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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ImpactAssets Strengthens Investment and Client Engagement With Three Strategic Promotions

ImpactAssets, a leading $1.6 billion impact investing firm, promotes Sandra Osborne Kartt, Nick Peters and Deb Parsons across its investment and business development teams following a rapid growth of the firm’s leading-edge impact investment offerings.

Education

Inspiring the Next Generation of Inventors Through STEM Education

At Qualcomm, we’re committed to workforce development and corporate responsibility. One of the ways we honor that commitment is through Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™, an exemplar program that supports the attainment of our STEM Education Goal

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru of America Named First-Ever Honoree of ASPCA® Corporate Compassion Award

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced it is the first-ever recipient of the Corporate Compassion Award from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®).

Diversity & Inclusion

How Bloomberg's GOAL Program Helps Underrepresented Employees Rise

Large companies continue to demonstrate an increased commitment to diversity, but data shows there is still a lot of work to do—especially at the management level.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Attains EcoVadis Platinum Medal in Annual Sustainability Assessment

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI), a global leader in sustainability across its operations and the segments in which it operates, announces an important ratings milestone in its sustainability journey.

Health & Healthcare

Country 2 Country 4 Cancer (C2C4C) Event

More than 150 colleagues from 14 EU countries just finished cycling 3,000 km in our Country 2 Country 4 Cancer (C2C4C) event to raise awareness and much-needed donations for cancer research.

Environment

Schneider Electric's 2030 Climate Goals

Our climate change emergency is developing at daunting speed. As demonstrated by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), tipping points which exacerbate the impacts of global warming — such as the melting of polar ice caps — are to rapidly be breached.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Truist Executive Leaders Spend Time with Small Businesses

Truist Executive Leaders recently spent time with several small business owners in Charlotte. Their talent, energy & achievements motivated us to be even more committed to inspiring & building better lives and communities.

Environment

“Decarbonizing Value Chains: The Built Environment” - First in a Series of Executive Roundtables Focusing on Decarbonizing Scope 3 Emissions

Eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in a company’s supply chain and among its customers—so-called Scope 3 emissions—is the biggest challenge in decarbonizing most businesses.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2021

P&G celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the theme “Comunidad. Together We Progress. Together We Shine,” celebrating the strength, resilience and warmth of the Hispanic community, and their outstanding contribution to the growth of the company.

Education

T-Mobile's Education Initiatives Have Connected 3 Million Students ... And We're Just Getting Started

Last school year was anything but normal for America’s 56 million K through 12 students. You hear the word “unprecedented” quite a lot, and it really was.

Diversity & Inclusion

Four Questions With Tracey Iraca: Combating Age-Related Disparities in Blood Cancer Treatment

Myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, is a rare type of blood cancer primarily affecting people over the age of 65. In fact, it’s such a rare and largely unknown illness that most people living with MDS don’t know anyone else who suffers from it.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Named for First Time to the Seramount Inclusion Index

Dow (NYSE: DOW) has been named to Seramount’s 2021 Inclusion Index (formerly known as the Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index).

Health & Healthcare

Recovery Month Renews Focus on Diagnosis, Treatment of Substance Use Disorder

Drug overdose deaths rose by 30% in the United States in 2020, and nearly doubled since 2014 according to provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Walmart Launches 'Built for Better' To Help Customers Shop With Purpose

Built for Better is an online shopping destination that makes it easy for customers to identify and shop for products that are built better – for them and for the planet.

Green Infrastructure

Plans Go Ahead To Assess Potential of UK's First e-Highway

The UK’s first ever study on the electrification of long-distance trucks has been given the go-ahead.

Environment

The Future of Advanced Recycling of Healthcare Plastics

Did you know that products and materials can actually be upcycled or downcycled? There are a few key differences between available recycling methods - and these differences will play a major role in the future of healthcare plastics recycling.

Environment

The Challenge of a Generation: 'The Carbon Neutral Pig' Examines Farmers' Role in Climate Action

U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) has unveiled a new short film that highlights the important role farmers and ranchers are taking in forging climate solutions with help from science, experts, investors and partners.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainability and the Shifting Retail Landscape in Latin America

In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester talks to Carlos Mario Giraldo Moreno, CEO of Grupo Exito, and Board member of The Consumer Goods Forum.

Diversity & Inclusion

M·A·C's Global Creative Director Drew Elliott Discusses the Brand's Commitment to Racial Equity

As a brand with the founding credo of “All Ages, All Races, All Genders,” M·A·C Cosmetics has long been a champion for inclusivity and diversity – starting with its own employees and extending to the communities it serves.

Environment

Mastercard Launches Global Sustainability Innovation Lab

In support of the EU Green Deal, Mastercard selected Stockholm, Sweden as the home of the global Lab – a location that has long been at the forefront of sustainable innovation, with strong consumer, political and business commitment to transitioning to a green economy.

Environment

Built to Deconstruct: Creating an Up-Cyclable Playground

In that spirit of ingenuity, Teva invited a few collaborators to reimagine a playground of movable structures that left no trace and could be recycled and upcycled as much as possible.

Research, Reports & Publications

Does AA1000 Assurance Have an Effect on Perceived Sustainability Performance?

Many companies spend time and money trying to make sure that the ESG data they report has been properly collected and communicated.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enbridge: Safe Operations

There’s no question that building a bridge to a better future starts with safety; if we don’t get this right, nothing else matters. It’s our duty to keep the public, the members of our team and the environment safe.

Environment

How Climate Adaptation Helps to Manage Organizational Risk

Climate action is a planetary necessity & a strategic organizational imperative. If progress doesn’t measure up, organizations can face consequences, like investor, employee & community activism - as well as increased operational & financial risk.

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