Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

Energy

Farm to Flame Energy: How Bio-Generators Provide Clean Energy to Off-Grid Communities

Oct 18, 2022 9:45 AM ET

Seven hundred million people worldwide still lack access to a reliable electricity grid. This lack of access means they have to find other ways of getting electricity. And unfortunately, the most popular and convenient solution for those who live off the grid is a diesel generator.

Diversity & Inclusion

Jaya Sharma: 'Our Differences Strengthen Us.'

Oct 18, 2022 9:30 AM ET

A decade into her career and in an account management role, Jaya Sharma started thinking about making a change. She wanted to find a position that was inspiring and enriching—in other words, one with purpose.

Diversity & Inclusion

Making Investments in the Next Generation

Oct 18, 2022 9:00 AM ET

For the first time, Medtronic was a presidential sponsor of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute and invested in discovering top Black talent there, specifically from HBCUs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Animal Welfare Association Teams Up With Subaru for Automaker's Annual Camden “Make a Dog's Day” Event October 19th

Oct 18, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Animal Welfare Association (AWA), the oldest and largest low-cost spay/neuter clinic, adoption center and no-kill animal shelter in South Jersey, in partnership with Subaru of America, Inc., will hold its annual Camden “Make A Dog’s Day” event.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Job Is More Than a Paycheck

Oct 18, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Julie Lewis is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) manager at T. Rowe Price. She is a human resources professional and neurodiversity advocate who has been with the firm for more than 25 years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Blackstone Charitable Foundation Announces $3M Grant To Significantly Expand Career Accelerator With Blackstone Career Pathways Partner Year Up

Oct 17, 2022 5:10 PM ET

Blackstone today announced that the Blackstone Charitable Foundation will provide a $3 million grant over three years to Year Up, one of the nation’s most impactful workforce development nonprofits.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Trendsetters: Certara

Oct 17, 2022 4:30 PM ET

Nasdaq’s ESG Trendsetters series highlights the top ESG professionals and teams around the world who go the extra mile in their evolving ESG roles.

Health & Healthcare

Herbalife Nutrition Marks Three Years of Tackling Food Insecurity With Release of Its Nutrition for Zero Hunger Food Insecurity Impact and Renews Pledge To Help End Global Hunger

Oct 17, 2022 4:10 PM ET

In recognition of World Food Day, Herbalife Nutrition, a premier global nutrition company, is celebrating three years of its Nutrition for Zero Hunger (NFZH) initiative, which aims to help end global hunger.

Health & Healthcare

CECP’s 10th CEO Investor Forum: Leading Global CEOs Sharing Long-Term Business Plans with Investors; Abbott (NYSE: ABT), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), Medtronic (NYSE: MDT)

Oct 17, 2022 3:15 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Helps Local Nonprofits Address Specialized Nutrition Needs

Oct 17, 2022 3:15 PM ET

For many, the local food bank provides a lifeline for families in need, but what if you also have a medical condition such as cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, or other serious illness that requires a diet tailored to your specific nutritional needs?

Events, Media & Communications

Edwards Lifesciences Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Oct 17, 2022 2:45 PM ET

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is excited to welcome as a new member, Edwards Lifesciences the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring.

Environment

Advanced Recycling: A Critical Tool for Achieving Plastics Circularity

Oct 17, 2022 2:35 PM ET

Tune in as experts from across the plastics value chain discuss the different advanced recycling technologies and how they can help achieve plastics circularity.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tapestry Named a Reuters Responsible Business Award Finalist in D, E, & I

Oct 17, 2022 2:30 PM ET

We are thrilled that Tapestry has been named a Reuters Responsible Business Award finalist in the diversity, equity and inclusion category.

Diversity & Inclusion

Dreaming Big and Trusting in Talent: Getting To Know John Loveseth

Oct 17, 2022 2:30 PM ET

Meet John Loveseth, the global lead for CLIMB (Cultivating Leadership in Millennials and Beyond), one of our eight People & Business Resource Groups (PBRGs) at Bristol Myers Squibb.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

JetBlue's Signature 'Swing for Good' Fundraising Campaign Returns with Launch of 'Bid for Good', Together Raising Over $8 Million for Charitable Partners Since 2008

Oct 17, 2022 2:20 PM ET

Proceeds from this year’s campaign will directly benefit World Central Kitchen and the JetBlue Foundation.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Dow and Mura Technology Plan To Locate Europe's Largest Advanced Recycling Facility at Dow's Site in Böhlen, Germany

Oct 17, 2022 1:35 PM ET

This and the other planned units expected to be constructed would collectively add as much as 600KTA of advanced recycling capacity by 2030 – and position Dow to become the largest consumer of circular feedstock for polyethylene production globally.

Diversity & Inclusion

Southern Company Helps Students Attend First Ever HBCU Week at Walt Disney World

Oct 17, 2022 1:25 PM ET

Southern Company joins HBCU Week Foundation, Disney and the Propel Center to help make attending an Historically Black College and University a reality for local students during what is anticipated to be the largest ever HBCU Week event.

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics Aims to Close Gaps in Maternal Healthcare With New Obstetrics Test Panel That Includes Hepatitis C Screening

Oct 17, 2022 1:25 PM ET

New test panel follows a Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® study with the CDC that revealed less than half of pregnant people are screened for hepatitis C as recommended under guidelines

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Can the Telecom Industry Materialize a Sustainable Future With the Product Reuse?

Oct 17, 2022 1:00 PM ET

The circular economy is seen as one of the keys to minimizing resource inputs and reducing waste and carbon emissions.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Trees Are Irreplaceable in the Paper Products Industry

Oct 17, 2022 12:15 PM ET

Paper products like toilet paper play an important role in keeping private forest owners—who plant 2.5 billion trees a year—going strong.

Energy

GSA Expands Contract With Eaton To Include Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, Help Accelerate Low-Carbon Federal Infrastructure Projects

Oct 17, 2022 11:15 AM ET

With the U.S. targeting net-zero emissions by 2050, fast-tracking electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is essential to realize decarbonization goals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler and LavaMaeˣ Partnership Delivers 20,000 Showers to Unhoused Population in Communities Across the U.S.

Oct 17, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Kohler launches a partnership with LavaMae to provide support for its mobile showering program in California as well as funding to seven community service providers to expand access to showers and other essential care services for the unhoused.

Education

IBM Teams With 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Address Cybersecurity Talent Shortage

Oct 17, 2022 11:00 AM ET

During the National HBCU Week Conference convened by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced its collaboration with 20 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs)

Energy

Electric Vehicles: Fact vs. Fiction (Part One)

Oct 17, 2022 11:00 AM ET

It’s time to dispel some persistent misconceptions about electric vehicles.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy's Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez Surprises 10-year-old Cancer Patient With First Round Tickets to the 2022 MLS Cup Playoff Match

Oct 17, 2022 11:00 AM ET

On October 12, 2022, AEG’s LA Galaxy gave Damian, a local 10-year-old fan who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia, the surprise of a lifetime when his favorite player, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez, met him and his family