Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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HPRC Impact Report

Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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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

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

Gilead Sciences

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gilead Pays Tribute to Patient Advocacy Work: Cara’s Story

When employees at Gilead’s recently opened New Jersey office need a place to meet, the “Cara” conference room is one such place they gather. Given the room’s namesake, it’s especially fitting when the topic at hand is the company’s oncology work.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Q&A With Chris Waits, Merchandising Vice President for Paint at The Home Depot

The paint department at The Home Depot is a dynamic place. It’s always changing and always busy. From improved paint formulations to evolving color palettes and even the cans themselves, a lot has happened in the last decade.

Discovery Education

Research, Reports & Publications

New Research and Engaging Content About the Critical Need for Financial Literacy Resources Available at No Cost to Educators From Discovery Education and Discover

Discovery Education, with support from Discover Financial Services, released a new whitepaper – It’s Time to Prioritize Financial Literacy in K-12 – highlighting the urgent need for financial literacy for school-aged children in the United States.

Sofidel Endless Care, Innovative Life

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sofidel Wins 2024 BIG Innovation Award for Papernet Powered by HyTech Seas Dispensers

ofidel, a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, today announced that it has been named a winner in the 2024 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group for its Papernet powered by HyTech Seas dispensers.

Research, Reports & Publications

Personal and Planetary Health Now Increasingly Linked in the Mind of the Consumer, Tetra Pak Index Reveals

Consumers are now actively considering the environment alongside their individual health when buying food, according to the latest Tetra Pak Index. These environmentally conscious consumers labelled ‘Climatarians’ are willing to alter their eating habits to protect the planet.

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Environment

A 1% Solution to Reduce Food’s Footprint

How can we reduce the environmental footprint of food and address the impact of climate change on future food production?
Jason Clay of the WWF Markets Institute proposes a 1% Solution -- a 1% environmental service payment added to the price of food exports.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

‘Puppies for Parole’ Offers a Second Chance for Incarcerated People and Shelter Dogs in Missouri

Puppies for Parole recognizes the importance in second chances for all. The program offers incarcerated people in Missouri an opportunity to train and socialize shelter dogs, making them more adoptable.

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Energy

Schneider Electric Calls for Rapid Deployment of Smart Grids To Accelerate Energy Transition

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, called on energy decision makers to prioritize digital upgrades to realize the potential of sustainable, resilient, efficient and flexible Grids of the Future.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Marathon’s Garyville Refinery Makes Major Investment in Local School District

Marathon Petroleum’s Garyville refinery in Louisiana presented St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools with a grant for $350,000 to support the district’s Career Technical Education (CTE) Leadership Academy.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Webster Bank Celebrates Opening of First Connecticut-Based Finance Lab With Wakeman Boys & Girls Club

Webster Bank, together with Wakeman Boys & Girls Club, recently celebrated the opening of the Webster/Wakeman Boys & Girls Club Finance Lab, a program created to provide students the skills needed for financial empowerment and future financial well-being.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Social Impact & Volunteering

MilliporeSigma’s Global Food Drive Provides 535,685 Meals

Employees of the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany from 59 sites across 22 countries provided 535,685 meals to local hunger relief organizations during the 2023 Global Food Drive.

Innovation & Technology

Trane® by Trane Technologies Expands Manufacturing Operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Address Growth in Data Center and High Tech Markets

Trane® - by Trane Technologies has expanded its commercial manufacturing operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan, opening a third facility focused on producing air-cooled chillers for the fast-growing data center and high tech markets.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Baker Tilly’s Buzzhouse Podcast: 2023 in Review - The Year's Hottest Housing Topics

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson look back at the monumental moments from the multifamily housing industry in 2023!

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Walgreens Celebrates 15 Years of the Expressions Challenge

Expressions Challenge by Walgreens not only provides teenagers with a platform to express their views on these issues but also recognizes and rewards them for their creativity and courage.

Education

IBM To Invest in New AI Skills Training Programme To Boost Global Workforce

IBM is to invest in a new training programme to help boost skills in artificial intelligence over the next three years, targetting 2 million learners globally by the end of 2026.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Healthy Forests: Tribal Forestry and Science Innovations for Disaster Reduction

Cisco Foundation grant partner Vibrant Planet Data Commons harmonizes cutting-edge science, open-source data, and Tribal Forestry to reduce the risk and severity of wildfires while speeding the pace of forest restoration.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Invests $350,000 To Support Future Energy Workforce

The Duke Energy Foundation announces $350,000 to support 11 community college programs across the state working to create a pipeline of skilled lineworkers that will help meet the energy industry's future workforce needs.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Holland Construction “Takes the Field” With the Brazil Ladies Cup

New Holland Construction, a brand of CNH, "takes the field" with the Brazil Ladies Cup. The tournament took place in December in Santo André (SP), Brazil, with the final in São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Albertsons Companies Hosts 2nd Annual Competition for Emerging Specialty and Natural Food, Beverage and Pet Products

Albertsons Companies launched its 2nd Annual Albertsons Cos. Innovation Launchpad competition. After a successful event last year, the grocer is once again in search of emerging brands representing food, beverage and pet products.

Education

STEAM Careers in Jurassic World and Beyond

As a global media and technology company, we were thrilled to bring together nearly 300 first-generation-college-bound students to Universal Orlando Resort for a second Jurassic World STEAM Symposium.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Baopu Development Joins IWBI’s WELL for Residential Program

Baopu Development annouonced that the Taiwan-based residential developer became an early adopter of IWBI’s WELL for residential program, which is now open for enrollments.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sands China Launches Next Stage of Development of the Londoner Macao

As 2023 came to a close, Sands China has embarked on the next phase of its commitment to investing in Macao’s development as a top global travel destination and supporting Sands’ focus on ongoing property reinvestments.

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Sustainable Development Goals

“We Aren’t Waiting To Inherit the World” Part 1

COP is a pivotal moment for United Nations members, politicians, and business leaders to gauge progress in tackling climate change and chart a course for action. At COP 28 this past December, a new group came to the forefront.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Preparing Youth in Foster Care for a Successful Start at Their New Schools With the Maximus Foundation

The Maximus Foundation is proud to provide grant funding for Back2School, which purchased shoes, clothing, and backpacks for more than 670 children during this year’s event.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

8th Annual AMD Day of Service: Celebrating a Global Impact of Good

AMD volunteers in 17 countries came together to make a lasting impact in their communities during the 8th Annual AMD Day of Service, a company-wide celebration of community volunteerism.

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...