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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CGF Announces New Members for February 2021

The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business.

Diversity & Inclusion

Former U.S. Surgeon Generals to Keynote Second Annual National Healthcare DEI Conference

The Healthcare Diversity Council (HCD) of the National Diversity Council (NDC) will host their second annual National Healthcare DEI Conference on Tuesday, July 27 and Wednesday, July 28, 2021 via Whova/Zoom.

Energy

Leading the Way to Carbon-Free Generation, Long Ridge Energy Terminal to Add Hydrogen Fuel Capability

With Black & Veatch as program manager, Ohio’s Long Ridge Energy Generation is retrofitting its 485-megawatt combined-cycle power plant to run on natural gas and carbon-free hydrogen.

Environment

Effective Project Execution in a Challenging Environment During a Challenging Time

Inogen Alliance members from France and the UAE conducted environmental closeout studies at five NATO Camps across the Resolute Support mission area in Afghanistan.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Global Citizen Presents: A 'Recovery Plan for the World' Roundtable Conversation

International advocacy organization Global Citizen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, and the World Health Organization last week launched Global Citizen’s Recovery Plan for the World

Energy

Her Team Is Creating the Products, Services and Offerings Customers Want

How does a 100-year-old company like Duke Energy transform for the future? Senior Vice President of Customer Solutions and Strategies Swati Daji says you think big. But more importantly, you think about the customer.

Events, Media & Communications

CSRHub's Bahar Gidwani Speaking at BattleFin Virtual Discovery Days

CSRHub's Bahar Gidwani Speaking at BattleFin's 2021 Virtual Discovery Days. He will be part of a discussion on cloud analytics for ESG big data.

Research, Reports & Publications

Uneven Progress: How Attitudes and Actions Are Evolving and What Continues to Hold the VC Industry Back

Traditional VCs are less likely to prioritize or take action toward investing in multicultural-founded companies when compared to women or multicultural VCs.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS' New Gluten-Free Standard Delivers Highest Level of Accountability

SCS Global Services today announced the launch of a new Gluten-Free Certification Standard to drive greater adoption of industry best practices with regards to auditing, testing and reporting.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ecocentricity Blog: I Called Bank

Banks don’t have to be a part of our environmental problems. If they choose, they can be part of our environmental solutions.

Education

MilliporeSigma Partnership Spotlight: KIPP St. Louis

For more than eight years, we have partnered with KIPP St. Louis, a public charter school in St. Louis that primarily serves students living below the poverty line.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sands ESG Report Details Company's Commitment to Sustainability

Sands’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report keys in on a number of important performance metrics to demonstrate the company’s commitment to being a good corporate citizen.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard Issues $600 Million Sustainability Bond

Mastercard today announced that it has successfully priced a $600 million Sustainability Bond at a fixed rate of 1.90%.

Research, Reports & Publications

The VF Foundation Issues Its First Impact Report

The VF Foundation, the philanthropic arm of VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), published its inaugural report outlining the positive impact its financial grants and philanthropic partnerships have had on more than four million people in 53 countries during the year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Tech's Project Managers of the Month: August-December 2020

Project managers (PM) are the face of Tetra Tech to every client and are the people who ensure that our project work is done to the highest standards of quality and fiscal discipline. Tetra Tech CEO Dan Batrack honors those who work at the highest level of excellence with our PM of the Month award.

Media & Communications

Food Industry Professionals Around the World Encouraged to Attend Major GFSI Conference to Advance Food Safety

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is encouraging food safety professionals around the globe to join the virtual annual GFSI Conference from 23 – 25 March.

Green Infrastructure

New Episode of Healthy Spaces with Trane Technologies: The Global Economy of Healthy Spaces

Why isn't there a single U.S. cabinet position dedicated to buildings? Buildings consume 35% of global energy, but get considerably less attention than transportation and other core infrastructure industries.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Global Diversity Council Announces 2021 Mexico City Women in Leadership Symposium

The Global Diversity Council announces its sixth annual Mexico City Women in Leadership Symposium during Women’s History Month. The virtual event will take place via Zoom in Spanish on Tuesday, March 9 from 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CST.

Diversity & Inclusion

El Global Diversity Council Anuncia el Simposio de Mujeres en Liderazgo de la Ciudad de México 2021

El Global Diversity Council anuncia su sexto Simposio Anual de Mujeres en Liderazgo en la Ciudad de México durante el Mes que se festeja Dia Internacional de la Mujer. El evento se llevara a cabo de manera virtual a través de Zoom en español el Martes 9 de Marzo de 9:30 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. CST.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Truist Issues First Social Bond to Advance Environmental, Social and Governance Focus

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) demonstrated its commitment to corporate social responsibility by issuing its first social bond of $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount.

Environment

Ceres Urges Swift Confirmation of Gary Gensler As Chair of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Ceres welcomed today’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee regarding the nomination for Gary Gensler of the Chair for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Sustainable Development Goals

Griffith Foods Participates in Leading the Sustainability Transformation by Wholeworks LLC

As we continue on our sustainability journey, we are committed to living our value of MakeTheFutureBetter. Recently, a cross-functional team from Purchasing and R&D participated in a virtual program called Leading the Sustainability...

Diversity & Inclusion

Belief in All People: India's Specially-Abled Stores

At KFC India, inviting diversity of background, experiences and thought into everything we do is a key ingredient in fostering innovation and creating an inclusive workplace.

Diversity & Inclusion

Opening a Window of Opportunity to Bring More Women into the Tech Workforce

The pandemic has shown that it can deepen inequities — and create opportunities. Women are disproportionately affected by many of the cultural, economic, and technological shifts the pandemic is accelerating.

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