Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Supporting Aggressive, Science-based Climate Action in the U.S. and Globally

Responsible Production & Consumption

Walmart Continues To Progress Beyond the Plastic Bag

Education

IVECO and Magirus Host Career Day for Students in Ulm, Germany

CNH Industrial brands, IVECO and Magirus, recently hosted a career day for the graduating classes of the community and secondary school in Erbach, Germany to learn more on the training and apprenticeship opportunities

Innovation & Technology

Meet Sarah Listi: One Inspiring Maker

Sarah Listi of Tool Girl’s Garage didn’t plan on a career in the trades. She just couldn’t help but be drawn to it. Hitting the books in pursuit of a neuroscience degree, she realized she’d rather tell her own story.

Environment

Sequencing to Save the Lemurs: A Collaboration Between the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Illumina

In the 1960s, with the intent to conserve a rare species of primate, the San Diego Zoo initiated a successful breeding program with red ruffed lemurs (varecia rubra) from Madagascar.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Achieving Greater Together: Jason Tyler, Chief Financial Officer

Northern Trust’s Chief Financial Officer Jason Tyler and his team partnered with Blessings in a Backpack to provide food for school children in need as part of our volunteering month, Achieving Greater Together.

Research, Reports & Publications

Martin Currie Releases Its Fourth Stewardship Matters Publication

Martin Currie, the active equity specialist and steward of £15.3 billion (US$21.3 billion) in assets under management as at June 30, 2021, issued the fourth edition of its Stewardship Matters.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Investing for Health”

When a company like CVS Health affirms “health is everything” in its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, there’s no ambiguity about how it values health.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Critical Time to Give Back: Lenovo Grows Global Volunteer Event for 5th Consecutive Year

In September 2021, Lenovo hosted its fifth annual Love on Global Month of Service, engaging employees around the world in volunteerism aligned to Lenovo’s philanthropic mission to empower underrepresented populations with access to technology and STEM education.

Responsible Production & Consumption

For This Company, Customers Are Crucial in Forging a Path Toward Sustainability and Regeneration

Prakash Arunkundrum, Logitech’s head of global operations & sustainability, offers valuable insight to anyone vested in sustainability, whether they are on a marketing team, product manager or are tasked with revamping an organization’s strategy.

Innovation & Technology

Privacy is Our Shared Responsibility

NortonLifeLock CTO Darren Shou recently participated in two events that addressed ongoing and future Cyber Safety challenges, providing a critical perspective on consumer privacy legislation and protection.

Events, Media & Communications

Q4 Inc., Nasdaq, Diligent, and Others to Partner With IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary at Upcoming ESG Integration Forum

There are more than 300 potential ESG topics that could be material to a publicly listed company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cross-Sector Solutions for Digital Inclusion

Happy International Internet Day! This week during Common Impact's Skills for Cities Fall 2021, CEO Danielle Holly moderated a Community Conversation exploring the role cross-sector partnerships can play in addressing the digital divide and advancing racial equity.

Diversity & Inclusion

LEGO Goes Gender Neutral to Combat Gender Biases

Today, we explore one company’s effort to take a deeper look at gender biases to ultimately help solve for them.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tetra Pak Index: Consumers 'Rewire' Priorities and Take Action on Environment, Waste and Health

Tetra Pak’s 2021 Index explores how consumer motivation & behavior is changing worldwide, and how some of the trends will remain relevant in the post-pandemic world.

Health & Healthcare

How to Pack an Emergency Go Bag

We hope it never happens. But when torrential rain and high winds beat on your windows or wildfire flames glow on the horizon, your only thought is to get your family to safety. That’s why being prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice is critical.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Living the Legacy of Milton S. Hershey

September 13, 2021 would have been Milton S. Hershey's 164th birthday. Today, Hershey employees around the world live his legacy of doing well by doing good.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Recognizing and Protecting All First Responders

National First Responders Awareness Day is October 28 – a special day which recognizes the heroic men and women who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster strikes.

Education

Legacy Project Helps Students Navigate a Smooth Future

Through The Legacy Project, selected students receive individualized coaching, tuition opportunities, and hands-on career exposure.

Health & Healthcare

Teaming up to Support Emergency Physicians - Md Financial Management Inc. And Scotiabank Renew Agreement With Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

MD Financial Management Inc. (MD) and Scotiabank announced a renewed agreement with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) in support of programs that foster excellence in emergency medicine across Canada.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson Earns a Spot on Fortune's 2021 Change the World List

This week Fortune included Johnson & Johnson on its 2021 Change the World list, which spotlights companies across the globe that have leveraged their core business strategies to drive positive social impact.

Innovation & Technology

Closing the American Digital Divide This Decade

Ericsson has just released a paper suggesting that it is possible to close the American digital divide in this decade. But it will not happen without changing perspectives about what matters most and the technologies that will be used to close it.

Environment

As COP26 Nears, Major Investor and Company Calls Grow Louder for Governments to Raise Their Climate Ambition

Happening on the heels of yet another urgent and dire warning from the world’s leading scientists, the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26)

Social Impact & Volunteering

Help Desk: Why Pro Bono Service Is Valuable for Professional, Personal Development

Many law students are eager to use their skills after graduation, but they often miss a meaningful opportunity to help those in need of legal services, which can positively impact their own corporate work.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Caring for the Communities Where We Live and Work: Spotlight on Malaysia

When Malaysia’s government implemented a COVID-19 lockdown in May 2021, Martina Jezdikova knew she had to do something to help her community, and she knew how she could make it a reality.

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