ESG News from Leading Brands

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Environment | Inogen Alliance

How the Paris Olympics Highlighted Critical EHS Issues

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been hot. While the heat has not, thus far, shattered any records, it has brought attention to two EHS issues at the center of this year’s Olympics: Indoor air quality and water safety.
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Education

Legacy Project Helps Students Navigate a Smooth Future

Through The Legacy Project, selected students receive individualized coaching, tuition opportunities, and hands-on career exposure.

Health & Healthcare

Teaming up to Support Emergency Physicians - Md Financial Management Inc. And Scotiabank Renew Agreement With Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

MD Financial Management Inc. (MD) and Scotiabank announced a renewed agreement with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) in support of programs that foster excellence in emergency medicine across Canada.

Innovation & Technology

Closing the American Digital Divide This Decade

Ericsson has just released a paper suggesting that it is possible to close the American digital divide in this decade. But it will not happen without changing perspectives about what matters most and the technologies that will be used to close it.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson Earns a Spot on Fortune's 2021 Change the World List

This week Fortune included Johnson & Johnson on its 2021 Change the World list, which spotlights companies across the globe that have leveraged their core business strategies to drive positive social impact.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Help Desk: Why Pro Bono Service Is Valuable for Professional, Personal Development

Many law students are eager to use their skills after graduation, but they often miss a meaningful opportunity to help those in need of legal services, which can positively impact their own corporate work.

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Environment

As COP26 Nears, Major Investor and Company Calls Grow Louder for Governments to Raise Their Climate Ambition

Happening on the heels of yet another urgent and dire warning from the world’s leading scientists, the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26)

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How 3Mers Created a Safe Space for Honest Discussions About Race at Work

When Charlene Vance, a customer operations leader for the Transportation and Electronics Business Group, started working in corporate America 20 years ago, she had a strict personal rule to not talk about race, politics or religion at work. In 2020, after the killing of George Floyd, that changed.

Innovation & Technology

Meet an Empowered Maker: Xavier Owens

For anyone considering a trades career, electrician Xavier Owens has a few words of advice: “Go for it.” Having pursued both a college degree and trades training, he’s empowered by his choice to help make the world.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

A List of COVID-19 Resources, Reports and Research related to Employee Volunteering and Workplace Giving

Realized Worth compiled a set of resources providing insights on how COVID-19 and social unrest/justice movements have impacted the world of #workplacegiving and #employeevolunteering. Explore the resources, reports and research here!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. EPA 2021 SmartWay Excellence Awards Recipients Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics, Building on Historic Recognition for Environmental Performance

Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics have done it again. The Koch Industries affiliates have received the SmartWay® Excellence Awards from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding environmental performance.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity Earns Leadership in Sustainability Award for Water Use & Quality from American Forest & Paper Association

Essity, a leading global hygiene and health company, is proud to announce that it has received the Better Practices, Better Planet 2020-2021 Leadership in Sustainability Award for Water from the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). As the national trade association for the paper and wood products industry, AF&PA advocates for a strong and sustainable industry for all of its manufacturer members.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Caring for the Communities Where We Live and Work: Spotlight on Malaysia

When Malaysia’s government implemented a COVID-19 lockdown in May 2021, Martina Jezdikova knew she had to do something to help her community, and she knew how she could make it a reality.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Announces Neighborhood Investment Program to Transform Historic West End in Charlotte, North Carolina

Fifth Third intends to commit up to $20 million in lending, investments, and philanthropic support, including grants from the Fifth Third Foundation to the Historic West End.

Sustainable Development Goals

COP26: Why Organizations Must Step Up and Be Accountable

With the UN Climate Change Conference getting underway in Glasgow next week, GRI is urging all organizations to be open about their impacts on the planet, as transparency is an essential precursor for reaching global solutions to a global problem.

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Health & Healthcare

Musim Mas Distributed 23,400 Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines to Help Accelerate Herd Immunity

As support for the government, which is conducting a Covid-19 vaccination program, Musim Mas Group is helping to accelerate herd immunity through vaccination programs for workers, workers' families, and communities around the company.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Real Sustainability Is About People

In this exclusive Social Capital Q and A, Abbott CEO Robert B Ford discusses Abbott’s success in demonstrating how businesses can be a force for good directly through its healthcare products that improve people’s lives and also every day with the way it treats its employees.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Airlines Publishes Latest Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Today, American Airlines published its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing the progress the company made in 2020 on key ESG priorities, such as sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Education

Trane Technologies Healthy Spaces Podcast Season 2 Episode 3: Getting Smart About Schools

In this episode of Healthy Spaces with Trane Technologies, host Rasha Hasaneen is joined by co-host, Portia Mount, from Trane Technologies’ Commercial HVAC business.

Diversity & Inclusion

Engineering Impact: Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

We engineer the extraordinary to give future generations better, healthier lives. Learn more about inclusion, diversity & equity in our FY21 Integrated Performance Report.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Thanks Customers for Generous Donations to Nourishing Neighbors Childhood Hunger Relief

Thanks to the generosity of customers, the Albertsons Companies’ Nourishing Neighbors breakfast campaign raised over $9 million through its September campaign to provide healthy breakfasts for children in need across the company’s market areas.

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Energy

National Grid Renewables Hosts Celebration Event at Noble Solar and Storage Project

As part of the first annual American Clean Power Week, National Grid Renewables hosted a community event at the Noble Solar and Storage Project (Noble) in Denton County, Texas

Diversity & Inclusion

Vistra CEO Curt Morgan Joins Disability:IN to Further Advance Inclusion and Equality

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is further expanding its commitment to an inclusive global economy through a new partnership with Disability:IN, the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ideas That Matter Alumni Busier Than Ever With World-Changing Projects

Since its inception in 1999, Sappi’s Ideas that Matter (ITM) program has granted nearly $14 million to help fund a wide range of social impact causes ranging from sustainable food systems to healthcare to climate change.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

IVECO Spain Donates Van to Food Bank

CNH Industrial brand IVECO in Spain recently donated a Daily van to the city of Valladolid’s Food Bank to help the organization distribute food and perishables to families in need.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Your Employee Volunteers Are Bored (And What To Do About It)

In a recent RealTalk webinar, we teed up the very real issue of employee volunteer boredom to Angela Parker, CEO of Realized Worth. Check out her key takeaways and actionable tips here!

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