Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Challenge of Greenwashing: An International Regulatory Overview (2025)

KPMG

Research, Reports & Publications

Meet ISO 22716, the Gold Standard in Global Manufacturing: Mary Kay Certified for Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices

Mary Kay

Health & Healthcare

Early Diagnosis and Local Solutions Are Critical To Combat Lung Cancer

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Innovation & Technology

Southwire Announces Strategic Investment in Verdigris

Southwire

Environment

Making the Most of Your Water Risk Assessment

Antea Group

Events, Media & Communications

From Pitch to Possibilities: Leveraging Sports to Create Economic Mobility

Comcast

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Launches National Challenge to Uncover Innovative Housing Solutions

Wells Fargo & Company

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi Recognized With Climate Performance Award From ClimateWork Maine

Sappi North America

Featured Brands

Guiding Stars: Cereal Sense

The cereal aisle can feel overwhelming—especially when every box claims to be the right choice. Call-outs like “whole grain,” “fortified,” “heart healthy,” or “high protein” add to the confusion. When you’re short on time, you may not be able to review the nutrition facts panel.

Spring Cleaning Your Budget: A Fresh Start for Your Finances

If spring cleaning your closet feels satisfying, scrubbing your budget might feel downright transformative. Just like clutter tends to accumulate in the corners of your home, unused subscriptions, autopay traps and shifting expenses gather quietly in your financial life.

Comcast and Seattle Sports Commission Bring Team USA Spirit to Veterans in Burien

As the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games capture global attention, a powerful local gathering in Burien highlighted the inspiring connection between elite adaptive athletes and the veterans in our own community.

Jacksonville Military Moms Receive Surprise Gifts at Golf‑Inspired Operation Shower

Days before The PLAYERS Championship kicked off at TPC Sawgrass, 40 military moms and moms-to-be gathered with their loved ones inside Patriot’s Outpost for a special event.

Mastercard: Bottling the Creative Process: A Woman Founder’s AI-Powered Approach to Innovation

Catalina Banuleasa knows that most exciting new products aren’t born from sheer luck. As an entrepreneur who’s developed products for some of the world’s most innovative companies, she’s learned that “lightning bolt ideas” typically happen when you lay the groundwork for them.

Triple Pundit: Camden Healthcare Workers Confront the Barriers Holding Back Their Neighbors’ Health

The Healthy Neighbor program, led by healthcare provider Virtua Health and supported by global medical technology company Medtronic and Medtronic LABS, recognizes that health goes beyond medicine and visits to the doctor.

2025 JA Americas Company of the Year Celebrates the Spirit of Possibility

For three unforgettable days at the Junior Achievement (JA) Americas Company of the Year (COY) competition, the spirit of possibility took hold of Rio de Janeiro.

The Challenge of Greenwashing: An International Regulatory Overview (2025)

Regulatory frameworks for sustainability are shifting, shaped by geopolitical volatility, economic uncertainty and growing public demand for transparency. Jurisdictions are responding in kind with diverging approaches.

From Pitch to Possibilities: Leveraging Sports to Create Economic Mobility

On February 12, at the Kia Forum, seven Los Angeles-based entrepreneurs took center court at the NBA Foundation’s 2026 All-Star Pitch Competition.

Wells Fargo Launches National Challenge to Uncover Innovative Housing Solutions

Wells Fargo launched the 2026 Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, a nationwide challenge to uncover scalable, innovative housing solutions designed to help more people find homes across the country. Managed by Enterprise Community Partners, the challenge awards $10 mill

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Education

Going the Distance: Unique Collaboration Makes Remote Learning More Successful for Wichita Teens

Being out of the classroom and cut off from teachers made it difficult to learn, so she was frustrated when Wichita Heights High School announced it would remain remote this fall.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Henkel Employees Care and Act in the Community

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Logitech Gives Back for More Fulfilling Lives and A Better Planet

Together we can drive big change. Through our give back program, we enable people to design more fulfilling lives and a better planet. We believe giving back and driving change are not only our social responsibility, but a key aspect of our culture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Working Mother Media Names VF Corporation One of the “Top 75 Companies for Executive Women”

VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, has been named one of the 2020+ Top Companies for Executive Women by Working Mother Media (WMM).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Companies All-In on #GivingTuesday During Uncertain Year

With the economic strain of the pandemic causing people to give less and in different ways, events like GivingTuesday are even more important than ever. While point of sale donations may be seeing a decline, the virtual nature of GivingTuesday means individuals can donate from their laptops or in their homes, which is especially important as COVID cases rise. Today we explore three companies that contributed to areas of greatest need and extended efforts past just this Tuesday.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fair Trade USA Appoints Ricardo Crisantes as New Board Chair

Crisantes, a Fair Trade Certified™ grower, will help the nonprofit launch a major technology transformation initiative to deepen its impact with almost 1 million farmers and workers around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

FPT Industrial and Artissima, Promote the FPT for Sustainable Art Award to Support Sustainability in Contemporary Art

FPT Industrial, a leader in the powertrain industry and a brand of the CNH Industrial, consolidates its commitment to contemporary art and its vision linked to sustainability, promoting, in collaboration with Artissima, the first edition of the FPT for Sustainable Art award, a fusion of sustainability, innovation and art.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi North America Receives Platinum Rating From Ecovadis

Sappi North America, Inc. has been awarded a platinum score in the latest EcoVadis rating, alongside the company’s regional counterparts Sappi Europe and Sappi Southern Africa.

