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Energy

Decarbonization Series Part 3: The Pros and Cons of Carbon Offsets

Here is the third and final post in the Decarbonization series by Inogen Alliance. This article focuses on carbon offsets and how they can be used as a tool in decarbonization strategies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Announcing the 2021 Top 10 Global Champions for Supplier Diversity & Inclusion

Intel has been recognized as one of the 2021 Top 10 Global Champions for Supplier Diversity & Inclusion by WEConnect International, with support from the National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce and Disability:IN.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Betterment's Sustainable Housing Division, ekō, Delivers 1st Container Homes to The Village of Pike, Kentucky

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company, announced that its sustainable housing division, ekō, has delivered its 1st six container homes to its sustainable housing community, The Village of Pike, located in Pike County, Kentucky.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bloomberg's Commitment to SDG 12: Responsible Production & Consumption

Most of the products we consume daily are produced in a non-sustainable way. They require fossil fuels, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions and chemicals that create waste, posing biohazard.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Nine Start-Ups Leading the Circular Economy

What goes around definitely comes around as far as the circular economy is concerned. The aim is to eradicate waste by utilizing what we already have on the planet and keep items in working order to help close the loop.​

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Celebrates Pride Month

To celebrate Pride Month, Franklin Templeton’s Pride business resource group (BRG) partnered with the specialist investment managers to bring employees a range of events to celebrate including insights into LGBTQ+ culture, intersectionality, LGBTQ+ families, and personal experiences.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: The Bank's Approach to ESG

Fifth Third is focused on generating long-term sustainable value for our stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, employees, communities and regulators.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Clarivate Report Identifies Battery Capacity and Charging Technologies as Key to Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption

Despite impressive strides in innovation in the last two decades, vehicle charge time and battery capacity are unsolved, critical design issues and overcoming them is vital to unlocking the market potential for electric vehicles.

Diversity & Inclusion

Corporate America's Racial Awakening: One Year Later

It was Sharon Chuter, founder and CEO of Uoma Beauty, who called out brands for posting black squares on Instagram without actually putting effort into their corporate strategy to enact real change at a systemic level.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

P&G: From Transparency to Resilience

Procter & Gamble’s Vice President Purchasing Strategy, Jan Geisler, believes the markets will remain volatile for some time to come and intends to invest into transparency and partnerships within the supply chain to build resilience.

Diversity & Inclusion

Lawyer by Day, Children's Book Author by Night: How Susan Do Uses Her Voice and Vietnamese Culture in More Ways Than One

Susan Do wears many hats. At work, she is legal counsel for Pizza Hut Digital Ventures. At home, she is a wife and a mother to two Vietnamese-Honduran boys. And now, she is also the author of “The Phở Team,” a children’s book Do authored, illustrated, and published in the summer of 2020.

Innovation & Technology

Preparing for Disaster Season With Canter Power Systems

Established as Canter Electric Company in 1948, Canter Power Systems is the largest residential generator installer in the U.S. The company is also one of The Home Depot’s trusted service providers, supporting more than 500 stores across 10 states.

Environment

Ninety One Becomes First Investment Manager Founded in South Africa to Sign Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative

Ninety One, an active global investment manager, is proud to announce that it has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, which supports investing aligned with the global goal of net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. This commitment underlines Ninety One’s support for the objectives of the Paris Agreement and global efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C and aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Events, Media & Communications

KeyBank Names Jennifer Eastes as Head of Environmental, Social, Governance

KeyBank today announced that Jennifer Eastes has joined as Head of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Skincare on the RISE in SW Portland

Lani Doser came with her family from Korea to the U.S. when she was two-and-a-half, settling on a ranch in a tiny town way outside of La Grande, Or.

Health & Healthcare

Consider Families With Kids During Benefits Enrollment

It is easy to think of benefits as a decision one makes for themselves. However, if one has children, insurance options are not only about the individual.

Health & Healthcare

PAXXUS Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council is pleased to welcome PAXXUS, a manufacturer of flexible packaging materials, as the newest member. PAXXUS is a leading supplier of engineered flexible materials for the global healthcare market and is dedicated to supporting the complex regulatory requirements of the medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation Addresses Long-Held Biases in Technical Language

This month, Rockwell Automation unveiled its Adopting Inclusive Terminology initiative, an effort to create a unified guidance to identify, replace, and avoid offensive and racially biased language in Rockwell’s products and content.

Green Infrastructure

Conservation Is in Bloom at Franklin Park Zoo

Zoo New England’s Franklin Park Zoo is taking sustainability to the next level thanks to a $123,000 grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. The project features two golf carts with active solar charging systems and two ground-mounted Smartflowers, which generate up to 40 percent more electricity, about 8,000+ kWh annually, compared to traditional solar panels.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Power of Women: How We've Become One of the Most Gender Balanced C-Suite on the CAC40, and Why We Won't Stop Here

All of us need to be champions of change and equity. To challenge mindsets and stereotypes. To speak up when you see bias. It takes all diversities to help create a more equitable world together.

Sustainable Development Goals

Webinar: Plan-Do-Check-Act: How to Build and Maintain an Effective EHS Management System

Join our EHS management system experts on Wednesday, July 28 at 2pm EDT for Plan-Do-Check-Act: How to Build and Maintain an Effective EHS Management System. Learn about the foundation of EHS management systems, how to build an effective approach that suits your organization, and how to develop an effective management system.

Energy

Employee Spotlight: Colby Hall - Lowering Carbon Intensity

Meet Colby. She's finding ways to lower carbon intensity of our operations. Read about the difference her work is making in the 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report chevron.com/sustainability

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Estella Tse Uses VR Art to Help the Earth and #StopAsianHate

Estella Tse is a big deal in the VR art world, standing at the intersection of augmented and virtual reality tech with traditional studio culture.

Research, Reports & Publications

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Releases Fifth Full Sustainability Report, Continuing Its Middle East Corporate Sustainability Leadership

NBK today released its fifth annual full Sustainability Report, summarizing the company’s continued progress in advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management activities and performance.

Health & Healthcare

ZzappMalaria: Meet the Team That Is Using AI to Eradicate Malaria

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  3. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  4. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  5. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  6. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  7. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  8. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  9. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. Purposeful Innovation
    We invent breakthrough technologies that enable life-changing products and experiences. We’re building on our legacy of technology leadership with 5G...
  12. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  13. Wesco Cares
    Life-changing events can happen to any of us, often when we least expect them. Employees in need can turn to the Wesco Cares. Its mission is to be an...
  14. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  15. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...