Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Editors Pick

Cindy Santiago
Meet Benny and Cindy: Spreading Good Vibes Through the Tribe

Henkel

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac team members show their medals from the Marine Corps Marathon.
Honoring Veterans at Aflac and Celebrating 250 Years of the U.S. Marine Corps

Aflac Incorporated

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

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At COP30, Leaders Can Define the Next Era of Sustainable Finance

SAP

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Building Successful Client Relationships: Meet Mark Becker

After college in 2006, I began my professional journey in the finance industry, fully expecting to build a long-term career there. However, the 2008 financial crisis brought a severe economic downturn, prompting me to reconsider my path & ultimately decide it was time to change.

Innovation & Technology

Brewing Possibility: 321 Coffee’s AI Journey With Lenovo

Over the last four years Lenovo has worked in collaboration with 321 Coffee, a small independent business at the heart of Raleigh, NC. When visiting their cafés around the city, you’re welcomed into a community built on inclusion, possibility and purpose.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The $44 Trillion Question: Why Your Portfolio Needs Biodiversity

As CIO at Newday Investments, I’ve seen firsthand how the conversation around sustainable investing has evolved.

Events, Media & Communications

Baker Tilly’s Buzzhouse Podcast: Smarter Water Use in Affordable Housing

In this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson talk with Orlando Valdes, vice president of business development at Ion Water, about how invisible water waste is draining operating budgets in affordable housing

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Community Farmers Markets Address Food Waste and Food Security With a Drawdown Georgia Grant

Community Farmers Markets is avoiding food waste while helping address food sovereignty for families in Atlanta's Title-1 schools, with a two-year Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant.

Innovation & Technology

SDV Series Episode 4: Driving the SDV Revolution With Keysight

It’s time to zoom in and look at how we, as Keysight, are helping shape this future by delivering the technologies, insights, and tools that enable our customers and partners to move forward with confidence.

Education

Wesco Anixter Supports RSE Apprenticeship Programme With Tooling Initiative

Wesco Anixter and RSE have strengthened their relationship by equipping RSE’s newest apprentices with professional-grade toolkits at a significantly reduced cost. This initiative marks a meaningful step in their shared commitment to fostering career development in the industry.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ugolini Improves Equipment Sustainability With Tritan Renew

Ugolini, the Italian benchmark company in the production of countertop equipment for catering and hospitality, has taken an important step forward on its sustainability journey by integrating Tritan™ Renew, Eastman’s innovative copolyester, into the design of its products.

Health & Healthcare

Birds of a Feather Flock Together for Preventive Health Care and Well-Being

What are your top wellness priorities? Perhaps they include exercise, eating a balanced diet or mindfulness practices. What about doctor appointments — are your routine screenings on the list as well?

Responsible Production & Consumption

New Tork Air Freshener System Keeps Restrooms Constantly Fresh and Easy To Maintain

Tork, an Essity brand and the leading global professional hygiene brand, announced its entrance into the restroom air care category in North America, with the introduction of the Tork Constant Air Freshener to the U.S. and Canada.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Learning & Developing (Literally) - McKenzie’s STA Story

One of the coolest things about working at Yum! Brands is the ability to complete an STA. An STA, also known as Short Term Assignment, is the ability to work across corporate, brand and business affiliate offices.

Energy

Engineering Excellence Flows to the River City As Leidos Opens New Office

Leidos has expanded its footprint in Virginia with the opening of a new office in Richmond — strengthening its ability to deliver advanced engineering solutions for the growing electric utility market across the Southeast.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainably Grown® Standard Achieves SAI FSA Silver Level Equivalence

SCS Standards and Assurance Systems’ Sustainably Grown® certification has been benchmarked to the Silver Level of SAI Platform’s FSA 3.0, confirming alignment with global sustainability best practices and supporting efficient, credible certification for agricultural producers.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Fairtrade America: Statement on "No Coffee Tax Act"

Fairtrade America and Fairtrade Africa issued statements supporting the "No Coffee Tax Act" and describing how U.S. tariffs hurt coffee growers and the coffee industry.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MetLife: Prioritizing the Well-Being and Development of Our Colleagues

MetLife offers extensive benefits and resources to help colleagues prioritize their well-being, which in turn allows them to contribute to our purpose to the best of their ability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power To Care Golf Tournament Raises Record $378K for Entergy Arkansas To Strengthen Customer Affordability

Employees, community partners and vendors teed off for a cause at the annual Entergy Arkansas The Power to Care Charity Golf Classic earlier this month, raising a record-breaking $189,000 to help elderly and disabled customers

Green Infrastructure

Folmer, Official Case IH Dealer, Inaugurated Its New Headquarters in Entre Ríos

With an investment of USD 1,000,000, Folmer, an official CNH brand Case IH dealer with more than six decades of experience in the agro-industrial sector, has inaugurated its new headquarters in the city of Crespo, Entre Rios, Argentina.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scaling Mountains and Restoring Lives in Uganda

High in Uganda’s mountains, one woman climbs steep trails every day to bring hope, health, and healing to her community after devastating landslides.

Events, Media & Communications

G&A’s New Research Shows Largest U.S. Companies Continued To Adopt Sustainability Reporting as a Best Practice in 2024

G&A recently issued the 14th edition of our annual research report on sustainability reporting trends among the largest U.S. public companies.

Energy

Getting Started With API RP 1185: Prioritizing Public Engagement for Pipeline Success

The landscape of the energy industry is rapidly evolving and so are the expectations placed on pipeline operators.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Backs South Dallas Growth With $6.8 Million in Grants

Wells Fargo is deepening its commitment to the Dallas-Fort Worth region with a $6.8 million philanthropic investment in South Dallas focused on neighborhood revitalization and economic growth.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Celebrates Opening of New, Full-Service Branch in Akron, Grant To Support a Local Non-Profit

This week KeyBank held a grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new, full-service, state-of-the-art branch in Akron. The new Downtown Akron branch is located at 379 S. Main St. and several leaders from KeyBank and Akron attended the celebration.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

From Dubai to the Dominican Republic: How DP World’s Economic Zones Are Redefining Sustainable Trade in the Americas

When DP World established the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) in 1985, few could have imagined it would become a global model for how logistics ecosystems can fuel sustainable, inclusive growth.

Education

POV: You Offer Tacos & Tuition!

Alan L., field training and development manager for franchise organization GF Enterprise, recently shared his experience with Tacos & Tuition (available for company-owned restaurants and select Franchises) and the value this benefit brings to quick-service restaurant teams.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County Partners With Wesco To Help Build and Preserve Affordable Housing

Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County is proud to continue its partnership with Wesco to help build and preserve affordable housing in Central Florida.

Latest Campaigns

  1. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  2. Community Impact
    Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.
  3. 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...
  4. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  5. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  6. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  7. 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...
  8. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  9. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  10. Key Supports Affordable Housing
    KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...
  11. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  12. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  13. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  14. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  15. SAP | Climate Action
    Climate change is top of mind for government and business leaders worldwide who are committing to driving down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through...