Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Why Aseptic Cartons Matter in Global Food Systems

Jul 9, 2025 10:00 AM ET

Most of us don’t often consider what happens to our milk or juice cartons once they’re empty. But the truth is, cartons do more than just contain food and drink—they protect it.

Energy

Green Mountain Energy and Treehouse Partner to Offer Customers Affordable Option for EV Charger Installation

Green Mountain Energy

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Environment

Continuing the Journey to Protect the Mangroves in the Philippines: AI Solutions Show Promise in Wildlife and Site Protection

Nov 18, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Since 2015, we’ve worked with local partners on IoT solutions that conserve mangrove ecosystems in the Philippines and Malaysia. Read the latest on the project and discover how new AI solutions are proving themselves

Health & Healthcare

India's Efforts to Help End Hepatitis C Starts With Prison Population

Nov 18, 2021 9:10 AM ET

A global nonprofit is leading an effort to help eliminate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who are incarcerated in India.

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy Celebrates National Native American Heritage Month with Entrepreneur Spotlight Featuring Cherilyn Yazzie of Coffee Pot Farms

Nov 18, 2021 9:05 AM ET

Cherilyn Yazzie, Owner of Coffee Pot Farms, knows firsthand the physical, economical and generational barriers she has worked through to be a successful farmer in the desert lands of northern Arizona.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leo's Guardian Angel Reads Meters

Nov 18, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Little Leo has a new guardian angel who reads meters.

Energy

NRG Energy Joins the EV100 Initiative

Nov 18, 2021 9:00 AM ET

NRG Energy, Inc. announced its participation in the Climate Group's EV100 initiative, committing to electrify 100 percent of its light-duty fleet by 2030.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Kimberly-Clark and its 'Toilets Change Lives' Program Brings Clean Water and Sanitation Solutions to 7 Million People Across 15 Countries

Nov 18, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Globally, more than 2 billion people lack access to basic sanitation, including toilets. Kimberly-Clark and the Kimberly-Clark Foundation have formed partnerships and programs to help address this global health crisis, and the company's 'Toilets Change Lives' program has impacted the lives of more than 7 million people across 15 countries over the last seven years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Recognized as a Best for Vets Employer for Ninth Year in a Row

Nov 18, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Hormel Foods Corporation announced it has been ranked No. 32 on Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2021 list. This is the ninth consecutive year the company has made the list.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Named to 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Nov 18, 2021 8:50 AM ET

Whirlpool Corporation has been named to the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) North America Index in recognition of the Company’s ongoing focus on environmental and social responsibility.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

El Abra Funds Projects to Protect the Cultural, Archaeological and Historical Heritage of the Province of El Loa

Nov 18, 2021 8:50 AM ET

Minera El Abra recently launched a second “Heritage Fund” to support a variety of initiatives that promote and preserve the culture and traditions of the Indigenous communities surrounding El Abra’s operations.

Green Infrastructure

Data Centers to Prioritize Environmental Sustainability

Nov 18, 2021 8:40 AM ET

Data Centers are changing and Schneider Electric is working with its clients and organizational partners in the space to ensure environmental sustainability is prioritized.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Acer Listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for Eighth Straight Year in 2021

Nov 18, 2021 8:30 AM ET

Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced that it has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Emerging Markets Index, for the eighth straight year in 2021.

Environment

Swedish Philanthropist Awards World's Biggest Environmental Prize

Nov 18, 2021 8:15 AM ET

B4Plastics and GreenWave are given the 2021 Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize for their development of materials for biodegradable fishing gear and sustainable ocean-based food production, respectively. Each prize amounts to $2 million. This means that the world's biggest environmental award is all about food.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Green Bond Standards Advance, Bringing Greater Clarity for Issuers and Investors

Nov 18, 2021 8:15 AM ET

The green bond market, which is anticipated by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to reach $1 trillion annually by 2023, has played an increasingly important role in financing assets needed for the transition to a low-carbon future.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named to the Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame

Nov 18, 2021 8:00 AM ET

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation inducted Abbott into its Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame for the company's sustained, positive impact on society.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Research From Sustainable Brands and Ipsos Highlights Consumers' Willingness to Leverage Their Buying Power to Support Companies' Good Works

Nov 18, 2021 8:00 AM ET

New research indicates that nearly 70% of consumers believe that they can influence companies to do better by buying from them when they do.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

South Carolina High School Wins Trane Technologies Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge

Nov 18, 2021 7:45 AM ET

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, and the National Football League’s (NFL) Carolina Panthers are pleased to announce Clover High School as the winner of the Trane Technologies Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge.

Environment

Kimberly-Clark's UK Operations Move to Renewable Energy to Manufacture Andrex, Kleenex, Huggies, WypAll and Scott

Nov 18, 2021 2:30 AM ET

Kimberly-Clark signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that will lead to the construction of a new wind farm owned by Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust that will make almost 80% of all its electrical power consumption in the UK renewable.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Renews Partnership With the National Park Foundation to 2024

Nov 17, 2021 4:50 PM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its expanded commitment to supporting America’s national parks as a premier sponsor of the National Park Foundation’s (NPF) Outdoor Exploration, Parks of the Future, and Resilience and Sustainability initiatives.

Education

National Grid Partners With Bloc Power & New York Edge to Launch Clean Energy Workforce Development Training Program

Nov 17, 2021 4:05 PM ET

National Grid is partnering with Bloc Power and New York Edge to launch a heat pump awareness training program for young people in New York City and on Long Island, helping bridge the opportunity gap, developing the clean energy workforce and advancing new and innovative technologies.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Express Releases Its Inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report

Nov 17, 2021 2:45 PM ET

American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced the release of its inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) report, which documents the company’s progress on its DE&I commitments and initiatives as part of its $1 Billion DE&I Action Plan launched in October 2020.

Sustainable Development Goals

Engineering Impact: Product stewardship

Nov 17, 2021 2:15 PM ET

To support a healthy planet, Medtronic is working to find opportunities to improve product stewardship — from design and manufacturing, to packaging, distribution, reuse, and disposal and recently established two new waste reduction targets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enbridge ESG Forum: Sustainable Operations

Nov 17, 2021 1:35 PM ET

Watch Michele Harradence, Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer with Gas Transmission and Midstream at Enbridge, discuss the company’s approach to improving pipeline safety.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NortonLifeLock is Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Nov 17, 2021 1:35 PM ET

We are proud to announce that NortonLifeLock has once again been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and North America indices, one of the world’s leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) benchmarks.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PepsiCo-Unilever Soil Health Innovation Project Takes Top Honor at Field to Market's 2021 Sustainability Leadership Awards

Nov 17, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture honored the recipients of the 2021 Sustainability Leadership Awards on the eve of the seventh annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2020 ESG Report: Adopting Detroit's G7 Neighborhood

Nov 17, 2021 1:20 PM ET

Fifth Third's $5 million investment is funding physical improvements to parks, streetscapes, commercial corridors, single family housing and affordable housing.

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