Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Taps Dinger to Lead New Carbon Market Venture

Eric Dinger, a committed conservationist and successful entrepreneur, is joining the Arbor Day Foundation as president of its new carbon market venture: Arbor Day Carbon.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Principal® Joins United Nations Global Compact CFO Taskforce

Principal Financial Group® has joined the U.N. Global Compact CFO Taskforce as the company continues to integrate sustainability commitments into its finance strategies.

Education

Hormel Foods Announces Hormel Heroes Scholarship Recipients

Hormel Foods Corporation today announced the recipients of this year’s two $10,000 Hormel Heroes Scholarships to support students with military backgrounds pursuing degrees in culinary arts or a foodservice management related program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Seth Teply Named President and CEO of Tetra Pak US and Canada

“I am thrilled to lead our U.S. and Canada business as we continue to drive innovative solutions in food processing and packaging and deliver transformative change on our journey to create the world’s most sustainable food package,” said Teply.

Diversity & Inclusion

Clarivate Celebrates Women Scientists Who Contributed to COVID-19 Research With New Video

Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT) celebrates some of the women scientists across the company who contributed to the COVID-19 vaccine research with the launch of a video featuring their stories.

Diversity & Inclusion

Walmart Honors Veterans and Military Families With Jobs, Opportunity and Peer Connections

Here at Walmart, we’ll continue to support our nation’s veterans as they have long supported us. We’ll work to help them find whatever’s next in their lives and careers, as we stand with their families and friends in building better futures.

Environment

2021 EHS and Sustainability Industry Global Insights

Associates joined in to gain insights & share knowledge on the state of our industry and services globally. We are stronger together as an Alliance because of our ability to interweave local geographic and cultural nuances in our global perspective.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carlton Ford Joins Taproot Foundation as National Director of Strategic Partnerships

Taproot Foundation welcomes esteemed nonprofit leader Carlton Ford as its National Director of Strategic Partnerships. Ford will advance Taproot’s commitment to pro bono services by developing lasting partnerships with other change-makers.

Environment

Food and Beverage Companies Want the Build Back Better Framework's Climate-smart Agriculture Investments

As leading companies in the food and beverage industry, we know that agriculture sits at the crux of the climate crisis. Our farming partners are increasingly threatened by drought, floods, fires, high temperatures, and other severe impacts of climate change.

Diversity & Inclusion

ViacomCBS and Extra Partner To Celebrate LGBTQ+ Audiences

To celebrate the return of live music and connecting with others, Extra worked with Velocity, ViacomCBS to spotlight Troye Sivan and the LGBTQ+ community in a VMAs ad campaign.

Green Infrastructure

Ericsson North America Blazes Its Own Trail to Sustainability

Bhushan Joshi- Head of Sustainability for Ericsson North America talks about how the design their award winning smart factory in Lewisville Texas.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Commits Nearly $250,000 in Monthlong Effort to Fight Hunger in South Carolina

Duke Energy is kicking off a monthlong initiative to support organizations in South Carolina that address food insecurities and inequities across the state.

Environment

KFC Extends A Wing at the COP26 Summit

KFC’s parent company, Yum! Brands, has pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, with markets like KFC United Kingdom & Ireland (KFC UKI) aiming to get there by 2040 or sooner.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Saluting Marvin Hill's Continued Service to the Military Community on Veterans Day

Marvin Hill may have retired from military service but, as a project management advisor in Human Resources for FedEx Freight, he continues to serve. “I feel an obligation to reinvest in the community that invested so much in me,” said Marvin.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Scotiabank Expands Mental Health Benefit to $10,000 Per Year and Launches Mental Health Workshops for Employees in Canada

Scotiabank announced it will be expanding its mental health coverage from $3,000 to $10,000 beginning April 1, 2022, for all eligible employees and their dependents in Canada. To equip people leaders for the important role they play in supporting mental health in the workplace, Scotiabank is also launching live mental health workshops on November 17 to all people leaders in Canada.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler Co. and Caddie School for Soldiers Offer Unique Training Program for Veterans

The Caddie School for Soldiers invites small groups of veterans to live together for a month, learn about golf and caddying, and gain skills that will help them create new lives in a new profession - whether in golf or any other.

Environment

In the Forest - 60 seconds

Take a walk in the woods with International Paper’s certified wildlife biologist, one of our fiber specialists and our chief sustainability officer to learn what defines a sustainably managed forest.

Environment

CEO Climate Alliance to World Leaders: We Support You in Taking Decisive Climate Steps at COP26

More than 90 CEOs of large multinational organizations, all members of the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, are committed to reduce emissions by more than 1Gt* annually by 2030

Sustainable Development Goals

How Can We Solve Hunger When the Global Population Is Rising?

October 16, 2021 was World Food Day. To many people, access to fresh, nutritious food is ‘normal’ – something taken for granted. But today, over 3 billion people don’t have access to a healthy diet.

Innovation & Technology

Rockwell Automation's Military Veterans Training Program Authorized as a Department of Defense SkillBridge Program

Rockwell Automation’s (NYSE: ROK) Academy of Advanced Manufacturing™ (AAM) program has been authorized as a Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Earns Seventh EPA Smartway Excellence Award in a Row for Improved Freight Efficiency and Reduced Environmental Impacts

Whirlpool Corporation’s Integrated Supply Chain team has once again received a Smartway Excellence Award in 2021, recognizing its exceptional freight performance among Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Partners.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GoDaddy Honors Veterans Day with “Veterans in Tech” Employee Resource Group

In honor of Veterans Day, GoDaddy is highlighting the positive impact of GoDaddy Veterans in Tech (GDVET), an Employee Resource Group for employees with the shared experience and values of military service.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainable Procurement for CPG Leaders: The Advantage Your Brand Needs

The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) – or Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) – industry faces extreme challenges amidst a period of pandemic-related rapid change.

Research, Reports & Publications

At the Heart of "A World Worth Seeing" Is Affordable, Accessible Eye Care

National Vision, Inc., America’s second largest optical retailer, released its first Corporate Responsibility Report, “A World Worth Seeing,” as part of its ongoing efforts to increase transparency

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Kids Foundation and Lettuce Grow Team Up Again to Offer Over $500,000 Worth of Hydroponic Growing Systems to Schools and School Garden-Support Organizations Across the U.S.

Partnership supports record number of K-12 educators who want to start or sustain edible learning spaces with Lettuce Grow Farmstands amidst COVID-19 pandemic

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