ESG News from Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives | Aflac Incorporated

Aflac Voices — Kathelen Amos: Building a Bridge to a Brighter Future

It all started nearly three decades ago with a $3 million pledge to establish the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center — the first step in a long-standing commitment to supporting the treatment and cure of childhood cancer and blood disorders.
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Diversity & Inclusion

Pizza Hut Proud Award Winner Builds Culture of Belonging

Maria Alston is a remarkable veteran leader with franchisee Summit Restaurant Group who has gone above and beyond to create a culture of belonging in her organization’s restaurants.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

World's Leading Consumer Goods Companies Put Transparency and Transformation at Forefront of Latest Deforestation Report

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has released its second Annual Report, sharing the Coalition’s progress on commitments to remove deforestation, forest degradation, and conversion from key commodity supply chains.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Hands Up for Safety

At IP, safety is our most important responsibility. Hand injury risks occur every day in the work we do which is why we have programs like Hands Up for Safety to emphasize the importance of protecting our hands.

Innovation & Technology

Alibaba Deploys Artificial Intelligence To Help Bridge Digital Divide

Alibaba Group is helping to close the digital divide with artificial intelligence (AI) that aides the elderly and visually impaired gain access to daily services, from transport to online shopping.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Investing Locally To Drive Impact Nationally

At Comcast, we have worked for decades to expand the power that tapping into digital opportunities provide for communities that are most under resourced.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating What Makes Regions Great: Our Associates!

Every September, Regions sets aside a special week. Evergreen Week, to celebrate its associates. Evergreen 2022 was one for the record books.

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Innovation & Technology

Expedia Group Launches Open World™ Accelerator To Unlock Innovation in the Travel Industry and Empower Startups To Build New Capabilities on Its Platform

Expedia Group launches Open World™ Accelerator, an initiative that builds on its Open World vision to power partners of all sizes with the technology and supply needed to thrive in the travel market.

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Health & Healthcare

Breast and Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Still Lagging During Second Full Year of COVID-19 Pandemic, Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® Study Finds

More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, diagnoses of breast and prostate cancer, two of the nation's leading causes of cancer death, continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels, according to a Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® study.

Diversity & Inclusion

Honoring, Refining Cultural Traditions During Hispanic Heritage Month

SCE recognizes customers and business partners at its 12th annual celebration focused on Hispanic/Latino community empowerment.

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Green Infrastructure

He Grows Crops, Cattle and Now Solar Power

Leasing land to Duke Energy for a solar plant helped secure Slade Williams’ ranching future

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

In Our DNA: Suzanne Rohrback, Senior Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina

As a scientist on Illumina’s Assay Research team in San Diego, Suzanne Rohrback works with colleagues to come up with new ways next-generation sequencing (NGS) can maximize insights from a sample—such as cells from a tumor or a tube of blood—extracting as much information about it as possible, as efficiently as possible.

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Innovation & Technology

3M and Microsoft Launch New Post-It® App for Teams

Thanks to a recent co-innovation between 3M and Microsoft, the new Post-it® App for Microsoft Teams allows users to generate and organize ideas with the power of a digital whiteboard tool. With many great ideas starting as thoughts written on a Post-it® Note, the Post-it® App for Teams takes it one-step further, bridging the gap between the physical and digital worlds.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Running a Successful Mitten Business With Her Own Two Hands | Made in America, Season 4, Ep 2

Business owner and running mittens inventor Susan Clayton is about to go on stage at the Crab Tank, Baltimore Homecoming’s Shark-Tank-style pitch competition. On the line: $25,000.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Exclusive Supplier Pure Beauty Farms Talks Family Business, Growth and Expansion

Long before Henry Yanes founded plant nursery Pure Beauty Farms with his brother Victor, he remembers growing up in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution.

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Health & Healthcare

Tomorrow is Global Handwashing Day 2022!

During the COVID-19 pandemic it became obvious to the world that proper hand hygiene can help save lives for people everywhere. Unfortunately, there are still millions of people in many parts of the world that do not even have access to proper hand hygiene facilities. We aim to create awareness around this, and how important proper hand hygiene is throughout your day, no matter where you are or who you are.

Education

Hispanic Heritage Foundation Announces Collaboration with IBM to Upskill Latinos Through IBM SkillsBuild and Meet America's Workforce Needs

The program will be offered for FREE to HHF Network, is completely digital, and includes IBM-branded digital credentials that are recognized by the market to create direct pathways to tech jobs.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Employees Host Events to Celebrate Hispanic Culture and Honor Winners of the 30/30 Awards

Employees at Aramark celebrated Hispanic history and culture from September 15 to October 15, 2022, in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM).

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pollinate: Land Betterment and Land Betterment Exchange in Action

Land Betterment through its Land Betterment Exchange (LBX) brand–found a way to promote sustainable development on rehabilitated former coal mining properties.

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Innovation & Technology

Biden Administration Shines a Light on Healthy Buildings

On Tuesday, the Biden Administration convened a signature group of leaders, experts and advocates at the White House for its first-ever Summit on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).

Innovation & Technology

Introducing the 2023 Pioneers Competition for the World’s Best Climate-Tech Innovations

BloombergNEF’s annual Pioneers competition identifies game-changing technologies or innovations with the potential to accelerate global decarbonization.

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Environment

Biking New Ground: CNH Industrial Employees in Belgium and Italy Challenged to Cycle to Work

n September, CNH Industrial employees across Belgium and Italy were challenged to travel to work using only one form of transport: their bicycles.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Trane Technologies Invests in Its Employee’s Future With Tuition Advancement Program

Enhanced program will provide tuition payment in advance and expand to include technical certifications for eligible North American employees

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tools To Build a Better Planet: BLACK+DECKER® Announces Retail Launch for reviva™, the Brand's First Sustainably Led Power Tool Line

The new line up is geared towards the eco-conscious consumer, as each tool's housing is manufactured from 50% recycled material.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® CEO Dan Houston Honored With “Ethics in Action" Award

Character.org has recognized Dan Houston, chairman, president, and chief executive officer at Principal®, as the recipient of the 2022 John Winthrop Wright “Ethics in Action” Award.

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Diversity & Inclusion

From the 2021 Fifth Third Bancorp ESG Report: Supporting Individuals With Disabilities

To continue our journey to be the leading employer for people with disabilities, Fifth Third in 2021 embarked on developing a neurodiversity hiring program that will launch in 2022.

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