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Better Together: Meet the Environmental Leaders Committed to Sustainability Innovation in the Beverage Sector

Environment

Since our inception, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable has stayed true to this founding concept, with global beverage brands setting competition aside and coming together as an industry to advance environmental sustainability and value.

Restoring the Woods to Its Former Glory

Environment

Almost half of the world’s forests have been cleared or degraded. When most people think of forest restoration, they think of replanting lost trees, but restoration is about improving landscapes that are deforested, degraded or underutilized.

Merck Fellowship for Global Health Wins 2019 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management Gold Excellence Award for Learning and Development

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Merck Fellowship for Global Health program, a three-month, field-based international corporate service-learning program designed to leverage the skills and talents of Merck employees worldwide...

Equality Day: Intel Helps Young Women Experience Tech

Diversity & Inclusion

The camp for girls in grades 7-9 from underserved communities was the first of its kind in the U.S., following WiSci STEAM camps this summer in Estonia and Kosovo — and previous camps in the countries of Rwanda, Peru, Malawi and Georgia.

Signs Your Sustainability Initiative Will Succeed—or Not

Why do some sustainability initiatives become firmly embedded in an organization while others fizzle out? It may have something to do with how your employees interact as they tackle the sustainability issue at hand.

Across Europe and Australia, General Mills Employees Help Alleviate Hunger

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Across Europe and Australia, General Mills and our employees are helping to feed those facing hunger by supporting the Global Foodbanking Network, Food Bank Australia and the European Food Banks Federation and their members.

Domtar Joins Formal Request to Enforce and Regulate Paper Imports

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Domtar, the United Steelworkers (USW) union and other domestic paper producers have filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to address the circumvention of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on uncoated paper imports.

Forbes: Carnival Corporation, Among America's Best Large Employers, No. 1 in Cruise Industry

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, was recently named one of America's Best Large Employers in 2019 by Forbes Media, in partnership with analytics firm Statista.

Fifth Third Makes History by Powering Up 100% Renewable Solar Facility

Energy

Built by SunEnergy1, the Aulander Holloman Solar Facility is expected to generate clean power that is more than or equal to the amount Fifth Third uses in a year, enough to eliminate 143,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases and power 25,000 homes.

LA Galaxy Welcome United States Military Members for Fleet Week Celebration

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In continued support of those serving in the United States military, AEG’s LA Galaxy hosted more than 50 military men and women visiting Port of Los Angeles for the fourth annual LA Fleet Week on Aug. 28.

Vehicle-to-Everything and Connected Car Technology in Georgia

Green Infrastructure

The newest and coolest (and safest) car on the market, the autonomous and connected car, is driving the future of advanced automobiles.

Operating for Sustainable Impact

Responsible Production & Consumption

Climate change is one of the most significant and urgent issues facing business and society today

A Boy With Autism Wouldn't Sit Still on a United Airlines Flight. So Crew and Passengers Stepped in to Help.

Just before leaving, the off-duty flight attendant who was sitting across from them gave Gabriel a hug and a handwritten note in which she commended her for her strength. "You and your family are loved and supported," reads the note.

Essity's 2018 Sustainability Report: Circular Economy and UN Sustainable Development Goals

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

We believe that the work to fulfill the sustainability goals will make the world a better place while offering favorable business opportunities for companies around the world, not least in the areas of health, hygiene and sanitation.

ON Semiconductor Employees Show Commitment to Diversity in AI Education with STEM UP

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

This employee-led team also focuses on service leadership and this summer, the STEM UP committee in Phoenix was a sponsor of the AI4ALL residential camp held at Arizona State University (ASU) over a three-week period.

Trane Unveils Expanded Columbia Facility, Delivering Environmental, Workforce and Community Benefits

Trane®, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, held a celebration marking significant expansion to its Columbia, South Carolina facility, and ongoing efforts in environmental, social and business sustainability.

Changing How We Grow Rice Today, Can Save Us Water Tomorrow

Responsible Production & Consumption

Rice farming uses 40% of the world’s irrigation water & accounts for half of Mars’ unsustainable water use. That’s why we’re promoting water stewardship with rice farmers - with programs in India & Pakistan seeing a 30% reduction in water use so far.

Schneider Electric Commits to Tackling Inequality by Joining G7 Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) Coalition Powered by the OECD

Energy

Schneider Electric among 34 leading international companies committed to stepping up business action to advance human rights throughout their value chains, build inclusive workplaces and strengthen inclusion in their business ecosystems.

AIDA Cruises: Start of Construction for the Second LNG Cruise Ship at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg

Green Infrastructure

On August 15, 2019, the first steel cut took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for the sister ship of AIDAnova, the world’s first cruise ship that is fully powered with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG).

10 Years on: 74 Walk Friendly Communities Recognized through Road Safety Program Sponsored by FedEx

Green Infrastructure

“FedEx is very proud to sponsor the Walk Friendly Communities program. As part of our FedEx Cares commitment, this program has had a far-reaching impact across the United States in making communities safer for pedestrians,”

Sustainable Fitness Trend Leads Xylem Watermark to Log Over 1,000 Volunteer Hours

Social Impact & Volunteering

Plogging is a global fitness trend that combines jogging (or walking) and picking up trash. While plogging, volunteers spend time outdoors, exercise, and pick up litter that often flows untreated into waterways.

Homeownership in Dallas-Fort Worth to Get $6.6 Million Boost

NeighborhoodLIFT® offers homebuyers $15,000 grants for home down payments in the city of Dallas and Tarrant County; additional benefits for veterans, military, teachers and first responders

Outside Voice: Mike Wallace, the Evolution of Sustainability Reporting

Sustainable Development Goals

Our Outside Voice series highlights the perspectives of stakeholders and leaders on important sustainability topics, such as sustainability reporting.