Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tapestry Hosts Company Unscripted Session to Uncover Lessons in Nonlinear Leadership

Tapestry, Inc.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UNFCU Foundation Announces 2026 Grant Partners

UNFCU Foundation

Innovation & Technology

Keysight Enables Enterprise-Scale AI Adoption in Semiconductor Design with SOS Enterprise

Keysight Technologies

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Foundation Invests $240,000 in YWCA North Central Indiana to Support Women’s Education and Economic Advancement

KeyBank

Energy

FTI and BioStar Renewables Expand Partnership to Accelerate Clean Energy Infrastructure Nationwide

BioStar Renewables

Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusion in Action – Celebrating International Women’s Day at Lenovo

Lenovo

Events, Media & Communications

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) To Give Evidence on Indoor Air Quality at Parliament of New South Wales (NSW Parliament)

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Sustainable Development Goals

SCS Consulting Services Gains RSPO Approval as an Endorsed Training Provider (ETP)

SCS Global Services

Featured Brands

Triple Pundit: Camden Healthcare Workers Confront the Barriers Holding Back Their Neighbors’ Health

The Healthy Neighbor program, led by healthcare provider Virtua Health and supported by global medical technology company Medtronic and Medtronic LABS, recognizes that health goes beyond medicine and visits to the doctor.

2025 JA Americas Company of the Year Celebrates the Spirit of Possibility

For three unforgettable days at the Junior Achievement (JA) Americas Company of the Year (COY) competition, the spirit of possibility took hold of Rio de Janeiro.

The Challenge of Greenwashing: An International Regulatory Overview (2025)

Regulatory frameworks for sustainability are shifting, shaped by geopolitical volatility, economic uncertainty and growing public demand for transparency. Jurisdictions are responding in kind with diverging approaches.

From Pitch to Possibilities: Leveraging Sports to Create Economic Mobility

On February 12, at the Kia Forum, seven Los Angeles-based entrepreneurs took center court at the NBA Foundation’s 2026 All-Star Pitch Competition.

Wells Fargo Launches National Challenge to Uncover Innovative Housing Solutions

Wells Fargo launched the 2026 Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, a nationwide challenge to uncover scalable, innovative housing solutions designed to help more people find homes across the country. Managed by Enterprise Community Partners, the challenge awards $10 mill

FedEx Invests in HBCU Pathways Through $2 Million Commitment

FedEx has deepened its long-standing support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities with a four-year, $500,000 commitment to the business schools of Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, and LeMoyne‑Owen College.

Carnival Corporation Expands Shore Power Commitment

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, is advancing its commitment to shore power infrastructure as construction progresses on a major electrification project in Whittier, Alaska, roughly 90 minutes southeast of Anchorage.

Asset Recycling as a Strategic Enabler

KPMG in Singapore worked with the World Bank Group to develop The Asset Recycling Handbook, a roadmap for monetizing existing infrastructure assets and reinvesting the proceeds into new projects to unlock capital and support further sustainable infrastructure development.

2026 ‘New American Home’ Integrates Advanced HVAC Solutions To Meet Ambitious Energy-Efficiency Goals

Energy-efficient products from global HVAC leader LG Electronics are supporting the ambitious energy performance and innovation goals established for The New American Home® (TNAH) 2026.

Mastercard: Gen Z Is Entering the Workplace — and They’re Changing How Businesses Work

Consumer payments have evolved dramatically over the past two decades. Millennials have been banking online for most of their adult lives. Gen Z came of age with contactless payments; Gen Alpha was born into a world with digital wallets.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Circular Economy and Caterpillar

Caterpillar encourages sustainable business practices through our remanufacturing and rebuild businesses.

Environment

What Will be Driving Your Next Sustainability Report?

Sustainability in many automotive supplier companies has grown from a footnote or an appendix in an annual report to a fully developed, comprehensive strategy that drives meaningful business optimization and competitive advantage.

