ESG News from Leading Brands

Education

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Invite High School Students to Win $30,000 in Prizes From the Trade Champions Challenge

Dec 13, 2021 9:05 AM ET

Supporting students on their pathway to STEM success, Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education invite students to join the new Trade Champions Challenge.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Donates 1.5 Million Meals to Feeding America® This Holiday Season

Dec 13, 2021 9:05 AM ET

“We’re grateful to everyone who joined our One Million Meals campaign and helped us provide 1.5 million meals to people in need this holiday season,” said CIT Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Gina Proia.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tork PaperCircle Closes the Loop for Used Paper Hand Towels at COP26

Dec 13, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Tork PaperCircle is the world’s first circular recycling service for used paper hand towels, turning discarded waste into new tissue products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Impact of Supply Chain Sustainability: Growth, Valuation, Brand and Society

Dec 13, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Visionary CEOs and executives recognize that sustainability isn’t an either-or scenario. Consumers, legislators and investors increasingly look to corporate businesses to serve a social purpose.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Principal® Employees Give Back in a Big Way During Global Impact Month

Dec 13, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Principal® kicked off its Global Impact Month program of events this fall, asking employees to step up to give back despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Donates $150,000 to Over-The-Rhine Community Housing During Its New Downtown Cincinnati Branch Grand Opening

Dec 13, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Today, KeyBank held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration at its newest branch in the lobby of the Great American Tower building at 301 East 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati.

Sustainable Development Goals

AEG Breathes '15-Minute City' To Life With London's The O2

Dec 13, 2021 9:00 AM ET

As cities from Addis Ababa to Zagreb celebrate and reflect on the United Nations' World Cities Day, the concept of a community having all of its necessities within a 15-minute walking or biking radius is captivating cities all around the world, and for good reason.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Duke Energy Named One of North America's Top Sustainable Companies for 16th Straight Year

Dec 13, 2021 8:50 AM ET

Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the 16th consecutive year as the company leads one of the largest clean energy transformations in the country.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Paints a Complex Picture of Americans' Health

Dec 13, 2021 8:35 AM ET

The early effects of COVID-19 on Americans’ health and well-being have been complex and nuanced, according to the United Health Foundation’s 2021 America’s Health Rankings Annual Report.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Merck Issues $1 Billion Inaugural Sustainability Bond

Dec 13, 2021 8:30 AM ET

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced its inaugural issuance of a $1 billion sustainability bond, which was part of an $8 billion underwritten public offering of notes that closed on Dec. 10, 2021.

Diversity & Inclusion

Accelerating Global Access

Dec 13, 2021 8:20 AM ET

Our company is collaborating with a range of partners to enable access for patients around the world

Responsible Production & Consumption

By Sea, Land and Air: Decarbonizing Transportation and Logistics

Dec 10, 2021 4:30 PM ET

Never before has the global supply chain had so much attention, with a spotlight often shining brightest on transportation and logistics.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Brands Named Winners in German Design Awards 2022

Dec 10, 2021 4:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) has been recognized with two “Excellent Product Design Winner” distinctions for its STEYR and IVECO brand products in the German Design Awards, the premier award of the German Design Council (est. 1953).

Innovation & Technology

Building a Better Safety Net for Small Businesses

Dec 10, 2021 3:45 PM ET

Research out of the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in. St. Louis found that small business owners were in fact two to three times more likely to have a personal financial hardship in the last two years.

Health & Healthcare

Built Environment Research: How We Study the Great Indoors

Dec 10, 2021 3:20 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Give a Gift that Gives Back to Microentrepreneurs this Holiday Season

Dec 10, 2021 2:30 PM ET

These like-minded companies are donating a portion of their sales in Whole Foods Market stores from December 1-31 to Whole Planet Foundation

Diversity & Inclusion

Prove Your Purpose: Bank of America Invests in Indigenous Communities

Dec 10, 2021 1:30 PM ET

Today, we examine how one company is making efforts toward amending these historic and persistent inequities to invest in Indigenous communities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

American Express Expands Partnership with Nova Credit to Help Extend Credit to More Newcomers to the U.S.

Dec 10, 2021 12:45 PM ET

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced today, in partnership with Nova Credit, that it has expanded credit access to people from Brazil, Dominican Republic, Kenya and Nigeria who have moved to the United States.

Education

Walmart and NAACP Join Forces To Create Educational Pathways for Returning Citizens

Dec 10, 2021 12:00 PM ET

The long-term, cumulative impact that criminal justice disparities have on communities of color can have lasting, damaging effects. When individuals enter the system, there are significant obstacles for them to return to society.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Amid Pandemic, Illumina Invests in 'Culture of Care'

Dec 10, 2021 12:00 PM ET

The health and economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, though daunting, have also created extraordinary opportunities for reinvention. In the life sciences and health care industries in particular, the pressures and expectations driven by the pandemic have, in many cases, accelerated innovation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteer Your Skills to Your Favorite Causes This Holiday Season

Dec 10, 2021 11:05 AM ET

While donating money is always a generous option, consider volunteering your skills if you're looking for a new way to support the causes you care about.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Meet the Secret 'Fixer' Helping Teams Navigate Change

Dec 10, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Brent Yamaato makes it clear that finding success in his role is not about him. He says his purpose is to make life better for all of Truist.

Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusion Is the Key to Innovation

Dec 10, 2021 11:00 AM ET

NortonLifeLock's Global Head of DTC, Sarah Hodkinson, shares her story of why she'll never go back to pretending to be anyone else, what bringing your "whole self" to work at NortonLifeLock means, and why inclusion is a key to innovation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Think Your Team Is 'Too Busy' to Give Back to Your Community? This Subaru Retailer Has Some Advice

Dec 10, 2021 10:35 AM ET

Any business leader who thinks they don’t have the time, energy or manpower to pursue community action should talk to Dottie Fitzgerald, the president and dealer principal of Fitzgerald Subaru of Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Making a Great Place to Work Even Better

Dec 10, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Every single employee at T-Mobile, even our newest team members just starting to build their skill base, should have a competitive wage. So, we have decided to implement a nationwide minimum pay at T-Mobile of at least $20 per hour.