ESG News from Leading Brands

Environment

LG Commits to Most Aggressive Target For Reducing GHG Emissions

Aug 11, 2021 11:15 AM ET

LG Electronics has committed to set science-based targets with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the use phase of major LG products by 2030, making LG the first Korean company to participate in the “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” global net zero campaign.

Energy

NRG Energy 2020 Sustainability Report: Solutions for Business

Aug 11, 2021 11:00 AM ET

In 2020, we guided more business customers to what’s optimal, leveraging our energy industry knowledge, a technology-agnostic mindset, and a focus on their unique situations, goals, and needs.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Industry Leaders Help Establish Groundbreaking Framework to Evolve Packaging Recyclability

Aug 11, 2021 11:00 AM ET

The Recycling Partnership announced today that it will open its Pathway to Circularity Recyclability Framework for public comment, a first of its kind opportunity for the entire recycling value chain and other stakeholders to shape the future of recyclability.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Eyes Ahead

Aug 11, 2021 10:30 AM ET

More and more, people are becoming aware of the value that diversity brings. We need ALL voices at the table, because we ALL have a role to play in healing the earth and in becoming a more just species.

Environment

Get an A+ on Your Recycling Report Card

Aug 11, 2021 10:30 AM ET

August is National Back to School Month, and after more than a year of remote or hybrid learning, schools across the nation are finally welcoming students back into classrooms for the new school year.

Innovation & Technology

Change Agent Alex Amouyel: “There is no lone innovator”

Aug 11, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Providing Preliminary Design of a Major Potable Water Conveyance System in Southern Nevada

Aug 11, 2021 10:05 AM ET

Black & Veatch announces it has been selected by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to perform preliminary and final design services for the Horizon Lateral, a $1.6-billion water conveyance system that will strengthen water delivery service for its customers.

Health & Healthcare

Extending COVID Surveillance Capabilities Beyond Big Cities

Aug 11, 2021 10:00 AM ET

“Last month, we had the biggest peak [of positive COVID cases] since the pandemic began,” says Dr. Adrian Alejandro Ceballos López, Medical Director of Biomédicos de Mérida.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth Commemorates 20 Years of Impact in Addressing Youth Homelessness

Aug 11, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Sands’ longtime partner Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) is commemorating 20 years of working to address and end youth homelessness in Southern Nevada.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gilead Sciences Endows Its Foundation With More Than $200 Million to Support Health Justice, Community Giving and Employee Match Program

Aug 11, 2021 9:50 AM ET

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced a more than $200 million endowment to the Gilead Foundation to further the company's vision of creating a healthier world for all people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation Awards $734,000 in Grants to Support Workforce Development in Florida

Aug 11, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Duke Energy is investing $734,000 in strategic workforce development and education programs in Florida.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named by Seramount As One of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women

Aug 11, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Merck has been named one of the 2021 Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Seramount (formerly Working Mother Media)—an honor recognizing companies that create and use best practices in hiring, retaining, and promoting multicultural women in the United States.

Innovation & Technology

What Do Sustainable Agriculture and Healthcare Equity Have in Common?

Aug 11, 2021 9:30 AM ET

From globally organized protests to individual acts of courage that spark national dialogue, the efforts of young leaders and activists have commanded attention around the globe in recent years.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Next Steps Towards a Circular Economy

Aug 11, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Check out the Next Steps Towards a Circular Economy - from what it is exactly to where it is going...

Diversity & Inclusion

Gender Equity Critical to Solving Climate Change: Women in Climate Tech Announces International TECFD Team

Aug 11, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Women in Climate Tech, a group empowering the voices of women and non-binary professionals in climate tech, announced today a global team of talent selected to embed equity into climate-related financial disclosures.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Partnering for Climate Action

Aug 10, 2021 8:30 PM ET

Canadian rancher and CEO describes new regenerative grazing collaboration, Grazing Forward

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2021 National Latino Leaders to Be Honored at the 6th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference

Aug 10, 2021 8:20 PM ET

The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Sixth Annual National Latino Leadership Conference from September 14th-September 15th via Whova/Zoom. This year’s theme is "The Rise, Power, and Influence of Latino Leaders".

Environment

Susanne Rust: Tracking The Gray Whale

Aug 10, 2021 7:40 PM ET

Gray whales are dying in record numbers - over 400 have washed up on West Coast shores since 2019. And yet, scientists aren’t quite sure why. With all the man-made problems affecting ocean ecosystems, it’s hard to point to just one cause.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Workiva's CFO on Growth and ESG Data

Aug 10, 2021 5:35 PM ET

When entering college, Jill Klindt, CFO, SVP, and treasurer at Workiva Inc., a software-as-a-service company, thought she'd have a career maintaining the health of animals, not as a finance leader.

Green Infrastructure

IVECO Partners Gruber Logistics for Energy Transition With Biomethane-Powered Vehicles

Aug 10, 2021 5:00 PM ET

IVECO, a brand of CNH Industrial, and Gruber Logistics have undertaken a sustainability partnership with IVECO S-WAY biomethane-powered trucks.

Media & Communications

Nature Is Calling - The Business Case for Resilience

Aug 10, 2021 3:30 PM ET

In late July, as wildfires and drought raged across the western United States, I paid a visit to my family’s farm in western Minnesota.

Energy

Hydrogen As a New Source of Energy for E-mobility

Aug 10, 2021 3:05 PM ET

Getting from A to B without endlessly choking the planet on a deadly cocktail of toxic pollution is more feasible these days as electric mobility continues to gather pace.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating a Space for Black Stories at ViacomCBS

Aug 10, 2021 3:00 PM ET

The head writer of ViacomCBS International Studios' Narrativas Negras, an all-Black writers room in Brazil, introduces the team creating more inclusive content for the studio.

Diversity & Inclusion

LA Kings Host “We Are All Kings” Youth Camp

Aug 10, 2021 2:15 PM ET

AEG’s LA Kings recently hosted the club’s first week-long “We Are All Kings Camp” at the Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo on August 2-7. Free for children ages 5-and-up, the camp focused on introducing new players to the game of hockey.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

P&G Puts Athletes Who Lead With Love Center Stage at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Celebrating Their Efforts and Inspiring Positive Action in Others

Aug 10, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Olympic Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin and Olympic Silver Medalist Gus Kenworthy co-host virtual panel discussion with athletes displaying compassion, humanity, and goodness on and off the field.