Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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2025 Principal® Charity Classic Raised Record $10.6 Million for Iowa Youth

The Principal Financial Group

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

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Software-Defined Vehicles: The Critical Road to a Secure Future

Keysight Technologies

Innovation & Technology

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Impact: Delivering Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Tracking Our Emissions

Soon, Drawdown Georgia will be unveiling a new emissions tracking tool. Come check out the webinar that will introduce it!

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Selects Avatour to Optimize Remote Project Collaboration

With traditional project management approaches stressed by COVID-19, changing workforce dynamics and the increasing use of remote meetings, Avatour and Black & Veatch announce a strategic partnership.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Awards Grant to Lake Champlain Opportunity Fund

The Lake Champlain Chamber and KeyBank are pleased to announce a grant of $150,000 from the KeyBank Foundation in support of the Bobby Miller Opportunity Fund and LaunchVT.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Herbalife Nutrition Recognized as an “Elite 8 Company” in the 2021 Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces Awards

“Providing opportunities for our employees to grow professionally and be their best is part of our culture, and it’s built into the principle that together we can build it better.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Named to Forbes' List of 'America's Best Employers 2022'

"Our employees around the world are the definition of resilient and we're proud to be building a special work environment where every person can feel right at home as they shape their careers."

Health & Healthcare

3 Ways to Advance Cancer Health Care Equity

Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to achieve their full health potential, and that includes access to cancer care.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

For Private Equity - ESG Momentum Is Peaking

3BL Media breaks down what PE firms need to know about ESG communications. Explore more resources at our Private Equity Hub.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 - All You Need to Know

Beijing 2022 is the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games to date, with women accounting for a record 45 per cent of the athletes.

Environment

Students Compete for Cash Prizes in Global Innovation Challenge to Solve Water Issues

Secondary and tertiary students worldwide are called on to expand water access and resilience, through signing up to join Xylem’s Global Student Innovation Challenge.

Environment

Fifth Third Bank's Switch to Greener Paper Reduces Environmental Impacts

Fifth Third Bank made a company-wide switch to a new office paper product in January 2022. The new product includes 30% post-consumer recycled content and is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, the mark of responsible forestry.

Events, Media & Communications

Nathan Loftice Joins EarthX As Executive Vice President of Sustainability Events and Services

International environmental nonprofit EarthX today announced the appointment of Nathan Loftice as the organization’s Executive Vice President of Sustainability Events and Services.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Climbs to #11 on Barron's List of Most Sustainable U.S. Companies

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) rose to #11 on the Barron’s 2022 list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the U.S., out of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies by market value.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH Industrial Supports the Halal Children's Home in Nigeria

CNH Industrial, though it’s Case IH and New Holland Agriculture brands recently made a donation to the Halal Children’s Home, an NGO for orphans and vulnerable children in Abuja, Nigeria.

Health & Healthcare

An Introduction to ATMP Manufacturing

A cure for the previously incurable. That’s the big promise of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), and it’s attracting big numbers. In 2020 alone, the global ATMP industry raised $19.9B in annual financing, a 200% increase over 2019.

Environment

New Research Finds Scaling Sustainable Agriculture Requires Blended Solutions

Farm Journal’s Trust In Food and Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture today released the 2022 edition of their “State of Sustainable Ag” report.

Environment

Water May Be Life, But It Is Never a Given: Learnings from the Navajo Nation

In 2021, human rights nonprofit DigDeep collaborated with Kohler to launch the Water Is Life microgrant program — which is working to make safe water a reality for all residents of the Navajo Nation.

Environment

Current Investment Could Provide Future Water Security

The concurrent challenges of Covid-19, climate change and aging infrastructure have placed increasing burden on an already struggling water industry.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Earns Perfect Score for Fifth Consecutive Year in 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Lenovo announced that, for the fifth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation gave the company a perfect score of 100 on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Solution Integrator to Solutions Architect: One Individual's Exciting Career Journey

What’s it like to work as a security expert for a global company, which invests heavily in security and offers an open invitation to customers for dialogue on the issue?

Innovation & Technology

A High-Tech Approach to Improving Wildfire Threat Prediction

Southern California Edison continues to enhance its fire science program- Opens in new window and Tom Rolinski, SCE’s fire scientist, leads the effort.

Responsible Production & Consumption

New Video Explains Key Role Fuel Cells Could Play in Decarbonization

As part of its efforts to lead in the global campaign to decarbonize, Cummins has produced a new video explaining the important role hydrogen fuel cells could play.

Green Infrastructure

Improving Governance In Infrastructure Projects to Accelerate Decision-Making

How the SI:D³ systems approach fosters delivery of intended benefits

Education

Green Bronx Machine and Quest Diagnostics Foundation Team up to Expand Acclaimed Indoor Gardening Curriculum to Inspire Healthier Students

Green Bronx Machine, a transformational educational nonprofit helping students and teachers turn classrooms into agricultural learning experiences

Innovation & Technology

Calling Young Innovators: T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation Launch Fourth Changemaker Challenge to Fund Big Ideas

Today T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka kicked off the fourth Changemaker Challenge, a nationwide contest that gives young leaders the opportunity to level up their ideas for creating a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AMD Recognized by CDP As a Supplier Engagement Leader on Climate Change

AMD has again been recognized by CDP as a Supplier Engagement Leader for its actions to reduce emissions and manage climate risks in its global supply chain.

Latest Campaigns

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    Helping individuals and businesses gain access to useful financial products and services to meet their needs—from savings, credit, and insurance to...
  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. Sustainable Products and Innovation
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  4. Whole Planet
    Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
  5. 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...
  6. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  7. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  8. 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...
  9. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  10. Sustainable Operations
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    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  12. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  13. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  14. 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...
  15. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...