Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Leading Environmentalist and Founder Director of Forum for the Future, Jonathon Porritt, Steps Down After Almost 30 Years of Service

International sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future has today announced that its Founder Director, Jonathon Porritt, is stepping down after almost 30 years of service.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Providing $145,000 in Grants To Support Communities Affected by Storm Devastation

The Duke Energy Foundation is giving $120,000 in grants to Indiana non-profit organizations that have responded to the severe damage from the March 31-April 1 violent storm and tornadoes.

Innovation & Technology

Cority Acquires Sustainability & ESG Reporting Software Provider, Greenstone

Leading global enterprise Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) software provider Cority, announced today the acquisition of Greenstone, a UK-headquartered software company with a suite of sustainability solutions for enterprises and asset managers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sipping Sustainably: A Look Inside Bombay Sapphire’s Stunning UK Distillery

Bombay Sapphire is known for its smooth gin and iconic blue bottle. But the popular spirit has also made a name for itself on the sustainability front, with a mission to become the world’s most sustainable global gin.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Merck: Supporting Colleagues Working With Cancer

At Merck, we’re dedicated to supporting people living and working with cancer around the world.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SCS Standards Publishes New Recycled Content Certification Annex for Electrical and Electronic Equipment

SCS Standards is pleased to announce publication of the new Annex A to the existing SCS-103 Certification Standard for Recycled Content. Annex A focuses on the electrical and electronic equipment sectors.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Fifth Third Day To Provide 10 Million Meals To Fight Food Insecurity

Fifth Third Bank, National Association’s nearly 20,000 employees will celebrate Fifth Third Day XXXII by fighting food insecurity in the communities where they live and work.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Expect an Increase in ESG Hires at Financial Firms

​Sustainability skills are needed in positions far beyond the C-suite. ESG concerns are impacting how consumers, investors and executives make decisions in business and their everyday lives.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

7 Elements for Designing a Food Processing Plant

Automation, employee amenities, and sustainability are just a few considerations for achieving longevity and efficiency from your food processing plant design.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Jumps to No. 2 in DiversityInc Top 50 Companies List

A commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) accelerates innovation, improves the wellbeing of our employees, and creates more opportunities to bring our life-saving technologies to more patients around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Black & Veatch-Designed ‘Digital Equity Bus’ for Evergreen Goodwill Wins Top Edison Award for Social, Cultural Impact

The “Digital Equity Bus” designed by Black & Veatch for Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington as a mobile classroom for workforce development has won the top Edison Awards prize in the “Social and Cultural Impact: Bridging the Gap” category.

Environment

Earth Day 2023

Each year, April 22nd marks an important day for our planet – Earth Day – a day dedicated to honoring the achievements of the environmental movement and raising awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Transforms Its Stores Into Schools for Underprivileged Children

Each morning, the restaurants will be transformed into classrooms where the children can enhance their skills in various areas, such as basic literacy, mathematics, arts, vocational skills, social etiquette, and hygiene.

Research, Reports & Publications

Workiva Strengthens Its Business Reporting Platform by Integrating With CDP To Advance Customers’ ESG Programs

Workiva, the world’s leading cloud platform for assured integrated reporting, today announced that CDP, widely regarded as the leading disclosure system for measuring environmental impacts, has been incorporated into the Workiva platform to advance customers’ ESG.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Extending the Fashion Runway

As part of Regions Bank’s Earth Day celebration, Doing More Today is highlighting ways Regions associates, customers and community partners are making life better by helping protect our environment.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Rockwell Automation Helps Provide Sustainable and Traceable Raw Materials for EV Industry

Electra Battery Materials, a processor of low-carbon, ethically sourced battery materials, is expanding its Ontario, Canada refinery to develop North America’s first integrated electric vehicle (EV) Battery Materials Park.

Environment

What Happens During a Timber Harvest?

We put decades of work into each stand of trees, all leading to this day. Join us “behind the scenes” as we harvest them and turn them into logs destined to become all kinds of products

Research, Reports & Publications

Mastercard: For Everyone To Win, You Have To Keep Score

The Mastercard Newsroom spoke to Franco to learn how the Inclusive Growth Score has evolved, how the new report can help leaders better understand the factors that drive equity and what’s next.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Essity 2022 Annual and Sustainability Report: Employee Relations

Essity has a positive and constructive dialogue with employee representatives. As a global company, we experience many changes that require information and consultation with employee representatives at all levels of the company.

Research, Reports & Publications

GoDaddy's 2022 Sustainability Report: About GoDaddy

GoDaddy helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start, grow, and scale their businesses. People come to GoDaddy to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and accept payments online and in person.

Innovation & Technology

How ERP Is Breaking Down Silos and Driving Sustainable Change

SAP and IBM understand how to help companies move the needle on their ESG commitments, without sacrificing their business needs or profitability.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Letter From Chair of GRI's Global Sustainability Standards Board

Commitment to collaboration on sustainability standard setting from GRI

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank Ranked #22 on DiversityInc’s 2023 Top 50 Companies for Diversity

In recognition of its continued commitment to and advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the workplace and in the communities it proudly serves, KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has earned the #XX place on the 2023 DiversityInc "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" list.

Diversity & Inclusion

Baker Hughes Teams Find the Right Fit for Women’s Workwear

Attracting a diverse workforce requires addressing the unique needs of our employees. Coveralls are essential personal protective equipment (PPE) on the job, but they’re not one size fits all.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Businesses Report Growth Despite Continued Inflationary and Economic Uncertainty, According to New Principal® Survey

Despite recent bank failures and concerns around the stability of the U.S. economy, businesses report high levels of growth, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being IndexSM (WBI).

Latest Campaigns

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  5. Cascale Events
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