ESG News from Leading Brands

Green Infrastructure

Tenebris Fiber, Diode Ventures and JLC Infrastructure Begin Development on Dark Fiber Route in Northern Virginia

Mar 25, 2021 4:35 PM ET

Tenebris Fiber, a dark fiber provider in Virginia, has partnered with JLC Infrastructure (JLC), an infrastructure investor and asset management firm, and Diode Ventures, a global turnkey asset development company, to advance the development...

Environment

Janet, 11, in Zambia Celebrated World Water Day in the Best Way - with Clean Water

Mar 25, 2021 4:15 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Schneider Electric Supports Each Ambition of the Biden-Harris Climate Plan

Mar 25, 2021 4:00 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Personal Safety Is Not Only About Being Prepared. It's About Being Connected.

Mar 25, 2021 4:00 PM ET

During COVID, Wearsafe provided individuals the ability to stay connected with their loved ones when it was unsafe for them to be together.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Herbalife Nutrition and the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Partner With the Asociacion Mexicana De Bancos De Alimentos to Help Eradicate Hunger and Provide Nutritious Food to Those in Need

Mar 25, 2021 3:30 PM ET

Herbalife Nutrition and The Herbalife Nutrition Foundation have formed a new partnership with the Asociacion Mexicana de Bancos de Alimentos (“BAMX”).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bacardí® Legacy Cocktail Competition To Fund Creative Project Ideas via ‘El Coco’ Bartender Grants

Mar 25, 2021 3:15 PM ET

The grant will fund each competitor’s time to devise and develop a project or enterprise that supports the industry’s recovery, following the huge impact that the pandemic has had across the bartending world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bacardí® Legacy Cocktail Competition Fondeará Proyectos Creativos a Través de ‘El Coco Grant’, Una Beca Para Bartenders

Mar 25, 2021 3:15 PM ET

La subvención financiará el tiempo de cada competidor para diseñar y desarrollar un proyecto o empresa que apoye la recuperación de la industria, luego del enorme impacto que la pandemia ha tenido en el mundo de la coctelería.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alexion Achieves The KeepWell Mark For a Second Time!

Mar 25, 2021 3:00 PM ET

For the second time, Alexion received the Irish Business Employers Confederation’s (Ibec) KeepWell Mark™. Ibec is an evidence-based workplace wellbeing accreditation awarded to companies who successfully meet the standards of the framework.

Innovation & Technology

T‑Mobile Completes STIR/SHAKEN with ALL Major Carriers to Help Protect Customers from Scams and Spam

Mar 25, 2021 2:35 PM ET

T-Mobile is the first US wireless provider to work with all other major networks to implement STIR/SHAKEN to fight number spoofing and further protect customers from scammers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women's Leadership and COVID-19: Spotlight on Shyama Ghosh

Mar 25, 2021 2:35 PM ET

Throughout March we’re profiling Clarivate women leaders, researchers and scientists. We’re proud of the powerful role that women at Clarivate have played in addressing COVID-19 and creating a more equitable STEM field post-pandemic.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Transforming Business for Resilience

Mar 25, 2021 2:30 PM ET

Christine Diamente, Managing Director of Business Transformation at BSR, shares three insights on how business can be more resilient.

Events, Media & Communications

Changing Our World and ONE HUNDRED Launch Forging Forward Virtual Summit

Mar 25, 2021 2:30 PM ET

As part of Changing Our World and ONE HUNDRED’s ongoing commitment to empower the nonprofit and corporate purpose communities to accomplish more through collaboration, April 14 – 16 the agencies will welcome prominent leaders from across the healthcare, higher education, technology, foundation, nonprofit and corporate spheres to the Forging Forward Virtual Summit.

Environment

Duke Energy Foundation Gives $100,000 to New 'Story of Florida Water' Exhibit at Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville

Mar 25, 2021 2:15 PM ET

Duke Energy Foundation Gives $100,000 as the Florida Museum of Natural History looks to the past, present and future as it tells “The Story of Florida Water.”

Environment

Paris 2024 Commits to Staging Climate-Positive Olympic and Paralympic Games

Mar 25, 2021 2:15 PM ET

The Paris 2024 Board of Directors has approved the Games’ climate strategy, which commits Paris 2024 to organising the world’s first Olympic and Paralympic Games with a positive contribution to the climate.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

'To Fight Poverty, We Must Have Civil Legal Aid'

Mar 25, 2021 2:05 PM ET

“Our lawyers and advocates know firsthand how housing, or a lack thereof, impacts every facet of a person’s life — from a child’s education, to access to fresh food, to the necessity of safety and shelter.”
— Steve Gottlieb, executive director of Atlanta Legal Aid Society

Diversity & Inclusion

United Airlines: A Shared History

Mar 25, 2021 1:45 PM ET

As we take time to reflect this month on the robust accomplishments of the Black community, we are also reminded of how far our country still needs to go.

Environment

7 Steps to Develop and Implement an ESG Strategy

Mar 25, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Now more than ever, investors, employees, and customers are shining a bright light on companies’ ESG strategies, practices, and performance when deciding where and with whom to partner with or invest in. Will your ESG plan pass the test?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New and Revised Human Rights Standards to be Explored

Mar 25, 2021 1:30 PM ET

A survey has launched to seek views on the priority human rights issues that could be included in future in revised or new GRI Standards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Goodyear India Limited Partners with Humana People to People India (HPPI) to Ensure Quality Education for Girls in Government Schools of Haryana

Mar 25, 2021 1:10 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Aramark Celebrates Female Leadership, Presents First EMPOWER Awards

Mar 25, 2021 1:00 PM ET

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Aramark (NYSE:ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, is recognizing the commitment and contributions of women in its workplace, with the inaugural EMPOWER Awards.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Kimberly-Clark Professional Supports Essential Heroes During the Pandemic

Mar 25, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Starting any new job at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge, but for Susan Gambardella–the president of Kimberly-Clark Professional North America...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG's Emerging Leading Role in Capital Markets

Mar 25, 2021 12:25 PM ET

Company management teams and boards are embracing positive environmental and social impact as an opportunity to drive growth and higher public-market valuations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ON Semiconductor Included in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index in 2021

Mar 25, 2021 12:05 PM ET

ON Semiconductor is celebrating to be one of the 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) – our company’s second consecutive year as part of the index.

Events, Media & Communications

HRH The Prince of Wales Confirms Reuters Events Responsible Business 2021 Opening Keynote

Mar 25, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Ahead of this year’s critically important COP26 meeting, HRH The Prince of Wales will urge CEOs and organisations around the globe to support action and international agreements and commit to taking bold action on climate and biodiversity.

Diversity & Inclusion

A Powerful Kick-off To Black History Month

Mar 25, 2021 12:00 PM ET

An acceleration in digital technology was key to the month’s success, and made live-streaming to thousands of homebound employees easy. But perhaps most remarkably, the backbone of these events was the work of volunteers.