ESG News from Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Applied Materials Earns Intel's 2020 Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) Award

Mar 30, 2021 10:00 AM ET

This award recognizes the absolute top performers in the Intel supply chain for their dedication to continuous improvement and their performance over the past year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Living Goods Empowers Community Health Workers to Deliver Healthcare and Earn a Living

Mar 30, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Annet Kirabo is a Living Goods community health worker in Kampala, Uganda, and a mother of three. See how Cisco is supporting Community Health Workers like Annet, who go door-to-door providing essential -- often lifesaving -- information and care.

Events, Media & Communications

Transform USA 2021 - Finalised Timed Agenda Announced, Register for Free Now

Mar 30, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The world is in flux. The ongoing climate emergency and unbridled human activity continues to have a direct, catastrophic impact on the world around us.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Expands FSSC Food Safety Certification to New Markets in Latin America

Mar 30, 2021 9:30 AM ET

SCS Global Services (SCS) is pleased to announce that it now offers FSSC 22000 certification in Latin America.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cummins Employees Raise Awareness on Gender Inequality and Bias on International Women's Day

Mar 30, 2021 9:05 AM ET

More than 5,000 Cummins employees participated in 47 conversations hosted in 22 countries around the world to challenge gender bias and inequality on International Women’s Day earlier this month.

Environment

ON Semiconductor & Lotek Wireless Technologies Are Saving Honeybees

Mar 30, 2021 9:05 AM ET

Ecosystems can be dramatically changed or affected due to the introduction of a new species. The first confirmed sightings in North America of Asian Giant Hornets (sometimes referred to by the media as ‘Murder Hornets’) occurred in 2019 in Washington State

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Spreads Love, Celebrates National PB&J Day With Donation of SKIPPY® Products

Mar 30, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a global branded food company, today announced a donation of 90,000 pounds of SKIPPY® peanut butter products to Conscious Alliance, a longtime hunger-relief partner based in Boulder, Colo.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Sustainability Impact of Popular Passive ESG Funds

Mar 30, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Passive funds are designed to avoid ESG risk, but do they have positive impact? Impact-Cubed decided to look under the hood of these funds and apply its award-winning approach to measuring impact. The results show some growing pains.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sharing Stories, Humanizing Challenges, Taking Action: Booz Allen's 2021 Unstoppable Together Summit

Mar 30, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Humanizing the toughest topics facing the diverse workforce while exploring how technology can build, or challenge equity, are the central pillars of Booz Allen’s Unstoppable Together movement.

Media & Communications

Land Betterment Corporation's Entrepreneur Zone Highlighted in Canopy's Good Business Newsletter

Mar 30, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, was recently highlighted by Canopy and Good Business Newsletter.

Diversity & Inclusion

Increasing Employee Engagement in the Era of Remote Work: How Online Mentoring Can Help

Mar 30, 2021 8:55 AM ET

The current situation is causing a continuous strain on employees and makes it difficult to implement DE&I measures as effectively as before. One increasingly relevant method to engage employees from diverse backgrounds is digital mentoring.

Responsible Production & Consumption

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® on a Mission to be World's Most Sustainable Gin

Mar 30, 2021 8:30 AM ET

After decades spent carefully building sustainable partnerships with farmers and suppliers, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE is proud to announce that all 10 of its botanical ingredients are on track to be certified sustainable in 2021.

Media & Communications

NewsGuard Launches "Responsible Advertising for News Segments" to Help Brands Stop Funding Misinformation

Mar 30, 2021 1:10 AM ET

NewsGuard launches ‘Responsible Advertising for News Segments’ feature allowing brands to stop funding misinformation while restoring ads to quality news publishers, including sites serving minority communities and local news sites

Energy

Ørsted, Aker Carbon Capture, and Microsoft Commit to Explore Development of Carbon Capture

Mar 29, 2021 6:30 PM ET

Ørsted, Aker Carbon Capture, and Microsoft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore ways to support the development of carbon capture and storage at biomass-fired heat and power plants in Denmark.

Environment

Shaping the Future Of Sustainable Agriculture

Mar 29, 2021 6:00 PM ET

We’re committed to a world in which biodiversity thrives in harmony with humankind. Where hunger and climate change are terms relegated to history books.

Innovation & Technology

WSP USA to Help Deliver Landmark Confluence-1 Fiberoptic System

Mar 29, 2021 4:35 PM ET

The recently finalized partnership of Confluence Networks, LLC and MasTec, Inc. has selected WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services firm, to assist in completing its Confluence-1 fiberoptic cable system.

Environment

Nithin Coca: Indonesian Coal Crisis

Mar 29, 2021 3:05 PM ET

We often associate coal consumption with China and India, countries that have indeed invested heavily into the harmful fuel but flying under the radar is Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation which in the past two decades has become one of the world’s leading exporters and consumers of coal.

Sustainable Development Goals

Alexion Launches 2020 CSR Report Written From Employee Perspective

Mar 29, 2021 2:05 PM ET

Alexion, a global biopharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: ALXN), is committed to all the communities we engage with including patients, caregivers and their families; our valued employees and future talent; our neighbors around the world; investors; patient organizations; suppliers; business partners and others.

Innovation & Technology

Intel AI-Powered Backpack Helps Visually Impaired Navigate World

Mar 29, 2021 2:00 PM ET

“It’s incredible to see a developer take Intel’s AI technology for the edge and quickly build a solution to make their friend’s life easier,” said Hema Chamraj, director, Technology Advocacy and AI4Good at Intel.

Health & Healthcare

Four Viruses, One Swab, One Report

Mar 29, 2021 1:50 PM ET

Waking up with a runny nose wouldn't be cause for alarm in "normal times." However, that's all changed thanks to COVID-19. Now the slightest runny nose or cough can cause alarm. Is it COVID-19?

Social Impact & Volunteering

Prove It! The Science Behind the Helper's High

Mar 29, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Ever heard of the helper’s high? Did you wonder if it’s as legitimate as it sounds? We’re here to share the research! Explore resources about the helper’s high and the brain’s positive response to pro-social behaviors like volunteering and giving.

Diversity & Inclusion

Influential Women at Alliance Data: Val Greer

Mar 29, 2021 1:00 PM ET

In continuation of our Women's History Month celebration, we’re thrilled to share this week’s spotlight — Val Greer, Chief Commercial Officer at Alliance Data. Val is passionate about empowering women in and out of the workplace.

Diversity & Inclusion

Supplier Spotlight: Brinly-Hardy's Fifth Generation CEO Talks Partnerships & Horse-drawn Plows

Mar 29, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

43 New Asset Managers Commit to Net Zero Emissions Goal

Mar 29, 2021 12:50 PM ET

Asset managers representing over $22.8 trillion of assets under management (AUM) today announced that they are new signatories to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Provides Tips on Talking to a Doctor About Your Mental Health

Mar 29, 2021 12:35 PM ET

Early identification of a serious mental illness and intervention can be critical to disease management and improved long-term outcomes for individuals.