ESG News from Leading Brands

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Responsible Production & Consumption | Pentair

Pentair and MSP Airport Announce New Collaboration To Reduce Single-Use Plastic Waste

Pentair and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) are excited to announce a new collaboration to sustainably deliver great-tasting, high-quality drinking water while reducing the need for single-use plastic water bottles

Responsible Production & Consumption

Investing in Green Energy: Opportunities for Renewable Diesel | Booster

Booster Fuels

Research, Reports & Publications

Global ESG Due Diligence + Study 2024

KPMG

Education

The Best of the Best: Bailey’s Child Development and Learning Center

FedEx Corporation

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Research, Reports & Publications

Henkel 2023 Sustainability Report Highlights: Implementing Our Sustainability Strategy

At Henkel, we consistently and successfully implemented our sustainability strategy in 2023. Here are some examples from different fields of action.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mastercard: How To Spark a Revolution in Inclusion

Smart people and smart ideas are a dime a dozen, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told an audience of, well, smart people with smart ideas in Washington, D.C., last week.

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Education

Quest Diagnostics Foundation and Green Bronx Machine Expand Collaboration To Bring Acclaimed Indoor Gardening Curriculum to More Communities and Raise Awareness for Impact of Nutrition Education on Health Equity

The Quest Diagnostics Foundation today announced an expanded collaboration with Green Bronx Machine (GBM), a transformational educational nonprofit helping students and teachers turn classrooms into agricultural learning experiences.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Style and Sustainability in Every Stitch at Tapestry

Imagine for a moment that you’re facing down your closet and getting ready to leave the house. Whether you’re choosing a bag that will fit your laptop en route to the office or the right boots for a snowy evening out, there’s never just one concern in mind.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Baker Tilly’s BuzzHouse Podcast: Exploring Multifamily Housing Bond Financing

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson sit down with the founding partner of Norris George & Ostrow PLLC, R. Wade Norris as he breaks down the complexities of municipal bond markets.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Benevity’s 2024 Corporate Goodness Awards Celebrate Groundbreakers in Social Impact

Benevity’s 2024 Corporate Goodness Awards Celebrate Groundbreakers in Social Impact. Awards recognize purpose-driven brands for their extraordinary approaches to social impact, corporate philanthropy and employee engagement.

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Energy

Entergy Texas’ First Solar Resource Helps Customers Meet Sustainability Goals

As the demand for power grows in Southeast Texas, many homeowners and businesses are requesting cleaner energy options to help support their climate and environmental goals.

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Events, Media & Communications

CNH Stands Out at Expoactiva Nacional

CNH brand Case IH recently attended the 27th edition of Expoactiva Nacional, which took place in Uruguay in late March.

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Events, Media & Communications

Cummins Introduces Cummins READY Strategy To Help Prepare for the Workforce of the Future

Cummins is set to unveil its global community education strategy, Cummins READY, during an upcoming launch event and panel discussion.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How I Got Here: Missy Schaaphok

My elevator pitch for what I actually do is: I make tacos and burritos – and what they come wrapped in – better for you and the planet.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Ranks Subaru as a Best Brand for Social Impact for the Second Year in a Row

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced it was once again named one of the top companies for social impact, building on its reputation of being More Than a Car Company®.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac U.S. President Virgil Miller Encourages You To Walk Your Own Process – Don Yaeger Podcast

Imagine being a kid playing baseball in a little league All-Star Game, and all the fans are cheering. But there’s one fan in particular who you really want to make proud—your father. The game is on the line, and it’s your turn to come up to bat.

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Environment

Celebrating Earth Month: Southern Company NFWF Partnership

Earth Day and every day, we are committed to being good stewards of our community.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Duke Energy’s Annual Impact Report Shares Progress Toward a Cleaner Tomorrow That Includes Affordability and Reliability

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) released its 2023 Impact Report, its 18th annual accounting of its progress toward its sustainable business goals.

Research, Reports & Publications

IBM and Burning Glass Institute Report: Green Jobs Go Digital for the Future of Work

IBM and The Burning Glass Institute unveiled new insights on how green and digital jobs increasingly overlap, creating demand for workers with digital skills in the green economy and for those who deploy core green skills across various sectors.

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Energy

New Power Plant Pollution Standards Will Bolster U.S. Momentum in Clean Energy

Ceres celebrates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly released power plant standards as a key policy that will ensure the nation is powered by abundant, reliable, affordable low-carbon energy.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2024 Halo Awards Announce Corporation and Nonprofit of the Year

Engage for Good, the leading company empowering corporate and nonprofit professionals to create mutually beneficial social impact partnerships, announces their most coveted Halo Awards: Google.org is the Corporation of the Year, and charity: water is the Nonprofit of the Year.

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Energy

EMF Exposure in Work Environments: Understanding the Risks and Regulations

Explore the impact of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on health and safety. Understand the EU regulations governing EMF exposure, ensuring compliance for a safer workplace.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Innovation and Sustainability Top of Mind as GoDaddy Evolves Business

With its 2023 Sustainability Report released today, GoDaddy highlights continued strides on its corporate sustainability strategy, commitments and goals in support of GoDaddy's mission to empower entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunity more inclusive for all.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NAACP Continues To Support Minority-Owned Businesses in Hospitality Through Grants Sponsored by Bacardi

Today, the NAACP announces the next iteration of the Backing the B.A.R. (Business Accounts & Retailers) Acceleration Grant Program sponsored by Bacardi U.S.A. offering $100,000 in grants to the industry.

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Education

A Bridge to Success: Using AI To Raise the Bar in Special Education

There’s a global shortage of teachers with special education training. 90% of disabled students in developing countries lack access to trained teachers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast Remains Dedicated to Closing the Digital Divide

For more than a decade, Comcast has been dedicated to closing the digital divide. Achieving digital equity is at the heart of the work we do because we know how life-changing a reliable home Internet connection can be in today’s digital economy.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Taco Bell Expands Recycling Program With TerraCycle

Originally launched in 2021, TerraCycle partnered with Taco Bell to help keep used hot sauce packets out of landfills.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Albertsons Reduces Food Waste by Thinking About What Happens at Home: 'That’s Where the Power of the Opportunity Is'

In an exclusive interview with The Cool Down, Long takes us behind the scenes at the nation's second-largest supermarket chain — from what might surprise you about food waste to the company's unconventional partnership with Uber.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Social Impact: Delivering Financial Security and Expanding Financial Access

Driven by our mission to improve lives through financial security, we’ve helped millions of Americans reduce financial vulnerability and plan and manage for a lifetime of financial needs and goals.

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  10. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship

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    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

  12. Environmental Leadership
    Meeting the world’s growing demand for chemicals that play a critical role in our daily lives requires Chemours to grow while reducing our...

  13. Smart, Sustainable Solutions
    At Pentair, we are innovative problem-solvers who believe water is the key for life. We deliver a comprehensive range of smart, sustainable water...

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    Principal is committed to fostering a culture that empowers our employees and demands the best of our leadership by attracting and retaining great...

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