ESG News from Leading Brands

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Events, Media & Communications | Wildlife Habitat Council

New White Paper Highlights Air and Water Quality Conservation Efforts

WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) offers a new white paper available for download today, Protecting Earth’s Most Valuable Resources | Conservation Activities to Benefit Water and Air Quality.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Uniting to Restore Glad Plant Operations After Arkansas Tornado

The Clorox Company

Environment

Partnering for a Cleaner Port of Long Beach

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Diversity & Inclusion

Medtronic Recognized for Disability Inclusion in U.S., U.K.

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Gilead Sciences

Health & Healthcare

From the Margins: Gilead’s Book Uniquely Captures What It’s Like To Be Marginalized by Disease

The personal journeys of six people in the United Kingdom living with HIV, hepatitis C and cancer – and the challenges they face due to stigma and health inequities – come together in the form of a new, intentionally difficult-to-read book from Gilead.

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Energy

Cisco’s Sustainability 101: What Are Smart Grids?

Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more?

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Atlantic City Electric and Sustainable Jersey Award 10 South Jersey Communities $50,000 To Support Open Space and Resiliency Projects

To help support the development of environmental, open space and resiliency projects across South Jersey communities, Atlantic City Electric and Sustainable Jersey announced the 10 recipients of the 2023 Sustainable Communities Grants Program.

Education

Griffith Food Partners With the University of Antwerp To Discuss Food Management Topics

We were delighted to host a group of students from the Master's program in Industrial Engineering Biochemistry from the University of Antwerp here at Griffith Foods in Herentals!

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Environment

Collectibus: Expertise at the Service of Sustainability

Collectibus main goal is to put sustainability at the heart of businesses, innovating processes and products to help companies generate positive economic, social and environmental impacts that take into account the well-being of communities throughout the supply chain.

Diversity & Inclusion

CBRE Marks Decade of Top Performance in Support of LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality

CBRE Group, Inc. has been recognized as a Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion, earning a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Strengthens Hawaii and Washington Nonprofit Organizations With $50,000 in Donations

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced a donation totaling $50,000 to two Hawaii and three Washington nonprofit organizations that are making a difference in their communities.

Events, Media & Communications

The Road to Recycling: Carton Council Origin Story – Part 1: The Journey

From authenticity to strategy, they explore how competitors united to drive carton recycling nationwide. Gain insights, tackle shared challenges, and discover the collaborative power behind Carton Council's success.

Education

American Airlines and West Los Angeles College Join Forces To Train Future Aviation Maintenance Professionals

Students in West Los Angeles College’s aviation maintenance technician program have new tools in their toolboxes — more than 450 to be exact.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Southern Company Again Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023–2024 Corporate Equality Index

Southern Company announces its annual rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Fitbit and Quest Diagnostics Collaborate To Advance Research on the Use of Wearable Devices To Improve Metabolic Health

Fitbit and Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, recently announced a collaboration to study the potential of wearable devices to improve metabolic health, which influences risk of developing several diseases.

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Diversity & Inclusion

AEG Releases Diversity & Inclusion Report

AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, today released its 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report. The report includes insights on the company’s initiatives related to its workplace culture, workforce representation, and marketplace impact

Events, Media & Communications

WEC Welcomes IncubatecUFRO & Pro Mujer As Its Partners Under the EIC Grant

We are thrilled to partner with IncubatecUFRO & Pro Mujer's Gender Knowledge Lab (GKL), to deliver valuable training, capacity building, technical assistance, and support for key business initiatives, taking the impact of women-owned micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises

Events, Media & Communications

8400 Students Compete in Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge, Building Real-World Investing Skills

The Global Trading Challenge, Bloomberg’s annual Terminal-based event for students, attracted over 8400 students across 38 countries to compete in the 2023 virtual investment competition.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Draftkings S.E.R.V.E.S Plants Over 1 Million Trees As a Part of Multi-Year Commitment With Arbor Day Foundation

As part of our ongoing initiative to give back to the communities where we live and work, DraftKings S.E.R.V.E.S (Service, Equity, Responsibility, Vitality, Environment, Sports) is proud to share the recent success of our employee volunteer tree planting projects.

Research, Reports & Publications

Exploring Assurance in ESG Reporting

Brandon B. Buhler, SVP and chief accounting officer at Playa Hotels & Resorts, and Melanie Glover, partner in PwC’s ESG Trust Solutions practice, join co-host Steve Soter to discuss assurance and integrated reporting.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Northwestern Mutual Receives Ninth Consecutive Score of 100% on Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index

Northwestern Mutual announced that the company earned a 100% for the ninth consecutive year in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index – a national benchmarking survey that assesses corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

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Education

Baker Tilly Announces Its Next Class of Now for Tomorrow Scholars

The Now for Tomorrow Scholarship, launched in 2021 by the Baker Tilly Foundation, supports students of color with a three-year scholarship of up to $30,000 per student, reflecting the firm’s commitment to empowering the next generation of accounting professionals and advancing eq

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Health & Healthcare

Gurneys With Built-In Scales Take Guesswork out of Emergency Medical Care

While attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an engineering student, Tristen Hazlett had a conversation with his brother that would change the trajectory of Hazlett’s life.

Education

World Economic Forum Showcases IBM SkillsBuild as a “Skills-First Lighthouse”

At its recent annual meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, The World Economic Forum (WEF) cited IBM SkillsBuild as one in a select group of “Skills-First Lighthouses.”

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Innovation & Technology

Executive Predictions 2024: ESG Comes into Focus

Here are some predictions from Keysight executives on how the technology world will consider ESG in 2024.

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Energy

Virginia Companies Support SAVE Act To Improve Energy Efficiency Across the State

Businesses with major operations in Virginia today called for state lawmakers to pass the Savings Achieved Via Efficiency (SAVE) Act (HB 746 / SB 565), to ensure the Commonwealth’s utilities achieve robust energy efficiency targets.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The 2023 Sands Cares Global Hygiene Kit Build Produces 57,000 Kits for Clean the World and People in Need

Sands Team Members around the world collectively assembled 57,000 hygiene kits from October through December as part of the 2023 Sands Cares Global Hygiene Kit Build.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Invests $150,000 in Center for the Homeless To Support New Next Program

KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation announced an investment of $150,000 in South Bend’s Center for the Homeless, aimed at bolstering its brand new NEXT (Neighbors Excelling as Tenants) Program.

Events, Media & Communications

Olympic Solidarity Scholarship-Holders Welcomed to Olympic House Ahead of Paris 2024

Twelve athletes from seven African countries, all recipients of Olympic Solidarity Scholarships for Paris 2024, were welcomed at Olympic House and the Olympic Museum during a two-day visit to Lausanne.

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