ESG News from Leading Brands

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Betterment Corporation Discusses its Entrepreneur Zone Progress

Mar 2, 2021 11:40 AM ET

Land Betterment Corporation is pleased to discuss the renovation progress and first lease of the Company’s Entrepreneur Zone.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Supporting Innovative Study to Develop Natural Infrastructure Adaptation Solutions Along Mississippi River Corridor

Mar 2, 2021 11:15 AM ET

Black & Veatch joins a consortium of industry leaders led by Two Degrees Adapt to complete an innovative research project aimed at finding and evaluating nature-based solutions for the Mississippi River Corridor.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Paving the Path to Economic Equality for Women Around the World

Mar 2, 2021 11:15 AM ET

UN Women recently announced the latest group of organizations to join its Generation Equality “Action Coalitions” initiative, established to propel greater movement towards advancing gender equality.

Events, Media & Communications

Reuters Events Natural Capital & Biodiversity Week - Putting Nature at the Top of the Business Agenda in 2021

Mar 2, 2021 11:00 AM ET

As the ongoing climate emergency and unbridled human activity continues to have a catastrophic impact on biodiversity, the destruction of habitat and environmental degradation are creating the perfect conditions for diseases like COVID-19 to emerge

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lead With Love: How Companies and Brands Can Help Build a Better World

Mar 2, 2021 10:35 AM ET

It is now inescapably clear that brands and companies have a responsibility to society to step up as both a force for good and a force for growth. At P&G, we call this “leading with love”— an opportunity to do more and do better for our communities

Education

International Paper Funds New Forestry Research at Four Universities

Mar 2, 2021 10:35 AM ET

The role of academic research in forestry is essential to ensuring the sustainability of forests.

Innovation & Technology

T‑Mobile 5G Powers Immersive Experiences with Augmented Reality and Holographic Telepresence

Mar 2, 2021 10:30 AM ET

Businesses are finding better ways to collaborate virtually and increase productivity across a remote workforce.

Education

CITGO Equips Local High Schools With CPR Kits for Required Curriculum

Mar 2, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex recently contributed CPR kits to two local high schools through its support of the American Heart Association (AHA).

Diversity & Inclusion

Alliance Data's African American Resource Group Employee Spotlight: Daynor Carman and Charise Dunewood

Mar 2, 2021 10:00 AM ET

"Lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving and hoping that the buds and blossoms of our desires will burst into glorious fruition ere long" - civil rights activist and journalist, Mary Church Terrell.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Introducing Epic Provisions' First Bar Made From Beef Raised Using Practices To Reduce Carbon Emissions

Mar 2, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The EPIC Beef Barbacoa-Inspired Bar is the first bar to bear Savory Institute's Land to Market™ Ecological Outcome Verification™ (EOV) Seal, underscoring EPIC’s commitment to advancing regenerative farming practices.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Momentum Gathering Behind Public Country-by-Country Tax Reporting

Mar 2, 2021 9:40 AM ET

Political momentum to require large companies to publicly provide country-by-country reporting (CBCR) on tax is increasing, on both sides of the Atlantic, with a series of significant developments last week

Energy

Zero-emission Energy Observer Vessel Taps Rockwell Automation Technology to Travel the World

Mar 2, 2021 9:30 AM ET

The world’s first hydrogen-powered ship is on a six-year, zero-emission global voyage thanks in part to Rockwell Automation’s advanced automation technology.

Environment

ECOncrete Turns Marine Infrastructures Into Thriving Natural Ecosystems

Mar 2, 2021 9:30 AM ET

Over 50% of the world’s population lives in coastal areas. Unfortunately, the resulting development has placed severe stress on natural ecosystems.

Environment

Antea Group Announces New Service Offering: PFAS Screening Tool

Mar 2, 2021 9:20 AM ET

Antea Group USA introduced a new service to their Environmental Remediation and PFAS Management Support offerings called the PFAS Screening Tool. Antea Group’s PFAS Screening Tool will evaluate risk of PFAS in sourcing and processing operations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ethisphere Announces ON Semiconductor as One of the 2021 World's Most Ethical Companies for the Sixth Consecutive Time

Mar 2, 2021 9:05 AM ET

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy-efficient innovations, has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tetra Pak Introduces Certified Recycled Polymers

Mar 2, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Tetra Pak has announced the introduction of certified recycled polymers, becoming the first company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification.

Events, Media & Communications

More Than a Moment: Business Can and Must Advance the Racial Justice Movement

Mar 2, 2021 8:30 AM ET

Following the murder of George Floyd last summer, countless companies and their senior leadership publicly condemned discrimination in any form, announced various financial commitments aimed at accelerating change and, in some cases, unveiled long-term initiatives to fundamentally alter their business practices to meet the needs of all people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The ASPCA & Subaru Loves Pets Grant Program Helps Find Homes for Thousands of Animals in Need

Mar 2, 2021 8:10 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc. and the ASPCA teamed up to help animals in need across the country by hosting their largest grant program ever, in a time when support is needed the most.

Events, Media & Communications

Online Concert With GRAMMY-Nominated Artists Benefits Whole Planet Foundation

Mar 1, 2021 6:00 PM ET

In an online concert presented by URSA Live, women artists are collaborating to fund women entrepreneurs through Whole Planet Foundation in honor of International Women’s Day.

Health & Healthcare

Don't Exhale Yet: COVID-19 Isn't Done Testing Us

Mar 1, 2021 4:55 PM ET

With the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, you could be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief that the worst is behind us.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kerri Mayper, Director of Purchasing for Griffith Foods North America, Recognized by Women's Foodservice Forum

Mar 1, 2021 4:00 PM ET

Congratulations to Kerri Mayper (She/Her/Hers) for her recognition by Women's Foodservice Forum WFF!

Responsible Production & Consumption

Arrow Electronics Showcases SAM Car in Semi-Autonomous Vehicle Panel Hosted by The Henry Ford Museum

Mar 1, 2021 3:35 PM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

Truist Celebrates the Strength of Women Everywhere During Women's History Month

Mar 1, 2021 3:15 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

Ceres 2021 to Call on Capital Market Leaders for Urgent Action to Stop the Climate Crisis

Mar 1, 2021 2:55 PM ET

Momentum is building among the business community—from tackling the climate crisis and water scarcity and pollution to eliminating racial, gender and workplace inequality and inequity.

Health & Healthcare

How Does Schizophrenia Affect the Brain?

Mar 1, 2021 2:35 PM ET

Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder affecting about 2.4 million adults in the United States. But exactly how does this disease affect certain parts of the brain?