News by subject: Corporate Social Responsibility

Symetra, a national provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, has committed $250,000 to the GSBA Scholarship Fund, one of the oldest and most active LGBTQ scholarship programs in the country. The multi-year pledge will also help...

In an important step forward for India's renewable energy growth story, Fourth Partner Energy, one of the country's largest distributed solar companies, announced today that Bank of America is providing a local currency revolving credit facility. The...

Bank of America has announced six additional days of free museum admission through Museums on Us®, December 26-31, 2019. For the past 22 years, during the first full weekend of every month, Bank of America has offered free admission to more than...

The Standard Charitable Foundation, Standard Insurance Company's charitable foundation, announced five grants totaling $65,000. "The Standard Charitable Foundation has a special focus on supporting our neighbors who need a hand," said Greg Ness,...

Interstate Van Lines, a leading provider of global moving, relocation and logistics services, is joining Wreaths Across America (WAA) and hundreds of other volunteers this week to honor fallen U.S. veterans by delivering Remembrance Wreaths for...

Regulatory News: Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), the global leader in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, today announced it has been recognized as a 2019 Kincentric Best Employer (formerly Aon Best Employer), in multiple countries:...

In its ongoing commitment to female empowerment and entrepreneurship, Mary Kay Inc., alongside Warner Bros., Qualcomm and more, recently addressed the economic, social and sustainability benefits of global gender equality at the United Nations Global...

As the holiday season approaches, Hilton is announcing the expansion of its innovative food donation initiative to all of its managed hotels across the United States and Canada, representing one of the largest hotel food donation programs to date....

Following are the latest Corporate Social Responsibility news releases and story ideas available from Business Wire. These recaps, curated by Business Wire, provide reporters and bloggers around the globe instant access to the latest news releases,...

Hexion Inc. ("Hexion" or the "Company") announced that its Louisville manufacturing site is partnering with "TreesLouisville" as part of a city-wide initiative to help restore Louisville's tree canopy. Hexion will begin planting trees today as the...

Domtar Corporation is partnering with Classroom Central to provide and promote a literacy initiative funded by Domtar, and fulfilled through Classroom Central. According to a report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 39% of...

The inaugural Board of Directors has been named for the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (Trust Protocol), a new standard developed to help the U.S. cotton production sector further reduce its footprint by enabling producers to assess their performance...

Waters Corporation today announced its 2025 sustainability goals and simultaneously announced a commitment to report its sustainability progress annually. These goals were developed following a comprehensive materiality assessment and are published...

? Amazon today announced that it is surprising hundreds of charities ? which support causes from STEM education, to homelessness, hunger, disaster relief, youth organizations, sustainability and more ? across the U.S. by fulfilling products requested...

Ventas, Inc. , a leading real estate investment trust, will donate nearly $9 million to provide major funding for the design, construction and development of a new K-8 public school facility to house two Philadelphia neighborhood public schools, the...

The Green Business Challenge team at Missouri American Water is celebrating a prestigious distinction. St. Louis Green Business Challenge organizers recognized Missouri American Water's work in environmental sustainability Friday by honoring the...

For 30 years, America's Health Rankings has played a leading role in raising awareness of important trends in public health. Today, the United Health Foundation released the 2019 America's Health Rankings® Annual Report, which highlights health...

Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, today announced that it will align its operations and supply chain to the U.N. Global Compact's Business Ambition for 1.5?C, and will work to reduce its carbon...

Newmont (Newmont or the Company) was ranked the top mining company in Newsweek's first-ever list of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2020. Of the 300 businesses selected for inclusion in Newsweek's index, Newmont placed 39th overall with a...

In conjunction with the installation by PREPA of power generation units supplied by PW Power Systems (PWPS), the Connecticut-based company donated $7,500 to The Salvation Army Puerto Rico Division's Houses to Homes Program, the long-term recovery...

Following are the latest Corporate Social Responsibility news releases and story ideas available from Business Wire. These recaps, curated by Business Wire, provide reporters and bloggers around the globe instant access to the latest news releases,...

VF Corporation , one of the world's largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies, today published the latest iteration of its Made for Change Sustainability & Responsibility report, including the announcement of industry-leading science-based...

Throughout the 2019 college football season, Food Lion Feeds partnered with 11 colleges and universities to help nourish our local neighbors in need. During the season, for every quarterback sack made by the participating college, Food Lion Feeds...

RepRisk, a pioneer in ESG data science that leverages the combination of AI technology and machine learning with human intelligence to systematically analyze public information and identify material ESG risks, is proud to announce the hiring of Dr....

Henry Schein, Inc. today announced that Stanley M. Bergman, the Company's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was honored at the President's Luncheon during this week's 2019 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) for his leadership...

