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Summary and Takeaways From COP26

Dec 20, 2021 1:45 PM ET - The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, was recently held in Glasgow, Scotland. After the event, our global teams took some time to analyze and came up with some key points to summarize the event and its impacts.

Radisson Hotel Group Increases Focus on Supply Chain Sustainability; Announces Partnership With EcoVadis

Dec 20, 2021 9:00 AM ET - Recent supply chain pressures, risks and social impacts of global shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, make supply chain transparency and risk management essential for Radisson Hotel Group, one of the world’s leading hospitality...

Fairtrade America Reveals Top Consumer Trends for 2022

Dec 20, 2021 8:05 AM ET - Fairtrade America - an independent, third-party certification that partners with farmers and workers to negotiate better prices, decent working conditions, and a fairer deal overall

Alibaba Group Announces Carbon Neutrality Goal by 2030

Dec 17, 2021 10:00 AM ET - Alibaba Group Holding Limited announced a pledge to achieve carbon neutrality in its own operations by 2030 and introduced a Scope 3+ target, a pioneering initiative aiming to facilitate 1.5 gigatons of decarbonization across its business by 2035.

Boston Scientific Named a Dow Jones Sustainability Index Company

Dec 16, 2021 3:50 PM ET - Boston Scientific has earned a spot on the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America, one of the most prestigious global benchmarks for corporate responsibility.

Animal Rescue Continues in Kentucky

Dec 16, 2021 3:15 PM ET - The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS) Animal Rescue and Response team is currently on the ground in Mayfield, Kentucky to search for and rescue animals after the recent devastating tornado.

Black & Veatch Designs First-of-a-Kind Advanced R&D Facility for Cultivated Seafood in Singapore

Dec 16, 2021 8:25 AM ET - Black & Veatch collaborated with Shiok Meats for the conceptual design and layout of their first-of-a-kind advanced research and development facility for cultivated seafood.

El Abra Provides Start-Up Funds and Training to 33 Small Businesses in Chile

Dec 16, 2021 7:55 AM ET - Minera El Abra selected 33 businesses for the Fund Empréndete 2021, which will finance businesses or business ideas of people in the Antofagasta Region who have been trained with the DreamBuilder program.

Is Your Company Ready to Take Action on Its Sustainability Goals?

Dec 15, 2021 9:30 AM ET - Demand for renewable energy sources in the life sciences industry is growing rapidly, with 84% of companies surveyed saying they have sustainability goals that are either concrete or currently in development.

ESG Country Credit Ratings Highlight Shortcomings of Sovereign Bond Ratings

Dec 14, 2021 9:00 AM ET - Sovereign bond ratings are high-impact numbers: defining the interest rate a country has to pay for debt and fresh capital. Comparison of conventionally overeign bond ratings and ESG country credit ratings based on the Global Sustainable...

Cisco Purpose Report: Measuring and Reporting Impact Along Our Purpose Journey

Dec 14, 2021 8:15 AM ET - Measuring impact isn’t just a tick-the-box exercise for Cisco. We’ve been creating and measuring the outcomes of our ESG programs on a global scale for decades.

Volunteer Experiences That Impassion Employees and Create Meaningful Impact

Dec 14, 2021 8:00 AM ET - “Do you want to build a robot?” That’s the question America’s Charities and Give To Get recently posed to a small group of HR, CSR, and employee giving coordinators who we invited to test-drive a virtual volunteering experience.

SCS Named Best Verification Company for Carbon Offset Projects

Dec 14, 2021 8:00 AM ET - SCS Global Services announces it has achieved “Best Verification Company” in Environmental Finance’s 2021 Annual Market Rankings, a peer-voted market survey. This award signifies the company’s dedication to rigorous validation and verification of...

LDF Is Uniquely Positioned to Navigate One of the Most Important Moments for Civil Rights in Our Nation's History

Dec 13, 2021 1:05 PM ET - The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., (LDF) has been at the center of protecting the right to vote, and all civil rights, since 1940.

Taking Action on Responsible Recruitment to Fight Forced Labour

Dec 13, 2021 11:00 AM ET - In the final episode of the year, host Madelaine VanDerHeyden is joined by Rosey Hurst from Impactt Limited and Brent Wilton from Tuhana Business and Human Rights to discuss the scale of the unethical recruitment problem

AEG Breathes '15-Minute City' To Life With London's The O2

Dec 13, 2021 9:00 AM ET - As cities from Addis Ababa to Zagreb celebrate and reflect on the United Nations' World Cities Day, the concept of a community having all of its necessities within a 15-minute walking or biking radius is captivating cities all around the world...

