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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.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Digitization Meets Sustainability: Pouch-to-Pouch Concept Receives Digital Product Passport To Enable Traceability for Better Recycling

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP), a business unit of Dow (NYSE: DOW), together with HP Indigo, Reifenhäuser, Cadel Deinking and Karlville have implemented the application of a digital product passport using the R-Cycle database.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Announces Acquisition of Dividend Finance

Fifth Third announces a definitive agreement to acquire Dividend Finance, a leading fintech point-of-sale lender, providing financing solutions for residential renewable energy and sustainability-focused home improvement.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Truist Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index

Truist once again earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Responsible Production & Consumption

USDA and EPA Welcome New U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomed seven companies to the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions, companies that have committed to reducing food loss and waste in their U.S. operations

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Receives Energy Opportunist Award in Michigan for Environmental Sustainability Initiatives

The award recognized the results achieved from a significant energy reduction project at the Bank’s Corporate Service Center campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Albertsons Goes Fishing For Sustainable Sushi

Albertsons added sushi to its “Top 5 by 2022” project, which promises that the five most popular wild and farm-raised seafood species used for sushi in its stores will be sourced sustainably and responsibly.

Diversity & Inclusion

Leaders From Kroger, Albertsons, Lowe's Join Network of Executive Women Board

The Network of Executive Women (NEW), a group focused on women's leadership in retail, consumer goods and other industries, has named three new members to its board of directors… Mike Theilmann, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Albertsons Cos...

Responsible Production & Consumption

Join Albertsons Companies in Preventing and Reducing Food Waste

Happy Earth Day from Albertsons Companies! To minimize our impact on the planet, we take action across our company to reduce, repurpose, and donate unsold food.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Commemorating Our Veterans During Veterans Day

On Veterans Day, and all month long, Cadence showed our gratitude for our Veteran employees, their families, our Veteran friends, and all Veterans that have served the United States of America.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month

As we celebrate AAPI heritage month, we recognize some of our amazing employees.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Trex Company and Albertsons Companies Recycle Bulk Pharmacy Dispensing Bottles to Make Decking Material and Keep Plastic Out of Landfills

Albertsons Cos. has collected more than 54,000 pounds of bulk medication dispensing bottles, the contents of which are used to fill individual prescriptions. Trex then recycles the plastic bottles to produce its environmentally friendly decking.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours Spain Achieves Great Place to Work® Certification for Second Year in a Row

In April, the Chemours team in Spain received great news—Chemours Spain was certified as a Great Place to Work® for the second consecutive year.

Education

FedEx Donates $1 Million to National Urban League Work Force Development Programs

FedEx is investing $1 million in the National Urban League (NUL) as part of its FedEx Cares initiative to build a stronger workforce by creating pathways to meaningful employment for underserved communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Road Safety Matters: FedEx Publishes 2019 Report

FedEx publishes new 2019 report: Road Safety Matters. Take a look and be inspired by initiatives helping road safety NGOs save lives and prevent injuries worldwide. Join us in helping make all of our journeys safer by following the road safety tips we share in the report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Albertsons Companies Continues Its Commitment to Provide Opportunities and Access for Diverse Suppliers

Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) today reaffirmed its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as the company expands its Supplier Diversity Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours Washington Works Nature Trail Achieves “Certified Gold” Status by the Wildlife Habitat Council

Chemours’ Washington Works manufacturing site located in Wood County, West Virginia has been recognized for environmental excellence by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC).

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Road Safety Training Leads to National Seat Belt Law in Tunisia

In August 2016, FedEx hosted road safety advocates from 15 countries across the globe to participate in a two-week advocacy training course with the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety. One of the advocates, Afef Ghenia, took what she learned in Memphis and managed to enact a

Diversity & Inclusion

50/50 Women on Boards™ Recognizes Chemours as a “3+” Company, With Three or More Women Directors

The Chemours Company has been recognized as a “3+” company by 50/50 Women on Boards™ (50/50WOB), a global education and advocacy campaign driving gender balance and diversity on corporate boards.

Diversity & Inclusion

Albertsons Companies Executive Presents Diversity Webinar

Don’t miss an enlightening and empowering webinar by Jonathan Mayes, Senior Vice President, External Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer at Albertsons Companies, focusing on the most common forms of bias, and how to identify and remove these barriers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

This App Could Help Save Your Child’s Life

Five Hundred children die each day in road traffic crashes around the world. Tens of thousands more are injured on a daily basis.

Diversity & Inclusion

Albertsons Companies Joins the #ChooseToChallenge Campaign

This International Women’s Day, Albertsons Companies is joining the #ChooseToChallenge campaign. We choose to call out gender bias and inequity, seek out and celebrate women’s achievements and work together to help create an inclusive world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chemours Once Again Joins Prestigious Campbell Institute of the National Safety Council

A member since 2018, Chemours was once again invited to join the prestigious Campbell Institute of the National Safety Council (NSC), signifying our position as an environment, health, and safety (EHS) leader in our industry.

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