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Gildan supports Fashion Revolution’s campaign for the third year...

Apr 24, 2019 1:00 PM ET - Global population growth, increased water scarcity, stressed food systems, competition over resources—the consequences of inefficient land and water use are already manifesting, and we must act now to correct our course. As a global community,...

What 50 Years of Responsibility Looks Like: Q&A With Whirlpool’s Sustainability Head

Apr 24, 2019 1:00 PM ET - 2019 is the 50th anniversary of its Whirlpool Corp's sustainability commitment. As far back as 1969, the CEO talked about how programs to reduce Whirlpool’s impact on the environment had proven to be a smart investment in the company’s future...

MilliporeSigma Introduces New Greener Solvent, Cyrene™

Apr 24, 2019 9:10 AM ET - MilliporeSigma today launched Cyrene™ — a sustainable dipolar aprotic solvent, produced in two steps from a renewable cellulose source. The bio-derived alternative was created in response to the need for solvents to meet stricter regulation...

What Innovative Companies and Women on Boards Have in Common

Apr 24, 2019 8:35 AM ET - ESG investing has garnered more and more acceptance and enthusiasm in the market as investors tackle some of the most urgent environmental and social issues of our time, from climate change to social inequalities. I have long been passionate about...

UN Global Compact Bulletin (April 2019)

Apr 24, 2019 8:15 AM ET - Almost four years into the 2030 Agenda, it is clear that our actions are not transformational enough, nor at the scale and pace needed to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Estimates project that it will require roughly US $5 to 7...

Tetra Tech Releases Its 2018 Sustainability Report Card

Apr 24, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Tetra Tech released its 2018 Sustainability Report Card on Earth Day, April 22, 2019. Our report card shares how we are Leading with Science® to achieve a more sustainable and resilient world. Featuring an introduction from Tetra Tech CEO Dan...

Hannon Armstrong’s 2018 ESG Report: Investing in Climate Change Solutions

Apr 24, 2019 4:00 AM ET - Hannon Armstrong (NYSE: HASI), a capital provider focused on sustainable infrastructure markets that address climate change, today announced that its inaugural 2018 ESG Report is available online.

Mohawk Industries 2018 Sustainability Report Showcases Flooring Company’s Commitment to Handprints Over Footprints

Apr 23, 2019 3:35 PM ET - The power of handprints over footprints is the focus of the 2018 Sustainability Report released online by Mohawk Industries today. This year’s report illustrates how a growing commitment to sustainability by the world’s largest flooring company is...

[Webinar] Evolving Your Employee Volunteer Program for Greater Impact & Participation

Apr 23, 2019 3:00 PM ET - Join our discussion with employee volunteer leaders as they share insight into what makes their programs successful and take home innovative solutions to jumpstart employee participation and amplify your impact.

Bloomberg Launches News Voices Initiative in Dubai

Apr 23, 2019 2:15 PM ET - Bloomberg recently announced the expansion of its New Voices initiative to the Middle East at an event held in its Dubai office and attended by 50 public relations and finance professionals from the region. Dubai is the latest city to join New York...

Mental Health Crisis… A Region Unites for Solutions

Apr 23, 2019 10:10 AM ET - One in five. That’s the percentage of adults in America who experience a mental illness. Nearly one in 25 adults in America live with a serious mental illness. And, perhaps even more startling, one-half of all chronic mental illness begins by the...

Gildan Empowers Students to Care for the Planet in the Dominican Republic

Apr 23, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Gildan believes that a more sustainable future starts with education by encouraging students to take ownership over the environmental issues in their own communities.

Changing the Game on Climate Advocacy: BICEP 10 Years Strong

Apr 22, 2019 4:30 PM ET - Ceres BICEP Network members have weighed in on a range of state and federal policies from renewable energy issues to fuel efficiency standards, to various Clean Air Act measures to the Paris Climate Agreement. These forward-thinking companies are...

Earth Day with PayPal CEO Dan Schulman and Jaxon Love, Global Lead, Environmental Sustainability

Apr 22, 2019 3:10 PM ET - PayPal CEO Dan Schulman sat down with Jaxon Love, Global Lead of Environmental Sustainability, to talk about the company's focus on minimizing environmental impact...

Balancing the Scales of Opportunity

Apr 22, 2019 3:00 PM ET - For the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference, we asked speakers to consider what prosperity means. See their insights and share your thoughts using #MIGlobal. See more coverage on the Milken Institute LinkedIn page. This article originally...

National Bank of Kuwait Takes Extensive Steps Towards Becoming a Middle East Corporate Sustainability Leader

Apr 22, 2019 2:00 PM ET - National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) launched its third annual Sustainability Report today, in alignment with the guidelines from the Kuwait National Development Plan (KNDP), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the United Nations Sustainable Development...

DSM Sets Science-based Reduction Targets for Emissions

Apr 22, 2019 12:00 PM ET - DSM has committed to reducing 30% of its greenhouse gas emissions from direct production and purchased energy in absolute terms by 2030 compared to 2016. DSM will decouple emissions from its growth through energy efficiency measures and sourcing...

Embrace Our Beautiful Planet and Our Shared Responsibility to Protect it

Apr 22, 2019 11:15 AM ET - 50 years ago, the EPA did not exist, which meant there was no Clean Air Act, no Clean Water Act, and no legal regulatory mechanism to protect our environment. This all changed in April 1970 when Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to...

It's Calling Time on Carbon Emissions

Apr 22, 2019 10:05 AM ET - Climate change no longer can be passed off as tomorrow’s problem. People only have to look out the window or turn on the news to see how the world’s weather patterns are changing at an alarming rate. Whole communities are already having to adapt to...

Women and Sustainable Investing: Driving Assets and Benefitting From a Gender-Lens Approach

Apr 22, 2019 10:05 AM ET - US SIF’s Lisa Woll on how women are moving forward with investments in sustainability-focused products and strategies with 84 percent of women expressing interest in SRI.

Video | Watch Timberland and the Smallholder Farmers Alliance Join Farmers in the Field for Haiti’s First Commercial Cotton Harvest in 30 Years

Apr 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET - Three representatives of global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland recently joined the Smallholder Farmers Alliance and local farmers to help harvest Haiti’s first commercial cotton crop in three decades. Since 2016, Timberland has worked with the...

Expert Interview With Michael Kovacich, Groundwater Remediation Expert

Apr 22, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Michael Kovacich, CPG, CP graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1991 with a major in geology and a minor in biology. He received his Master of Science in Earth Science from Western Michigan University in 1999, specializing in contaminant...

Kimberly-Clark’s Environmental Services Leader Reflects on the Importance of Earth Day

Apr 19, 2019 3:10 PM ET - Responsible, sustainable, measurable. Buzz words or action verbs? For me, those are fighting words. As more companies join the fight to protect our natural resources, Earth Day serves as a reminder that those who use natural resources also have an...

Israel is Keen to Tap Into the Momentum of Rising Global ESG Investment

Apr 19, 2019 3:00 PM ET - The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment processes and decision-making is on the rise globally. The responsible investing market is worth almost $23 trillion, representing around half of all assets...

WeWork: Oil Money and the Challenge of Achieving Carbon Neutrality

Apr 19, 2019 2:45 PM ET - WeWork, a company that provides shared workspaces, has taken a stand on sustainability. It has committed to carbon neutrality by 2023, and it has stopped serving meat to its employees as well as reimbursing them for meals that contain meat—because...

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