ESG News from Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Olympic Movement Accelerates Transition to Sustainability

Dec 4, 2020 9:50 AM ET

The transition towards sustainable sport is gaining pace as more and more National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs), supported by the IOC, take action to address the environmental, economic and social challenges within their organisations and communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2020

Dec 4, 2020 9:45 AM ET

GDP and other economic measurements do not fully reflect current state of affairs and future development potential.

Environment

Communicating With Nematodes for Better Farming

Dec 4, 2020 9:30 AM ET

Pheronym increases the effectiveness of commercially available beneficial nematodes, allowing for a widespread adoption of a proven organic farming technique.

Diversity & Inclusion

Companies That Focus on Disability Inclusion Grow Faster Than Their Peers

Dec 4, 2020 8:35 AM ET

Our new global research finds companies that fully include employees with disabilities grow faster. Yet, employees with disabilities are 60% more likely to feel excluded than their colleagues. Learn how to build a more inclusive culture for all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Hong Kong Site Celebrates Responsibility & Inclusion Week 2020

Dec 4, 2020 8:05 AM ET

With only single digit daily new COVID-19 cases, the Hong Kong human resources team decided to plan special activities tied to the company’s Responsibility & Inclusion Week.

Diversity & Inclusion

Immanuel Uses Communications to Make a Global Impact

Dec 4, 2020 8:00 AM ET

Immanuel Umoren has been a communicator all his life. Growing up in Nigeria, he starred in plays, performed in shows, and emceed events every chance he got. Communicating with people has been a common thread throughout his life -- he's always loved the stage.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Textile Exchange's Benchmark Program to Cover Nature Impacts for the First Time

Dec 3, 2020 6:30 PM ET

Textile Exchange’s Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity.

Sustainable Development Goals

African Business Leaders Call for Sustainable Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic at UN Global Compact Event

Dec 3, 2020 6:00 PM ET

Business and civil society executives from across Africa joined United Nations leaders at a virtual UN Global Compact gathering today to call for greater commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals in response to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi North America Receives 2020 AF&PA Leadership in Sustainability Award

Dec 3, 2020 5:40 PM ET

Sappi North America, Inc. was named a recipient of the Leadership in Sustainability – Water Award from the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) as part of its Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Awards program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Schneider Electric Customer Stories: Saint-Gobain

Dec 3, 2020 4:45 PM ET

Building materials manufacturers like Saint-Gobain need ways to save energy. That's why their partnership with Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure is so crucial to their business operations.

Sustainable Development Goals

Media Advisory: High-level Caring for Climate Meeting Aims to Ramp up Ambition in Race to Net Zero Emissions

Dec 3, 2020 4:40 PM ET

The eighth annual High-Level Meeting of Caring for Climate will take place Tuesday, 8 December 2020 from 09:00 - 10:40 am EST | 03:00 - 04:40 pm CET, bringing together leaders from business, finance, sub-national government, civil society, and the United Nations to reflect on progress and discuss ways to collectively ramp up climate action in the lead up to the five year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

44,600 Nonprofits Supported Through Benevity's Platform on GivingTuesday 2020

Dec 3, 2020 4:30 PM ET

Benevity announces that $55.5 million was raised, supporting 44,600 nonprofits on GivingTuesday 2020 through its platform, an increase of 61 percent over the $34 million raised in 2019.

Health & Healthcare

Education, Reinvention and Common Action Can Right the Wrongs Exposed by COVID-19

Dec 3, 2020 4:25 PM ET

Today’s events not only make us confront these issues, but also push us to re-evaluate and co-innovate. Here are 3 imperatives to find solutions for a more equitable, safer and resilient world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building a More Inclusive World for People With Disabilities

Dec 3, 2020 4:25 PM ET

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, P&G is celebrating the power of our differences, and the strength of our togetherness.

Environment

CNH Industrial Is Protecting, Preserving and Improving Essential Water Supplies in India

Dec 3, 2020 4:00 PM ET

Water is the most fundamental element for life, and it is one of the world’s most precious resources. For many people, the simple act of turning on a tap in the home or an irrigation system in a field is just that, a simple act.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Mohawk Honored by Training Magazine for 15th Consecutive Year

Dec 3, 2020 3:55 PM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel Named One of America's Most Responsible Companies 2021

Dec 3, 2020 3:15 PM ET

In the second annual installment of this ranking, Intel earned the #20 spot for its efforts to give back to the communities it operates in.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Alkermes Celebrates Giving Tuesday with Alkermes in Action Program

Dec 3, 2020 3:10 PM ET

We are celebrating Giving Tuesday and our commitment to giving back by kicking off our annual Alkermes in Action program!

Health & Healthcare

Reimagining Healthcare

Dec 3, 2020 2:45 PM ET

5G technology is not just for mobile phones. It will intelligently connect all kinds of devices across factories, hospitals, schools, city infrastructure, businesses, farms and stores — reimagining our lives on every level.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

America's Most Responsible Companies

Dec 3, 2020 2:35 PM ET

It’s sustainability awards season and we’re honored that NortonLifeLock has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2021.

Diversity & Inclusion

More than 700 Corporate Responsibility and Philanthropy Leaders Convene to Advance Racial Equity

Dec 3, 2020 1:45 PM ET

ACCP, CECP, The Council on Foundations, and Points of Light collaborated to host a two-day conference titled, “Racial Equity: Moving Companies from Promise to Action.”

Diversity & Inclusion

Why There Has Never Been a Better Time for Neurodiversity

Dec 3, 2020 1:30 PM ET

I am not a neutral party when it comes to neurodiversity. I am a parent of an autistic teenager, and my work is also related to the topic. Neurodiversity is the different ways we as humans think, communicate and see the world. Neurodiversity also implies that these differences, while presenting certain challenges, also contain untapped strengths for the individual, for businesses, and for society overall.

Events, Media & Communications

World Environment Center Europe Elects New Supervisory Board Officers

Dec 3, 2020 1:30 PM ET

The World Environment Center’s (WEC) Europe Supervisory Board of Directors has elected the following individuals as its Officers.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CBRE Global Investors Achieves Exceptional GRESB Results Including Recognition of Three Funds as Global Sector Leaders

Dec 3, 2020 1:15 PM ET

CBRE Global Investors today announced another year of exceptional results in the 2020 GRESB Real Estate Assessment, with three funds recognized as the global sector leaders in the industrial, retail and hotel categories. The results underscore the firm’s continued progress toward being a market leader in sustainability.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Change Makers: 3D Printing is Transforming Manufacturing Inside and Out at This Koch Company

Dec 3, 2020 12:40 PM ET

At John Zink Hamworthy Combustion (JZHC), additive manufacturing isn’t limited to the manufacturing floor.