Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mixed-Use: Green Housing and Social Enterprise

GreenMoney Journal

Green Infrastructure

The Ray Unveils Digital Transformation To Fuel National Expansion

Ray C. Anderson Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard: The Power of Data To Unlock More Inclusive Financial Experiences

Mastercard

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Spreading Joy and Relief in Times of Need

Bath & Body Works

Events, Media & Communications

IOC Announces Winners of Climate Action Awards 2025

International Olympic Committee





Recent Alerts

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

people in a boat
What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Environment

Kimberly-Clark's Unconventional Mindset Is Making Alternative Fibers A Reality

We are committed to reducing our impact on natural forests, and we’re going to great lengths to find alternatives to traditional sources of fiber used for manufacturing paper towels and tissues.

Education

KFC U.S. Reach Grant Program Expands to Include All KFC Restaurant Employees

All KFC U.S. restaurant employees at participating restaurants can now apply for college tuition assistance through the recently expanded KFC REACH Educational Grant Program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Using Technology to Focus Disaster Response

The $25 million disaster commitment by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation includes grants for technologies that will accelerate and focus disaster relief efforts.

Innovation & Technology

HP’s Maker Space

Projected to open this Spring, the HP Maker Space in Boise, Idaho will help grow the maker spirit globally at HP

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Volkswagen Teams With Giuliana Rancic’s Fab-U-Wish and The Pink Agenda to Auction Off Limited-Edition #Pinkbeetle to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA), in collaboration with Giuliana Rancic and The Pink Agenda, today announced the auction of the limited-edition 2017 Volkswagen #PinkBeetle.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Global Brands are Committing to Chemical Transparency

In just the last few years, there has been a positive trend of leading global brands such as Walmart, Target and Nike that have made visible commitments to both chemical transparency and cutting down hazardous chemicals along their supply chains. Furthermore, many brands are starting to collaborate with NGOs and other industry experts to create momentum around achieving transparency goals.

Events, Media & Communications

Dexter Fowler and Bryce Harper to Co-Host MLB Players Trust's 13th Annual Golf Tournament

A pair of Major League All-Stars, Dexter Fowler of the Chicago Cubs and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, are looking for a full-house when they co-host the Major League Baseball Players Trust’s 13th annual fundraising golf tournament and third annual MGM Grand Poker Tournament to benefit the Players Trust in Las Vegas, January 11 & 12, 2017.

Events, Media & Communications

CITGO Celebrates 90th Anniversary of Lemont Refinery

Today, CITGO Petroleum Corporation is capping off celebrations of the CITGO Lemont Refinery’s 90th anniversary by welcoming community leaders, nonprofit partners, employees and retirees to the refinery for a commemorative ceremony. This follows efforts throughout the year to thank Chicagoland for its many years of support through volunteer activities and community events.

Innovation & Technology

Artificial Intelligence + Algorithms = Assumptions!

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged in the public debate with Deep Mind’s recent win over a champion of the Chinese game GO. AI is all about computers getting better at solving problems formerly thought too difficult which should be left to humans. Since the 1970s, a small group of computer specialists and mathematicians based their hopes on teaching machines to follow the rule-based learning of human reasoning. They designed algorithms (coding these rules into software programs) which they hoped would enable computers to emulate human thought processes.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Even More Benefits to Tracking Outcomes

MicroEdge + Blackbaud Vice President of Product Management and Business Development, Charlie Vanek, explores how tracking outcomes can help your organization succeed. From enhanced decision making and improved funding to commercial success, the payoff of outcomes measurement is ever expanding and applies to all organizations and corporations.

Education

Meet Jordi Prims from Spain

A teacher at the Escola Cooperativa El Puig in Barcelona, Jordi has been in education for 19 years and is now responsible for teaching maths and science to 13-16 year olds.

Health & Healthcare

IBM Health Corps Grant Winners Focus on Infections and Health Disparities

Forbes Contributor, Judy Stone, provides details on how the first five IBM Health Corps grant recipients plan to fight cancer, infectious diseases and health disparities. Grant awarded to American Cancer Society’s, RAD-AID, Taiwan⁠’s Centers for Disease Control, Gorgas Memorial Institute and Duke University.

Social Impact & Volunteering

generationOn and Hasbro Launch Campaign to Inspire Kindness in Kids and Teens

New York, NY, September 1, 2016 – generationOn, the youth service division of Points of Light, and Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today launched a new campaign that encourages kids and teens to create, share and act upon their own Rules of Kindness. The campaign is designed to build a culture of caring and empathy among today’s youth.

Social Impact & Volunteering

5 Ways YOU Can Get Involved in Hunger Action Month!

The start of September marks Labor Day celebrations, the official end of summer vacation and the beginning of cooler fall weather. But September is also a time a year when we shine a light on an important issue – hunger in America.

Environment

How Our Global GHG Reduction Strategy Adds Up

Diversity & Inclusion

HPE: Why Diversity Matters

In August 2015, the progressive Rainbow PUSH Coalition lauded HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise for creating “the most diverse boards of any tech company in America.” And, earlier this year, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce commended our company for “…seeking to reflect the diversity of the communities it serves in its Board of Directors.” Take a seat with CEO Meg Whitman and HPE Board of Directors.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why People are at the Root of Healthy Forests

Climate change, deforestation, global warming. These are all hotly debated areas of sustainability that have become commonly used buzzwords in the public discourse.

Diversity & Inclusion

Practitioner Spotlight--Pete Schwalbach

Let's take a closer look at one of Antea Group's greatest resources--its people! Next up is Operational Performance and Assurance Senior Project Manager Pete Schwalbach, who manages to reference saving the whales, the Edmund Fitzgerald, and Forrest Gump, all while talking about what he loves about his job.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Keep America Beautiful’s National Planting Day Kicks Off Sept. 10

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit which envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, is mobilizing Americans to bolster their local ecosystems by planting native species of trees, shrubs and plants for its fifth annual National Planting Day.

Innovation & Technology

Data Management Tools Should Move from Mere Reporting to Automation and Analytics

Advances in technology, connectivity and software have made an increasing number of tools available to improve utility performance. The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployments of the past decade demonstrate there is tremendous value to be found in the data generated across utility service networks.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Thai Students Take Top Honor at 20th Jubilee Celebration of Prestigious International Student Competition in Stockholm

Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, congratulates Sureeporn Triphetprapa, Thidarat Phianchat and Kanjana Komkla of Thailand, the winners of the 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the most prestigious international student competition for water-related research.

Events, Media & Communications

Mike Bloomberg Co-Hosts a Twitter Chat on WHO's Work to Reduce Noncommunicable Diseases

Mike Bloomberg Co-Hosts a Twitter Chat on WHO's Work to Reduce Noncommunicable Diseases - 10AM, Thursday 8/25/2016.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...
  6. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  7. Community Investment
    all community engagement efforts (e.g., Teach for All, volunteerism, etc.)
  8. Advocacy
    Position Action Against Hunger as a leading advocate for policy change and investment—calling for increased public health spending, improved nutrition...
  9. IWBI | Community News
    We believe that people's health and wellness should be at the center of design. That’s why we’re working with industry professionals in real estate...
  10. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  11. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  12. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  13. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  14. 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...
  15. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...