Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Moody's Analytics Offers Free Online Portal for Processing PPP Loan Forgiveness Requests

Jun 25, 2020 2:00 PM ET

Moody’s Analytics has added new capabilities to its small business loan application and lending portal to help banks process loan forgiveness applications under the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Tabletop Forestry

Jun 25, 2020 12:30 PM ET

By playing the game of Photosynthesis, you can see the full life cycle of trees from seedlings to eventual death and understand how an entire forest can arise from planting just a few trees.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third Bank Partners With Steady to Help Customers Find Jobs and Maximize Earnings Opportunities

Jun 25, 2020 12:30 PM ET

Fifth Third is partnering with Steady to help the Bank’s customers find work and maximize their earnings opportunities. The partnership is one of the Bank’s initiatives to assist people experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Healthcare

Cox Curbs Loneliness for Older Adults With One Call a Day

Jun 25, 2020 12:30 PM ET

"To know someone cares and you are not alone can change the trajectory of your day and even your outlook on life," said Vaneri. "Our employees are making a simple phone call, but the impact is beyond measure."

Events, Media & Communications

Land Betterment Corporation Featured on Money Savage Podcast

Jun 25, 2020 12:20 PM ET

Land Betterment joined George Grombacher, host of the Money Savage podcast, to discuss how the Company’s entrepreneurial initiatives are working to restore the environment in communities affected by the downturn in the thermal coal industry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Removed Its Branding From Nascar's Denny Hamlin's Car to Highlight the National Civil Rights Museum Instead

Jun 25, 2020 12:00 PM ET

As Denny Hamlin races around the Talladega Superspeedway in Monday's race, the hood of his car will display the logo of the National Civil Rights Museum -- a move by Hamlin and his sponsor FedEx to support the ongoing fight for racial equality.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Building Capacity During a Crisis: The CODVID-19 Education Partnership Pro Bono Initiative

Jun 25, 2020 12:00 PM ET

Education systems have been hit hard by the pandemic, and the COVID-19 Education Partnership Pro Bono Initiative is working together to help schools.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CBRE Group, Inc. Promotes Tim Dismond to Chief Diversity Officer

Jun 25, 2020 11:50 AM ET

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) announced that Tim Dismond has been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Diversity Officer. Mr. Dismond will join CBRE’s Executive Committee, the group of 12 global executives responsible for driving the company’s business worldwide.

Diversity & Inclusion

Pride Month Celebration at Alkermes

Jun 25, 2020 11:30 AM ET

Last week, our Pride@Work group held a virtual pride month celebration.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Yum! Invests $100 Million to Fight Inequality by Unlocking Opportunity for Employees and Communities

Jun 25, 2020 10:25 AM ET

The events of 2020 have made it even clearer that one of the most pressing issues we face together in society is inequality and the lack of access and opportunity that goes with it.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keep America Beautiful Appoints Jacqueline Grace Chief Development Officer

Jun 25, 2020 10:05 AM ET

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s premier community improvement nonprofit organization, today announced that nonprofit and media industry leader, Jacqueline Grace, has been named the organization’s Chief Development Officer. In that role, Grace will oversee all fundraising efforts including relationships with long-standing Keep America Beautiful supporters, as well as developing new partners, and diversifying revenue streams through innovation and strategic initiatives.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Timberland Invests in Regenerative Leather Ranches

Jun 25, 2020 10:00 AM ET

One of those companies is Timberland, which in late May announced a new partnership with the Savory Institute, a nonprofit focused on the large-scale regeneration of the world’s grasslands

Research, Reports & Publications

ArcelorMittal Highlights the Intersection of Business and Sustainability in the 2019 United States Integrated Report

Jun 25, 2020 9:00 AM ET

ArcelorMittal is pleased to announce the publication of our annual United States Integrated Report. This marks ArcelorMittal’s eleventh year of reporting on our corporate responsibility and sustainability initiatives in the United States.

Environment

UPS Longitudes | Sustainability Through Collaboration

Jun 25, 2020 8:50 AM ET

Sustainability is more than just a checkbox for businesses these days — it’s a requirement for success.

Research, Reports & Publications

How Do Companies Foster a Culture of Health?

Jun 25, 2020 8:00 AM ET

GRI has launched a range of new resources to help companies integrate the Culture of Health for Business (COH4B) framework within their sustainability reporting.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alexion Charitable Foundation Announces First Rare Belonging® Grants

Jun 24, 2020 5:30 PM ET

The Alexion Charitable Foundation, launched by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) in February 2020, has announced it has awarded a total of $1.1 million in initial grants that align with its Rare Belonging® focus. Rare Belonging seeks to...

Environment

Enabling a More Sustainable Future Through e-Mobility Ecosystem Requires an Automotive Engineering Paradigm Shift

Jun 24, 2020 5:20 PM ET

These are exciting times in the automotive engineering community and environmental sustainability space! Countries around the world are fueling the momentum for a cleaner future through incentives for consumers to adopt...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Canada Donates More Than 75,000 Pounds of Food to Second Harvest Partner Agencies Across Canada to Help Feed Those in Need

Jun 24, 2020 5:15 PM ET

Hormel Foods Canada is donating more than 75,000 pounds of Hormel Gatherings® party trays to Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food recovery organization, to help to feed families in need during these extraordinary times.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Visionary Leadership in a Chaotic Time - and Why I'm Inspired to Follow

Jun 24, 2020 4:45 PM ET

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

UPS Infographic | How UPS Supports a Circular Economy

Jun 24, 2020 4:45 PM ET

UPS is continuously developing solutions that help our customers reduce the impacts of their supply chains. Learn more about the solutions we’re working on with customers, city partners and other stakeholders to help minimize their carbon footprint.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Feeding America Makes MealConnect Available Nationwide

Jun 24, 2020 4:15 PM ET

Feeding America has made it easier for food banks in its network to take advantage of its MealConnect platform by making it automatically available in every zip code of the country.

Research, Reports & Publications

HP Sets Target to Reduce Single-use Plastic Packaging, Makes Progress Toward Diversity Imperative

Jun 24, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Sustainable Impact is HP’s commitment to create positive, lasting change for the planet, its people, and our communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alkermes Awards COVID-19 Relief Fund Grants to 10 Innovative Programs Designed to Address Challenges for Patient Communities

Jun 24, 2020 2:15 PM ET

Alkermes today announced 10 nonprofit organizations awarded grants from the company's COVID-19 Relief Fund, established to assist nonprofits address pandemic-related needs for people living with addiction, serious mental illness, or cancer.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bringing Voice to Change: Girl Rising Launches New Storytelling Challenge With HP

Jun 24, 2020 1:30 PM ET

With the launch of My Story: The 2020 Storytelling Challenge, Girl Rising and HP invite individuals across the globe to share stories of how young leaders are fighting for human rights, racial justice, gender equity, and girls’ education

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Bank and Employees Provide More Than 2.2 Million Meals for Families Across 10 States

Jun 24, 2020 1:30 PM ET

Fifth Third Bank’s annual “Feeding Our Communities” initiative, held each year in May, provided more than 2.2 million meals to fight hunger across its 10-state footprint, significantly exceeding its pledge to provide 1.6 million meals this year.