ESG News from Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainable Investing Sentiment Weathers Economic Uncertainty

Nov 9, 2021 2:15 PM ET

For sustainability investors, COVID-19 offered a catastrophic reminder of the need to prepare for large-scale threats. The worldwide public health crisis claimed millions of lives, crippled economies and disrupted every aspect of daily life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Foundation Supports American Red Cross Humanitarian Mission Through Annual Disaster Giving Program

Nov 9, 2021 1:50 PM ET

Today the American Red Cross is recognizing Truist Foundation, headquartered in Charlotte, for supporting Red Cross Disaster Relief through the Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) with an annual pledge of $1 million.

Environment

Using Constructed Wetlands for Green Tech Groundwater Remediation Solutions

Nov 9, 2021 1:35 PM ET

In a webinar hosted by Inogen Alliance, experts highlighted the opportunities and benefits of using constructed wetlands for groundwater remediation solutions.

Health & Healthcare

Thumbi Ndung'u on Thinking Beyond Lifelong Treatment in HIV

Nov 9, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Forty years into the epidemic, African virologist Thumbi Ndung’u is helping map out a plan to achieve a functional cure of HIV.

Energy

Duke Energy launches Sustainable Financing Framework to Fund Clean Energy Transition

Nov 9, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Duke Energy’s new Sustainable Financing Framework defines the investment areas aligned to the company’s clean energy strategy, further enabling it to issue green and sustainability bonds, loans or other financing instruments.

Green Infrastructure

From Leaky Windows to Building Codes, This Is How the Infrastructure Bill Will Tackle Buildings

Nov 9, 2021 12:45 PM ET

The $1 trillion bill in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan has dedicated about $5 billion to a wide range of programs geared to reduce electricity use in buildings, improve the materials used to build them

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alliance Data's Karin Kimbrough Named to Savoy Magazine's List of 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

Nov 9, 2021 12:40 PM ET

Congratulations to Alliance Data’s newest board member Karin Kimbrough for her inclusion on Savoy magazine’s list of 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors.

Innovation & Technology

Bee Downtown: The Unlikely Pairing of Bees and Technology

Nov 9, 2021 12:35 PM ET

Environment

HP and WWF Commit $80M to Protect Critical Forest Ecosystems

Nov 9, 2021 12:20 PM ET

As world leaders convene this month at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, HP is pledging to expand its reforestation efforts and partnership with the World Wildlife Fund.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact Names Ola Duru Chief Operating Officer

Nov 9, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Today, Common Impact, the nonprofit pioneer in skills-based volunteerism announced the appointment of Ola Duru as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Shareholders Can Fight Climate Change

Nov 9, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Shareholder advocacy is a powerful tool for investors to align social or environmental values with the companies in which they invest and to make a tangible impact.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Faces of Acre - The Value of the Alliance

Nov 9, 2021 11:55 AM ET

In our latest Faces of Acre, we sat down with Anna Keen, Acre’s Performance Director & founder of our Learning and Development business, Acre Frameworks, to discuss the Alliance process which is conducted as part of the development of Acre employees.

Education

Lenovo Partners With Yuva Unstoppable to Empower 6000+ Girl Students in Gujarat

Nov 9, 2021 10:35 AM ET

Lenovo recently announced its Tablet based learning and lending initiative along with its NGO partner YUVA Unstoppable. This initiative aims to provide about 2590 Make in India tablets to 79 government girls schools in Gujarat.

Diversity & Inclusion

HACR Mourns the Loss of Iconic National Latino Leader and Lifelong Champion for Youth Development

Nov 9, 2021 10:30 AM ET

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) mourns the unexpected passing of its longtime board treasurer and former board chair Ronald Blackburn Moreno who passed away on November 4, 2021.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building a More Inclusive Tech Workforce for Native Americans

Nov 9, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Lack of critical mass often leads to underrepresentation of Native American viewpoints and representation in racial disparity assessments–particularly in the tech industry.

Education

Henkel Expands Researchers' World Program in North America With Online Lesson Series

Nov 9, 2021 10:30 AM ET

The lessons, presented in partnership with Mill River Park Collaborative, are specifically tailored to children ages 8 to 10, and take a holistic approach toward teaching and learning by putting children in the role of an actual researcher.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Breaking Down Language Barriers

Nov 9, 2021 10:15 AM ET

New program at Whirlpool Corporation’s Amana plant operations helps employees hone English skills

Environment

Trane Technologies Healthy Spaces Podcast Season 2 Episode 4: Home Sweet (Healthy) Home

Nov 9, 2021 10:00 AM ET

In Episode 4 of the Healthy Spaces with Trane Technologies podcast series, we connect with two science-driven leaders who spend a lot of time understanding research in the field of indoor air quality - and transforming those insights into solutions that can help make home environments safer and healthier.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Evolution of ViacomCBS' Multicultural Marketing Capabilities

Nov 9, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Multicultural marketing is no longer a ‘nice to have’—it’s a necessity.

Environment

Enbridge ESG Forum: Achieving Net-Zero GHG Emissions

Nov 9, 2021 9:35 AM ET

Watch Pete Sheffield, Chief Sustainability Officer at Enbridge, discuss the company’s approach to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and lowering scope 3 emissions.

Environment

How Smarter Industries Can Help Decarbonize Our Planet

Nov 9, 2021 9:25 AM ET

We humans, and our ability to innovate and find solutions to problems, are key to decarbonizing our planet and limiting the amount of global warming. Ericsson is leading the way by describing how innovative network performance can reduce energy use.

Environment

How Has Technology Changed Farming?

Nov 9, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Aided by significant advancements in technology, farming innovation really began to pick up during the second half of the 20th century and into the beginning of the 21st century.

Innovation & Technology

Goodyear and SARTA Collaborate to Advance Intelligent Tire Technology and Sustainable Mobility

Nov 9, 2021 9:05 AM ET

Goodyear and SARTA, two Northeast Ohio-based leaders in future mobility, today announced a collaboration to test intelligent tire sensors and prototype tires on SARTA’s fleet of diesel and zero emission hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses.

Events, Media & Communications

KeyBank Appoints Brian Maddox to Lead Newly Created Community Development Financial Institutions Team

Nov 9, 2021 9:00 AM ET

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has appointed Brian Maddox as the National Team Leader for its newly created Community Development Financial Institutions (“CDFI”) team.

Research, Reports & Publications

From Ambition to Action: Supply Chains Key to Scaling Corporate Net Zero Pledges in Line With COP26

Nov 9, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and action has, in the years following the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement (2015), been established as a top priority on the corporate sustainability agenda.