ESG News from Leading Brands

Energy

Nuclear Energy Benefits The Environment

Jul 26, 2019 10:30 AM ET

Bechtel is proud to partner with Georgia Power to deliver on an important project – the only ongoing construction of new nuclear generation currently in the United States.

Research, Reports & Publications

Let’s Embrace Distributed Infrastructure to Decrease Power Outages

Jul 26, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Data Center operators and businesses need predictability in their power supplies. Their infrastructure has to operate regardless of grid stability, weather conditions and other factors that threaten their systems.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Donates Additional $7.9 Million for Small Business Growth

Jul 26, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Wells Fargo announced another new boost to diverse small businesses today with $7.9 million in grants from its Diverse Community Capital program, which offers capital and technical assistance to minority-owned small businesses through Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). To date, the program has generated more than 103,000 jobs across the U.S.

Events, Media & Communications

Martin Currie Rob Roy Challenge Celebrates Another Successful Year

Jul 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Hundreds of people took to the Scottish Highlands for the Martin Currie Rob Roy Challenge, hiking and biking their way to raising thousands for charity. The event has been running since 2006 and has raised almost £4 million for good causes.

Research, Reports & Publications

Environmental Sustainability at Intel

Jul 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Our long-standing commitment to environmental leadership helps us achieve efficiency, reduce costs, and respond to the needs of our customers and community stakeholders. We invest in conservation projects and set company-wide environmental targets, seeking to drive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, water use, and waste generation. We also work with others to apply Intel® technology to environmental challenges such as climate change and water conservation.

Sustainable Development Goals

Trane Unveils Building and Community Investments in Tyler to Deliver Environmental, Social and Business Benefits

Jul 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Trane®, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, held a celebration of its business, social and environmental sustainability on July 25.

Sustainable Development Goals

Cerro Verde, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Graduates Women Entrepreneurs from the DreamBuilder Program

Jul 26, 2019 4:45 AM ET

More than 300 entrepreneurs from Peru’s Arequipa region recently received their diplomas after finishing the DreamBuilder training program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Named to FTSE4Good Index

Jul 25, 2019 6:20 PM ET

MetLife, Inc. announced it has been named to the FTSE4Good Index, which highlights companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sappi Limited is Recognized as a Socially Responsible Investment 

Jul 25, 2019 5:10 PM ET

Sappi Limited is proud to earn a spot in the FTSE/ JSE Responsible Investment Top 30 Index.

Diversity & Inclusion

Cracking the Code: Working Together to Engage and Empower Female Technologists at Bloomberg

Jul 25, 2019 4:35 PM ET

To create products that serve increasingly diverse customers and solve a wider range of social problems, technology companies need women engineers.

Innovation & Technology

Karen Fields, Her Parents, and Booz Allen: Supporting NASA for 50 Years—and Beyond

Jul 25, 2019 3:50 PM ET

A passion for space exploration runs in Karen Fields’ family. Her father ran NASA’s Zero Gravity program, which trains astronauts for space flight by flying planes in parabolic arcs over the Gulf of Mexico.

Innovation & Technology

ON Semiconductor In The News: Dr. Chakraborty, A Brief History of Batteries and EV Projects

Jul 25, 2019 3:30 PM ET

Read our roundup of news, announcements, and energy efficiency projects including an interview with Dr-Sudipta-Chakraborty (link to original article), a brief history of batteries and much more.

Environment

Why Are Bats Disappearing? Study Aims to Find Out

Jul 25, 2019 2:15 PM ET

Bats are hard to find. They’re small (some weigh less than three pennies), they fly by night and hide during the day, but perhaps the most challenging part is that there are fewer of them than there used to be.

Environment

Hallmark Receives Distinguished Designation for Responsible Sourcing of Timber and Paper Products by WWF

Jul 25, 2019 1:45 PM ET

Hallmark UK is delighted to have been awarded 3 Trees in the WWF-UK’s 2019 Timber Scorecard, an accolade that underlines Hallmark’s ongoing commitment to finding responsible and sustainable ways to reduce their impact on the environment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How to Start a Corporate Revolution

Jul 25, 2019 1:45 PM ET

Interface’s story can not only inspire but also instruct us all in how a purposeless company can transform itself to become a vehicle for achieving something important for the world and improve its financial performance in the process.

Diversity & Inclusion

AEG Teams Up With Mayor Eric Garcetti to Boost Diversity in Entertainment Industry Through Evolve Entertainment Fund

Jul 25, 2019 1:45 PM ET

AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, recently teamed up with Mayor Eric Garcetti in Los Angeles to host the Evolve Entertainment Fund (EEF) 2019 Summer Kickoff at L.A. LIVE on June 15, 2019.

Innovation & Technology

Taproot Foundation Launches Newly Transformed Matchmaking Platform Taproot Plus

Jul 25, 2019 1:15 PM ET

Taproot Foundation is transforming how nonprofit and social change organizations access the pro bono support they need to achieve their missions by launching the newly redesigned matchmaking platform Taproot Plus at www.taprootplus.org.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Recognized on PEOPLE’s 50 Companies That Care List

Jul 25, 2019 12:05 PM ET

Merck was recognized on PEOPLE’s third annual 50 Companies That Care list for investing $500 million to reduce preventable maternal mortality across the globe with education, tools and technologies for health care providers and moms through its Merck for Mothers program.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Celebrate National Tequila Day by Learning How the Industry Is Becoming Sustainable

Jul 25, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Plant-based resources often seem infinite until they are suddenly depleted, and because tequila comes from the agave plant - specifically the blue agave - it’s imperative to keep stocks maintained to ensure plentiful supply in the future. But part of maintaining these crops means being mindful of other components of sustainability: energy use, repurposing, and waste. For Patrón Tequila, this means overhauling their existing systems to be more environmentally friendly.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC Issues First Social Impact Bond

Jul 25, 2019 12:00 PM ET

For the past 15 years, Strong Beginnings, a program aiming to facilitate healthier pregnancies and births for families in Western Michigan, has been working to improve infant mortality rates for racial minority communities in the region. PNC Bank issued its first “pay-for-success” bond to Strong Beginnings to help continue the momentum of the program.

Green Infrastructure

Bridgestone Ready to Welcome the World to its Home City for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

Jul 25, 2019 11:50 AM ET

Bridgestone, the only Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner with its global headquarters in Tokyo, is celebrating one year to go until the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 by inviting the world to follow its journey to the next Olympic Games and experience what it means to help people chase their dreams.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hanesbrands Partners With Free The Girls to Support Women Rescued From Human Trafficking

Jul 25, 2019 11:45 AM ET

More than 200 of the company’s retail outlets are collecting new and gently used bras to assist the nonprofit in helping women in Mozambique, El Salvador and Costa Rica become entrepreneurs in the secondhand apparel market

Social Impact & Volunteering

275 Volunteer Projects Completed During CIT Cares Month

Jul 25, 2019 11:05 AM ET

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced the results of its annual employee volunteer initiative, CIT Cares Month. Throughout June, 275 community projects were completed by 1,700 CIT employees who contributed 6,400 volunteer hours nationwide to make a difference.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Announces Next Stage of its Global Community Engagement Program – FedEx Cares 50 by 50

Jul 25, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing Change: Our Associates Video

Jul 25, 2019 10:10 AM ET

Our associates are the backbone of Alliance Data’s business. As employees increasingly seek a strong, purpose-driven culture, including open communication and fulfillment, we are adopting talent strategies that keep pace with these expectations – engaging associates through data-driven feedback, technology and customization, just as we’re doing for our clients and end-consumers.