Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $2 Million Loan to C3 Fund for the Advancement of Women and BIPOC Real Estate Investors

KeyBank Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Lending and Investment Group has provided a $2 million loan to C3’s Impact Fund.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Businesses Address Housing Gap To Increase Employment

In Sheboygan County, four family-owned companies are coming together to help new hires become homeowners.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts and KFC Are Teaming Up to Test Reusable Cups

The restaurants even compromised on traditional brand colors for the three-month pilot being conducted in Petaluma, California.

Innovation & Technology

Cadence Accelerates the Sustainability of AI Factories with NVIDIA Omniverse

By bringing digital twins to the design and operation of data centers, Cadence can deliver AI's benefits to society while reducing the power consumption and environmental impact of data centers.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Leveraging Sustainability Strategy and Inflation Reduction Act Credits To Optimize Capital Assets

At the 2024 NACUBO Annual Meeting, a panel of industry specialists from Baker Tilly, UMaine and UWEC addressed the specific issues faced and discussed strategies for positioning institutions for fiscal and environmental sustainability.

Health & Healthcare

Routine Matters: How a Regular Wellness Exam Helped Identify Prostate Cancer Early

Personal health and fitness have always been important to Nigel Graham — volunteer firefighter, Northern Ireland native, Spartan® race veteran and key member of the Aflac flock in Columbia, South Carolina.

Events, Media & Communications

AllianceBernstein To Host the EMIA 8th Annual ESG Engagement Conference

AllianceBernstein is proud to host the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA) 8th Annual ESG Engagement Conference, at our London office on September 16.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Crown Holdings Secures New Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Certifications

Throughout the last year, we have continued to pursue and secure new Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certifications as we strive to uphold high standards for responsible sourcing.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Agriculture of America Podcast Interviews PepsiCo’s VP of Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture, Margaret Henry

PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA) is spearheading transformative change in the agricultural industry through its innovative Planting Pathways initiative.

Innovation & Technology

New Holland and Bluewhite To Bolster Autonomous Capabilities With Strategic Partnership

New Holland, a brand of CNH, and Bluewhite, a leading autonomous technology company enabling AI-driven autonomous farming, has announced a multi-phase partnership.

Education

Dreaming Big: New Children’s Museum Opens in El Paso

The new children’s museum in El Paso, Texas, focuses on interactive experiences that incorporate science, technology, engineering, art and math.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Inclusion Through Our Company

Motorola Solutions’ DEI initiatives are closely aligned with our business objectives, enhancing our ability to serve customers more effectively while building both the business and cultural acumen of our employees.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Action Against Hunger Sounds the Alarm on Emergency for Children in Mali

Action Against Hunger is sounding the alarm around a growing nutritional emergency after the latest Survey Monitoring and Assessment of Malnutrition (SMART) revealed the prevalence of child malnutrition in Mali far exceeds critical thresholds set by the World Health Organization.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet the Woman Driving Sustainable Change for PepsiCo’s Fleet

Amanda DeVoe-Bice is no stranger to heavy-duty vehicles. She spent her childhood on a farm in Iowa, learning how to drive a tractor before a car. She would navigate rows of corn and soybeans to pick out large rocks before the crops grew too high. “My time on the farm grounded in

Diversity & Inclusion

Women on the Rise: Otis Colleagues Recognized by Paradigm for Parity®

Otis Worldwide Corporation is proud to announce that Florence Caperaa, Director Talent, Engagement and Inclusion, and Joanne Tetsill, VP, Embedded Software & Systems, have been named 2024 Women on the Rise award recipients by Paradigm for Parity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Donates Over $110,000 to Nonprofits in Grand Reopening of Las Vegas Albertsons Store

Albertsons Companies’ Southwest Division hosted a special community event to celebrate the grand reopening of one of its Albertsons stores in Las Vegas. Through the Albertsons Companies Foundation, more than $110,000 in grants was donated to nonprofit organizations...

Environment

A Day in the Life: Working in a RaaS Assignment With Atir Chak

Antea Group offers our clients a unique EHS Staffing solution, also known as Resourcing as a Service (RaaS). Atir Chak, who has completed a RaaS assignment, shares his experience on what it is like to work for a client in an EHS Staffing capacity.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How To Develop Sustainable Community Engagement Strategies

In this blog post, we’ll explore ways to collaborate directly with your community so that your business can demonstrate its commitment through action, creating a positive ripple effect that extends far beyond individual initiatives.

Responsible Production & Consumption

4 Ways That Henkel North America Preserves and Prioritizes Water Quality

At Henkel, water plays an important role along our value chain and we believe that conservation and stewardship is a key sustainability initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hershey Empowers the Next Generation With Youth Development Initiatives and Creative Collaborations

Hershey believes passionately in supporting youth development to ensure that young people have the skills they need to succeed in all aspects of life.

Environment

Navigating the Road to Compliance: Strategic Steps for Fleets Eyeing Emissions Rule

Between the fine print and varying perspectives on the rule announced March 29, you may be seeking steadiness amid uncertainty.

Innovation & Technology

Contrail Avoidance: American Airlines’ Pioneering Efforts To Reduce Aviation’s Climate Impact

American is helping lead the way toward developing and testing contrail avoidance methods. In 2023, we participated in a first-of-its-kind study led by Google Research and Breakthrough Energy to help advance the science on contrail avoidance.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Quest Career Progression: Blair Rule

When I first started with Quest, I was looking for a stable job that I enjoyed doing. I worked in the restaurant industry and childcare prior to taking a role with Quest and while I loved those jobs, they weren't something I saw myself doing long-term as a career.

Energy

Harnessing Renewable Energy Responsibly: The Role of Environmental Impact Assessments

The shift towards renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, is a critical component of global efforts to combat climate change and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. These projects can have significant environmental and social impacts that must be carefully evaluated.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Standards Releases SCS-115 Module B for Biofeedstock and Recycled Content for Public Review

SCS Standards is pleased to announce that the established SCS-115 Certification Standard for Product Carbon Intensity and Reduction for Chemicals and Co-products has been expanded to include a new module to cover requirements pertaining to biofeedstock and recycled content.

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