Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - September 2021

Sep 9, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Updates from the Biomimicry Institute:

Spider-inspired silk company, Spintex, awarded $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize®

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tokyo 2020 Set to Match Japan's First Home Games in Driving Sports Participation

Sep 9, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 sparked a nationwide sporting boom, creating clubs for children and inspiring all generations to get active. Now hopes are high for Tokyo 2020 to leave a similar legacy.

Energy

As Federal Infrastructure Bill Presses for Sustainable Development, Black & Veatch Poised to Provide Expertise

Sep 9, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Advanced by the U.S. Senate and now awaiting a House vote, a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill calls for hundreds of billions of dollars of direct federal spending to broaden electric vehicle charging stations, wind and solar energy generation...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Convoy of Hope Aids Flood Victims in Tennessee and North Carolina - Partners With Georgia-Pacific

Sep 9, 2021 9:20 AM ET

Georgia-Pacific’s partnership with relief agency Convoy of Hope is helping victims of flooding in Tennessee and North Carolina. The joint effort of emergency supplies includes 4-6 loads of paper towels, bottled water, hygiene kits and snack food.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Vistra Employees Restore Historic Black Cemetery

Sep 9, 2021 9:20 AM ET

Employees at Vistra’s Luminant Trinidad Power Plant gathered with community leaders Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, to mark completion of a cemetery restoration project. The cemetery, located on Trinidad Power Plant property, is the final resting place for generations of Black residents, including enslaved Texans.

Events, Media & Communications

Business Leaders, Sustainability and Health Experts and Environmental Groups Set to Unite at Sustainable Retail Summit to Help Shape Future of Industry

Sep 9, 2021 9:15 AM ET

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) will bring together business leaders alongside sustainability, environmental and health experts at its annual Sustainable Retail Summit on 13th – 14th October

Green Infrastructure

Top 5 Reasons Hydrogen Has a Place in the Future of Rail

Sep 9, 2021 9:10 AM ET

Cummins Inc. is the only company in the world powering hydrogen trains in commercial operation. In 2016, Cummins partnered with customer Alstom, a French railway equipment manufacturer, to engineer, supply, and integrate the hydrogen fuel cell solution in its Coradia iLint trains.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Logitech Commits to Remove More Carbon than it Creates with a Climate Positive Approach

Sep 9, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Logitech is adopting a climate positive approach, addressing its carbon footprint across the entire value chain to achieve carbon neutrality this year and setting the company on a path to net zero by 2030, and beyond that, climate positive.

Events, Media & Communications

Stevie Wonder to Headline Global Citizen Live in Los Angeles With Adam Lambert, Chloe x Halle, Demi Lovato, H.E.R., ONEREPUBLIC, Ozuna, The Lumineers, 5 Seconds of Summer, at The Greek Theatre on September 25, 2021

Sep 9, 2021 3:00 AM ET

Global Citizen has announced the expansion of Global Citizen Live to include Los Angeles and London with an outdoor event in L.A., which is presented by Verizon, and headlined by Stevie Wonder with Adam Lambert, Chloe x Halle, Demi Lovato, H.E.R., ONEREPUBLIC, Ozuna, The Lumineers and 5 Seconds of Summer at The Greek Theatre on September 25, 2021.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Walmart Highlights Sustainability Commitments With Inaugural $2 Billion Green Bond Issuance as Part of Jumbo Transaction

Sep 8, 2021 8:55 PM ET

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced it has successfully priced the company's first green bond. Net proceeds from the $2 billion green bond offering will be used to fund existing and future projects that enable Walmart to achieve its sustainability goals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts

Sep 8, 2021 5:25 PM ET

Hurricane Ida, the fifth strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland, has impacted thousands of people across the nation. Even ten days later, Ida left hundreds of thousands in Louisiana and the city of New Orleans without power.

