ESG News from Leading Brands

Diversity & Inclusion

Charting a Career to Help Reduce Health Inequity: Porscha's Story

Feb 18, 2022 10:30 AM ET

Dr. Porscha Showers’ route to health sciences wasn’t always a sure thing. Porscha, who grew up in Louisiana, wanted to become an attorney – despite having a mother who worked as a registered nurse and a father who was a laboratory chemist.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Biogen Receives Gold Class Distinction in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook

Feb 18, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Earning S&P Global’s Gold Class Distinction is the culmination of significant work by our colleagues across the world – from Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives to the implementation of our DE&I strategy.

Diversity & Inclusion

Board Director Willie Deese Shares Perspective in Honor of Black History Month

Feb 18, 2022 10:00 AM ET

This month, Willie Deese, a member of the PSEG Board of Directors, spoke with PSEG employees for a candid discussion about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and society.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Cities

Feb 18, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Smart Cities and Spaces as-a-Service can deliver solutions for smart lighting, signage, parking and more for the accelerated development of smart cities and smart spaces.

Innovation & Technology

Artificial Intelligence | Real Solutions for Plant Breeders

Feb 18, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Plant breeding today involves some of the world’s most sophisticated technologies and practices—all with the goal of developing the plants we need to nourish our growing world and preserve natural resources.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SidelineSwap Powers Pop-Up Trade-In Events at DICK'S Sporting Goods

Feb 18, 2022 9:30 AM ET

SidelineSwap, the world’s largest online marketplace for new and used sporting goods, announced a series of trade-in events in 2022 in partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods that kicks-off in the Dallas area in February.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G's Head & Shoulders and Pantene Aim to Help Close the Racial Gap in STEM

Feb 18, 2022 9:10 AM ET

Launched in 2020, Head & Shoulders Royal Oils and Pantene Gold Series’ Rooted in Science campaign continues efforts to help close the racial gap in STEM.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Beijing's Shougang Park: How the Olympic Games Helped Turn a Steel Mill Into a Trendy Urban Area

Feb 18, 2022 9:05 AM ET

Established in 1919, in its peak years the site produced as much as 10 million tonnes of iron and steel. But nearly 90 years later, ahead of Beijing 2008, the city developed an ambitious plan to fight air pollution.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Nutrition for Zero Hunger Means to Herbalife Nutrition Employees

Feb 18, 2022 8:45 AM ET

Our Global Training Specialist, Anudeep B, discusses Herbalife Nutrition's Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative, and what it means to him.

Energy

#TtInspires: Powering the Future With Shilpa Shah, Electrical Engineer

Feb 18, 2022 8:00 AM ET

Shilpa Shah leads Tetra Tech’s high voltage engineering practice and has more than 25 years of experience in power transmission, distribution, and generation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

National Grid's Phil Decicco Joins David Rockefeller Fellows Program

Feb 17, 2022 5:30 PM ET

National Grid New York’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Philip Decicco Jr. has been selected to join the Partnership for New York’s 2022 Class of David Rockefeller Fellows, an immersive civic and leadership program for senior executives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nickelodeon Selects 10 Participants for Annual Writing and Artist Programs

Feb 17, 2022 4:30 PM ET

Nickelodeon has identified 10 participants for its annual Writing and Artist Programs, designed to develop the next generation of creative voices from underrepresented communities.

Innovation & Technology

Behind the Wheel - The Connected Farm

Feb 17, 2022 4:00 PM ET

Internet coverage is coming to the remote city of Água Boa in Mato Grosso state, Brazil and with it the Case IH Connected Farm.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Senior Living Sharpens Its Focus on Health and Well-Being As Pandemic Exposes Systemic Issues in Eldercare”

Feb 17, 2022 2:10 PM ET

Environment

Toxic Nanoplastics Found Polluting North and South Poles

Feb 17, 2022 1:30 PM ET

Evidence of nanoplastic pollution in the North and South Pole has been found by experts for the first time.
Scientists at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands discovered the tiny plastic particles in ice samples.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cheers! O-I Glass Celebrates the International Year of Glass!

Feb 17, 2022 1:15 PM ET

Throughout this International Year of Glass, O-I will celebrate our rich history of innovating glass packaging as we strive for a more sustainable future.

Education

Tech-and-Trades Mastery at the 'Olympics of Skills'

Feb 17, 2022 12:45 PM ET

It’s a common dream for many to turn pro—but in pursuits like soccer, hockey, volleyball and . . . machinery?

Environment

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Mandatory Climate Disclosure for U.S. Companies

Feb 17, 2022 12:30 PM ET

As the public awaits the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule on mandatory climate disclosure for publicly-traded companies, a new poll sponsored by the nonprofits Ceres and Public Citizen

Environment

6 Quotes from “Don't Look Up” That Are Instructive for EHS & Sustainability Pros

Feb 17, 2022 12:30 PM ET

The planet-killing comet movie Don’t Look Up slammed onto Netflix at the close of 2021, delivering a very pointed message: with matters of urgency, now is always the best time to take action.

Diversity & Inclusion

T. Rowe Price Spotlights Black Financial Health and Wellness

Feb 17, 2022 12:05 PM ET

As T. Rowe Price celebrates Black History Month—with a theme this year of Black health and wellness—we focus on economic stability as an essential building block of health.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AMD Recognized As One of America's Most Responsible Companies 2022

Feb 17, 2022 12:00 PM ET

AMD has been named by Newsweek in the ranking of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Advancing Sustainability: Necessary for the Planet and Smart for Business

Feb 17, 2022 11:55 AM ET

Just as climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, finding the path to net-zero emissions is the corresponding growth opportunity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Verizon Climate Resilience Prize Winners Receive $500k to Scale Climate Solutions

Feb 17, 2022 11:55 AM ET

Today, Verizon announced the three winners of its inaugural Climate Resilience Prize at the GreenBiz22 conference, awarding a prize pool of $500,000

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Host Student Athletes From Coachella Valley Unified School District Migrant Program at LA Galaxy Coachella Valley Invitational in Indio, Calif.

Feb 17, 2022 11:35 AM ET

AEG’s LA Galaxy recently welcomed 30 high school student athletes from Coachella Valley Unified School District’s Migrant Program to be a part of the club’s official kick-off

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Regions Community Development Corporation: Investing in Our Communities, One Deal at a Time

Feb 17, 2022 11:15 AM ET

David Christian, head of Community Development Lending and Investments and Regions Community Development Corporation chief operating officer, expresses well-earned excitement about the momentum his team is experiencing already this year.