ESG News from Leading Brands

Health & Healthcare

Illumina-Supported Startup Uses Tampons to Offer Critical Clues About Women's Reproductive Health

Dec 22, 2021 12:00 PM ET

When entrepreneur Ridhi Tariyal walked out of Boston’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital in the fall of 2013, she left feeling frustrated.

Health & Healthcare

Waiting for HUGS: Providing Care to Make Smiles Possible

Dec 22, 2021 11:40 AM ET

A child’s smile is one of their earliest expressions of joy and connection. Unfortunately for children born with congenital ear and facial deformities, they are not only deprived of a smile, but also a healthy life from the complications that follow.

Innovation & Technology

Chevron Products Company to Debut Havoline® PRO-RS™ Renewable Full Synthetic Motor Oil, Chevron's First-Ever Renewable Passenger Car Motor Oil Offering

Dec 22, 2021 11:30 AM ET

Havoline PRO-RS to Join Chevron’s Trusted Havoline® Brand of Advanced Passenger Car Motor Oils as the Portfolio’s Ultra-Premium Product, Made with 25 percent Sustainably Sourced Plant-Based Oils

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainable Finance in Action | Acre: Careers in Finance Are Changing

Dec 22, 2021 11:05 AM ET

With the world coming together at COP26 to discuss action on climate change, Acre partnered with The London Institute of Banking & Finance to highlight all the work we are doing to make an impact.

Diversity & Inclusion

100 Flags Fly in Florida to Honor Duke Energy Veterans

Dec 22, 2021 11:00 AM ET

For Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and all month long, fields of honor across America honor those who served

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG and The LA Kings Adopt 42 Los Angeles Families in Need for Holiday Season

Dec 22, 2021 11:00 AM ET

This Season of Giving, AEG employees and the LA Kings adopted 42 Los Angeles families in partnership with various nonprofit organizations’ Adopt-A-Family Program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

An "A to Z" Approach to Customer Service in Agriculture

Dec 22, 2021 10:45 AM ET

In the time it will take you to read this sentence, nearly 100 packages will have left an Amazon warehouse.

Diversity & Inclusion

2021 Fifth Third Bank Diversity Leadership Symposium: Stories of Action and Inspiration

Dec 22, 2021 10:40 AM ET

Fifth Third recently hosted its annual Diversity Leadership Symposium in collaboration with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. The event is the largest annual gathering of business leaders in Greater Cincinnati

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

This Engineer Once Lived Without Access to a Toilet - Now He's Helping Entrepreneurs Provide One for Others

Dec 22, 2021 10:35 AM ET

Life for Sewedo Mautin looked very different when he was growing up in Nigeria. He didn’t have a reliable toilet in his home for the first 22 years of his life.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning Listed on CDP's Water A List

Dec 22, 2021 10:35 AM ET

We’re proud to have earned a spot on CDP’s Water A List, recognizing the work we do to lead the way to a water secure future through corporate transparency and leadership.

Energy

Cummins and Sinopec Officially Launch Joint Venture to Produce Green Hydrogen Technologies in China

Dec 22, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Cummins Inc. and China Petrochemical Corporation announced the formation of a 50:50 joint venture — Cummins Enze (Guangdong) Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd (“Cummins Enze”).

Diversity & Inclusion

Equity Requires Doing a Little Bit of Good, Wherever You Are

Dec 22, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Once you see inequity, there’s no way to unsee it. The first time I really understood this was during my first year at the University of California, Berkeley.

Education

FedEx Delivers CubeSat Prototype Kits for First Global Challenge

Dec 22, 2021 10:00 AM ET

For FIRST Global’s new CubeSat Prototype Challenge initiative, teams used components from a provided Arduino-based kit, delivered by FedEx, to design and build a CubeSat prototype and launch it into the lower layers of Earth’s atmosphere.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enbridge ESG Forum: Corporate Governance

Dec 22, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Watch Karen Uehara, Vice President and Corporate Secretary at Enbridge, discuss the company’s approach to corporate governance.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

#ThankYouForward: Regions Bank Supports Community Heroes in Birmingham - and Empowers Them to Inspire Others

Dec 22, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Regions Bank is saying thanks – with a twist – to members of one of Birmingham’s most valuable communities – its devoted senior volunteers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

5 Steps to a Corporate Strategy That Delivers on Sustainability

Dec 22, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Many companies are realising that they must do their part and embed sustainability into their core strategy. In our work supporting companies, we have identified 5 key steps that help companies develop a truly embedded strategy.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Meeting the Demand for Sustainable Packaging Alternatives

Dec 22, 2021 9:35 AM ET

Jose Gorbea, HP’s Global Head of Brands explores how, with the right focus, print service providers can react to consumers' search for more sustainable packaging solutions.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences and Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Dec 22, 2021 9:15 AM ET

The SABCS brings the scientific community and advocates together to focus on the biggest needs in breastcancer, including how the disease uniquely affects Black women.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UNFCU Foundation Honors Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka With Its 2021 Women's Empowerment Award

Dec 22, 2021 9:10 AM ET

UNFCU Foundation recently presented its 2021 Women's Empowerment Award for Lifetime Achievement to Dr. Mlambo-Ngcuka, a human rights champion.

Energy

2021: A Year of Climate-Driven Transition and Growth

Dec 22, 2021 9:00 AM ET

In 2021, the United Nations declared climate change a “code red for humanity.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Invests $75,000 in Home Headquarters to Build Safe Housing, Provide Job Opportunities and Economic Equity in Syracuse

Dec 22, 2021 9:00 AM ET

KeyBank is investing $75,000 in Syracuse-based nonprofit Home HeadQuarters to support its efforts to provide safe and affordable housing through the work of its construction and maintenance crew Opportunity Headquarters.

Research, Reports & Publications

Return on Sustainability, Spotlight 4: Credible Brand Differentiation

Dec 22, 2021 9:00 AM ET

This ebook looks at how companies can effectively establish sustainability credentials and use them as strategic differentiators. In other words, how sustainable practices in the supply chain can result in ROI through brand differentiation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife Partners With Feed the Children During Magic Johnson's "Holiday of Hope" Drive-through Resource Distribution

Dec 22, 2021 8:45 AM ET

Herbalife is proud to support it's #NutritionforZeroHunger partner Feed the Children during Magic Johnson’s "Holiday of Hope" drive-through resource distribution event at Boys and Girls Club Metro Los Angeles for South LA youth.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Tech Wins Three Québec Consulting Engineering Awards

Dec 22, 2021 8:00 AM ET

The Association des firmes de génie-conseil – Québec (AFG) recognized Tetra Tech with three Grands Prix du génie-conseil québécois (Québec Consulting Engineering Awards) for demonstrating how we are Leading with Science® to bring multidisciplinary projects to fruition. The awards also recognize the importance of collaboration between clients, firms, and experts. Tetra Tech received the awards during a virtual event in September 2021.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kohler Co. Honored as "Green Master"

Dec 21, 2021 5:30 PM ET