ESG News from Leading Brands

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Environment | Inogen Alliance

How the Paris Olympics Highlighted Critical EHS Issues

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been hot. While the heat has not, thus far, shattered any records, it has brought attention to two EHS issues at the center of this year’s Olympics: Indoor air quality and water safety.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ViacomCBS CEO: When Life Brings Us Challenges, Adapt Creatively

Over the past several weeks, we’ve continued to support those impacted by COVID-19 through our global relief efforts, public awareness campaigns, and dedicated programming, as well as flexed what we call our “adaptive creativity.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mini Stories: Preserving Decades of Music While Giving Back Through Vinyl Sales

To help change this overall tune of financial woe for performers, Rhea Kimbell, owner of Rosina Records, is donating 10 percent of her sales to nonprofits that are helping musicians through this difficult time.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tetra Tech Recognizes Safety Month 2020: Safer and Stronger Together

On June 1, 2010, Tetra Tech launched its first Safety Month campaign to promote an annual focused safety message as part of the company’s strong safety culture.

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Health & Healthcare

Stories from the COVID-19 Front Lines

From the frontlines of healthcare to small businesses and big cities, Fifth Third has seen so many of our customers and partners rise to the challenge as we fight COVID-19.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Hershey Continues to Scale Cocoa Sustainability Efforts

At Hershey, we are driven by our purpose of making more moments of goodness, whether that’s eating S’mores over the campfire or sharing Hershey’s Kisses with a friend.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Preparedness as a Pathway to Resilience in Haiti

In a country like Haiti, with a lack of national social assistance for the poor, households must be self-reliant and proactive to prepare for shocks

Research, Reports & Publications

Results of Survey on Impact of COVID-19 on Companies

Business Call to Action (BCtA) in collaboration with SDG Accelerator, ImpactAim and Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) organized an online survey for enterprises in the first two weeks of April on how the COVID-19 crisis had impacted their business

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy and Herbalife Nutrition Team Up with A Place Called Home to Pack and Deliver Food for Families in Need in Los Angeles

AEG’s LA Galaxy and Herbalife Nutrition recently teamed up with A Place Called Home (APCH) to pack and distribute food for families in need at a Family Resource Depot in the greater Los Angeles area on Wednesday, May 27.

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Education

Keeping Communities Connected with STEM Education

While STEM employment grew by 79% since 1990, according to Pew Research Center, diversity and inspiration gaps discourage millions of bright minds from pursuing the array of important STEM jobs.

Research, Reports & Publications

Moody's CSR Report Highlights 2019 Milestones, COVID-19 Efforts

Moody’s Corporation’s newly published annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report highlights the company’s global partnerships and programs that exemplify its purpose of bringing clarity, knowledge and fairness to an interconnected world. It also outlines steps Moody’s is taking to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on its philanthropic partners and communities they serve, including support for small businesses and educational systems.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Taking Responsibility by Managing Impacts

Organizations can now access increased support from GRI to ensure they effectively communicate how they manage their impacts on people and the planet.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Through the End of May 2020, Triple Your Support for COVID-19 Relief with Timberland

The Foundation has pledged $1.5M and will also match your donations 2-to-1 to the GlobalGiving Coronavirus Relief Fund (up to an additional $500,000) to amplify our collective impact.

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Research, Reports & Publications

CBRE Group, Inc. Releases 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report With Special Focus on COVID-19

CBRE Group, Inc. has released its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report, which highlights the company’s accomplishments as an industry leader in responsible business practices.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Booz Allen's Laurie Bagley: Service, Sacrifice, and a Legacy of Support

For five years, she led the Family Readiness Group for the 351st Aviation Support Battalion, receiving rave reviews for her leadership and spirit of inclusion.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating a Virtual Culture of Inclusion at ViacomCBS

In a celebration for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, ‘The Talk’s’ Carrie Ann Inaba talks confronting racism, the blessings of a multiracial upbringing, and creating her own destiny, with CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America and National Parks Conservation Association Take Home 2020 Silver Halo Award for Best Sustainability Initiative

Subaru of America, Inc., along with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), today announced they have been awarded the 2020 Silver Halo Award in the ‘Best Sustainability Initiative’ category by Engage for Good.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Schneider Electric Supports Hunger Relief Through Tomorrow Rising and Foundation

The Schneider Electric Foundation (under the aegis of the Fondation de France) uses social innovation and community engagement to invest in education, reduce the energy gap, and increase sustainability awareness. The Foundation marked its 20th anniversary in 2018.

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Events, Media & Communications

Inaugural WELL Conference Cancelled for 2020

After continuous monitoring and careful consideration of the most recent information provided about the coronavirus (COVID-19) by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization, The WELL Conference has been cancelled for 2020.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Colorado School District Deploys Mobile Technology Hub to Deliver STEM Curriculum During School Closures

Last fall, St. Vrain Valley Schools in northern Colorado unveiled its Future-Ready Innovation Lab – a custom-designed 45-foot long motorcoach filled with experiential learning opportunities, including virtual reality, robotics and aeronautics activities.

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Energy

At Annual Meeting, Chevron Investors Achieve Historic Majority Vote on Paris-Aligned Climate Lobbying

Investors sent a sharp message to both Chevron and ExxonMobil today over the companies’ failure to align their lobbying with the goals of the Paris Agreement and their refusal to engage with investors on climate risk, respectively.

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Media & Communications

Tata Consultancy Services Surya Kant, President of North America, UK and Europe, to Join CECP Board of Directors

As part of its continuing efforts to empower companies to drive long-term business success through positive societal impact, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) announced that Surya Kant, President, North America, UK and Europe, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has joined the organization’s distinguished Board of Directors.

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Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Bridges the Gap With Virtual Technology

COVID-19 has impacted our daily routine in many ways from travel bans and school closures to social distancing and stay-at-home orders.

Health & Healthcare

United Turns Old Uniforms Into Masks for Employees

United Airlines delivered 7,500 face coverings over the past week to front line employees at San Francisco International Airport and the airline’s San Francisco Maintenance Base that were made from 12,284 pounds of uniforms United upcycled.

Media & Communications

Hallmark Uses Social Listening to Evolve

Distinctive company messaging does not speak at people. In order to create something that causes an onlooker to pause—organizations listen to the needs of consumers. The goal is to make them stop in their tracks and say, ‘Hey, this brand gets me.’

Environment

Keep America Beautiful Presents 47 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program Grants to Organizations throughout the United States

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s largest community improvement nonprofit organization, today announced it has awarded 47 grants to Keep America Beautiful community-based affiliates and partner organizations for its 2020 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP) to reduce the most littered item in America.

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    We have an unwavering commitment to serve food that people trust. That means going above and beyond when it comes to food safety, listening and...

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