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

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.

Medtronic Named One of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies®

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, has been recognized as one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Recent Alerts

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Tire Industry Project Publishes Comprehensive Guide To End-of-Life Tire Management With End-of-Life Tire Toolkit 2.0

The Tire Industry Project (TIP) released the End-of-Life Tire (ELT) Toolkit 2.0, a comprehensive, practical guide for policymakers, recyclers, recovery operators, and tire manufacturers to implement more sustainable ELT management systems.

Environment

Mastercard Brings Contactless Metro Payments and Reforestation to Taipei

I recently returned from Taipei, where our teams and partners took an important step forward in making everyday travel simpler.

Research, Reports & Publications

CVS Health 2025 Rx Report Highlights Transformation of Community Pharmacy To Meet Patient Needs

CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) recently released the 2025 Rx Report: Community Pharmacy Reimagined, which explores how community pharmacies are adapting to meet patient demand while supporting pharmacy teams and addressing industry challenges with sustainable models of care.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Buildings: Leveraging Sustainable AI to Reduce Carbon and Costs

From energy use and asset management to the workplace experience, smart buildings use AI-enabled intelligence to reduce costs and turn sustainability goals into operational outcomes.

Events, Media & Communications

Stephen Ritz of Green Bronx Machine To Visit Greater Denver, Colorado Area for Great Day Colorado Media Appearance

Stephen Ritz of Green Bronx Machine to visit greater Denver, Colorado area for Great Day Colorado media appearance, public speaking, school visits, teacher training, screening of the award-winning documentary – GENERATION GROWTH – www.generationgrowthfilm.com

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Milano Cortina 2026 in Numbers: Record Engagement, Efficient Delivery, World-Class Performance

Across 19 days of competition, athletes produced historic performances that raised the standard of winter sport, breaking Olympic and world records and showcasing the extraordinary level of today’s competitors.

Education

CRYPTO.COM To Donate $1 Million to After-School All-Stars in Collaboration With the LA Kings and the Kings Care Foundation

Crypto.com today announced that it will donate $1 million to After-School All-Stars as part of its partnership with the LA Kings and the Kings Care Foundation (the award-winning charitable arm of the team), reinforcing a shared commitment to youth development and community impact

Events, Media & Communications

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Appoints Paul D’Annunzio as Chair of the Healthcare Facility Advisory Board

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council is pleased to appoint Paul D’Annunzio, Sustainability Manager at The Resource Group, as Chair of the Healthcare Facility Advisory Board (HFAB).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Benevity Impact Labs Releases State of Corporate Volunteering 2026 Report

It's time for a re-think. Benevity Impact Labs’ State of Corporate Volunteering 2026 report reveals that while workforce volunteering is surging, there is a urgent need to move beyond counting hours and better align with shifting nonprofit needs to achieve real impact.

Events, Media & Communications

The Push & the Pushback: Why the Courts and States Are the New Front Line for Climate Policy

Two weeks ago we wrote that the U.S. sustainability agenda is decentralizing — moving from Washington to courtrooms, statehouses, and corporate boardrooms. This issue’s Top Stories make the case even harder to ignore.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein | Proxy Voting Outlook: Spotlight Turns to Governance in Transition Year

The agenda is being reset for US shareholder meetings in 2026. Regulatory shifts have led to a steep decline in overall shareholder proposals while governance issues are becoming the biggest battleground.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health and Aetna Celebrate the Grand Opening of Alta Vista at St. Joseph’s Park in Rochester, NY

On February 5th, we celebrated the Grand Opening of Alta Vista at St. Joseph’s Park in Rochester, NY, alongside our dedicated colleagues, development partners, local officials, and community leaders. This milestone reflects CVS Health-Aetna’s commitment to expanding access.

Diversity & Inclusion

Year of the Woman Farmer Call for Action: Build Supply Chains That Work for Everyone

Women feed the world, yet discrimination against women in farming is still a stark reality. They typically earn less, have limited access to financing and miss out on education and training.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AXS Expands Tickets for Good Partnership to the UK, Enabling More Community Access To Live Events

AXS, a trusted leader in advanced ticketing and live event technology, and Tickets for Good (TfG), the mission-driven ticket distribution platform for live events, have announced the launch of their collaborative API integration in the UK

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beyond the Blueprint: Leadership Journeys From Tapestry’s Black Alliance Employee Business Resource Group

Leadership stories are often told as straight lines: clear goals, deliberate moves, steady climbs. But many leaders don’t follow a blueprint — they grow into leadership by showing up, contributing and letting their impact speak for itself.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Baker Tilly’s Buzzhouse Podcast: How EB-5 Capital Fits Into Multifamily Housing

In this episode of BuzzHouse, Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson are joined by their Baker Tilly colleagues Warren Oakes and Jillian O’Brien, two professionals with deep experience in EB-5 project structuring, compliance and advisory services.

Energy

Baker Hughes and Giammarco Technologies Collaborate To Advance and Commercialize Hot Potassium Carbonate for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture

Baker Hughes and Giammarco Technologies S.r.l., renowned licensor of Hot Potassium Carbonate (HPC) process, announced an exclusive collaboration to advance and commercialize HPC solutions for post-combustion capture across a range of energy and industrial sectors.

Education

UNLV STEM for Girls Camp Inspires Future Pathways With Seed Funding From Sands

In December, the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) culminated the first semester of the 2025 UNLV STEM for Girls Camp, a year-long extracurricular program for elementary and middle school-aged girls aimed at encouraging interest in science, technology, engineering and math

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

From Waste Into Worth: How Trane Technologies’ Tiffany Waymer Drives Circularity Through Scrap

Where most people see waste, Tiffany Waymer sees materials with untapped value. As a materials engineer at Trane Technologies, she works inside real-world constraints to turn circular design into measurable climate impact.

Events, Media & Communications

OECD Forum Spotlights New Reality of Due Diligence in Garment Sector

At the recent 2026 OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector held in Paris, responsible purchasing practices, upstream due diligence, and the industry’s role came into focus.

Innovation & Technology

GoDaddy ANS Integrates with Salesforce's MuleSoft Agent Fabric

GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) recentlyy announced an integration with Salesforce's MuleSoft Agent Fabric that helps companies of all sizes discover AI agents and verify their identity. This helps prevent rogue agents from interacting with business systems and sensitive data.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Saint-Gobain Video Series: Success in the Making: Andreas Faber

Being proud of what you do and how you impact the world through your work is a powerful feeling. Just ask Andreas Faber, Product Manager with Saint-Gobain North America. Ever since watching a rocket take off in Cape Canaveral as a kid, he has been passionate about aerospace.

Research, Reports & Publications

Guiding Stars: Refining Our Guidance With Good Science

The Guiding Stars algorithms, the formulas used to assign Stars to foods and beverages, were recently updated to reflect new information about nutrition science and the current landscape of food product labeling in grocery stores.

Events, Media & Communications

PSEG: Record Storm. Jersey Ready Response.

When one of the most severe winter storms our region has seen in more than 30 years tore through New Jersey, it didn’t just bring snow. It brought blizzard conditions, record-breaking snowfall and punishing winds that tested all of us.

Energy

Baker Hughes Expands Cordant™ Industrial Software To Deepen Insights, Improve Reliability and Advance Sustainable Operations

Baker Hughes announced the latest release of Cordant™ (Release 26.1) industrial software, featuring expanded capabilities to help customers improve operational reliability, enhance performance consistency, and support sustainability initiatives.

Latest Campaigns

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...

LG Energy Efficiency

LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $45 billion global force and...