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Sofidel's Papernet HyTech Seas Dispensers Win ISSA Innovation Award

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sofidel won a 2022 ISSA Innovation Award for its Papernet HyTech Seas dispensers, which are made using recovered ocean plastic, primarily from fishing lines.

47% of Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder Sought Help Because of Family Encouragement

Health & Healthcare

If someone you know is living with alcohol dependence, your support matters.

Lenovo Tech World 2022: Shaholly Ayers on Inclusive Design

Diversity & Inclusion

When we say #smarter technology for all, we mean it. That’s why we’re partnering with inclusion experts like Shaholly Ayers to build functional designs to fit all people.

What Does It Look Like in Practice To Credibly Manage Sustainability Claims?

Responsible Production & Consumption

ISEAL’s revised Code of Good Practice looks to support trustworthy sustainability claims, and businesses are invited to have their say.

Hershey's First Bilingual U.S. Plant Drives Powerful Results

Diversity & Inclusion

The Hershey Company announced its first bilingual manufacturing facility. Through the launch of the company’s ‘Say Hola’ initiative, the Hershey plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania now seamlessly integrates both Spanish and English-speaking employees.

Aflac Partners With Championship Coach Dawn Staley To Bolster Player and Fan Experience During NCAA® Division 1 Women's Basketball Championship

Diversity & Inclusion

Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S., announced plans to boost its support for the upcoming NCAA® Division 1 Women's Basketball Championship in an effort to draw attention to funding gaps that exist in women's athletics.

MetLife, New York Jets and New York Giants Team Up for Online Auctions To Support Students in Tri-State Area

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife, along with the New York Giants and New York Jets, has kicked off online auctions to support programs that help students better prepare for their futures.

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition Launches Decarbonization Program To Drive SBT Adoption and Reduction in Emissions Across the Fashion Industry

Environment

The apparel sector is responsible for between two and eight percent of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

On World Food Day, We Reflect on the Importance of Sustainable Agriculture

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In Daveyton, South Africa, a team from DIS partnered with a major agricultural solution provider, who is our strategic customer, to empower Oliver’s Village’s sustainable agriculture efforts as part of Dow’s Business Impact Fund.

The Next Frontier in Carbon Capture Is a Hungry Bacterium

Innovation & Technology

Emissions from industrial plants worldwide have been driving global warming for decades. Waste and gases from facilities like steel mills are rich in carbon and constitute about 21% of humanity’s carbon footprint. Biologists Sean Simpson and the late Richard Foster had an idea in 2005: Instead of causing harm, could these emissions be used for good?

Whole Planet Foundation Announces $10,000 Fund Donors

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation’s $10,000 Fund donors are committed to supporting microentrepreneurs around the world in 2022.

Comcast RISE Reaches Program's Goal of Supporting 13,000 Small Businesses Hard Hit by COVID-19

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

As the two-year Comcast RISE program comes to its close, Comcast celebrates having provided over $110 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants to strengthen and empower small businesses owned by people of color and women.

Sabrina Elba, Global Citizen, and 11 Organizations Call for Urgent Action To Help Children’s Education in Crisis

Education

Thank you for your leadership on global education, and for the strong support you have given thus far to Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations-hosted global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Legacy & CSRHub ESG Media Partnership

Innovation & Technology

CSRHub and Legacy's partnership enables media strategists to make better planning decisions, directing investment towards companies with strong ESG ratings.

SEEM Launches Operations Supporting Enhanced Energy Trading

Energy

The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) today announced it has initiated operations, which now allows participants to buy and sell power using the advanced SEEM platform.

Launch of Human Rights and Child Labour Indices for Battery Passport

Innovation & Technology

The Global Battery Alliance launched its Human Rights Index and Child Labour Index for the Battery Passport, ahead of Human Rights Day on 10th December.

ESG Reporting Trends in the USA - G&A's Annual Analysis!

Events, Media & Communications

The early issues of this newsletter over a decade ago had a feature that seems quaint today: in each issue we published a list of corporate ESG reports that we had found through our own extensive searching.

Baker Hughes Launches Consortium Exploring Technologies To Transform Abandoned Wells for Geothermal Energy Production

Energy

Baker Hughes is spearheading the geothermal energy consortium Wells2Watts, which aims to transform dry-nonproductive geothermal wells and non-productive oil and gas wells into geothermal wells capable of generating renewable electrical power.

PositiveNRG Week 2022 – Here's to 15

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

For 15 years, NRG has encouraged employees to be the power of positive change in their communities. Over the years our commitment has grown into positiveNRG Week.

U.S. Bank Celebrates Five Years of Girls Who Code Partnership

Diversity & Inclusion

In 1994, most people used their telephones to dial up a connection to the Internet, “Forrest Gump” topped the box office -- and women held more computer science jobs than they do today.

Suncor Celebrates One Billion Barrels of In Situ Production

Innovation & Technology

Suncor hit a major milestone this month as our in situ oil sands operations produced their combined one billionth barrel of oil.

The (Sustainable) Story Behind a Holiday Tradition: The Tree Farms Supplying The Home Depot's Fresh-Cut Trees

Responsible Production & Consumption

Most of the Christmas trees sold in our stores come from family-owned tree farms, with many of them in three locations – Oregon, Canada and North Carolina. Whatever the type, when a family buys a fresh-cut tree, they’re taking home a sustainable, renewable resource that provides jobs.

Resilience and Circularity Among Key Focuses in 2023 for Tapestry

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Interestingly, it has also informed a new business model that we’re pursuing, called Coachtopia. It is a completely circular business model, and we’re building product in Coachtopia with circularity in mind from the beginning.

Inaugural Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant Recipients Announced

Environment

Five Georgia-based family foundations today announce the awarding of inaugural Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grants in support of efforts that advance climate solutions and prioritize equity in Georgia.

Gilead Sciences: U.S. Military Veteran Battles Lymphoma With Car T-Cell Therapy: Marcus' Story

Health & Healthcare

After receiving his cancer diagnosis, Marcus was driven to beat it. “There's no way I'm going to let this disease get the best of me and not be here to raise my son and see him grow up.”