Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Women Through Sustainable Cocoa Farming

Meet Rebecca Mensah, a farmer in Ghana who is part of CARE's cocoa sustainability initiative. Because of the program, she is able to provide for her children’s education and has the strength and opportunity to contribute to household decision-making.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Makers of HORMEL® Chili Partner with Mower County Humane Society on Adoption of “Chili” and Her Six Puppies

In addition to covering adoption fees for the dogs, the makers of Hormel® chili will donating $1,000 to the Mower County shelter and will be providing each canine with branded collars, T-shirts, dog toys and treats to enjoy.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sysco Celebrates International Women’s Day; Launches Inaugural Gem Award to Recognize Sysco Champions of Gender Diversity

As part of its global celebration, Sysco invited prominent women leaders from within their organization, as well as from customer and supplier organizations, to participate in a special panel discussion at the Company’s headquarters in Houston.

Social Impact & Volunteering

We Are Citizen Philanthropists – Service Learning in Munich, Germany

Every waterfall begins with a single drop of water. That’s the idea behind VMware’s Citizen Philanthropy approach to giving—VMware’s waterfall of impact is the result of the collective actions of VMware people. Core to our ethos is the belief...

Diversity & Inclusion

We'll Never End Extreme Poverty Without Tackling Gender Inequality, Too

Not a single country has achieved economic equality between women and men. As of 2019, women only had equal rights in six countries.

Diversity & Inclusion

How 3 Memphis Companies Are Making Diversity and Inclusion a Priority

"Diversity inclusion is one of the enablers for driving the sustainability of the organization."

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating the Achievements of Women in the Workplace Every Day

International Women’s Day celebrates the accomplishments of women, while recognizing the ongoing need to close the gap in gender equality.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Accelerates Small Business Loans and Lines of Credit

With a focus of serving its customers and keeping them at the center of every decision, Fifth Third’s partnership with Fundation allows the Bank to provide a streamlined application process and faster access to funding.

Education

Bringing STEM to Students With Help From Cox Enterprises

Imagine a world where Netflix makes your kids smarter, and Youtube is safe. A world where K-12 children can live-stream classes from the very best instructors in courses like robotics, microbiology, chemistry and engineering.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Beyond Women on Boards: How Gender Lens Investing Can Transform Your Impact Strategy

Understanding on how to unlock the power of capital to support gender equality commitments remains limited. Gender lens investing is a powerful new approach with the potential to change that.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

NRG’s CEO Talks Sustainability to Investors

Sustainability is embedded in our culture, aligned with our strategy and necessary for our long-term success.

Health & Healthcare

4 Questions for a Scientist Working on a Revolutionary CAR-T Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

The early data results seemed almost too good to be true.

That's what Sen Zhuang, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President, Oncology Clinical Research, Janssen Research & Development, was thinking at a meeting of the ASCO last summer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating ON Semiconductor’s Women’s Leadership Initiative

WLI became ON Semiconductor’s first corporate diversity and inclusion affinity network group in 2014. Developed by several female leaders within our corporate headquarters to promote awareness of women and the importance of having women in leadership.

Diversity & Inclusion

Q&A With Leila Stansfield, VP of Global Strategy and Champion for Women in Leadership at Bacardi

Leila Stansfield, VP of Global Strategy for the world’s largest spirits company in the world, is also responsible for promoting a diverse and inclusive environment, one that reflects the communities the Bacardi operates in.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist to Donate $225,000 for Disaster Relief in Middle Tennessee

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Women Who Make Positive Change in the World

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Building Community Organizational Leadership Award Goes to Woods Services

Woods Services was awarded the 2019 Aramark Building Community Organizational Leadership Award in recognition of its efforts to provide innovative, comprehensive, and integrated health and case management services

Diversity & Inclusion

By Celebrating Women Every Day, Can We Innovate for Good Faster?

International Women’s Day, fast approaching on March 8, is a powerful reminder to celebrate women in our lives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NPHY, Sands Highlight Progress in the Movement to End Youth Homelessness

With support from Las Vegas Sands for the Movement to End Youth Homelessness in Southern Nevada, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) continues to spearhead the community effort to address the high rates of youth homelessness.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Group, Inc. Named One of the World's Most Ethical Companies for Seventh Consecutive Year

CBRE has been recognized as one of the 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. This is the 7th year in a row CBRE has been recognized.

Diversity & Inclusion

These Women Found Fulfilling Careers in Energy

Women make up about 20 percent of the country’s utility industry workforce, and at Duke Energy, we're on a mission to increase diversity and strengthen a culture that supports it.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Freeport-McMoRan United Way Campaign Tops $11 Million

Freeport-McMoRan employees continued the tradition of giving back to the community by pledging more than $4 million in 2019, which raised a record-setting $11.1 million with the company match program for United Ways across the U.S.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nature Needs Heroes: Actor Yo Yang on Supporting Eco-conscious Projects

Timberland is proud to feature Yo Yang in the brand’s “Nature Needs Heroes” campaign, which celebrates heroes around the world who are making positive change for the planet, and calls on the global community to join the movement.

Education

Meet the Reinventor: Yamilée Toussaint Beach, Founder of STEM from Dance

Yamilée Toussaint Beach is easily described as a polymath. Growing up on Long Island, she excelled in math and science in school, and after class dedicated herself to jazz, ballet, and modern dance.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Holland Agriculture Plant in Zedelgem, Belgium, ‘Supporting’ Its Workers in More Ways Than One

New Holland Agriculture a global agricultural brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI/ MI: CNH), hosted Hilde Crevits, the Belgian Minister of Agriculture and Work, at its New Holland Agriculture plant in Zedelgem, Northwest of Belgium.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  3. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  4. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  5. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  6. 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...
  7. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  8. 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...
  9. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  12. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  13. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  14. 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...
  15. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...