ESG News from Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Launches Annual One Million Meals Campaign

Nov 1, 2021 2:30 PM ET

IT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced the start of its annual partnership with Feeding America® to help provide One Million Meals1 to people facing hunger across the country.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Listen Up! Doing Corporate Citizenship Better, Together - November 2021

Nov 1, 2021 2:30 PM ET

Leverage uncertainty and the unknown as the path to innovation, impact, and “smart luck" on this episode of the Listen Up! Show with guest Christian Busch, Director, CGA Global Economy Program NYU, and author of The Serendipity Mindset. Register now!

Environment

Subaru of America Expands Partnership With National Forest Foundation With Commitment to Plant One Million Trees

Nov 1, 2021 2:20 PM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. and its retailers in California, and now with the support of Idaho, Oregon and Washington retailers, are proud to announce they will replant one million trees by 2022 in forests devastated by wildfire.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics Cultivates New Generation of Innovators Through Support of 2021 Collegiate Inventors Competition

Nov 1, 2021 1:30 PM ET

A first-year engineering student from the University of Texas at Austin won the Arrow Electronics People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Collegiate Inventors Competition.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

WSP USA Supports Initiative Generating Economic SURGE in Philippines

Nov 1, 2021 1:30 PM ET

USAID’s Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity effort is helping disadvantaged Filipino producers improve income, market share and resiliency.

Energy

Keysight to Install Rooftop Solar Array in Penang, Malaysia

Nov 1, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Keysight is committed to achieving net zero emissions in company operations by the end of fiscal year 2040, in alignment with the Paris Agreement's preferred goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Environment

ESG Enhancement: A Post-Acquisition Playbook

Nov 1, 2021 12:15 PM ET

Join us Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 2:00pm EST for our webinar, ESG Enhancement: A Post-Acquisition Playbook, and learn how to integrate ESG throughout the investment lifecycle.

Green Infrastructure

United Airlines Operates First Flight Powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Nov 1, 2021 12:10 PM ET

United was the first airline in the world to operate a flight powered by 100% drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Sustainable Development Goals

SCS Global Services Joins The Water Council as First Water Champion Member

Nov 1, 2021 12:10 PM ET

The Water Council, a nonprofit membership organization driving freshwater innovation and advancing water stewardship, today announces its new Water Champion membership program with SCS Global Services (SCS) as its first member.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

International Paper Celebrates LIFE Month

Nov 1, 2021 12:00 PM ET

November is LIFE (Life-changing Injury and Fatality Elimination) Month at International Paper, a time where the company celebrates its commitment to an injury-free workplace.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How ViacomCBS Is Encouraging Civic Action & Engagement

Nov 1, 2021 12:00 PM ET

We believe increasing voter turnout is a shared mission, and we know we have a responsibility to unleash the power of our content, talent, employees and reach to accelerate social impact through civic engagement.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Doing Our Part: Economic Impact

Nov 1, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Since the beginning, doing the right thing for associates, shareholders, and communities has been a guiding principle at The Home Depot.

Education

Rockwell Automation Surpasses $30 Million in Charitable Support to FIRST With New $2.7 Million Grant

Nov 1, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has surpassed $30 million in cash and in-kind product donations to non-profit FIRST®​ with a new $2.7 million grant that supports global programming for the 2021-2022 season.

Environment

Qualcomm Announces Goal to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2040

Nov 1, 2021 12:00 PM ET

This builds on the Company’s existing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal and includes interim 2030 science-based emissions reduction targets across Scopes 1, 2 and 3.

Environment

HP's Expanded Partnership with WWF Aims to Grow Forest Conservation and Restoration

Nov 1, 2021 11:30 AM ET

Social Impact & Volunteering

Release Event: 2021 Corporate Volunteering, Giving and Grants Technology Review

Nov 1, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Join RWI for the 2021 Corporate Volunteering, Giving and Grants Technology Review free virtual launch event on Tuesday, November 16th at 12:00-3:00 PM ET to learn the latest about Corporate Voluntering, Giving and Grants Technology.

Innovation & Technology

Our Bold Ambition

Nov 1, 2021 10:40 AM ET

The right thing to do for our world and the best thing for our business are one and the same. Learn how Medtronic is resetting our expectations of what innovation can achieve, driven by our mission to improve human welfare.

Sustainable Development Goals

Mastercard and Partners Advance the Future of Sustainable Commerce

Nov 1, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Mastercard unveiled an acceleration of its net zero timeline by a decade, from 2050 to 2040.

Energy

Wind Blades: Powered by Owens Corning Composites

Nov 1, 2021 10:30 AM ET

As a materials engineering partner, Owens Corning Composites designs tailored solutions that power lighter, longer, and stronger wind blades, enabling a generation of more cost-effective clean energy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and Merck Enter Into License Agreement for Molnupiravir, an Investigational Oral Antiviral COVID-19 Medicine, to Increase Broad Access in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Nov 1, 2021 10:15 AM ET

The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced the signing of a voluntary licensing agreement to facilitate affordable global access for molnupiravir.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Trust-based Approach Allows 3Mers Around the World to Work Their Way

Nov 1, 2021 10:00 AM ET

For many 3Mers around the world, working in an office has become the exception to the rule. While COVID-19 vaccines are readily available in many places and physical distancing protocols remain in place at 3M facilities, the future of work isn’t necessarily a full-time return to the office.

Innovation & Technology

Tork Launches Biobased Cleaning Cloth to Help Companies Meet Sustainability Goals Without Compromising Performance

Nov 1, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Today, meeting hygiene expectations is critical and businesses are demanding products that help them meet sustainability goals while increasing productivity.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gildan Signs the United Nations Development Programme Gender Equality Seal in the Dominican Republic

Nov 1, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Gildan is pleased to share that the Company has signed The Gender Equality Seal commitment, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) coordinated and implemented at the national level by the Ministry of Women in the Dominican Republic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Expands on Help for Those in Need With Donation of 50,000 Socks and 100,000 Total Blankets

Nov 1, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the automaker and more than 600 participating retailers will once again donate 50,000 blankets to homeless shelters nationwide.

Environment

Trane Technologies Announces Net-Zero Ambition in Line With UNFCCC “Race to Zero”

Nov 1, 2021 7:45 AM ET

Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and transport refrigeration, has reaffirmed its commitment to net-zero emissions at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26).