ESG News from Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology | U.S. Soy

New Documentary Sheds Light on the Surprising Scope of Soy’s Sustainability Benefits

From food to fuel to plastic, soy is making the Earth more sustainable in thousands of surprising ways. In the years ahead, it might even do the same on Mars.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac Expands Distribution of Award-winning Social Robot to Help Kids With Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease impacts more than 100,000 Americans, primarily affecting African Americans and many who are children.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Team Depot and Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade Help Veteran in Need

James Holton, an Air Force veteran, has lived in Florida for decades. He was diagnosed with cancer about five years ago and had to spend months in the hospital.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Crypto Currency Is Bringing Ownership to the People

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Social Impact & Volunteering

How Signature CSR Programs Define Your Brand

These are some starting points for the evolution of your CSR portfolio to help you clarify your strategic intent and embed it in every part of your program development. Only by doing this can you effectively use social impact to define your brand.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Partners With Hudson River Housing to Provide Employment Assistance and Training Services to Dutchess County Residents Experiencing Homelessness

KeyBank and Hudson River Housing, Inc. (HRH), the County's largest provider of supportive housing and other services aimed at addressing homelessness, announce a community partnership to support HRH’s Employment Assistance and Training Services (EATS) program.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Emerging-Market Investors Can't Afford to Ignore ESG Factors

Most investors need little persuading that emerging markets offer exciting opportunities. The emerging-market (EM) corporate bond market in particular presents a tantalizing prospect for investors

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Health & Healthcare

Nutrition for Zero Hunger: One Step Towards Solving Food Insecurity

In the early days of my career, I worked as a pediatrician with the goal of helping my patients get a strong, healthy start. To this day, I am thankful for the opportunity I had to help others.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why This New Dad Says Every Company Should Offer Parental Leave

Steve Pribis was ecstatic when he learned our company’s paid parental leave extended to 12 weeks­­ in January 2021.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Understanding Materiality Will Unlock Corporate Accountability

With changes under way in the sustainability reporting landscape, clarity on what the scope of the various initiatives are, as determined by their approach to materiality, is essential if organizations are to understand their reporting obligations.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Impact Cubed's New EU Taxonomy Solution Provides Global Insights Into Green Investments

Impact Cubed today launched its new solution to help investors meet the European Union’s (EU) Taxonomy regulation.

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Green Infrastructure

Realizing the Clean Energy Economy Will Require a Case-by-Case Approach

The clean energy economy is imminent—that we know for sure. But the details of how we will transition our current energy landscape to one that successfully operates with net-zero emissions are murky.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MENTOR Announces the 2022 National Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll

MENTOR, the unifying champion for the mentoring movement, released its 2022 National Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll today

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation Managing Seven New Projects in the Americas & Caribbean Since 2021

In the first days of 2022, Whole Planet approved its 1st new project of the year, after having closed 2021 with 21 new projects.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Helps Minority Business Owners Recover From Hurricane Ida With $500,000 in Grants

As part of our commitment to support our communities as they rebuild following Hurricane Ida, Entergy is awarding $500,000 in shareholder-funded grants to organizations helping minority small business owners recover from the devastating storm.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Andrew Winston: The Case For Doing Business Differently

In 1970, the economist Milton Friedman wrote a controversial piece for the New York Times Magazine entitled “The Social Responsibility of Business Is To Increase Its Profits."

Media & Communications

World Environment Center Elects 2022 Board Officers

The World Environment Center (WEC) Board of Directors has elected new Officers to lead the organization in 2022.

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Education

National Mentoring Month: Dr. Maricela Becerra on Why Mentorship Matters in Education

As a first-generation immigrant turned college professor, I believe you can do anything you put your mind to. However, having a support system while one is chasing their goals makes a significant difference. This is why mentorship is so important.

Innovation & Technology

Cadence Software Boosts Clemson's Capabilities Across Campus

Clemson University announced an agreement with Cadence Design Systems, Inc., offering students, faculty and staff access to a vast array of computational software products.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Heavyweight Firefighting Aircraft Knocks Out Emerging Wildfires

As Kyle Gordon drives past downtown Santa Barbara the Pacific Ocean beckons. Barely two months into his new job as a fire manager for Southern California Edison he has been on the road for 36 days hopscotching a state peppered with hundreds of fires.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Delivering for Good: How FedEx Uses Its Global Network and Logistics Expertise to Help People and Communities in Need.

At FedEx, we are experts in complexity. We organize, store and safely move millions of packages every day, to nearly every corner of the globe.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Walt Disney Company Reinforces Its Commitment to Use Its Broad Global Reach and Unique Platforms to Promote Social Responsibility

At The Walt Disney Company, we strive to inspire a better world through the power of stories.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Salt Lake City 2002: A Springboard for the Growth of Winter Sport

The Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002 served as a springboard for growing winter sport and bringing more major sporting events to the state of Utah.

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Energy

On the Road to Carbon Neutrality

Reducing carbon emissions isn’t just the responsible thing to do. It also can be the smart thing to do to contribute to economic growth, while mitigating climate change.

Green Infrastructure

Sapporo 1972: 50 Years of Olympic Legacy

The first Olympic Winter Games to be held in Asia, Sapporo 1972, created wide-reaching benefits for the city, for Japan and even for the continent at large. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Games.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Outside of Work, This Taco Bell Employee Helps Aspiring Public Relations Professionals Snag Their First Job

Taco Bell Public Relations & Brand Experience Senior Manager Matt Prince knows how hard it is to land a job. Originally an English major at California State University, he switched to public relations after attending an introductory course.

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