Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

O-I Lauds Glass as 'Packaging Choice of the Future' in High-Profile Report

If you’re worried about the future of the planet and concerned about the health of your loved ones, don’t compromise: choose glass packaging.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods and Safeway Donation Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Oakland's First Contactless Drive-Through Food Distribution

As Easter and spring break approach, donation of 10,000-plus hams and jars of peanut butter will help Alameda County Community Food Bank serve record need.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pentair Earns 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award

Pentair is proud to announce it received the 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.

Environment

310 Businesses and Investors Support U.S. Federal Climate Target in Open Letter to President Biden

310 businesses and investors with a footprint in the U.S. signed an open letter to President Biden indicating their support for the Biden administration’s commitment to climate action, and for setting a federal climate target to reduce emissions.

Innovation & Technology

Improving Road Safety With Homologation of Electric Vehicles

In the world of connected and portable devices, rechargeable devices are part of our everyday life.

Environment

State Farm to Help Forests and Communities Recover Through Partnership With the Arbor Day Foundation

State Farm, America’s largest auto and home insurer, is partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to help restore areas that have been devastated by natural disasters across the country.

Innovation & Technology

How the Edge Is Reshaping Healthcare

Here's one problem the pandemic has underscored: A healthcare system that was not terribly efficient to begin with now seems stressed to the breaking point.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Clarivate Joins the UN Global Compact Network

Clarivate has sustainability at heart of all its operations, as a growing business and as a partner to companies innovating around sustainability.

Environment

Webinar / The ESG Evolution: A Firsthand Look at How (and Why) Two Tech Companies Are Tackling ESG

Antea Group is hosting a webinar on Tuesday April 27 to facilitate a discussion with ESG leaders from Jack Henry & Associates and Commvault to learn how they have tackled the growing ESG demands in the tech industry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Land Betterment Corporation Secures Initial Funding of its Impact Notes

Growth capital will support job creation and sustainable economic development throughout Central Appalachian and Midwest communities

Energy

Chesapeake Energy and Project Canary Announce Multi-basin Responsibly Sourced Gas Partnership

Project Canary and Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHK) launched a pilot partnership to produce certified responsibly sourced natural gas (RSG) at select well pads in the Marcellus and Haynesville shales, the companies announced today.

Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Announces “VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World” Hosted by Selena Gomez

International advocacy organisation Global Citizen today announced VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World, a global broadcast and streaming special that aims to inspire vaccine confidence worldwide and help get the COVID-19 vaccines to everyone

Research, Reports & Publications

In a Remarkable Year, Vertex Fuels Its Efforts in Corporate Responsibility; Announces 2020 CR Report

The COVID-19 pandemic and a heightened focus on social and racial justice brought about unprecedented disruption, change and uncertainty.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Sponsors Girls in Science Event

Arrow Electronics supported Girls in Science, an annual forum hosted by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and KCNC-TV (CBS4 Denver), offering third- through eighth-grade girls the chance to explore career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, art and math.

Environment

Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture Marks One Year Anniversary, Welcomes Pepsico as First Partner

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) are thrilled to mark the one year anniversary of AgMission

Innovation & Technology

Trane Technologies Launches Air Purification System for Public Buses: 98% Effective in Deactivating Surrogate for Virus That Causes COVID-19*

To help improve public transit safety and support economic recovery, Thermo King, a strategic brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), has launched a new air purification solution

Media & Communications

SLR Acquires Corporate Citizenship

We’re delighted to share the news that SLR has acquired Corporate Citizenship, a specialist ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Advisory business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Scotiabank Targets $10 Billion Commitment in Support of Affordable Housing in Canada

Scotiabank announced that it is the first large financial institution in Canada to align with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to transform housing affordability across the country.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Finance Academy Powers 1.2 Million Hours of Learning

Fifth Third delivers this program at no cost to high school students, over 50% of whom reside in low- to moderate-income communities

Research, Reports & Publications

Intel New Mexico RISE Report: Our Commitment to Our Community and Corporate Responsibility

We have committed to investing in New Mexico via our technology donations and COVID-19 relief, job creation and local spending, water restoration projects, volunteering, and so much more, all highlighted within our 2020 RISE Report.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Building a Better Employer Brand With Corporate Volunteerism

Employer branding affects many aspects of employee management and is essential to consider, especially with recent impacts of COVID-19 and social issues. But how might you improve your employer brand during this time? Corporate volunteerism can help!

Education

Dynamic Digital Resources for Educators and Students to Unlock the Power of the Genome

Over 65 years ago, deoxyribonucleic acid (more commonly referred to as DNA) was discovered by a team of scientists led by Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and James Watson.

Innovation & Technology

5G Is Driving Economic Growth, Resiliency, and Sustainability

5G advances mobile from connecting people-to-people and people-to-information, to a unified connectivity fabric connecting people to everything.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Invesco Publishes 2020 Annual Investment Stewardship Report

Invesco Ltd., a leading global asset management firm, announced today its 2020 Investment Stewardship Annual Report, which provides a detailed view into company engagements, Invesco’s proxy voting approach, social equity and climate change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva Named Best Place to Work for Third Consecutive Year

Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK), the company that simplifies complex work, today announced, for the third consecutive year, it has been named a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  2. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  3. 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...
  4. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  5. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  6. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  7. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  8. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  9. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  10. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  11. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  12. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  13. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  14. Made to Move Communities
    About the Made to Move Communities program Launched in 2020, the Made to Move Communities program engages young minds to explore real-world...
  15. 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...