Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

American Doubles Cold Chain Capabilities, More Flight Options

As the world continues to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this expansion will further support the airline's already important role in distributing temperature-critical cargo like vaccines, pharmaceuticals and other life science products.

Environment

The ESG Evolution: How (and Why) Two Tech Companies Are Tackling ESG

In our webinar hosted by Carolyn Clemmens, Senior Sustainability Project Manager with Antea Group, two guest speakers took a deep dive into how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics are emerging in the tech industry.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Planet Water Foundation and The Starbucks Foundation Extend Partnership to Deliver Clean Water Access to Communities Across Eight Countries

With the partnership entering its 11th year, the two orgs have committed to deliver community-level clean water projects across 8 countries in 2021, reaching a combined total of 18k people in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Environment

Sourcing to Protect Pollinators, Merchants Move Toward a Greener Future

Restoring pollinator habitats is key to feeding the future in a greener, more sustainable way. Walmart and its merchants are improving and expanding pollinator habitats while minimizing the use of pesticides that can harm pollinators.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI Backs Mandatory EU Reporting on Sustainability Impacts

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has welcomed that the European Commission is maintaining its ambition to achieve progress in corporate transparency on sustainability impacts, following publication of the proposed new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Podcast: Securing the Future of Food Safety Auditors

In this episode, host Linda Okpala speaks to GFSI Senior Technical Manager Marie-Claude Quentin on the latest public consultation from the GFSI.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comcast NBCUniversal Named to LinkedIn's 'Top Companies' List for 2021

Comcast NCBUniversal ranked among the top 20 companies this year on LinkedIn's 2021 'Top Companies' list, honored for the fourth time because of its commitment to employee growth and development.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Listen To Truist’s Money and Mindset Podcast: Controlling What You Can in Life

At Truist, we understand everyone’s financial journey and goals are unique. But when you reframe your relationship to money, a positive mindset can lead to positive changes — in more than just your financial life. We’re helping with inspiration and guidance.

Energy

KeyBanc Capital Markets Adds Renewable Energy M&A Team to Expand Its Utilities, Power and Renewables Practice

KeyBanc Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Cleveland-based KeyCorp, announced the expansion of its Utilities, Power & Renewables Group through the addition of a six-person renewable energy investment banking team.

Education

Five Teachers Who Make a Difference Around the World

Imagine having a job where you constantly need to adapt your work to accommodate the different learning styles of your staff. Imagine you’re trying to meet expectations of many people outside of your organization, including parents and regulators.

Diversity & Inclusion

Progress Together for an Equitable Future

In a year defined by change, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) remains a key business priority at VMware. VMware’s executive leadership team recognize our DEI work as important and necessary in the broader evolution of our company.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi in Canada Celebrates Great Place to Work-Certified™ Achievement

Bacardi, the world’s largest privately-held spirits company, has received high praise for its bold acts of leadership in the last year, earning the family-owned company a coveted spot on the 2021 Best Workplaces™ in Canada List.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Best Practices for Workplace Giving Campaigns

In today's episode, we discuss best practices for workplace giving campaigns and how to increase participation and employee engagement.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International WELL Building Institute Wins Top Workplaces 2021 Award

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) received today the amNewYork Top Workplaces 2021 Award, an honor to recognize IWBI’s leading workplace culture validated by employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey. The award was presented by Schneps Media, the publisher of amMetroNewYork newspaper.

Health & Healthcare

Taco Bell Goes Beyond Meat — Literally and Figuratively

As for those colorful sauce packets that either end up in landfill or in the condiment morgue of your refrigerator, change is also on the horizon. Last week, Taco Bell said it would work with TerraCycle to find those sauce packets a second life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Leveraging our Resources to Make our Communities Stronger

From large-scale volunteer efforts driven by Sands Cares to sustainability initiatives spearheaded by Sands ECO360, we approach this mission at the granular level, and also leverage our resources to affect change on a much larger scale, as well.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Promotes CIO Irvin Bishop Jr. to Executive Vice President

Having intensified Black & Veatch’s focus on deployment of data optimization and other transformative technologies to bolster decision-making and value to clients, Irvin Bishop Jr., CIO, has been promoted to executive vice president.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Earns 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence Award

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management, automation, and sustainability, today announced that it has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in Leadership: Mentorship, Progression and Confidence

Women’s History Month may be over, but our recognition of women’s contributions isn’t. In this continuation of our women’s leadership blog series, we share more of our women leaders’ pledges for equality and commitments to challenging the status quo.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Superheroes of Social-Emotional Learning Honored on National Teachers' Day

Celebrating educators across the United States for their heroic efforts to support youth mental health and wellbeing, the Life’s Good: Experience Happiness program is honoring America’s superhero teachers in recognition of National Teachers’ Day, May 4.

Events, Media & Communications

PSEG & TechUnited Look to Entrepreneurs for Innovative Solutions That Promote Electrified Transportation

The Challenge is open to startups that are working on innovative solutions for promoting electrified transportation and will provide the winner with a $50,000 prize and mentorship from PSEG executives.

Innovation & Technology

How Technology Is Achieving Better Natural Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Resilience

Lenovo is the Technology Partner for second edition of the SAFE STEPS D-Tech Awards, in partnership with Prudence Foundation, together with Humanitarian Partner International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Mohawk Group Launches Data Tide: Innovative Carpet Collection Supports Nature With Data

Data Tide is one part of Mohawk Group’s larger sustainability effort, The Waterways Project. This project highlights new products, technologies and initiatives to give back to and restore the living rivers that sustain life.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Celebrates Women's History Month

Franklin Templeton’s Women at FT business resource group (BRG), in partnership with its specialist investment organizations, hosted more than 30 events to honor International Women’s Day (IWD) and Month.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Bank to Provide 1 Million Meals to Fight Hunger Across Bank's Footprint

The meals are being donated to food organizations across the Bank’s 11-state retail footprint in honor of the Bank’s annual companywide community celebration in May, centered on May 3. The date, 5/3 on the calendar, is recognized as Fifth Third Day.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  3. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  4. 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...
  5. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  6. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  10. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  11. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  12. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  13. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  14. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  15. 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...