ESG News from Leading Brands

Innovation & Technology

Change Agent Alex Amouyel: “There is no lone innovator”

Aug 11, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Providing Preliminary Design of a Major Potable Water Conveyance System in Southern Nevada

Aug 11, 2021 10:05 AM ET

Black & Veatch announces it has been selected by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to perform preliminary and final design services for the Horizon Lateral, a $1.6-billion water conveyance system that will strengthen water delivery service for its customers.

Health & Healthcare

Extending COVID Surveillance Capabilities Beyond Big Cities

Aug 11, 2021 10:00 AM ET

“Last month, we had the biggest peak [of positive COVID cases] since the pandemic began,” says Dr. Adrian Alejandro Ceballos López, Medical Director of Biomédicos de Mérida.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth Commemorates 20 Years of Impact in Addressing Youth Homelessness

Aug 11, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Sands’ longtime partner Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) is commemorating 20 years of working to address and end youth homelessness in Southern Nevada.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gilead Sciences Endows Its Foundation With More Than $200 Million to Support Health Justice, Community Giving and Employee Match Program

Aug 11, 2021 9:50 AM ET

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced a more than $200 million endowment to the Gilead Foundation to further the company's vision of creating a healthier world for all people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation Awards $734,000 in Grants to Support Workforce Development in Florida

Aug 11, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Duke Energy is investing $734,000 in strategic workforce development and education programs in Florida.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named by Seramount As One of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women

Aug 11, 2021 9:45 AM ET

Merck has been named one of the 2021 Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Seramount (formerly Working Mother Media)—an honor recognizing companies that create and use best practices in hiring, retaining, and promoting multicultural women in the United States.

Innovation & Technology

What Do Sustainable Agriculture and Healthcare Equity Have in Common?

Aug 11, 2021 9:30 AM ET

From globally organized protests to individual acts of courage that spark national dialogue, the efforts of young leaders and activists have commanded attention around the globe in recent years.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Next Steps Towards a Circular Economy

Aug 11, 2021 9:15 AM ET

Check out the Next Steps Towards a Circular Economy - from what it is exactly to where it is going...

Diversity & Inclusion

Gender Equity Critical to Solving Climate Change: Women in Climate Tech Announces International TECFD Team

Aug 11, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Women in Climate Tech, a group empowering the voices of women and non-binary professionals in climate tech, announced today a global team of talent selected to embed equity into climate-related financial disclosures.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Partnering for Climate Action

Aug 10, 2021 8:30 PM ET

Canadian rancher and CEO describes new regenerative grazing collaboration, Grazing Forward

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2021 National Latino Leaders to Be Honored at the 6th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference

Aug 10, 2021 8:20 PM ET

The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Sixth Annual National Latino Leadership Conference from September 14th-September 15th via Whova/Zoom. This year’s theme is "The Rise, Power, and Influence of Latino Leaders".

Environment

Susanne Rust: Tracking The Gray Whale

Aug 10, 2021 7:40 PM ET

Gray whales are dying in record numbers - over 400 have washed up on West Coast shores since 2019. And yet, scientists aren’t quite sure why. With all the man-made problems affecting ocean ecosystems, it’s hard to point to just one cause.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Workiva's CFO on Growth and ESG Data

Aug 10, 2021 5:35 PM ET

When entering college, Jill Klindt, CFO, SVP, and treasurer at Workiva Inc., a software-as-a-service company, thought she'd have a career maintaining the health of animals, not as a finance leader.

Green Infrastructure

IVECO Partners Gruber Logistics for Energy Transition With Biomethane-Powered Vehicles

Aug 10, 2021 5:00 PM ET

IVECO, a brand of CNH Industrial, and Gruber Logistics have undertaken a sustainability partnership with IVECO S-WAY biomethane-powered trucks.

Media & Communications

Nature Is Calling - The Business Case for Resilience

Aug 10, 2021 3:30 PM ET

In late July, as wildfires and drought raged across the western United States, I paid a visit to my family’s farm in western Minnesota.

Energy

Hydrogen As a New Source of Energy for E-mobility

Aug 10, 2021 3:05 PM ET

Getting from A to B without endlessly choking the planet on a deadly cocktail of toxic pollution is more feasible these days as electric mobility continues to gather pace.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating a Space for Black Stories at ViacomCBS

Aug 10, 2021 3:00 PM ET

The head writer of ViacomCBS International Studios' Narrativas Negras, an all-Black writers room in Brazil, introduces the team creating more inclusive content for the studio.

Diversity & Inclusion

LA Kings Host “We Are All Kings” Youth Camp

Aug 10, 2021 2:15 PM ET

AEG’s LA Kings recently hosted the club’s first week-long “We Are All Kings Camp” at the Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo on August 2-7. Free for children ages 5-and-up, the camp focused on introducing new players to the game of hockey.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Educating Children in Ukraine on Pedestrian Safety

Aug 10, 2021 2:15 PM ET

FedEx Cares works with nonprofits to shape programs that positively impact a social or environmental cause close to our business. For many years, one of the most compelling causes in Europe has been road safety.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

P&G Puts Athletes Who Lead With Love Center Stage at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Celebrating Their Efforts and Inspiring Positive Action in Others

Aug 10, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Olympic Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin and Olympic Silver Medalist Gus Kenworthy co-host virtual panel discussion with athletes displaying compassion, humanity, and goodness on and off the field.

Innovation & Technology

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E16: Lina Klebanov, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Aug 10, 2021 2:00 PM ET

In a conversation on the digital divide and the need for increased access to technology, Head of CSR Lina Klebanov shares how Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is empowering communities through proven digital inclusion and equity programs.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Future of Forest Products

Aug 10, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Sappi’s continual push to find new ways to extract value from trees has resulted in the exploration of unique applications for our line of Valida products.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Four Post-COVID-19 Supply Chain Sustainability Trends to Watch

Aug 10, 2021 12:45 PM ET

As communities start reopening post-pandemic, we look forward to the upcoming trends and what is next in this space. If the previous year taught us anything, it is that supply chains are complicated, opaque and sensitive to shocks.

Sustainable Development Goals

Owens Corning: Progress on Environmental Footprint Goals

Aug 10, 2021 12:20 PM ET

Purchasing electricity only from renewable sources is a key part of our effort to halve our greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing energy use overall through energy efficiency improvements in our processes is another important strategy.