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Victoria’s Secret & Co. Releases First Annual Women’s Impact Report Detailing Progress in Supporting Women All Over the World

Today, VS&Co published its first annual Women’s Impact Report demonstrating the progress we’ve made in supporting women and sharing our aspiration to be the most beloved and trusted brand for women around the world.

Research, Reports & Publications

New CARE Report Reveals 9x Return on Women’s Economic Investments

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How This Clorox Teammate Champions Mental Health

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Addressing Workplace Burnout Amidst the War for Talent

Antea Group

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Diversity & Inclusion

LGBTQ+ Consumers Value Brand Support Beyond Pride Month

“You can’t just throw up a couple of ads or say we’re here for June and disappear,” Tim Bennett, a marketing consultant and former marketing executive at Subaru who led the company’s groundbreaking LGBTQ+-focused marketing campaign in the 1990s

Research, Reports & Publications

Ethical Leadership at Clarivate

Sustainability is now a topic of every Board meeting with dedicated oversight from the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee which reports into the Board at each meeting.

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Innovation & Technology

New Black & Veatch eBook Explores Electric Utilities' Progress Towards Grid Modernization

Transformation of the U.S. energy grid is underway against a backdrop of aggressive decarbonization goals even as electric utilities modernize to accommodate an influx of distributed energy resources (DER) and mitigate risks to system reliability.

Diversity & Inclusion

Reaching Back to Help the Next Generation

Maya Penn started a company at eight years old and she’s kept growing from there. We hear from Maya and from her mentor Phyllis Newhouse who, along with venture capitalist Isabelle Freidheim, created the first-ever female-led SPAC, Athena Technology Acquisition.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Financial Leadership for Global Reporting Initiative

A new addition has been made to the senior management team of GRI, provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, following confirmation of Dani Marunovic as Chief Financial Officer.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gonzalo Palacio Is a Credit to Oportun

As senior vice president of credit card at Oportun, Gonzalo Palacio is helping to serve a customer base that has been left behind. Oportun provides affordable personal loans to those with little to no credit history—and, since Palacio joined the company, credit cards.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

6 ESG Questions Answered: What Is ESG Reporting, and How Is It Changing?

The main impact of the CSRD will be felt by the CFO. ESG used to be a concern for sustainability or corporate communications teams. But if, or when, the proposals come to pass, it will enter the annual reporting process.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Jangala: Meet the Team Closing the Digital Divide by Providing Internet Access to Offline Refugees

Jangala, this year’s Digital Inclusivity winning solution, is focused on the same goals as our ET&I team, targeting corporate responsibility and innovation while closing the digital divide to build a more inclusive digital world.

Environment

Fishermen, Chefs and Manufacturers Are Working in Tandem on Ways to Support the Health and Sustainability of Our Oceans

Fishermen, chefs and manufacturers are working in tandem on ways to support the health and sustainability of our oceans while meeting consumer demand for seafood. Taking a cue from the “nose-to-tail” movement, restaurants are serving up more than just fish fillets in their effort to combat food waste. But the future of sustainable seafood may not be found in the ocean at all!

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Research, Reports & Publications

Discover How Two Leading Companies Tell Their ESG Stories

With brand reputation intrinsically tied to environmental, social, governance (ESG) progress, the stakes for companies to remain committed to addressing societal issues have never been higher.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Fair Trade on the Rise in Private Label Coffee, Apparel and Home Goods in the Second Quarter

Today, Fair Trade USA® – the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America – announces new commitments and product launches in the second quarter of 2021.

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Sustainable Development Goals

ON Semiconductor Affirms Commitment as a United Nations Global Compact Signatory

On April 22, ON Semiconductor marked two years as a Signatory to the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. As a UN Global Compact Signatory, ON Semiconductor participates alongside other global companies to make a difference in the communities where it operates.

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Education

Smarter Activity Book Provides Ray of Sunshine to Kids During Pandemic Isolation

Needing to stay in the hospital can be scary and stressful for pediatric patients and their families. Project Sunshine aims to minimize those feelings by providing opportunities for play through volunteer-led programming that promotes creative expression, socialization, and learning.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Three Beauty Brands Talk Sustainable Supply Chains

Eco-consumerism is a term that describes how today’s consumers want to be empowered and feel responsible for their actions and choices when making purchases. Recent findings from a Future of Beauty survey found that 72% of consumers believed individuals are responsible for caring for the planet.

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Media & Communications

CGF Announces New Members for July 2021

The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Announces Finalists of the 6th Edition of “Qualcomm Design in India Challenge”

A host of benefits for finalists in the form of incubation, patent-filing incentives, industry exposure, networking opportunities, expert mentorship, expense reimbursement, and more

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Environment

The Future of Forests

Forests represent the largest store of terrestrial carbon in the world.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Duke Energy Reaches 10,000-Megawatt Renewable Energy Milestone

With the 144-megawatt (MW) Pflugerville Solar facility coming online today, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) reached a significant milestone – it now owns, operates, or purchases more than 10,000 MW of solar and wind energy throughout the United States from both its regulated and nonregulated businesses.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Digital Equity Is a Human Right: HP Commits to Bold New Goal for 2030

This week, HP unveiled a bold new goal and accelerator initiative to achieve digital equity, on the heels of an announcement last month that focused on climate action and human rights.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How One Person's Walk Sparked Lasting Change for Many

“Everyone deserves an opportunity to learn the skills needed to enter or reenter the workforce,” said Lynette Bell, president of the Truist Foundation. “NCIA provides people from all walks of life with real-world skill training and tools to succeed.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Teams Can Tackle the Two Biggest ESG Challenges Head On

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is growing rapidly in relevance for those in the U.S. While some teams may know of its value, they may not have standards in place at the same level of their other reporting.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Surpasses 60 Lift Zones in Central and Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia

Across Central and Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, Comcast has been working with community partners like the LGBT Center in Reading to launch more than 60 WiFi-connected Lift Zones.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ideas42, Wells Fargo Aim to Tackle High Costs of Living in Poverty in the U.S.

Today, Wells Fargo and ideas42, a leading nonprofit that uses insights from behavioral science to drive social change, announced Shared Prosperity Catalyst

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Education

Subaru of America Supports Students and Classrooms in Need Nationwide During Subaru Loves Learning Month

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced the nationwide kickoff of Subaru Loves Learning month, the automaker’s initiative to make learning more accessible for kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) students nationwide.

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Environment

The Soil Health Institute Welcomes New Scientists and Interns to Its Growing Team

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, has announced that six new scientists and three interns have joined the Institute.

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