Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption | Tetra Pak

Why Aseptic Cartons Matter in Global Food Systems

Most of us don’t often consider what happens to our milk or juice cartons once they’re empty. But the truth is, cartons do more than just contain food and drink—they protect it.
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Energy

Green Mountain Energy and Treehouse Partner to Offer Customers Affordable Option for EV Charger Installation

Green Mountain Energy

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Which Is More Sustainable: Stainless Steel or Single-Use Systems?

When comparing the sustainability of stainless steel and single-use equipment for pharma manufacturing, it’s important to perform a comprehensive evaluation, which is most effective at the design’s onset.

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Green Infrastructure

Mississippi Power, Forrest County Agricultural High School Celebrate State's First Electric School Bus in Operation

Representatives from Mississippi Power and Forrest County Agricultural High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony as the first electric school bus in the state of Mississippi began operating today in Brooklyn.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

2023 Outlook: Global ESG

Although fossil fuels are hard to quit, energy security fuels the green transition, climate commitments and carbon pricing. And, after the Great Resignation, employee-friendly companies gain a competitive advantage.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Special Thomson Reuters Report - ESG: The SEC Point of View

In this 18-page report, exclusively written by Thomson Reuters, gain insights on the upcoming SEC regulations and what they mean for business.

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Energy

Adam Minter: The Promise of Autonomous Vehicles for Rural America

This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with author and Bloomberg Opinion columnist @AdamMinter about the world of autonomous vehicles to examine the impact autonomous vehicles might have on rural America https://www.cchange.net/2023/01/03/minter/

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Diversity & Inclusion

Six New Companies Join Workforce and Justice Alliance

Six new companies have joined the Workforce and Justice Alliance (WJA), a groundbreaking coalition of businesses dedicated to supporting criminal justice reform measures that will expand the workforce and increase equitable hiring across the country.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The 5–9 Series: Meet Sarah Smith

At GoDaddy, when we say human first — we truly mean it. Our people are our biggest asset, so understanding their needs is vital, be it within or outside of work.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Preparing for the Future: Building Climate Resilience for Your Business

Nasdaq understands that each company has its own set of considerations, and we prepared to partner at each stage of their journey towards climate and financial resilience. Our goal at Nasdaq is to help our community build resilience and trust.

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Environment

New Research Shows Legislation To Boycott ESG May Cost State Taxpayers Up to $700 Million in Excess Payments

As several states consider new anti-sustainable investing initiatives, new analysis shows taxpayers in six states could have been on the hook for up to $700 million in excess interest payments, if restrictions on sustainable investing had been in place.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HanesBrands Recognized for Sustainability Leadership, Earning A- Scores in Both Climate Change and Water Security From CDP

HanesBrands has been recognized with an A- score on the global CDP annual sustainability disclosures across two key areas of environmental impact – climate change and water security.

Black & Veatch

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Black & Veatch’s Ajay Kasarabada Appointed to Transportation Energy Partners Board of Directors

Ajay Kasarabada, Associate Vice President and Director of Environmental Solutions for Black & Veatch, is now a member of the board of directors for U.S. nonprofit Transportation Energy Partners (TEP).

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Named to Newsweek's 2023 List of America's Most Responsible Companies

In recognition of its commitment to doing great things for people and the planet, Aramark was recently named to @Newsweek’s 2023 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Premieres Documentary Film “Hope Builds,” Offering Behind-the-Scenes Look at Natural Disasters and What It Takes To Rebuild

The Home Depot, in partnership with Imagine Entertainment, today premiered “Hope Builds,” a new documentary detailing the devastating effects of natural disasters on communities nationwide and the human spirit that compels people to help each other rebuild. 

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Returns to the World Economic Forum in Davos to Join the Dialogue on Diversity

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) will make the case for The Power of Hispanic Inclusion™ in Corporate America on the world stage with its participation in the 2023 World Economic Forum perimeter events in Davos, Switzerland.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Risk, Compliance, and ESG

Join KPMG and Workiva on Thursday, February 23 for a free webinar exploring hot topics in audit, risk, and compliance. Attendees will learn how to enable collaboration between teams and apply lessons learned from SOX as they prepare for ESG regulation. 

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SkysTheLimit.org (“Sky’s the Limit”) Recognizes 3 Rising Movement Makers During Martin Luther King, Jr. Month

This January, SkystheLimit.org is proud to recognize and honor 3 founders, each of whom is harnessing the power of entrepreneurship and pushing the boundaries to transform lives and leave meaningful legacies. 

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Innovation & Technology

Utilizing Fleet Data Boosts Efficiency, Saves Money

Boosting efficiency to manage costs, optimize paid labor and maintain vehicle performance is a key lever fleet managers have to pull when it comes to finding success in the fluctuating fleet marketplace. Data can help.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Makes $150,000 Grant in Support of Create Common Good’s Job Skills Training Program

KeyBank has awarded a $150,000 grant to Create Common Good (CCG), a non-profit organization that prepares at-risk adults in Idaho to be successful in food service careers. The KeyBank grant will allow Create Common Good to expand its ServSafe Training career-prep program.

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Innovation & Technology

Trust in Tech Has Eroded: Here Are 3 Ways To Rebuild It

My company, like many others, believes that there’s great promise in blockchain technology to build more efficient financial instruments and payments systems. But none of it is possible without trust first.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Franklin Templeton Employees Spread Joy and Kindness during Holiday Season

Franklin Templeton employees demonstrate their generosity and compassion all year long. This holiday season, employees showed their support for those in need by getting involved in various projects from the firm’s offices around the globe.

Gilead Sciences

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Gilead’s COVID-19 Virus Variants Hunters

Every time a serious new COVID-19 virus variant emerges, Gilead virologists Charlotte Hedskog and John Bilello, alongside their teams, mobilize as so-called “variant hunters.”

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Energy

Chemours Expands Nafion™ Ion Exchange Material Production in France To Support Growing Market Demand for Clean Hydrogen Generation

The Chemours Company (Chemours), a global chemistry company, today announced a $200 million investment to increase capacity and advance technology for its industry-leading Nafion™ ion exchange materials to be located at Chemours’ manufacturing facility in Villers-Saint-Paul

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Land Betterment’s Board of Director: Kim Bryden Founder of Cureate

Kim Bryden founder and CEO of Cureate and Land Betterment Board Director talks about food supply and demand matchmaking - Cureating the Connection.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

How To Right-Size Support for Your Team in 2023

Learn how to right-size support for your Social Impact team in 2023 with RW. Whether you like to take the reigns and do things yourself, want to work with a team (our team!) to kick things off strong, or want to walk hand-in-hand towards impact – we got you covered!

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023

Energy has rarely been out of the news over the last year. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine convulsing oil and gas markets, to big-power politics around OPEC+, a surge in interest in renewables, and in December a landmark US breakthrough in nuclear fusion research.

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