ESG News from Leading Brands

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Health & Healthcare

Innovators in Senior Living Redefine Leadership in Health and Safety

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today that more than 600 senior living communities around the world are enrolled to pursue or have achieved the WELL Health-Safety Rating or WELL Certification, representing more than 30 million square feet and a more than fourfold adoption increase in the sector since a year ago.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins Receives Top 5 Ranking on Best Employers for Diversity List

Global power leader Cummins Inc. was recently named a top 5 performer in Forbes magazine’s “Best Employers for Diversity 2022” ranking.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qurate Retail Group Elevates LGBTQ+ Communities and Creators With Pride Month Initiatives

Qurate Retail Group, which reaches hundreds of millions of homes worldwide through video commerce across TV, ecommerce sites, digital streaming, and social platforms, is celebrating LGBTQ+-led brands

Sustainable Development Goals

BCG Builds New Partnerships To Accelerate Sustainability Transformations

Given that nine out of ten organizations have failed to cut their emissions in line with their own ambitions over the past five years, SAP and BCG have joined forces to bridge this gap and transform companies into sustainable enterprises.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Employee Spotlight: An Intersectional Experience of May

May brought with it much to reflect on & celebrate, from Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month to Military Awareness Month to Mental Health Awareness Month. Here we speak with a T-Mobile employee who experiences the intricacies of all three.

Diversity & Inclusion

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022: The Importance of Innovating for All

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) was born out of the belief that every user deserves a first-rate digital experience on the web - and that starts with getting more people talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Making a Difference for Special Olympics Illinois

As part of Nielsen’s Data for Good program, a team of Nielsen employees volunteered their talents and expertise to help Special Olympics Illinois (SOILL) answer those specific questions, focused on improving the organization’s volunteer engagement.

Health & Healthcare

Substance Use Disorders Impacted 8.3% of American Adults in 2020

The 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 8.3% of American adults, or 20.9 million people, in the United States had a substance use disorder in 2020.

Environment

Global Thought Leaders Documentary Series: Featuring Inogen Alliance

Inogen Alliance is featured in the Global Thought Leaders ground-breaking series of documentary films produced by TBD Media Group and hosted on Gulf News and CBS News.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leaders at Mondelēz Share What Sustainability at Mondelēz Means to Them

Hear from some of our leaders about what sustainability at Mondelēz means to them.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ericsson's Commitment to Being a Responsible Corporate Citizen

During 2021 Ericsson strengthened its corporate citizenship efforts, including the launch of a new volunteering strategy focused on encouraging employee and community engagement. The company also re-established global governance of the program.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Family Tradition: Donald Jeremiah Offers Tribute to Fallen Servicemembers Through Art

Donald Jeremiah grew up drawing with his older siblings. Sitting around the kitchen table, they doodled and drew from scenes they saw every day.

Education

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Support In-Home Learning All Summer Long

To keep students engaged in learning all summer long, Discovery Education and its Social Impact Partners are offering students and caregivers an array of no-cost dynamic digital resources they can use at home.

Health & Healthcare

Quest for Health Equity Offers No Cost Wellness Screenings at Baltimore Community Event

Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) and several Quest employees participated in an Earth Day weekend community event with the Black Church Food Security Network in the Baltimore metropolitan area.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Power of Diversity at Edison International

Our mission at Edison International is to move the electric power industry ― and ultimately the whole economy ― toward a clean energy future. We must do so in a way that remains equitable and achievable for everyone.

Research, Reports & Publications

Boston Scientific Details How It Is Advancing Equity in Workplaces, Health Care Systems and Communities While Taking Action for a Healthier Planet

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) recently released its 2021 Performance Report describing the company’s work to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients

Health & Healthcare

Exome Sequencing Reveals Misdiagnoses in Epidermolysis Bullosa Patients

DEBRA International has a simple mission: help patients and families dealing with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic condition that affects collagen production, making skin and other membranes quite fragile.

Research, Reports & Publications

Leveraging Digital Resources and Training for Small Business Growth and Community Benefit: Help Create A Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

The impact of the Empower program mobilizes the support of multiple actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, each working toward the collective goal of supporting small and microbusiness owners that need access to resources.

Education

Local Cambridge STEM Program Empowers Next Generation of Female Scientists

SCFG was founded in 1994 to foster excitement, confidence and literacy in STEM for girls and gender-expansive youth from historically underrepresented communities with free, experiential community-based programs.

Innovation & Technology

Survival of the Best: The Past, Present and Future of Plant Breeding

Innovations in plant breeding have advanced the prosperity of civilizations for centuries. Continuously improving seeds remains one of agriculture’s strongest tools in fighting hunger and supporting the farmers who feed communities around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

AB and EMIA to host 2nd Annual APAC Emerging Markets ESG Conference June 8-9.

AB has teamed up with MSCI Inc. and Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA) to host the second annual APAC Emerging Markets ESG Conference on June 8-9.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third and Its Employees Rally To Support Ukraine

As war broke out in Ukraine, the Fifth Third Foundation and the Bank’s employees rallied to support the individuals and families who were impacted.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Home Depot Foundation Prepares 7,000 Disaster Relief Kits Ahead of 2022 Hurricane Season

June 1 officially marks the start of hurricane season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics' Employees Help Build Homes in North Denver With Habitat for Humanity

Fifteen Colorado volunteers from Arrow Electronics helped Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver complete an affordable home-building project this month.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Embracing Clean Technologies, Even If We Don't Have All of the Answers Yet

We need to address end-of-life concerns with #cleanenergy technologies. Smart people are working on that, but we still need to embrace and adopt the technologies now.

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