Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Sustainable Development Goals

Brands Celebrate Earth Day by Activating Stakeholders

Apr 23, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Yesterday, we celebrated the 51st global Earth Day. Leading up to the day, we saw trillion-dollar commitments, business leaders signing environmentally focused pledges and increasing engagement in the circular economy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Two Abbott Technologies Win Edison Award

Apr 23, 2021 1:05 PM ET

Knowledge is power. Especially when it comes to your health. That's why we created products to give people the information they need, when they need it most, to make the best decisions for their health — during a pandemic or not.

Environment

Add This Podcast to Your List: The Edge of Energy, Presented by Scotiabank and Produced by the Walrus Lab

Apr 23, 2021 1:00 PM ET

The eight-episode series, presented by Scotiabank, produced by The Walrus Lab and hosted by Kofi Hope, features talks with industry experts and innovators who explain what it will take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero.

Environment

Dow on Earth Day 2021: One Future, Together

Apr 23, 2021 12:30 PM ET

Across the world, businesses and governments are ramping up technological investments in renewable energy, electric vehicles and green building initiatives. The global goal? Reach a net zero economy by 2050.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Proxy Voting, ESG, and the Future of Fund Disclosure

Apr 23, 2021 12:00 PM ET

At the ICI Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference, Acting SEC Chairwoman Allison Herren Lee noted that many millennials and other sustainability-minded investors are putting their money where their hearts are, in funds with environmenta...

Environment

CGF Environmental Sustainability Newsletter - Q1 2021

Apr 23, 2021 11:30 AM ET

In this video, hear from the CGF's Aliya Kumekbayeva as he gives updates from the CGF's Environmental Sustainability Coalitions of Action.

Environment

Ceres Applauds President Biden's Announcement of a Strong National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target

Apr 23, 2021 11:30 AM ET

Ceres applauds today’s announcement by the Biden administration of a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the U.S.

Diversity & Inclusion

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Launches 'Nuestras Finanzas' to Bring Financial Education Initiatives to the Latino Community

Apr 23, 2021 11:15 AM ET

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is celebrating Financial Literacy Month with the kickoff of Nuestras Finanzas (Our Finances), a national program designed to inform and encourage U.S. Hispanics to accelerate their financial freedom and success.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Home Depot Launches Eco Actions Website Outlining Sustainability Pillars and Priorities

Apr 23, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Henkel Recognized as One of America's Best Employers for Diversity 2021 by Forbes

Apr 23, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Henkel’s long-standing commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce is reflected in its values and practices.

Research, Reports & Publications

SJW Group Releases 2020 Sustainability Report: Coast to Coast

Apr 23, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Supports Camden Artists Through Public Art Installations

Apr 23, 2021 10:35 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced that it will help fund “A New View,” a public art project stemming from a $1 million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge grant

Energy

Ørsted and the UN Global Compact to Help Companies Put Carbon Reduction at the Heart of Their Business

Apr 23, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Global society has less than ten years to halve carbon emissions and stay below the critical 1.5°C threshold of global warming.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MENTOR and American Student Assistance Launch National Campaign to Promote Youth, Equity in Workplace Culture

Apr 23, 2021 10:00 AM ET

MENTOR and American Student Assistance (ASA), a national nonprofit that fosters education and career pathways, launched a comprehensive workforce development campaign to create more diverse and equitable workplaces for our nation’s young people.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Driving Packaging Sustainability From the Start

Apr 23, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Fabien Thibault, global manager, product and packaging sustainability, gives an overview of his company's ambitions and actions in the realm of packaging sustainability in his recent article for Packaging Europe.

Diversity & Inclusion

Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership: Cognizance of Bias

Apr 23, 2021 9:35 AM ET

See how pro bono builds cognizance of bias, one of Deloitte's Six Traits of Inclusive Leadership, in this profile from Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership.

Environment

Happy Earth Day! Duke Energy and Partners Work to Restore Habitat at Florida's Lake George

Apr 23, 2021 9:25 AM ET

Lake George and Silver Glen Springs in Marion County, Fla., are getting an aquatic habitat boost during the week of Earth Day.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Operations Awarded the Copper Mark for Responsible Production Practices

Apr 23, 2021 9:05 AM ET

The Morenci mining operations in Arizona is Freeport-McMoRan’s sixth site – and the eighth in the world – to achieve the Copper Mark

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tetra Pak Introduces 14 State-of-the-Art Lines for Cheese Manufacturers

Apr 23, 2021 9:00 AM ET

The hygienic production process enables a longer product shelf life, as well as consistent and replicable quality. Sustainability is also a factor, with solutions focusing on reducing water, steam, and power consumption.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech's Former National Fireworks Site Remediation Team Wins Company's 2020 Safety Achievement Award

Apr 23, 2021 9:00 AM ET

The Tetra Tech remediation team for the Former National Fireworks Site dealt with multiple health and safety challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the processing of hazardous and radiological wastes mixed with unexploded munitions.

Innovation & Technology

Ingenuity Helicopter Controlled by Qualcomm Chip Makes Historic 39-Second Flight on Mars

Apr 23, 2021 9:00 AM ET

The solar-powered helicopter took off at 12:34 a.m. Pacific time and logged a total of 39.1 seconds of flight in the thin, cold Martian atmosphere.

Responsible Production & Consumption

MilliporeSigma Honors Earth Day Today and Every Day

Apr 22, 2021 6:30 PM ET

MilliporeSigma believes taking a holistic approach to sustainability helps scientists take big steps toward smaller footprints.

Environment

600-Acre Solar Farm to Power Wells Fargo Buildings in North Carolina

Apr 22, 2021 6:15 PM ET

As Wells Fargo continues to ramp up efforts to respond to our planet’s climate crisis, the company has announced another major solar expansion, this time with our North Carolina neighbor Duke Energy.

Environment

Corporations Have Contributed Significantly to Climate Change, So They Must Also Contribute to Its End

Apr 22, 2021 5:45 PM ET

For all the heartache and hardship that the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked on humanity, climate change remains the greatest existential threat to our planet.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Demystifying Climate Action: Bloomberg's Road to Net Zero

Apr 22, 2021 5:30 PM ET

Terms like “sustainability”, “carbon emissions”, and “renewable energy” are becoming more and more ubiquitous.