Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Invests $6 Million in Skilled Trades Training, Announces New Scholarship and Entrepreneurship Partnerships

The Home Depot Foundation announced an incremental investment of more than $6 million in skilled trades training and launched new strategic partnerships to address the nearly 400,000 job openings across the construction industry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Public Equity Investing in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Trillium’s Sustainable Opportunities thematic public equity strategy aims to address global sustainability challenges in three core areas: climate solutions, economic inclusion, and healthy living.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast NBCUniversal Announces $2.475 Million in Unrestricted Grants to 81 Nonprofits

Since this NBCU grant program was founded six years ago, more than $16 million in grants has been dedicated to 470 nonprofits in 11 communities that are served by NBC and Telemundo owned stations.

Energy

Onsite Solar Isn’t As Easy as It Looks: How Manufacturers Can Get It Done

As a multinational producer of agricultural machinery and construction equipment with dozens of manufacturing and research facilities worldwide, CNH Industrial recognizes that the opportunity to reduce its carbon footprint is substantial.

Energy

Vanguard Renewables Leads the Renewable Energy Movement Across America

Learn how Vanguard Renewables converts organic waste into renewable energy providing a valuable asset to people and the planet and supporting decarbonization strategies.

Health & Healthcare

Making Connections To Care: Quest Supports Inspiring Health Equity Event Hosted by Sisters on the Vineyard

Quest Diagnostics supported the Health Empowerment and Wellness event hosted by Sisters on the Vineyard in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on August 10.

Diversity & Inclusion

Alkermes Honors Women's Equality Day

Equality for women matters every day, and at Alkermes we’re proud to empower our female colleagues across the organization.

Environment

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Joins CEO Dialogue at Net Zero Pakistan

Jeremy Lardeau joined the CEO Dialogue at a recent Net Zero Pakistan event to engage with industry leaders and share insight on how the industry can collectively work together to enable a net zero future for Pakistan’s textile sector.

Education

Fifth Third Offers Tips To Set Up New College Students for Financial Success and Independence

Currently, only 23 states require a personal finance course in high school, according to Next Gen Personal Finance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Arkansas Helps Customers Beat the Heat This Summer

Summertime brings warmer temperatures, which can translate into financial stress for customers on a tight budget. Over the last several months, Entergy Arkansas has been committed to supporting Arkansans during the high-energy usage months of summer.

Diversity & Inclusion

SEE’s "Better Together" Podcast: Women’s Equality Day

On the "Better Together" podcast in honor of Women's Equality Day, female employees from global packaging solutions provider SEE (formerly Sealed Air) cover a range of workplace topics from education and career path to representation and pay equity.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Aaron Kim, HIV Specialty Pharmacist at Walgreens

I’m Aaron Kim, an HIV specialty pharmacist at Walgreens, and my passion is providing holistic care for my patients living with HIV and AIDs.

Education

Bridging the Education Gap in China’s Rural Communities

Trane Technologies collaborates with Yuanshan Foundation to empower rural students in China with STEM education, fostering sustainable futures.

Education

Qualcomm and FIRST Are Increasing Access to STEM Education

FIRST is the world’s leading youth-serving non-profit organization advancing STEM education. It engages students in grades PreK-12 in hands-on, mentor-based robotics programs to help them become science and technology leaders and well-rounded contributors to society.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Makes $100,000 Grant in Support of Life’s Kitchen Job Skills Training Program

KeyBank has awarded a $100,000 grant to Life’s Kitchen, a non-profit organization that prepares at-risk youth in Idaho to be successful in food service and other careers.

Health & Healthcare

Direct Relief Delivers $1 Billion in Donated Medicine and Medical Supplies to Ukraine

In response to the brutal fighting, continuing attacks on Ukraine’s civilians, destruction of the country’s electricity infrastructure, and infliction of widespread psychological trauma, Direct Relief has conducted its largest and most sustained humanitarian aid response

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named Among the Most Innovative Companies in 2023

Bath & Body Works announced today it has been named one of the top 10 most innovative companies in Fordham University’s American Innovation Index.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Brand Launches the World’s First Accessible Tractor

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has commercially launched the world’s first accessible farm tractor.

Diversity & Inclusion

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2022 Sustainability Report: ABLE Accounts

In its 2022 Sustainability Report and under its description of innovative and inclusive products, Fifth Third detailed its offering of Achieving a Better Life Experience, or ABLE accounts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bread Financial 2022 ESG Report: A Message From President and CEO, Ralph Andretta

As a purpose-driven financial services leader, sustainability is woven into our business strategy and enables us to provide win-win solutions for our brand partners and customers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cintas Adds Forbes Best Employers for Women to List of Honors

Cintas Corporation has earned further recognition for its workplace practices after being named recently to Forbes’ 2023 Best Employers for Women list.

Events, Media & Communications

Bloomberg To Host Transition Finance Action Forum on September 19 in New York City

Bloomberg announced it will host the Bloomberg Transition Finance Action Forum on September 19, 2023, in New York City. The Forum will bring together leaders across the private and public sectors to recognize progress made on transition finance and accelerate further action.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Makers of the SPAM® Brand Sending Resources To Aid Maui Wildfire Response

In response to the devastating wildfires on Maui, Hormel Foods Corporation and the makers of the SPAM® brand — whose special relationship with the Hawaiian community spans decades — is sending resources to aid the disaster-relief efforts.

Diversity & Inclusion

Seen, Heard, Valued – Engaging Asian Americans Through Media

After the triumph of Everything Everywhere All At Once at the Oscars this year, many people from the Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community were left feeling incredibly proud of that historic night.

Education

Qualcomm: Supporting STEM Education

Our 5G breakthroughs are accelerating digital inclusion by enabling ultra-reliable connections, seamless interactivity and expanding opportunities for collaboration among students and teachers.

Latest Campaigns

  1. America's Charities Employee Engagement & Social Responsibility
    More than ever, retaining and recruiting employees is a top priority for companies. Aware of the link between workplace giving and employee engagement...
  2. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  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. 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...
  5. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  6. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Tork, an Essity brand
    Tork is an Essity brand. Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Wherever there is a need for wiping, drying, cleaning or polishing...
  10. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  11. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  12. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  13. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  14. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  15. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...