ESG News from Leading Brands

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Diversity & Inclusion | CARE

Transforming Daily Lives Through Digital Savings

In Sierra Leone, small savings groups have a long history of supporting farmers and marginalized communities, especially women. In short, saving groups have transformed lives, offering financial support and fostering community resilience.
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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Honoring the Legacy of Nelson Mandela in South Africa by Helping the Next Generation

CNH Industrial’s IVECO team in South Africa recently paid tribute to the theme of this past Nelson Mandela Day: ‘One Hand can Feed Another’ by making a difference in their nearby community.

Innovation & Technology

Power of 9: A Film Exploring Mobile Innovation for Good

"Power of 9: Mobile Innovation for Good" is a short film looking at the essential role mobile technology plays in solving some of the world’s most critical issues.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Launch of the Washington Materials Marketplace

The City of Tacoma, Seattle Good Business Network, and the US Business Council for Sustainable Development today announced the launch of a new program that allows for circular reuse of products and materials that might otherwise be destined for disposal in landfills.

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Events, Media & Communications

Land Betterment Corporation Hires Amanda Kruse to Expand Accounting and Financial Reporting Capabilities

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is pleased to announce that Amanda Kruse

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Partnerships Pave the Path to Equity

The time to simply “address” racial and ethnic inequities has passed. Today, we partner to actively break down systemic inequities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting Housing Equity With Gateway Center

Established in 2005, Gateway Center provides basic needs and housing resources for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Functioning as much more than a shelter, the center offers case-by-case services around housing stability, health and wellness, job training and placement, family and community engagement and financial literacy.

Health & Healthcare

PT Freeport Indonesia Gifts Three Health Clinics to Papua Government

Three health clinics from PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) were given to the Mimika Regency government in Papua in June 2021.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Dow Announces Strategic Collaboration With Natura for Project Ybá in Brazil - a Model of Sustainable Commercial-ecological- Social Development in the Amazon Rainforest

Dow recently announced that Natura cosmetics brand – part of Natura & Co group, the fourth largest personal care company in the world – is the first commercial collaborator for Project Ybá: Conservation that Transforms, a strategic sustainability project for balancing commercial growth of a local community with environmental preservation in Breu Branco, Pará, deep in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity Partners With the “Go Give One” Campaign to Address Global COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity

Benevity and its clients PagerDuty and Workday have joined the Go Give One Coalition Challenge which launched in June, aiming to raise $5 million to fund one million vaccines by the end of this summer. As of mid-July the coalition had already reached a $1 million donation milestone, which will fund 200,000 doses for lower-income countries.

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Innovation & Technology

Unemployment Fraud Is Not Resolved

ITRC President and CEO Eva Velasquez focuses on the effects of identity fraud on the victims who have been denied much-needed unemployment and pandemic relief benefits.

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Health & Healthcare

Expert Panel Issues Recommendations for Addressing Inequities in Cancer Care

New recommendations published by Doykos et al in Health Equity call for a significant expansion of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers to understand the causes of inequities in cancer care and a commitment to building sustained community partnerships to reduce them.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Georgia-Pacific Expands Manufacturing of Curbside Recyclable Paper Padded Mailers for E-Commerce

Georgia-Pacific is expanding its manufacturing footprint for curbside recyclable paper padded mailers to support growing demand for more sustainable shipping envelopes.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sappi CEO Steve Binnie Celebrates Company Achievements During Unprecedented Year

The past year has been unprecedented. The impact of COVID-19 cast a long shadow over the world. Our business was negatively affected, which influenced our ability to deliver our sustainability goals.

Health & Healthcare

United Awards Free Flights for a Year to Winners of "Your Shot to Fly" Sweepstakes

United Airlines recently announced the five lucky grand prize winners of its "Your Shot to Fly" sweepstakes, who will each get to fly anywhere in the world United flies with a companion over the course of the next year.

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Education

Subaru of America Adopts All K-5 Classrooms in the Camden City School District

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced that as part of its partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org it is “adopting,” or providing school supplies for, all kindergarten to fifth grade (K-5) classrooms in the Camden City School District.

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Environment

UFOs and Sustainability: What Can We Learn From the Dogged Pursuit of Disclosure?

Just as UFOs have grown more prominent and tangible in our societal consciousness due to recent developments, so too has the urgency of climate change, and the need for sustainable practices to counteract it.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Five Ways to Ensure Companies Create an Inclusive Workplace for LGTBQ+ Employees

As part of our DEI Speaker Series, Acre invited the team at Global Butterflies to host a talk on global trans & non-binary issues, with an added business perspective.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Evolve Small: Supporting Community Businesses

Evolve Small is a campaign focused on providing relief to small businesses recovering from the impact of COVID-19 in cities across North America.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Q&A With Enbridge's Chief Sustainability Officer

We have an incredible responsibility to safely, reliably and efficiently deliver affordable, ever-cleaner energy to customers and thousands of communities across our vast network.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Rockwell Automation Named to the FTSE4Good Index Series for the 20th Time

Rockwell Automation was once again named to the FTSE4Good Index Series following a June 2021 review.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Announcing the 2020 FedEx Cares Report

FedEx Cares delivers connections and resources that help communities solve pressing problems and prepare for what’s next. The calendar year 2020 was an unprecedented time for our business and the communities we serve.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Stanley Black & Decker Commits to Zero Waste to Landfill Across Operations by 2030

We are proud to report that 53 of our manufacturing and distribution sites have achieved Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL) status.​

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Innovation & Technology

Supercharge Your Battery-Powered IoT Devices

The battery industry has come a long way from more than two decades ago. Today, battery manufacturers are constantly experimenting to find cheaper, lighter, and more powerful solutions to support the wide variety of battery-powered devices.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Giving Back in Truly PhenoMenaul Ways

The team at T‑Mobile’s Albuquerque‑based Menaul Customer Experience Center helped pave the way (somewhat literally!) for a local food pantry to better serve the community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

WSP USA Embraces Opportunity to Improve Equity in San Francisco Bay Area

WSP USA eagerly embraces challenge & opportunity to improve quality of life for underserved & marginalized communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Metropolitan Transportation Commission selected WSP as its 2020 equity consultant.

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