Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Redefining Supply Chains With Integrated Logistics: The DP World Approach

DP World

Volunteering & Community

Nielsen Global Impact Day 2025: Expanding Our Global Impact

Nielsen

Research & Reports

Teva’s 2025 Healthy Future Report Highlights Environmental and Access to Medicines Progress, Including Meeting All Sustainability-Linked Bond Targets

Teva Pharmaceutical

AI & Technology

An Ecosystem Approach to the Future of Automotive

Qualcomm

Events

Coalition to Develop First Standardized Guidance for Assessing and Managing Corporate Value Chain Water Risk

SCS Global Services

Philanthropy

Celebrating the Sixth Sands Cares Accelerator Graduate: The LGBTQ+ Center of Las Vegas

Las Vegas Sands

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Food Security: Reducing Food Loss and Waste Is Our Best Investment for Mitigating Current and Future Food Crises

Care USA

AI & Technology

Beyond Earth Day: Turning Sustainability Into Growth Across the Partner Ecosystem

Lenovo

Featured Brands

By Degrees Foundation and Wells Fargo Celebrate Expansion of 529 College Savings Accounts to All Students at North High School

Hundreds attended North High School in Des Moines to mark the launch of 529 college savings accounts, funded by a $750,000 Wells Fargo Foundation grant. The By Degrees Foundation and Des Moines Public Schools are opening 529 accounts with seed money for all North High students

AI-Powered Energy Savings: How Globe Is Pioneering Energy-Efficient Networks With Qualcomm Dragonwing Ran Automation

A leading digital platform in the Philippines and a pioneering force in the telecommunications industry, Globe Telecom boasts more than 62 million mobile customers.

Mastercard: 6 New Ways To Think About Inclusive Growth

Global development priorities, fast-advancing technologies and shifting consumer behavior are reshaping what financial health looks like and how digital innovation.

DreamSpring Introduces New Loan Products Designed for Small Business Affordability

DreamSpring, a nonprofit CDFI and SBA lender, has introduced new loan products tailored for small businesses, including flexible repayment and care economy financing. With a $500,000 Wells Fargo grant, DreamSpring expanded its offerings to address growth-stage needs and industrie

Comcast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County Open Lift Zones in Lacey to Help Youth Build Digital Skills

Comcast and Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County (BGCTC) have opened new Lift Zones in Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, and Rochester to help youth build their digital skills.

An Ecosystem Approach to the Future of Automotive

The automotive industry is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in history. Vehicles are evolving into software-defined platforms capable of improving safety, creating new experiences for drivers and passengers, and continuously evolving over their lifetimes.

Guiding Stars: What We’re Learning About Food, Packaging & the Environment

Social media feeds fill with news of forever chemicals. Apps abound that allow us to assess a product’s “health impact” score. Meanwhile, we still want nutritious options that are best for our bodies and health.

How We’re Building a Cleaner, More Efficient Energy Supply | Cisco FY25 Purpose Report

Cisco has long believed that sustainability action can spur innovation and build a more resilient energy supply.

Redefining the Human Experience With Intelligent Computing

Think of AI like coffee. You don’t walk into a café and ask for “a beverage brewed from roasted beans” — that’s assumed. You order the experience. Latte, half-pump vanilla, extra shot against a soundtrack of acoustic 90s alternative.

Mi Casa Es Su Casa

A first-of-its-kind home for adults with disabilities has opened in Miami – with support from Truist – bringing purpose to life and expanding what’s possible in care.

Recent Alerts

Corporate Responsibility

Southwire's Starkville Plant Receives VPP Recertification

Southwire’s plant located in Starkville, Miss., has received a three-year Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) recertification.

Awards & Rankings

Pallumina™ Thin-Film Process for Automotive Production Recognized for Sustainability Contributions

Henkel has been recognized with an award from the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment for demonstrating outstanding innovation in an advanced manufacturing process leading to significant environmental and economic impact.

Research & Reports

Sustainability at United Rentals

We’re working to reduce our environmental impact and help our customers reduce theirs.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Partnership With 'Hiring Our Heroes' Helps Build U.S. Bank Workforce

Bernadette Rhoades saw the world as an avionics technician and instructor in the U.S. Marine Corps, travelling to Australia and Japan. After nine years, though, she was ready to return to civilian life – albeit unsure how she’d transition her training and talents into a private-sector role.

AI & Technology

Michigan Electric Boat Propels the Naval Industry With Cadence CFD Tools, Including Fine Marine

The University of Michigan’s electric boat racing team is propelling the next generation of the naval industry forward with Cadence CFD tools, including Fine Marine.

