ESG News from Leading Brands

Education

Orlandus Gilmore Is Using His Life Lessons To Inspire Young People

Apr 27, 2022 10:25 AM ET

IT changed his life so he created a nonprofit to pass coding skills to another generation

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm's Commitment to Data Protection and Privacy

Apr 27, 2022 10:15 AM ET

Qualcomm considers data protection and privacy to be critical not only for maintaining business continuity but also for upholding the trust that customers place in us when they purchase and use our products and services.

Innovation & Technology

New App From the Council for Responsible Sport Tracks Environmental and Social Responsibility Progress of Sporting Events

Apr 27, 2022 10:15 AM ET

Council for Responsible Sport and Tata Consultancy Services launch ReScore, a first-of-its-kind app that enables sporting event organizers to measure, track, report, and verify their progress on a broad range of environmental and social indicators.

Environment

From the Ground Up: A Soil Solution

Apr 27, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Soil plays a critical role when it comes to ecosystem services: storing carbon, growing our food supply, managing the flow of water, and supporting life, but we’ve neglected and degraded it through intensive farming, deforestation, and pollution.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cindy Wallis-Lage, Executive Director at Black & Veatch, Accepted Into Forbes Business Council

Apr 27, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Cindy Wallis-Lage, Executive Director of global engineering leader Black & Veatch, has been accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide.

Sustainable Development Goals

HanesBrands Announces Progress Toward 2030 Global Sustainability Goals Impacting People, Planet and Product

Apr 27, 2022 10:00 AM ET

HanesBrands Inc., a global leader in iconic apparel brands, is releasing its 2021 Sustainability Summary Report outlining progress and plans toward reaching aggressive sustainability goals by 2030.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Supports Leading German Hospital to Accelerate Genetic Disease Diagnosis in Critically Ill Children

Apr 27, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announced an agreement with Germany's Hannover Medical School (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)) to implement the use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in critically ill children suspected of having a genetic or rare disease.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Named to the Forbes 2022 List of America's Best Employers for Diversity

Apr 27, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental insurance in the U.S., has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for Diversity for the fourth consecutive year.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Whirlpool Corporation - 'Picking up Nickels'

Apr 27, 2022 9:50 AM ET

Whirlpool Corp’s operations in Cleveland, Tennessee have started the process of making energy-saving retrofits to the plant in the continuation of its sustainability journey.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Finding a Career in Financial Services With ESG Investing

Apr 27, 2022 9:10 AM ET

If you are interested in the interdisciplinary topics of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and how they influence businesses, you might consider a career in the fast-growing ESG investing field, where women thrive.

Green Infrastructure

Dharshan Kesavanathan, Project Manager of the Month, on Creating Sustainable Water Supplies for First Nations Communities

Apr 27, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Tetra Tech congratulates our Project Manager of the Month for December 2021, Dharshan Kesavanathan.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Bank Named to Forbes Best Employers for Diversity 2022

Apr 27, 2022 2:50 AM ET

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has been named to the Forbes list of Best Employers for Diversity 2022.

Events, Media & Communications

PNC Bank Celebrates 12th Annual Women in Business Week: Accelerating Women's Financial Equality

Apr 26, 2022 6:50 PM ET

PNC Bank is proud to announce its 12th annual Women in Business Week: Accelerating Women’s Financial Equality, which will be held virtually May 9 – 13, 2022.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Sustainable Fuel: United and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures Announce Collaboration With Biotech Firm to Create New Fuel Sources

Apr 26, 2022 5:30 PM ET

United Airlines Ventures (UAV) and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) announced a collaboration with Houston-based biotech firm Cemvita Factory to commercialize the production of sustainable aviation fuel.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

American Airlines Cadet Academy Introduces New Student Loan Options With American Airlines Federal Credit Union

Apr 26, 2022 5:25 PM ET

The American Airlines Cadet Academy and American Airlines Credit Union announced a new partnership, bringing an additional suite of new financial options for incoming candidates accepted into the Cadet Academy program.

Research, Reports & Publications

Dow Publishes Its Valuing Nature Blueprint; Latest Addition to the Company's Blueprints for a More Sustainable Future

Apr 26, 2022 5:20 PM ET

Materials sciences leader Dow (NYSE: DOW) has published its blueprint for valuing nature, which is the latest addition to the Company’s 2025 Sustainability Goal: Leading the Blueprint.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Solid Choice for Customers - and for a Sustainable Future

Apr 26, 2022 5:00 PM ET

Remanufactured parts are a great option for owners of CNH Industrial equipment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Yum China to Further Upgrade Employee Benefits, Adding One Million Yuan Medical Insurance Coverage for Restaurant General Managers

Apr 26, 2022 5:00 PM ET

Yum China Holdings, Inc. announced at its 2021 Restaurant General Managers Convention, held virtually, that it will offer enhanced medical insurance coverage of up to RMB 1 million to each of its approximately 10,000 RGMs.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg and MSCI Launch Global, Euro and US Corporate Paris-Aligned Indices

Apr 26, 2022 4:55 PM ET

Bloomberg and MSCI announced today the launch of the first indices in their joint Climate Benchmark offering with the Bloomberg MSCI Global, Euro and US Corporate Paris-Aligned Indices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

O3 Needs to Review a draft

Apr 26, 2022 4:11 PM ET

Energy

World's Largest Green Hydrogen Hub Selects Black & Veatch as EPC Provider

Apr 26, 2022 4:00 PM ET

Black & Veatch announces that it has been selected by Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development, co-developers of what will be the world’s largest industrial green hydrogen production and storage facility

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It's Critical to Prioritize. Being Busy Doesn't Mean Making an Impact- HP's Kristen Ludgate Shares Key Leadership Lessons

Apr 26, 2022 3:10 PM ET

Kristen Ludgate, chief people officer at HP, shared her key leadership lessons with me and my colleague, David Reimer, CEO of The ExCo Group, in our latest Strategic CHRO interview. Subscribe here for future interviews.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Understanding the Return on Investment of Future Port Sustainability

Apr 26, 2022 2:50 PM ET

Connectivity is essential not only for driving efficiencies and improving safety at ports, but to reach sustainability goals. As ports face more pressure in this area from public and government regulators, private cellular networks are the key to creating port sustainability for green ports of the future while providing a platform that will allow for a return on investment.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Invited to Ring New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell

Apr 26, 2022 2:20 PM ET

The Arbor Day Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary by ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street today.

Environment

Study Confirms: HelloFresh Meal Kits Cause Lower Carbon Emissions Than Meals From Supermarkets

Apr 26, 2022 1:15 PM ET

HelloFresh published a technical summary of its ISO 14040 compliant life cycle assessment (LCA) showing that meals from HelloFresh have significantly lower carbon emissions than cooking meals from supermarkets.