Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Environment

Climate Action 100+ Investors to Raise Corporate Climate Ambition for 2021 Proxy Season

Feb 16, 2021 3:50 PM ET

Investor signatories to Climate Action 100+ are seeking higher climate ambition for the 2021 proxy season with the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters. In anticipation of the initiative’s first Net Zero Company Benchmark - to be publicly released next month - investors are filing shareholder resolutions and focusing on board governance at companies that lag on key benchmark indicators.

Research, Reports & Publications

NYC Asian Communities Hit Earlier and Harder by COVID-19

Feb 16, 2021 3:00 PM ET

It was just one year ago when we first heard of a new coronavirus in Wuhan, China, that was threatening to turn into a pandemic. Just months later it had spread to nearly every corner of the globe, leaving death and economic hardship in its wake.

Social Impact & Volunteering

8 Ways to Lead With Love in the New Year

Feb 16, 2021 2:25 PM ET

Want to make some good changes in 2021? Check out these simple ways you can better yourself, your community and our world.

Education

The Home Depot Continues Support for HBCUs with $1 Million Donation

Feb 16, 2021 2:20 PM ET

The Home Depot will contribute $1 million in grants to support campus improvements at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its annual Retool Your School program, for which voting is now open.

Media & Communications

Jenny Cohen Named Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility, the Walt Disney Company

Feb 16, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Jenny Cohen has been named Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility, The Walt Disney Company, it was announced today by Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Key Accomplishments: Our People

Feb 16, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Our Company owes its success to the hard work and dedication of our employees. Our varied backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and ideas help us increase our global awareness and are crucial to our ability to innovate.

Sustainable Development Goals

Webinar / What the Clarbon? Demystifying the Climate-Carbon Nexus

Feb 16, 2021 1:20 PM ET

Climate vs Carbon: What’s the difference? How are businesses impacted by each? How should businesses develop a strategy to address both? What are stakeholders asking for? All these questions will be answered in the next Antea Group webinar.

Diversity & Inclusion

Owens Corning Launches Virtual Book Club Focused on Inclusion and Diversity

Feb 16, 2021 1:15 PM ET

OC’s African American Resource Group launched a virtual book club focused on inclusion and diversity to continue to drive connection among our employees.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Painting the Way Towards a Sustainable Future

Feb 16, 2021 1:05 PM ET

The intersection between sustainability and innovation is where the future of material science is heading.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Herbalife Nutrition and The Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Donate More Than $3 Million To Help Eradicate Hunger Around The Globe

Feb 16, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Herbalife Nutrition, is celebrating the success of its Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative. This ongoing initiative is aimed at eradicating hunger and to date the company and the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation have donated more than $3 million in financial aid and in-kind gifts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PayPal and CARE USA Honored With 'Golden Halos' for Best-in-Class Corporate Social Impact Efforts

Feb 16, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Engage for Good has named PayPal and CARE USA its 2021 Golden Halo Award winners, the group’s highest honor for companies and causes that engage in activities designed to do well by doing good.

Green Infrastructure

"Our Need for Reliable, Sustainable Transportation Has Never Been More Important"

Feb 16, 2021 12:35 PM ET

At CES 2021, General Motors revealed its new business, BrightDrop, and its all-electric commercial vehicle, the BrightDrop EV600.

Environment

Schneider Electric is Taking Climate Change Action

Feb 16, 2021 12:35 PM ET

The need for action towards a low-carbon future is undeniable. The time to gain a better understanding of climate change and create a more defined plan to mitigate it is now. The answers lie in digitization and innovation.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nature Valley Launches First-Ever Store Drop-off Recyclable Snack Bar Wrapper

Feb 16, 2021 12:30 PM ET

The newly packaged bars bring Nature Valley closer to achieving its commitment to 100% recyclable packaging by 2025. By purposefully not patenting this wrapper, Nature Valley is welcoming other brands to apply the technology to their products.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Vision 2030: Thriving People and Communities

Feb 16, 2021 12:20 PM ET

We believe a better future is possible, and that starts with #InvestingInPeople.

Environment

What Else Can Net Zero Do For Us?

Feb 16, 2021 12:10 PM ET

Decarbonization could deliver sustainability benefits beyond mitigating climate change – but only if we take an integrated approach to balance overlapping, sometimes conflicting, goals

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SAIC Establishes Charitable Foundation to Assist Employees in Need During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Feb 16, 2021 12:10 PM ET

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) announced the establishment of the SAIC Charitable Foundation, an IRS §501(c)(3) organization to assist employees and their dependents by providing emergency funds to assist them when financial hardships arise.

Diversity & Inclusion

No Place for Racism in Sports Arenas or Boardrooms

Feb 16, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Education

The Surprising Link Between Educating Girls and Climate

Feb 16, 2021 11:55 AM ET

How do we rebuild the energy and momentum of the youth-led climate movement in 2019? Educate girls around the world and empower them. Give them inspiration and possibilities.

Energy

Duluth Gets Its First Community-owned Solar Project in Lincoln Park to Benefit Disadvantaged Families and Veterans

Feb 16, 2021 11:50 AM ET

A new garden in town is providing energy to community members in Duluth, MN—but it’s not produced through photosynthesis. The Lincoln Park Solar Garden is a 40-kilowatt solar array project by Ecolibrium3.

Innovation & Technology

Utegration Announces Partnership with Workiva to Help Utility Companies Comply with New XBRL Reporting Requirements from FERC

Feb 16, 2021 11:30 AM ET

Utegration today announced a partnership with Workiva Inc., the company that simplifies complex work, that helps utility companies comply with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) new reporting requirements announced in June 2019.

Environment

United Airlines Aims to Suck Carbon Dioxide From the Friendly Skies

Feb 16, 2021 11:05 AM ET

United Airlines is investing in a venture that doesn’t make airplanes, transport passengers or ring up frequent-flier miles on the company’s credit cards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Echoing Green Announces $2.5 Million Commitment from Comcast NBCUniversal to Advance Racial Equity

Feb 16, 2021 11:00 AM ET

With this investment from Comcast, Echoing Green will launch programming that enables leaders working to dismantle structural racism and build inclusive economies.

Innovation & Technology

Tooling Up For The Post-Pandemic Era

Feb 16, 2021 11:00 AM ET

The technologies that have been deployed to accommodate the need for personal distancing may also provide a guide to managing life and work in the post-pandemic era.

Diversity & Inclusion

Morgan Stanley Selects 11 Startups for 5th Cohort of Multicultural Innovation Lab Supporting Diverse Founders

Feb 16, 2021 10:50 AM ET

Morgan Stanley today announced the fifth cohort of the Multicultural Innovation Lab, an accelerator program for technology and technology-enabled start-ups in the post‐seed to Series B funding rounds.