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Responsible Production & Consumption

Welspun Flooring Earns First Certification Under New Zero Waste Program from SCS Global Services

SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification services, today announced that Welspun Flooring Limited has become the first company to achieve certification under SCS’ new Zero Waste Standard.

Health & Healthcare

Accelerating Results for Patients

Actively listening to patients and all our stakeholders to uncover how we might best meet their needs and expectations is what inspires me and what gets me up in the morning, every single workday. This is delivering on our employee and patient experience.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Decade of Progress: International Paper Shares Final Results of Its 2020 Sustainability Goals

International Paper has released its 2020 Global Citizenship Report. One of the world's leading producers of fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, the company shares the final progress it made against its 2020 goals and outlines its approach to sustainability across its value chain.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rob Flanner Is Tetra Tech's April 2021 Project Manager of the Month

Project managers (PM) are the face of Tetra Tech to every client and are the people who ensure that our project work is done to the highest standards of quality and fiscal discipline. Tetra Tech CEO Dan Batrack honors those who work at the highest level of excellence with our PM of the Month award.

Sustainable Development Goals

Accelerating Colombia's Progress Towards the 2030 Agenda

An online platform in Colombia is making it easier for companies to assess how they are contributing towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Education

The Carolina Panthers and Trane Technologies Launch a Student Competition to Design Sustainable Stadiums and a Waste Reduction Initiative

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, and the National Football League’s (NFL) Carolina Panthers are launching a competition where high school students will reimagine and design the sustainable sports stadium of the future.

Health & Healthcare

Plant-Based Foods Are Shaping Up, Out, Flat and Curved

Considering the fast food industry’s overall reputation, Taco Bell locations have long been the plant-based go-to choice for many vegetarians and even vegans.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Employees Team up With Habitat for Humanity

In June, CNH Industrial employees volunteered with Habitat for Humanity organizations to support home building projects in local communities near our facilities.

Green Infrastructure

Construction Industry Needs Whole Life Carbon Understanding to Hit Net Zero

A new report from the WBCSD and Arup calls on the built environment industry to adopt a whole life-cycle approach to assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings. The authors of the report estimate that less than 1% of building projects currently calculate and report their full carbon footprint.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Listen Up! Show - July Edition

How can the corporate world work with the International development world to improve impact in a new era of CSR and ESG?
Join this episode of the Listen Up! Show to find out.

Environment

Becoming a Climate Funder: How Philanthropists Can Take Action on Climate and Justice

Concrete examples of how philanthropy can, and must, address climate and justice together to create a more equitable, sustainable future.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Three Goodyear and Cooper Tire Associates Receive Manufacturing Institute Honors

The Manufacturing Institute (MI) will honor two Goodyear associates and one Cooper Tire associate at the 2021 Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Ahead Awards gala in Washington, D.C. on November 4.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Oportun Appoints Two New Independent Members to Board of Directors

Oportun Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:OPRT), a financial services company and digital platform that provides hard working people with responsible, affordable, and credit-building alternatives to payday and auto-title loans, today announced the addition of two new independent board members to its Board of Directors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Charities Making a Splash This World Oceans Day

This week the United Nations recognises June 8th as World Oceans Day. The aim is to unite the world’s population on a global project to sustainably manage the oceans and highlight the impact that humans have inflicted on them.

Environment

COVID-19 Impacts to Your SPCC Plans: Are Your Plans Up-to-Date?

Many facilities made changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic which impacted SPCC-regulated tanks and containers. It is important that these changes, which could materially affect the facility's potential for discharge of oil, be captured in the facility SPCC Plan within the required timeframe.

Research, Reports & Publications

CSRHub Data Used in Fortune Magazine's Amazon Review

Fortune Magazine recently published an analysis of Amazon's sustainability practices using CSRHub data.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Tia Hodges will join the company as vice president and head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism, effective July 26, 2021.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Presented New Data Analysis on Healthcare Resource Use Among Veterans With Alcohol Dependence

Alkermes recently announced the presentation of new health economics and outcomes research related to healthcare resource use (HRU) among veterans with alcohol dependence at the 2021 Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting/International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) Conference.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Recognized As One of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management, and uniforms, was named one the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion,” for the fifth year in a row, by the 2021 Disability Equality Index (DEI), earning a top-score of 100%.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Launches Its Newest Business Resource Group, Asian and Pacific Islander

Franklin Templeton launched its newest business resource group (BRG), the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) BRG in May, coinciding with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The month commemorates the culture, traditions and history of Asian American and Pacific Islander people in the United States.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Donates Laser Cutter to Enhance STEM Education Programs in Oudenaarde, Belgium

ON Semiconductor supports STEM education through its donation of a laser cutter to a school in Oudenaarde, Belgium.

Research, Reports & Publications

Applied Materials Highlights Progress on Sustainability Goals

Applied Materials recently published its latest Sustainability Report, covering our most recent environmental and social impact programs and results. We’ve been reporting on social responsibility and environmental matters since 2005.

Diversity & Inclusion

Closing the Gaps With Living Cities

Intel has partnered with the nonprofit Living Cities to equip U.S. city leaders in the Closing the Gaps Network with racial equity tools and competencies to advance equity across local government, business and nonprofit sectors.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Covestro Named “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”

Covestro LLC, a leading producer of high-performance polymers in North America, today announced its designation as a top-scorer in the 2021 Disability Equity Index® (DEI), a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN.

Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Live Announced: 24 Hour Live Broadcast With Events & Performances Across Six Continents on September 25, 2021

Today, international advocacy organization, Global Citizen, announced Global Citizen Live - a 24-hour live broadcast with events and performances across six continents to unite the world to defend the planet and defeat poverty.

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