Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac Group Awards $365,000 in Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits

Jan 11, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Aflac has awarded $365,000 in grants to 47 local nonprofits in its Spring and Fall 2021 grant cycles.

Sustainable Development Goals

Essity Invests in World's First Tissue Machine Running on Geothermal Steam

Jan 11, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Essity is investing in enhanced efficiency in the company´s site in Kawerau, New Zealand, including the world’s first tissue machine running a fully geothermal steam drying process

Innovation & Technology

From Despair to Hope: How Technology Was Used for Good in Lebanon

Jan 11, 2022 8:45 AM ET

Following the massive Beirut, Lebanon port explosion in 2020, it made my heart ache to see many people in my country traumatized and struggling.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VolunteerMatch Partners With AmeriCorps and California Volunteers to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Jan 11, 2022 8:30 AM ET

VolunteerMatch is partnering with AmeriCorps and California Volunteers, Office of the Governor to help people find ways to give back in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Guiding the Next Generation: Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Maytag Honor Dependable Club Leaders

Jan 11, 2022 8:20 AM ET

Each year, in collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Maytag honors and rewards a group of stand-out Club professionals and volunteers who make a difference to kids and teens every day in communities across the nation.

Health & Healthcare

What is Nutrient Density and Why Is It Important?

Jan 11, 2022 8:20 AM ET

Whenever you eat foods, you are getting a certain number of calories. But what else are you getting? Nutrition is more than calories alone and it takes well-balanced meals.

Diversity & Inclusion

AllianceBernstein Is A Proud Partner of East Harlem Tutorial Program

Jan 11, 2022 8:20 AM ET

AllianceBernstein is a proud partner of East Harlem Tutorial Program, an after-school program and charter school focused on increasing the college graduation rate in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2021 Moskowitz Prize at Northwestern University Awarded to Research on the Time Horizons of ESG-investors

Jan 11, 2022 8:15 AM ET

From a field of over 175 submitted papers, Corporate ESG Profiles and Investor Horizons was selected as the winner of the 2021 Moskowitz Prize at Northwestern University.

Energy

Clean Energy New Year's Resolutions You Can Start Today

Jan 11, 2022 8:15 AM ET

You don’t have to wait until the new year to start thinking about your resolutions. Southern California Edison is encouraging you to make clean air and sustainability a priority in 2022.

Environment

How Do We Speed Up Climate Action? Mads Nipper and Bjarke Ingels in Conversation

Jan 11, 2022 8:10 AM ET

Against the backdrop of COP26, CEO of Ørsted, Mads Nipper, and BIG founder, Bjarke Ingels sat down to discuss one of the most pressing issues of our time: how do we speed up climate action?

Environment

Rodelta Optimizes Pumps for Max-Impact/Min-Consumption with Cadence Omnis CFD

Jan 10, 2022 3:30 PM ET

Rodelta Pumps International B.V. uses Cadence Omnis for optimizing their designs helping minimize the impact of pumps on our environment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

2022 Will Be the Great Reckoning for Corporate Purpose

Jan 10, 2022 3:00 PM ET

Amid an ongoing pandemic, climate crisis, Great Resignation, and battles for the most basic human rights, stakeholders continue to demand more of organizations.

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch's Electric Vehicle Charging Expertise Helps Accelerate 'Charge Ready' in Southern California

Jan 10, 2022 3:00 PM ET

With communities across Southern California seeking to accelerate electric vehicle adoption efforts, Black & Veatch announces the completion of 12 charging stations at Cathedral City High School (CCHS) in Palm Springs, California.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Powercoders Gives Refugees Skills to Shape Their Futures

Jan 10, 2022 2:30 PM ET

“Powercoders was founded in 2017 in Bern in Switzerland by an entrepreneur who had been very touched by the refugee crisis and felt that it was unfair by the luck of his birth he was able to live peacefully.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics and Close the Gap Support Global Livingston Institute

Jan 10, 2022 2:20 PM ET

As part of its ongoing effort to bridge the digital divide in East Africa, Arrow Electronics provided laptops and cell phones to GLI, a nonprofit focused on improving health, the environment and economic development opportunities in the region.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Guide to Rising Salaries in the Sustainability & ESG Market - War for Talent As COP26 Paves the Way for New Sustainability Hires

Jan 10, 2022 1:55 PM ET

Working in a purposeful role that embraces accountability and engages others to commit towards a brighter environmental future is an attractive prospect, with a salary to match.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Opens Its Annual Corporate Inclusion Index Survey for 2022 Participation

Jan 10, 2022 1:30 PM ET

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) announces that its annual Corporate Inclusion Index (CII) survey  for 2022 opens today.

Education

Weekend Wisdom for Motor City Students

Jan 10, 2022 1:20 PM ET

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Transforming the Circular Economy

Jan 10, 2022 1:15 PM ET

Avoiding virgin materials and utilizing recycled materials, as well as using energy efficient vehicles for transport helps us reduce our contribution to waste and carbon emissions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Driving Conversations About Ethics

Jan 10, 2022 12:00 PM ET

We all know that strong ethics are important. We conduct ethics training and talk about our values all the time, but what does ethical behavior really mean in real-life decision-making and actions every day?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merck Announces Additional $150M Investment Through 2025 to Help End Maternal Mortality Inequities

Jan 10, 2022 11:55 AM ET

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced an additional $150 million commitment through Merck for Mothers to further advance the initiative’s mission of helping create a world where no woman has to die giving life.

Events, Media & Communications

Workiva to Host Virtual CFO Roundtable With the UN Global Compact CFO Taskforce and the New York Stock Exchange

Jan 10, 2022 11:45 AM ET

The CFO Media Roundtable: Uniting CFOs Towards a Better World is an exclusive thought leadership event for CFOs and business leaders to discuss the evolving ESG mandates facing multinational organizations and the new role CFOs will play in building a sustainable future for all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Remembering Dr. King Through Community Service and a $1 Million Foundation Grant

Jan 10, 2022 11:45 AM ET

In 1983, legislation passed to make the third Monday in January a federal holiday honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Creating Cross-Sector Talent Development Wins

Jan 10, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Offering upskilling opportunities is a priority for any company that values its employees’ continuous growth and success. Skills-based volunteering facilitates professional development while giving back to nonprofits and the community.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Valued Volunteers

Jan 10, 2022 11:15 AM ET

Hortensia Dean and her siblings grew up in a household where community service was not only encouraged, but a regular family activity. “We would go visit people in nursing homes, and sing and do other things like that.”