Events, Media & Communications

G&A's New Sustainable Training HQ Platform Offers Free Sample CSR Overview Module

G&A's new Sustainability Training HQ​ platform is offering a free sample module from it's introductory Certification in Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Strategies​ Course led by Dr. Nitish Singh, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University & Brendan Keating, VP IntegTree​.

Environment

Talk with Green Guy Show - Allie Kelly of The Ray and Kim Cobb of Georgia Tech Earth Sciences

Hear Professor Kim Cobb from Georgia Tech's Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department, talking about the impact that greenhouse gases have on oceanic species, such as coral.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Entrepreneurs Around the World Through Matter to a Million

Every day Elisa, a single mother of two, walks through the city of Tulcán, Ecuador, selling sheets, quilts and blankets to raise enough money to feed her children. It’s an extremely hard life but she has successfully grown a micro-business and someday hopes to be able to set up a small shop so she doesn’t have to walk to sell her wares.

Research, Reports & Publications

Quest Diagnostics Streamlines Hepatitis C Test Menu to Help Save Lives

For the 3.5 million people infected with the hepatitis C virus in the United States, time is of the essence. Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne infection in this country and, if not diagnosed and treated early enough, can cause liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI Podcasts: Beyond Reports - Episode 6, Christina Burmeister

This month, Christina Burmeister, Sustainability Project Manager at Deutsche Bank, speaks about the company’s efforts to make banking more socially responsible, as well as the EU Directive on Non-financial Reporting, which goes into force in 2017. Deutsche Bank is a member of GRI’s GOLD Community

Responsible Production & Consumption

Our Story of Almonds: Eight California Almonds in Every HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bar

Follow the story of our almonds from the fertile soil of sunny California to our factory in Hershey, Pa.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Making an Impact Around the Globe: A Garden Makeover for Molly

Meet Molly, a determined 12-year-old girl who likes to giggle and play with her sister. Molly also has PHACE syndrome, a condition affecting the arterial formation in her brain, which led to a stroke. Although Molly has regained some movement and speech, she is wheelchair dependent and needs help with all aspects of daily life.

Innovation & Technology

Fast-Charging Technology for Electric Buses

Siemens is supplying the charging technology for hybrid buses used on a bus route in Stockholm. The buses, which are equipped with a combined electric-diesel drive system, were manufactured by Volvo Bus Cooperation, with which Siemens is cooperating on electric bus systems.

Events, Media & Communications

Sport Has the Power to Change the World

Daimler founded Laureus together with Richemont to let as many kids and young adults as possible to profit from the possibilities of sports. The worldwide organized Laureus Sport for Good Foundation uses the strength of sports in order to connect people around the world.

Research, Reports & Publications

Impact Around the World

In 2015, Sands Cares hit its stride as a global corporate citizenship program focused on our people, planet and communities. Going beyond the building stages, we moved further into several core areas with deeper commitments, as well as initiated new partnerships and programs to entrench our support.

Research, Reports & Publications

Supporting Reintegration of U.S. Veterans into the Civilian Workforce

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Raising the Voices of Sustainability Thought Leadership

Tim Gnatek is President and Co-founder of Blue Practice, a communications agency dedicated to providing media relations, corporate and employee communications, thought leadership programs, content generation, and creative campaigns for clients in the sustainability space

Research, Reports & Publications

Owens Corning Shows Significant Progress with Reducing Footprint and Expanding Handprint

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) announced significant progress in reducing its environmental footprint and increasing the handprint efforts that advance its positive impact around the world. The company released these results today in its tenth annual sustainability report.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Farm-Raised Salmon is British Columbia’s Top Agricultural Export

Contributing over $1.1 billion annually to British Columbia’s Economy, salmon farming is the province’s #1 agricultural export with 70% of the product being exported to markets around the world. While the United States remains the largest export market, encouraging demand trends are emerging – especially in China, where exports have more than doubled since 2012 and the appetite for B.C. farm-raised salmon continues to grow.

