Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

Environment

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - November 2019

The quarterly newsletter for the Ray C. Anderson Foundation features stories about their key funding initiatives: Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Scheller College of Business, Biomimicry Launchpad, Ray of Hope Prize, The Ray, Georgia Drawdown, Georgia Climate Conference, Ecocentricity Blog and more.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Responsible Forestry Leaders Celebrated at Greenbuild During FSC’s 25th Anniversary Gala

SCS Global Services celebrates longtime Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certificate holders Baskahegan Company and UFP International as 2019 FSC Leadership Award recipients, among 13 winners, at a ceremony during Greenbuild in Atlanta on Wednesday.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Taproot Foundation Announces Election of New Board Members

Taproot Foundation announces the election of Elaine Mason, Jason Madhosingh, and Susan Solano Vila to its Board of Directors.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Back on My Feet, Along With Four Additional Charities, Earn Donations From Aramark As Part of Culinary Competition

Aramark’s team of chefs from its Sports & Entertainment division bested its competitors to win the Inaugural National Finals of the ACE Competition and take home the coveted “Copper Pot”

Energy

General Mills Breaks Ground on Second Wind Project, Maverick Creek, to Offset 100% of Domestic Power

Once it is operational in October 2020, Maverick Creek and our first wind farm, Cactus Flats will offset 100% of the electricity used annually at our owned U.S. facilities.

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.

Media & Communications

Sustainable & Responsible Investment and Asset Manager Perspectives – Today, and Quo Vadis Over the Coming Years…

The terms of reference are familiar now to many more institutional owners and their managers (as well as to a growing number of retail investors who are their clients and beneficiaries).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Our Growing Commitment to the Environment and Beyond

At Alliant Energy, we’re listening to our customers and continuing to evolve how we do business. Our world is changing – and so are we. We work to ensure our actions serve the needs of our customers, and also are mindful of the world around us.

Discovery Education

Education

Discovery Education and CME Group Introduce New Resources to Explore Behavioral Economics in the Classroom

Since 2015, Discovery Education in partnership with CME Group has made a commitment to bringing about greater understanding and awareness of economics and financial literacy to hundreds of thousands of students across the country.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chicago Police Chief: Mobile Service “Critical” for First Responders

The New T-Mobile will make a 10-year, $7.7 billion commitment to provide free unlimited talk, text and smartphone data for public and non-profit state and local law enforcement, fire and EMS (emergency medical services) agencies.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2019 Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award Winners Announced

ILFI hosted a special award ceremony last night during the 2019 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo to recognize the winners of the 2019 Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why Work at Morgan Stanley? Here Are Four Great Reasons.

From autonomous vehicles, to the software behind the Internet of Things, to the power of big data—innovation and disruption are driving the markets as never before, with industries and whole sectors changing at speeds that were once unfathomable. Underpinning this massive change is financial services—the engine that helps ignite companies to develop new products and create new markets.

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation Honors the Frontier Co-op Well Earth Program

At Whole Planet Foundation’s Annual Benefit & Auction, the Foundation will honor the Frontier Co-op Well Earth Program as its 2019 Trailblazer.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

United Named a Top Workplace for Veterans

Our dramatic improvement in the rankings this year reflects a stronger commitment than ever before to actively recruiting, developing and nurturing veteran talent.

Environment

Freeport-McMoRan Manages Water Responsibly

Freeport-McMoRan operates mines, smelters, processing facilities and reclamation projects around the world that require water for metal production or for site rehabilitation.

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Innovation & Technology

Meet the Co-Bots: How Tech Is Aiding Whirlpool Employees, Not Ousting Them

Some talent managers believe digital skills gaps will cause businesses significant harm, while others worry about larger economic downturns.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keep America Beautiful Adds Sustainability, Marketing Executives to National Board of Directors

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, recently elected five new senior sustainability and marketing executives to its 30-member national board of directors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Corporation Breaks the Million-Dollar Mark at Its 2019 American Cancer Society Relay for Life by Raising Over $500,000

Carnival Foundation, the charitable arm of Carnival Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), held its third Corporate Relay For Life fundraiser Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, for American Cancer Society.

Media & Communications

The Power Behind Brands in Motion

Brands worried about price, promotion, product and placement are stuck in the Stone Age, said Catherine Hernandez-Blades, SVP and chief ESG and comms officer at Aflac.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sensus Kicks off 2019 Reach Conference With Beach Clean-Up

Sensus also partnered with Clean the World for its Xylem Watermark on-site service project, where attendees built Clean the World Hygiene Kits, which will be distributed to shelters in local communities.

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Research, Reports & Publications

ascena retail group, inc. Reports on Progress to Advance Its Commitment to Women and Girls

ascena retail group, inc. (Nasdaq: ASNA) released its 2019 Responsibility Progress Report (the “Report”), which provides a summary of progress on the company’s commitment to drive impact in support of women, girls and the causes they care about globally.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Donates 80,000 Pounds of Food to Support the KARE 11 Food Fight

Hormel Foods announced a donation of 80,000 pounds of food to support #TeamJulie in the KARE 11 Food Fight. The Food Fight is a competitive food drive between the KARE 11 news anchors that benefits the Second Harvest Heartland food bank.

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Health & Healthcare

WELL Movement Taking Off in Australia

Following a series of events in Melbourne and Sydney last week, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) highlighted Australia’s leading role in the movement to advance health and well-being in buildings and communities.

Events, Media & Communications

Leading Global Business Executives Address UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Hosted by NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship), executives from six leading companies participated in a panel discussion yesterday evening at The Millennium Hilton at One UN Plaza.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

ON Semiconductor's Employees Serve in Tarlac, Philippines

A total of 779 recipients benefited from these planned activities and 106 ON Semiconductor employees participated as volunteers in these special events.

Events, Media & Communications

Mohawk at Greenbuild 2019: Sustainability is Second Nature

Mohawk Industries’ overarching theme at Greenbuild 2019, “Sustainability is Second Nature,” drives home the manufacturer’s total commitment to creating a believe in better culture across all divisions

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