“You can’t just throw up a couple of ads or say we’re here for June and disappear,” Tim Bennett, a marketing consultant and former marketing executive at Subaru who led the company’s groundbreaking LGBTQ+-focused marketing campaign in the 1990s
Maya Penn started a company at eight years old and she’s kept growing from there. We hear from Maya and from her mentor Phyllis Newhouse who, along with venture capitalist Isabelle Freidheim, created the first-ever female-led SPAC, Athena Technology Acquisition.
Sustainability is now a topic of every Board meeting with dedicated oversight from the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee which reports into the Board at each meeting.
Transformation of the U.S. energy grid is underway against a backdrop of aggressive decarbonization goals even as electric utilities modernize to accommodate an influx of distributed energy resources (DER) and mitigate risks to system reliability.
As senior vice president of credit card at Oportun, Gonzalo Palacio is helping to serve a customer base that has been left behind. Oportun provides affordable personal loans to those with little to no credit history—and, since Palacio joined the company, credit cards.
The main impact of the CSRD will be felt by the CFO. ESG used to be a concern for sustainability or corporate communications teams. But if, or when, the proposals come to pass, it will enter the annual reporting process.
A new addition has been made to the senior management team of GRI, provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, following confirmation of Dani Marunovic as Chief Financial Officer.
Jangala, this year’s Digital Inclusivity winning solution, is focused on the same goals as our ET&I team, targeting corporate responsibility and innovation while closing the digital divide to build a more inclusive digital world.
Fishermen, chefs and manufacturers are working in tandem on ways to support the health and sustainability of our oceans while meeting consumer demand for seafood. Taking a cue from the “nose-to-tail” movement, restaurants are serving up more than just fish fillets in their effort to combat food waste. But the future of sustainable seafood may not be found in the ocean at all!
With brand reputation intrinsically tied to environmental, social, governance (ESG) progress, the stakes for companies to remain committed to addressing societal issues have never been higher.
Today, Fair Trade USA® – the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America – announces new commitments and product launches in the second quarter of 2021.
On April 22, ON Semiconductor marked two years as a Signatory to the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. As a UN Global Compact Signatory, ON Semiconductor participates alongside other global companies to make a difference in the communities where it operates.
Needing to stay in the hospital can be scary and stressful for pediatric patients and their families. Project Sunshine aims to minimize those feelings by providing opportunities for play through volunteer-led programming that promotes creative expression, socialization, and learning.
Eco-consumerism is a term that describes how today’s consumers want to be empowered and feel responsible for their actions and choices when making purchases. Recent findings from a Future of Beauty survey found that 72% of consumers believed individuals are responsible for caring for the planet.
The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business.
A host of benefits for finalists in the form of incubation, patent-filing incentives, industry exposure, networking opportunities, expert mentorship, expense reimbursement, and more
With the 144-megawatt (MW) Pflugerville Solar facility coming online today, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) reached a significant milestone – it now owns, operates, or purchases more than 10,000 MW of solar and wind energy throughout the United States from both its regulated and nonregulated businesses.
This week, HP unveiled a bold new goal and accelerator initiative to achieve digital equity, on the heels of an announcement last month that focused on climate action and human rights.
“Everyone deserves an opportunity to learn the skills needed to enter or reenter the workforce,” said Lynette Bell, president of the Truist Foundation. “NCIA provides people from all walks of life with real-world skill training and tools to succeed.”
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is growing rapidly in relevance for those in the U.S. While some teams may know of its value, they may not have standards in place at the same level of their other reporting.
Across Central and Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, Comcast has been working with community partners like the LGBT Center in Reading to launch more than 60 WiFi-connected Lift Zones.
Today, Wells Fargo and ideas42, a leading nonprofit that uses insights from behavioral science to drive social change, announced Shared Prosperity Catalyst
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced the nationwide kickoff of Subaru Loves Learning month, the automaker’s initiative to make learning more accessible for kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) students nationwide.
