Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Domino's® New Packaging Design Encourages Customers to “Do Their Slice” to Increase Recycling Efforts

WestRock and Domino’s® partnered to promote recycling by printing messages on pizza boxes in August, educating and encouraging consumers to increase efforts.

Volunteering & Community

Thousands of Aramark Employees Unite to Volunteer for Company's Annual Day of Service

On September 22, thousands of Aramark team members around the world will participate in Aramark Building Community (ABC) Day, the hospitality, facilities, and uniform services company’s annual day of service.

Philanthropy

The Success Story of Land Betterment and Community Ventures of Kentucky

The success story of how Land Betterment and Community Ventures of Kentucky deployed ekō homes quickly to the victims of the western Kentucky Tornados.

Philanthropy

Lenovo Doubles Down on Global Investment To Support Technology Skilling for a Smarter Future

To date, Lenovo has committed more than USD $2 million to organizations around the world focused on equipping today’s workforce with the skills needed to transform their careers, lives, and communities.

Volunteering & Community

CNH Foundation Sponsors Habitat for Humanity Women's Build

CNH Industrial and the CNH Industrial Foundation, the company’s U.S.-based 501(c)(3) philanthropic organization, have for more than 10 years had a strong relationship with the global non-profit housing organization Habitat for Humanity.

Philanthropy

T-Mobile Donates $5 Million to University of Washington Aimed at Further Advancing Local Engineering Talent and Innovation

On Thursday, the University of Washington hosted a groundbreaking event celebrating the start of construction for their new Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB), made possible in part by a new $5M donation from T-Mobile.

Environment

Major Businesses Laud Minnesota Climate Action To Transition to a Net Zero Economy

As Gov. Tim Walz presents Minnesota’s final Climate Action Framework designed to help the state achieve its climate pollution reduction goals, nine major businesses released a letter today in support of Minnesota’s transition to a carbon neutral economy.

Philanthropy

5 Unexpected Benefits of Corporate Philanthropy

Awards & Rankings

Kohler Recognized in Six Categories of Fast Company 2022 Innovation by Design

The company recognized in categories ranging from general excellence to sustainability to innovative design within the prestigious award program

Volunteering & Community

15 years of One Yuan Donation: Promoting a Culture of Giving in China

In 2008, Yum China and the China Foundation For Rural Development jointly launched the "One Yuan Donation" program. Now in its 15th year, the program is running at KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Little Sheep restaurants across China.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Yum! Brands Food Safety and Quality: Upholding Trust

As part of our Recipe for Good at Yum!, we’re continuing to focus on food safety and quality, evolving to consumer preferences and creating more transparency around animal welfare.

Environment

Positive Impact of ESG on Display at VMware Explore

VMware's Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives were front and center at VMWare Explore 2022 as more than 10,000 VMware customers and partners converged in San Francisco to learn about the latest multi-cloud innovations and solutions.

Health & Healthcare

Wildfire Air Pollution and Immune Health: How To Stay Healthy During Fire Season

Wildfire records now seem to be broken every year. According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), 48,331 fires have burned over 6 million acres across the United States, with 46 active wildfires continuing to burn as of September 1, 2022.

Events

International WELL Building Institute Takes People-First Approach On the Road to Events Across Europe

Over the next two months, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) will take part in events across Europe to explore and demonstrate the value of putting people at the center of ESG strategies and organizational performance.

Volunteering & Community

Celebrating 10 Years of Volunteering Through Nielsen Global Impact Day

On June 9, 2022, nearly 3,000 Nielsen employees across 43 countries volunteered at over 500 events and individual activities to celebrate our 10th annual Nielsen Global Impact Day.

Corporate Responsibility

Behind My Title of Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer- And What It Means to Be an Impact Company

At the end of the day, companies that want to do good must also do well – and vice versa. And they need to bring everyone along on this journey.

Environment

Interview: P&G's SVP North America Home Care Talks 2030 Sustainability Ambitions

Proctor & Gamble, having achieved or surpassed many of the goals it wanted to achieve by 2020, has set new, more ambitious targets to reach by 2030.

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Funds Redevelopment and Business Opportunities in Greater Cincinnati Through $250,000 in Urban Revitalization Grants

The Duke Energy Foundation announced $250,000 in Urban Revitalization grants to eight projects in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

AI & Technology

Announcing Our Investment in Populus, a Digital Infrastructure Platform for City Curbs and Streets

Comcast is helping shape the cities of the future. From launching a connected lighting pilot in Philadelphia, to delivering the next phase of connected living with Xfinity Communities, we’re on the journey toward truly connected and smart cities.

Environment

Why We Support the SEC's Proposed Climate-Related Investor Disclosures

On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new climate-related disclosures for publicly traded companies (Proposed Rule S7-10-22 on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors).

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Home Depot Celebrates National Tradesmen Day and Workforce Development with 100 Black Men of America and HBI

September is Workforce Development Month, and the third Friday of this month marks National Tradesmen Day. There are currently more than 400,000 open roles in the trades nationally.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

KOCH INVESTS: Smarter Supply Chains With Arkestro

Koch Disruptive Technologies is co-leading a $26 million Series A funding round in Arkestro.

Events

Fifth Third Bank Bringing Immersive Experience to Blink

BLINK, the nation’s largest outdoor light and art experience known for its immersive components, returns for the first time since 2019 to showcase a diverse lineup of talent in October including an exciting exhibit from Fifth Third Bank.

Health & Healthcare

FDA Authorizes Quest Diagnostics' Proprietary Monkeypox Test for Emergency Use

Quest Diagnostic announced that it has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's lab-developed molecular diagnostic test to aid in the diagnosis of infection with the Monkeypox virus.

Research & Reports

KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Global Ambitions

Building on over a decade of work with portfolio companies, we seek to scale our ambitions for ESG performance.

Latest Campaigns

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

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...

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

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...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

FedEx | Awards & Recognition

We are consistently ranked among the world’s most admired brands and employers. Read more about honors and recognition for FedEx’s ongoing effort to...

Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

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...

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...