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HARMAN Awarded JLR’s Global Supplier Excellence Award for Integrity

The annual Global Supplier Excellence Awards, held last month at JLR's Classic Works Coventry, celebrated the collective contribution and impact of JLR’s supply base toward achieving a robust and sustainable global supply chain.

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The Buzz Around the ScottsMiracle-Gro Beehives

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Whirlpool Corporation Employees Help Improve Homes and Lives in Colombia

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All You Need to Know About Impact and Legacy at Paris 2024: For the People, for the Community and for the Environment

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LyondellBasell CEO Peter Vanacker Speaks With Bloomberg TV on Global Demand, COP28

LyondellBasell CEO Peter Vanacker discusses the outlook for global chemicals and plastics demand with Alix Steel and Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg Markets."

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Sustainable Development Goals

Gonzalez Byass Tracks Plastics From the Vineyard to Your Wine Glass

Winemaking emerged in Europe several thousand years later, and it is now home to many of the world’s most famous wine-producing regions. When paired with food or served for special occasions, wine consumed in moderation can awaken the senses and contribute to cherished memories.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Georgia Natural Gas Foundation Presents $125,000 Gift to Sheltering Arms To Support Early Childhood Education

Children in Georgia will have a more equitable start thanks to a $125,000 gift to Sheltering Arms from the Georgia Natural Gas Foundation to help provide high-quality, equitable early childhood education and family support services.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Our History: A Tenured Perspective

What separates IP from our competition, isn’t the products we make, it’s the people who make them.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Aramark Receives Equality 100 Award From the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global leader in hospitality and facilities services, proudly announced it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the premiere benchmarking tool for U.S. businesses

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

G-20 Member States More Than Doubled Fossil-Fuel Support in 2022 to $1.3 Trillion

Governments and state-owned companies in the 19 individual G-20 member states provided $1.3 trillion of support for fossil fuels last year, according to a new report produced by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF) in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MAC Cosmetics Commits £1 Million to Charity in Celebration of VIVA GLAM’s 30th Anniversary

M·A·C Cosmetics has announced a remarkable £1 million donation to various charities in the UK and Ireland.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Safeway Partners With YouTube Sensation MrBeast To Donate Over $450,000 of Groceries, Electronics, Paper Goods and More to Local Non-Profit Organizations

Safeway, the leading banner operated by Albertsons Companies [NYSE: ACI], has partnered with avid philanthropist and top digital creator MrBeast, AKA Jimmy Donaldson, on the latest challenge to hit the popular YouTube channel.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Marathon Petroleum Named 2023 Top Companies for Women To Work for in Transportation

For the second year in a row, the Women in Trucking (WIT) Association named Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) to its list of 2023 Top Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation.

Energy

Enbridge CEO Urges Canada To Champion LNG To Reduce Global Emissions and Energy Poverty

Greg Ebel, President & Chief Executive Officer of Enbridge Inc. called on Canada to show leadership to the world in lowering global emissions, reducing energy poverty and supporting the progress of Indigenous communities in the country.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Dow Funds Seven New Business and Sustainability Projects To Drive Social Impact

Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced its 2023 Business Impact Fund selections: seven projects that will help drive social impact and advance sustainability through collaboration.

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Environment

Climate Change Forum in APAC Hopes To Bring Global Solutions

​As the global community steps up to accelerate urgent action against climate change, a multitude of sustainability events are taking place over the next few months to make critical progress towards a healthier planet.

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Environment

Historic New Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership Sets the Global Stage for Climate Action

14 government leaders representing regions in Africa, Australia, Europe, and North and South America signed a Statement of Commitment to establish the Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership (MCAP).

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Donates $5,000 to 2023 Food 2 Families Campaign in Buffalo, NY

KeyBank donated $5,000 to the 2023 Food 2 Families campaign in Buffalo, NY. The annual campaign, which KeyBank has proudly supported, helps FeedMore WNY which offers dignity, hope and a brighter future by providing nutritious food, friendship and skills training.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Motorola Solutions Foundation Launches 2024 Annual Grants Program

As the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, the Motorola Solutions Foundation focuses its giving in communities where Motorola Solutions employees live and work globally.

Environment

Expectations Going Into COP28

As COP28 quickly approaches in Dubai from 30 November to 13 December, we asked one of our Associates who has been intimately involved in progressing initiatives between COPs, to give us an update and expectations on going into events this year.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Innovative Imbibing, Limited Libations, Escapism Elixirs and More Are Shaping the Way That Consumers Drink in 2024, Based on the Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report

Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held international spirits company, releases its fifth annual Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report, anticipating the key trends that will redefine cocktail culture and the spirits business in 2024.

Green Infrastructure

eFuels Leader Infinium Receives $75 Million Equity Commitment From Breakthrough Energy Catalyst for Investment in Project Roadrunner

Project Roadrunner will convert waste carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low-carbon fuels.

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Environment

Equity in Action: Navigating the Environmental Justice Imperative

Join Antea Group's webinar, “Equity in Action: Navigating the Environmental Justice Imperative” on Tuesday, December 12th at 2 pm ET.

Health & Healthcare

HealthPartners Joins HPRC Advisory Board

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of HealthPartners to its Healthcare Facility Advisory Board.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

3D-Printed Furniture Gives E-Waste Plastics a Second Life at Lenovo Tech World

During Lenovo’s annual Tech World event, attendees took breaks from the bustle to discuss visions about the frontiers of AI while sitting on low, padded stools.

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Environment

On World Wildlife Conservation Day, IP Celebrates Swallow-tailed Kites’ Return Through Sustainable Forestry, Grant to Expand Conservation Efforts

On World Wildlife Conservation Day, International Paper (IP) and longtime partner National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are expanding the focus of their sustainable forestry partnership to support the return of iconic southeastern species.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Female Perspective on Sustainable Investing

Without wanting to dismiss men and their interest in sustainable investing, it seems to me that women have an inherently greater attention to the topic, given their physical role in bringing into existence the next generation of humans.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler’s 2022 Believing in Better Report: Delivering Safe Water and Sanitation

Water is at the heart of everything Kohler does, and conserving water and ensuring safe water and sanitation is critical to daily life—not only for drinking but also for sanitation, handwashing, and overall health.

Energy

Countdown to 2045: Executive Summary

As people around the world face undeniable climate impacts and sobering risks to their future health and livelihoods, California’s policy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 can be a model for other states and nations.

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