ESG News from Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Power Surge: Local Students Are Left Speechless by Full Tuition Scholarships

We recently hosted several Howard University Students who are 2024 Pepco Power Scholars.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Sustainability Leaders Can Ensure Audit & Assurance Readiness

ESG and sustainability data are increasingly used by investors, regulators, customers, employees, and other stakeholders to assess the sustainability and value of a company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Empowering Communities: The KFC Foundation Funds $250,000 in Education & Training Projects

The KFC Foundation is awarding $250,000 in grants to 25 community-based non-profit organization projects focused on education and training.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

For the Love of the Game: Teammate’s Passion for Sports Lives on and off the Field

From working as a part-time teammate to being the community and experience director at DICK’S House of Sport in Katy, Texas. Former Minor League Baseball player Ruperto Rojas called his journey with DICK’S Sporting Goods an incredible ride.

Innovation & Technology

Carnival Corporation Rolls Out SpaceX’s Innovative Starlink Across Entire Global Fleet, Rivaling the Best Wi-Fi Experiences Available on Land

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company, today announced that 100% of its ships across the global fleet are equipped with Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency global internet connectivity.

Innovation & Technology

Eastman and Lubrizol Collaborate To Enhance TPE Overmolding Adhesion With Sustainable Materials

Eastman and Lubrizol have successfully partnered on improving adhesion strength of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) overmolded onto Eastman Tritan™ copolyester TX1501HF.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Discover Constructing New Wor(l)ds, a Saint-Gobain Podcast

The construction sector consumes a large amount of raw materials. Resources that are depleting, and whose extraction and use contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. But what about the development of secondary raw materials?!

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ying Ying Yang Finds a New Life and Career in Australia as a Cisco Networking Academy Instructor

Ying Ying’s determination to help others has extended to volunteering her time to help with a project with Community Corporate to train refugees with Cisco Networking Academy.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Economic Headwinds Abound, KeyBank’s Continued Investment in Local Communities Keeps Small Businesses Resilient

Inflation continues to be a pain point for business owners, and with the likelihood of interest rate cuts still held in the balance, this has only made the economic environment more uncertain for small business owners.

Events, Media & Communications

Georgia-Pacific Celebrates Military History Month

We’d like to extend our sincere gratitude to the courageous men and women who have served and continue to serve our country.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Eaton Cuts Ribbon on New Dominican Republic Manufacturing Site, Increasing Supply of Fuses for EVs, Data Centers and Renewable Energy Systems

Intelligent power management company Eaton is opening its new 65,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art assembly plant in Santiago de los Caballeros to meet growing demand for its fuses.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB Received High Designation on Responsible Investment Brand Index

AllianceBernstein is honored to have received the designation of Third Best Company Headquartered in the US by the Hirschel and Kramer Responsible Investment Brand Index 2024.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Native Health Navigator Program Connects Tribes to Cancer Care

Olivia Sloan was pursuing a career in health policy and research when her father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The devastating news put her work on hold as she returned home to Santa Fe, New Mexico to help care for her dad.

Diversity & Inclusion

Griffith Foods Celebrates Women’s History Month

During Women’s History Month in March, employees from around the world along with members of Griffith Foods’ Women Innovating, Solving & Excelling (WISE) belonging community, came together to honor and celebrate the contributions of women.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Atlantic City Electric Is a Partner With the Community in Earth Day Festival

We were proud sponsors and participants of the 32nd Annual ACUA Earth Day Festival, where nine of our departments engaged with our community about the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability.

Health & Healthcare

Regency Centers and Industry Partners Increase Awareness of 988 Lifeline through Signs of HOPE

Regency Centers is proud to partner with 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Vibrant Emotional Health, and six additional open-air shopping center owners to install 8,400+ "Signs of HOPE," across 1,450 shopping centers in 40 U.S. states.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Baker Hughes Receives 2023 President’s Volunteer Service Award for Houston Food Bank Volunteerism

On April 23, 2024, Baker Hughes was recognized by U.S. President Joe Biden and the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation as an outstanding corporate volunteering organization for the work contributed to the Houston Food Bank in 2023.

Energy

EV Adoption Creates More Demand for Workplace Charging Stations

New workplace EV charging installations present a major opportunity for U.S. office property owners and large occupiers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

California Department of Food and Agriculture Approves SCS Global Services As Certification Body for Proposition 12 Certification

SCS Global Services (SCS), a pioneer and global leader in third-party food and agriculture certifications, and standards development, today announced that it has been approved by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to offer Proposition 12 Certification.

Research, Reports & Publications

Trane Technologies Accelerates Growth Through Leading Sustainability Performance

Trane Technologies’ latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, Accelerating Action for Impact, highlights the company’s investment in sustainable innovation, its uplifting, engaging culture and substantial progress toward its 2030 Sustainability Commitments.

Responsible Production & Consumption

TCS’s goIT Monthly Challenge Calls on Students To Innovate Ways To Reduce Food Waste

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, approximately one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted every year.

Events, Media & Communications

Live Workshop: How To Develop an Impact Communications Strategy

Register now for our first live workshop on how to craft an Impact Communications game plan!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Providing $700K in Sponsorship for Child Month Activities

RESTAURANT giant KFC Jamaica is back on board as a major sponsor of the National Child Month Committee’s 2024 initiatives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Louisville Family Donating $25K Gift After Caring for 4-Year-Old African Boy Who Got Lifesaving Treatment

Mark Kull is founder of Capitalis Planning Partners, a member of the Northwestern Mutual Private Client Group, and was named a 2024 Most Exceptional CSA winner. His family won a $25,000 grant part of Northwestern Mutual’s Community Service Award (CSA) program.

Energy

Ceres Applauds Federal Regional Transmission Planning Rule as a Key Step in the Nation’s Buildout of Reliable, Resilient Grid

Ceres welcomes the final regional transmission planning rule approved today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which will reshape the way regional transmission lines are planned and paid for to ensure a more reliable and cleaner electric grid in the coming decades.

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