Merck Issues $1 Billion Inaugural Sustainability Bond

Dec 13, 2021 8:30 AM ET - Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced its inaugural issuance of a $1 billion sustainability bond, which was part of an $8 billion underwritten public offering of notes that closed on Dec. 10, 2021.

Understanding Multi-capital Value

Dec 10, 2021 8:00 AM ET - In reaction to shareholder value and inspired by the social, environmental and stakeholder movements, the 1990s saw the emergence of “new economics” - and broadening financial capital to include other capitals, like natural, social and human capital.

Boldly Building the Future Series Launches, a Collaboration Between Initiatives in Art and Culture and Mark Hanna

Dec 10, 2021 5:00 AM ET - Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) and Mark Hanna announce a new virtual conference series, Boldly Building the Future, to address actionable solutions to central challenges and key issues facing the jewelry industry, including the mining and...

A Word From Sappi North America's Director of Sustainability, Sandy Taft

Dec 9, 2021 4:00 PM ET - The words that first come to my mind when I reflect on the past year would be ‘interconnectedness’ and ‘adaptability.’ The profound impact of the pandemic has touched so many different aspects of our lives—the ways we live, work, and connect with...

What Next After COP26? Be the Ball.

Dec 9, 2021 3:00 PM ET - Before, during, and after COP26, I could not stop thinking about the final scene in the movie Caddyshack. In the film, young Danny Noonan vies to win a golf match to fund his college tuition.

Five Ways Net-zero Aviation Could Reshape Life on the Ground

Dec 8, 2021 1:45 PM ET - Five ways net-zero aviation could reshape life on the ground: Aviation experts, Mattias Frithiof and Gaël Le Bris, on the wider benefits of greener flying

Tire Manufacturers Collaborate to Accelerate Progress on the SDGs

Dec 8, 2021 9:15 AM ET - Following on the heels of the forest, chemical, electric utilities, and oil and gas industries, the tire sector is the latest to come together under the auspices of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to develop a roadmap...

Supply Chain in the Spotlight: EcoVadis Wins German Sustainability Award 2022

Dec 8, 2021 9:00 AM ET - For the 14th time this year, the German Sustainability Award, initiated by Stefan Schulze-Hausmann, was presented by the Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V. (DNP) in cooperation with the German government on December 3.

Plastic Waste Reduction Now Verified by SCS Global Services Under the Verra Plastic Standard

Dec 8, 2021 9:00 AM ET - SCS Global Services has been approved to perform validation and verification under Verra’s Plastic Waste Reduction Program (“Plastic Program”).

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Summary and Takeaways From COP26

Radisson Hotel Group Increases Focus on Supply Chain Sustainability; Announces Partnership With EcoVadis

Fairtrade America Reveals Top Consumer Trends for 2022

Alibaba Group Announces Carbon Neutrality Goal by 2030

Boston Scientific Named a Dow Jones Sustainability Index Company

Animal Rescue Continues in Kentucky

Black & Veatch Designs First-of-a-Kind Advanced R&D Facility for Cultivated Seafood in Singapore

El Abra Provides Start-Up Funds and Training to 33 Small Businesses in Chile

Is Your Company Ready to Take Action on Its Sustainability Goals?

ESG Country Credit Ratings Highlight Shortcomings of Sovereign Bond Ratings

Cisco Purpose Report: Measuring and Reporting Impact Along Our Purpose Journey

Volunteer Experiences That Impassion Employees and Create Meaningful Impact

SCS Named Best Verification Company for Carbon Offset Projects

LDF Is Uniquely Positioned to Navigate One of the Most Important Moments for Civil Rights in Our Nation's History

Taking Action on Responsible Recruitment to Fight Forced Labour

AEG Breathes '15-Minute City' To Life With London's The O2

Merck Issues $1 Billion Inaugural Sustainability Bond

Understanding Multi-capital Value

Boldly Building the Future Series Launches, a Collaboration Between Initiatives in Art and Culture and Mark Hanna

A Word From Sappi North America's Director of Sustainability, Sandy Taft

What Next After COP26? Be the Ball.

Five Ways Net-zero Aviation Could Reshape Life on the Ground

Tire Manufacturers Collaborate to Accelerate Progress on the SDGs

Supply Chain in the Spotlight: EcoVadis Wins German Sustainability Award 2022

Plastic Waste Reduction Now Verified by SCS Global Services Under the Verra Plastic Standard

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