ESG News from Leading Brands

Sustainable Development Goals

UN's Sustainable Development Goals May Help Investors Identify Best-in-Class Companies

Mar 3, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Investors who use the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals in their ESG analysis can better identify best-in-class companies and produce best-in-class ESG outcomes, according to new research by Martin Currie

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity Is Recognized Globally for Its Continued Leadership in Sustainability

Mar 3, 2021 12:00 PM ET

Global hygiene and health company, Essity, announced it was recognized by four leading indices and benchmarking organizations for its commitment to sustainable business practices and innovation.

Environment

Bayer Crop Science: First Strategic Partner in the “Living Soils of the Americas” Initiative

Mar 3, 2021 11:50 AM ET

Bayer Crop Science has become the first strategic partner in the “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative

Diversity & Inclusion

An Update on our $100M Commitment

Mar 3, 2021 11:15 AM ET

Over the last year, our company has come together like never before – to educate and uplift our employees, advance equity, and reorient our support of underserved, underrepresented, and under-resourced communities.

Health & Healthcare

A Refocus On The Issues Of Health & Protection

Mar 3, 2021 11:00 AM ET

According to the 2020 Aflac Health Care Issues Survey, COVID-19 affected 16% of families with children under 18 in the household — and of these, 75% said they or a member of their household required hospitalization for the coronavirus.

Environment

The Values Behind Our ESG Commitment

Mar 3, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, energy providers like PSEG have reinforced their roles as essential services by providing around-the-clock power and gas to millions of customers whose homes now serve double-duty

Diversity & Inclusion

Technology Leader Fahim Siddiqui Honored by Two Community Organizations

Mar 3, 2021 11:00 AM ET

Fahim Siddiqui, The Home Depot’s senior vice president of information technology, has been named on the Islamic Speaker Bureau’s “100 Influential Georgia Muslims” list. 

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CGF Announces New Members for February 2021

Mar 3, 2021 10:50 AM ET

The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business.

Energy

Leading the Way to Carbon-Free Generation, Long Ridge Energy Terminal to Add Hydrogen Fuel Capability

Mar 3, 2021 10:30 AM ET

With Black & Veatch as program manager, Ohio’s Long Ridge Energy Generation is retrofitting its 485-megawatt combined-cycle power plant to run on natural gas and carbon-free hydrogen.

Diversity & Inclusion

Former U.S. Surgeon Generals to Keynote Second Annual National Healthcare DEI Conference

Mar 3, 2021 10:30 AM ET

The Healthcare Diversity Council (HCD) of the National Diversity Council (NDC) will host their second annual National Healthcare DEI Conference on Tuesday, July 27 and Wednesday, July 28, 2021 via Whova/Zoom.

Environment

Effective Project Execution in a Challenging Environment During a Challenging Time

Mar 3, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Inogen Alliance members from France and the UAE conducted environmental closeout studies at five NATO Camps across the Resolute Support mission area in Afghanistan.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Global Citizen Presents: A 'Recovery Plan for the World' Roundtable Conversation

Mar 3, 2021 10:05 AM ET

International advocacy organization Global Citizen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, and the World Health Organization last week launched Global Citizen’s Recovery Plan for the World

Events, Media & Communications

CSRHub's Bahar Gidwani Speaking at BattleFin Virtual Discovery Days

Mar 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

CSRHub's Bahar Gidwani Speaking at BattleFin's 2021 Virtual Discovery Days. He will be part of a discussion on cloud analytics for ESG big data.

Energy

Her Team Is Creating the Products, Services and Offerings Customers Want

Mar 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

How does a 100-year-old company like Duke Energy transform for the future? Senior Vice President of Customer Solutions and Strategies Swati Daji says you think big. But more importantly, you think about the customer.

Research, Reports & Publications

Uneven Progress: How Attitudes and Actions Are Evolving and What Continues to Hold the VC Industry Back

Mar 3, 2021 9:35 AM ET

Traditional VCs are less likely to prioritize or take action toward investing in multicultural-founded companies when compared to women or multicultural VCs.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS' New Gluten-Free Standard Delivers Highest Level of Accountability

Mar 3, 2021 9:30 AM ET

SCS Global Services today announced the launch of a new Gluten-Free Certification Standard to drive greater adoption of industry best practices with regards to auditing, testing and reporting.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ecocentricity Blog: I Called Bank

Mar 3, 2021 9:30 AM ET

Banks don’t have to be a part of our environmental problems. If they choose, they can be part of our environmental solutions.

Education

MilliporeSigma Partnership Spotlight: KIPP St. Louis

Mar 3, 2021 9:15 AM ET

For more than eight years, we have partnered with KIPP St. Louis, a public charter school in St. Louis that primarily serves students living below the poverty line.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sands ESG Report Details Company's Commitment to Sustainability

Mar 3, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Sands’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report keys in on a number of important performance metrics to demonstrate the company’s commitment to being a good corporate citizen.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard Issues $600 Million Sustainability Bond

Mar 3, 2021 8:50 AM ET

Mastercard today announced that it has successfully priced a $600 million Sustainability Bond at a fixed rate of 1.90%.

Diversity & Inclusion

Secrets of Success: Northern Trust's Evans on Tools for the C-Suite, Manager Diversity

Mar 3, 2021 8:40 AM ET

Research, Reports & Publications

The VF Foundation Issues Its First Impact Report

Mar 3, 2021 8:00 AM ET

The VF Foundation, the philanthropic arm of VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), published its inaugural report outlining the positive impact its financial grants and philanthropic partnerships have had on more than four million people in 53 countries during the year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Tech's Project Managers of the Month: August-December 2020

Mar 3, 2021 8:00 AM ET

Project managers (PM) are the face of Tetra Tech to every client and are the people who ensure that our project work is done to the highest standards of quality and fiscal discipline. Tetra Tech CEO Dan Batrack honors those who work at the highest level of excellence with our PM of the Month award.

Media & Communications

Food Industry Professionals Around the World Encouraged to Attend Major GFSI Conference to Advance Food Safety

Mar 3, 2021 7:50 AM ET

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is encouraging food safety professionals around the globe to join the virtual annual GFSI Conference from 23 – 25 March.

Green Infrastructure

New Episode of Healthy Spaces with Trane Technologies: The Global Economy of Healthy Spaces

Mar 3, 2021 7:00 AM ET

Why isn't there a single U.S. cabinet position dedicated to buildings? Buildings consume 35% of global energy, but get considerably less attention than transportation and other core infrastructure industries.