ESG News from Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology

Women-Led Tech Start-Ups Help Fashion Stay at the Leading Edge of Innovation

In March, Tapestry joined the celebration of the launch of the New York Fashion Tech Lab’s 2024 Cohort, featuring six women-led B2B retail tech start-ups.

Events, Media & Communications

Schneider Electric Announces Farrukh Shad As the New Head of Sustainability Business for APMEA Region

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation announced the appointment of Farrukh Shad as Head of Sustainability Business for the Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region.

Research, Reports & Publications

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Diverse Workforce

Entergy’s performance report integrates a comprehensive overview of our 2023 achievements, including financial results with economic, environmental, governance, and social performance and impacts. Learn how we power life for all our stakeholders at performancereport.entergy.com.

Health & Healthcare

Quest Supports Expansion of Community Center and Provides No-Cost Wellness Testing to Newark Faith Community

Quest worked with St. James Health in Newark to provide no-cost Blueprint for Wellness® screenings during a Choose Healthy Life event to celebrate expansion of Newark, NJ-based Metropolitan Baptist Church’s The Willing Heart Community Care Center.

Health & Healthcare

Kenvue Advances Its Healthy Lives Mission and Climate Action Commitment With Science-Based Targets Validation

Kenvue Inc. (NYSE: KVUE) (“Kenvue” or the “Company”), the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue, today announced that its near-term greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Direct Relief Announces $3 Million Grant to Jamaica, Renewed Partnership As Hurricane Season Approaches

Direct Relief Announces $3 Million Grant to Jamaica, Renewed Partnership as Hurricane Season Approaches

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Viatris Expands Its Wellbeing Program With the Launch of Unmind, a Leading Workplace Resource Focused on Mental Health

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS), a global healthcare company, recently launched Unmind as part of its global wellbeing program, Elevate.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gaza Conflict Leaves Tens of Thousands Displaced, Creates Food Shortages in Lebanon

The conflict in Gaza is leading to a crisis in Lebanon.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Baker Tilly’s Insights: Does Your Not-for-Profit Organization Need an Audit Committee?

A key responsibility of the board of directors is fiduciary oversight, including overseeing financial performance, accounting functions and the engagement and retention of independent auditors.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Celebrating the Importance That Recycling Plays in Securing Our Planet’s Future

As we continue to pave the way towards a more sustainable future, we need to embrace the circular economy in everything we do, helping to reduce waste and emissions.

Education

Otis Furthers STEM Education in China with 160 Scholarships for Female Students

Otis Worldwide Corporation recently awarded scholarships to 160 outstanding female students at top Chinese universities in collaboration with the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (CSCLF), a non-governmental organization with a 40-year history of supporting women and youth.

Sustainable Development Goals

Henkel, Kraton and Dow Jointly Drive Sustainability in North American Consumer Goods Industry

TECHNOMELT® SUPRA 100 LE and TECHNOMELT® SUPRA 106M LE formulas designed with biobased alternatives reduce the adhesives’ cradle-to-gate carbon footprint by 25%1 compared to the legacy products.

Events, Media & Communications

Position Statement: The AA1000 Assurance Standard in the Evolving Sustainability Landscape

AccountAbility, a global ESG Consulting and Standards firm with a three-decade history in guiding leaders to build better companies, announces their 'Position Statement: The AA1000 Assurance Standard in the Evolving Sustainability Landscape'

Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Bath & Body Works is spotlighting senior perfumer Linda Song and Bath & Body Works designers Michiyo Nelson and Kenneth Chiem and offering an exclusive candle collection they brought to life.

