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Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - May 2022

Quarterly newsletter is full of stories about the Ray C. Anderson Foundation's key funding initiatives: Drawdown Georgia, The Ray, The Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech and more.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CGF Hosts Latin America Board Meeting in Colombia

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) recently welcomed the return of its Latin America (LatAm) Board Meeting. The LatAm Board took place in-person on 22nd April 2022

Diversity & Inclusion

Sharing Their Journeys: Women Changing the Environment

When a substation or power line is being built, PSE&G has employees who are thinking about every aspect of the project, including its environmental footprint and how to make it more sustainable.

Events, Media & Communications

2022 CECP Summit: Shaping the Future

This week, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose© (CECP) is bringing together 200 senior corporate leaders and corporate responsibility professionals from the world’s leading global companies for the 19th CECP Summit: Shaping the Future.

Research, Reports & Publications

Biogen Releases 2021 Year In Review, Disclosing Progress on Climate, Health and Equity

As a purpose-driven company, Biogen seeks ways to reinforce our commitment to climate, health & equity. Our newly released 2021 Year in Review reports our progress on these & other priorities to create a healthier, more equitable & sustainable world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cadence Recognized on the 2022 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For List

Fortune and Great Place to Work US recognized Cadence as #38 on the 2022 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation and McKeesport Area School District Announce Historic Partnership

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation and McKeesport Area School District (MASD) today announced the creation of a first-of-a-kind partnership to invest in the youth of McKeesport and surrounding communities.

Diversity & Inclusion

LA Kings Host Clinic for Little Tokyo Service Center Youth Club to Recognize Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In recognition of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AEG’s LA Kings hosted an “Intro to Hockey Clinic” at Little Tokyo Service Center on May 13 in Los Angeles, CA.

Sustainable Development Goals

Leveraging Disruption to Save the Planet

By now, the alarms over climate change seem to be sounding nearly every week.

Diversity & Inclusion

Does Corporate America Have a Responsibility for Inclusive Entrepreneurship?

Since 2020, more and more companies have started integrating philanthropic programs into their business plans that support entrepreneurs in underserved communities

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Cities: Bringing the Power of Pro Bono to North Carolina

Common Impact's Skills for Cities Spring 2022 gathered 85+ participants from 5 companies and 9 nonprofits to address critical social sector challenges, form new connections, and gain fresh perspectives on how, together, we can strengthen communities.

Social Impact & Volunteering

MAC Cosmetics Team Raises $100K+ for AIDS Walk New York

Sunday, May 15 marked MAC Cosmetics’ exciting in-person return to the AIDS Walk New York!

Innovation & Technology

WEF Highlights How ESG Is Driving Change in Advanced Manufacturing

Global leaders are gathering this week in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting on May 22-26.

Sustainable Development Goals

EDP Renewables and Bristol Myers Squibb Execute Power Purchase Agreement for the Cattlemen Solar Park

EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), and Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) have executed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 60 megawatts (MW) at the 240-MW Cattlemen Solar Park in Milam County, located in central Texas.

Diversity & Inclusion

Leadership Lessons: Blazing a Trail by Trying New Things

Christine Shambach is beginning the next chapter in her career at PNC. In her new role, she leads mergers & acquisitions, strategic planning, resolution and recovery planning, and other duties in PNC's Finance organization.

Innovation & Technology

New Cummins Engine Praised for Ability to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Global power leader Cummins Inc.’s 15-liter natural gas engine for the heavy-duty truck market in North America, which provides customers with a lower-cost option to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs), is getting industry plaudits.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Albertsons Companies' Recipe for Change

Through our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework, Recipe for Change, we are bringing together the ingredients for a better world – our planet, our people, our products, and our communities –to make change a reality.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SAP's Vision for Supporting Business Transformation and the Workforce of the Future

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reversing poverty, achieving sustainable lifestyles: all of these are incredibly ambitious, highly complex goals for our planet.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Toxnot Launches Open Access Product Compliance and Materials Passport Solution to Power the Rapidly Expanding Circular Economy

Toxnot launches open access product compliance and digital product passport solution to power the rapidly expanding Circular Economy. Companies now have expanded free access to an award-winning ESG platform

Research, Reports & Publications

Mondelēz 2021 Snacking Made Right Report: 10 Years On

We embark on our 10th year as a standalone snacking company, reflect on 10 years of sustainability integrated into our business growth strategy and look ahead to accelerate our ESG strategy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Netcompany Affirms Its Commitment to Becoming a Social Value Leader in the UK

Netcompany, the international IT services company, has been awarded the Social Value Quality Mark® Level 2 standard for its commitment towards social value in the UK.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Six Great Transitions to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy

If we are to avoid system-wide breakdowns in nature, society and the economy, we need to make six great transitions to thriving by turning six forces of breakdown into counterforces of breakthrough, each enabled by significant market opportunities

Health & Healthcare

Strengthening Public Health Systems Across Africa by Leveraging the Coca-Cola System

At the World Economic Forum’s 2022 annual meeting at Davos, Project Last Mile with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund) launched its Compendium, Partnering for Health.

Energy

Tetra Tech's Nick Welz Discusses Submarine Cable Trends and Challenges in the Offshore Wind Industry

Tetra Tech’s Nick Welz helps offshore clients solve complex problems associated with offshore wind and submarine cable projects.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

With Regulatory Risks on the Rise for Toxic Chemicals, Investors Commend Discount Retailers Five Below and Dollar General for New Commitments to Chemical Safety

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.) and Trinity Health, both members of IEHN, withdrew shareholder resolutions in response to Dollar General’s and Five Below’s commitments to expand and improve chemical safety programs.

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