Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

he Truist Championship, in partnership with the Charlotte Trail of History, unveiled a commemorative statue honoring Dr. Charles Sifford at Elizabeth Park, celebrating the trailblazing golfer’s enduring legacy and ties to the Charlotte community.

The Teaching Shift That’s Boosting Engagement at This STEM High School

May 7, 2026 2:40 PM ET

Education & Workforce Development

When Dove Science Academy High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, joined Verizon Innovative Learning Schools in fall 2025, its teachers embraced not just the infusion of technology, but also the novel ways they could inspire their students.

LG Electronics Earns ‘Top 1%’ Sustainability Ranking From S&P Global for Third Year in a Row

May 7, 2026 9:30 AM ET

Awards & Rankings

LG Electronics has earned the “Top 1%” ranking in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) for the third consecutive year, with a score of 77 out of 100.

Comcast Honors Texas Veterans With USS Kearsarge Ship Tour During Houston’s First Fleet Week

May 7, 2026 9:00 AM ET

Volunteering & Community

As Houston marked a historic Texas-first by hosting Fleet Week, Comcast was proud to recognize the service and sacrifice of veterans through a special ship tour experience aboard the USS Kearsarge.

Mastercard: Looking Beyond Just Tech To Power Inclusive Growth

May 7, 2026 8:00 AM ET

Events

“Plans of action, not empty platitudes.” That’s how Shamina Singh, the founder and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, opened Wednesday’s Global Inclusive Growth Forum in Washington, D.C., and it became an unofficial through-line.

Check for Cancer Champion Ernie Johnson Jr.’s Legacy Beyond Survival

May 6, 2026 11:35 AM ET

Corporate Responsibility

Sports fans immediately recognize his voice. Beloved broadcaster Ernie Johnson Jr. first graced the airwaves in 1979 and quickly became one of the most recognizable sports hosts and analysts.

FedEx and Orbis Earn “Best of the Best” Halo Award: Delivering Sight Worldwide

May 6, 2026 11:00 AM ET

Awards & Rankings

FedEx and longtime supported nonprofit, Orbis International, have been named “Best of the Best” at the 2026 Halo Awards, the highest honor presented by Engage for Good to recognize outstanding corporate–nonprofit partnerships that prove purpose and business can go hand in hand.

Guiding Stars: How Spring Changes Our Eating

May 6, 2026 10:00 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

It might seem like eating seasonally is all about sustainability and prioritizing local foods. But people have been eating what’s in season since the beginning of time because they didn’t have any other options.

Idealist Announces Professional Development Collaboration With IBM SkillsBuild

May 6, 2026 9:03 AM ET

Education & Workforce Development

Idealist and IBM’s SkillsBuild platform have teamed up to bring Idealist users access to over 1,000 free online courses.

Comcast Business Helps Michigan Small Businesses Scale With Technology and Opportunity Through Next Big Idea Pitch Competition

May 6, 2026 9:00 AM ET

Socially Responsible Investing

From reliable connectivity to advanced business solutions, Comcast Business is committed to helping Michigan’s small businesses start strong, scale smarter, and grow with confidence.

Recent Alerts

Announcing PR Daily Conference in New York

Ragan

Events

"For Generations to Come" with family in a garden

For Generations To Come: Ancestry Publishes 2025 Impact Report

Alerts

Research & Reports

Baker Hughes 2025 Corporate Sustainability Report cover

Report: Baker Hughes Achieves 36.9% Absolute Reduction in Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Baker Hughes Energy Services LLC

Research & Reports

"Time for Impact" with image of an hourglass

It’s Time for Impact – a Call for Action by CDL in Its 19th Integrated Sustainability Report 2026 – Future-Proofing Planet, People and Prosperity

City Developments Limited

Research & Reports

Inclusion & Opportunity

Bloomberg LP: Enterprising Women: The Strategic Argument for Diversity

Sep 16, 2015 10:30 AM ET

With risk and compliance growing more technical, the key challenge firms face is attracting a diverse talent pool.

Awards & Rankings

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International Names Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell as its 2015 Episteme Award Recipient

Sep 16, 2015 10:30 AM ET

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) today named Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, the 2015 recipient of the STTI Episteme Award supported by The Baxter International Foundation. Campbell is the Anna D. Wolf Chair and Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. As Episteme Laureate, Campbell will be the keynote speaker at STTI’s 43rd Biennial Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., November 7-11, 2015, where she will be presented with the $15,000 award.

