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BIER Member Spotlight: Leticia Acosta

Environment

Read Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable's member spotlight on Leticia Acosta to discover what drives her to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector.

PepsiCo Releases 2019 Sustainability Report; Highlights Progress Toward Helping to Build a More Sustainable Food System

Research, Reports & Publications

PepsiCo, Inc. today published its 2019 Sustainability Report, highlighting progress toward its sustainability goals and reaffirming the company's agenda to help build a more sustainable food system.

Tailoring Insurance Products for All Income Levels in Bangladesh

Health & Healthcare

Bangladeshi insurance provider Pragati Life Insurance has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to provide health and life insurance to 1.5 million garment factory workers, as well as to 2 million rural and 1 million urban...

A Human Rights-Based Approach to COVID-19 Decision-Making

BSR has developed three primers on how to respect human rights during the COVID-19 crisis: one for the energy and extractives sector; one for the food, beverage, and agriculture sector; and one for the transportation and logistics sector.

At T-Mobile, Your Fight Is Our Fight

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re not coming together just to celebrate Pride — we’re coming together as Black colleagues and LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies, because we believe in the visibility and value of all of our teammates.

L'Oréal Launches Project to Help with Sustainable Transformation

Responsible Production & Consumption

L’Oréal has launched a €150 million program to protect the environment and support vulnerable women following the Covid-19 pandemic.

5 Ways to Support Small Businesses As They Re-Enter the Market

As the economy slowly re-opens, small businesses can finally welcome back customers and staff under strict safety guidelines. It will take a while for them to get back on solid financial footing. To do so, it will take a great deal of support from both consumers and financial institutions like Comerica Bank.

Intellectual Property Procedures: A Guide to Navigating IP at U.S. Universities

Innovation & Technology

While many faculty that seek to facilitate and support student innovation dedicate courses and workshops on the role of IP, there are a number of obstacles to comprehensive education on these issues.

BeChangeMaker Contestants Play to Win - for the good of the globe

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

They knew that their home country of Morocco was building more and more residential developments, but had no idea how to scale their idea to meet the demands of the construction industry.

CSRHub Partners With FinMason to Provide ESG Ratings for Wealth Mgmt

CSRHub, the leading provider of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) consensus ratings, today announced that it has partnered with FinMason to redistribute its ESG ratings via FinMason’s award-winning API.

Curiosity Labs™ at Home: Homemade Silly Putty

Education

We’ve created a number of easy and educational science experiments that can be completed at home with materials typically found around the house.

Whole Planet Foundation $10,000 Fund Partners Move for Microcredit

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation’s $10,000 Fund partners are mobilizing to support microentrepreneurs around the world on June 27th!

Transparency Brings Corporate Response to Black Lives Matter into Focus

“In recent weeks we have seen a tipping point reached – and passed – in the Black Lives Matter movement. As protests have spread around the world, they have ignited demands for equality and an end to systemic racial bias in all its forms.

Farming for the Future at Frey Vineyards

Environment

As organic food sales are increasing, consumers are also drinking more organic, no sulfites added, wine as people are choosing to eat and drink pure products for their health and the health of the planet.

UPS Longitudes | Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Around the World

Diversity & Inclusion

Women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face many barriers to finding resources to help them launch and grow successful businesses.

Novartis Expands Africa Sickle Cell Disease Program to Uganda and Tanzania

Health & Healthcare

Today, Novartis and its partners announced the expansion of the Africa Sickle Cell Disease program to East Africa with the signature of two new memoranda of understanding with the Ministries of Health of Uganda and Tanzania.

Edison International 2019 Sustainability Report: Company Overview

Research, Reports & Publications

Edison International is one of the nation’s largest electric utility holding companies, providing clean and reliable energy and energy services through its independent companies.

Gender Equality is Men's Priority Too!

Diversity & Inclusion

During my tenure at ON Semiconductor, I have witnessed our leaders place increasing importance on the value of diversity and inclusion, adding specific diversity metrics to our corporate bonus program.

Recovery to Resilience: How Energy & Sustainability Professionals Can Prepare for the Turn

We are living in an extraordinary time, the likes of which few of us could even imagine a few months ago. The ramifications of COVID-19 on human physical and mental health, the global economy, businesses (including many of our clients), and more are simply unfathomable.

The Way We Work Now: Teaching from a Distance with HP Inc.

Innovation & Technology

On a Friday in mid-March, Jana Maiuri listened as her 6th-grade students engaged in a spirited discussion of the George Orwell classic Animal Farm.

Free Bacardi Industry Webinar Champions Women & Provocative Topics

Events, Media & Communications

The Spirit Forward Womxn’s Empowerment Series, taking place 6/23 at 1pm ET, brings forth thought-provoking speakers and topics instrumental in creating change, beginning with the womxn who keep it all together and who are often underrepresented.

Skills for Cities 2020: Keeping Promises

Social Impact & Volunteering

Common Impact is dedicating Skills for Cities 2020 to support racial justice and Black-led nonprofits facing the double pandemic of racism & COVID-19. Learn more about the skilled volunteering events and how your company or nonprofit can participate!

National Grid Reminds Qualifying Customers that Bill Payment Assistance is Available as Federally Funded HEAP Programs are Extended Through June 30

Energy

National Grid reminds customers that applications are still being accepted for the federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program and the Emergency HEAP program through June 30, 2020, while funds are available.

Merck Joins Agenda to Address COVID-19 Pandemic's Effects on Vulnerable Communities

Health & Healthcare

Merck has signed on as a supporting company to a group of organizations looking to address the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supporting LGBTI People During Pride Month 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Diversity & Inclusion

COVID-19 has exposed many of the systemic issues disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations, including LGBTI people. Here’s how the private sector can support LGBTI rights during Pride Month 2020 and beyond.