Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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DuPont Sustainability Report: Letter From Our Executive Chairman and CEO, Edward D. Breen

I invite you to read on to learn more about our work, our people, and how our results connect to our stakeholders and to the changes the world needs from all of us.

Awards & Rankings

Medtronic Jumps to No. 10 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies List

Medtronic climbed to No. 10 on this year’s DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity, earning its highest-ever ranking on the prestigious list.

Corporate Responsibility

Home Depot Kids Workshops Return to Stores

Beginning Saturday, May 7th, The Home Depot’s Kids Workshops will return to in-store programming in U.S. stores.

Research & Reports

Tremendous Progress. With More to Come. Regions Releases Community Engagement Report

Regions Financial Corp. announced the release of the Making Life Better: 2021 Community Engagement Report. The report highlights how Regions Bank and the nonprofit Regions Foundation are taking steps to make a clear and beneficial difference.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The End of the All-Male, All-White Cockpit

United recently launched a flight school with the aim of hiring thousands of pilots in the years ahead, at least half of them women or people of color.

Philanthropy

Duck Delivery: Young Sickle Cell Disease Patients at Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper in Camden, NJ Receive Award-Winning Social Robot Thanks to New Collaboration With Aflac

Several young patients being treated for sickle cell disease at Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper received a cuddly new companion specially designed to help them through their medical journey.

Health & Healthcare

Why Is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, the Most Commonly Inherited Heart Disease, Often Undiagnosed?

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a chronic, inheritable disease where there is excessive thickening of the heart muscle.

Awards & Rankings

Abbott Earns No. 3 Spot on DiversityInc Top Companies List

Diversity is fundamental at Abbott, with unique perspectives inspiring us to innovate ways to address the world’s biggest health challenges.

Awards & Rankings

Entergy Recognized As a 2022 Tree Line USA Utility by Arbor Day Foundation

The Arbor Day Foundation has again recognized Entergy for proper tree care and vegetation management by naming the company a 2022 Tree Line USA utility.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

SAP and Accenture Aim for a Circular, Regenerative Economy

With 87 percent of the world’s transaction revenue touching its software at some point, the leading software company SAP is in a unique position to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

From Haiti to Your Home: How Recycled Plastic Kept Moving Despite the Pandemic

A year before the pandemic, HP announced it would invest $2 million to expand its ocean-bound plastic supply chain by building a new plastic washing line in Haiti.

Environment

Trane Technologies Becomes One of the World's First Net-Zero Approved Companies With Latest Validation by the Science Based Targets Initiative

Trane Technologies today announced it is the first in its industry, and one of just 11 companies worldwide to date, to have its net-zero carbon emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Environment

How Sustainability Risks Change Along the Sustainability Journey

The famous author and researcher, Bob Willard, identified five distinct stages of corporate sustainability. These stages are pre-compliance, compliance, “beyond compliance”, integrated strategy, and purpose/passion.

Awards & Rankings

KeyBank Ranked #18 on DiversityInc's 2022 Top 50 Companies for Diversity

In recognition of its continued commitment to and advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the workplace, KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has earned the #18 place on the 2022 DiversityInc "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" list, improving 5 spots from #23 in 2021.

Education & Workforce Development

Cambridge Launchpad As Illumina Targets Five Million STEM Learners

Cambridge is unveiled as the launchpad for the biggest long-term initiative ever unveiled on this side of the Atlantic to get more youngsters involved in STEM careers – thanks to US genomics giant Illumina.

Education & Workforce Development

Top 5 Reasons why TCS Appreciates Educators

At TCS, we believe that educators must be empowered to teach students the skills critical for the 21st century. TCS seeks to endow teachers with the knowledge to ignite a passion for learning and a foundation for success in students.

Research & Reports

Dine Brands 2021 ESG Report Highlights People, Planet and Governance Initiatives

Dine Brands Global, Inc. released its annual Dine Together report for 2021, highlighting key programs and progress in the areas of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG).

Corporate Responsibility

Land Betterment Appoints Chris Hagler of Independence Point Advisors to Board of Directors

Land Betterment Corporation today announced the appointment of Chris Hagler to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Partners With NatureQuant to Quantify Tree's Impact on Health in Neighborhoods

The Arbor Day Foundation is partnering with NatureQuant, a technology and research company, to highlight the positive impact trees have on a neighborhood’s health and wellbeing.

Socially Responsible Investing

Arcos Dorados Issues a Sustainability-Linked Bond

Arcos Dorados announced the issuance of its first Sustainability-Linked Bond, positioning the Company as the first in the Latin American restaurant industry to associate a financial instrument with environmental objectives.

Education & Workforce Development

What Are Students Grateful For? Teachers and Tech

To celebrate educators for Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked students to share the many ways their teachers have inspired and supported them, in the classroom and beyond.

Philanthropy

Yum China's “Angel Restaurant” Initiative Enters 10th Year With New Upgrades

Recently, Mr Huang, a frequent visitor of the Baide KFC in Guangzhou, noticed that the restaurant has taken on an entirely new look.

Health & Healthcare

Sabra Health Care REIT Joins Wellness Initiative to Improve Indoor Senior Living Spaces

Irvine, CA-based Sabra Health Care REIT is joining an alliance of senior living industry leaders and companies to provide more healthy and safe indoor living spaces for residents and staff.

Corporate Responsibility

What it Means to Work for a "Best" Company Today - One Employee's Perspective

Recently, Keysight was named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. Ranking at number 46 on the list publicly validates what employees of the company have known all along — Keysight is a great company to be a part of!

Energy & Infrastructure

Energy Asset Hardening Through Data-Driven Modeling

Though weather-related disruptions to the power grid are nothing new, the increase in extreme weather events caused by climate change means power system failures are much more frequent.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S...

Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...

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...

License to Operate

Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

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...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...