Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Jessica Merz

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations.

Energy

National Grid Renewables Orders 2 GW of Responsibly Produced First Solar Modules

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) signed a framework agreement with National Grid Renewables for 2 gigawatts (GW)DC of advanced, responsibly-produced thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules.

Education

Keep STEM Skills Sharp With TCS’s June goIT Monthly Challenge

Every month, goIT – part of TCS’ Corporate Social responsibility team – develops a new opportunity each month for students to ideate digital innovations based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here is June.

Health & Healthcare

LGB Adults Are More Likely to Binge Drink Than Their Non-LGB Counterparts

A survey by the The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) showed that 32% of lesbian, gay and bisexual adults reported binge drinking versus 26% of non-LGB adults.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Owens Corning Celebrates Intern Volunteer Day With 30,000 Meals To Feed Those in Need

It’s one of our favorite days today with our interns…Intern Volunteer Day! This year, we’ve partnered with Kids Around the World to pack 30,000 meals, donated to the Islamic Food Bank of Toledo for local families in need.

Research, Reports & Publications

Diversifying Our Workforce

We are committed to an inclusive workplace that empowers diverse talent and leverages our diversity to achieve our business goals.

Health & Healthcare

How Aflac Helps Children and Families Navigate Sickle Cell Disease

This World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, Mediaplanet is proud to announce its collaboration with Aflac — a leader in supplemental health insurance — on its cross-platform campaign, “Black Health in America.”

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Highlights MetLife's Integrated Strategy To Build a More Sustainable Future

MetLife’s annual Sustainability Report, released today, showcases how the company continues to integrate sustainability across its operations, including through its 2030 climate and 2030 diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments.

Research, Reports & Publications

Stanley Black & Decker: Recent Milestones in Our ESG Evolution

Our commitment to being a good corporate citizen goes back to our founding, and we have taken action on sustainability for many years. As a core business strategy, ESG evolves and expands across the Company as we make progress toward our goals.

Events, Media & Communications

Oportun Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report 2021: A Letter from Raul Vazquez

Together with our team, our members, and all our stakeholders, Oportun has a very bright and sustainable future ahead and we welcome your partnership and feedback on our journey.

Social Impact & Volunteering

International Women in Engineering Day Highlights STEM Careers for Young Women

Each year for the past 9 years on June 23, International Women in Engineering Day, sponsored by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), has focused attention on career opportunities and global achievements of women in engineering.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Sexism, LGBTQ+ and More

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round Up. Today we are talking about benevolent sexism in the workplace, the LGBTQ+ wage gap, a new employee well-being report, and how dads can experience depression in the first year after birth.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tapestry Is Making a Difference, Caring for Each Other, the Planet and Communities

Our corporate responsibility strategy, Our Social Fabric, is guided by our purpose to Stretch What’s Possible for our people, our planet and our communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Hershey Company Releases Its 2021 ESG Report

Hershey's holistic ESG strategy, known as its Shared Goodness Promise, guides the company to make a positive impact at scale and leverage its business to advance more sustainable growth with socially conscious and responsible business practices.

Research, Reports & Publications

Enbridge Publishes 21st Sustainability Report

Enbridge Inc. published its 21st annual Sustainability Report, offering stakeholders information about the Company's continuous improvement in areas of environment, social, and governance (ESG) performance.

Research, Reports & Publications

Essity's Journey to Net Zero: Zero Production Waste

Essity works actively to turn production waste into a valuable resource with the target to reach zero production waste by 2030.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Black Is Excellence Honors Unsung Local Hometown Heroes

Cincinnati Office of Human Relations, Fifth Third Bank Collaborate with Community Advocate to Celebrate Achievements of Local African Americans

Research, Reports & Publications

Survey Results: ESG Practitioners Underprepared for Changing Global Regulations and Challenging Reporting Requirements

As ESG reporting requirements continue to evolve, businesses are faced with increasing complexity to report their ESG performance in a transparent and cohesive story to their varied stakeholders.

Events, Media & Communications

Industry Leaders Dare to Change for the Better

The second day of The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit continued to explore the potential for responsible growth in the post-pandemic era, taking into account the confluence of issues and trends that converge with this transition.

Diversity & Inclusion

PSEG Celebrates Juneteenth

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a national holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States and celebrating African American freedom and achievement.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Home Depot Foundation and Osceola Council on Aging Complete Home Renovations for Air Force Veteran in Florida

Brian is an Air Force veteran with four years of service and severe mobility issues.

Innovation & Technology

Effective Data Management for Improved Healthcare

How can experts better manage and protect data while meeting government mandates to accelerate biomedical research? SAIC has the answer through the Koverse Data Platform (KDP) and through SAIC Tenjin, our data science and machine learning platform.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Bridges to Career Opportunities

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) there are 29 active situations involving refugees, with a resounding impact upon 149 countries.

Research, Reports & Publications

Qurate Retail Group Releases Second Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

In 2021, Qurate Retail Group made significant advancements toward its goal of inspiring a more sustainable way to retail that is intentionally inclusive, entrepreneurially driven, responsibly curated and waste smart.

Research, Reports & Publications

Leading the Way to a Brighter Future, Coast to Coast

As a Main Street Bank, PNC is committed to delivering on each of our strategic priorities while looking out for the best interests of all of our stakeholders, including our customers, communities, employees and shareholders.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  3. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  4. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  5. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  6. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  7. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  8. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  9. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  10. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  11. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  12. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  13. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  14. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  15. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.