Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ørsted Celebrates £1 Million Milestone of “Skills Fund” As Winners Announced for Coastal Areas of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk

The East Coast “Skills Fund” forms part of the company’s £465,000 East Coast Community Fund 20-year annual commitment and is part of the community engagement programme for Ørsted’s Hornsea and Race Bank offshore wind farms.

Environment

Is Carbon Offsetting Worth It?

Significant price spikes in the energy attribute certificate (EAC) and carbon offset markets have many companies are wondering whether environmental commodities are the right way to reach their goals, asking: is carbon offsetting worth it?

Innovation & Technology

Learn How PwC Helps Its Customers Achieve Their Climate Targets

The SaaS solution, based on SAP Business Technology Platform, enables PwC’s clients to calculate the implications of climate risk to better understand challenges and opportunities within the climate crisis.

Health & Healthcare

4 Questions With Jared Baeten: Innovating, Collaborating and Inspiring at Aids 2022

We connected with Jared Baeten, Gilead’s Vice President of HIV Clinical Development to discuss the top highlights from AIDS 2022, and ways the company is looking to help transform care and improve outcomes for people affected by HIV.

Diversity & Inclusion

Martin Currie and Black Professionals Scotland Working in Partnership

Martin Currie, a specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, announced a partnership with Black Professionals Scotland, a non-profit empowering black professional and partnering with organizations to support their DEI ambitions.

Green Infrastructure

AeroDelft Takes Measures Against Climate Change With the Help of Cadence Fidelity and OnCloud

AeroDelft takes measures against climate change with cleaner transport by developing a liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft with the help of Cadence Fidelity and OnCloud.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Illumina Deepens Commitment to Customers in China With New Manufacturing Site

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced the opening of its first manufacturing site in China.

Green Infrastructure

How eTransEnergy Helps Organizations Electrify Vehicles

Charlotte transit system and Duke Energy subsidiary launch battery-electric bus pilot program

Environment

Headlines of the Future: The State of Food Security

In the fifth episode of Headlines of the Future, we discuss the state of global food security on the background of the tragedy in Ukraine.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beyond Compliance Lies Trust

The Shared Value Africa Initiative (SVAI) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) host a leadership discussion on why companies should look beyond compliance to build sustainable businesses

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ørsted Agrees New Two-Year Partnership With RNLI To Support Crew Training

Ørsted will make a contribution of £140,000 over two years to fund training costs at seven RNLI lifeboat stations across the UK.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Banco CNH Industrial and New Holland Promote Personal and Professional Development Project for Young People in Brazil

In Curitiba, Brazil, two of CNH Industrial’s brands, New Holland Agriculture and Banco CNH Industrial, are supporting the participation of around 720 high school students across four schools in the Crê-SER project.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

kate spade new york and the kate spade new york Foundation: Empowering Women and Girls

As a brand for and by women, kate spade new york, along with its Foundation, has focused its social impact mission on empowering women and girls with a focus on mental health for over a decade.

Environment

Climate Talks - Episode 01: What Is Sustainability?

Sustainability. It’s a buzzword, it’s a big word. It can mean everything and nothing. But what does “sustainability” even mean today? And does it have the same meaning for everyone?

Responsible Production & Consumption

DICK'S Sporting Goods Expands Resale Partnership With SidelineSwap

DICK'S Sporting Goods and SidelineSwap, the world's largest online marketplace for new and used sporting goods, are expanding their partnership to offer a series of 50 new trade-in events in seven states through the end of 2022.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

My Special Aflac Duck® Joins Gabe on His Sickle Cell Journey

Gabe loves to give warm hugs to his My Special Aflac Duck that accompanies him on good days and stressful days: happy volunteer events, nervous doctor appointments and all sorts of adventures.

Health & Healthcare

COVID-19: Challenges, Accomplishments, and Opportunities

As the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, Quest stepped up and answered the call to play a central role in the national response to COVID-19.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Current State of Water Stewardship Practices: Top 5 Questions Answered

This quick-read blog post "Current State of Water Stewardship Practices: 5 Top Questions Answered" discusses the following topics:

Education

How Subaru Is Helping Schools & Students in Need

What’s the best way to work with your nonprofit partner? How do you build a culture of trust?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IP, N.C. Coastal Land Trust and Partners Fund a Wildlife Oasis Conserved Along the Cape Fear

International Paper, along with seven other generous donors, partnered with the N.C. Coastal Land Trust to fund the purchase of 265 acres along 1.1 miles of the Cape Fear River in Bladen County.

Education

Functional Social Emotional Learning Professional Development To Craft a Positive Learning Environment

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is defined by Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning as the process of developing self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success.

Energy

It May Be Time To Upgrade, Replace, or Ditch Your Underground Storage Tank

Aging and deteriorating underground storage tanks pose hazards to community and environmental health. Often, they require significant upgrades or full replacements. As you upgrade, replace, or ditch your UST, Ambipar Response and Booster can help.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Water Mission Delivers Safe Water for Ukrainians With Help From FedEx

Thanks to support from FedEx, Water Mission can ensure that tens of thousands of people have access to safe water and emergency hygiene supplies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Blackstone Gives Back Through the 2022 Summer of Service

At Blackstone, we are committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Supply Chain Management at Enbridge

A strong, diverse supplier community is essential to the resiliency and agility of our supply chain and contributes to the vitality of the communities where we live and work. Our contractors and suppliers are often the face of Enbridge.

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