Diversity & Inclusion

News is Out, Word In Black, and Comcast NBCUniversal Welcome 16 Journalism Fellows to Cover Black and LGBTQ+ Communities

Today, News is Out and Word In Black, together announced the 16 fellows selected for The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab, a new initiative powered by Comcast NBCUniversal to place journalists at 16 Black and LGBTQ+ serving news publications across the country.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Beyond Sustainability: Get Ready for the Regenerative Food Movement

Whether with startups or growers, consumer packaged-goods firms, and suppliers, such as Tetra Pak, have a responsibility to smartly partner with challenger brands to help scale more sustainable offerings.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

LEAD Empowers, Inspires and Helps Guide Cintas’ Asian Pacific Islander Employee-Partners

Cintas supports and embraces its Asian Pacific Islander (API) employee-partners and communities in part through LEAD, a Partner Business Resources Group (PBRG) that is firmly rooted in creating a supportive environment for Asian Pacific Islander partners.

Education

PROPEL, Southern Company Launch HBCU-Focused Cybersecurity Consortium

PROPEL, a first-of-its-kind innovation hub for 2-year and 4-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), announces the launch of a pioneering cybersecurity consortium.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

SCS Consulting Complimentary Webinar: Navigating 2024 CDP Reporting Changes – Learn About the Major Changes to CDP and How To Prepare

CDP has announced major transformations to their reporting system that will impact reporters in the 2024 reporting season.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Role Model in Her Community: Regions Bank Branch Manager Honored for Making an Impact on Others

Georgia branch leader receives the Lee Ann Petty Heart of Service Award, Regions Bank’s highest honor for community involvement.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Announces New CEO

Cascale, the global non-profit alliance for driving impact in consumer goods (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition), is proud to announce Colin Browne as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2024.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Planning Is Everything — at Work and on the Ice

Long-distance speedskating requires determination, rigorous training and a long-term plan to reach the finish line. Tiemen Noordam is using skills from his role at Eastman to prepare him for a 200-kilometer speedskating tour.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Saranya Tangvitoontham Wins Women in Manufacturing Leadership Award

Saranya Tangvitoontham has had a 16-year career of firsts at Kohler Co. The Manufacturing Institute has named Saranya a 2024 Women MAKE Awards Honoree.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AllianceBernstein Wins Award for Most Innovative ESG Initiative: Climate and Most Innovative ESG Initiative: Natural Capital

AllianceBernstein is honored to have been announced as the winner for the Most Innovative ESG Initiative: Climate and Most Innovative ESG Initiative: Natural Capital at the ESG Investing Awards 2024.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HSN Raises Awareness for Military Appreciation With Foundation for Women Warriors

n honor of National Military Appreciation Month in May, HSN Together for Good is raising awareness and support for Foundation for Women Warriors (“FFWW”), a 103 year-old nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and empowering the women veterans community.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Energy for a Better Future
    Entergy’s performance report integrates a comprehensive overview of our 2023 achievements, including financial results with economic, environmental...
  2. Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
    The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) builds trust in sustainability standards worldwide by benchmarking third...
  3. Tapestry I Uplift Our Communities
    We aim to empower the communities where our employees live and work, and provide the resources and capacity needed to support supply chain partners in...
  4. STEM Education
    We inspire the next generation of inventors and advance workforce development for STEM-related careers.Our initiatives are designed to promote and...
  5. Leveraging the Education Potential of Technology
    Over the next three years, Verizon will invest up to $100 million in our education work to ensure that more students – particularly those in...
  6. CARE News & Stories
    CARE News & Stories is where to find out what's happening around the world through vibrant, engaging stories that put humanity at the center. 👉 https...
  7. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...
  8. STEM Education
    We inspire the next generation of inventors and advance workforce development for STEM-related careers.Our initiatives are designed to promote and...
  9. Purposeful Innovation
    We invent breakthrough technologies that enable life-changing products and experiences.We’re building on our legacy of technology leadership with 5G...
  10. Environmental, Social, and Governance
    Environmental, Social, and Governance for Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
  11. HanesBrands: Planet
    It’s in our DNA to act responsibly – for people, for our communities, and for the planet. We believe in doing our part for this world, so we challenge...
  12. CARE News & Stories
    CARE News & Stories is where to find out what's happening around the world through vibrant, engaging stories that put humanity at the center. 👉 https...
  13. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  14. Seamless Connections
    We end supply chain disruption by reducing friction in every part of the journey to create certainty and security for all. We ensure quick...
  15. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...