Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

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Education

The Taco Bell Foundation Serves Up $10 Million In Live Más Scholarships To Educate, Inspire, And Connect Future Leaders

The Taco Bell Foundation is breaking down barriers to education for young people pursuing their passions, in a record-breaking year for applications and awards.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG’s LA Kings Partners With Melissa’s Produce and SuperFd To Recognize Local Educators and Nurses During National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week

In celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 8 – 12, 2023, and National Nurses Week, May 6 – 12, 2023, the LA Kings teamed up with Melissa’s Produce and SuperFd to show their gratitude to Los Angeles-based teachers and nurses by delivering fresh food and gifts.

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Health & Healthcare

Healthy Buildings Becoming the New Normal in Real Estate

Earlier this year, Tanger announced it achieved the International WELL Building Institute’s (IWBI) WELL Health-Safety Rating for its 36 North American shopping centers and its corporate headquarters.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Florida Company Gives Multiple Lives To Logging “Leftovers”

The logging company owners use leftover pine shavings in more ways than one to provide a circular business model that benefits their bottom line, the horse community and the earth.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

U.S. Bank Celebrates the Small Business Community

Melanie Cedargren, founder of The Spicy Olive in Ohio, brought her passion for the freshest and finest olive oils and balsamic vinaigrettes to life when she opened her first shop in 2012. She has since expanded to three locations and now offers wine tastings and cooking classes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Understanding Stakeholders for Better Governance

Matthew Sekol, ESG and sustainability advocate at Microsoft, joins Mandi McReynolds on the latest episode of ESG Talk. Sekol explains why he believes understanding stakeholders is a critical component of the “G” and why governance is too often overlooked in the world of ESG.

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Education

Coach Foundation Hosts Dream It Real Scholars From Pensole Lewis College

As part of the Dream It Real program, the Coach Foundation and Tapestry proudly partnered with Pensole Lewis College to create a 6-week custom design course with a focus on sustainability, supporting the development of nine young creatives.

Benevity

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Announcing the 2023 Corporate Goodness Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of Benevity's Corporate Goodness Awards, celebrating the inclusive & creative ways brands make a difference through giving, volunteering & community investment.

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Events, Media & Communications

Kimberly-Clark’s Alison Lewis Featured on CMO Podcast: 'Inspiring Others to Be Better Leaders Is the Greatest Legacy'

Alison Lewis, Kimberly-Clark’s chief growth officer, was a recent guest alongside Pree Rao, the global co-head of Egon Zehnder’s marketing and sales practice, on the CMO Podcast with Jim Stengel.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

2023 ICCC Program Provides Free Training, Education, and Mentorship to Small Business Owners

The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), with support from its funders, invites small business owners from across the United States and Canada to apply to the 2023 Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program – a tuition-free, 40-hour “mini-MBA”.

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Innovation & Technology

Tvaran: Scaling Innovations for Impact With Cisco and Villgro

Cisco and Villgro selected seven winning startups to explore and accelerate over the coming months through Project Tvaran.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Baker Hughes Again Named to Fortune’s Modern Board 25 List, Moves Up Rankings

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, was again named to the Fortune’s Modern Board 25, a list of the most innovative boards of directors among S&P 500 companies. This year, Baker Hughes comes in at No. 5, up one spot from 2022.

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Events, Media & Communications

Join the Conversation at Network Effect: Chicago

3BL is making its way around the country to host Network Effect, a series of conversations aimed to bring corporate leaders and practitioners together for a morning of important dialogue on sustainability and social impact issues.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Receives Best Contribution to Thailand’s Education Award 2023

CNH Industrial has been honored with the Best Contribution to Thailand’s Education Award 2023 for its significant role in the development of education in Thailand.

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Research, Reports & Publications

International Paper Publishes 2022 Sustainability Report

International Paper released its 2022 Sustainability Report, which illustrates the progress made on our Vision 2030 goals and outlines our commitment to building a better future for people, the planet and our company.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hershey Launches Income Accelerator in Côte d’Ivoire

The Hershey Company announced the launch of its Income Accelerator in Côte d'Ivoire. The program will support increased incomes for cocoa farming households through the provision of cash transfers (CTs) and investments in village savings and loan associations (VSLAs).

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Health & Healthcare

Over 100 School District Food Service Leaders Gather in Austin, TX for the First National Gathering to Increase Scratch Cooking

The three day event opened with remarks from founding member Nancy Easton, Executive Director of Wellness in the Schools who stated “we are not an organization, we are a collaborative; and this is not a conference, it is a gathering.

Green Infrastructure

USDOT Selects The Ray As Capacity Builder for 15 Communities in Launch of National Thriving Communities Program

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $5.1 million to The Ray and partners Arcadis, InfraStrategies, and Beverly Scott Associates to support 15 communities as a Networked Communities capacity builder within the USDOT’s Thriving Communities Program.

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Innovation & Technology

Work For Humankind India: Lenovo’s Smarter Technology Supports the Millet Revival

Following the global success of Lenovo’s Work For Humankind initiative, Lenovo announces the launch of its India edition of Work For Humankind, which will use Lenovo’s smarter technology to revive millet cultivation in the scenic village of Kanthalloor, Kerala.

Environment

IBM and Texas A&M AgriLife Team Up To Help Farmers Address Water Scarcity

IBM and Texas A&M AgriLife are collaborating through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator to deploy and scale Liquid Prep, a tech solution that provides “when to water” decision support to farmers, in arid regions of the United States.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GFSI Welcomes New Steering Committee Members

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, welcomes three new industry experts to the GFSI Steering Committee.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Advances to 7th on DiversityInc’s 2023 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List

Dow (NYSE: DOW) advanced to 7th place on the 2023 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, which was announced yesterday at DiversityInc's celebratory event in New York City.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Abbott Announces New Partnerships and Programs To Advance Its Diversity in Clinical Trials Initiative

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced a series of new programs within its multi-million-dollar initiative to increase diversity in clinical trials and improve care among under-represented populations.

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Events, Media & Communications

Ready for Our Close-Up: Production and Event Safety When Filming on Location

In a recent webinar, our experts discuss one of the most important parts of film production health and safety: location. 

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Diversity & Inclusion

Suncor Indigenous Employees, Lana and Joy Want Everyone To Be an Ally on Red Dress Day and Beyond

Also known as Red Dress Day, May 5 marks a day to honour, remember and create awareness and action for Missing, Murdered and Exploited Indigenous Peoples (MMEIP) in Canada.

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