ESG News from Leading Brands

Environment

How Biden's Climate Policies May Affect Georgia

Jan 28, 2021 9:30 AM ET

While the Paris agreement might feel pretty distant, other climate policies the Biden administration may roll out could have more on-the-ground effects in Georgia.

Research, Reports & Publications

2020 Environmental Sustainability Goals at P&G

Jan 28, 2021 9:20 AM ET

In 2010, P&G declared a set of goals and commitments to reduce our environmental footprint across climate, water and waste. Since then our business has continued to grow, while our teams have developed smarter, more efficient ways to operate.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Named to Bloomberg's 2021 Gender-Equality Index

Jan 28, 2021 9:20 AM ET

In recognition of its commitment to gender inclusion in the workplace, the supply chain and the communities in which it operates, Dow (NYSE:DOW) has been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Receives 100% on the Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index, Earning the Designation of “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality”

Jan 28, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today it has received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI)

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity's “Dear 2020 Challenge” Exceeds Goal of 3 Million Acts of Goodness

Jan 28, 2021 8:55 AM ET

Companies that took part in the Dear 2020 challenge saw overall engagement in their corporate purpose programs grow by an average of 5 percent.

Sustainable Development Goals

Fairtrade Commits to a Better Future for Thousands of Banana Farmers

Jan 28, 2021 8:10 AM ET

Fairtrade International announces a comprehensive approach to supporting banana farmers in 2021 and beyond through efforts to achieve living wages and improve working conditions.

Events, Media & Communications

Bill Gates to Speak at GreenBiz 21

Jan 28, 2021 8:00 AM ET

Have you heard the big news? Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy, will be speaking at GreenBiz 21 — the premier annual event for business leaders!

Environment

Leading Corporate Citizen Hormel Foods Announces It Will Match 100 Percent of its Global Energy Use with Renewable Sourcing and Establish Science Based Targets for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jan 28, 2021 8:00 AM ET

The company’s new goals follow its previous set of sustainability goals in which the company achieved significant reductions in its packaging, nonrenewable energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and solid waste sent to landfills.

Sustainable Development Goals

EQT and Project Canary Partner on Certified Responsibly Sourced Natural Gas Pilot

Jan 28, 2021 8:00 AM ET

EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) today announced its commitment to a pilot project to demonstrate the production of responsibly sourced natural gas (RSG) for use in domestic and international energy markets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Every Day Is “Data Privacy Day” at Alliance Data

Jan 28, 2021 7:40 AM ET

Respect one’s privacy. It’s a basic societal tenet that most of us learned from our parents at a very young age.

Environment

New Episode of Healthy Spaces With Trane Technologies Podcast: Transparency Is the New Green

Jan 28, 2021 7:00 AM ET

What if you knew how the spaces you occupy were performing? Would your expectations change if you could read the carbon dioxide level in any given room of your house?

Sustainable Development Goals

American Airlines: Addressing Climate Change

Jan 27, 2021 5:45 PM ET

Climate change is a pressing global challenge, and American Airlines believes it must do its part to address it. That is why the airline has set a goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Diversity & Inclusion

Watch: HP Inc. Is Standing for a New Era of Opportunity

Jan 27, 2021 5:30 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How a 'Hamburger' Can Help Alleviate Food Poverty

Jan 27, 2021 4:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial, through is $2 million Solidarity Fund, enabled its commercial vehicles brand IVECO to make a €16,000 donation to Hamburger Tafel e.V.

Innovation & Technology

Applications Now Open for T‑Mobile Accelerator 2021 Spring Program

Jan 27, 2021 3:35 PM ET

Companies participating in T-Mobile Accelerator will be provided with business and leadership growth opportunities while working directly with T-Mobile leaders and other experts and mentors to develop and commercialize new 5G products and services.

Environment

Derek Walker: New Sheriffs on Climate Action

Jan 27, 2021 3:15 PM ET

Which of the Trump-era environmental transgressions made your heart hurt the most? Was it when they loosened CO2 emission restrictions on power plants, removed protections from wetlands, or expanded drilling in all sorts of delicate ecosystems?

Health & Healthcare

Piedmont Columbus Regional to Offer Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19 at Doctors Hospital

Jan 27, 2021 2:35 PM ET

Aflac Chairman Dan Amos and his wife Kathelen, made a million-dollar contribution early this year to help the hospital activate the fifth floor. It was a $2 million in which others including the Amoses contributed.

Green Infrastructure

Emily Wasley Named Board President of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals

Jan 27, 2021 2:10 PM ET

Emily Wasley, corporate climate resilience practice leader at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, was named board president of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP).

Events, Media & Communications

Keep America Beautiful Launches Webinar Series on Zero-Waste Communities

Jan 27, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, announces a live webinar series that will lead exploratory conversations on adopting a zero-waste vision.

Health & Healthcare

With COVID-19 on the Rise Amid Vaccine Shortages, Black Clergy Join National Effort to Ramp up COVID-19 Testing in Communities Hardest Hit by Coronavirus

Jan 27, 2021 2:00 PM ET

In response to the disproportionate and devastating impact COVID-19 has had on Black communities and other underserved communities of color, the first of hundreds of COVID-19 testing, vaccine awareness and education events nationwide took place at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, January 25th.

Environment

Ceres Welcomes Next Round of New Executive Actions on the Climate Crisis

Jan 27, 2021 1:35 PM ET

President Biden announced a suite of executive actions today aimed at scaling U.S. efforts to tackle the climate crisis.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Agriculture Offers a Path to Zero Hunger and Improved Livelihoods

Jan 27, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Qualcomm® collaborates with NGOs, governments and other public and private organizations to demonstrate how mobile technology can improve social and economic development in underserved regions and help achieve the SDGs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Resilient Cities Catalyst Expands Board of Directors, Welcomes Lt. General (Ret.) Thomas P. Bostick and Dr. Helene D. Gayle

Jan 27, 2021 1:10 PM ET

Resilient Cities Catalyst expands Board of Directors, adding Lt. General (Ret.) Thomas P. Bostick, 53rd Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army, and Dr. Helene D. Gayle, President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray and Southwire Announce Partnership to Enhance Energy & Highway Infrastructure

Jan 27, 2021 12:50 PM ET

Southwire made a $10,000 match contribution to The Ray, launching a larger, ongoing partnership to continue mutual sustainability goals and find innovative solutions to power the nation’s transmission grid and distribution of renewable energy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper's Pensacola Mill Awards $70,000 in IP Foundation Grants to Community Organizations

Jan 27, 2021 12:35 PM ET

International Paper’s Pensacola Mill awarded $70,000 in IP Foundation grants to 26 local organizations, demonstrating the company’s commitment to education, hunger, health and wellness, disaster relief and initiatives that improve our planet.