ESG News from Leading Brands

Environment

Taking an Ecosystem Approach to Building Water Resilience

Mar 24, 2022 10:00 AM ET

World Water Day is March 22, and 2022 is the year of groundwater. Although invisible to us, its impact is visible everywhere. It supplies drinking water, helps grow our food and is a key component of a healthy watershed.

Research, Reports & Publications

Aflac Incorporated Releases 2021 Business and Sustainability Report

Mar 24, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Aflac Incorporated announced today that the company has released its 2021 Business and Sustainability Report, titled "The Aflac Way: Making a Difference While Balancing Purpose and Profit." The 2021 Business and Sustainability report is available at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability."

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Facilitates More Than 36,000 Shelter Pet Adoptions During Subaru Loves Pets Month in 2021

Mar 24, 2022 9:05 AM ET

Subaru of America, Inc., in conjunction with hundreds of Subaru retailers and partner shelters across the country, the automaker successfully helped more than 36,000 shelter pets find loving new homes during Subaru Loves Pets month in October 2021.

Environment

Renault Reduces CO2 Emissions Using Cadence CFD Technology

Mar 23, 2022 5:00 PM ET

In response to the huge environmental pressure to reduce CO2 emissions, Renault pushes to optimize the efficiency of every component of their vehicles to the maximum.

Environment

The Path to a Carbon-Neutral Future Through Digital Technology and Platform Innovation

Mar 23, 2022 5:00 PM ET

As a global digital infrastructure provider and platform company, Alibaba represents millions of brands and billions of consumers.

Health & Healthcare

Griffith Foods | Pioneering the Sustainable Future of Food

Mar 23, 2022 5:00 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

In the Virtual Workplace, Empathy Guides Effective Communication

Mar 23, 2022 4:00 PM ET

In some capacity or another, the virtual workplace is here to stay.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ericsson Publishes 2021 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report

Mar 23, 2022 3:00 PM ET

Ericsson’s latest Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report highlights its 2021 performance across the areas of responsible business, environmental sustainability and digital inclusion.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third 2021 TCFD Report: Letter from the Chairman & CEO

Mar 23, 2022 3:00 PM ET

We all depend upon a healthy environment to live our best lives, and that’s why we’ve made accelerating the transition to a sustainable future a key priority of our Company.

Health & Healthcare

Tips To Help You Avoid Safety Risks in Your Dairy Processing Plant

Mar 23, 2022 2:05 PM ET

With a proper plan in place, your workforce will be safe, and you will adhere to both code compliance and consumer health standards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates Women Entrepreneurs on International Women's Day

Mar 23, 2022 2:00 PM ET

At Comcast NBCUniversal, we are committed to supporting women business owners through a variety of initiatives. In late 2020, we launched Comcast RISE.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC): Respecting the Rights of Indigenous Local Communities in Indonesia

Mar 23, 2022 2:00 PM ET

As one of the global leaders in the palm oil sector, Musim Mas is committed to its No Deforestation, Peat, and Exploitation (NDPE) Policy which covers not just its entire global operations but also third-party suppliers.

Environment

Delivering for Good: A Cleaner, Greener World

Mar 23, 2022 1:40 PM ET

The Arbor Day Foundation works with communities, individuals and companies to plant trees where they are needed most around the world.

Environment

Daniel Klier, CEO of ESG Book, Talks With WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett About the New ESG Book Platform

Mar 23, 2022 1:15 PM ET

Daniel Klier, CEO of ESG Book, joined WEC President & CEO Glenn Prickett to talk ESG Book – a new open-source platform that promises to make sustainability data available and comparable for all stakeholders.

Health & Healthcare

Podcast: How Medtronic's Personalized Implants and AI Can Lead to Better Patient Outcomes

Mar 23, 2022 1:15 PM ET

In this episode of MedtronicTalks, Dan Wolf, vice president and general manager of Intelligent Data Solutions, sits alongside Thomas Mosnier, research director, iDS, to detail Medtronic’s continued build out of its cranial and spine business.

Events, Media & Communications

Alliance Data is now Bread Financial™

Mar 23, 2022 1:10 PM ET

Alliance Data today announced it will now be known as Bread Financial, a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Exploring the Cost of Trade

Mar 23, 2022 1:00 PM ET

Artist Chotsani Elaine Dean shares her thoughts on the mysteries of clay, her unique exploration of the history of trading posts and the value of objects, and her experience as an Arts/Industry resident working in the Kohler Pottery.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Crossing Borders and Pursuing Dreams

Mar 23, 2022 12:50 PM ET

Daisy Soto grew up in Tecate, Baja California, a small town in Mexico, just south of the U. S. border. At 15, she discovered a passion for aviation and began looking into ways to pursue her dream of becoming an airline pilot.

Diversity & Inclusion

Breaking the Bias

Mar 23, 2022 12:15 PM ET

We believe it’s important to give voice to individual women touching our organization — either as an employee, board member, or community partner.

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics’ Ruth Clements Joins Health Leads’ Series, "The Heart of Health Equity”

Mar 23, 2022 11:45 AM ET

Ruth Clements, VP/GM, Infectious Diseases & Immunology & Quest for Health Equity at Quest Diagnostics, was featured on the Health Leads YouTube series, "The Heart of Health Equity."

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Women Pioneers in Mental Health

Mar 23, 2022 11:40 AM ET

March marks women's history month, a time for us to celebrate the work women have done to improve how we understand and treat mental illness. Swipe below to learn more about several mental health pioneers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Five Traits a Corporate Affairs Director Should Possess When Taking on Sustainability/ESG Duties

Mar 23, 2022 11:40 AM ET

Being influential and managing reputation are key functions of a Corporate Affairs Director but in today’s fast-paced world, the role is becoming more sustainability-led.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Whirlpool Corporation Is Committed To Improving Life at Home and on Our Planet

Mar 23, 2022 11:30 AM ET

We truly believe that there’s no place for waste—at home, at work, or anywhere on our planet.

Environment

Yum China Launches Low-Carbon Environmental Protection Campaign to Drive Consumers to Embrace Low-Carbon Life

Mar 23, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Yum China Holdings Limited announced that its KFC China brand has launched a A series of low-carbon environmental protection promotion activities, advocating sustainable lifestyles, and further strengthening consumers' awareness of low-carbon environmental protection behavior.

Environment

How Thinking Short Could Help Sustainably Weather Climate Change

Mar 23, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Human behavior – especially our emissions of greenhouse gases – has played a major factor in the global warming trend over the last century.