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

Comcast Commits $650K to Native Women Lead’s Fund Focused on Native Women-Owned Businesses

Comcast announced a $650,000 commitment to Native Women Lead (NWL), becoming the nonprofit organization’s first and largest corporate partner of its Matriarch Revolutionary Fund, the first-ever impact investment fund in the U.S. focused on established Native women-owned

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Teammates Speak About Community Investment and How Banks Can Help Make Homebuying and Home Ownership Easier

Two KeyBank teammates recently spoke about community investment and ways banks can help make homebuying and homeownership easier.

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Energy

National Grid Supports Clean Slate Act Proposal

The clean energy transition represents one of the biggest shifts we’ve undertaken collectively as a society to address the very real threat of climate change.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Nashville Employees Teach Financial Literacy to Middle School Girls

For three consecutive weeks in celebration of financial literacy month, seven Nashville-area U.S. Bank employees teamed up to teach financial literacy topics to middle school girls.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pathways To Finance: Introducing Students in Mumbai to the World of Finance

Access to education and improving social mobility continue to be pressing needs in India. To help create pathways in finance, Bloomberg developed The Fundamentals of Finance: College to Careers initiative in partnership with Asha Trust Mumbai.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Empower by GoDaddy: Helping Entrepreneurs of All Backgrounds Grow their Businesses

Entrepreneurship provides a vital component of today’s global economy, creating a platform for innovation, job creation and economic growth. According to GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative, for every one microbusiness per 100 people in a community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Working To End Hunger – And Much More

As part of our Earth Day celebration, Regions is highlighting ways that our associates, customers and community partners are making life better by helping to protect our environment.

Environment

2023 Earth Month: Celebrating the Outdoors

Earth Month is a time that reminds us of the importance that nature and the great outdoors have in our lives. Whether it’s climbing mountains or cultivating an oasis in our backyards, a sense of well-being comes from stepping outside and enjoying a beautiful day.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Help Make-a-Wish Deliver Hope to Children With Critical Illnesses. Celebrate World Wish Day 2023 by Creating Hope.

Every year, Make-A-Wish, the organization that grants life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, celebrates World Wish Day® on April 29, the anniversary of the wish that inspired the founding of Make-A-Wish in 1980.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Increasing Economic Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated People

Thanks to the Fountain Fund, formerly incarcerated individuals like Mr. Hingle are getting a second chance to rebuild their lives.

Responsible Production & Consumption

LG Helps Consumers Make Smart Energy Choices With Earth Day Dishwasher Installation Program

ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year LG Electronics USA is helping U.S. consumers make smart energy choices with its newest dishwashers that have earned the coveted ENERGY STAR “Most Efficient 2023” designation due to their leading energy efficiency and cutting-edge technology.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The ROI of Sustainability, Part II

Tensie Whelan, director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, returns to ESG Talk. Tensie is joined by Kelly Fisher, head of corporate sustainability at HSBC Bank USA, alongside Workiva’s Mandi McReynolds.

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Environment

KeyCorp’s 2022 ESG Report Highlights Climate Stewardship

With each wildfire, flood, and extreme storm, it is increasingly clear that our planet is under stress. Given the devastating impacts related to climate change, investors, clients, regulators, public officials, and employees expect the financial services industry to drive climate

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Environment

Rayonier Foresters Plant Millions of Trees Every Year

Rayonier foresters spend more time planting trees than they do harvesting them.

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Environment

Waste Not, Want Not: Yosemite Launches Composting and Fuel Cylinder Recycling Programs

Part of the Subaru-funded Don’t Feed the Landfills Initiative, Yosemite’s composting and fuel cylinder diversion and recycling programs have grown tremendously over the last year. One woman, Tina Moseley, leads the charge.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Suzano’s 2022 Sustainability Report: Planting a Future of Biopossibilities

Suzano lifted 18,341 people out of poverty in 2022 in Brazil. Check out this and other initiatives to plant the future in our 2022 Sustainability Report.

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Environment

Tetra Tech Releases Our 2023 Sustainability Report Highlighting Progress Towards Our 2030 Goals

Tetra Tech’s 2023 Sustainability Report shares our achievements and progress toward meeting our environmental, social, and governance goals for 2030.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Entergy Employees and Retirees Contributed Over 110,000 Service Hours in 2022

April is National Volunteer Month and Entergy is celebrating in the best possible way, by giving back. Our employees are getting involved and volunteering at several Earth Week activities that are taking place this week across our communities.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours Recognized by Wildlife Habitat Council for Environmental Excellence

The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, has earned Wildlife Habitat Council’s Conservation Gold Certification® at three of its sites.

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Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Launches New Campaign ’Power Our Planet: Act Today. Save Tomorrow

Today Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, launched its new global campaign, Power Our Planet: Act Today. Save Tomorrow.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foresters Financial and Whole Kids Foundation Rejoin Forces to Green Up Communities Across the US, Canada and the UK

Foresters Financial™ (Foresters), the fraternal life insurer boldly redefining the industry through innovation, purpose and wellness is proud to rejoin forces with Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit established by Whole Foods Market dedicated to improve children’s nutrition.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SkysTheLimit.org Spotlights Two-Time Founder Tara Payne of “Mavens Meet” This Administrative Professionals Week

As we celebrate Administrative Professionals Week, Sky’s the Limit is shining a light on Tara Payne, a Founder of two businesses designed to give entrepreneurs the time-freedom to work on growing their businesses and to form connections that lead to success.

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Diversity & Inclusion

New Holland’s “Women in Campaign” Project Continues To Inspire Change in 2023

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture is committed to promoting diversity within agriculture and highlighting the fundamental role of women in the industry’s development.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Pathway to Premier: Entergy’s Environmental Stewardship

Entergy's 2022 Integrated Report focuses on a number of key sustainability and ESG initiatives, including our sustainability strategy.

Green Infrastructure

NHT Launches Inflation Reduction Act Bootcamps for Housing Finance Agencies and Multifamily Affordable Housing Providers

National Housing Trust's 2023 Inflation Reduction Act Bootcamps will launch in May, with support from the Wells Fargo Foundation. Provide targeted support for state agencies and affordable housing owners/developers.

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