ESG News from Leading Brands

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Laura Kohler Named Finalist for Innovative Leader of the Year by Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators

Aug 16, 2021 12:30 PM ET

Through programs like Innovation for Good, the I-Prize, Safe Water for All and the Kohler WasteLAB, our teams are thinking outside the box to help solve the world’s most pressing societal challenges.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keysight Named One of the 2021 Bosch Global Supplier Award Winners

Aug 16, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Former Kellogg VP and CSO Amy Senter Joins WBCSD in New York

Aug 16, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Amy Senter, former vice president and chief sustainability officer for the Kellogg Company, one of the world’s largest food companies based in North America, has joined the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Oportun's Pamela T. Lujan Named As “Top 40 Under 40" Honoree

Aug 16, 2021 11:05 AM ET

We are proud to share that our Director and Corporate Legal Counsel, Pamela T. Lujan, was recently named as a “Top 40 Under 40" honoree by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Green Infrastructure

Advanced Digital Optimization Solutions From Xylem Reduce Sewer Overflows by 247 Million Gallons Annually

Aug 16, 2021 11:00 AM ET

The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati continues to expand Xylem’s Wastewater Network Optimization solution across their system, delivering savings to rate-payers, while protecting the local watershed to make the city more sustainable.

Sustainable Development Goals

Human Rights - a Shared Imperative for Sustainable Development

Aug 16, 2021 11:00 AM ET

We strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect, and we’re committed to doing what’s right to lift up people and communities wherever we can. We take a stand against modern slavery and human trafficking across our business and hold our partners and our supply chain accountable to do the same.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why ESG Ecosystems Are Key to Financial Reporting Success

Aug 16, 2021 11:00 AM ET

The rise of collective social consciousness, coupled with a growing desire to minimise the environmental impact of industry practices have resulted in environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors shooting to the top of corporate agendas.

Energy

Local Leaders Share the Importance of a Clean Energy Future

Aug 16, 2021 11:00 AM ET

PSEG and TechUnited:NJ team up to offer a $50K cash prize to be awarded to the startup demonstrating innovative solutions for promoting electrified transportation through the TechUnited:BetterPlanet Challenge.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Hershey and Land O'Lakes Partner on Sustainability for Dairy Supply Chain

Aug 16, 2021 10:30 AM ET

The Hershey Company and Land O'Lakes are partnering on a new initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at Pennsylvania dairy farms and improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Transforming Cotton Dyeing Through Collaboration

Aug 16, 2021 10:15 AM ET

As we saw the potential for ECOFAST™ Pure growing, we looked for a leader in the fashion industry who had mutually ambitious sustainability goals and a vision for positive change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Principal Financial Group® scores 100 in Disability Equality Index®

Aug 16, 2021 10:00 AM ET

For the second year in a row, Principal® scored 100 in the Disability Equality Index® by Disability:IN and American Association of People with Disabilities.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Coordinates Research and Efforts in China’s Rare Disease Community

Aug 16, 2021 10:00 AM ET

There are nearly 7,000 types of rare diseases, and about 80 percent of them are caused by genetic mutations. “Compared with common diseases, rare diseases are difficult to diagnose from the very beginning,” says Yiou Wang, Founder of the Illness Challenge Foundation. “Diagnosis is the first step in the patient journey, but it’s a key step to identify the direction.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Community First: Building Latinx Wealth

Aug 16, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Rita Soledad Fernández Paulino shares her journey to debt free and how she’s breaking the stigma around money talk in her community. Then, Carla sits down with Beatriz Acevedo, co-founder of SUMA Wealth, a digital platform that empowers the Latinx community to build wealth.

Energy

Florida's Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Joins Duke Energy to Unveil 4 New Electric Depot Bus Chargers

Aug 16, 2021 9:45 AM ET

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) today unveiled four new electric depot bus chargers at the bus lot at PSTA headquarters.

Events, Media & Communications

2021 Global Inclusive Growth Summit: Rebuilding for All - Register October 14th, 2021

Aug 16, 2021 9:45 AM ET

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the Aspen Institute proudly present the 2021 Global Inclusive Growth Summit.

Green Infrastructure

Janet is Working on Health and Safety at Chevron

Aug 16, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Meet Janet. At Chevron, she’s focusing on human performance factors to help influence the health and safety of our global workforce. Actions like these have resulted in meaningful progress.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GFSI Welcomes Four New Members Into Coalition of Action

Aug 16, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, is pleased to announce that four more companies have joined its ranks. The four companies – Develey, Kerry, Spinneys and Sysco

Environment

3M Joins Water Resilience Coalition, CEO Water Mandate

Aug 16, 2021 9:15 AM ET

3M (NYSE:MMM) announced it is joining the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC) today, taking one more step forward in the company’s ongoing commitment to help the nearly two billion people worldwide living in water-stressed and water-scarce communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Named One of the Best Employers for Women by Forbes

Aug 16, 2021 7:45 AM ET

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, has been named to Forbes list of The Best Employers for Women in 2021.

Research, Reports & Publications

Briefing: Moving Ambition to Action With Unilever, IKEA, & Google

Aug 16, 2021 4:00 AM ET

Sustainability is no longer at the fringes of business strategy; it is intrinsic to any successful business' future. We know what we need to do, and why, but the inescapable question is how.

Education

Back to School Digital Safety Tips

Aug 13, 2021 7:10 PM ET

Before your kids go back to school, join National Parent Teacher Association and NortonLifeLock Cyber Safety experts for quick tips to get your family's devices and online privacy ready. Join us Wednesday 8/18 at 3 p.m. ET LIVE on Facebook!

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial South America Holds Clothes and Blanket Drive

Aug 13, 2021 5:00 PM ET

Following the success of its recent food and hygiene items drive, CNH Industrial South America organized a winter clothing and blanket drive at its manufacturing sites in Brazil to support people in need during the winter season.

Research, Reports & Publications

7 Must-Haves for Future-Proof ESG Reporting Software

Aug 13, 2021 4:15 PM ET

Compiling data to report on environmental, social, and governance metrics is easier with ESG disclosure software. Here are seven things to look for in an ESG reporting platform that will evolve along with ESG disclosure frameworks.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Tide Evolves Loads of Hope Program to Meet New Societal Challenge

Aug 13, 2021 4:00 PM ET

This August, Tide Loads of Hope is transforming its hallmark social impact program to meet the needs of a new group as part of “The Tent Mender” campaign.

Innovation & Technology

Innovating for Social Impact

Aug 13, 2021 2:30 PM ET

Alarmingly, more than 25% of the world’s population lacks access to basic toilet facilities, and 673 million people continue to practice open defecation1.