Energy & Infrastructure

United Adding Supersonic Speeds With New Agreement to Buy Aircraft From Boom Supersonic

United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Boom Supersonic to add aircraft to its global fleet as well as a cooperative sustainability initiative – a move that facilitates a leap forward in returning supersonic speeds to aviation.

Energy & Infrastructure

Volvo Trucks' Customer Albertsons Achieves Nation's First Commercial 100% Zero-Emission Refrigerated Grocery Delivery With a Class 8 Truck

Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the U.S., recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution center in Irvine, California.

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - May 2021

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has issued its quarterly newsletter, featuring stories from the foundation and its grantees.

Philanthropy

FedEx Awards $600,000 to 12 Nonprofits Dedicated to Addressing Climate Challenges

FedEx Cares, FedEx Corp.’s global community engagement program, recently announced that 12 nonprofits will each receive a $50,000 USD grant in recognition of their work in advancing sustainable solutions to improve the environment.

Corporate Responsibility

Returning to the Skies With Sustainability in Mind

As a business that today relies on fossil-based jet fuel, we recognize our responsibility to reduce our impact on the planet.

Philanthropy

Shining the Light on the Future of Clean Energy

Edison International helps nonprofits bring the benefits of driving EVs to vulnerable communities.

Corporate Responsibility

WSP USA Charts Direction on Climate and Equity at United for Infrastructure 2021, With Opening Remarks by President Biden

This week, WSP’s Tom Lewis & Denise Turner Roth will present on driving solutions for better policies & on investing in sustainable & equitable infrastructure, as part of United for Infrastructure 2021: A Week to Champion America’s Infrastructure.

Awards & Rankings

FedEx Named One of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2021

FedEx, with close to 700 aircraft, benefited from the lockdown home-delivery bump with record quarterly earnings, partly by picking up slack from canceled flights. In December, the company also delivered the first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.

Energy & Infrastructure

Ecocentricity Blog: Making Magic

Like the oxygen and erosion control that trees offer to other organisms, The Ray gives life to other ideas. This was on display last week in the form of an exciting announcement from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Energy & Infrastructure

Creating China's First “Milk Bottle Road”

Dow has teamed with dairy brand Shiny Meadow to construct China’s first road made with recycled plastic milk bottles. The project gives hard-to-recycle plastic a second life and helps keep plastic waste out of oceans, landfills, streets and rivers.

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Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

Sustainability Report

Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...

Truist Cares

Truist is committed to caring for communities when disasters strike. In 2020, Truist Financial Corporation announced its first Truist Cares initiative...

Whirlpool Corporate Citizenship

This category covers areas that aren't our signature charities. Main topics can include Homes For Our Troops as well as smaller charity organizations...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...

Health in Action

Our Prescription for a Better World framework is organized around three key pillars: building healthy communities (Health in Action), protecting the...

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...

Subaru Love Promise: Community

Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...

Sustainable Products and Innovation

Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...