Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Kimberly-Clark and its 'Toilets Change Lives' Program Brings Clean Water and Sanitation Solutions to 7 Million People Across 15 Countries

Globally, more than 2 billion people lack access to basic sanitation, including toilets. Kimberly-Clark and the Kimberly-Clark Foundation have formed partnerships and programs to help address this global health crisis, and the company's 'Toilets Change Lives' program has impacted the lives of more than 7 million people across 15 countries over the last seven years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Recognized as a Best for Vets Employer for Ninth Year in a Row

Hormel Foods Corporation announced it has been ranked No. 32 on Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2021 list. This is the ninth consecutive year the company has made the list.

Energy

NRG Energy Joins the EV100 Initiative

NRG Energy, Inc. announced its participation in the Climate Group's EV100 initiative, committing to electrify 100 percent of its light-duty fleet by 2030.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leo's Guardian Angel Reads Meters

Little Leo has a new guardian angel who reads meters.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

El Abra Funds Projects to Protect the Cultural, Archaeological and Historical Heritage of the Province of El Loa

Minera El Abra recently launched a second “Heritage Fund” to support a variety of initiatives that promote and preserve the culture and traditions of the Indigenous communities surrounding El Abra’s operations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Named to 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Whirlpool Corporation has been named to the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) North America Index in recognition of the Company’s ongoing focus on environmental and social responsibility.

Green Infrastructure

Data Centers to Prioritize Environmental Sustainability

Data Centers are changing and Schneider Electric is working with its clients and organizational partners in the space to ensure environmental sustainability is prioritized.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Acer Listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for Eighth Straight Year in 2021

Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced that it has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Emerging Markets Index, for the eighth straight year in 2021.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Green Bond Standards Advance, Bringing Greater Clarity for Issuers and Investors

The green bond market, which is anticipated by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to reach $1 trillion annually by 2023, has played an increasingly important role in financing assets needed for the transition to a low-carbon future.

Environment

Swedish Philanthropist Awards World's Biggest Environmental Prize

B4Plastics and GreenWave are given the 2021 Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize for their development of materials for biodegradable fishing gear and sustainable ocean-based food production, respectively. Each prize amounts to $2 million. This means that the world's biggest environmental award is all about food.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Research From Sustainable Brands and Ipsos Highlights Consumers' Willingness to Leverage Their Buying Power to Support Companies' Good Works

New research indicates that nearly 70% of consumers believe that they can influence companies to do better by buying from them when they do.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named to the Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation inducted Abbott into its Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame for the company's sustained, positive impact on society.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

South Carolina High School Wins Trane Technologies Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, and the National Football League’s (NFL) Carolina Panthers are pleased to announce Clover High School as the winner of the Trane Technologies Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge.

Environment

Kimberly-Clark's UK Operations Move to Renewable Energy to Manufacture Andrex, Kleenex, Huggies, WypAll and Scott

Kimberly-Clark signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that will lead to the construction of a new wind farm owned by Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust that will make almost 80% of all its electrical power consumption in the UK renewable.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Renews Partnership With the National Park Foundation to 2024

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its expanded commitment to supporting America’s national parks as a premier sponsor of the National Park Foundation’s (NPF) Outdoor Exploration, Parks of the Future, and Resilience and Sustainability initiatives.

Education

National Grid Partners With Bloc Power & New York Edge to Launch Clean Energy Workforce Development Training Program

National Grid is partnering with Bloc Power and New York Edge to launch a heat pump awareness training program for young people in New York City and on Long Island, helping bridge the opportunity gap, developing the clean energy workforce and advancing new and innovative technologies.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Express Releases Its Inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report

American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced the release of its inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) report, which documents the company’s progress on its DE&I commitments and initiatives as part of its $1 Billion DE&I Action Plan launched in October 2020.

Sustainable Development Goals

Engineering Impact: Product stewardship

To support a healthy planet, Medtronic is working to find opportunities to improve product stewardship — from design and manufacturing, to packaging, distribution, reuse, and disposal and recently established two new waste reduction targets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enbridge ESG Forum: Sustainable Operations

Watch Michele Harradence, Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer with Gas Transmission and Midstream at Enbridge, discuss the company’s approach to improving pipeline safety.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NortonLifeLock is Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

We are proud to announce that NortonLifeLock has once again been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and North America indices, one of the world’s leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) benchmarks.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PepsiCo-Unilever Soil Health Innovation Project Takes Top Honor at Field to Market's 2021 Sustainability Leadership Awards

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture honored the recipients of the 2021 Sustainability Leadership Awards on the eve of the seventh annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2020 ESG Report: Adopting Detroit's G7 Neighborhood

Fifth Third's $5 million investment is funding physical improvements to parks, streetscapes, commercial corridors, single family housing and affordable housing.

Environment

How Girls Will Save the World With Climate Action

Both HP and MIT Solve want to invest in girls and young women like these social entrepreneurs with an eye toward nurturing the next big idea that can save the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

22-Year Air Force Veteran Talks Travel, Military Service and Teamwork

In the 22 years Aminah Meho served in the United States Air Force, she spent most of her time overseas.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keysight Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Third Year in a Row

Keysight Technologies has been selected as a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America. This is the third year in a row that Keysight has been included in the DJSI.

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