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Global Insights Series • Social Impact

​Welcome to Acre’s Sustainable Finance Insights Series, where we’ll be highlighting key sustainability topics for the financial sector. This month, we’ll be focusing on social impact.

Learn How T-Mobile Empowers Employees and Customers To Give Back

Social Impact & Volunteering

See how the team at T-Mobile’s newest Customer Experience Center in Rochester, N.Y. were ready to give back from the get-go, using some of the many benefits the company offers to employees wanting to support their communities.

Collaborating for the Planet: How One Unlikely Material Enabled a Sustainable Luxury Golf Bag

Responsible Production & Consumption

On a mission to reimagine a more sustainable golf bag for a world-class golf event, VESSEL and Dow turned to a novel and versatile material solution: LuxSense™ Silicone Leather.

Like Pizza, Opportunity Is Better Shared

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

At Pizza Hut, we believe that everyone deserves equal opportunity. That’s why we created the Equal Slice program, which provides education, mentorship, and $20,000 grants to business owners in underrepresented communities to help them succeed.

How Chemours’ Chemistries Are Helping To Sustainably Scale the Hydrogen Economy

Energy

One of the hydrogen industry’s biggest challenges is the need to quickly and exponentially scale a new supply chain that can support rapid advancement toward a global Hydrogen Economy, especially in the face of geopolitical challenges.

NBCUniversal and IllumiNative Partner To Increase Indigenous Representation in Media

Diversity & Inclusion

To kick-off Native American Heritage Month, NBCUniversal and IllumiNative, the Native women-led organization focused on amplifying contemporary Native voices, stories, and issues to advance justice, equity, and self-determination, announced a new partnership.

TENWEST Streetfest and Startup Tucson Creates a Place for Entrepreneurs To Learn and Grow

Research, Reports & Publications

GoDaddy’s Sr. Director of Venture Forward, Alexandra Rosen, kicked off Innovation Day at TENWEST this year with a presentation on the power of entrepreneurship, including the growth, journey and impact of the local microbusiness owner in Tucson and surrounding Arizona.

Ramping Up RNG Potential in the Pacific Northwest

Energy

Renewable energy, including RNG, is an important and growing business for Enbridge, which has been investing in renewables and lower-carbon infrastructure for more than 20 years.

Entergy Texas Partners With Montgomery County Food Bank To Provide Healthy Meals to the Community

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

No one should have to question where their next meal will come from, but unfortunately, that’s the reality for many families in Texas.

Santa Barbara Unveils New Electric Buses

Energy

Santa Barbara’s Metropolitan Transit District is two stops closer to a zero-emission fleet. The agency recently added two new 40-foot, battery-electric buses and charging infrastructure to its operations.

Insight From Nielsen: New Research Shows That Disability-Inclusive Content Is Smart Business

Diversity & Inclusion

It’s the classic fashion catalog pose. Two fetching models, a man and a woman who look like they’re about to go yachting, peer into the camera with a look that borders on smoldering.

Essity Hygiene and Health Report 2023–2024: Prevention for Preparedness in Hygiene and Health

Health & Healthcare

Prevention helps save lives and facilitates equity and equality. Prevention measures including access to basic hygiene services are as essential for health systems and societies as they are for individuals.

High School Internship Program Helps Students Grow Careers in Banking

Diversity & Inclusion

For Jorge Estudillo-Castillo, thinking about a future career in banking started while attending Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities and interning at a U.S. Bank branch in Minneapolis.

Doing Good by Giving Back: Honoring National Philanthropy Day

As a global company committed to developing solutions that improve people’s daily experiences, HARMAN has always believed in pursuing ideas, technologies and partnerships that have a profound impact on people, communities and the broader society.

Bad Actors Using AI To Target Businesses via BEC

Innovation & Technology

Business Email Compromise – known simply as BEC – often looks like an innocuous email. Yet it’s one of the most financially damaging online crimes.

DP World and McLaren Racing Pioneer Sustainable Logistics in Moving F1 Race Equipment

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainability met speed last week through DP World's latest collaboration with McLaren Racing.

Franklin Templeton Employees Engage in Read for the Record Initiative

Social Impact & Volunteering

This year, 40 Franklin Templeton employees across seven offices read to over 1,200 students as part of Jumpstart’s 17th anniversary of Read for the Record.

Local Business L&M Hair Company Wins KeyBank’s Key4Women, 2023 Women-Owned Business Pitch Contest in Partnership With Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), and the Portland Thorns FC

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank’s Key4Women program, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), and the Portland Thorns FC announced that local business, L&M Hair Company, is the winner of a business pitch contest for women-owned businesses (WOBs) located in Oregon and SW Washington.

Fortune and Great Place to Work® Name Cadence One of the World’s Best Workplaces™ in 2023, Ranking 9th

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that Fortune magazine and Great Place To Work® have honored the company as one of the 2023 World’s Best Workplaces™ for the eighth time, ranking Cadence #9.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Joins MIT SHINE Research Initiative

Environment

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has become a member of the Sustainability and Health Initiative for Net Positive Enterprise (SHINE) established by the Materials Systems Laboratory (MSL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Subaru of America Adopts All Classrooms on Camden High School Campus

Social Impact & Volunteering

Last year, Subaru adopted the city's middle schools and the year before adopted elementary schools as part of its Subaru Loves Learning initiative. The company partners with AdoptAClassroom.org with its initiative.

Video: SEE® Creates Sustainability Beyond Our Oceans With Talley's

Responsible Production & Consumption

Global packaging provider SEE (formerly Sealed Air) worked with Talley's, a New Zealand-based agribusiness company, to provide a seafood packaging solution that aligns with Talley's eco-conscious values and meets industry and retailer requirements for recyclable packaging.

Duke Energy Honors Ohio and Northern Kentucky Veterans With Foundation Grants, Volunteerism

Social Impact & Volunteering

Duke Energy proudly honors our nation’s veterans with Foundation grants in 2023 totaling $35,000.

Trane Technologies Delivers on Low-Carbon Steel Commitment With 1M+ Sustainable HVAC Systems

Green Infrastructure

Trane Technologies today announced a significant milestone for its industry-leading, sustainable climate solutions – with more than one million HVAC units with low-carbon steel shipped to homeowners and commercial customers across the U.S.

Landmark Oceans Futures Platform Projects the Arctic, Gulf of Guinea, and Central Pacific To Be Among Future Climate-Driven Fisheries Conflict Hotspots

Environment

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced the launch of its Oceans Futures platform, a first-of-its-kind initiative that projects seascapes surrounding the Arctic Ocean and within the Gulf of Guinea, Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Tropical Pacific, and Central Pacific will experience