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Environment

Collaboration, Transparency and Monitoring Enabling Faster Deforestation Progress, Shows the Consumer Goods Forum’s Report

Discover how The Consumer Goods Forum's Forest Positive Coalition is driving progress in deforestation reduction and transparency in their 2023 Annual Report.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

LISC Launches Second Charlotte Affordable Housing Fund

As the affordable housing gap continues to widen in Charlotte, the Charlotte office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC Charlotte) announces the launch of the second iteration of the Charlotte Housing Opportunity Investment Fund (CHOIF II).

Research, Reports & Publications

Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark Shows Continued Progress on Ambition Contrasted by a Lack of Detailed Plans of Action

Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, has released the latest round of company assessments against its newly updated Net Zero Company Benchmark.

Green Infrastructure

SCE Helps Riverside Achieve Reliable, Clean Energy

Riverside needs a reliable and resilient electric system to keep up with its growth and development. That is why Southern California Edison, in partnership with Riverside Public Utilities, needs to build the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2023

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) has been named to 3BL’s annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking for the fifth consecutive year.

Diversity & Inclusion

Kohler Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: Martin

This Hispanic Heritage Month Kohler celebrated the contributions and impact of our Latino associates like Martin Sifuentes del Angel on our businesses, our history, and our mission of gracious living.

Environment

Greenhouse Gas Emissions 101: GHG Reporting Basics

The industrial age has brought significant technological advances and efficiencies, but also increased reliance on greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting resources.

Environment

Leidos Honors Earth Month Year Round

Leidos was proud to work with the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) and the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department to host the first annual Leidos Eco-Action Week of Service in honor of Earth Month.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertson Companies’ Southern California Division Raised Over $150,000 in the 2023 Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 115 SoCal Division team members came together to support healthy futures, raising $155,591 in funds for the 2023 Susan G. Komen More than Pink Walk in Orange County, CA.

Education

AI Skills for All: How IBM Is Helping To Close the Digital Divide

AI has inspired millions of people around the world with ideas about what it can make possible. But this technological game changer has also provoked a lot of questions around how it will impact the world of work.

Education

Project 10Million Helps a College Dream Come True: “Everybody Deserves a Chance To Succeed Just as I Did.”

Many students who started high school at the onset of the COVID pandemic, and were forced into remote learning, are now in college. One Texas student says thanks to T-Mobile’s Project 10Million, and the free connectivity its hotspot provided.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning Earns Top 10 Ranking on 2023 List of 100 Best Corporate Citizens

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) has been named to the annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking by 3BL. This ranking recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Diversity & Inclusion

Helping LGBTQ+ Young People Navigate the Digital World Safely

Young people in the LGBTQ+ community face significant threats online. Research shows that almost twice as many LGBTQ+ students reported being cyberbullied compared to heterosexual students, which can have negative consequences such as emotional distress.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Recognised as a Climate+™ Champion by EPEAT

Lenovo is proud to be named an EPEAT® Climate+™ Champion with more than 400 products registered on day one of Climate+ eligibility. Managed by the Global Electronics Council (GEC), EPEAT is the premier global ecolabel for electronics and technology products.

Events, Media & Communications

Shantella E. Cooper To Join Southern Company Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Southern Company announced the election of Shantella (Shan) E. Cooper as an independent director, effective Oct. 16, 2023. Board committee assignments have not yet been determined.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact Unveils 2023 Skills For Cities Theme: Pathways to Healthy Communities

Skills for Cities one-day virtual volunteering event on October 25 will support and empower nonprofit organizations that address social determinants of health to foster healthy and equitable communities and eliminate disparities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Announcing Cédric Dever as Director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action

The Consumer Goods Forum is very pleased to welcome Cédric Dever as Director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action. As the CGF’s newest director, Cédric will support 42 CEOs from the manufacturing and retail sectors working to eliminate plastic waste in the environment.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Innovation Creates More Sustainable Meat Alternatives

Meati Foods is the producer of a meat alternative based on nutrient-rich mushroom root. Using novel food processing techniques, Meati Foods can create this protein-rich product

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Episode 3 | Investing in Water Propels Prosperity & Climate Resilience | the Sustainable Finance Podcast

What if there was a global capital market that accelerated universal access to safe water and sanitation?

Research, Reports & Publications

Water Stewardship at Suncor- 2023 Report on Sustainability

We broke new ground when we first began publicly reporting our sustainability performance in the mid-1990s. Twenty-eight years later, our Report on Sustainability and its companion publication, the Climate Report, continue the practice of disclosing our progress.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2023

3BL has named Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Society of Cosmetic Chemists Awards Madam C.J. Walker Scholarship, Sponsored by Mary Kay Inc. To Assist Minority Students Pursuing STEM Studies

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) Madam C.J. Walker Scholarship, sponsored by Mary Kay, recently announced its 2023 scholarship recipients.

Diversity & Inclusion

Spotlight on Henkel's ERGs: The Aerospace Cultural Alliance

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are an important part of a company's culture. They help build community and engage different perspectives with the goal of encouraging positive change within and outside of the company.

Diversity & Inclusion

Leading the Next Generation: Meet Daniel Leyba

I’ve been at GoDaddy for over eleven years and nine of those have been in leadership roles. I’ve worked in Care the entire time from Sales to Support and now in Global Advanced Operations (GOA).

Responsible Production & Consumption

How To Reduce the Environmental Impact of Labs

Jeffrey Whitford, VP of Sustainability & Social Business Innovation at MilliporeSigma discusses the impact of reducing emissions in the lab to benefit not only the environment, but businesses as well in this article originally posted on Labcompare.

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