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.

Diversity & Inclusion

OLAY Introduces Easy Open Lid For People with Disabilities, Shares Design With Beauty Industry

OLAY North America is introducing the Easy Open Lid, a limited-edition prototype developed with and for people with disabilities.

Environment

Sport Sets Pace for Climate Action as IOC and Other Sports Organisations Join Race to Zero Campaign

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has joined the UN-backed “Race to Zero” campaign, which is aimed at rallying climate leadership from non-government entities to work towards a carbon-free world.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Engineer Becomes a Mother While Responding to Pandemic

Abbott's Working Mother of the Year says she strives to integrate family and career to create work/life success.

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Environment

Her Mission: Plant Trees to Ensure City's Future

With the help of thousands of volunteers, TreesCharlotte has planted 42,481 trees since the nonprofit launched in 2012. But keeping Charlotte’s tree canopy healthy will require much more than volunteers with shovels and saplings. It takes a city.

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Green Infrastructure

Cummins Powers a New Battery Electric Transit Bus: The Electrip

Cummins Inc. takes another step toward its path to zero, as it powers Letenda’s new 30-foot, zero-emissions transit bus named the Electrip®.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Clarivate Named in Inc.'s First-Annual Best-Led Companies

Clarivate is on a bold entrepreneurial mission to help customers reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing innovations.

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Energy

Black & Veatch and Industry Dive: Climate Resilience Strategies Command Top Priority in Utility, Manufacturing, Transportation Sectors

The increased frequency of extreme weather events is driving companies to realize the best way to protect their economic interests and maintain their social license to operate is to invest in climate resilience strategies.

Environment

International Sustainability Standards: Levelling the Disclosure Playing Field

All eyes are on COP26. At the highest possible level, world leaders are discussing how best to tackle climate change and hold each other accountable for their efforts to reduce global warming, writes Andromeda Wood, VP of Regulatory Strategy, Workiva.

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Events, Media & Communications

The Land Betterment Exchange (LBX) Expands Team with the Hiring of Lyndsay Kline Ahead of its Cryptocurrency Exchange Launch

Land Betterment, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create #sustainable community development, announces Lyndsay Kline as Manager of Social Media and Outreach.

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Sappi North America Employee Ambassadors Deliver Sustainability Commitment to Communities

Our Lead Sustainability Ambassadors, a team of 10 passionate leaders at sites around North America, work together to drive employee engagement

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The New Holland Agriculture T6 Methane Power Tractor Wins 'Sustainable Tractor of the Year' at EIMA

New Holland Agriculture, a global agriculture brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI), has been awarded the prestigious title of ‘Sustainable Tractor of the Year 2022’ for its T6 Methane Power, the world’s first production methane tractor, at the EIMA Agricultural Trade Show in Bologna, Italy.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Biogen Launches Supplier Climate Action Program “Energize” With Leading Pharmaceutical Companies

we’re pleased to be one of 10 global pharma companies launching Energize, a new program to increase access to renewable energy for our supply chains. Together, we aim to engage our suppliers in bold climate action and work towards decarbonization.

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Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Oceania: Leading With Discipline and Determination”

In June 2019, humanitarian public health and disaster response professionals from across Oceania met on the lush campus of James Cook University.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Musim Mas Launches Interactive Webpage and 3rd Annual Aceh Report to Communicate on Progress in the Aceh Province

Musim Mas publishes our third Aceh Progress Report. Aceh Province is a priority landscape to Musim Mas due to its unique biodiversity, history, and 87% of the Aceh-Leuser Ecosystem lies in the Aceh province.

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Health & Healthcare

Global Food Safety Initiative Sets First-Ever Benchmarking Requirements for Food Safety Auditor Training and Development

By raising the profile of the profession of auditing, and focusing entry requirements on competence, the aim is to attract and retain talents into this vital profession.

Events, Media & Communications

Kohler Co. Announces Kohler Living Virtual Event on Nov. 4-5

Through the introduction of new products and thought-provoking conversations, Kohler Living will help present a path toward a more beautiful and sustainable future.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

United Airlines Celebrates Employees Going Above and Beyond to Provide Extra Care for Afghan Refugees

Roberto has been working 24/7 to secure items like diapers and formula for Afghan evacuee children on Civil Reserve Air Fleet flights. He knows firsthand the importance of providing extra care for our passengers as they begin a new life in the U.S.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third Bank Announces Second Special Payment to its Front-line Employees

The special payment is one of many new benefits that Fifth Third has implemented during the pandemic, including updates to time-away policies, additional vacation days, and rewards in the Bank’s wellness program for receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Simón Bolívar Foundation Awards Grants to Support Health Programs for Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia

As the complex humanitarian emergency in Venezuela continues to affect the Latin America region, Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation, awarded $663,325 in a new round of its Medium/Large Grants for Humanitarian Health to fund four charitable projects that will help improve the health conditions of the Venezuelan diaspora in Colombia.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Michigan Diversity Council Presents the Inaugural National Native American Summit

The Michigan Diversity Council (MIDC) presents the National Native American Summit taking place on Tuesday, November 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST. The event, in partnership with the National Diversity Council (NDC) will focus on the theme “Standing Together and Taking Action.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power of Partnership: Supporting Communities in Need

The unhoused and marginally housed community in Atlanta has been impacted by COVID-19 in unimaginable ways.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vistra Honored With 2021 Texan by Nature 20 Designation

Texan by Nature (TxN), a Texas-led conservation non-profit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush, today announced Vistra among the 20 honorees of the 3rd annual Texan by Nature 20 (TxN 20).

Green Infrastructure

Enbridge ESG Forum 2021: Emissions

At Enbridge, we’re committed to bridging society to a lower-emissions future. We’ve set goals to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Introducing Biogen's 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report

Diversity makes us stronger and helps drive innovation.

Research, Reports & Publications

Global Water Utilities Could Cut GHG Emissions by 50%, At Low to No Cost

Water utilities could cut their emissions dramatically and quickly, according to a new paper from Xylem. The paper outlines the sector’s opportunity to reduce emissions quickly and affordably, with current, high-efficiency technologies.

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