Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Owens Corning's Product Handprint: 2030 Sustainability Targets and Progress

Aug 3, 2021 2:40 PM ET

By 2030: Establish viable circular economy business models involving our materials and how they are used by collaborating up and down the supply chain, with customers, suppliers, communities, academics, policy makers, government entities, and other organizations.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Circularity in Action: The Home Depot's Commitment to Composting and Sustainability

Aug 3, 2021 2:30 PM ET

In Puget Sound, Washington, associates are turning trash into something customers can use. Flowers, soil, and other retired organic items are being composted instead of thrown away.

Environment

Committed to Decarbonization and to Leading the Way

Aug 3, 2021 2:30 PM ET

In 2014, we established industry-leading GHG reduction goals and in 2015 became one of the first ten companies globally to have our decarbonization goal validated as 2 degrees Celsius-aligned by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Diversity & Inclusion

M·A·C Gives Back to LGBTQIA+ Community With Pride & Joy Liquidlast Liner Vault

Aug 3, 2021 2:05 PM ET

“Pride is about Community, and this community has been through a lot. M·A·C has celebrated queer people since the inception of the brand."

Responsible Production & Consumption

Schneider Electric Moves Forward With Its Sustainability Impact Targets, Mobilizing Support From Employees, Partners and Customers

Aug 3, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, published today its half-year progress overview on setting up and advancing on its 2021-2025 sustainability impact targets.

Events, Media & Communications

WATCH: Planning for the Future in Southern California: OCBC's Chairman's Leadership Breakfast Featuring Lewis Cornell, WSP USA

Aug 3, 2021 1:15 PM ET

On the horizon in Southern California: 2028 Olympics, L.A.'s Operation NEXT, California Comeback Plan, environmental justice, offshore wind power, and the infrastructure that will support it all.

Education

Pizza Hut Canada Sponsors Equal Slice Program to Provide Free Training, Education, and Mentorship to Underrepresented Canadian Small Business Owners

Aug 3, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Pizza Hut Canada has partnered with Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) on the Equal Slice Program that will offer a free executive education and virtual trainings designed to help strengthen and grow minority, immigrant, indigenous, and disabled-owned small businesses throughout Canada.

Media & Communications

ILFI Names New CEO

Aug 3, 2021 12:55 PM ET

Today the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Board of Directors named Lindsay Baker as CEO, choosing a climate leader with deep experience in technology, real estate, and sustainability.

Health & Healthcare

International AIDS Society Leaders on the Future of HIV Prevention and Treatment

Aug 3, 2021 12:50 PM ET

Over the past 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases to center stage.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Plan-Do-Check-Act: How to Build and Maintain an Effective EHS Management System

Aug 3, 2021 12:15 PM ET

In a webinar hosted by Antea Group, EHS consultants shared their insights into using the Plan-Do-Check-Act method to build an effective EHS management system.

Innovation & Technology

Fisk University, HTC VIVE, T-Mobile and VictoryXR Launch 5G‑Powered VR Human Cadaver Lab

Aug 3, 2021 12:10 PM ET

Fisk University, one of the top ranked HBCUs in the country, and HTC VIVE, T-Mobile & VictoryXR have teamed up to launch a first-of-its-kind interactive 5G-powered VR human cadaver lab for students.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Small Businesses Recover Through New Sources of Capital

Aug 3, 2021 12:00 PM ET

With a mission to support minority and women-owned small businesses, Truist Foundation and NC Rural Center created a fund for Community Development Financial Institutions.

Innovation & Technology

Get Ready for More 5G Products Changing Our Lives for the Better

Aug 3, 2021 12:00 PM ET

5G offers a wide range of options to deliver an optimized combination of high capacity, high data rates, ubiquitous coverage, and ultra-reliability. These will make mission-critical apps such as remote surgery and autonomous driving possible.

Diversity & Inclusion

Amy Rooks: The Importance of Bringing Her Whole Self to Her Job Every Day

Aug 3, 2021 11:45 AM ET

Hear from Amy Rooks, the director of our plates product system for our CPG business on the importance of bringing her whole self to her job every day as a GP employee.

Research, Reports & Publications

WEC Energy Group Corporate Responsibility Report Highlights Commitment to Affordable, Reliable and Clean Energy

Aug 3, 2021 11:30 AM ET

WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) released its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report, a comprehensive overview of the company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. The report details progress made by WEC Energy Group and its family of companies on major projects and sustainability goals.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Named to Forbes Best Employers for Women 2021

Aug 3, 2021 11:10 AM ET

Stanley Black & Decker ranks fifth in the “Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment” category and #241 out of 300 companies overall. This is the company’s second consecutive year on the list.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MilliporeSigma Makes an Impact With 'STEMpact' on Science Education

Aug 3, 2021 11:00 AM ET

To help students prepare for STEM careers and close the education gap, MilliporeSigma localized partner STEMpact is working to transform STEM education and provide resources to teachers and schools in the St. Louis, Missouri area.

Health & Healthcare

Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines to Communities

Aug 3, 2021 10:35 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

LGBTQ+ Consumers Value Brand Support Beyond Pride Month

Aug 3, 2021 10:05 AM ET

“You can’t just throw up a couple of ads or say we’re here for June and disappear,” Tim Bennett, a marketing consultant and former marketing executive at Subaru who led the company’s groundbreaking LGBTQ+-focused marketing campaign in the 1990s

Diversity & Inclusion

Reaching Back to Help the Next Generation

Aug 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Maya Penn started a company at eight years old and she’s kept growing from there. We hear from Maya and from her mentor Phyllis Newhouse who, along with venture capitalist Isabelle Freidheim, created the first-ever female-led SPAC, Athena Technology Acquisition.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ethical Leadership at Clarivate

Aug 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Sustainability is now a topic of every Board meeting with dedicated oversight from the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee which reports into the Board at each meeting.

Innovation & Technology

New Black & Veatch eBook Explores Electric Utilities' Progress Towards Grid Modernization

Aug 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Transformation of the U.S. energy grid is underway against a backdrop of aggressive decarbonization goals even as electric utilities modernize to accommodate an influx of distributed energy resources (DER) and mitigate risks to system reliability.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Financial Leadership for Global Reporting Initiative

Aug 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

A new addition has been made to the senior management team of GRI, provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, following confirmation of Dani Marunovic as Chief Financial Officer.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gonzalo Palacio Is a Credit to Oportun

Aug 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

As senior vice president of credit card at Oportun, Gonzalo Palacio is helping to serve a customer base that has been left behind. Oportun provides affordable personal loans to those with little to no credit history—and, since Palacio joined the company, credit cards.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

6 ESG Questions Answered: What Is ESG Reporting, and How Is It Changing?

Aug 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The main impact of the CSRD will be felt by the CFO. ESG used to be a concern for sustainability or corporate communications teams. But if, or when, the proposals come to pass, it will enter the annual reporting process.