ESG News from Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Booz Allen and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation: Data-Driven Solutions for Military Caregivers

Oct 23, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Where in the United States are military caregivers most likely to live? What are the health challenges they’re most likely to face in these communities?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Virtual Event Gathers Industry Experts for Collaboration on Ethics and Sustainability in Gold and Diamond Enterprise, and Honors Anisa Kamadoli Costa With Its Award for Leadership in Responsible Practice in Jewelry

Oct 23, 2020 6:00 AM ET

The more one travels in realms of gold and diamonds, the more one is confronted by urgent challenges. Initiatives in Art and Culture’s (IAC) 2020 international gold and diamond virtual series “All That Glitters,” has taken, as points of departure, such challenges faced at all points on the continuum.

Health & Healthcare

PT Freeport Indonesia's Malaria Control Center is Working to Eradicate Malaria in Papua by 2026

Oct 22, 2020 9:15 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

US School Food Leaders Form Collective to Accelerate Scratch Cooking

Oct 22, 2020 5:55 PM ET

Whole Kids Foundation announced today that it is joining US school food leaders as a supporting partner of ScratchWorks to accelerate scratch cooking in schools.

Events, Media & Communications

OpenTable & Bacardi Bring Guests 'Back of House' and Put Diverse Hospitality Talent Front and Center

Oct 22, 2020 5:30 PM ET

OpenTable and Bacardi are bringing culinary and mixology talent to your kitchen while providing support to the James Beard Foundation’s effort to provide financial resources for businesses that are majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals.

Energy

Canadian New Holland Agriculture Plant Reduces Energy Footprint With Solar Installation

Oct 22, 2020 5:00 PM ET

A CNH Industrial site in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is now home to more than 1,000 solar panels. The new installation in Saskatoon is a partnership between CNH Industrial and the SES Solar Co-op.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Shareholders Award $11.3M in Charitable Contributions Year-to-Date to Help Communities Thrive

Oct 22, 2020 5:00 PM ET

During the first three quarters of 2020, the Entergy Charitable Foundation has helped power stronger, healthier communities by awarding $11.3 million to more than 1,200 nonprofit organizations located across Entergy's service area.

Health & Healthcare

Herbalife Nutrition's Health Experts Share the Effects of Hunger and Malnutrition

Oct 22, 2020 4:45 PM ET

Nearly 1 in 10 people in the world experience severe levels of food insecurity. Herbalife Nutrition’s health experts share the importance of ending global hunger and what you can do to support the Zero Hunger Challenge.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Cities 2020 Day of Service Event to Focus on Racial Justice and BIPOC-Led Nonprofits

Oct 22, 2020 3:30 PM ET

Skills for Cities 2020 by Common Impact and co-host sponsor John Hancock is a national, virtual volunteer effort centered on sustaining and scaling racial justice and BIPOC-led nonprofits and translating private sector intent into action.

Research, Reports & Publications

Oceans 2050 Leads Global Effort to Quantify Seaweed Carbon Sequestration

Oct 22, 2020 3:30 PM ET

Oceans 2050 Leads Global Effort to Quantify Seaweed Carbon Sequestration
Groundbreaking Global Study Will Deliver Evidence and Methodology to Validate and Monetize the Carbon Sequestration Impact of Ocean Farming

Environment

Medtronic: Waste Not, Want Not

Oct 22, 2020 3:00 PM ET

While Medtronic is committed to helping healthcare systems reduce medical waste, the work starts with us. We are working to reduce waste across our operational spectrum – from research and development to manufacturing and distribution.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fulfilling My Dreams of Independence

Oct 22, 2020 3:00 PM ET

NortonLifeLock & the NASSCOM Foundation's Cyber Security Skills Development Initiative for Women is designed to create greater employability opportunities for underprivileged female engineering graduates by equipping them with the right job skills.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Growing the Vote: How ScottsMiracle-Gro Supports Associates' Voting Rights

Oct 22, 2020 2:45 PM ET

At ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe everyone has the potential to GroMoreGood in their communities. One way to bring about the good is by exercising our right to vote and make our voice heard.

Health & Healthcare

Dr. Eng Lim Goh Discusses the Exciting Work HPE AI is Having in Healthcare

Oct 22, 2020 2:15 PM ET

He’s studying compounds and elements that occur in nature and their application to drug development. Using HPE’s Sentinel supercomputer, he’s researching these natural products’ efficacy against COVID-19 and sharing victories, setbacks and insights from the lab.

Education

A Week of Free Resources Connecting Students to Innovation and Resourcefulness

Oct 22, 2020 2:05 PM ET

Where there is water, there is life, and every drop of water makes a world of difference. From drinking and hygiene to food and energy, water means survival.

Innovation & Technology

4 Ways Johnson & Johnson Is Cultivating Outside-the-Box Innovations for COVID-19

Oct 22, 2020 1:30 PM ET

In addition to its own cadre of scientists hard at work fighting the pandemic, Johnson & Johnson also supports external researchers and entrepreneurs equally dedicated to finding solutions for the current health crisis.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Carolina García Arbeláez

Oct 22, 2020 1:10 PM ET

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Republic Services, Rebuilding Together Select $1 Million in Small Business Revitalization Projects

Oct 22, 2020 1:05 PM ET

Nine local affiliates of Rebuilding Together will receive a total of $1 million in grants from the Republic Services Charitable Foundation to help revitalize locally owned small businesses that have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research, Reports & Publications

Vistra Releases Comprehensive Review of Company Climate Strategy

Oct 22, 2020 1:05 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merck Donates $500,000 to Support River Blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Efforts

Oct 22, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and the MECTIZAN® Donation Program (MDP), announced today a $500,000 cash donation to support non-governmental organization (NGO) partners working to eliminate river blindness...

Sustainable Development Goals

Developing a Market-Based Approach to Sanitation in Uganda

Oct 22, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Uganda is off-track to meet the "universal access to sanitation" Sustainability Development Goal by 2030. This blog describes the drivers and barriers to basic sanitation and provides detailed recommendations on how market-based sanitation can help.

Education

Qualcomm Wireless Reach: Qualcomm 21st Century Classroom

Oct 22, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Mobile technology has fundamentally changed access to educational materials and this collaboration enables even greater opportunities to enrich teaching and learning, and address learning disparities by decreasing the digital divide.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Verizon and Generation Partner to Close the Opportunity Gap and Reskill Workers

Oct 22, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Verizon and Generation partner to close the opportunity gap and reskill workers

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper Fiber Supply Manager Accepts Diversity Leadership Award

Oct 22, 2020 12:30 PM ET

Congratulations to Alex Singleton, fiber supply manager, Industrial Packaging’s Rome Containerboard Mill, for being recognized with the Diversity Leadership Award for the Society of American Foresters (SAF).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comerica Makes Grant to LISC to Fuel Lending for Minority-Owned Small Businesses in Detroit, LA and Phoenix

Oct 22, 2020 12:15 PM ET

Comerica Bank is teaming up with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to expand access to capital for small businesses and nonprofits led by people of color—especially organizations without the size or track record to attract conventional financing on their own.