Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption

It's Time to Problem Solve - Not Paper Over - Inequities in Our Cities

As our cities slowly recover from the pandemic, we need to hit the fast-forward button and speed up efforts to erase the stark inequalities the crisis has exposed.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Plastic Waste Reduction Now Verified by SCS Global Services Under the Verra Plastic Standard

SCS Global Services has been approved to perform validation and verification under Verra’s Plastic Waste Reduction Program (“Plastic Program”).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Regions Financial Releases 2019-2020 SASB Disclosure

Regions Financial released its second-ever SASB disclosure, an independent nonprofit organization that develops and disseminates sustainability reporting standards that help public companies disclose climate-related information to investors.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Accelerates Clean Energy and Stem Learning Through Operation Breakthrough Solar Deployment

With the search for clean energy solutions a major focus of STEM education programs, Black & Veatch has teamed with local Kansas City-based organizations to fund and complete a new solar canopy installation at Operation Breakthrough’s new Ignition Lab.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

East Side Avenues, Funded In Part by KeyBank and the First Niagara Foundation, Reports on Community Development and Revitalization Progress in Buffalo

East Side Avenues, a unique public/private partnership formed in 2019 to revitalize Buffalo’s East Side, has issued its 2020-2021 annual report on community development and revitalization progress.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Supply Chain in the Spotlight: EcoVadis Wins German Sustainability Award 2022

For the 14th time this year, the German Sustainability Award, initiated by Stefan Schulze-Hausmann, was presented by the Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V. (DNP) in cooperation with the German government on December 3.

Sustainable Development Goals

Operations, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Sustainability Efforts

For more than 40 years, Herbalife Nutrition has been a leader in providing nutrition products that support people’s health and wellness goals. They are also on a mission to ensure their products are manufactured responsibly and sustainably.

Environment

Bayer, Microsoft Enter into Strategic Partnership to Optimize and Advance Digital Capabilities for Food, Feed, Fuel, Fiber Value Chain

Bayer announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to build a new cloud-based set of digital tools and data science solutions for use in agriculture and adjacent industries, to accelerate innovation, boost efficiency and support sustainability.

Environment

GRI and CDP to Deliver Enhanced Reporting on Biodiversity

The development of a new global standard to enable organizations to increase their accountability on biodiversity impacts is progressing, paving the way for a harmonized approach to disclosure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

More Than $330,000 Available in Winter Energy Bill Assistance for Duke Energy Indiana Customers

Duke Energy Indiana has dedicated more than $330,000 in financial assistance to customers who are struggling to pay their electric bills this winter. The funds come from Duke Energy contributions and customer and employee donations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Earns Recognition as ESG Leader With Third Consecutive Leadership Score From CDP

Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) today announced it has received a Climate Leadership score of A- from CDP for its efforts and disclosures related to climate change.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Women Leading the Climate Change Fight and How We Can Support Them

While it has taken far too long for financial professionals to see us women as key decision-makers, at last that seems to be changing and here's why that's good for the climate, etc...

Energy

Ørsted Becomes the First Energy Company in the World With Long-term Science-based Net-zero Target

SBTi’s new Net-Zero Standard provides a robust and science-based definition of net-zero and offers companies a way to set verified decarbonisation targets. Ørsted is the first and only energy company to receive the new net-zero validation.

Events, Media & Communications

Accelerating the Transition to Clean Energy at CLEANPOWER 2021

Tetra Tech will share our industry-leading, global clean power expertise and discuss the transition to more sustainable forms of energy generation, transmission, and storage at CLEANPOWER 2021.

Innovation & Technology

New Holland & AGXTEND Present the XPower XPN Concept, an Electric Weeding Solution for Narrow Vineyards

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, extends the XPowerTM family of electric weeding solutions with the new XPN concept for narrow vineyards integrated in the New Holland Braud 9000N carrier

Innovation & Technology

Middle-Mile Infrastructure Development Will Expand Internet Connectivity

Few people think about the journey their data takes to and from their devices.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Small Towns With Big Dreams: T-Mobile Announces the Next 25 Hometown Grant Recipients

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) reveals the names of 25 more American small towns that will receive Hometown Grants to jumpstart vital community projects.

Sustainable Development Goals

Business Takes a Leading Role at COP26

For Dow, participation in events like COP26 are important, because we understand and embrace our responsibility to reduce global carbon emissions and use our expertise to innovate products that are essential to the world achieving net-zero emissions.

Energy

Industry Collaboration: Voluntary Carbon Offsets and the Journey to Net-Zero

In a collaboration with Inogen Alliance and Environment Analyst, the insight report, Integrity at stake: Voluntary carbon offsets on the journey to net-zero, was developed.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Education-as-a-service: Transforming the Digital and Hybrid Classroom and Campus Experience

Qualcomm Technologies’ customized Education-as-a-Service (EaaS) IoT platform offers educators a new way of thinking about the role technology can play not only in the classroom but on campuses too.

Events, Media & Communications

Hayley Nenadal Appointed Festival Director for Earthx's Rebranded 2022 Film Festival

EarthX, the environmental organization dedicated to a sustainable future worldwide, has promoted Hayley Nenadal, formerly with Telluride and Sundance Film Festivals, to Festival Director to relaunch EarthX 2022 Environmental Film Festival.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Joins the #Fight4Literacy for Fifth Year

Amid unparalleled educational challenges brought on by COVID-19, Memphis-based International Paper has renewed its commitment to fighting childhood illiteracy, joining Coaching for Literacy as its signature partner for the fifth straight year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific Is Removing Barriers While “Creating Second Chances”

At Georgia-Pacific, we work to empower individuals to realize their full potential and positively contribute to their communities. Benjamin Zellers and Lewis Johnson are employees at our plywood mill in Georgia, who have benefited from this program.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

National Grid, AARP New York, PULP Collaborating to Increase Awareness of Energy Affordability Programs for Income Eligible Customers, Especially Seniors

National Grid, AARP New York and Public Utility Law Project (PULP) are collaborating to bring awareness to income eligible customers, particularly seniors, about National Grid’s Energy Affordability Program (EAP) to increase awareness of the relief program and other no-cost energy saving programs.

Media & Communications

It's Here - G&A Institute's “2021 Sustainability Reporting in Focus” Trends Report

Our annual in-depth review of corporate sustainability / ESG reporting trends is here and available for your reading.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  3. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  4. Planet
    Minimizing our environmental footprint and being part of the solution to climate change.
  5. 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...
  6. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  7. Subaru Love Promise: Education
    Subaru believes that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education. Through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org...
  8. Small Business Growth
    We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  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. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  12. 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...
  13. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  14. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...