Sustainable Development Goals

Test Your ESG Knowledge with the Schneider Electric Sustainability Quiz

Sep 28, 2020 4:05 PM ET

Schneider Electric works to grow its business - and customers' business - in a more sustainable way. Ready to test your climate and SDG knowledge?

Energy

Diode Ventures Sells Fort Bend, Texas Solar Photovoltaic Project to Global Renewables Leader ACCIONA

Sep 28, 2020 4:00 PM ET

Diode Ventures, a Black & Veatch company, announces that renewable energy leader ACCIONA has acquired a solar PV project in Texas

Responsible Production & Consumption

Small Farms, Big Impact: How We're Building Thriving Communities Around the World Together

Sep 28, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VF Recognized in Top 20 of 50 Out Front: Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managers

Sep 28, 2020 2:30 PM ET

What does it take to be included in the Top 50 places to work for women and diverse managers? In this VF Audio Bites episode, Reggie Miller, Vice President of Global Inclusion & Diversity, shares the journey of VF’s third year standing in the top 20.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The New Face of Hunger

Sep 28, 2020 2:00 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CSRHub's Bahar Gidwani Speaking at BattleFin Virtual Discovery Days

Sep 28, 2020 1:45 PM ET

Bahar Gidwani will be speaking on the Institutional Investor's Perspective panel at the 2020 BattleFin Virtual Discovery Days Earnings Season Event.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Black & Veatch 'Experts on Demand' Service to Offer Food & Beverage, Biotechnology and Bioenergy Expertise

Sep 28, 2020 1:00 PM ET

A growing population and climate change are challenging the world’s food supply, driving uncertainty in food, beverage and agriculture. To address this growing need, Black & Veatch is adding three NextGen Ag experts to its Experts on Demand platform

Innovation & Technology

Keysight Technologies Expands Automotive Portfolio with New Radar Multi-Target Simulator and Advanced Automotive Ethernet Solutions

Sep 28, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Rapid developments in autonomous vehicles and demand for greater safety features is fueling the need for sensitive and accurate automotive radar technology.

Innovation & Technology

ENR Highlights CRB's Work in Plant-Based Foods

Sep 28, 2020 12:30 PM ET

CRB’s work in the plant-based foods market was highlighted in Engineering News-Record’s 2020 Top 400 Sourcebook: Meatless Product Mission. Our firm’s work in food and beverage has also secured a spot in ENR’s Top 20 Food & Beverage Contractor’s list.

Health & Healthcare

Mosaic Is Taking Action Against Food Insecurity

Sep 28, 2020 12:05 PM ET

Not only are we committed to helping the world grow the food it needs at Mosaic, we are also dedicated to helping to provide the food our communities need to thrive.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Northern Trust Corporate Philanthropy: Broadening the Opportunity

Sep 28, 2020 12:00 PM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Day Brightened in 60 Seconds With Water Mission

Sep 28, 2020 11:30 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Placing Health and Equity at the Center of the Climate Discussion

Sep 28, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Climate change is considered the greatest existential threat of our time and is deeply connected to challenges of health & equity. What are the links between climate & health today? How can we make those issues more central in the climate discussion?

Diversity & Inclusion

Intel Foundation in 'Million Girls Moonshot' for STEM Diversity

Sep 28, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Million Girls Moonshot aims to transform engineering and computer science learning opportunities for girls and their families.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Watch Land Betterment Corporation's Impact Minute Episode 16

Sep 28, 2020 10:20 AM ET

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is proud to release Episode 16 of its Impact Minute video blog

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vote for the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge Improving Lives Award Winner

Sep 28, 2020 10:15 AM ET

3M and Discovery Education today welcome students, teachers, and communities nationwide to help identify the winner of the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge Improving Lives Award.

Education

MilliporeSigma Brings Scientific Curiosity Home

Sep 28, 2020 10:00 AM ET

MilliporeSigma leaders say the business has a passion for inspiring the next generation of scientists.

Sustainable Development Goals

Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Scope 3 Screenings and Science-Based Targets

Sep 28, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Are scope 3 screenings a critical factor in developing an emissions inventory and setting a science-based target? Learn more as we address misconceptions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

FreeStyle Libre 3 System Receives CE Mark

Sep 28, 2020 9:30 AM ET

Media & Communications

Aflac CCO Catherine Blades On Crisis Era Comms & The Intersection Of Purpose & Profit

Sep 28, 2020 9:25 AM ET

In the interview, we get into Catherine’s perspective on purpose-driven companies, what an ESG communications entails, and an incredible new incarnation of the Aflac duck that’s bringing hope and care to victims of childhood cancer through innovation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Supports Disaster-Relief Efforts Following Hurricane Laura in Louisiana with 30,000 Serving Protein Donation

Sep 28, 2020 9:00 AM ET

The 11,000 pound donation, equivalent to more than 30,000 servings, is part of Smithfield's signature hunger-relief initiative, Helping Hungry Homes®.

Research, Reports & Publications

VMware on Climate Week, Our Journey to Net Zero and Releasing Our 2020 Global Impact Report

Sep 28, 2020 5:00 AM ET

Our commitment to building a resilient and sustainable future extends across everything we do. Having just participated in the first-ever fully virtual Climate Week, I’m more inspired than ever that our society will achieve a resilient, just, net-zero future.

Education

CNH Industrial Bank and Case IH Take Online Literacy Project to Schools in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Sep 25, 2020 5:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial, CNH Industrial Bank and the Company’s global agricultural brand Case IH, in partnership with the Ministry of Education of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, came together to deliver over 600 books to schools.

Energy

How Intel Reduces Carbon Through Energy Conservation in Manufacturing

Sep 25, 2020 4:30 PM ET

In Intel's new white paper, we describe the strategies used and focus areas that enabled us to achieve this milestone, with the goal of encouraging other manufacturers to invest strategically in energy conservation to reduce their carbon footprint.

Events, Media & Communications

Key Takeaways From Climate Week: The Business Case for Climate Justice

Sep 25, 2020 4:30 PM ET

Porter Novelli and strategic partner Plan C joined together for a Climate Week virtual event on the business case for climate justice. The theme of the session was the role of racial justice and social equity in climate action. We heard from Jessica Appelgren of Impossible Foods; Celso White of Igniting Business Growth LLC; Bee Hui Yeh of the Power of We and Plan C and Erin Osher, Managing Director of Porter Novelli Seattle. Here, we’ve highlighted five key takeaways from the event: