Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Education

Sabrina Elba, Global Citizen, and 11 Organizations Call for Urgent Action To Help Children’s Education in Crisis

Thank you for your leadership on global education, and for the strong support you have given thus far to Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations-hosted global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Innovation & Technology

Legacy & CSRHub ESG Media Partnership

CSRHub and Legacy's partnership enables media strategists to make better planning decisions, directing investment towards companies with strong ESG ratings.

Energy

SEEM Launches Operations Supporting Enhanced Energy Trading

The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) today announced it has initiated operations, which now allows participants to buy and sell power using the advanced SEEM platform.

Innovation & Technology

Launch of Human Rights and Child Labour Indices for Battery Passport

The Global Battery Alliance launched its Human Rights Index and Child Labour Index for the Battery Passport, ahead of Human Rights Day on 10th December.

Innovation & Technology

Suncor Celebrates One Billion Barrels of In Situ Production

Suncor hit a major milestone this month as our in situ oil sands operations produced their combined one billionth barrel of oil.

Energy

Baker Hughes Launches Consortium Exploring Technologies To Transform Abandoned Wells for Geothermal Energy Production

Baker Hughes is spearheading the geothermal energy consortium Wells2Watts, which aims to transform dry-nonproductive geothermal wells and non-productive oil and gas wells into geothermal wells capable of generating renewable electrical power.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PositiveNRG Week 2022 – Here's to 15

For 15 years, NRG has encouraged employees to be the power of positive change in their communities. Over the years our commitment has grown into positiveNRG Week.

Diversity & Inclusion

U.S. Bank Celebrates Five Years of Girls Who Code Partnership

In 1994, most people used their telephones to dial up a connection to the Internet, “Forrest Gump” topped the box office -- and women held more computer science jobs than they do today.

Events, Media & Communications

ESG Reporting Trends in the USA - G&A's Annual Analysis!

The early issues of this newsletter over a decade ago had a feature that seems quaint today: in each issue we published a list of corporate ESG reports that we had found through our own extensive searching.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The (Sustainable) Story Behind a Holiday Tradition: The Tree Farms Supplying The Home Depot's Fresh-Cut Trees

Most of the Christmas trees sold in our stores come from family-owned tree farms, with many of them in three locations – Oregon, Canada and North Carolina. Whatever the type, when a family buys a fresh-cut tree, they’re taking home a sustainable, renewable resource that provides jobs.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Resilience and Circularity Among Key Focuses in 2023 for Tapestry

Interestingly, it has also informed a new business model that we’re pursuing, called Coachtopia. It is a completely circular business model, and we’re building product in Coachtopia with circularity in mind from the beginning.

Environment

Inaugural Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant Recipients Announced

Five Georgia-based family foundations today announce the awarding of inaugural Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grants in support of efforts that advance climate solutions and prioritize equity in Georgia.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: U.S. Military Veteran Battles Lymphoma With Car T-Cell Therapy: Marcus' Story

After receiving his cancer diagnosis, Marcus was driven to beat it. “There's no way I'm going to let this disease get the best of me and not be here to raise my son and see him grow up.”

Education

Search Begins for 2023 America's Top Young Scientist

3M and Discovery Education are excited to announce the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge is now open to entries.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Newsweek Names Tractor Supply to List of “America's Most Responsible Companies”

Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today it has been recognized on Newsweek’s 2023 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bread Financial Makes Contribution to Junior Achievement™ of Central Ohio's Financial Literacy Mission

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, flexible payment, lending and saving solutions, today announced a $1.5 million gift to Junior Achievement of Central Ohio (JA).

Diversity & Inclusion

Elevating Native and Indigenous Voices Through Cisco's Native American Network

November is Native American Heritage Month — in this month we can all come together to celebrate the culture, traditions, history and honor the contributions of our nation’s first people.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UNC Charlotte, City of Charlotte, Centralina Regional Council, Duke Energy Win Prestigious Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cleantech Award for Curbside Electric Vehicle Charging Technology

UNC Charlotte, the city of Charlotte and Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) have been named the recipient of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cleantech award by the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific Celebrates the 5th Anniversary of Engage

Georgia-Pacific is a founding corporate partner of Engage and has had 19 contracts with startups from the past ten cohorts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Establishes New Charitable Foundation

The Texas Capital Bank Foundation will double the financial institution’s philanthropic commitment to the community through Community Impact Grants and the newly created Honors Awards.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rayonier Honored by Women Executive Leadership for Advancing Gender Diversity in the Boardroom

Rayonier Inc. has been recognized for accelerating the advancement of gender diversity in the boardroom by Women Executive Leadership (WEL), a nonprofit organization that advocates, educates and connects accomplished executive women.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Tima Bansal on How Nature-Based Solutions Are Taking Businesses Beyond Net Zero

Embracing broad sustainability introduces new concepts, such as protecting future generations and regenerating the natural environment, into the conversation around ESG.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cintas Again Named to Newsweek's America's Most Responsible Companies List

Cintas Corporation has again been honored as one of Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CRB's Kansas City Office Volunteers Monthly With Ronald McDonald House Charities

Every month, our Kansas City office organizes volunteers to prepare a meal for families at our local Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City!

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