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.

Innovation & Technology

Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Announces 12th Cohort Focused on Climate-Aligned Agriculture

Through the Wells Fargo IN² program, these companies receive support to commercialize solutions for some of our customers’ most pressing challenges.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Yum! Brands Annual Citizenship & Sustainability Report Showcases Progress Around People, Food and Planet Pillars

Today, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) released its annual Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report, highlighting the Company’s progress on key issues that include less carbon, better packaging and more equality.

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Energy

National Grid’s Solar Grazing Pilot Highlighted on CBS Saturday Morning

As part of its commitment to deliver clean energy solutions that benefit the long-term needs of customers and communities, National Grid recently launched its first-ever solar grazing pilot at two company-owned solar sites in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

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Environment

How Global Metals and Mining Can Trim GHG Emissions While Boosting Throughput and Profits

The demand for metals and minerals is increasing as they become vital to constructing renewable generation sources. Here’s how we can improve resource utilization, while increasing profits.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Speaking of Sustainability: Prasad Bodas, Instrumentation and Controls Manager

As part of the Gold Award-winning team in Taloja, India, Prasad Bodas has brought his passion for energy conservation to Owens Corning, and he has been instrumental in helping the facility achieve its aspirations for energy reduction.

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Events, Media & Communications

How Can Sustainable Materials Enhance Events?

Acre’s purpose is to create systemic change for our planet and society by activating people’s potential. Our two decades of sustainability-focused executive search and recruitment means that, in our efforts to live this purpose, we’ve built an expansive global network of people

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Henkel's Sustainability Report 2022: Trusted Partner

We draw on our value-oriented corporate culture and our scientific and technological expertise to strengthen our performance while maintaining our integrity. We deliver safe and best-in-class product and technology solutions to our customers and consumers.

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Health & Healthcare

Covia Promotes Safety and Health Internationally

Each year, Covia sites participate in a company-wide Safety Day. Held annually in September, this program supports our aspirational goal of achieving zero harm and increases awareness and knowledge of safety practices among our employees.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Planet Textiles 2023: Industry Stakeholders Agree on Need To Accelerate Collective Action and Collaboration to Future-Proof Global Supply Chains

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) opened the doors to Planet Textiles at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition center from June 12 - 13, welcoming attendees to the 2023 edition of the event, which was being hosted at this year’s Textile & Garment Technology Exhibition (ITMA 2023)

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Franklin Templeton Receives Top Score in 2023 Disability Equality Index (DEI)

Franklin Templeton is pleased to announce its receipt of a top score of 100 in the 2023 Disability Equality Index® (DEI), a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions they can take to achieve disability inclusion.

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Innovation & Technology

HARMAN Explores How C-V2X Technology Will Change The Driving Experience Forever

Autonomous vehicles have been in headlines for decades,  and we at HARMAN want to reflect on all the advancements in technology that have led us to entering a new era in travel; one where vehicles can go from one place to another without anyone touching the wheel.

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Sustainable Development Goals

From the 2022 Fifth Third Sustainability Report: Our Approach to Sustainability

Fifth Third’s approach to corporate sustainability is rooted in its purpose: to improve the lives of its customers and the well-being of communities.

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Health & Healthcare

A Liquid Biopsy Study Offers New Hope for Lung Cancer Patients

In Wales, lung cancer is the third most common cancer for women and the fourth most common for men, and it remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Welsh patients often present late, at stage III or IV lung cancer.

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Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife 2022 Sustainability Report: 2030 DEI Commitments

Across MetLife, we’re guided by our purpose: Always with you, building a more confident future. This includes building a more inclusive and equitable workplace and society.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Moving From Sustainability Talk to Action: Managing Air Quality, Permitting Risks for Carbon-Free and Low-Carbon Fuels Manufacturing

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was designed to animate the market to rapidly deploy infrastructure on the ground to meet ambitious decarbonization goals. While technological advancements are happening to electrify the ecosystem with green electrons, vast chunks of the economy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Recognized as a “Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion”

This honor is the result of Medtronic earning a top score of 100 on the 2023 Disability Equality Index®, which is the world’s most comprehensive benchmarking tool for measuring disability workplace inclusion.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Secured Credit Card Improves Financial Journeys for More Than 20,000 Program Graduates

KeyBank announced that the Spring 2023 graduating class of the Secured Credit Card program comprises nearly 5,000 clients who have been empowered to improve their credit scores and establish financial stability.

Innovation & Technology

Sustainability in the Age of AI

To achieve a step-change in business performance, organizations are combining technology modernization and sustainability into their core business processes.

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Education

Here Are 20 Winning Schools in the Regina (Sofidel Group) and WWF Italy Environmental Education Project for the 2030 Agenda

More than 5,300 classes and 117,500 students, with the support of 7,800 parents, friends, and relatives, joined – together with teachers and instructors – in the 2022/2023 edition of “Mi Curo di Te” (I’ll Take Care of You).

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Sustainability-Linked Bonds: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Corporate bonds that fund environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives continue to capture investor hearts and minds.

Sustainable Development Goals

Griffith Foods’ Carbon Emission Reduction Goals Validated by Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi)

Griffith Foods is proud to announce its near-term science-based emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute and the WWF!

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Events, Media & Communications

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill To Headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival

International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced the Global Citizen Festival will return to the iconic Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City on Saturday, September 23.

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Education

Entergy IT Announces First Stem Scholarship Recipients for 2023–24 School Year

Entergy IT is excited to announce the first recipients of the new Entergy STEM college scholarship for the 2023-24 academic year. Channing Armour, Ayana Smith and Charlene Varnado, all of the New Orleans metro area, will receive a $4,000 scholarship toward their college degrees.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Shaping the Future of Abbott and Healthcare

At Abbott, sustainability starts with our purpose — helping people lead fuller lives through better health. That's how Abbott can make the biggest impact on people's lives and deliver sustainable, responsible business growth in the years to come.

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Education

Bacardi Expands Shake Your Future in Bermuda, Equipping New Hospitality Professionals With the Tools They Need to Succeed

Bacardi continues to bring Shake Your Future – a free, professional bartender training program for unemployed young adults – to more people.

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