ESG News from Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Announces Acquisition of Dividend Finance

Fifth Third announces a definitive agreement to acquire Dividend Finance, a leading fintech point-of-sale lender, providing financing solutions for residential renewable energy and sustainability-focused home improvement.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Celebrates National Intern Day

Happy #NationalInternDay to the 73 interns at Illumina and to all interns everywhere - the leaders and innovators of tomorrow!

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Albertsons Companies Celebrates America Recycles Week

We recycle throughout our operations, including in our offices, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, and stores! In 2019 alone, Albertsons Companies recycled more than 780 million pounds of cardboard and 25 million pounds of plastic film.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Supporting LGBTQ+ Pride Month as a Cadence DEI Intern

As a second-time HR intern at Cadence, I am so proud to see how the LGBTQ+ community and allies at Cadence came together for this year’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Celebrates Pride Month

June has been designated US National Pride Month to commemorate the community’s resistance of police harassment and brutality at the Stonewall Riots.

Sustainable Development Goals

Companies Announce Support for SDG 14 Implementation

Albertsons Companies, one of the largest US supermarket companies, announced its support for SDG 14 by joining the Seafood Task Force and signing on to the pledge on Committing to Social Responsibility in Global Fisheries and Aquaculture, a voluntary commitment made by the privat

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hamilton County Resource Names Fifth Third Bank Its 2021 Most Outstanding Partner

Fifth Third Bank was named a 2021 Most Outstanding Partner by Hamilton County R3Source, a division of the Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services in Ohio

Health & Healthcare

From Patents to Patients: Meet the Women Making a Difference at Illumina

As a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, Illumina is continuously striving to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cadence Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight

September 15 through October 15 is Latinx Heritage Month! This month began in 1968 as a US recognition and celebration of Hispanic Heritage, and it has expanded to recognize the achievements and contributions of Latinx people around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

Fifth Third Bank to Participate in Green Biz Webinar, From Benchmarks to Checkmarks: Holistic Sustainability Strategy on Nov. 16

On Nov. 16 at 1-2 p.m. ET, Fifth Third Bank will pull back the curtain on its journey to set — and achieve — holistic sustainability goals.

Diversity & Inclusion

Adults With Autism Finding Jobs in Houston

"I think we all wake up in the morning and want to have a purpose," said Stacy Anderson, Transition Director.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Slice of NiCE: Nickelodeon Community Efforts - October 2022

A Slice of NiCE is a bi-weekly update/preview into what Nickelodeon Animation & the Community Efforts (aka NiCE) team is up to around the globe.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Issues Inaugural $500 Million Green Bond

With this issuance, Fifth Third is the first U.S. financial institution under $250 billion in assets to issue an ESG bond of any type.

Sustainable Development Goals

Dow Commits to Accelerating the Circular Ecosystem by Transforming Waste and Alternative Feedstock To Deliver 3 Million Metric Tons per Year of Circular and Renewable Solutions by 2030

By 2030, Dow will transform plastic waste and other forms of alternative feedstock to commercialize 3 million metric tons of circular and renewable solutions annually.

Responsible Production & Consumption

USDA and EPA Welcome New U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomed seven companies to the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions, companies that have committed to reducing food loss and waste in their U.S. operations

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kraft Foods Inc.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third 2021 TCFD Report: Letter from the Chairman & CEO

We all depend upon a healthy environment to live our best lives, and that’s why we’ve made accelerating the transition to a sustainable future a key priority of our Company.

Environment

Fifth Third Publishes Second Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report

Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) today published its second Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report.

Green Infrastructure

Greater Boise Continuing Program To Give Hard-To-Recycle Plastic Waste a Second Life

Reynolds Consumer Products, Dow (NYSE: DOW), and ByFusion announced a new business agreement that continues their collaboration in the greater Boise area to divert hard-to-recycle plastics from the landfill.

Health & Healthcare

How 5 Bucks Of Reflective Tape On A Donkey Cart Saved Lives

The 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm earlier this year focused on the motor vehicle crash epidemic that every year kills about 1.35 million people around the world and severely injures some 50 million more.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third's New Environmental and Social Policy Online

Fifth Third Bank has published a new Environmental and Social Policy which identifies sectors that pose heightened environmental and social risks.

Environment

Fifth Third Hosts Compost Bin Event in Cincinnati

The event followed a virtual training event held with the county in which 200 Fifth Third employees learned the how and why of backyard composting, part of the Bank’s efforts to encourage employees to enhance sustainability at home.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Truist Receives 2021 Readers' Choice Award from Equal Opportunity Magazine

Truist is proud to receive the 2021 Readers’ Choice Award, appearing on the top 50 employers list selected by Equal Opportunity magazine readers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Impact of Fair Trade Fishing: Every Purchase Matters

Have you ever wondered how your purchasing decisions impact the livelihoods of other people and regions? Buying fair trade certified products takes the guesswork out of it. Thanks to strict standards developed by leading industry experts, your purchase of Fair Trade CertifiedTM

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Celebrates Shannon Whitmore: A Real Time Revolutionary and Scientific Computing Innovator

Shannon Whitmore is a Real Time Revolutionary who has been driving the field of scientific computing ever since developing a tool for visualizing the secondary structure of rRNA for her master's thesis.