Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gildan Included on the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index (DJSI) and CDP’s Leadership Band in Their 2022 Climate Change Report

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) is pleased to announce that it has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ North America Index for its leading ESG practices.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Considering Plant-Based Pet Food Manufacturing? Keep These 3 Factors Top of Mind

These two worlds—premium, values-driven pet food and plant-based proteins for human consumption—are heading for what may be the meat-cute of the century, and innovative manufacturers are getting in on it.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CAA Foundation's 2022 “Young Party” Event Series Raises Over $315,000 for Nonprofit Partners

CAA Foundation, in partnership with the CAA Task Force, hosted the in-person return of the annual Young Party fundraisers in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, and London.

Health & Healthcare

Take Your Medical Grantmaking Process From Fractured to Functional

At CyberGrants, we’ve partnered with leading life sciences organizations to build a technology platform with embedded compliance and streamlined workflows to accelerate funding, improve efficiency, and provide visibility across the full suite of funding programs.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew Applies for SSCI Benchmarking

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has received a benchmarking application from the Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew,

Responsible Production & Consumption

Focus on Supply Chain: Third-Party Certification and Engagement With Family Forest Owners

Following a growing customer demand for certified products, we formed Certified Forest Management LLC in 2012. CFM is our own FSC forest management group, which provides a cost-effective option for small, private landowners to become FSC certified.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins Named to Prestigious World ESG Index For Second Year In A Row

Cummins Inc. has been named to the prestigious S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for a second consecutive year, scoring in the 98th percentile in the 2022 review.

Education

Career Path Learning: How Reskilling & Upskilling Drives Business Outcomes

IBM’s Justina Nixon-Saintil talks about how trends in skilling have changed over the past two years, how diversity is driving innovation, and the latest on IBM’s journey to skill 30 million people globally by 2030.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Names Bacardi Among “World's Top Female Friendly Companies”

Bacardi, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, is toasting to being recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Melissa Kilby Receives UNFCU Foundation's 2022 Women's Empowerment Award for Leading Global Advocacy Movement Girl Up

UNFCU Foundation recently honored Melissa Kilby, executive director of Girl Up, with its 2022 Women’s Empowerment Award.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Named a Best Place To Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments

Principal Asset Management SM, the investment unit of Principal Financial Group®, announced it has been named a Best Place to Work in Money Management among the largest employers by Pensions & Investments.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

American Airlines' Safety Management System

The safety of our customers and team members is guided by our Safety Management System (SMS), an organizationwide approach to identifying and managing risk. American was the first U.S. carrier to pioneer SMS in 2009.

Environment

Putting 'Emissions First': Meta Leads New Joint Approach to Electricity Greenhouse Gas Accounting To Accelerate Climate Action

Meta is increasingly focused on maximizing emissions reductions across the electricity system, which means we need new tools and accounting frameworks to better understand the emissions impacts of our facilities and the projects we support.

Environment

A Plan To Help Protect Pacific Marine Habitats

As the saying goes, if you’re planning effectively, you’ll always be changing your plans. So, what happens when your business plan, and the world around us, changes?

Social Impact & Volunteering

Six Reasons to #GiveTime This Holiday Season With Volunteering

The theme of this year’s #GiveTime campaign is “we shine brighter together” and, in keeping in that spirit, here are six reasons why it’s a gift not just to our communities but ourselves to take time to invest our hearts and minds in helping others.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes® Teams up with Albertsons Foundation to Bring Mission Tiger™ to the 2022 Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl

Tony the Tiger® and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes® are back in El Paso, Texas at this year's Tony the Tiger® Sun Bowl along with Albertsons Foundation to announce a game-changing donation to kids at Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School through education nonprofit DonorsChoose.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Says a Third of Hires Will Be Disadvantaged Youth by 2030

KFC said the programme, developed with the charity UK Youth, is intended to help tackle unemployment among young people.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

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

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the fourth consecutive year.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Announces Africa Innovation Platform

Qualcomm Incorporated today announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created to support the development of Africa’s emerging technology ecosystem.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The O2 Is the First Arena in England to Achieve 'Greener Arena' Certification

The O2, the world’s most popular music, leisure and entertainment venue, has announced that it has achieved its ‘Greener Arena’ certification.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MetLife Investment Management To Acquire Specialist ESG Manager, Affirmative Investment Management

MIM to expand sustainable investing solutions for institutional clients

Environment

“Olympic Forest Is About Much More Than Removing Carbon From the Atmosphere” - Tree Aid, IOC's Implementing Partner

In response to the growing climate crisis, the IOC is working to bring its carbon footprint down, putting in place a plan to reduce its emissions by 30 per cent by 2024 and 50 per cent by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement.

Research, Reports & Publications

Declining Purchasing Power Slows Momentum for Purposeful Shopping According to Tenth Annual Conscious Consumer Spending Index

After a decade of the Conscious Consumer Spending Index (#CCSIndex), progress with socially responsible attitudes and behaviors is showing mixed progress. Since 2013, the #CCSIndex has gauged trends in conscious consumerism + charitable giving.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Franklin Templeton Recognizes Employees for Community Service

Every year since 2007, Franklin Templeton has recognized employees who make extraordinary contributions to their communities with the Harmon E. Burns Award.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Calavo Growers, Inc. Announces New ESG Strategy and Commitments

Calavo Growers, Inc., a global avocado industry leader and provider of convenient, ready-to-eat fresh food, today announced its new sustainability strategy and 2030 goals.

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