ESG News from Leading Brands

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Mobile health providers at Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers, with Direct Relief-donated field medic packs. The organization is providing community care in western North Carolina area after Hurricane Helene. The organization has received a $25,000 emergency operating grant and a wide array of requested medical support, along with 13 other nonprofit health partners responding throughout the southeastern U.S. (Photo courtesy of Appalachian Mountain Community Health Center)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives | Direct Relief

Hurricane Helene Relief: Direct Relief Grants $350,000 in Emergency Funds to Health Providers in North Carolina, Florida

In response to the severe impacts of Hurricane Helene, Direct Relief is providing $350,000 in emergency grant funding to support 14 health organizations across North Carolina and Florida.
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Diversity & Inclusion

A Career in Cybersecurity is for Everyone

It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and NortonLifeLock Cares is working to build awareness about the wide range of cybersecurity job opportunities that are open to everyone and the many paths to enter our exciting career field.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ken's Krew: Championing Ability and Enabling Success

Ken’s Krew is an organization that started in 1997 with support from Ken Langone, Home Depot co-founder.

Innovation & Technology

Cristiano Amon at IAA Mobility 2021: How 5G Is Driving Connected Automotive Intelligence

Digital platforms are moving us into a new era of connected transportation, and Qualcomm Technologies’ breakthrough inventions are helping transform vehicles as we know them.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation Launches 2021 Poverty Is Unnecessary Project

In 2005, Whole Foods Market launched Whole Planet Foundation, its non-profit dedicated to global poverty alleviation through microcredit in countries around the world where the company sources products.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Collaborates with Enterprise Community Partners to Transform Avondale in Cincinnati with $20 Million Investment

Fifth Third intends to commit up to $20 million in lending, investments and philanthropic support, including grants from the Fifth Third Foundation to Avondale.

Diversity & Inclusion

Stellantis and National Business League Commence Pilot for Nation's First Black Supplier Development Program

Stellantis and the National Business League (NBL) today commenced their pilot of the groundbreaking National Black Supplier Development Program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$2M Grant to UNC-Chapel Hill Program Will Rebuild, Fortify Local Economies Across North Carolina and Beyond

Truist Foundation awards $2 million grant to UNC-Chapel Hill to support equitable economic development for communities hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Eldorado Gold Breaks New Ground by Cultivating Insightful Leaders

As part of our commitment to building safe, inclusive and innovative operations, Eldorado Gold coined our “Valuable Leadership” model last year. It creates clarity on the behaviours we wish to see more of throughout our workplace.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Foundation Announces $16.8 Million Grant To Support And Develop Black-Owned Businesses Through New Howard University Center for Entrepreneurship

The center will support expanded opportunities for Black entrepreneurship with enhanced educational, leadership and capacity-building resources and programs nationwide.

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Education

3M Names America's Top Young Scientist of 2021: 14-year-old Sarah Park, for Music Therapy Treatment to Improve Mental Health

3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) have named 14-year-old Sarah Park from Jacksonville, Fla. the winner of the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist), the nation’s premier middle school science competition.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast's Internet Essentials Partners with Gaming Personality Marcel Cunningham to Bring a Surprise to his Hometown Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound

In partnership with Comcast, Marcel Cunningham, who goes by the name of BasicallyIDoWrk, surprised the students of the Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound Al Davies club.

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Health & Healthcare

This New Innovation Lab Supports Women Entrepreneurs Who Solve Sanitation Challenges

Under normal circumstances, many people around the world face discrimination around menstruation as well as difficulty obtaining hygiene supplies, either due to unaffordability, lack of access or inadequate information.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Filling a Gap

Dr. Maathai was a Kenyan scientist, environmentalist, and activist who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, a grassroots organization that organizes women to plant trees and combat deforestation.

Sustainable Development Goals

Georgia-Pacific Celebrates National Forest Products Week 2021

This year marks the 60th annual National Forest Products Week, a reminder of our commitment to sustainable business practices that assist in conserving our forests and protecting the environment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Value of Perseverance: Why Rocky Starts Can Make Us Stronger

As the lead planetary protection engineer (surely one of the best job titles on Earth), she’s responsible for ensuring that missions we send to Mars don’t contaminate the environment with Earth-borne life and strictly controls what comes back from Mars, too.

Diversity & Inclusion

PSEG LGBTQ+ Inclusion Pledge

It continues to be our goal at PSEG to create a culture where there is Inclusion for All. We are proud to issue an LGBTQ+ Inclusion Pledge to show our support for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Health & Healthcare

Merck Announces Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care

To help address persistent disparities across the cancer care continuum – from diagnosis to survivorship – and improve patient outcomes among adult underserved populations, the Merck Foundation announces a new U.S. initiative, the Merck Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care

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Innovation & Technology

Reinforcing Cybersecurity in a Connected World

At Keysight, we’ve spent a lot of time talking with our customers about these issues. And while it’s easy to get lost in the details, we can step back and clearly state the real goal: keeping everything working while keeping everything more secure.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Boeing Donates $1 Million to Assist With Hurricane Ida Recovery and Relief Efforts

Support for American Red Cross and local nonprofits will provide shelter, other immediate assistance needs in affected communities

Environment

Keeping Carbon in Check

Agriculture is taking two complementary approaches to address climate change: reducing carbon emissions and pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and into the soil where it benefits crops and entire ecosystems.

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Events, Media & Communications

Mark Your Calendar for the 2021 Responsible CEO Awards

Over the past 18 months, multiple global challenges and changing stakeholder expectations have raised the bar for business leadership.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

New Statewide Education Campaign Aims to Increase Recycling of Plastic Milk Jugs

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today launched a public information campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the recyclability of milk jugs made of high density polyethylene (HDPE) or #2 plastic.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Putting Faith Into Conversations About HIV in the Southern United States

Faith leaders in the Southern United States aren’t strangers to the disproportionate impact HIV has on Black communities.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KEEN Footwear Awarded Prestigious Good Housekeeping 2021 Sustainability Innovation Award For PFC Free, Detox The Planet Initiative

KEEN, the footwear brand on a mission to make outside inclusive and accessible to all, today announced that Good Housekeeping awarded the brand the Good Housekeeping 2021 Sustainability Innovation Award for its Detox the Planet initiative that keeps perfluorochemicals (PFCs) and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) out of its footwear.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tork and the Green Bay Packers Team up to “Tackle Hygiene With Every Catch”

As fans returned to Lambeau Field for the home opener, the Green Bay Packers are teaming up with Tork ® , an Essity brand and the global leader in professional hygiene, to keep fans healthy and give back to the Green Bay and Milwaukee communities.

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