ESG News from Leading Brands

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Safeway Partners With Skippy to Donate 3,000 Jars of Peanut Butter on Colorado Gives Day

Jan 6, 2021 2:30 PM ET

For Colorado Gives Day, Albertsons Companies’ Safeway Denver Division teamed up Skippy Peanut Butter to donate 3,000 jars of peanut butter to Volunteers of America. This donation will provide nearly 50,000 PB&J sandwiches to families in need.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cisco Tactical Operations: Meet Team Member Matt Altman

Jan 6, 2021 2:00 PM ET

Education

International Paper Commits to the #fight4literacy As the Presenting Sponsor of Coaching for Literacy's 2020-2021 Season

Jan 6, 2021 1:30 PM ET

International Paper announces its support for childhood literacy by teaming up with Coaching for Literacy and its #Fight4Literacy Games presented by International Paper.

Energy

Vistra Brings World's Largest Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage System Online

Jan 6, 2021 1:25 PM ET

Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced that its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility
connected to the power grid and began operating on Dec. 11, 2020. At 300 megawatts/1,200 megawatt-hours, the lithium-ion battery storage system...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

United Airlines Commits to 100% Green Carbon Neutral by 2050

Jan 6, 2021 12:35 PM ET

We recognize the role we play as an airline in contributing to climate change and therefore our responsibility in solving it.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Written in Her Code

Jan 6, 2021 12:30 PM ET

How one K-8 technology teacher is making computer programming curriculum more accessible to her students

Environment

Nature Valley Collaborates With Daveed Diggs to Remake “I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” to Celebrate Restoring Access to 10,000 Miles of National Park Trails

Jan 6, 2021 11:05 AM ET

Nature Valley and the National Park Foundation (NPF) announced today the completion of a three-year project to restore access to 10,000 miles of national park trails, which is equivalent to flying from New York City to Sydney.

Environment

Hershey Is Working Towards Zero Waste to Landfill

Jan 6, 2021 11:05 AM ET

More than a century ago, our founder Milton Hershey established our company’s first recycling center to reuse manufacturing waste. He embedded the practice of reusing waste and recycling building materials whenever possible right from the beginning.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sands Releases 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Jan 6, 2021 10:15 AM ET

Sands has released its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which outlines the company’s strategies and progress around its corporate responsibility pillars of People, Community and Planet.

Diversity & Inclusion

Powered by Purpose Episode 3: “I see the world through other people's eyes.”

Jan 6, 2021 10:10 AM ET

Sam Latif is an incredible woman who has refused to let being blind hold her back. From being the first woman in her family to go to university to moving from Scotland to London on her own to work for P&G, her story is one of resilience and resourcefulness.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Resource Guide Released on Sustainable Animal Feed, Helps Companies Navigate Environmental Impacts of Rising Demand for Animal Protein

Jan 6, 2021 10:00 AM ET

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) released today the Resource Guide on Sustainable Animal Feed, a digital resource created to help companies in the animal feed supply chain better understand and address how the demand for animal protein products

Social Impact & Volunteering

Today's Young People Are Transforming Giving Back: Mobilizing 25,000 Hours of Volunteer Service

Jan 6, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Now is the time to support our young people in giving back in innovative ways and volunteering in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Free Face Shields Delivered to Iowa Schools; More Still Available

Jan 6, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Alliant Energy and Iowa State University’s Digital Manufacturing Lab are partnering with two Iowa companies to provide 9,000 free face shields to schools and daycare facilities across the state.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Primo Water North America Announces Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification for its Wekiva Spring Site

Jan 6, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Primo Water Corporation today announced that SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party certification of sustainability performance, confirmed that Primo Water North America’s Wekiva Spring site in Florida achieved certification based on an independent, in-depth assessment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Solidia Technologies Named a Global Cleantech 100 Company for Fourth Year

Jan 6, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Cleantech Group named Solidia Technologies® a 2021 Global Cleantech 100 Company, the fourth year the sustainable cement and concrete technology company was so honored.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pentair Advances Commitment to Further Environmental, Social and Governance Stewardship

Jan 6, 2021 8:25 AM ET

Pentair today announced that it has appointed Karla Robertson, EVP, General Counsel, and Secretary to the additional role of Chief Social Responsibility Officer (CSRO).

Innovation & Technology

Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings COVID Task Force Shares Strategies for Healthier Buildings

Jan 6, 2021 8:00 AM ET

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our High Performance Buildings Group has conducted research into the role that mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design can play in mitigating the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 in the built environment.

Events, Media & Communications

EarthxFilm Announces Call for Entries for 2021 Edition of Environmentally-Focused Film Festival (April 16-25)

Jan 5, 2021 5:20 PM ET

Call for Entries are now open for the 2021 edition of EarthxFilm, which will be a hybrid virtual and in-person/drive-in presentation in Dallas, Texas, April 16-25. Celebrating Its 5th year, EarthxFilm will once again showcase films...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Financial Assistance to Help Pay Energy Bills Is Available

Jan 5, 2021 4:25 PM ET

Alliant Energy encourages customers to apply for assistance if they need financial support to help pay their energy bills.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial China Certified As a 'Best Workplace in Greater China™ 2020'

Jan 5, 2021 4:00 PM ET

Great Place to Work®, a global leading institute in workplace culture assessment and recognition, has named CNH Industrial China (wholly owned entities) as one of the ‘Best Workplaces in Greater China™’.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Partnerships Helped Us Fight COVID-19. They Can Help in the Climate Battle, Too

Jan 5, 2021 3:20 PM ET

As we emerge from this unprecedented global crisis, it is useful to reflect upon how we can build a more resilient and sustainable future for our planet.

Health & Healthcare

Hindsight Is 2020

Jan 5, 2021 2:45 PM ET

From mobile mindfulness to work-from-home strategies, we've gathered the best advice from 2020 to help us navigate 2021.

Diversity & Inclusion

HACR Announces New Board Chair and Executive Committee

Jan 5, 2021 2:30 PM ET

Ramiro Cavazos, president and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, will lead the board of directors.

Environment

Partners Working Together to Help Landowners Restore and Manage Longleaf Pine Forests in Mississippi and Alabama

Jan 5, 2021 2:25 PM ET

The Longleaf Alliance, Wildlife Mississippi, the Mississippi Forestry Association, Enviva, and other partners are working together to boost longleaf pine habitats in southern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama by creating new opportunities for public and private landowners in this region.

Environment

Meet the Faces of the Forest in Ticonderoga

Jan 5, 2021 12:10 PM ET

The faces of the forest are the people who work the land, nurture the trees and make the paper and packaging products we rely on for so many things.