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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Honorable Debbie Dingell presents the Gold Medal Award to the Ford Motor Company

Dec 16, 2020 3:00 PM ET

The World Environment Center honored the Ford Motor Company by awarding it the 36th annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development. Due to the global pandemic, WEC held a virtual presentation on December 15, 2020

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

UNFCU Foundation Names Stephanie Wright of Together We Bake 2020 Women's Empowerment Award Recipient

Dec 16, 2020 2:40 PM ET

UNFCU Foundation announced that Stephanie Wright, co-founder of Together We Bake, is the recipient of its 2020 Women’s Empowerment Award.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keep America Beautiful Recognizing Santa Fe for Environmental Efforts

Dec 16, 2020 2:15 PM ET

Keep Santa Fe Beautiful has received national recognition from Keep America Beautiful for its work in the city.

Education

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Labs at Home: Candy Bar Flotation

Dec 16, 2020 1:45 PM ET

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. As many families are home for a prolonged period of time, we wanted to help bring a little curiosity to them at home.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Donates Two Million Meals to Fight Hunger

Dec 16, 2020 1:05 PM ET

CIT Group's annual partnership with Feeding America® has helped provide 2 Million Meals to people in need this holiday season. With the support of customers, employees & followers, the company brought awareness to food insecurity across the country.

Health & Healthcare

IWBI, SandSI Announce Global Collaboration to Intensify Sports Industry's Response to COVID-19

Dec 16, 2020 11:55 AM ET

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Sport and Sustainability International (SandSI), announced today a joint strategic partnership to intensify the global sports industry’s health and safety response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainable Development Goals

A Key to the Solution

Dec 16, 2020 11:55 AM ET

Climate change is ongoing and a big worry for many of us - but as well exciting things are happening, and it happens rather fast in some areas.

Health & Healthcare

Let's Learn the Lessons, Let's #BacktheFrontline

Dec 16, 2020 11:35 AM ET

The world saw first hand the skill, grit, and heart it takes to serve on the front lines of care. And they told us what they need to lead—now we need to play our part.

Health & Healthcare

How Ecolab Supports the COVID-19 Vaccine Race From Invention to Injection

Dec 16, 2020 11:30 AM ET

Less than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies are beginning to roll out the first vaccines. Ecolab has provided vital support at every stage of the process.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Circular Economy: Transforming Trash Into Treasure

Dec 16, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Lindsay Tornello, sustainability and recycle initiatives manager, has gone the extra mile to promote circular economy within The Home Depot.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Longitudes | Flying to New Heights

Dec 16, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Knowledge is power. More specifically, knowledge about technology is power.

Environment

What the Biden Administration Could Mean for the Chemical Industry

Dec 16, 2020 11:00 AM ET

The Biden Administration will arrive as implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) enters a critical stage. They could have a significantly different approach for evaluating chemical risk. Find out more in this 2020 TSCA update:

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

We Are Citizen Philanthropists - Illuminate a Brighter World

Dec 16, 2020 10:45 AM ET

It has been ten years since VMware began its Citizen Philanthropy journey by establishing programs that enable all VMware people, regardless of title, tenure, or location, to direct our company’s philanthropic resources to their nonprofits...

Energy

Energea, the First Renewable Energy Equity Crowdfunding Marketplace in the United States, Is Open for Investment

Dec 16, 2020 10:45 AM ET

Energea, the first renewable energy equity crowdfunding marketplace in the United States, announced today, that its renewable energy investment platform is live and accepting new investors at Energea.com.

Events, Media & Communications

4 Ways GFSI is Driving a 'Race to the Top' for Food Safety

Dec 16, 2020 10:35 AM ET

Welcome to the first ‘Race to the Top’ news update from GFSI Director Erica Sheward! #gfsiR2T

Research, Reports & Publications

Doing the Right Thing

Dec 16, 2020 10:30 AM ET

Our Code of Business Conduct & Ethics is anchored in our Fifth Third Compass, including our Core Values: Work as One Bank, Take Accountability, Be Respectful and Inclusive, and Act with Integrity.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: The Problems With Palm Oil

Dec 16, 2020 10:00 AM ET

With high international demand for a low-price commodity material produced in the developing world, the palm oil industry sprung up without corresponding procedures and oversight to limit abuses.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America, Inc. and Local Subaru Retailers Partner with Make-A-Wish® New Jersey to Deliver Surprise Wish for 8-Year-Old Camden Boy

Dec 16, 2020 9:55 AM ET

Education

7 No-Cost Professional Learning Resources Inspiring Educators to Reimagine Teaching

Dec 16, 2020 9:35 AM ET

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the need for flexibility. In schools, that means meeting students where they are with accessible content designed for any learning environment.

Environment

Measure, Manage, Mitigate: A Three-Step Solution for Corporate Climate Action

Dec 16, 2020 9:05 AM ET

While the human and environmental costs of climate change play out before our eyes, an alarming new report makes the future economic costs all the more clear.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bayer Steps Up Its Commitments to Support Smallholder Farmers in Asia

Dec 16, 2020 9:00 AM ET

The Better Life Farming Alliance (BLFA), Bayer’s global, multi-stakeholder partnership model that provides holistic and innovative solutions for smallholder farmers in developing economies, has launched in Bangladesh and Indonesia.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Jason Rowell Joins Board of the California Hydrogen Business Council

Dec 16, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Jason Rowell, associate vice president and global technology portfolio manager for Black & Veatch's global #power business, has been named to the California Hydrogen Business Council Board of Directors.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ferrara Signs Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment for a Circular Economy for Plastic

Dec 16, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Chicago-based sweet snacking company Ferrara announces commitment to make all packaging 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s and UN Environment Program’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

Environment

Bristol Myers Squibb Strengthens its Commitment to the Environment with New Corporate Goals

Dec 16, 2020 8:55 AM ET

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Newsweek Names Tetra Tech One of America's Most Responsible Companies 2021

Dec 16, 2020 8:00 AM ET

Tetra Tech was among 400 firms selected for the list out of more than 2,000 companies evaluated. We also ranked among the top 10 companies in the Professional Services category.