How Consumer Goods Companies Can Turn the Tide on Plastic Waste
For the companies developing consumer products, making the needed progress can seem unattainable in an age when plastic has become a reliable and affordable go-to for packaging. It might even feel like a distraction from other priorities.
A Net-Zero Value Chain Is the Next Frontier in Ørsted’s ESG Journey
While many companies today seek to align their operations with the imperatives of strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, some firms put the ESG stake in the ground long ago. One of these is renewable energy giant Ørsted.
Sustainable Agriculture Comes Full Circle With Data Science
Thousands of years ago, civilizations leveraged cyclical flooding for irrigation, let the land “rest” (lay fallow) every seventh year, and used terraced farming to produce food sustainably for their people, as well as external trade and philanthropic support of the poor.
Americans Are Facing a Gap in Racial and Generational Wealth. Northwestern Mutual Is Working To Help Close It.
The racial wealth gap isn’t closing as it should be. After years of modest gains, it began to widen again in the 1980s and continued at a rate of .01 percent per year through 2020.
The World Has a Rice Problem, but Farmers Can Solve It
Rice is the most commonly eaten food in the world, but conventional rice production has a hefty environmental impact. Growing rice is incredibly water-intensive, and flooded fields are ideal growing conditions for methane-emitting bacteria.
Challenges in the Evolving Organic-Waste Landscape
It will take a culture change for consumers to join the food-waste recycling movement; but the good news is, it’s underway. The more we bring the issue to the forefront, the further along we will be.
Food Companies: The Most Impactful Scope 3 Emissions Solutions Have Multiple Benefits
As we close out Earth Month, it seems only fitting to discuss one of the most complicated issues with greenhouse gas accounting in our nation’s food and beverage supply chains — Scope 3 emissions and the potential solutions.
WEBCAST: Elevating Health Across Sustainability Initiatives – Systematic Approach to Creating a Resilient Future
Join us in this session that features a group of practitioners with different perspectives on how they are augmenting and strengthening sustainability initiatives with leading health-first strategies and best practices.
Seeing the Invisible: Emissions Reduction in Utah Earns Second Award for MPLX
Community leaders in northeastern Utah have honored an emissions reduction program of Marathon Petroleum’s midstream segment, MPLX, that targets leak emissions of methane.
Fifth Third Bank Notes Programs Available for First-time Homebuyers
Fifth Third's Community Mortgage aims to make homeownership more accessible to more people. Low-income families often face multiple barriers to buying a home, with saving for a down payment and paying for closing costs at the top of the list.

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