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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Top 20 Chief Sustainability Officers of Europe Announced by Futur/io

Discover the Top 20 Chief Sustainability Officers of Europe, nominated for the Futur/io CSO Awards 25. The final winners will be announced during the World Economic Forum Week at the CSO Awards Gala Ceremony on 20 January, in Davos, Switzerland.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tapestry Celebrates UK Black History Month

In October, Tapestry UK celebrated UK Black History Month with panel discussions, celebrations, and events for associates. Internally, a panel featuring inspiring changemakers who have paved paths in Fashion, Beauty, Media, and Medicine was hosted.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Scorecard Demonstrates Federal Financial Regulators’ Progress in Addressing Climate Risk

A new scorecard released today shows how 10 federal financial regulators have implemented hundreds of actions in the last 18 months to address the systemic financial risks of climate change.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Global Trade and Climate Change Will Impact U.S. Grocery Bills—Fairtrade America Offers Key Strategies for 2025

Fairtrade America offers strategies food companies can use to respond to consumers' economic and environmental concerns and gain their trust going into 2025.

Health & Healthcare

Logitech Partnered With Creators in North America To Celebrate International Wellbeing Month

In October, Logitech took International Wellbeing Month to new heights. Over the course of the month, we highlighted the connection between feeling good and doing great work, empowering our community to prioritize their wellbeing—both at work and in life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

“Hunger Followed Us”: A Mother’s Long Trek to Safety in South Sudan

Violence has uprooted thousands of people in the Abyei Region, which lies on the border between Sudan and South Sudan. Many of them, like South Sudanese Adut Monywiir, were forced to flee with what little they could carry.

Energy

Supporting Renewable Energy With Innovative Solutions

An expanding population requires more energy, further driving demand for renewables. Dow is keeping pace by delivering solutions that improve the efficiency, reliability and durability of our customers’ products, while lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mastercard: Supporting Startups That Are Moving More Sustainable Grocery Picks Up the Food Chain

Trawling the supermarket aisles for dinner, most people’s eyes gravitate to the price tag and preparation time.

Research, Reports & Publications

Letter From Lenovo’s Chief Legal & Corporate Responsibility Officer: Driving ESG With Innovation, Diversity, and Accountability

As Senior Vice President and Chief Legal & Corporate Responsibility Officer, it is a pleasure to share our 18th annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report for FY 2023/24.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Guidance to Help Investors and Corporate Directors Engage Effectively on Climate Governance

The updated 2024 Ceres Guidance for Investor Engagements with Directors on Climate Risk Governance is a resource for investors to guide engagements with U.S. corporate directors to better understand board oversight of the financially material risks and opportunities

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Recognized in Pensions & Investments’ Best Place to Work in Money Management for 13th Consecutive Year

Principal Asset Management℠, the investment management unit of Principal Financial Group®, announced today Pensions & Investments named the firm 2024 Best Place to Work in Money Management. This is the 13th consecutive year Principal has been recognized as a best place to work.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Franklin Templeton Recognized in Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2024

Franklin Templeton and three of its specialist investment managers were recognized in the 2024 Best Places to Work in Money Management awards announced by Pensions & Investments.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Delivering Food and Hope to Families in Indianapolis

In September, Marathon Petroleum’s Transportation and Rail (T&R) Health and Safety department, along with team members from the local fleet operations, environmental and corporate medical services department, volunteered to distribute food at Gleaners Food Bank.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Four Dow Leaders Recognized on 2024 Outstanding Role Model Lists

Dow (NYSE: Dow) announced that four of its leaders have been recognized in the 2024 Outstanding Role Model Lists supported by YouTube.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates Native American Heritage Month 2024

Comcast NBCUniversal is committed to honoring the rich and vibrant history of Native American communities. This Native American Heritage Month, we are celebrating the dynamic cultures, aspiring stories and ongoing contributions that Native Americans make to society.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How I Found My Way To Impact Investing & Why I Hope More Women Will Join Me

When impact investing focuses on women, it’s typically as beneficiaries of capital – and that’s very important. And I want to encourage impact investing to be equally thoughtful in getting women into roles managing and deploying capital as well.

Events, Media & Communications

CFOs Are Now Key Players in Sustainability Strategies

The Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) role has become an accepted part of the C-suite in recent years as regular sustainability reporting is now a best practice for the largest U.S. publicly-traded companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

PSEG Feeding Hope: Supporting Communities Experiencing Food Insecurity

Together, we’re not just addressing hunger – we’re creating opportunities and strengthening communities across New Jersey.

Education

TCS’ Flagship STEM Education Program goIT™ Celebrates 15 Years, Empowering Over 300K Students With Digital Skills

Since its inception in 2009, Go Innovate Together has reached over 300,000 students in 48 countries, helping them develop skills to thrive in the global digital economy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ASPCA® Joins the Subaru Share the Love® Event As National Charity Partner for 17th Year

For the seventeenth year in a row, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has been selected as a national charity partner in the Subaru Share the Love® Event to help support thousands of animals in need across the country.

Energy

From Learning to Earning: How Multistakeholder Partnerships Are Shaping the Future Workforce

Empowering young people is crucial, not only for their own growth but for addressing critical challenges, such as climate resilience, and preparing them to lead in a rapidly evolving world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Joins the Industry We Want To Discuss Collaborative Approaches To Increase Climate Adaptation Efforts in the Garment Sector

Cascale team member Hanna Griesbeck Garcia, manager of stakeholder engagement and project manager of TIWW, recently moderated The Industry We Want (TIWW) Deep Dive webinar that focused on unpacking challenges related to stagnating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cisco: Publicly Available Life Cycle Assessments Document Our Products’ Environmental Impact

We are excited to announce that Cisco is now publishing life cycle assessments (LCAs) for some of our hardware products.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cintas Corporation Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Community Impact Report

Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) published its Fiscal Year 2024 Community Impact Report, which includes information and data about the company’s philanthropic initiatives that it supported during the last fiscal year through Cintas Cares.

Innovation & Technology

Empowering Success Through Digital Innovation: Mary Kay’s Cutting-Edge Tools and AI-Driven Equality Research

For Mary Kay, it’s mission critical: we’ve been accelerating our digital innovation efforts to unleash the full potential of women entrepreneurs.

Latest Campaigns

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