Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

One Year Under President Biden: What's Changed for EHS&S?

It’s been a busy year for the Biden administration and there’s been a lot of progress on his environmental policy since the start of his term. Let’s run through the most significant EHS&S initiatives of his first year and what lies ahead.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Boston Scientific Leads Industry As a Most JUST Company

CNBC and Just Capital released the 2021 list of America’s top 100 JUST companies: Boston Scientific ranked 50 out of 1,000 companies, first among health care equipment and services industry, first for workers and the environment in our industry.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People-First Automation: How Koch Is Building the Plant of the Future

“Helping our employees transform and using fewer resources – those are fundamental to any plant of the future,” he says.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Microaggressions, Bias and More

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round-Up. We are talking about an encyclopaedia of microaggressions, how to interrupt bias in the workplace, gender pay gaps in medicine, and more.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named One of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC for Sustainable Business Leadership

Announced by JUST Capital and its media partner CNBC, the JUST 100 list recognizes companies that outperform on the issues that matter most to the American public – including meeting the needs of employees, customers, communities and the environment.

Innovation & Technology

Global Innovation for Global Nutrition

Bayer scientists are hungry to create new, exciting solutions that support farmers and strengthen food security. We transcend borders and boundaries to bring new thinking to how we can improve the nutrition, health and wellness.

Energy

Mind the Gap: Bridging the Distance Between Short-and Long-Term Solutions Is Key to Reaching Net Zero in the Oil and Gas Sector

In the global push towards a net-zero-carbon future, the oil and gas industry is sometimes perceived, perhaps unfairly, as part of the problem. Because this industry produces the fuels that result in emissions from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle tailpipes, chimneys and industrial flues, and aircraft engines, it can be hard to decarbonize an industry whose principal byproduct is carbon.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nielsen Named One of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and Media Partner CNBC

Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) was named one of America's most JUST Companies in 2022 by JUST Capital, along with its media partner CNBC, making this the fifth year in a row Nielsen has been recognized as part of the JUST 100 list for its commitment to serving its employees, clients, communities, environment and shareholders.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PSEG Named One of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and Media Partner CNBC

JUST Capital, along with its media partner CNBC, today released the annual JUST 100, a wide-ranging ranking of ESG and stakeholder performance. PSEG was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies and was recognized for its commitment to serving its customers, workforce, communities, the environment and shareholders.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating Windows and Mirrors: Hershey's Amber Murayi on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the 'World's Top Female-Friendly Company'

My position affords me a unique view of DEI practices at a Fortune 500 company. I lead a team of strategists who are always investigating how to better meet the snacking needs of our diverse consumers around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Regions' Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Three-Year Historical Walk

Regions is proud to celebrate the three-year anniversary of the bank’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Center of Expertise.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Keysight Leadership Model Promotes A Culture of Learning and Innovation

The Keysight Leadership Model is the company's blueprint for how it delivers value to customers and one of the foundational pieces of its leadership development programs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Team Up With Children's Hospital Los Angeles to Host Blood Drives in Celebration of National Blood Donor Month

In celebration of National Blood Donor Month AEG’s LA Kings and the Kings Care Foundation recently kicked off its blood drive series in conjunction with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) at Crypto.com Arena (formerly STAPLES Center).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vistra Named One of America's Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and Media Partner CNBC

Vistra was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for its commitment to serving its workers, customers, communities, the environment, and shareholders.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods and Justin's Donate $10,000 to Conscious Alliance to Help Those Impacted by Colorado Wildfires

Hormel Foods Corporation and its Justin’s subsidiary announced a donation of $10,000 to help Conscious Alliance with its hunger-relief efforts, including efforts to help those impacted by the recent Colorado wildfires.

Innovation & Technology

Land Betterment Corporation Highlighted by Inside INdiana Business News for its Environmental Work Throughout 2021

Land Betterment’s environmental cleanup and upcycling of the Landree Mine in Indiana continues with COAL Craft Spirits moving forward to open in late 2022.

Events, Media & Communications

2021 SPOTLIGHT: International Presented at COP26

Matt Inbusch, senior manager, Sustainable Operations, represented the company in multiple panels centered around nature-based solutions.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Boost the Sustainability of Your Manufacturing Operations

As businesses invest in improvements to the sustainability profile of their products, they’re looking at all aspects of the value chain — from material sourcing to packaging and end-of-life.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Next Stop for the Tire Industry: The Circular Economy

Tires may not be the first commodity that comes to mind when imagining a circular economy.

Energy

Cummins Part of Partnership to Increase Supply of Green Hydrogen in China

Global power leader Cummins Inc. is partnering in a new joint venture to accelerate the affordability and availability of green hydrogen in China through increased technological innovation, research and development and manufacturing capacity.

Sustainable Development Goals

Essity Invests in World's First Tissue Machine Running on Geothermal Steam

Essity is investing in enhanced efficiency in the company´s site in Kawerau, New Zealand, including the world’s first tissue machine running a fully geothermal steam drying process

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac Group Awards $365,000 in Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits

Aflac has awarded $365,000 in grants to 47 local nonprofits in its Spring and Fall 2021 grant cycles.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Next Frontier of Sustainable Procurement

Over the past three decades, sustainable procurement has slowly become an accepted part of doing business for large multinational companies.

Environment

Pizza Hut Adds Beyond Meat Sausage To Canadian Menus Permanently

Through the partnership, the restaurant giant is hoping to attract customers who are eating less meat but may not want to follow strict vegetarian or vegan diets.

Innovation & Technology

From Despair to Hope: How Technology Was Used for Good in Lebanon

Following the massive Beirut, Lebanon port explosion in 2020, it made my heart ache to see many people in my country traumatized and struggling.

Latest Campaigns

Emergency Response

Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

Halo Awards

The Halo Awards are the social impact sector’s longest-running recognition of excellence in corporate–nonprofit partnerships. For more than two...

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

Retail Logistics

DP World provides end-to-end retail logistics solutions including comprehensive Purchase Order management from origin consolidation to retailer PO...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Housing affordability

We drive solutions to enable people to open doors to a safe and affordable place to call home, the foundation for wellness, dignity, and economic...

Sustainable Products and Innovation

Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...