Environment

Antea Group Announces New Service Offering: EHS Support for Warehouse, Fulfillment & Distribution

Jul 22, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Antea Group USA introduced a new service to their Health & Safety offerings called EHS Support for Warehouse, Fulfillment, and Distribution. This service seeks to provide EHS&S support to help reduce risk and and increase business resiliency.

Environment

BIER Stakeholder Spotlight: Travis Loop

Jul 22, 2021 1:10 PM ET

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations. Learn how these practitioners and their companies are addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change, and what inspires each of them to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector and collectively, overall.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

United Airlines Recognized by Air Transport World As 2021 Eco-Airline of the Year

Jul 22, 2021 1:05 PM ET

United Airlines is honored to be recognized for the industry-leading steps we have taken to decarbonize travel by Air Transport World as its Eco-Airline of the Year.

Innovation & Technology

Securing Your Remote Workforce Under Constant Change

Jul 22, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Education

Genesys Works Summer Program Helps Young Adults Confidently Enter the Workforce

Jul 22, 2021 12:45 PM ET

School may be out for summer. But for approximately 200 Houston-area high schoolers enrolled in Genesys Works’ 40 Days/40 Ways program, summer means getting down to business.

Education

Girls Inc. Of Metro Denver Graduates First Group of Participants From STEM Program Sponsored by Arrow Electronics

Jul 22, 2021 12:35 PM ET

Girls Inc. of Metro Denver has graduated the first class of participants in its Eureka! program, offering middle and high school girls the opportunity to learn about and explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Research, Reports & Publications

Agilent Technologies Celebrates More Than 20 Years of Sustainable Progress

Jul 22, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today issued its 21st annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The report highlights the company’s progress in critical environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas as well its commitment to employees, customers, partners, and the global community during 2020, despite the effects of COVID-19.

Innovation & Technology

Rockwell Automation Helps Milwaukee Youth Code and Fly Drones at MSOE's New STEM Center

Jul 22, 2021 12:00 PM ET

More than 300 Milwaukee students have access to new robots, drones and other science, technology, engineering, and math tools at Milwaukee School of Engineering this summer, thanks in part to the support of Rockwell Automation.

Health & Healthcare

Questions to Consider Asking Your HCP About Alcohol Dependence

Jul 22, 2021 11:20 AM ET

If you’re concerned about your drinking habits, it may be helpful to talk to your healthcare provider.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Start with Customers. Arrive at Solutions.

Jul 22, 2021 11:00 AM ET

There is no shortage of sustainable solutions for business and residential customers. What’s needed is a guiding hand to help customers navigate through the possibilities and land on what’s right — for them.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

From the Fifth Third Bank 2020 ESG Report: Awards and Accolades

Jul 22, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Fifth Third recently published its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report. Within the report, the Bank presented recognition it earned as result of its commitment to “do well by doing good.”

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainability Matters: Ellen MacArthur on Building a Circular Economy

Jul 22, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Ellen MacArthur, the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe and founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, talks with Chief Sustainability Officer Audrey Choi about designing an economy that keeps materials in use to reduce waste.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding Inspiration in Community

Jul 22, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Featured on Selling Power's “50 Best Companies to Sell For” List in 2021

Jul 22, 2021 10:10 AM ET

Hormel Foods Corporation has ranked No. 17 on the Selling Power’s 50 Best Companies to Sell For list.

Health & Healthcare

The Vaccination of an Entire City in Brazil

Jul 22, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Late this spring, life began to roar back in Serrana, a town in southeast Brazil. Friends and neighbors started gathering after a year of isolation. Hair salons and restaurants are seeing more and more visitors.

Diversity & Inclusion

Out Leadership Welcomes Henkel as Its Newest Member

Jul 22, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Biodesign Innovation Labs: Meet the Team Developing an Affordable Alternative for Prolonged Manual Ventilation

Jul 22, 2021 9:45 AM ET

The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is an annual competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage tech entrepreneurs solving the world’s toughest problems. Now in its fifth year, the competition awarded its largest prize pool ever, $1 million USD, to 20 winning teams from around the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Responsible Business Alliance Launches Fund to Support Supply Chain Workers Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 22, 2021 9:30 AM ET

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) today announced a worker fund that will distribute $500,000 over two phases

Innovation & Technology

Schneider Electric Interns: We Don't Make Lifts, Seriously No Lifts!

Jul 22, 2021 9:20 AM ET

But instead, I decided to write a raw and unfiltered blog about my experience with Schneider Electric’s virtual internship program and tell you all about the three main reasons that made me fall in love with Marketing at Schneider Electric!

Sustainable Development Goals

Bayer Launches Its Decarbonization Program for Agriculture in Europe

Jul 21, 2021 6:35 PM ET

Bayer announced the European launch of its global Carbon Initiative. The main goal is the decarbonization of the food value chain focusing on farmers’ activities for a more resilient and sustainable food system. It brings together farmers and food value chain players to explore future reward structures for farmers implementing new carbon reduction practices and thus contributing to the Green Deal objectives of the European Commission.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Is Funding Classroom Materials Nationwide With $1 Million Donation to DonorsChoose

Jul 21, 2021 6:30 PM ET

T-Mobile is continuing its long-standing support of education by donating $1 million to support teachers through DonorsChoose, which goes directly towards helping them purchase critical classroom supplies.

Environment

Engaging Employees in Environmental Stewardship

Jul 21, 2021 6:00 PM ET

One of our key corporate responsibility objectives is to establish NortonLifeLock as an environmentally responsible business. Providing our employees with opportunities for education and engagement and partnering with high-impact nonprofits to amplify our work will help us reach this goal.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainability From The Ground Up: What Responsible Mining Means to Eldorado Gold

Jul 21, 2021 5:30 PM ET

At Eldorado Gold, sustainability is more than just a word. It’s at the core of all that we do.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Earns Top Project of the Year Award From Environment + Energy Leader for Maverick Creek Wind Farm

Jul 21, 2021 5:20 PM ET

Kimberly-Clark’s energy project at Maverick Creek, a 50,000-acre wind farm in Eden, Texas owned and operated by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., received the Top Project of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program. The win is an indication the program’s expert judges consider Kimberly-Clark’s Maverick Creek project a top example of the exemplary work being done today in the fields of energy and environmental management.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Musim Mas, MUFG Bank, Danamon, and iAPPS Collaborate to Promote Financial Inclusion Among Independent Smallholders

Jul 21, 2021 5:15 PM ET

Digital finance and financial learning platform, AgriON, to collaborate with @Musimmas_Group with financial literacy classes with a comprehensive series of workshops introduce smallholders to products that are aligned with their financial goals.