Events, Media & Communications

Building Digital Skills for Economic Mobility

Sep 8, 2021 4:30 PM ET

Comcast NBCUniversal digital equity partners Ayele Shakur, Michael Ellison, and Plinio Ayala, recently sat down with Julia Reusch, Comcast’s Director of Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact at the 2021 Social Innovation Summit.

Diversity & Inclusion

M·A·C Pride & Joy: The Beauty Of Being Us

Sep 8, 2021 4:10 PM ET

Relive Pride & Joy: The Beauty Of Being Us – our up-close-and-personal, exclusive event celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community.

Environment

Blog Understanding the 'E' in ESG: Environmental Risk and Protection From a Business Perspective

Sep 8, 2021 3:45 PM ET

The “E” in ESG can be especially difficult to unpack because “environmental” encompasses nearly every aspect of the natural world. Read our top 5 reasons why the "E" in ESG matters.

Health & Healthcare

The CGF Joins Colombia's Grand Alliance for Nutrition to Support Healthier Lives for the Most Vulnerable

Sep 8, 2021 3:30 PM ET

The Consumer Goods Forum has joined Colombia’s Grand Alliance for Nutrition, tackling malnutrition issues for the most vulnerable.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sands ESG Report Demonstrates Accountability, Transparency

Sep 8, 2021 3:05 PM ET

The report focuses on our commitments to our core corporate responsibility pillars – to our People, our Communities and our Planet – and also to our dedication to operating according to sound governance policies.

Diversity & Inclusion

Webinar: Implementing Vision Zero Using an Equity Lens - Part 2

Sep 8, 2021 3:00 PM ET

Learn the history of systemic racial inequality in land use and transportation planning the U.S. and its impacts on today’s transportation system. Using data, we explore the correlation of socioeconomic factors to the current state of roadway safety.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

For the Sake of the Planet and Your Business, Just Do It: Why Companies Need to Take Climate Action

Sep 8, 2021 2:50 PM ET

In the EU, the policies laid out by the European Green Deal are all about reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, and making Europe climate-neutral by 2050.

Events, Media & Communications

Land Betterment Corporation Independent Director, Jennifer Crandall Featured in Food Safety Tech

Sep 8, 2021 2:35 PM ET

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community development, spotlights one of their Independent Directors, Jennifer Crandall.

Health & Healthcare

Keeping a Finger on the Pulse of Community Health

Sep 8, 2021 2:20 PM ET

Hearts for Healthcare attracts medical professionals to rural Alberta with first-rate equipment and support

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Ceres Report Explores Physical Risks of Climate Change Within the Banking Sector

Sep 8, 2021 2:00 PM ET

A new report released today reveals the potential exposure from physical climate change impacts to just the syndicated loan portfolios of 28 of the largest U.S. banks could approach 10 percent annually.

Research, Reports & Publications

Clarion Partners, A Franklin Templeton Subsidiary, Announces Expanded ESG Efforts

Sep 8, 2021 2:00 PM ET

From installing beehives on rooftops to assessing projected sea level rises as part of its climate and resilience programs, Clarion Partners’ newly released annual report on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) platform details efforts to increase the focus on responsible investing while providing healthy, resilient, equitable and sustainable spaces for its tenants.

Events, Media & Communications

United Airlines to Present at the 14th Annual Cowen Global Transportation & Sustainable Mobility Conference

Sep 8, 2021 12:45 PM ET

United will present at the 14th Annual Cowen Global Transportation & Sustainable Mobility Conference on Thursday, September 9. The presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m. CT / 11:30 a.m. ET.

Health & Healthcare

Annual Funding Gap for Making the Nation's Public School Buildings Safer, Healthier and Fit for Learning Balloons to $85 Billion

Sep 8, 2021 12:15 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CSR Intern Reflections: A Summer of Growth

Sep 8, 2021 12:00 PM ET

2021 CSR summer intern Lyle Hoge highlights her growth experience through this year’s internship.