuse 90% or more of its manufacturing process waste.

Innovation & Technology

4 Latest Facts About Johnson & Johnson's Investigational COVID-19 Vaccine

A preclinical study just published in Nature shows that the company's investigational vaccine has shown positive early data for eliciting an immune response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Social Impact & Volunteering

United Way and Truist Partner With First National Youth Poet Laureate to Spread Message of Unity

At a time when America is confronting historic health, social and economic upheaval, a new television and social media advertising campaign by United Way and Truist Financial Corporation, one of the nation’s largest financial services companies...

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Jumpstarting a Resilient Economy

How businesses and governments choose to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis will either revert to the short-sighted economic practices of the past or accelerate the transition to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy that is more resilient

Responsible Production & Consumption

Hoy nace Siembra por Contrato. Hoy sembramos un nuevo Ecuador

Si quieres ser parte de Siembra por contrato diligencia el formulario aquí

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Twelve Fintech Startups Selected for Village Capital's Finance Forward Latin America 2020 Accelerator

Village Capital, with the support of MetLife Foundation, PayPal, and Moody’s, today announced the twelve early-stage fintech startups selected to take part in Finance Forward Latin America 2020.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sappi Commits to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

As we enter into the last year of our five-year performance cycle, we’re already thinking about what 2025 might look like.

Research, Reports & Publications

PayPal Reveals How Americans Are Spending Credit Card Rewards In A COVID-19 World

PayPal has released new research looking at purchasing behaviors of credit card rewards holders during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing people around the country are turning to rewards balances to help them stretch their budgets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Watch Land Betterment Corporation's Impact Minute Episode 9

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is proud to release Episode 9 of its Impact Minute video blog.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Donates Meals to Veteran Families Through Mission 22

CIT Group Inc. today announced that it has donated meals to Mission 22, an organization supporting the veteran community through treatment programs, memorials and community social impact.

Research, Reports & Publications

IWBI and GRESB Deliver Report Demonstrating Alignment Between WELL and GRESB 2020

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and GRESB today released a report that outlines how the GRESB Real Estate Assessment is supported by the WELL Building Standard (WELL).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

56 More Companies Partner With Benevity to Power Their Corporate Purpose in First Half of 2020

New clients, including Toyota, Jacobs and COFRA Holdings, bring the total number of employees in Benevity’s client network to over 18 million.

Innovation & Technology

Connectivity for All Brazilian Farmers Is the Next Efficiency Leap

Brazil is a world leading producer of grain, and is set to reach a new national grain production record, with some 251 million tons of soybeans and corn in the 2019/2020 harvest, according to the Country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.

Health & Healthcare

Transforming Telemedicine With XR [Podcast]

How we do almost everything is changing. The global pandemic is forcing us to reassess the way we work, learn, play, and care for ourselves, among other things. And increasingly, we’re looking to technology for solutions.

Innovation & Technology

Comcast Extends 60-Days of Free Internet Service to New Internet Essentials Customers

To help provide additional support to students and families, Comcast announced it will continue to provide 60 days of free Internet service to new, eligible Internet Essentials customers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ON Semiconductor Named Most Sustainable Company in the Semiconductor Industry by World Finance Magazine

For its energy-efficient innovations, ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) has been awarded the accolade of Most Sustainable Company in the Semiconductor Industry, 2020, by World Finance magazine.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tetra Pak: Our Sustainability Story

From the very beginning, Tetra Pak has been committed to driving sustainability. Not just from a packaging or end of life perspective, but from a full end-to-end value chain perspective.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Interview with Rob Howard of Brooksource

Brooksource is a proud event sponsor of the Whole Planet Foundation Virtual 5K that raised $63,000 to alleviate poverty around the globe.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Impact Case Study: Mountain Hazelnuts

About 70 percent of Bhutan’s population lives in rural areas, with most depending on subsistence agriculture, with an average farm size of 1.7 hectares. With much of Bhutan too steep, too high or too cold to farm, only 8 percent of land is cultivable

Latest Campaigns

  1. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  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. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  7. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  8. 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...
  9. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  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. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  14. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  15. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...