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Join Leaders From Google, Microsoft, REI & More at GreenBiz 26

Trellis Group

Events, Media & Communications

sustainability: 2025 Report - Rockwell Automation
Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

Rockwell Automation

Research, Reports & Publications

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Locally Grown Locally Served

Through innovation, best practices and collaboration with regional partners, the Windsor Mill is building a better future by optimizing its fiber supply and reducing its environmental footprint.

Social Impact & Volunteering

4 Effective Strategies That Show Volunteers They Matter

Show thanks to volunteers by showing how they impact others with these 4 effective strategies to increase volunteer retention by showing appreciation.

Events, Media & Communications

Alliance Data Supporting Mental Health Initiatives

Mental health is an important subject for everyone. To FORTUNE 500 companies like Alliance Data, it's a reminder to keep top of mind when making decisions and investments that impact the well-being of our communities and people.

Events, Media & Communications

Moody’s CFO to Address Leadership in Sustainable Value Creation at New Metrics 19

Sustainable Brands recently announced Mark Kaye, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Moody’s Corporation, as a distinguished keynote speaker for its annual New Metrics conference, New Metrics ‘19: Next Generation Goals & Reporting.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Inside 'Moments of Joy': Documentary Shows How A Robotic Duck Helps Kids with Cancer

Aflac and Chispa House created Moments of Joy, a 35-minute documentary that tells the stories of children with cancer.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Where the Power of Childhood Meets the Power of Research

The Children’s Inn at NIH is “A Place Like Home.” The Inn provides free lodging, meals, therapeutic, educational, & recreational programming for families who come to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for groundbreaking clinical research studies

Research, Reports & Publications

How CEOs Talk About the Long-Term

When presenting to investors, CEOs need to go deeper than just telling a good marketing story.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Printing Can be More Sustainable Than You Think

HP currently makes all of its paper with fibers from sources that don't contribute to deforestation; the majority of HP paper around the world is certified to Forest Stewardship Council standards, the gold standard in forest management.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Career Journey of a Manufacturing Leader

Starting out at age 19 on the assembly line in Greenville, Ohio at Whirlpool Corporation's KitchenAid plant, Maggie Hammaker worked her way up to a position overseeing all of the classic stand mixer assembly lines by the age of 29. See the video of her story.

Research, Reports & Publications

Taproot Foundation Announces the Average Hourly Value of Pro Bono Service is now $195

In the lead up to Pro Bono Week 2019, Taproot Foundation announces that the average hourly value of pro bono service in 2019 has increased to $195, up 30% over the 2015 valuation.

Research, Reports & Publications

MSD Publishes 2018/2019 Corporate Responsibility Report

MSD (tradename of Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)) has issued its 2018/2019 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Innovation & Technology

Secure IT: Individual Responsibility and Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. In a world where the cyberthreat landscape continues growing rapidly in size and sophistication, that’s the key message driving the focus of 2019’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October.

Events, Media & Communications

It's No Longer Business As Usual - DSM Event at NY Public Library

What is the role of companies in addressing societal concerns such as climate change, biodiversity and inclusive economic growth? To discuss this DSM is gathered leaders from the public and private sectors as well as civil society at the NY Public Library for a multi-stakeholder event.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Reflections on Cisco Leader Day 2019

I recently had a great experience attending Cisco’s third annual Leader Day which happened to fall on a pretty historic day for us — the day Cisco was named the #1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Places to Work. We took a moment to celebrate this exciting recognition, but then dove in to the full day’s session.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LIVESTRONG: There Is Life After Cancer

At LIVESTRONG, we fight for the more than 32.6 million people around the world affected by cancer, right now. We believe you become a survivor the moment you are diagnosed—it’s a mindset, not an outcome.

Diversity & Inclusion

JetBlue Foundation e-Newsletter Fall Edition: Celebrating Girls in Aviation Day Every Day

The JetBlue Foundation encourages aviation-related education and helps ignites interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, especially among communities traditionally underrepresented in these areas.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Book Excerpt — Purposeful Profits: Inside Successful Businesses Making a Positive Global Impact

To think that a multi-billion dollar company, with a presence in 130 countries, could position its impact akin to the other brands currently in the B Corp portfolio was almost preposterous.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Are CEOs Finally Becoming “Woke” to Their Societal Responsibilities?

Why did the Business Roundtable promise to no longer make shareholder returns their primary focus? There’s a lot more to it than just trying to be a good corporate citizen.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Businesses Have A Responsibility To Lead: My Never Stand Still Conversation With DICK’S Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack

We recently hosted DICK’S Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack at PayPal’s VP+ leadership team meeting in San Jose. I knew I also wanted Ed to join me for a #NeverStandStill episode so that his inspiring message could be shared more broadly.

Environment

Inogen Member Spotlight--Mohamed Fahmy, SETTEC

Antea Group spotlights Mohamed Fahmy, Managing Director of SETTEC Training & Consultancy Ltd., an EHS firm based in Cairo.

Events, Media & Communications

Comerica Bank Women's Business Symposium Provides Opportunities for Women Business Leaders to Learn, Connect & Grow

Hundreds of women in business joined Comerica Bank for our national Women’s Business Symposium stop in Houston.

Research, Reports & Publications

Customer Demands are Driving Sustainability Goal-Setting Into a New Era

Customers are the most important stakeholders influencing how companies set sustainability priorities, define goals and respond to external requests for environment, social and governance (ESG) information, according to a new report by NAEM.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Donates $150,000 to Rose Hill, North Carolina Fire Department for New Ladder Truck

The truck was purchased by the Rose Hill Fire Department, a volunteer fire department serving Duplin County, N.C., and was made possible with a $150,000 contribution from the Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods.

Diversity & Inclusion

Voices at Viacom: “Diversity and Inclusion Is About All of Us”

It’s rare that Wincie Knight can make it through a conversation without mentioning the importance of inclusion in her workplace.

Environment

CSRHub’s Cynthia Figge Speaking at Future in Review 2019

Future in Review Oct. 8-11, 2019 at The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA, A Strategic News Service Presentation

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  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. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  4. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  5. 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...
  6. PSEG Strength in Service, Sandy and Beyond
    Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...
  7. 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...
  8. Community Investment
    all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)
  9. Employee Giving & Volunteerism
    We support employees in their desire to give back – connecting them to organizations where they can make a difference. Motorolans are good citizens by...
  10. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  11. Guiding Stars blog: Nutrition Science
    About the Guiding Stars Nutrition Science Blog The Guiding Stars Nutrition Science blog is your place for digestible nutrition information. Hear from...
  12. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Financial health
    At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...