Oklo Inc. announces the launch of Aurora, an advanced fission clean energy plant design developed to power communities with affordable, reliable, clean power. The Aurora powerhouse houses the Aurora advanced fission power plant, also called a...

The Procter & Gamble Company today released its 2019 Citizenship Report, detailing progress in its Citizenship focus areas of Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equality and Environmental Sustainability built on the foundation of Ethics...

On November 7, 2019, Panasonic's efforts to transform consumer behavior and contribute to the achievement of SDGs (*1) by promoting sustainable seafood in its corporate cafeterias won the Initiative Award Champion at the inaugural "Japan Sustainable...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), together with the Ministry of the Environment Japan, is pleased to announce the launch of a portal site, "Towards Osaka Blue Ocean Vision - G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine...

The Meet Group, Inc. , a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions, is teaming up with the East Trenton Center Food Bank this holiday season by offering a special edition virtual gift on MeetMe, Skout and Tagged mobile apps. The East...

The Washington Redskins and the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation today announced a new partnership with nonprofit Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) as a way to meaningfully impact youth in the Mid-Atlantic while furthering the organization's...

Colgate-Palmolive Company received a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) 2019 Leadership Award in recognition of exemplary work and leadership in the green building industry. Colgate was honored for this achievement at the USGBC's Greenbuild...

Following are the latest Corporate Social Responsibility news releases and story ideas available from Business Wire. These recaps, curated by Business Wire, provide reporters and bloggers around the globe instant access to the latest news releases,...

Fifth Third Bancorp was recognized by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) for inclusion in its seventh annual Solar Means Business Report. Fifth Third's Director of Environmental Sustainability Scott Hassell accepted the award at the Solar...

Agroaceite, a subsidiary of AgroAmerica, was awarded the Community Impact RSPO Excellence Award 2019 for the implementation of the "Human Development Center" project (HDC). The HDC project is based on the Sustainable Development Goals; and is...

Amazon today announced a new addition to its Amazon Future Engineer program ? a music remix competition that teaches students how to write code that makes music. Alongside Georgia Tech and their learn-to-code-through music platform, EarSketch,...

Wells Fargo and Company , NeighborWorks® America, and its network member Portland Housing Center today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT program will expand to the city of Portland and Multnomah County this December. With a $7.1 million philanthropic...

Walgreens and the United Nations Foundation's [email protected] campaign announced today that the Walgreens Get a Shot. Give a Shot. program has helped provide 50 million lifesaving vaccines to children around the world since its inception in 2013. Also...

This month, Mary Kay Inc. continued to advocate for global female empowerment, entrepreneurship and equality by addressing the issues facing women today at top women's conferences around the world. The company actively participated in two important...

RepRisk, a leading data science firm specialized in combining machine learning with human intelligence to identify and assess ESG risks, today released its latest Special Report on the plastics industry. Using the RepRisk ESG Risk Platform, the...

The LYCRA Company, a global leader in innovative fiber and technology solutions for the apparel industry, announced its new LYCRA® EcoMade fibers Type 166E and 162E, currently produced in Brazil, have been certified to the GRS (Global Recycled...

For 90 years, Battelle and its employees have been dedicated to making a positive impact on society. On National Philanthropy Day, Battelle announces a grant of $600,000 to the American Heart Association to support signature events and programs of...

Cummins Inc. : WHAT: Conference call with the media to discuss need to address climate change and plans to address environmental challenges. Cummins will announce its latest environmental sustainability strategy including specific and...

Following are the latest Corporate Social Responsibility news releases and story ideas available from Business Wire. These recaps, curated by Business Wire, provide reporters and bloggers around the globe instant access to the latest news releases,...

Beginning this week, Food Lion will partner with customers and community partners to donate more than one million meals* to help nourish neighbors in need through Food Lion Feeds' annual "Season of Caring" initiative. To make the holidays a little...

During the 2019 Employee Giving Campaign, current and retired employees at Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) pledged $1.7 million benefiting more than 1,900 schools and nonprofit organizations. After a dollar-for-dollar match by The Standard...

Ventas, Inc. has earned the 2019 Nareit Health Care "Leader in the Light" award for a third consecutive year, recognizing the Company's outstanding achievement in sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) practices. In addition,...

Cummins Inc. : WHAT:   Conference call with the media to discuss need to address climate change and plans to address environmental challenges. Cummins will announce its latest environmental sustainability strategy including specific and...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is announcing a series of initiatives to reduce waste at Hyatt hotels globally, including introducing large-format bathroom amenities and reducing single-use water bottles by June 2021. The following initiatives will be...

The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), today announced that it is...