ESG News from Leading Brands

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment | KeyBank

KeyBank Provides $64.7 Million of Financing for New Affordable Housing in Salt Lake City

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $16.6 million in low income housing tax credit equity (state and federal), a $21.3 million construction loan and $6.3 million taxable equity bridge for the construction of Silos Apartments.

Sustainable Development Goals

Paris 2024: Setting New Standards in Sustainable and Inclusive Sport Events

International Olympic Committee

Responsible Production & Consumption

Human Rights Across Hershey’s Value Chain

The Hershey Company

Research, Reports & Publications

Logitech Reports Carbon Reduction Progress in FY24 Impact Report

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Events, Media & Communications

SXSW 2023 Official Event at Whole Foods Market Raises $35,000 for Whole Planet Foundation Poverty Alleviation Programs

Whole Foods Market’s flagship store in Austin, Texas hosted an official SXSW event on March 17, 2023, to benefit Whole Planet Foundation, a Whole Foods Market non-profit dedicated to poverty alleviation through microcredit loans in the U.S. and around the world where the company

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How We Make P&G a “Workplace That Cares”

Since P&G helped start the United Way of Greater (UWGC) Cincinnati, our people have contributed meaningfully to communities and people in need, especially in our headquarters’ hometown.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How To Reduce Fleet Fuel Costs

Fleet managers may not realize that cost savings can be buried in the methods by which they source their fuel. In a recent article for Work Truck Magazine, CEO and Founder of Booster® Frank Mycroft explores how fuel costs span much more than just the price of each gallon.

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Green Infrastructure

USGBC and IWBI Release Streamlined Certification Pathway for LEED and WELL

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) released a streamlined process for projects pursuing certifications for the LEED green building rating system and the WELL Building Standard.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named One of Fortune’s 2023 100 Best Companies to Work For®

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has earned a place on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the second time in the past three years. The company also made the list in 2021.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Families Access Affordable Water

On World Water Day, Dow announces a new partnership with Water.org to help provide lasting access to reliable, safe water and sanitation through affordable financing, such as small loans, in Queré taro, Mexico.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Cares 50 by 50 – We did it!

Since launching in 2019, FedEx Cares has been on a journey to directly and positively impact 50 million people by our 50th birthday on April 17, 2023.

Diversity & Inclusion

Generation Change's Hands Off Presents: Mariah Idrissi

In direct response to some of the overt transgressive and oppressive acts endured by women in recent times, GenChange is producing a new digital campaign focusing in on the ways society polices the bodies of women for Women’s History Month.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tapestry, Inc. Partners With the Ellen MacArthur Foundation To Support the Transition to a Circular Economy

Tapestry, Inc. announced it has become a Network Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity that develops and promotes the idea of a circular economy. Tapestry will also join The Foundation's Fashion Initiative Advisory Board.

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Education

Local Teachers Spread Passion for STEM with SD2/Illumina Corporate Foundation STEM Educators Award

The 2022 SD2 and Illumina Corporate Foundation STEM Educator Awards have been awarded to local San Diego educators Hannah Nakamoto, a chemistry and physics teacher at Kearny High School, and Mario Patiño, a middle and high school science teacher at the Preuss School at UCSD.

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Innovation & Technology

Farmers Business Network® Announced As Field to Market’s Newest Qualified Data Management Partner

Today, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture™ announced that Farmers Business Network (FBN®) has become their newest Qualified Data Management Partner, integrating the sustainability metrics of the Fieldprint Platform™ into their program.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Standardization – A Change Journey in Knowledge and Process Management

Standardization is hard. Why? Because overcoming resistance to change is hard. Which means communication is key as you grow your Knowledge and Process Management programs.

FSG Reimagining Social Change

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leveraging Historic Federal Investment

Corporations have a historic opportunity to invest in equitable place-based development through a wave of new federal programs.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Franklin Templeton’s Jenny Johnson and Sonal Desai Among Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance

Two accomplished Franklin Templeton leaders— President and CEO Jenny Johnson; Sonal Desai, CIO, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income—were selected for Barron's fourth annual list of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bath & Body Works Named One of ‘America’s Most Trustworthy Companies’ by Newsweek

Today Bath & Body Works announces its inclusion on Newsweek’s list of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America.