Research & Reports

New Analysis From Principal® Reveals Employer Support for Financial Inclusion Differs by Job Sector

The U.S. is the second most financially inclusive market, according to the 2022 Global Financial Inclusion Index (Index) – driven largely by the financial system and employers’ support of individuals.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Black Women Are Leaders in the Microbusiness Boom

Denise Larell was always a good student and a great hair stylist. She started making extra cash braiding hair at the age of 16. But two years later, struggling with realities of life under the poverty line, she was forced to make a tough choice, and temporarily dropped out of school to focus on making money.

Corporate Responsibility

Booster Names Shenna Bradshaw Vice President, Legal

Legal expert Shenna Bradshaw to help drive business transformation as mobile energy company Booster continues to grow and scale operations.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Women in Business Feel Confident About Their Futures

As we reach the end of a busy year and an economy surrounded by many questions ahead, we’re focused on the resiliency we’ve seen from women small business owners in the face of what has been difficult times for many.

Corporate Responsibility

Arrow Electronics Welcomed 73 Interns Into Long-Running Summer Internship Program

Arrow Electronics welcomed 73 interns from the United States, Mexico and Brazil this summer into the company’s long-running internship program.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Griffith Foods: Destination Japan

With its focus on balance and simplicity, Japanese cuisine influences food trends around the globe.

Environment

Net Zero One Year Later

Solving big problems requires thinking big and setting goals that seem audacious. Cisco has achieved many bold goals over its 38-year history by relying on smart people, innovation and science.

Corporate Responsibility

7 Ways Duke Energy Teammates Give Back to Their Community

While Duke Energy employees volunteer in their communities throughout the year, the company makes a big push every September with its Power of Giving campaign.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Climate Change and People: Working Toward Environmental Goals With Just Transitions

This panel will explore how companies can redefine their business purpose to better connect climate goals and their people-centered mission statements.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Guylian Commits to 100% Fairtrade Certified Cocoa, Demonstrating Commitment to Sustainable Production

Fairtrade America, the world’s most recognized label for social justice and sustainability, is honored to announce that partner Guylian, the premium Belgian chocolate brand famous for its chocolate seashells sold across four continents and in 120 countries, has committed to sourcing 100% of the cocoa used to make its premium chocolates on Fairtrade terms.

Philanthropy

Whole Cities Foundation Invests $455,000 to Advance Healthy Food Access in Local Communities

Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit expanding community access to fresh, healthy food and nutrition education, announced today that it will award 57 Community First Grants to nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Canada.

Environment

Trane Technologies Reduces Carbon Impact of HVAC in Homes and Buildings Through Low-Carbon Steel

Trane Technologies today announced it will further reduce the carbon impact of its industry-leading, sustainable HVAC solutions by purchasing low-carbon steel from Nucor Corporation and U.S. Steel.

Research & Reports

Abbott Improves the Lives of 2.2 Billion People in 2021, Publishes Sustainability, DEI Reports Sharing Progress To Build a Better, Healthier Tomorrow

Abbott recently released two overview reports – its 2021 Global Sustainability Summary Report and 2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Report – highlighting efforts to help the greatest number of people to live better, healthier lives.

Philanthropy

The Blind Spot In Philanthropy

According to IFIP, Indigenous Peoples constitute the largest minority in the world, yet receive only 1.25% of all philanthropic giving globally. Episode 3 of Benevity's Speaking of Purpose podcast explores this "blind spot" in philanthropy.

Events

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to Host “Business Solves”: The 2022 Corporate Citizenship Conference

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will host its 2022 Corporate Citizenship Conference & Awards: Business Solves on November 16-17 in Washington, D.C.

Events

World's Leading CEOs Discuss Aligning Stakeholder Needs With Core Business Strategy

Demonstrating a commitment to focusing on stakeholder needs as part of the core business strategy, leading CEOs who are a part of a coalition of more than 200 corporations attended CECP’s Board of Boards.

Energy & Infrastructure

Free Online Toolkit Launched To Expand Solar Access to Low and Moderate-Income (LMI) Families

Groundswell will launch and host a demonstration of the LIFT Solar Toolkit – a groundbreaking new online resource for expanding solar access to LMI households.

Philanthropy

Marathon Petroleum Project Transforms Middle School Near Los Angeles Refinery

Andrew Carnegie Middle School in Carson, California, looked like new when the doors opened for the 2022–2023 school year, following a months-long beautification project.

Energy & Infrastructure

Bechtel-Led Coalition To Study Zero Routine Flaring at Egyptian LNG Terminal

Liquefied natural gas joint venture Egyptian LNG has awarded a feasibility study contract to the Bechtel-led Coalition for Decarbonization to assess the implementation of a zero-flaring system at its export terminal in Idku, east of Alexandria.

Energy & Infrastructure

The Sponsors of Mass Save® Announce Inaugural Group of Climate Leaders, 19 Winners Recognized for Outstanding Efforts to Creating a Greener Future

This distinguished recognition honors 19 recipients across Massachusetts for their ongoing efforts to curb energy use and lead the Commonwealth to a net zero future.

Latest Campaigns

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...

License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...