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Innovation & Technology | SAP

3 Ways AI Accelerates Sustainability Efforts

May 7, 2025 10:35 AM ET

While climate risk, social equity and ethical governance used to be peripheral concerns, they are now central to long-term business success.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening Announce the 2025 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grantees

ScottsMiracle-Gro

Health & Healthcare

Improving Access to Care by Strengthening Local Health System Capacity

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Environment

Restoring the American Chaffseed: Reviving One of New Jersey’s Rarest Plants With Support From PSEG

PSEG

Health & Healthcare

Video: Increasing Genomic Capability in the United Arab Emirates

Emirati scientists, clinicians, and dignitaries attended the opening of the Illumina Solutions Center in Dubai on November 8. The new state-of-the-art facility will expand genomics capabilities and build local expertise in genomics to advance and deliver precision medicine to pat

Sustainable Development Goals

Q&A with Fiorenza Micheli: Monitoring Human Rights in the Seafood Sector

Fiorenza Micheli, a professor of biology at Stanford and a co-author of the paper, discusses why addressing human rights in fisheries is such a critical issue, and how the group hopes to move forward.

Environment

5/3 Bank Achieves Carbon Neutrality

There’s ESG in the banking sector, and then there’s 5/3 Bank.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Star Rating for Schools: Helping Kids Get to School Safely

The Star Rating for Schools journey has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Founding Sponsor FedEx and the Major Donor FIA Foundation, and the amazing network of SR4S Lead Partners and their invaluable feedback and support from the early conception of the pro

Diversity & Inclusion

Albertsons Exec on 'Leading With Inclusion'

Albertsons Cos. has “positively changed people’s minds and their hearts” through important conservations around diversity, equity and inclusion, the company's SVP and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Jonathan Mayes said during a presentation...

Responsible Production & Consumption

Kellogg Company and Grocer Albertsons Companies Drive Awareness for In-Store Recycling

Kellogg and Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, are teaming up to help change customers’ recycling habits in honor of Earth Day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cadence Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Cadence is spotlighting some of our incredible AAPI-identifying employees to celebrate.

Diversity & Inclusion

Albertsons Companies and the Albertsons Pride Alliance Donate $16,000 to the Trevor Project

The Albertsons Pride Alliance celebrates a recent donation to The Trevor Project to help create a safer world for LGBTQ+ youth. Hear from the Pride Alliance, Albertsons Cos Executives, and the Trevor Project about the importance of this partnership!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Six Leaders From Albertsons Companies Honored as 2019 Top Women in Health, Wellness, and Beauty

Six leaders from Albertsons Companies were recognized by Drug Store News in the inaugural class of the Top Women in Health, Wellness and Beauty Awards.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Honors 2020 Green Power Leaders

Fifth Third Bank (Cincinnati, Ohio) realized its goal of 100 percent renewable power through a financial contract of an 80-Megawatt (M.W.) solar project in North Carolina, which will produce approximately 202 million kWh of electricity per year.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cadence's Johnas Street Discusses Black History Month

Cadence's Johnas Street recently wrote an article on Adweek that discusses the many ways brands and media can empower Black leaders and create a more equitable world.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Pacific Coast Collaborative to Lead One of the Largest Public-Private Partnerships to Reduce Food Waste

The Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) announces plans to lead a US-based public-private partnership - one of the largest in the world - to address wasted food.

Energy

Fifth Third Bank Goes 100% Solar

Fifth Third Bank is investing in the sun. The financial giant recently became the first Fortune 500 company to achieve 100% renewable power with solar alone. And it did so with a single solar project.

Diversity & Inclusion

When Job Skills Meet Their Match

Finding a job may seem pretty straightforward – update your resume, fill out an application, interview for the job. However, if you’re one of the estimated 3.5 million Americans with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), it’s not that simple.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Albertsons Companies, Beyond the Bag Celebrate Innovation Challenge Winners

After announcing the winners of the Beyond the Bag Innovation Challenge this week, the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag virtually rang the Closing Bell for the New York Stock Exchange.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

An Inside Look at How and Why FedEx Works with Road Safety NGOs Around the World

There are millions of charitable nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) around the world addressing untold numbers of critical issues that keep communities from flourishing. So, why did FedEx designate one of its five philanthropic focus areas to be centered on road safety?

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Risk Management Association, Top U.S. and Canadian Banks Form Consortium to Tackle Climate Risk

The Risk Management Association (RMA) announced today that 19 leading banks have formed the RMA Climate Risk Consortium (“The Consortium”), which will develop standards for banks to integrate climate risk management throughout their operations

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IndiaRAP, Sponsored by FedEx, Is Helping Save Lives Across the Country

IndiaRAP is a locally led, globally supported road assessment programme for India. It is a collaboration between iRAP and the Asian Institute of Transport Development (AITD), generously supported by FedEx.

Health & Healthcare

Empowering the Disability Community at Illumina

“The Spoon Theory,” a personal story by patient advocate Christine Miserandino, imagines “spoons” as a measurement of one’s daily energy to illustrate what it’s like to ration that energy. For those living with a disability (visible or not), the number of spoons they must use for

Responsible Production & Consumption

Albertsons Companies Joins Beyond the Bag Initiative

Albertsons Companies today announced that it has joined the Beyond the Bag Initiative, its latest step to contributing to efforts to reduce plastic waste. The Beyond the Bag Initiative, launched by the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, is a multi-year collaboration across re

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Policy and Regulation

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KeyBank's Community Investment

In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
Entergy's 2024 Performance Report Shares Progress Toward a Better Future

Entergy’s 2024 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2024 achievements, future plans and strategies...
Circular Economy and Supply Chain Sustainability

We strive for supply chain excellence, working to increase diversity, protect human rights, promote health and well-being, and extend opportunity for...
2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit

This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...
Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment

The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...
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...
Building a Sustainable Future | Decarbonizing the Built Environment

The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions and nearly 50% of the consumption of natural resources. The industry stands at a...
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...
License to Operate

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

The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
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...