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Subaru of America, National Parks Conservation Association, and National Park Foundation Team Up to Reduce Waste at National Parks, Eliminating 16 Million Pounds of Waste from Landfills

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America, Inc., the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), and National Park Foundation (NPF) announced that through an innovative partnership three of America’s most iconic national parks are at the forefront to reduce the amount of waste that parks send to landfills.

Xylem Delivers More Than 100,000 Face Shields to Front-line Workers

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Inc. announced it manufactured and delivered through Xylem partners more than 100,000 protective face shields in Europe and the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Racecar Driver Sam Schmidt Tests New Arrow SAM Car

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics debuted the newest version of its Semi-Autonomous Motorcar (SAM) at a private racetrack in Indiana, where racecar driver Sam Schmidt took several high-speed laps in the modified 2020 Chevrolet Corvette.

How Does Herbalife Nutrition Make Its Products? It Starts with Quality Ingredients

Responsible Production & Consumption

Quality is at the heart of everything Herbalife Nutrition does. From sourcing the ingredients to the final package, their products go through numerous checks, including quality assurance, safety, science, regulatory, sensory, and label design.

Keysight's CX3300 Anomalous Waveform Analytics Contributes to Waseda University's Hardware Trojan Detection Research

Innovation & Technology

While the use of the IoT is expanding, outsourcing of circuit design and manufacturing from in-house, as well as the use of IP progressed from other companies, is increasing. As a result, cybersecurity threats due to hardware trojans are on the rise.

Communications Are Critical to Bridging the Digital Divide

Innovation & Technology

There is no doubt that advanced communication networks are changing how we interact with data, technology and one another.

Walmart Makes Progress Toward Positive Societal, Environmental Change Through ESG Initiatives

Research, Reports & Publications

Walmart takes a shared value, whole-system approach to ESG. Their ESG initiatives aim to go beyond mitigating business risk. The company aims to address societal issues through business initiatives that create value for all stakeholders; and they seek, in collaboration with others, to transform underlying societal systems (such as retail workforce development and food supply chains) for long-term social, environmental and economic sustainability.

EarthX to Mark Climate Week with the Launch of EarthxTV

Events, Media & Communications

EarthX will launch EarthxTV whose mission is to become the foremost streaming network for environmental programming, covering cross-disiplinary solutions to the critical issues facing the natural world.

ScottsMiracle-Gro is Helping the World Grow a Little More Extraordinary

"We help people express themselves on their own piece of the Earth—and there is virtually no limit to how they do that." –Jim Hagedorn, Chairman and CEO

The Road to a Vaccine: Why Does COVID-19 More Greatly Affect Communities of Color?

Diversity & Inclusion

In this bonus clip from “The Road to a Vaccine,” health experts explain why communities of color in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by COVID-19—and how to help solve this glaring disparity.

Can Job Training Close the 'Opportunity Divide' Post-Pandemic?

Roughly one in five U.S. workers are collecting unemployment benefits, and as coronavirus case numbers surge across the country, job prospects seem slim for many. Even before the pandemic, nearly 28 million Americans were unemployed or underemployed due to a lack of relevant job training, a lack of education, or simply a lack of access to pipelines for better paying and more stable positions.

United Airlines' Janet Lamkin Talks About Its Clorox Deal and Leading in a Crisis

After leading Bank of America's California operations through the 2008 financial crisis, United Airlines California President Janet Lamkin shares lessons she learned to help navigate the carrier through today's Covid-19 crisis.

Hershey: Crafting With Care

Responsible Production & Consumption

Climate change, natural resource scarcity and extreme weather all pose risks to the snacks our consumers love, as well as the farmers and local communities we rely on.

'Kiss the Ground:' Netflix Movie Features Soil Health Pioneers Ray Archuleta, Gabe Brown

Media & Communications

The 85-minute movie explores key soil health and regenerative agricultural principles, featuring interviews with a wide range of authors, researchers and scientists.

Ecocentricity Blog: Cringe Watching

Environment

The folks at Tree Media produced this 20-minute film that both explains biomimicry and features many of the teams who have participated in the Biomimicry Launchpad and competed for the Ray of Hope Prize.

Sedex Now Mandates APSCA-approved Auditors for all SMETA Audits

Responsible Production & Consumption

Global retailers and brands are increasingly demanding greater ethical accountability within their supply chains, including third-party social compliance audits. Not surprisingly, these companies want assurance that the organizations and individuals conducting these audits have the qualifications and integrity needed to do the job right.

The Doctor Will Not See You: Trends in Remote Healthcare During and Post COVID-19

Health & Healthcare

The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic is bringing about changes in every aspect of our lives. From the way we perform our jobs to the way we educate our children and attend tradeshows, we’ve all had to quickly adapt to remote models to limit the human contact that enables the virus to spread.

Clear Access Banking: Peace of Mind, No Checkbook

Sustainable Development Goals

Wells Fargo has introduced a new low-cost and checkless bank account with no overdraft fees to make it easier for customers to manage their money, make payments, and save. Clear Access Banking helps customers avoid spending more than what they have in their accounts, which makes it ideal for people who are either newer to banking, like teens, or need help managing their account balances, said Urmila Raghavan, leader of Consumer Deposit Product and Portfolio Management for Wells Fargo.

PNC Bank Celebrates 10th Annual Women in Business Week

Diversity & Inclusion

This year’s event will offer a week’s worth of virtual experiences, including a lineup of inspirational speakers such as Ellen Latham, founder of Orangetheory Fitness, and Shellye Archambeau, author of “Unapologetically Ambitious.”

CSRHub Announces Integration of Arabesque S-ray Data Into Its Consensus Ratings

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CSRHub is pleased to announce that it is now integrating data from Arabesque S-Rayâ into its consensus ratings. Using quantitative data techniques and a rules-based approach, Arabesque S-Ray provides technology that is used by some of the world’s largest investors, corporations and consultancies to assess the sustainability performance of listed companies globally. S-Ray data will now directly contribute to CSRHub’s sustainability analysis of more than 7,000 companies, and will enhance the ratings for all 36,000 companies that CSRHub covers.

Hear from BP, GSK, and Pernod Ricard at BSR20

Events, Media & Communications

BSR20's plenary lineup is growing and will cover some of today’s most talked about issues: from preparing for the next pandemic to purpose-based budgeting.

Webinar: Resilience Reimagined: Connecting Shared Value to Shareholder Value Through Hybrid Metrics

Events, Media & Communications

Today, investors are able to identify “good” companies and “profitable” companies but not companies doing the most good most profitably which is a missed opportunity for business, investors and society.

UPS Longitudes | Building a More Resilient Supply Chain: Part I

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every part of the global supply chain — from procurement and logistics to manufacturing and warehousing.

Trane Technologies Launches Center for Healthy and Efficient Spaces to Help Create Safer, Healthier, More Resilient Communities

Innovation & Technology

Global climate innovator Trane Technologies announced today the launch of its Center for Healthy and Efficient Spaces (CHES) to create safer, healthier, and more efficient environments for homes, buildings, and transportation around the globe

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Releases 2020 Sustainability Reporting As It Supports Customers and Communities in Challenging Times

Research, Reports & Publications

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (‘CBA’) has released its 2020 Annual Report, including updates on its sustainability performance and approach to climate change.