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.
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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Water Mission and FedEx Provide Safe Water to Over 100,000 Ukrainians

More than a year after Russia’s initial invasion, Ukrainian people remain at risk. Both those who stayed and were displaced have been forced to find new ways to meet their basic daily needs, like finding safe water.

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Innovation & Technology

World Health Day 2023: How HARMAN Innovations Aim To Deliver “Health for All”

As the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates 75 years of improving public health and promoting overall well-being for World Health Day, HARMAN will be spotlighting its latest technologies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Again Named One of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek

Hormel Foods Corporation has been named one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek for a second straight year.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

First Industry-Wide Pro Bono Day of Service Helps Vulnerable Customers and Communities

Last November, EEI joined a group of member companies and the Pro Bono Institute in hosting EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day, a first-ever event for the electric power industry.

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Health & Healthcare

Albertsons Companies Forges New Partnerships to Expand Access to Nutritious Food and Life-Improving Medicine Available Through Supplemental Health Benefits

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) announced today that it has partnered with global financial services technology leader FIS, which represents supplemental health benefits administrators including Fresh Connect, PayForward and WEX™that utilize its technology payment platform

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Diversity & Inclusion

Pizza Hut Spotlight: Meet Jason Cochran, CEO of American West Restaurant Group

We recently sat down with Pizza Hut franchisee Jason Cochran, CEO of American West Restaurant Group, to learn more about his background and career journey, hear some of the challenges he’s faced in business and discover what advice he’d give aspiring business owners.

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Energy

A Closer Look at Cummins’ Columbus Engine Plant’s Sustainability Measures

With so many different streams of production, when it comes to sustainability, the Columbus Engine Plant aims for continuous improvement.

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Education

Arrow Electronics Sponsors FIRST ® Robotics Regional Competition for Its 11th Consecutive Year

For the 11th consecutive year, Arrow Electronics supported FIRST Robotics and its Colorado regional competition featuring 43 high school teams with over 1,100 student participants, and 430 volunteers and mentors.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Inspiration Through Sustainability: Meet Christie Hammerle

Hi! My name is Christie Hammerle, and I work on GoDaddy’s legal team, handling employment and benefits matters for the company. I have been with GoDaddy almost six years — and prior to becoming a full-time employee, I was a contractor.

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Environment

Gen Helps Bring Clean Drinking Water to Communities in Rural India

This Earth Month, Gen™ took up the call to action to safeguard global access to clean water for the third year in a row.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Stronger Together As We Continue To Help Ukraine and Combat Growing Hunger Crisis

As a global healthcare company driven by our mission of empowering people to live healthier at every stage of life, we recognize the significant implications of this crisis and the need to respond both locally and globally.

Environment

Bio-Inspired Clothing Technology: How Insects Inspire Better Waterproof, Breathable Sportswear

Amphico has used nature-inspired biomimietic principles to develop a non-polar fabric with nano, micro, and macro-level texturing that repels water, dirt particles and harmful bacteria.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Regions Bank Named 2023 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner

Regions Bank is pleased to announce it has received the 2023 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA). The award recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world. This is the ninth year Regions has been named a GEWA winner.

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Education

Principal® Foundation Promotes Scholarship Contest: Financial Literacy Bee powered by EVERFI

In observance of National Financial Literacy Month, Principal® Foundation invites 9th – 12th graders, within the U.S., to participate in the 2023 Financial Literacy Bee, powered by EVERFI.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Leveraging Financial Tools To Meet Corporate Sustainability Goals

At Eaton, we’re exploring new ways that financial strategies can help us fulfill our mission, to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Applying an Economic Lens to ESG

Alex Edmans, finance professor at London Business School and leading expert on sustainable finance, joins Mandi McReynolds, vice president of ESG at Workiva.

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Energy

UK Government Hydrogen Boost To Help Power Kimberly-Clark Towards 100% Green Energy Target

Three green hydrogen projects that Kimberly-Clark is developing with energy industry partners have won places on the UK Government’s Hydrogen Business Model Strategy (HBMS) shortlist.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Whirlpool Corp. Achieves Goal of Zero Waste to Landfill for Manufacturing Sites Worldwide

Whirlpool Corporation today announced that it achieved Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWtL) Gold or Platinum status (self-certification) at its large manufacturing sites worldwide, as part of the company’s ambitious and long-standing commitment to sustainable operations.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic LABS’ Broader Scope Expands Access

LABS has found its success in a sustainable healthcare model that pairs hyper-local services with cutting-edge technology — and that won’t change as it continues to grow.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AccountAbility Welcomes COSO Study and Guidance To Achieve Effective Internal Control Over Sustainability Reporting

AccountAbility welcomes the release of a groundbreaking study from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) with supplemental guidance for organizations to achieve effective internal control over sustainability reporting.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Texas Capital Bank Launches 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

Texas Capital is proud to announce the publishing of its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report.

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Events, Media & Communications

3BL Media Expands Distribution Network With Enhanced Associated Press Relationship and Additional Partners

3BL Media, the world's leading communications partner for purpose-driven organizations, has announced expansions to its distribution network through an existing relationship with the Associated Press (AP) and 3BL’s Affiliate Partner Program.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Otis Publishes 2022 ESG Report

Otis Worldwide Corporation published its 2022 ESG report, describing its Environmental, Social and Governance strategy and highlighting alignment with the company’s strategic operating imperatives.

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Sustainable Development Goals

New Holland’s New Partnership To Provide Tractors for Farmers in Tanzania

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has partnered with leasing company Equity for Tanzania (EFTA) to assist the mechanization of smallholder farmers in Tanzania. The collaboration involves the acquisition of 200 tractors.

Sustainable Development Goals

IOC Receives ISO 20121 Certification for Sustainability Performance at Corporate Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s efforts to systematically and continually improve the sustainability performance across its corporate events has resulted in it receiving certification to the international standard ISO 20121:2012 for its corporate events.

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