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Education

Action for Healthy Kids Offers Healthy Meals Incentives Grants to Small and/or Rural School Food Authorities (SFA)

Action for Healthy Kids is offering competitive grants, up to $150,000 per SFA, to small and/or rural SFAs to support efforts to improve the nutritional quality of their school meals. The grant application is now available at www.healthymealsincentives.org.

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Health & Healthcare

Walking the Walk: Anita Abu Bakar’s Journey From Crisis to Mental Health Advocacy

To see Anita Abu Bakar from the outside was to see the picture of confidence: a self-described extrovert, she was surrounded by friends, a onetime school leader who grew into a woman who loved her work as an investment banker in her native Malaysia.

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Environment

Suncor’s Wildlife Monitoring Program Captures Furry Friends Around Operations

The wildlife monitoring program at our MacKay River oil sands site continues to show an incredible amount of biodiversity in the area.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Regions Bank Launches Initiative To Grow Black-Owned Businesses in Its Headquarters City

Regions Bank announced the launch of a new initiative designed to support, complement and advance work that is under way to foster more Black-owned businesses in the bank’s headquarters city.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

More Data From Good Jobs First

Good Jobs First’s expanded Violation Tracker product gives CSRHub legal violation and fine history for 725 British entities, expanding our CSR governance data.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

EHS Training Camp: 5 Tips To Sharpen Your Team’s Skills

Spring training isn’t just for baseball teams! Learn how EHS training can prepare your team for a winning safety season.

Events, Media & Communications

Trane® by Trane Technologies Celebrates 110 Years of Pioneering Innovation

Trane® - by Trane Technologies is celebrating its 110th anniversary as a world leader in creating comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial buildings, industry and homes.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Sealed Air Global Impact Report: Reducing Energy Consumption

SEE is implementing measures to increase energy efficiency and implementation of renewable energy sources across our value chain. The company invested in renewable energy credits which resulted in 16 of the company’s facilities being fully credited with 100% renewable energy.

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Education

Discovery Education and Creative Visions Partner on New Initiative Empowering Students To Create Positive Change

Discovery Education and Creative Visions—a nonprofit supporting positive change through storytelling, impact media, art, education, and technology—announced today the launch of a new education initiative called Creative Visions Classroom.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Cisco Employees Are Involved With Community Impact

Encouraging Cisco employees to contribute to their local and global communities is one way we bring our purpose to life.

Latest Campaigns

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    We are focusing on our people through strengthening our business by embracing our differences, doing the right thing when helping our communities, and...

  2. Water
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  3. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

  4. 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...

  5. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way we connect people and possibilities.We support nonprofit organizations working to...

  6. Waste Reduction & Circularity
    Our company’s environmental footprint is directly tied to what we make and sell. We’re committed to creating and sourcing sustainable products and...

  7. Arbor Day Foundation News
    Stay up to date on the latest news and events from the Arbor Day Foundation. Subscribe to the Arbor Day e-news arborday.org/accounts/optin.cfm

  8. Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
    The vision of Paris 2024Paris 2024 will see a new vision of Olympism in action, delivered in a unique spirit of international celebration.We will...

  9. AEG Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion
    AEG embraces the diversity of the communities where we do business and appreciates our differences in ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age...

  10. Key Supports Affordable Housing
    KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...

  11. Common Impact Thought Leadership
    Join us to explore all things related to employee engagement, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and social impact. Through engaging through peace...

  12. 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...

  13. CCOP Accolades
    Carol Cone ON PURPOSE (CCOP) is a pioneering social impact consultancy helping companies, brands, and nonprofits harness the power of purpose to...

  14. DEI@Cadence
    Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not just words but values that are exemplified through our One Team culture at Cadence. In the DEI@Cadence...

  15. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...