Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Green Infrastructure

Sustainable Design: Pushing the Limits of Building Performance in Sydney

Increased climate variability and surging population growth are placing greater demands on limited resources such as water, energy, and physical space. Our teams are considering how buildings and infrastructure can be designed to more effectively cope with these stresses and perform well into the future. Facilities need to be built not only to operate in greater harmony with nature but also to withstand the forces it may unleash.

Events, Media & Communications

Today is National Adoption Day!

Since 2000, judges across the country have been opening their courtrooms on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to finalize adoptions from foster care in time for the holidays. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a proud founder of National Adoption day, which has led to the adoptions of nearly 70,000 children on this day along over the past 19 years.

Events, Media & Communications

Ideagen 2030 - Future of Work Summit

Leaders and Luminaries from the world's leading brands, companies, trade associations, NGOs and public sector convened at the Ideagen 2030 - Future of Work Summit at Gallup’s World Headquarters in Washington D.C. on October 30th, 2018.

Events, Media & Communications

CSR & Employee Engagement for IMPACT - Join Us Tuesday!

On November 20 Angela Parker, Co-Founder & CEO of Realized Worth and Lesa George, Director of Digital Business Development, United Way of Calgary and Area will share insights into the customer experience and how technology can enable companies to meet impact and engagement objectives.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar Customer Sustainability

In the ocean, on the road and inside mine sites, Caterpillar teams are responding to customer needs for increased efficiency and decreased GHG emissions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Kicks Off 2018 Share the Love by Hosting HQ Event to Help Combat Childhood Hunger and Feed Its Local Communities

Subaru of America, Inc. today hosted a special kickoff event to celebrate the return of the Subaru Share the Love Event, the automaker’s annual philanthropic event aimed at supporting charities across the country. Employees at Subaru of America (SOA) headquarters in Camden, NJ partnered with the Food Bank of South Jersey to donate and pack a record-breaking 6,600 ‘KidzPacks,’ containing items that can produce up to four nutritionally-balanced meals and snacks for a child.

Environment

Intacta RR2-PRO™-Soybeans Lead to Positive Environmental Impacts in South America

Results from a five-year peer-reviewed study on Intacta RR2 PRO™ soybeans planted in South America were recently published, indicating that this technology from Bayer helps farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions and overall environmental impact.

Environment

Visa Response to California Wildfires

Visa and the Visa Foundation today announced a commitment to help those impacted by multiple major wildfires that have devastated regions throughout California over the last week.

Education

Decoding the New Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) Curriculum

Science is a passion for Vivienne Watson that goes beyond her professional life as a Senior Scientist and Scientific Project Manager at Amgen.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

All-new Ram 1500 Named 2019 Green Truck of the Year™ by Green Car Journal

Green Car Journal has selected the Ram 1500 as its 2019 Green Truck of the Year™. The announcement was made today at the 50th annual San Antonio Auto & Truck Show in San Antonio, Texas.

Diversity & Inclusion

Legg Mason Supports CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ Goal to Tackle Unconscious Bias and Advance Inclusion Beyond the Business Community

Legg Mason, Inc. supports CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ (D&I) as the coalition announces three key actions at its second annual CEO Closed-Door Session. These actions align with Legg Mason’s efforts to promote open dialog on diversity and inclusion.

Education

Lockheed Martin Launches STEM Scholarship Program

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today launched a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) scholarship program for high school and college undergraduate students planning to pursue a major in engineering and computer science.

Social Impact & Volunteering

eBay Employee Lends Her Skills—and Gains a Fresh Perspective

Volunteering has always been part of eBay product manager Ruchi Sethi’s life. She freely gives her time to teach kids in underserved areas, collect donations and serve food to the homeless, and support various NGOs in her community.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Working Mother Recognizes Merck as one of the Best Companies for Dads

Merck is honored to have been on the Working Mother’s 100 Best Companies list for over 30 years. We are thrilled to be on the inaugural Working Mother’s Best Companies for Dads list, too. These lists recognize companies that set the standard for mom-friendly and dad-friendly work places.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UPS Delivers Wishes and Gives Back This Holiday Season

With the company's 5th annual Wishes Delivered campaign, UPS is spreading goodwill and inspiration while raising money for The Boys and Girls Clubs of America, The Salvation Army, and Toys for Tots Literacy Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kohler's Theresa Millard Named a 2018 Waste Fit Champion

Responsible Production & Consumption

Our Food Journey™ Features Conversations with Today’s Trendsetters in the World of Food

Hormel Foods Corporation, a leading global branded food company, has launched a new podcast series called Our Food Journey™. The podcast series is part of the company’s larger Our Food Journey™ social responsibility efforts inspired by the food the company makes and the difference it makes in the world. The podcast features discussions with renowned master chefs, food entrepreneurs, food scientists and Hormel Foods employees.

Responsible Production & Consumption

HPE: 80% of Manufacturers Will Have Science-Based Targets by 2025

Supplychain emissions are a significant part of HPE's footprint. To reduce that impact, we're helping our global manufacturers establish GHG emissions targets.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Teams up With DonorsChoose.Org to Help Teachers and Students Recover From Hurricane Florence

The Duke Energy Foundation announced it is providing a $160,000 grant to DonorsChoose.org to fund relief projects by public school teachers in 16 counties across North Carolina and South Carolina.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ingersoll Rand Named a 2018 Winner for Prestigious U.S. Chamber Foundation ‘Best Environmental Stewardship’ Award

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center named Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, the winner of the 2018 Corporate Citizenship Awards, in the category of Best Environmental Stewardship.

Health & Healthcare

How Nestlé Is Making it a Whole Lot Easier to Access Nutrition

As a life-long public health professional and nutrition adviser, I’m excited to share news that’s close to my heart. Today, Nestlé is №1 in the first-ever U.S. Access to Nutrition Index, a ranking of food and beverage companies’ success in using policies, practices, and product portfolios to address nutrition challenges.

While we appreciate the recognition, the real award for us is seeing our progress in improving access to healthy foods and knowing we’re making a difference in people’s lives. The ranking also confirmed that our strategy of embedding nutrition in our processes is paying off.

Three approaches helped differentiate us in this ranking and continue to guide our work moving forward.

Energy

NRG’s Commitment to Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).

At NRG, supporting a more sustainable future goes beyond our own emission reduction goals. There are many ways the concept is taking hold at our company and in the communities we serve—one example is through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mohawk Group Introduces a New Way to Look at Waste

Scrap Culture, authored by Royce Epstein, Mohawk Group’s design director, takes designers on a multi-disciplinary global exploration of the new ways waste can contribute to a sustainable future and beautify our spaces. Every kind of design practice, from fashion to furniture to product to fine art, is considered. Epstein did a run through of the CEU at Mohawk’s fifth annual Future Workplace Design (FWD) event last week, which was held at the company’s LEED and WELL-qualified New York City showroom.

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - November 2018

Check out the Ray C. Anderson Foundation's November Newsletter.

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. LG Air Conditioning Solutions
    About LG Conditioning Technologies The LG Electronics USA Air Conditioning Technologies business is based in Alpharetta, Ga. LG is a leading player in...
  3. Brightening Our Corner Newsletter
    Quarterly newsletter from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. Subscribe here.
  4. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  7. Planet
    Minimizing our environmental footprint and being part of the solution to climate change.
  8. 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...
  9. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  10. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  11. Subaru Love Promise: Education
    Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education. Through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org...
  12. 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...
  13. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  14. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  15. 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...