ESG News from Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pursuing Purpose and Positive Change: CEO Spotlight With Özgür Tort

Aug 4, 2021 11:05 AM ET

In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester talks to Özgür Tort, CEO of Migros Ticaret, and outgoing co-chair of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Board of Directors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Express' Coalition to Back Black Businesses Awards $25,000 Enhancement Grants to 25 Black-Owned Small Businesses

Aug 4, 2021 11:00 AM ET

American Express announced that the Coalition to Back Black Businesses will award 25 Black-owned small businesses from the Coalition’s 2020 grant program an additional $25,000 enhancement grant to support their long-term success and resilience.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Waislitz Global Citizen Award Winners 2021

Aug 4, 2021 11:00 AM ET

International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the Waislitz Foundation today recognized Bina Shrestha, Co-Founder and Director of Build Up Nepal, as the 2021 Waislitz Global Citizen Award winner.

Research, Reports & Publications

Complimentary Briefing: Tackling Biodiversity Loss

Aug 4, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Biodiversity is critically important to human health and livelihoods yet it is declining faster than at any other time in history. The Dasgupta Review found that there has been a 40% drop in the stocks of natural capital between 1991-2014, seriously harming nature’s ability to regenerate

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CSRHub's Cynthia Figge on CPOstrategy's Procurement Panel Discussion

Aug 4, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Check out CSRHub CEO Cynthia Figge's panel discussion on the latest CPOstrategy INSIGHT panel focused on procurement.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: In The Now

Aug 4, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Gravity isn’t something that preserves the status quo - it’s constantly trying to create change, to make things go faster. I feel like a similar force, even if not quantifiable, is acting upon human societies right now.

Environment

Safeway Installs Another Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Aug 4, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Albertsons Cos.’ Safeway banner has added another electric vehicle (EV) charging station from Volta Industries, Inc. in Washington state. There are now 24 Safeway locations in Washington with Volta Charging stations.

Green Infrastructure

WSP USA Helps the City of Philadelphia As It Invests in a Resilient Future

Aug 4, 2021 10:30 AM ET

The City of Philadelphia is investing in a resilient future and WSP USA is thrilled to support them in that effort. Our team has been selected to partner with the City’s Office of Emergency Management to update its 2017 All-Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Donates 10,000 Euros to Support Disaster Relief for Recent Flood Victims in Belgium and Germany

Aug 4, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Aligned with the company's Vision 2030 goal to strengthen the resilience of its communities, International Paper has provided disaster relief funding of €10,000 following the floods that recently hit parts of Belgium and Germany, among others.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank, in Partnership With the First Niagara Foundation, Awards $765,000 to Five Non-profit Organizations in Niagara County

Aug 4, 2021 10:00 AM ET

KeyBank, in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, has awarded five non-profit organizations in Niagara County a total of $765,000.

Diversity & Inclusion

Intel's Nivruti Rai Shares Her Recipe for Success

Aug 4, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Nivruti’s story exemplifies how women in technology leadership roles can break barriers and shape economies.

Health & Healthcare

Creating Culturally Relevant Conversations About Health in Native Classrooms

Aug 4, 2021 10:00 AM ET

With attention focused squarely on the COVID pandemic, it is understandable that may have forgotten about the drug epidemic, which continues to impact lives across the country.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Rancher-led Efforts to Address Climate Change Through Regenerative Grazing With A&W Canada and Cargill

Aug 4, 2021 9:55 AM ET

ALUS, A&W Canada and Cargill have collaborated to create Grazing Forward, to support regenerative grazing practices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Has Earned the Top Spot on Forbes' 2021 List of 'Best Employers for New Graduates'

Aug 4, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Forbes teamed up with market research company Statista to identify the companies most liked by new workforce entrants in their annual ranking, in which Merck was named #1 best employer for new graduates.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UnitedHealth Group Named Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for Second Year

Aug 4, 2021 9:45 AM ET

For the second year in a row, UnitedHealth Group has been named one of the best places to work for disability inclusion in 2021 by the Disability Equality Index® (DEI).

Health & Healthcare

Merchants of Doubt

Aug 4, 2021 9:45 AM ET

In March 1996, a British fact-finding commission reporting to the House of Commons concluded that striking brain diseases observed in young people were probably due to the consumption of meat from BSE-infected cattle.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Helps Build North Carolina Workforce With $615,000 in Grants to Community Colleges, HBCUs and Nonprofits

Aug 4, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Duke Energy has awarded $615,000 in grants to 19 workforce development and education programs in North Carolina to help job seekers and students prepare for employment, particularly in the energy sector.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mind Fish, the First Fair Trade Certified Canned Tuna Lands in the USA

Aug 4, 2021 9:10 AM ET

Mind Fish Co. has launched the first Fair Trade Certified canned tuna product available for purchase in the North American market.

Diversity & Inclusion

Invesco Is a Founding Partner With AFP on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness Initiative

Aug 3, 2021 5:10 PM ET

We’re proud to be a founding partner with AFP on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness Initiative designed to bolster awareness and encourage individuals in underrepresented communities to explore a career in corporate finance and treasury.

Responsible Production & Consumption

FPT Industrial's Bourbon-Lancy Plant Receives Gold WCM Medal

Aug 3, 2021 5:00 PM ET

FPT Industrial’s engine plant in Bourbon-Lancy, France, is the first of its world major factories to acquire the Gold Level certification in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program. FPT Industrial is a brand of CNH Industrial.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity Powers Chevron

Aug 3, 2021 3:10 PM ET

Education

Teach for America, Entergy Celebrate Education Efforts

Aug 3, 2021 3:00 PM ET

Teach for America Greater New Orleans and Entergy Corporation are teaming up to celebrate 30 years of commitment to educational excellence for students in the Greater New Orleans area.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Contributing to Social Development and Amazon Forest Conservation

Aug 3, 2021 2:45 PM ET

Latin America presents unique features when it comes to ESG: incredibly rich biodiversity, ethnic and cultural diversity on one side and challenges in the space of social inequality and environmental issues on the other side.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Owens Corning's Product Handprint: 2030 Sustainability Targets and Progress

Aug 3, 2021 2:40 PM ET

By 2030: Establish viable circular economy business models involving our materials and how they are used by collaborating up and down the supply chain, with customers, suppliers, communities, academics, policy makers, government entities, and other organizations.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Circularity in Action: The Home Depot's Commitment to Composting and Sustainability

Aug 3, 2021 2:30 PM ET

In Puget Sound, Washington, associates are turning trash into something customers can use. Flowers, soil, and other retired organic items are being composted instead of thrown away.