Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UnitedHealth Group Welcomes Joy Fitzgerald as Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Our journey to build the health care workforce of tomorrow, reflective of the people and communities we serve, requires a sustained commitment to more deeply embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into our everyday work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation Grants Seek to Expand Broadband Internet Access in Indiana's Underserved Areas

Two Duke Energy Foundation grants totaling more than $113,000 will help improve broadband internet access in underserved areas in 15 Indiana counties.

Environment

Ceres Company Network Welcomes Fifth Third Bank

By joining the Ceres Company Network, Fifth Third joins 60 companies who commit to achieving robust sustainability goals, improving resiliency, and advancing market-based and equitable solutions to the world’s biggest sustainability challenges.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Promoting a Sustainable and Ethical Supply Chain

To impact global change, Clarivate is making a conscious choice to engage with suppliers who align with our sustainability goals – whose products and services are produced in a way that treat people and the environment ethically and responsibly.

Education

DesignFWD: Surviving to Thriving: A Paradigm Shift in Shaping Hybrid Environments

This course will discuss various strategies in the built environment that will help us navigate the new workplaces.

Environment

Can We Pay Farmers to Store Carbon Emissions in Their Fields?

As companies turn to the latest carbon-capture technologies, one low-tech solution has been gaining ground: Carbon farming, or regenerative agriculture

Environment

Kimberly-Clark Among the First to Join WWF's New Forests Forward Program

As Kimberly-Clark works to provide the essential products its consumers need to care for themselves and their families, it is committed to doing so in a manner that cares for the world’s forests and the diversity of life they support.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Schneider Electric Addressing Climate Change on World Climate Day

All this is of course welcome. But governments can’t, and shouldn’t, go it alone. Companies, too, need to be part of the climate change solution.

Research, Reports & Publications

Itron’s 2020 Environmental Social Governance Report Highlights Industry Infrastructure Support, Driving Greater Efficiency

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, today released its 2020 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Report

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Climate Solutions Provider 3Degrees Prepares to Scale With New COO Role, Hires Malcolm Fabiyi

3Degrees' new COO Malcolm Fabiyi brings 20+ years of combined experience in corporate management, environmental solutions, and management consulting to 3Degrees, as well as an international perspective.

Events, Media & Communications

Nestlé: Leading for a Sustainable Future

The Shared Value Initiative invites you to join Nestle CEO Mark Schneider for a fireside chat on Tuesday, June 22 with SVI Senior Advisor and Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Mark Kramer about Nestle’s journey

Diversity & Inclusion

Change Your Corporate Mindset

On companies addressing racial equity: “I worry that we are trying to make the opportunity fit us, rather than seriously exploring what we need to change about ourselves to take advantage of the opportunity.” Read Change Your Corporate Mindset.

Education

Thermo King Announces Development of a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and a Robotics Automation Training Centre

Thermo King, a brand of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT) announced its collaboration with Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)

Social Impact & Volunteering

CASE Supports 13th Annual Great Milwaukee Victory Garden BLITZ

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, donated the use of an SV280B skid steer to Victory Garden Initiative’s 13th Annual Great Milwaukee Victory Garden BLITZ.

Events, Media & Communications

WSP Celebrates World Ocean Day

Diversity & Inclusion

Powering the Future of Pride: T-Mobile Invests in Educational Equity for LGBTQ+ Youth

To celebrate Pride this year, T-Mobile is making a $1 million donation to the HRC Foundation’s new financial and digital literacy initiatives and a $250,000 donation to GLSEN’s efforts to make schools safer and more inclusive for LGBTQ+ youth.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Named to Forbes Best Employers for New Graduates 2021 List

As part of Fifth Third's journey to accelerating racial equality, equity and inclusion for its employees, customers and communities, the Bank works to support inclusion and diversity in its workforce and among its suppliers through its 6 bold goals.

Environment

Make A Difference to Climate Change

We’ve kicked off our Make a Difference to Climate Change initiative to highlight our responsibility and seize opportunities - as a leader in our industry - to act now.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Logitech Marks Milestone in Conflict-Free Minerals Commitment

All Logitech products are now verified as being made only with minerals and metals that comply with conflict-free standards. Additionally, 100% of in-scope suppliers are now participating in a third-party responsible minerals sourcing audit program.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Spotlights Allyson Felix's Legacy Leading into Tokyo Games

Today we explore how one major brand modified its well-known “Thank you, Mom” campaign to shine a light on an important fight of signed athlete, Allyson Felix.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Named International Commerce Award Winner by World Trade Center Denver and Denver Business Journal

Arrow Electronics recently received a 2021 International Commerce Award from the World Trade Center Denver and the Denver Business Journal.

Innovation & Technology

Technology Collaboration to Close the Digital Divide

Intel, AWS and Megh Computing announced a collaboration to deploy a Citizens Broadband Radio Service private network solution that will enable remote learning with broadband access as an essential service for an underserved community in Sacramento.

Environment

Want to Establish a Healthy Toothbrushing Routine? Consider Brushing Frequency, Water Use, Power and Recycling

Procter & Gamble brands Oral-B and Crest conducted a survey to better understand oral care habits, resulting in several tips that can help people improve their personal health and reduce environmental impact.

Diversity & Inclusion

For Low-Income Communities, Digital Access Opened Unexpected Doors in a Pandemic

When her daughter’s fourth-grade education became increasingly dependent on internet access three years ago, Jamillah Lamb, a director on Capital One’s Community Finance team, had one of those lightbulb moments.

Media & Communications

Public Debate & Actions - Determining Future Directions of Today's Important Fuels / Energy Sources

Eons ago as then-existent forms of life on Earth died off, decomposing remains became fossils…or relevant to current “heated” conversations about the future of energy, the stuff of today’s “fossil fuels.”

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