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National Grid And Its Employees Make A Difference; Team Up With United Way To Assist Customers Most In Need

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

National Grid and its employees have once again joined forces to help support 35 United Way chapters throughout the company’s US service area. This year, more than 4,500 National Grid employees pledged more than $1.4 million to the United Way campaign.

Sponsor, Volunteer, or Partner with YMCA of Metropolitan Washington for the 25th Annual THINGAMAJIG® Invention Convention, One of the Largest Local STEM-based Events for Youth

Events, Media & Communications

Twenty-five years ago, what started as a small science camp celebration with just 140 children has exploded into a multi-state STEM experience for more than 5,000 kids in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

Beth Rattner at Climate One: What Is Biomimicry?

Environment

Beth Rattner recently spoke at a Climate One panel and podcast, explaining what biomimicry is, and the role it can play in product design.

Hallmark 2018 Sustainability Progress

Research, Reports & Publications

“Overall, we are very pleased with the progress we have made,” said Craig McMonigle, vice president – supply chain innovation and product integrity, Hallmark. “We remain committed to better understanding our water footprint and the areas of biggest impact and risk along our broader supply chain.”

Mars Showcases Coral Restoration at Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Education

Mars has been in business since 1911 — and we want to be thriving in another hundred years. Our Associates take a scientific approach to the challenges that we face, working with the best and brightest around the world to solve the problems we encounter as a business and in society.

Crucial Contribution of Business to Paris Agreement

Sustainable Development Goals

Paper published giving analysis of how policy makers and businesses can work closer together to ramp up private sector engagement in the climate change commitments made under the Paris Agreement.

Gildan Partners With World Vision to Deliver Its Teacher Training Program in Honduras

Education

As a pillar of Gildan’s community engagement program, the Company believes that investing in youth education can help change futures for individuals and communities grow and prosper in the longer term.

Teva Drives Progress to Address Pressing Global Health Challenges While Maintaining Focus on Compliance

Research, Reports & Publications

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) published today its 2018 Social Impact Report, highlighting how the world’s leading provider of generic medicines helped create a healthier world through its product portfolio, patient programs, environmental sustainability actions and corporate culture rooted in compliance and ethics.

Join Schneider Electric for a Sustainability TweetChat: 2019 Earth Overshoot Day

Events, Media & Communications

2019 Earth Overshoot Day is earlier than ever. Let's #MoveTheDate.

Carnival Corporation to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics by End of 2021

Sustainable Development Goals

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, recently announced that it will significantly eliminate its purchase and consumption of non-essential single-use plastics by the end of 2021.

UN Global Compact to Engage Business at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Goals

At the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the UN Global Compact will host the first Making Global Goals Local Business Week, providing an opportunity for business leaders to showcase their contributions towards the Sustainable Development Goals and share best practices for translating global strategies into local solutions in support of the 2030 Agenda.

Bridgestone to Attend the Program Presentation of 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

Events, Media & Communications

A total of 53 teams from 24 countries will take part in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge from 13-20 October. Bridgestone has been the title sponsor of the event since 2013 and has continuously supplied teams with specially-developed solar car tires: ECOPIA with ologic.

Intel Was Losing Employees. So It Created an Anonymous Hotline to Help Unhappy Workers

In 2016, Intel realized it had a retention problem. A lot of workers were leaving, particularly women and minorities. So the company launched a confidential online hotline where employees are paired with case managers to resolve any workplace concerns or struggles, before they quit.

ESG Disclosure Reduces Risk and Informs Investors

GRI Chief Executive Tim Mohin testifies before US House Committee on Financial Services, on corporate reporting requirements for ESG information.

Ecuadorian Plaintiffs End Fraudulent Litigation Against Chevron

A group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs whose litigation against Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) has been exposed as a fraud and bribery scheme by courts in the United States and elsewhere has ended its Canadian lawsuit against the company.

Aramark to Provide Full Tuition Coverage of College Degrees for Hourly Associates Across the U.S.

Aramark (ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, announced today that it will provide the opportunity for eligible hourly associates in the U.S. to receive full tuition coverage for college degrees.

Announcing Our 2019 Values in Action Report

Research, Reports & Publications

Today, we are proud to release our 2019 Values in Action Report, a summary of some of the key priorities that reflect our values, as well as the stories that help bring those values to life each and every day. In the report, you will find a rich variety of data about how we are working to meet our goal of building a best-in-class approach to Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) and how we are engaging in local and national partnerships that are providing invaluable resources to advance greater opportunity, diversity and digital inclusion in our communities, and in our society.

National Grid Celebrates Lineworker Appreciation Day

National Grid’s electricity field force is a special group of people who perform extraordinary work in some of the toughest conditions.

VALVERT launches 100% recycled plastic bottle

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nestlé Waters launches 100% rPET bottle for Valvert brand in Europe

The Alliance to Save Energy Names Four Innovators as 2019 Stars of Energy Efficiency

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Alliance to Save Energy on Wednesday announced it would be awarding Alabama Power, Ingersoll Rand, OhmConnect, and Pepco Holdings its 2019 Stars of Energy Efficiency, celebrating their accomplishments in pioneering new ways to use energy more effectively.

eBay Utah Office Announces 100% Renewable Energy

Energy

At eBay, we believe it is our responsibility to encourage the development of renewable energy, which has the potential to benefit economies around the world. This is why we’ve made it our goal to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025.

Conservation Camp Celebrates Sustainable Forestry

Environment

When Bonny Skene attended Conservation Camp in 10th grade, she wasn’t looking for a career in forestry. “My parents always encouraged me to try new and different things, and Conservation Camp was definitely new and different,” she says.

Making Payment Acceptance a Driver for Financial Inclusion

Ten years ago, 85 percent of the world’s transactions were in cash and checks, and 2.5 billion people were unbanked. Since then, we’ve all been working hard as an industry to develop technology that will give the unbanked access to the world of digital payments.

Takeda Continues Ongoing Inclusion in the FTSE4Good Developed Index & MSCI ESG Leaders Index

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

On the FTSE4Good Developed Index, Takeda received high marks in the areas of “Climate Change,” “Customer Responsibility,” and “Corporate Governance." Takeda’s proactive approach to tackling environmental issues on a global scale includes...

Lockheed Martin Releases 2018 Global Diversity and Inclusion Report

Diversity & Inclusion

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], ranked among the ‘50 Best Companies for Diversity’ by Black Enterprise magazine in 2018, is releasing its 2018 Annual Report on Global Diversity and Inclusion. The 36-page report outlines Lockheed Martin’s current workforce statistics as well as employee testimonials on its ever-evolving advancements in creating an inclusive work environment for the company’s 105,000 employees around the world.