Environment

VIDEO: The Power of Clean Water | P&G #PowerofClean

Sep 16, 2015 10:05 AM ET

Corporate Responsibility

Ingersoll Leader to Share Successful Sustainability Business Case Strategies at MAPI Forum

Sep 16, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Scott Tew of the Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand will cover strategic methods to link sustainability initiatives to business outcomes and cases at the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation’s (MAPI) Fall Sustainability Council Meeting.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Empowering Female Farmers

Sep 16, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Environment

Extending the Life of Paper

Sep 16, 2015 9:30 AM ET

At Sappi we are also committed to sustainable or “smart” consumption of paper, eliminating wasteful use. Only by using paper wisely and purposefully can we be assured of meeting growing demand for generations to come.

Events

Fox and Microsoft Announce 'The Martian' STEM Design Contest with $25,000 Prize

Sep 16, 2015 8:00 AM ET

On Tuesday, September 15, 20th Century Fox and Microsoft announced the Hacking Mars Design Challenge, a unique online science and technology competition developed exclusively around the upcoming Fox film The Martian to drive interest in STEM subjects. The winning team will collect a $25,000 grand prize and travel to Microsoft to experience the company's HoloLens technology. The contest is open to anyone in the world over the age of 18, but students with interests in STEM are strongly encouraged to apply.

Environment

Welcome to the Next Generation of Sustainable Development

Sep 15, 2015 6:25 PM ET

The year 2015 is shaping up as one of the most consequential years for environmental/sustainability policy in our lifetimes.

Awards & Rankings

Quest Diagnostics Sustainability Efforts Earn Continued Place on 2015 DJSI World and National Indices

Sep 15, 2015 6:00 PM ET

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, was named for the eleventh consecutive year in the North America Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and for a twelfth year in the World DJSI.

Awards & Rankings

World Economic Forum Names 2015 Technology Pioneers

Sep 15, 2015 5:00 PM ET

This year’s World Economic Forum announced a number of companies that they designated as Technology Pioneers in three categories: Information Technology, Life Sciences & Health, and Energy Environment & Infrastructure. Fourteen of these were in the last category, several of which have some very innovative and potentially significant products.

Philanthropy

Supporting Arts and Culture in Kentucky

Sep 15, 2015 4:00 PM ET

Environment

Optical Sorters at Republic’s Recycling Plant in St. Louis Can Process Approximately 30 Tons Per Hour

Sep 15, 2015 3:45 PM ET

The optical sorters at Republic’s recycling plant in St. Louis can process approximately 30 tons per hour and were experienced first-hand by students of Sacred Heart in Valley Park, Missouri, who are working on the First Lego League Robotics project to improve trash and recycling processes.

Education & Workforce Development

Chef Brian Smith Talks About the Importance of Educating Kids on Fresh Local Foods

Sep 15, 2015 2:50 PM ET

Some have painted boxes embellished with action heroes, while others simply bring the iconic brown paper bag however, it’s not so much what your kid brings their lunch in that’s important, but rather what’s in it.

Corporate Responsibility

[WEBINAR] How to Make the Most of Your Employee Volunteer Program

Sep 15, 2015 2:05 PM ET

Employee Volunteer Programs (EVP) are becoming more and more commonplace in companies nowadays.

Not only are they more anticipated by employees, but companies themselves are asking for more out of their EVP. From helping recruit talent, to increasing retention by making employees happier, healthier, and more productive, to growing brand reputation, building an EVP has no downside. But how can you find the tools to do it right?

Volunteering & Community

Rebuilding Together and Choice Hotels International Partner for Annual Headquarters Project

Sep 15, 2015 2:00 PM ET

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, is working with longtime charitable partner, Rebuilding Together, a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing, to engage employees in an annual volunteer project. This Friday, September 18, volunteers from Choice Hotels will join Rebuilding Together Montgomery County, to provide critical repairs and renovations at Dring’s Reach, an affordable housing complex owned and operated by the Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP), located in Silver Spring, MD.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Honda Honors Outstanding Latino Students with Scholarships, Internship Opportunities

Sep 15, 2015 1:45 PM ET

Honda's 2015 Class of Hispanic Scholars includes juniors and seniors attending colleges in 11 states.

Environment

Agriculture’s Role in Creating a More Sustainable Future

Sep 15, 2015 1:30 PM ET

Producing enough food, fiber and fuel for more than 9 billion people by 2050, while conserving natural resources is a challenge that has become increasingly complex. In the next 35 years, experts predict that we’ll need to double agricultural production to keep pace with population growth, changing diets and increasing demand. And farmers will have to meet this challenge in the face of a changing climate with increasingly extreme weather patterns.