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Environment

Fifth Third Joins Mastercard’s Priceless Planet Coalition

As part of its commitment to combat climate change and in celebration of Earth Day 2024, Fifth Third Bank today announced it has joined Mastercard’s Priceless Planet Coalition, an effort to restore 100 million trees across the globe by 2025.

Environment

The Economic and Water Impacts of the EPA’s “Slaughterhouse” Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a decision to make. Right now the agency is considering new water pollution standards for slaughterhouses and rendering facilities in response to lawsuits from environmental organizations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Clorox’s Latest Sustainable Product Innovations

Innovation at Clorox is all about building trusted brands people love that meet their ever-evolving needs. We mainly do this by developing products that use less packaging overall and/or more sustainable packaging materials and leave less waste behind after they’re used.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Circularity in Practice: How The Home Depot Is Turning Waste Into Opportunity

In a circular economy, nothing is wasted. Materials that would be typically thrown away can be reimagined or reinvented into something useful. Everyday items like plastic pots can enjoy a second life as hanging baskets, while plastic wrap can be transformed into deck boards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast RISE To Provide Grant Packages to 500 More Small Businesses in Five Regions

Comcast announced a new round of businesses in five regions will receive grants through Comcast RISE, providing 500 more small businesses with comprehensive packages.

Sustainable Development Goals

IBM: Using AI To Power Sustainable Buildings

Wael El Chouwani, IBM Sustainability Software Market leader, believes that leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to support sustainable building operations is of utmost importance.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

BloombergNEF Announces 11 Climate Innovators As the Winners of the 2024 BNEF Pioneers Award

BloombergNEF (BNEF) announced the winners of its 2024 Pioneers award, recognizing 11 early-stage companies working to introduce technologies and products that will accelerate global decarbonization and halt climate change.

Energy

How Does India’s Carbon Footprint Differ From the Rest of the World?

Dive into India's path to reducing emissions and it's journey to the energy transition.

Events, Media & Communications

Support Guests and the Environment With Sustainable Restrooms

Earth Day is a good time to reevaluate your cleaning practices and consider how they impact the environment. When it comes to facility maintenance, one area that often goes overlooked is sustainable restroom upkeep.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works ESG Efforts Recognized With PR News Impact Communications Award

Bath & Body Works’ ongoing ESG efforts were recently recognized by PR News in the organization’s 2024 Impact Communications Awards. These awards honor communicators who use their platforms to better their community and the global community at large.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Saint-Gobain Achieves Core Living Building Ready Designation From the International Living Future Institute for CertainTeed Innovation Malvern Renovation

Saint-Gobain announced today that CertainTeed Innovation Malvern, its research and development center located on its North American headquarters campus in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has received a Core Living Building Ready designation by The International Living Future Institute.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

World Environment Center Recognizes Carrier With the 2024 WEC Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development

The World Environment Center (WEC) today announced the WEC 40th Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development is awarded to Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE:CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Navigating Home Ownership: Balancing Spending and Saving for Financial Success

Owning a home marks a significant milestone in one’s life, yet it also introduces a myriad of financial responsibilities that demand careful foresight and planning. With homeownership, there are new and unforeseen expenses that need to be proactively planned for.

Events, Media & Communications

Schneider Electric Foundation Turns 25 and Launches the ‘25 Years Young’ Campaign

To mark the 25th anniversary of its foundation, Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is launching a global campaign in celebration of both this key milestone and the next generation of young leaders.

Innovation & Technology

Baker Tilly Takes On Climate-Related Reporting

A fundamental step to advancing environmental sustainability is good reporting — and, boy, do we love numbers — which is why Baker Tilly is diving straight into our new software for tracking climate-related data.

Environment

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai Celebrates World Earth Day Through Music, Art, and Community Engagement

As the world celebrates World Earth Day on April 22nd, AEG’s Mercedes-Benz Arena (MBA) in Shanghai has taken the initiative to raise awareness about environmental issues through a series of events under the theme "Planet vs. Plastics."

Diversity & Inclusion

I'm Breaking New Ground at CNH - Katie Hoare

CNH has developed its I’m Breaking New Ground series to recognize organizations and individuals who are committed to making a difference. The company welcomes Kate Hoare, winner of the Women in Ag Award at Agritechnica, to the series.

Environment

Ceres Applauds New Rule Prioritizing Sustainable Products in Federal Procurements

Ceres welcomed today’s announcement by the Biden administration of a new rule updating federal procurement practices to prioritize the purchase of sustainable products and services.

Diversity & Inclusion

Essity Joins United Nations Initiative To Promote Inclusive Advertising

Hygiene and health company Essity continues its purpose to break barriers to well-being by joining the Unstereotype Alliance, a thought and action platform convened by UN Women, with the mission to eradicate harmful stereotypes in media and advertising content.

Health & Healthcare

Viatris Announces Product Donations To Direct Relief of More Than 7 Million Doses of Medicine To Support Access to Medicine and Healthcare

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS), a global healthcare company, today announced that it has donated more than 7 million doses of medicine to its long-standing partner Direct Relief to support humanitarian medical relief efforts across the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

¡Felicidades! To Cadence’s 2023 Latinx Students in Technology Scholarship Recipients

In our final installment of the 2023 Diversity in Technology Scholarship blog series, we are thrilled to announce the eight recipients of Cadence’s 2023 Latinx Students in Technology Scholarship and spotlight their outstanding achievements.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Meet the Family Farmer Growing Your Avocados

Avocado trees are native to southern Mexico, where they grew as wild cultivars for thousands of years before the Aztec and Maya people began growing the crop domestically. Today, avocado production is an economic powerhouse for the region.

Education

Empowering Future Leaders: How Keysight’s MESA Program Fuels Innovation and Diversity in STEM

Discover the inspiring stories of Keysight employees who've thrived through the MESA program. Through mentorship, skill-building, and community engagement, they've unlocked their potential, driving innovation and diversity in STEM.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Expedia Group Announces Two New Sustainable Travel Programs for Destinations

Expedia Group has partnered with the Travel Foundation, a leading industry NGO, to launch a first-of-its kind educational program for DMOs called Destination Climate Champions.

Research, Reports & Publications

5 Ways Northwestern Mutual Is Building a Better Tomorrow: 2023 Sustainability and Social Impact Report

We put people first, helping our clients build financial security across generations. This is why a commitment to sustainability and social impact is at the core of our business.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  2. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  3. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  4. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  5. 2025 Beat the Heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  6. 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...
  7. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  8. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. 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...
  11. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  12. 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...
  13. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  14. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...
  15. Approach: Our Recipe For Good Growth
    At Yum!, being a good corporate steward is a fundamental commitment and an important part of our success. Our Global Citizenship & Sustainability...