ESG News from Leading Brands

Education

IBM Prepares Students for the Future with New AI Webinars

Jan 8, 2021 11:35 AM ET

IBM AI Education is an immersive, online professional learning suite of FREE live and on-demand webinars taken to the next level, crafted by and for educators.

Diversity & Inclusion

Stepping Up Our Ongoing Efforts to Advance Racial Equality for All

Jan 8, 2021 11:10 AM ET

For years, we have used our voice as a leading advertiser to shine a light on inequality, highlight bias and spark dialogue that leads to understanding and action with award-winning short films like “The Talk” and “The Look.” We’ve also brought companies together for collective action under the “Take On Race” coalition.

Energy

Energea: Iguatama Project Has Broken Ground

Jan 8, 2021 10:25 AM ET

Congratulations to all of our Community Solar in Brazil investors. ⁠

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cummins Invests in the Future of 12 Black Female Entrepreneurs Through Grant Program

Jan 8, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) are proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural WBENC Cummins Grant for Black Student Female business owners

Green Infrastructure

New Era of Games Embraced as Updated Paris 2024 Venue Concept Approved

Jan 8, 2021 9:00 AM ET

The IOC and Paris 2024 worked in close collaboration with the relevant International Federations to develop the updated concept, with important input also provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and public stakeholders.

Innovation & Technology

New Study Underwritten by Booz Allen Details How AI Is Transforming the San Diego Workforce and Economy

Jan 8, 2021 8:00 AM ET

Self-driving vehicles and smart assistants like Siri and Alexa make artificial intelligence (AI) a feature of daily life. Behind the scenes, AI is having a significant impact on America’s cities, their economies and workforces.

Environment

Here's to Your Health: Healthy Solutions for a Complex World

Jan 8, 2021 8:00 AM ET

As the old saying goes, if you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything. At Tetra Tech, we use our Leading with Science® approach every day to support healthy people, healthy communities, and healthy environments.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Looking Back: The Best Signature Program of 2020

Jan 7, 2021 5:30 PM ET

Learn how to offer meaningful support to employees in these strange times through volunteerism and virtual training with Abbott’s Signature Program as an outstanding example.

Environment

FPT Industrial is Literally 'Sowing OXYGEN'

Jan 7, 2021 4:00 PM ET

FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of CNH Industrial N.V., is always thinking about how to make the future ever greener and more sustainable.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ceres Calls for Unity and Defending Our Democracy

Jan 7, 2021 3:40 PM ET

Innovation & Technology

Tennessee DOT Completes State's Largest Highway Project

Jan 7, 2021 12:35 PM ET

The highway that has provided a critical southern loop around the city of Nashville for more than three decades has been given a significant upgrade that will provide motorists with a roadway that is safer and faster to travel.

Energy

Duke Energy Renewables Acquires 144-MWac Pflugerville Solar Project in Texas from Canadian Solar

Jan 7, 2021 11:25 AM ET

Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is expanding its solar energy portfolio by acquiring the 144-megawatt (MWac) Pflugerville Solar project from Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary...

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games: Young People Put Olympic Values Into Action

Jan 7, 2021 11:20 AM ET

One year ago, Lausanne hosted the Opening Ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Lausanne 2020, living up to its symbolic second name: the Olympic Capital.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Black & Veatch's Knotts Named Society of American Military Engineers Fellow

Jan 7, 2021 11:05 AM ET

The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) has named Charysse Knotts a fellow and is inducting her into its Academy of Fellows, citing her more than 18 years of active service and dedication to the organization, both regionally and nationwide.

Education

Bridging the STEM Opportunity Gap

Jan 7, 2021 10:30 AM ET

For decades, the technology industry’s hiring practices have favored populations with advanced education — degrees in STEM fields — even as we recognize those credentials have been hard to access for many communities. This creates an opportunity gap.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

'It Gives Us a Little More Time': Austin Restaurants Get Boost With Help From Hometown Hormel

Jan 7, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Hormel Foods has been buying meals by the hundreds from local restaurants like Piggy Blues, the Old Mill and Tendermaid during the pandemic.

Environment

IBM and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste to Create Data Platform to Help Track Global Plastic Waste in the Environment

Jan 7, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The Plastics Recovery Insight and Steering Model ("PRISM") will aim to serve as a single source of consistent actionable data helping inform how NGOs, communities, regulators and other organizations, improve waste management decisions and programs.

Innovation & Technology

Sunburst: The SolarWinds Hack, How You Could be Affected, and How Keysight Can Help

Jan 7, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Our leading cyber security solutions are introducing new content this week designed to test your security controls capability to detect Sunburst activity on your network.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rick Cook Remembers Ray C. Anderson on Person Place Thing (PPT) Podcast

Jan 7, 2021 9:30 AM ET

Rick Cook, Founding Partner of COOKFOX was recently interviewed by Randy Cohen on the Person Place Thing PPT Podcast.

Sustainable Development Goals

Five Ways to Optimize Sustainability Across Global Facilities

Jan 7, 2021 9:25 AM ET

Now is the time to make sure your company’s “house is in order” and your facilities have optimized their energy, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water, and wastewater. Here are five ways to optimize sustainability across global facilities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Donates 300,000 Units of PPE to Essential Workers

Jan 7, 2021 9:00 AM ET

The personal protective equipment went to healthcare facilities and to water utility operators working to keep essential services flowing in local communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tree City USA: Celebrating the Importance of Urban Tree Canopies

Jan 7, 2021 9:00 AM ET

The Tree City USA program has strengthened and sustained urban forests across the country thanks to support of Foundation members and partners. From the Gulf of Alaska to the Gulf Coast, nearly 155 million Americans are living in Tree City USA...

Diversity & Inclusion

I Moved From One Part of My Company to Another in Order to Grow My Career - Here's How

Jan 6, 2021 4:45 PM ET

A few years into her career, Rachael Rodney made a bold move: She moved across the country to transition from a role in recruiting to a role in sales. One thing that didn’t change? The organization she worked for.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH Industrial Supports a New Study by the Telethon Foundation Into the Virus That Causes COVID-19

Jan 6, 2021 4:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial is supporting the Telethon Foundation by contributing to a targeted study on the ongoing pandemic. This involves a series of tests on the strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, with the aim of reconstructing its transmission tree.

Environment

El Yunque National Forest Advances With the Arbor Day Foundation

Jan 6, 2021 3:30 PM ET

After a hurricane, local leaders need to rebuild not only the damaged roads and buildings, but also the injured trees and plant life.