Events, Media & Communications

Top 5 Reasons to Go Over the Edge with Team LIVESTRONG

On September 10, 2016 Team LIVESTRONG is partnering with Over the Edge for an all new event experience in Atlanta, Georgia! Participants will rappel down the side of Buckhead Tower all while raising vital funds to support LIVESTRONG’s free programs and services.

Research, Reports & Publications

Liberty Global Committed to Empowering Positive Change Through Digital

Liberty Global today announced the publication of its 2015 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report, which provides an overview of the company’s economic, social and environmental impacts and performance. This is Liberty Global’s fifth CR Report. It outlines the company’s focus on the positive potential of connectivity, digital entertainment and technology; areas where Liberty Global invests, innovates and helps empower people to make the most of the digital age.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fox Audience Strategy Announces Ester Lou Weithers as the 2016 Fox Writers Intensive Fellow

Fox Audience Strategy has announced that writer Ester Lou Weithers is this year's Fox Writers Intensive (FWI) Fellow. Ester, who was selected from a group of 12 finalists announced earlier this year, has received a script development deal with FOX Broadcasting Company and 20th Century Fox Television. Since 2011, the FWI has nurtured experienced writers with diverse voices, backgrounds and life experiences and created a pipeline of well-rounded talent for potential staffing on FOX television shows, films and other Fox Entertainment projects.

Innovation & Technology

Caterpillar's Driverless Trucks Pay Off for FMG

There’s nobody at the wheel at Fortescue Metals Group. And it’s paying dividends. ... The 47 Caterpillar 793 trucks which Fortescue obtained from WesTrac are robotic — steadily plodding their way around mine sites as sensors send information to powerful computers for processing and new instructions for the 240-tonne workhorse.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Field Trip to the Future

I thought of myself as a tech-savvy millennial… and then I spent the day with Girls Who Code at Fullscreen Media. Sitting in the audience as teenage girls presented business recommendations about social sharing and streaming video, I realized that there has never been a more exciting time to be at the intersection of tech and media, and that I have a lot of catching up to do!

Diversity & Inclusion

Qualcomm Celebrates Diversity at the San Diego Pride Parade

Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to march in the San Diego Pride Parade alongside 300 other “Qualcommers,” their families, and friends. It’s the sixth year in a row that I’ve participated in this celebration of our LGBT community, and I always find it a personally rewarding experience. In a way, the parade is a reflection of our company: a diverse community, marching forward together.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wendy’s Franchisee Hits the Road to Raise Funds for Foster Care Adoption

Ed Anderson strapped on his helmet, jumped on his bike and pedaled right out of Newport News, VA on Wednesday. It was the start of a 4,000 mile journey that will take him from sea to shining sea all in the name of Wendy’s Founder Dave Thomas.

Health & Healthcare

3 Hacks by Sodexo for Pokémon Go Safety

As Pokémon Go sweeps the nation—and the world—you might see even more people than usual wandering the streets staring into their phones. The augmented reality game uses smartphones to overlay the real world with images of video-game creatures that users can “catch” by throwing “Poké balls” at them in the app. Health experts have praised the game for using augmented reality to get users outside and walking around. Hunting for Pokémon like Pikachu and Bulbasaur is certainly better exercise than most smartphone games and could potentially be used as a fun team-building activity in the workplace.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Starwood Hotels and Resorts Measures Social Impact: An Interview with Kristin Meyer, Associate Director of Community Partnerships

Since 2009, Global Citizenship has been a cornerstone of Starwood’s business strategy. Global Citizenship provides Starwood’s guests, customers, communities, owners, and associates a better way to experience the world.

Latest Campaigns

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...

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...

Housing affordability

We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

FedEx | Empowering Entrepreneurs

Advancing women and minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world. Small to mid-sized businesses power their local economies and...

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business

Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

FedEx | Opportunity

At FedEx, we’re as diverse as the world we serve. From Harlem to Hong Kong, from Sao Paulo to Sydney, the world of FedEx is all about connecting...

ESG Recognition

While our commitment to being a responsible corporation is not dependent on recognition, it is a great validation of our work when external...