Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial at the Technology Biennale: Lady Suzanne Heywood Talks About Leadership Through Innovation

The Chair of the CNH Industrial Board of Directors – Suzanne Heywood – spoke at the Technology Biennale last week. This four-day event sees 280 global experts address the most pressing and challenging matters in the tech space.

Environment

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna on COP27 and Helping Clients Achieve Sustainability Goals

IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna recently sat down with Forbes Middle East to discuss how the company is helping clients advance their sustainability agendas.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Deckers Brands Recognized on Investor's Business Daily's List of 100 Best ESG Companies for 2022

Deckers Brands, a global leader in designing, marketing, and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories has been selected by Investor’s Business Daily® (IBD) as one of the 100 Best ESG Companies for 2022.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Wagamama To Replace Up to 330 Tonnes of Virgin Plastics in Takeaway Packaging

With the world continuously swamped under mountains of plastic waste, more companies are innovating and implementing solutions in a bid to mitigate the climate crisis and tackle increasing plastic pollution.

Environment

KFC Philippines To Have 54 Solar-Powered Stores by Q1 2023

KFC is the first quick-service restaurant (QSR) in the Philippines to launch an initiative to significantly lower its carbon footprint by mounting solar panels on the rooftop of the KFC branch in San Fernando, Pampanga in April 2019.

Environment

Collaborating on Climate-Related Technology and Policy Solutions

American is actively working to reduce our carbon footprint, but we recognize that we cannot achieve our ambitious goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 on our own.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bread Financial 2021 ESG Report: Fair & Responsible Banking

As a leading provider of branded credit programs, fair and responsible lending is core to our cardmembers’ journey. We take great care and consideration to ensure our consumer credit application and underwriting processes are administered equitably.

Health & Healthcare

CRB Honors International Plasma Awareness Week

In honor of International Plasma Awareness Week (IPAW), Eduardo Munoz, PE, CRB’s market lead for plasma-derived therapies, shares why his work in this segment is rewarding.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Alkermes Approach to Corporate Responsibility

We recognize that our stakeholders – including employees, healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, investors, policy makers, members of the communities where we live and work, and others – are part of a single community and affect one another.

Environment

Champion Celebrates Eco Future Collection and Treedom Partnership

To celebrate Champion Europe’s Fall/Winter 2022 Eco Future collection, the brand will plant its 5th forest in partnership with Treedom. The Eco Future Forest will add to the already four forests and nearly 5,000 trees planted through the company’s partnership with Treedom, which began in 2020.

Energy

New Proposed EPA Methane Rule Aimed at Reducing Emissions Would Strengthen Those Issued Last Year

New proposed methane regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week would expand upon and strengthen already released rules that would reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas

Education

Empower Students To Be Entrepreneurs by Playing a Game

Right now, in the United States, there are approximately 30 million entrepreneurs, representing approximately 16% of the population.

Education

Revitalizing Language, Spreading the Joy of Reading

In a delightful moment of improvisation, children at a book launch blurred the line between fiction and reality.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pentair Celebrates National Philanthropy Day

In honor of National Philanthropy Day, November 15, Pentair celebrates its employees around the world that that are making a difference in local communities as "Team Pentair.”

Energy

Learn To Spot and Stop Utility Scams

PSE&G urges customers to learn how to spot and stop potential utility scam activity.

Environment

Corporate Executives Call for Action-Based Approach at COP27

At the UN climate meeting in Egypt, business executives are calling for specific efforts to tackle climate change and requesting clearer policies from governments to support such initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion

100+ Rising Creators Take Center Stage in Online Holiday Marketplace Hosted by SkysTheLimit.org (“Sky's the Limit”)

This holiday season shoppers can direct their dollars to the Sky's the Limit Marketplace comprised of emerging entrepreneurs and small business founders traditionally excluded from pathways to business empowerment, and featuring founders who identify as women, LGBTQI+, BIPOC, disabled and low-income backgrounds.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why AI and Digital Twins Could Be the Keys to a Sustainable Future

Digital twins aren’t new, but AI is supercharging what they can do. Together, they are transforming how products are designed, manufactured and maintained.

Energy

Electric Vehicles: Fact vs. Fiction (Part Four)

The fourth and final episode of our video series “EVs: Fact vs. Fiction” refutes the argument that electric vehicles are no better for the environment than gasoline-powered cars.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Southwire's Starkville Plant Receives VPP Recertification

Southwire’s plant located in Starkville, Miss., has received a three-year Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) recertification.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pallumina™ Thin-Film Process for Automotive Production Recognized for Sustainability Contributions

Henkel has been recognized with an award from the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment for demonstrating outstanding innovation in an advanced manufacturing process leading to significant environmental and economic impact.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability at United Rentals

We’re working to reduce our environmental impact and help our customers reduce theirs.

Diversity & Inclusion

Partnership With 'Hiring Our Heroes' Helps Build U.S. Bank Workforce

Bernadette Rhoades saw the world as an avionics technician and instructor in the U.S. Marine Corps, travelling to Australia and Japan. After nine years, though, she was ready to return to civilian life – albeit unsure how she’d transition her training and talents into a private-sector role.

Innovation & Technology

Michigan Electric Boat Propels the Naval Industry With Cadence CFD Tools, Including Fine Marine

The University of Michigan’s electric boat racing team is propelling the next generation of the naval industry forward with Cadence CFD tools, including Fine Marine.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Analysis From Principal® Reveals Employer Support for Financial Inclusion Differs by Job Sector

The U.S. is the second most financially inclusive market, according to the 2022 Global Financial Inclusion Index (Index) – driven largely by the financial system and employers’ support of individuals.

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