Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Field of Dreams: Sports Matter Grant Will Provide New Facility for Deserving Girls Program

We gave the Jerome High School softball team $100,000 to build a field to call their own.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Invests $6.6M to Build, Repair & Renovate Homes for Veterans

More than 400 U.S. military veterans nationwide will receive new, renovated or repaired homes thanks to an additional $6.6 million granted by The Home Depot Foundation to several of its nonprofit partners.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Supporting Cambridge's Life Sciences Ecosystem: Q&A With James Seppala and Tim Schoen

James Seppala and Tim Schoen discuss BioMed Realty’s footprint in the UK and the opportunity in the life sciences real estate market in the years ahead.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Morgan Stanley's Plastic Waste Researcher on the State of the Crisis

When Morgan Stanley launched its Plastic Waste Resolution in 2019, we knew that reducing the waste problem would require an integrated approach that brought together science, industry, capital and government.

Diversity & Inclusion

Get Inspired - and Get Involved!

Here, Regions associates share their favorite women’s organizations and talk about why their work is so meaningful and valuable to their communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Toward Mandatory Climate Disclosure in the US? What the SEC Proposal Means for Sustainable Procurement

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced a landmark proposal requiring companies to include climate disclosures in their annual filings.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Named #2 Affordable Housing Lender in U.S.

KeyBank has been named the #2 Affordable Housing lender for 2021 in Affordable Housing Finance magazine's annual rankings.

Environment

Cool Effect Celebrates the Good on the Ground and Positive Impact of Carbon-Reducing Projects

Cool Effect, a Bay Area based nonprofit dedicated to supporting voluntary carbon projects around the globe, is celebrating the positive impact carbon credits can have for people and planet by highlighting “The Good on the Ground”

Health & Healthcare

For Kidney Transplant Recipients, a More Accurate and Tailored Care Plan

For years, clinicians have used genomics to better inform treatment and personalize therapies. Now, Verici Dx, an immunodiagnostics company based in Tennessee (US), wants to turn that personalized medicine lens to a different field: kidney transplants.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Recruits and Supports People With Neurodiversity

Juan José Sibaja Shares His Journey to P&G—And What We Can All Do to Create an Inclusive Workplace

Research, Reports & Publications

Supply Chain Sustainability Management Leader Assent Issues 2021 Sustainability Report

In today’s market, you can’t be a CEO without thinking about ESG as investors now require the same due diligence in sustainability transparency as they do for financial transparency, and customers expect the same.

Research, Reports & Publications

Marsh McLennan Charts a Path to Net-Zero Across Its Operations by 2050

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) recently announced its commitment to set and execute low-carbon transition strategies that chart a path to net-zero across its operations by 2050 and reduce its emissions by 50 percent by 2030.

Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation Partners With Clayton® to Plant Over 2 Million Trees in 2022

The Arbor Day Foundation is partnering with Clayton to plant 2.33 million native trees in forests around the US in 2022.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics Sponsors FIRST® Robotics Regional Competition

Sponsored by Arrow Electronics, the event challenges high school students to build industrial-size robots and maneuver them through a series of challenges against other teams.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

America's Charities Named '2022 Best Nonprofit to Work For' for Second Consecutive Year

America’s Charities Named ‘2022 Best Nonprofit To Work For’ For Second Consecutive Year

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Affirms Commitment to Financial Education During Financial Capabilities Month

As we celebrate Financial Literacy Month in April, we’re proud to report that over 2.8 million people have been educated though our various programs in the past 18 years.

Energy

Ørsted Completes Onshore Wind Farm Haystack Wind in Nebraska

Located in Wayne County, Nebraska, Haystack Wind utilises existing interconnection infrastructure in Southwest Power Pool (SPP) North from Ørsted's 230 MW onshore wind farm Plum Creek Wind, which is placed close by.

Education

We Need to Stop Talking About the Years Our Kids Lost in School.

One pandemic-era educator shares what she sees from her side of the screen: When we talk about the learning losses from the pandemic, we need to consider the gains, too.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Magenta Wave

Two years have passed since T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint, and those two years have been more meaningful for employees than anyone imagined.

Environment

Inogen Alliance Short Documentary: The Road to a More Sustainable Future, Featured in Global Thought Leaders Campaign

Inogen Alliance is featured in one of several short documentaries by TBD Media Group as global environment, health and safety, and sustainability consultants offering climate related solutions to multinational clients.

Diversity & Inclusion

LogiTalk | Aisha Bowe on Breaking The Bias

LogiTalk welcomes Aisha Bowe, a former NASA engineer turned Founder & CEO of STEMBoard.

Responsible Production & Consumption

One Year In, FedEx Continues To Build Toward a More Sustainable Future for All

When FedEx set its 2040 carbon-neutral operations goal on March 3, 2021, we knew we were blazing a path that would impact not only our industry, but generations to come.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Named One of Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies

Sustainability is an integral part of our culture. We work actively toward cleaner water, curtailing waste generation and landfilling, and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions—goals we encourage all to share.

Sustainable Development Goals

Working With Water: Identifying Risk, Enhancing Resilience

Resilience is a journey, not a destination.

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. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  3. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  4. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  5. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  6. Special Economic Zones
    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  7. Subaru Love Promise: Pets
    Subaru believes all pets deserve a loving home and we are the largest corporate donor to the ASPCA®. Subaru is proud to help make the world a better...
  8. Special Economic Zones
    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  9. 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...
  10. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  11. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  12. 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...
  13. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  14. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  15. Global Heat Reduction Initiative
    News and updates from the Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHR).