Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Corporate Responsibility

YKK Commits to Achieving Climate Neutrality by 2050

Global sustainable trims leader YKK announced the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which will serve as a roadmap to the company achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

Corporate Responsibility

ViacomCBS Ensures Employees Have Their Voices Heard

As a civic-minded company, time after time ViacomCBS has demonstrated its commitment to empowering audiences and employees to exercise their rights, represent their interests and vote.

AI & Technology

Cristiano Amon at IFA 2020: A Time to Innovate [Video]

Connectivity is essential. It’s one of the many lessons we’re learning during this unprecedented time. It’s critical to our ability to work, learn, entertain ourselves, and even receive medical care.

Socially Responsible Investing

Franklin Templeton Launches New Emerging Markets Sustainability Fund for European Investors

Differentiated emerging markets solution based on proprietary three-pillar ESG inclusion framework and aligned with positive outcome areas linked to UN SDGs

Philanthropy

Fifth Third Bank Donates Furniture to Beds for Kids

The mission of Beds for Kids is to provide beds and essential furniture to children and their families who are in need.

Awards & Rankings

Quest Diagnostics Receives 2020 C. Everett Koop National Health Award for Outstanding Employee Health Program

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has received the prestigious C. Everett Koop National Health Award for 2020.

Environment

The Challenges of Sustainable Food Packaging

Tetra Pak is on a journey to create the ultimate sustainable food package – one that secures food safety and availability while reducing the impact on our planet. What are the challenges and what needs to be done to solve them?

Energy & Infrastructure

SCE Funds 'Critical Aerial Support' for Daytime, Nighttime Firefighting

Capt. Greg Barta of the Orange County Fire Authority has been on the front lines of firefighting for 13 years. He has one word to describe the 2020 fire season to date: “Explosive.”

Corporate Responsibility

Covid-19 Pandemic Puts Focus on Health Benefits Enrollment Season

Every year, workers make changes to their benefits options during open enrollment season. But this time around, the COVID-19 pandemic had raised the importance of the annual process.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Abbott is Expanding Diversity in STEM

Supporting and increasing the number of women and those from diverse backgrounds in the STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – fields is a passion at Abbott.

Socially Responsible Investing

Socially Responsible Investing: A Global Perspective

We believe that only an "engaged investor class" (form Wall Street to Main Street) can prevent a complete collapse of the fragile ecology of our planet, and provide universal dignity to all people around the world...

Corporate Responsibility

Anna Brings New Power's Innovations to Hydrogen and Transportation Markets

With more than eight years working in the hydrogen industry, Anna Murray has dipped her toes into some of Cummins' biggest fuel cell and hydrogen technologies projects

Awards & Rankings

IOC President Bach to Receive Seoul Peace Prize

"It is a great honour to receive this award, and I would like to thank the Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation for its decision."

Philanthropy

CASE Announces “Call for Entries” for the 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant

CASE Construction Equipment, a global construction equipment brand of CNH Industrial N.V., has issued the call for entries for the 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant.

Socially Responsible Investing

Efforts to Plant Trees After the Wildfires Must Include Corporations

The Arbor Day Foundation, which has committed to planting trees worldwide since 1972, outlines a six-fold process for wildfire response. The Foundation’s steps don’t start and end with planting seedlings. Restoration requires time, dedication and certainly collaboration.

Philanthropy

Comedy Central, VH1 and MTV Help Previously Incarcerated People Vote

As we move closer to the U.S. presidential election, we have seen more brands join in creating unique voting initiatives. We’ve reported on clothing lines inspired by Rock The Vote, retailers encouraging and even paying employees to work the polls and marketing campaigns calling on citizens to please vote.

Philanthropy

General Mills Partner World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize

We are honored to partner with WFP in China and India to support their child hunger relief programs that ensure children are nourished and able to learn and thrive.

Awards & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Named Winner of the 2020 Reuters Responsible Business Award in the Business Transformation Category

The company was named a winner in the Business Transformation category which recognizes companies that are embracing innovative opportunities to address social and environmental challenges and develop sustainable business models for the future.

Environment

La Red de Innovación e Impacto es un conjunto de organizaciones que apoyan micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas con el fin de fomentar el crecimiento y la prosperidad en América Latina y el Caribe.

Todo ello, a través de la generación de instancias de colaboración, asistencia técnica, conexiones con expertos y detección de oportunidades que generan alto impacto social.

Health & Healthcare

How a Local Agency Removes the Barriers That Keep Underserved Families in Poverty

In February 2020, while most of America enjoyed 3.5% unemployment opens in a new tab and unprecedented economic prosperity, Kentucky resident Iyeshia Lattimore was barely getting by. She was working third shift in a low-wage, high-stress job...

Environment

HanesBrands Announces 2030 Global Sustainability Goals Focused on People, Planet and Product

HanesBrands, a socially responsible leading global marketer of everyday basic apparel, today announced new, wide-ranging 2030 global sustainability goals that include a commitment to setting science-based environmental targets, a goal of improving the lives of at least 10 million people, and addressing the use of plastics and sustainable raw materials in products and packaging.

Education & Workforce Development

Introducing Cisco's Educator Resource Center

Autumn is considered back-to-school time in the United States and other parts of the world. But this year, the return to the classroom looks dramatically different than ever before.

Philanthropy

In Celebration of the First Arhaus Studio Opening, Arhaus Is Partnering With American Forests To Plant 10,000 Trees

As a brand founded on sustainable beliefs, and as part of its ongoing Green Initiative, Arhaus is honored to continue supporting American Forests and its mission.

Environment

Morgan Stanley Announces Commitment to Reach Net-Zero Financed Emissions by 2050

Morgan Stanley announced a new commitment to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050. The Firm joins many of its clients in this strategic goal and is committed to providing financing, expertise and thought leadership to support the transition to a low-carbon world.

Inclusion & Opportunity

General Mills Celebrates International Day of the Girl

Through our CARE partnership in cocoa-growing communities in Ghana & Cote d’Ivoire, we are empowering farmers to improve the well-being of their families & communities, including helping their daughters pursue an education & fulfill their dreams.

Latest Campaigns

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

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...

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...

Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

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...

Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S...

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...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...

License to Operate

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