ESG News from Leading Brands

Environment

Medtronic Announces 2045 Net Zero Emissions Ambition to Combat Climate Change

Nov 8, 2021 8:40 AM ET

We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet, which is why we have set an ambition to reach net zero emissions by FY45. This will build on our progress toward achieving carbon neutrality in our operations by the end of the decade.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Workplace Giving Donations Help Make Educational Programming Available to Kids on WETA

Nov 8, 2021 8:00 AM ET

For nearly 60 years, WETA and Classical WETA have served Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia with high-quality, educational cultural, news and public affairs programs and services.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Leading Consumer Goods Retailers and Manufacturers Launch Actions to Transform Production Landscapes to 'Forest Positive' by 2030

Nov 8, 2021 8:00 AM ET

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has today launched an ambitious strategy for driving transformational, forest positive change in the regions where the Coalition’s key commodities are produced and sourced by 2030.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Quest Diagnostics Gives Colleagues a "High 5"

Nov 8, 2021 8:00 AM ET

For the last twenty months, 50,000 Quest colleagues have given their all every day to support our nation through the COVID-19 crisis. The experience has shown the character of our company—and has also taken a toll on our colleagues.

Events, Media & Communications

Explore the Human Heart: New Virtual Field Trip Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 9

Nov 8, 2021 8:00 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Team Pentair Walks to Provide Safer Water

Nov 7, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Pentair employees from 20 sites around the world joined forces as Team Pentair for the 2021 Walk for Water.

Sustainable Development Goals

CNH Industrial Teams up With Rise Against Hunger

Nov 5, 2021 5:00 PM ET

A key priority at CNH Industrial is to improve food availability. To this end, the Company has initiated several projects related to food scarcity and food security

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

T-Mobile Expands Successful Returnship Program for Third Round

Nov 5, 2021 4:30 PM ET

As T‑Mobile takes applications for its third cohort, we take a look at some of the success stories from the program designed to help working mothers & others displaced by the pandemic — and why you might want to consider the TechX Returnship too!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Illumina Named Best for Vets Employer

Nov 5, 2021 3:15 PM ET

We are proud to announce that for the first time, Illumina was named a Military Times Best for Vets Employer, coming in at #114 out of 160 companies selected.

Health & Healthcare

Prove Your Purpose: It's Officially NO-vember

Nov 5, 2021 3:15 PM ET

This week, we look at how one brand is continuing its effort to reduce burnout by encouraging women to say “no.”

Diversity & Inclusion

Logitech Powers No Label Academy; Helps Students Kickstart Careers

Nov 5, 2021 3:15 PM ET

No Label Academy invests in underrepresented communities to kickstart the careers of BIPOC talent - a priority focus for Logitech and our family of brands.

Diversity & Inclusion

MTV to Counter Hungary's Anti-Gay Law as EMAs in Budapest Will “Stand in Solidarity” With LGBTQ+ Community

Nov 5, 2021 2:45 PM ET

After the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) will return live from Budapest, Hungary this year, with the company planning to use the big event to counter the country’s recent anti-gay law and “stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in Hungary and around the world,” Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of MTV Entertainment Group Worldwide said in an internal memo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Private Bank Launches Giving with Purpose with Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Nov 5, 2021 2:05 PM ET

As Greater Cincinnati’s hometown bank & the community foundation of the Cincinnati region, Fifth Third Private Bank & GCF believe it is in the best interest of the region to come together & help clients build charitable assets to impact area lives.

Education

Leveraging Partnerships to Advance Digital Equity and Foster Opportunity for All Learners

Nov 5, 2021 2:00 PM ET

For more than a decade, Comcast has focused efforts on effecting meaningful, lasting change to improve digital equity across the full spectrum of learning.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ralph Lauren Corp Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Delivering Good

Nov 5, 2021 1:45 PM ET

We are honored to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Delivering Good, a nonprofit that strives to create a more equitable world by helping those in need.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bloomberg to Offer Sustainalytics' ESG Research and Ratings on the Bloomberg Terminal

Nov 5, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Bloomberg today announced that Sustainalytics’ ESG Research and Ratings are now available via the Bloomberg Terminal.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

EIB Backs Ørsted With €500 Million Loan Agreement, Boosts Green Energy

Nov 5, 2021 12:05 PM ET

The 752 MW Borssele 1 & 2 wind farms count 94 wind turbines which, through inter-array cabling, transfer their energy to an offshore substation before reaching the grid via a high-tension line which the EIB previously helped finance with TSO TenneT.

Education

M·A·C Cosmetics Launches Tomorrow's Artist Program to Empower Next Generation of Makeup Artists

Nov 5, 2021 11:45 AM ET

M·A·C Cosmetics UK & Ireland has teamed up with Incredible Brilliant Youth to launch a six-week makeup artistry training program for young people from marginalized backgrounds.

Environment

International Paper Heads to Climate Action's Sustainable Innovation Forum 2021

Nov 5, 2021 11:35 AM ET

International Paper is headed to Glasgow for Climate Action’s Sustainable Innovation Forum 2021. The hybrid event, which is taking place Nov. 8-10, is uniting heads of state and unilaterals, environment ministers, business leaders, investors and NGOs

Environment

PSEG CEO Ralph Izzo Attends COP26, Calls for Urgent Action on Climate

Nov 5, 2021 11:15 AM ET

PSEG Chairman, President and CEO Ralph Izzo is traveling to Glasgow, Scotland, to attend the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), where he will call for urgent action to address climate change.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Consumer Goods Forum Becomes UN Race to Zero Accelerator at COP26

Nov 5, 2021 11:15 AM ET

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) today announced it is an official “Accelerator” of the UN’s Race to Zero campaign, to encourage faster progress on carbon reduction across its global membership.

Health & Healthcare

How Parents Can Help Their Children Prioritize Mental Health and Excel in School

Nov 5, 2021 11:05 AM ET

In an interview with Authority Magazine, Inner Explorer’s co-founder Dr. Laura Bakosh shares insightful advice for parents seeking to create the best learning environments for their kids and how they can prioritize their child’s mental health for future success.

Environment

Bloomberg Tackles Air Pollution - Inside and Out

Nov 5, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Breathe in, breathe out. The average human takes this subconscious action 20,000 times a day. It’s easy to take for granted that the air surrounds us is healthy and clean, but according to the World Health Organization (WHO) an estimated nine out of 10 people worldwide breathe dirty air.

Research, Reports & Publications

Biodiversity Reporting and the Private Sector: It's Time for a New Paradigm

Nov 5, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Biodiversity is often considered too immaterial, complex or expensive to integrate into private-sector monitoring programs, often leaving it sidelined next to mainstream carbon reporting.

Health & Healthcare

Giving Voice and Hope to Children With Sickle Cell Disease, One Duck at a Time

Nov 5, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Over the years, corporations have become more creative in developing characters synonymous with their brands.