Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hershey Company Earns Great Place to Work® Certification™

The Hershey Company is proud that its U.S. business has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Hershey.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Social Impact Challenge: Elevate Yourself

When it comes to social impact programs, we can't over-emphasize the importance of filling your program with the right people and empowering them to lead. So, stop doing and start multiplying - with a few small steps (like reading this blog!).

Education

Student From New Jersey Receives Award for STEAM Sustainability Innovation from Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education today recognized a New Jersey student as the winner of the 2022 Trade Champions Challenge.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Rise of the Sustainability Non-Executive Director

Why has sustainability representation been dragging its heels to filter through to the NED board, when it has already been flourishing for a while on the executive team?

Health & Healthcare

Alzheimer's Disease: A New Generation of Screenings and Therapies on the Horizon

The number of Americans living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) continues to grow at an exponential rate.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tapestry's Approach to Engaging Their Suppliers

We are working with our suppliers to integrate environmentally sustainable practices throughout our supply chain and are committed to increasing the use of environmentally preferred materials and manufacturing processes throughout our company.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

NortonLifeLock Employees Enrich Lives Through Volunteering

NortonLifeLock employees around the world support the causes they care about in their local communities. Learn more about how Dublin employees participate in the Time to Read and World of Work programs.

Environment

Sustainable Fuels at FedEx

We continue to invest in, and seek the development of, viable, cost-effective alternative fuels to reduce aircraft and vehicle emissions.

Events, Media & Communications

ESG Talk Podcast: Transforming Risk Into Sustainable Value Ft. Andrea Bonime-Blanc

Join our first author chat with Andrea Bonime-Blanc, founder and CEO at GEC Risk Advisory and author of Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk Into Resilience and Value. She and host Mandi McReynolds discuss the importance of technology in ESG, interconnected ESG risks and opportunities, and the value of empathy in leadership.

Environment

Shifting Mindsets to ESG Approaches in Business

Dan Bena, Senior Consultant, Antea Group USA and Chair of the Antea Group USA Strategic Advisory Board, shares his insights on key mindsets to help companies adopt ESG strategies.

Environment

Most Common OSHA Citations by Workplace

Whether your workplace is an industrial site or an office building, workplace hazards can compromise employee safety and potentially lead to costly citations. Here’s how to spot the most common danger points.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac and Sunrise Association Deliver Joy to More Than 150 Children and Families Dealing With Childhood Cancer in Long Island

Aflac and Sunrise Association delivered My Special Aflac Ducks® to more than 150 children and families facing childhood cancer today at Sunrise Day Camp – Long Island in Wheatley Heights, New York, and in the following days will make My Special Aflac Duck available to Sunrise campers across the United States.

Health & Healthcare

New Video Demonstrates How BioManufacturing Is Advancing the Promise of Personalized Medicine

Cytiva and Rockwell Automation are collaborating with Testa Center in Uppsala, Sweden, to help the biopharmaceutical industry transition beyond mass-produced, blockbuster medical treatments and move into a new era of personalized medicine.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cummins Reports Key Progress on 2030 Environmental Goals

Cummins Inc. in 2021 made significant progress toward the company’s 2030 environmental goals, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from both its products and facilities, while cutting water use and waste production.

Energy

Blackstone Infrastructure's Portfolio Company Atlantic Power Transmission LLC Announces Partnership With Offshore Energy Industry Expert Morrison Energy to Invest in New Jersey's Workforce and Bring Jacket Foundation Fabrication to the State

Atlantic Power Transmission LLC, a Blackstone portfolio company, today announced its partnership with Morrison Energy to position New Jersey as a global leader in rapidly developing offshore wind energy generation and transmission supply chain.

Research, Reports & Publications

Valvoline Releases Its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), a global leader in vehicle care powering the future of mobility through innovative services and products, today announced the release of its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Stepping Into the Spotlight: Teammate's Passion for Music No Longer a Secret

Darius Seibles used to have a hidden talent. That’s the thing about talent – sometimes there’s just no hiding it. It was during a virtual leadership class when DICK’S teammates were asked to share something about themselves during an ice-breaker chat. When it came time for Darius to speak, he told the group about his musical endeavors and upbeat R&B songs

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Helps Fulfill Chicago Teen's Wish Through Make-A-Wish

On August 3, 2022, AEG’s LA Galaxy made a wish come true for Richey, a 17-year-old teenager from Chicago, IL

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Balancing Benchmark Awareness With Sustainability Criteria

2022 so far has been categorized by a reinvigorated focus on sustainability, coupled with a return to ‘normal’ investing habits and rising demand for sustainability.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Earns Great Place to Work Certification™

Qurate Retail Group, which includes leading retail brands QVC®, HSN®, Zulily®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road®, has been CertifiedTM by Great Place to Work®

Environment

Sailing the Salish Sea, and Why We Should Think Carefully About the Salmon We Buy

My wife and I had an amazing experience off the coast of Vancouver, and it was an experience that taught me a lot about an endangered species and how the salmon we buy contributes to the problem.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Heroes Work Here: Gas Construction's Jonathan Harmon Races To Help a Community Member in Need

For customer Arlene Robin, thanking the PSE&G employee who went out of his way to help her after she fell near her home was particularly important, she said, because there is so much negativity in the world today.

Diversity & Inclusion

Julie O'Hara-Harvey: “You Have To Find Your Way.”

When Julie O’Hara-Harvey joined Principal® in November 2021, one of her first to-dos was to spearhead creation of the Pal Program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Lori Shaffer: Hone Your Executive Presence and Stay True to Yourself

Lori Shaffer, the vice president of Kimberly-Clark’s global nonwovens group, recently spoke with the Women’s CoLab about her greatest career lesson

Health & Healthcare

The Climate Crisis Is a Health Emergency

Investors are also strategically using their investments to support communities that are currently experiencing the direct effects of climate change in their everyday lives.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  3. Kids to College Powered by Entergy
    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...
  4. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  5. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  6. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  7. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  8. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  9. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  10. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  11. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  12. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  13. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  15. 2024-25 AMD CR Report
    AMD Commemorates 30 Years of Corporate Responsibility with 2024-25 Report