Diversity & Inclusion

New Coalition Aims To Close The Opportunity Gap In Bioscience

BIIG was formed after a forum hosted by the organizations outlined critical practices for advancing representation of women & minorities. The participants are committed to change and will share proven practices to develop solutions for the sector.

Social Impact & Volunteering

One Day To Celebrate Volunteers and a Lifetime of Thanks

Despite the challenges of 2020, IBM volunteers have so far logged over 1,750,000 hours of time helping others; activity that resulted in nearly 2,000 organizations receiving IBM grants.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Find More Kindness This Holiday With Gifts That Give Back

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Powered by Purpose Podcast: “It Does Allow Us That Little Piece of Mummy and Me Time.”

Dorothy has a beautiful relationship with her son Anthony, who has Down syndrome.

Environment

Freeport-McMoRan Helps Bring Renewable Water Resources to Arizona Communities Through Joint Pipeline Project

Freeport-McMoRan's Sierrita operations and Farmers Investment Co are celebrating the completion of a pipeline that will deliver Central Arizona Project water for agricultural purposes and help restore the local aquifer in the Sahuarita/Green Valley area.

Diversity & Inclusion

Consumer Goods Retailers and Manufacturers to Drive Workplace Equality and Inclusion Through The Consumer Goods Forum

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today confirmed its ambition to create a world where the workplace ensures equal opportunity and inclusion for all, valuing differences between people, including those of different genders, races, ethnicities, ages, religions, disabilities, and sexual orientations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Caine College of the Arts Interior Design Students Finalists in National Competition

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gildan Receives Its 13th FUNDAHRSE Seal for ESG Work in Honduras

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) announced today that it is once again a recipient of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Seal by the Fundación Hondureña de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (FUNDAHRSE) in Honduras. This is the 13th consecutive year that Gildan receives this award.

Environment

Climate Change Laggards Put the Planet - and Their Businesses - at Risk

The issue of climate change presents one of the most difficult decision-making challenges a CEO might face - a case study in balancing uncertainty with costs to bring about changes that will require significant lead times.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Help Us Donate $20,000 This Giving Tuesday!

Last day to help @Arhaus donate $20 for #GivingTuesday! Leave a comment with the name of your favorite charity and they’ll select 4 to receive a $5,000 donation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Encouraging and Empowering Our People To Influence the Climate and Culture Inside Qualcomm

We engage our people in supporting and enriching our communities through volunteering, matching grants, community and board service grants, and other giving and community outreach efforts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

3 out of 4 Americans Built Up Their Home Improvement Skills in 2020, CRAFTSMAN® Built@Home Survey Finds

CRAFTSMAN is making donations to Rebuilding Together and Feeding America to help strengthen American homes impacted by COVID-19.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wellist's Covid-19 Response Programs Recognized by MassTLC's Tech Top 50 Award

Wellist, a consumer navigation programs provider, has been recognized for their COVID-19 Response efforts by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) Tech Top 50.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Olympic Movement Accelerates Transition to Sustainability

The transition towards sustainable sport is gaining pace as more and more National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs), supported by the IOC, take action to address the environmental, economic and social challenges within their organisations and communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2020

GDP and other economic measurements do not fully reflect current state of affairs and future development potential.

Environment

Communicating With Nematodes for Better Farming

Pheronym increases the effectiveness of commercially available beneficial nematodes, allowing for a widespread adoption of a proven organic farming technique.

Diversity & Inclusion

Companies That Focus on Disability Inclusion Grow Faster Than Their Peers

Our new global research finds companies that fully include employees with disabilities grow faster. Yet, employees with disabilities are 60% more likely to feel excluded than their colleagues. Learn how to build a more inclusive culture for all.

Latest Campaigns

Aflac Insights

Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...

Whirlpool Corporation & Sustainability

At Whirlpool Corporation, we have a history of advances in sustainability founded on a simple principle: "Do the right things, the right ways. Always...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

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...

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...

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Housing affordability

We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

FedEx | Empowering Entrepreneurs

Advancing women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world. Small to mid-sized businesses power their local economies and...

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...