Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Energy & Infrastructure

Paving the Way for a U.S. Infrastructure Supercycle

Why the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan could spark a decade-long supercycle for building materials, spilling over to the rest of the U.S. economy. 6 takeaways for investors.

AI & Technology

Black & Veatch Management Consulting Launches New Cybersecurity Maturity Model Readiness Service

To address growing cybersecurity concerns, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has introduced the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirement for federal contractors. To help federal contractors prepare for their Level 1 - 3 assessment, Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC, has achieved accreditation as a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB).

Philanthropy

Las Vegas Sands Announces $300,000 Investment in Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth

Long-term, multi-faceted partnership with NPHY includes more than $1.7 million in cumulative sands cares funding to address southern Nevada’s high youth homelessness rate.

AI & Technology

Simprints: Using Touchless Biometrics to Facilitate Access to Healthcare

More than 1.1 billion people around the world still lack an official identity. Biometrics presents a way for governments and NGOs to use digital technologies for accurate and inclusive identification of program recipients.

Research & Reports

UnitedHealth Group's 2020 Sustainability Report: Modernizing Health Care

UnitedHealth Group is committed to expanding access to care, improving health care affordability, enhancing the health care experience and achieving better health outcomes.

Research & Reports

JBS USA Announces New Global Sustainability Targets and Shares 2020 Accomplishments

JBS USA today released its 2020 Sustainability Report: Celebrate Your Foodprint, which includes new aggressive global targets and completion of its 2020 sustainability goals.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Novartis Pledges 10-year Commitment With Morehouse School of Medicine, 26 Historically Black Colleges, Universities, Medical Schools and Other Leading Organizations to Co-create Effective, Measurable Solutions for Health Equity

Novartis and the Novartis US Foundation today announced a planned 10-year collaboration with Coursera, the National Medical Association, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Morehouse School of Medicine and 26 additional Historically Black Colleges, Universities and Medical Schools (HBCUs)

Research & Reports

Ferrero Publishes Its 12th Sustainability Report

The Ferrero Group (“Ferrero”), a global leader in the sweet packaged foods market, has today published its 12th Sustainability Report updating on its progress towards its sustainability goals.

Research & Reports

En+ Group Sustainability Report Sets Stretching New Targets

EN+ GROUP, the world’s largest producer of low carbon aluminium, today published its 2020 Sustainability Report.

Energy & Infrastructure

Black & Veatch Awarded Federal Funding to Advance Direct Air Capture Technology

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Black & Veatch $2.5 million in federal funding to participate in a research and development (R&D) project aimed at advancing direct air capture (DAC) technology.

Socially Responsible Investing

Announcing Dr. Andrew Steer As Keynote Speaker for CleanEquity Monaco 2021, in Person and Streaming Live on EarthxTV

As the next generation sustainable technology conference nears, CleanEquity Monaco announces Dr. Andrew Steer, President & CEO, Bezos Earth Fund, as its keynote speaker.

Corporate Responsibility

Leveraging the Power of Design to Progress Sustainable Development Goals

Manufacturing facilities are crucial for life sciences companies to deliver life-enhancing medicines and can support the industry initiative to enact the SDGs.

Environment

World Ocean Day: 10 Tips for Conserving Our Oceans

We often call our world the blue planet as over 70% of the surface is covered by the ocean. Oceans are vital to us, no matter if you live upland, urban or somewhere landlocked.

Energy & Infrastructure

London Is on Board With England's First Hydrogen-powered Double-deckers

A fleet of 20 hydrogen double-decker buses has been released onto the streets of London to help cut toxic fumes and tackle climate change.

Energy & Infrastructure

Electric Aircraft Set to Take Flight by 2026 Under New Agreements With United Airlines Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mesa Airlines, Heart Aerospace

United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced today it, along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft startup Heart Aerospace.

Research & Reports

Northern Trust Releases Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Northern Trust released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility report today, marking a full decade of transparent, detailed information across the company.

Energy & Infrastructure

Two Leaders Partner to Help Democratize Utility Scale Renewable Energy

Sustainability Roundtable, Inc (SR Inc), a leader in outsourced Environmental, Social and Governance management, and REsurety, a leading analytics company empowering the clean energy economy, today announced a partnership to facilitate the systemization and scaling of buyer-favorable renewable energy transactions for SR Inc’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB).

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Dow Joins CDP Supply Chain Program to Expand Supplier Engagement on Climate

Dow joins CDP Supply Chain Program (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) to track climate impacts in the supply chain and identify collaborative decarbonization opportunities with suppliers.

Awards & Rankings

Aflac Named a Best Place to Work in It for 21st Time IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld Rank Aflac No. 16 Among Large Organizations for Excellence in It Employee Compensation, Benefits, Growth Opportunity

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance products in the U.S., announced that Insider Pro and Computerworld named the insurer one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in IT.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Seats at the Table

Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun, sets himself apart in a region with 45 Fortune 1000 companies run by hundreds of board members, but only 13 who are Latinx.

Energy & Infrastructure

State of the Green Building Industry 2021

USGBC created LEED, the world’s most widely used green building rating system and promotes the use of strategies that reduce environmental impact, enhance human health and support economic development.

Corporate Responsibility

Cummins CEO Leading the Charge to a Cleaner Future

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Columbine Vineyards Becomes the First Sustainably Grown Certified Table Grapes Producer in the US

Columbine Vineyards, producer of the popular Holiday® table grapes in California's San Joaquin Valley, has now become the first Sustainably Grown Certified table grapes producer in the US.

Latest Campaigns

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

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...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Titanium Technologies

Chemours’ Titanium Technologies (TT) business is a leading, global provider of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment used in coatings, plastics, and...

Thermal & Specialized Solutions

Chemours’ Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business sits at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and design, making it a leading provider of...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

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...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

PSEG Awards & Recognition

PSEG and its employees are honored to receive a number of awards and recognition from organizations from a variety of disciplines. This recognition...

Southwire Giving Back

Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...