ESG News from Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology | SAP

3 Ways AI Accelerates Sustainability Efforts

While climate risk, social equity and ethical governance used to be peripheral concerns, they are now central to long-term business success.
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Energy

Supporting Renewable Energy With Innovative Solutions

An expanding population requires more energy, further driving demand for renewables. Dow is keeping pace by delivering solutions that improve the efficiency, reliability and durability of our customers’ products, while lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Mastercard: Supporting Startups That Are Moving More Sustainable Grocery Picks Up the Food Chain

Trawling the supermarket aisles for dinner, most people’s eyes gravitate to the price tag and preparation time.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Letter From Lenovo’s Chief Legal & Corporate Responsibility Officer: Driving ESG With Innovation, Diversity, and Accountability

As Senior Vice President and Chief Legal & Corporate Responsibility Officer, it is a pleasure to share our 18th annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report for FY 2023/24.

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Research, Reports & Publications

New Guidance to Help Investors and Corporate Directors Engage Effectively on Climate Governance

The updated 2024 Ceres Guidance for Investor Engagements with Directors on Climate Risk Governance is a resource for investors to guide engagements with U.S. corporate directors to better understand board oversight of the financially material risks and opportunities

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Recognized in Pensions & Investments’ Best Place to Work in Money Management for 13th Consecutive Year

Principal Asset Management℠, the investment management unit of Principal Financial Group®, announced today Pensions & Investments named the firm 2024 Best Place to Work in Money Management. This is the 13th consecutive year Principal has been recognized as a best place to work.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Franklin Templeton Recognized in Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2024

Franklin Templeton and three of its specialist investment managers were recognized in the 2024 Best Places to Work in Money Management awards announced by Pensions & Investments.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Delivering Food and Hope to Families in Indianapolis

In September, Marathon Petroleum’s Transportation and Rail (T&R) Health and Safety department, along with team members from the local fleet operations, environmental and corporate medical services department, volunteered to distribute food at Gleaners Food Bank.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Four Dow Leaders Recognized on 2024 Outstanding Role Model Lists

Dow (NYSE: Dow) announced that four of its leaders have been recognized in the 2024 Outstanding Role Model Lists supported by YouTube.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates Native American Heritage Month 2024

Comcast NBCUniversal is committed to honoring the rich and vibrant history of Native American communities. This Native American Heritage Month, we are celebrating the dynamic cultures, aspiring stories and ongoing contributions that Native Americans make to society.

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Events, Media & Communications

CFOs Are Now Key Players in Sustainability Strategies

The Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) role has become an accepted part of the C-suite in recent years as regular sustainability reporting is now a best practice for the largest U.S. publicly-traded companies.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

PSEG Feeding Hope: Supporting Communities Experiencing Food Insecurity

Together, we’re not just addressing hunger – we’re creating opportunities and strengthening communities across New Jersey.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How I Found My Way To Impact Investing & Why I Hope More Women Will Join Me

When impact investing focuses on women, it’s typically as beneficiaries of capital – and that’s very important. And I want to encourage impact investing to be equally thoughtful in getting women into roles managing and deploying capital as well.

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Education

TCS’ Flagship STEM Education Program goIT™ Celebrates 15 Years, Empowering Over 300K Students With Digital Skills

Since its inception in 2009, Go Innovate Together has reached over 300,000 students in 48 countries, helping them develop skills to thrive in the global digital economy.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ASPCA® Joins the Subaru Share the Love® Event As National Charity Partner for 17th Year

For the seventeenth year in a row, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has been selected as a national charity partner in the Subaru Share the Love® Event to help support thousands of animals in need across the country.

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Energy

From Learning to Earning: How Multistakeholder Partnerships Are Shaping the Future Workforce

Empowering young people is crucial, not only for their own growth but for addressing critical challenges, such as climate resilience, and preparing them to lead in a rapidly evolving world.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Joins the Industry We Want To Discuss Collaborative Approaches To Increase Climate Adaptation Efforts in the Garment Sector

Cascale team member Hanna Griesbeck Garcia, manager of stakeholder engagement and project manager of TIWW, recently moderated The Industry We Want (TIWW) Deep Dive webinar that focused on unpacking challenges related to stagnating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Cisco: Publicly Available Life Cycle Assessments Document Our Products’ Environmental Impact

We are excited to announce that Cisco is now publishing life cycle assessments (LCAs) for some of our hardware products.

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Events, Media & Communications

Baker Tilly’s Healthy Outcomes Podcast: Transforming Senior Healthcare Through Value-Based Care

On this episode of Healthy Outcomes, Baker Tilly’s host Mark Ross interviews Dr. Kate Goodrich, Chief Medical Officer at Humana. Together, they discuss the transformative potential of value-based care, specifically senior-focused healthcare innovation, and more.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cintas Corporation Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Community Impact Report

Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) published its Fiscal Year 2024 Community Impact Report, which includes information and data about the company’s philanthropic initiatives that it supported during the last fiscal year through Cintas Cares.

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Innovation & Technology

Empowering Success Through Digital Innovation: Mary Kay’s Cutting-Edge Tools and AI-Driven Equality Research

For Mary Kay, it’s mission critical: we’ve been accelerating our digital innovation efforts to unleash the full potential of women entrepreneurs.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Covia Proudly Recognizes National Miners Day

On this occasion, Covia pays tribute to current and former miners, whose work is the first step in creating critical materials and everyday products that the world relies on.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Victoria’s Secret & Co. Awarded for Alabama Cotton Farms Collaboration and Adaptive Launch From the Anthem Awards

Victoria’s Secret & Co. recently received a Silver Award in the Sustainability, Environment, & Climate Category for the Fourth Annual Anthem Awards thanks to a unique collaboration with four Alabama cotton family farms.

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Energy

Southwire Invests in BoxPower

Southwire Company, LLC is pleased to announce an investment in BoxPower Inc., a turnkey microgrid platform provider.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies’ Portland Division Teamed up With Sunshine Division for Thanksgiving Meal Delivery

Albertsons Companies’ Portland Division associates teamed up with Sunshine Division to pack thousands of turkey meal bags for their inaugural Thanksgiving Meal Delivery. Albertsons Companies associates joined hundreds of dedicated volunteers to prep the meal bags.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Nonprofits on Giving Tuesday

Nonprofits are the superheroes of our world, providing a lifeline for those in need. This Giving Tuesday, we celebrate the dedication of nonprofits committed to tackling tough social issues facing local communities.

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    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...

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  10. Entergy's 2024 Performance Report Shares Progress Toward a Better Future
    Entergy’s 2024 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2024 achievements, future plans and strategies...

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    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...

  12. Circular Economy and Supply Chain Sustainability
    We strive for supply chain excellence, working to increase diversity, protect human rights, promote health and well-being, and extend opportunity for...

  13. 2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...

  14. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.

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