Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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HPRC Impact Report

Health & Healthcare | Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

HPRC Publishes Inaugural Impact Report: Paving the Way for Sustainable Healthcare Plastics

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is thrilled to announce the publication of its inaugural Impact Report for 2024.
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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Europe Leads the Way on Scope 3 Emissions: What Investors and Companies Need To Know

CSRHub

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cocoa Market Turmoil: How Hershey Is Innovating Through Unprecedented Challenges

The Hershey Company

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Strategies for Grocery Growth

Tetra Pak

Energy

Stop Buying Energy Infrastructure. Start Buying Results.

Veolia North America

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Why Sustainability Is the Smartest Investment in an Uncertain Trade Landscape

DP World

Energy

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Growth and Resiliency Strategy

Entergy Corporation

Energy

AllianceBernstein: Power Play: How To Invest Smarter in the Race for Electrification

AllianceBernstein

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco 2024 Sustainability Report: At the Heart of One Planet One Table

Sysco Corporation

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Environment

Subaru and Arbor Day Foundation Partner To Launch Largest Corporate Tree Distribution Program

Subaru of America, Inc. and the Arbor Day Foundation are teaming up for the largest single corporate investment in community tree distribution in the non-profit’s history.

Green Mountain Energy

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alzheimer’s Association Houston Launches Sustainability Initiative, Thanks to Green Mountain Energy Sun Club

Alzheimer’s Association Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter is reducing its environmental footprint and saving money with a new rooftop solar array, funded by Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.

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Environment

Antea Group Bolsters PFAS Management Expertise With Key New Hires Jason Lagowski and Nasim Pica

Antea Group USA is delighted to announce the addition of two distinguished PFAS professionals to our team: Jason Lagowski, CPG and Nasim Pica, Ph.D.

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Innovation & Technology

6 Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Removals

As the carbon removal market continues to evolve, establishing clear and stringent criteria for carbon dioxide removal project developers is more important than ever. Discover 6 key criteria that should be considered for high quality CDR.

Environment

Preparing for the Impact of Climate Change: Flooding Response and Mitigation

As flooding impacts more people and places than ever before, it is imperative that governments, corporate entities, and other regional stakeholders have a response and mitigation plan in place — especially in areas at a higher risk of flooding.

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Education

T-Mobile Enhances Project 10Million Program and Announces New Partnership With Boys & Girls Clubs To Boost Digital Access for Even More Students

Since 2020, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS)’s $10.7 billion Project 10Million (P10M) initiative has delivered reliable and affordable internet service to more than 6 million young learners across the U.S., but even with that progress the need for connectivity has only continued to rise.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mary Kay’s Enduring Commitment to Enriching Women’s Lives and Positive Social Impact

In 2019, Mary Kay joined forces with six United Nations agencies to form the Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a groundbreaking partnership with a commitment to alleviate barriers to women’s entrepreneurship.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Embracing Circularity: International Paper’s Sustainable Resource Strategy

Circularity is a key strategy for International Paper. It means that we prioritize the use of resources that are renewable, sustainably managed, recycled and reused through design, production and recovery across our value chain.

Environment

Leading on Embodied Carbon

Trane Technologies’ sustainability and procurement leaders on the company’s move to reduce embodied carbon by 40%.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power of Giving

As we kick off our 17th annual week of volunteerism, positiveNRG Impact Week, I’ve been reflecting on the importance of giving back and community. Both can profoundly shape our lives and leave a lasting impact. Giving back, at its core, is about dedicating time and resources.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Pizza Hut Vietnam’s Pizza Boxes Are Carrying Out the Mission of Sustainable Forest Development

Kudos to Jardine Restaurant Group of Vietnam (JRGVN) for launching their eco-friendly hexagonal pizza box design, using sustainably sourced packaging made from FSC-certified paper.

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Environment

For the First Time Ever, Gene Expression Can Be Mapped From Space

As you read this, a white box the size of a refrigerator is hurtling through space at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kph), shooting four lasers at the Earth 242 times a second. It’s called the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation sensor, or GEDI.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

North Minneapolis Facility Brings Sports, Entrepreneurism, Sense of Community

The U.S. Bank Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to V3 because of its mission to elevate the North Minneapolis community through fitness, wellness and education.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Ranked Among America’s Climate Leaders 2024 by USA Today

Bank has achieved a 48% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2014

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Innovation & Technology

AI Is an Accelerator for Sustainability — But It Is Not a Silver Bullet

AI has the potential to significantly bolster sustainability efforts. But we should not view it as a silver bullet — it also has drawbacks. Managing those drawbacks and ensuring the right return on investment in AI tech is key.

Gilead Sciences

Health & Healthcare

Championing HIV Services for LGBTQ+ Youth

As a young gay professional, Terrell Parker spent several years working at the National Minority AIDS Council in Washington, D.C. during his 20s, advocating to help end the HIV epidemic and reduce stigma.

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Energy

Cisco: Three Years of Progress on the Pathway to Net Zero

As we celebrate our three-year anniversary, we want to highlight some of the progress we’ve made so far and look ahead to what solutions might be available to help us, and the planet, on our journey to net zero.

Innovation & Technology

The Biomimicry Institute Unveils 10-Year Strategy

The Biomimicry Institute, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius, today announced the launch of its ambitious 10-year strategy at New York Climate Week.

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Events, Media & Communications

Clearing the Air: Insights From the Inaugural IWBI Healthy Building Policy Summit (Part 1)

How certain are you that the air in your building is clean or at least not going to make you sick? Unless your facility is equipped with indoor air quality sensors, you’re probably not sure.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Chemours Chief Sustainability Officer on the Importance of Partnerships for Creating a More Sustainable World

Under the Environmental Leadership pillar we are focused on reducing our environmental footprint and enhancing our positive impact.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Otis Korea Manufacturing & Engineering Center Obtains ISO 50001 Certification

Otis Elevator Korea (hereafter, Otis Korea, CEO Ikseo Cho) has announced that its Manufacturing & Engineering Center has obtained ISO 50001 certification - the global energy-management systems standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving energy management.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IOC Announces Winners of Climate Action Awards 2024

Olympic rower Imogen Grant from Great Britain, Olympic beach volleyball player Lina Taylor from Bulgaria, Swiss Olympic and the International Hockey Federation have been named the winners of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Climate Action Awards 2024.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Energize Program Celebrates Landmark Multi-Buyer PPA Deal To Decarbonize Healthcare Supply Chains

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced exciting progress for the Energize supply chain decarbonization program, on behalf of the program’s sponsors.

Environment

Latin America Moves Centerstage in Drive for Accountability on Biodiversity

Latin America will be at the forefront of major global discussions on biodiversity this year. For the first time, my home country of Colombia will host the UN Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP16), which starts on 21 October in the city of Cali.

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Environment

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Shares Local Vigilance With Preferred Partner Georgia-Pacific

Friday morning tour with the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper to learn about their efforts to help ensure good stewardship of this important watershed. Georgia-Pacific LLC has a preferred partnership with the Riverkeeper, supporting programming such as their Virtual Floating Classroom.

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    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

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    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.

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    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...