ESG News from Leading Brands

Health & Healthcare

Combating COVID-19: Medtronic Teams Ramp Up Ventilator Manufacturing

Apr 2, 2020 3:00 PM ET

Philomena Flaherty had a feeling she would play a role in the global effort to mobilize against COVID-19.

Health & Healthcare

How UNDP’s BCtA Private Sector Is Helping Fight COVID-19

Apr 2, 2020 3:00 PM ET

The Business Call to Action (BCtA) continues to work with its member companies by providing guidelines on how to cope with the pandemic. We are working to better understand the bottlenecks companies are facing, their priorities during this crisis

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IWBI to Lower WELL AP Exam Registration Fees Through 2020 to Help Build the Knowledge and Capacity the Market Will Need When We Go Back to Our Places of Business

Apr 2, 2020 2:35 PM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Dow's Industry in the Time of Coronavirus

Apr 2, 2020 2:30 PM ET

Although they don't usually produce hand sanitizer, Dow has worked tirelessly to meet the needs of the public during this unprecedented time. Read more about what Dow is doing for the public and their employees.

Innovation & Technology

Graphics Printers Mobilize Globally to Support Public Health

Apr 2, 2020 2:30 PM ET

HP Inc.’s print service providers (PSPs) are mobilizing industrial facilities worldwide to deliver print products and help in the global effort to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NRG Energy, Inc. Pledges $2 Million To COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Apr 2, 2020 2:25 PM ET

As the battle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic continues, NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announces broad efforts to aid those on the front lines of the pandemic response and provide relief to people adversely impacted.

Education

Resources From Discovery Education and Its Partners Available to Help Families and Students Improve Financial Literacy

Apr 2, 2020 2:15 PM ET

Dynamic no-cost digital content from Discovery Education and its partners is available to help families and students across the United States improve financial literacy throughout April, the Financial Literacy Month.

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Hero’s Story: How a Student Saved a Life with a Simple Swab

Apr 2, 2020 2:05 PM ET

For high school students, junior year can be one of the most important of their high school experience. However, for Stanley Reynolds, there was one unique qualifier to his resume that made him stand distinctly apart from his peers: lifesaver.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Hormel Foods to Host Live Virtual Concert Starring NBC’s The Voice Runner-Up Chris Kroeze, Minnesota Native and Nashville Recording Artist Natalie Murphy & Multitalented Singer-Songwriter and TV Personality Nick Hoffman

Apr 2, 2020 2:00 PM ET

In addition to the virtual live concert, Hormel Foods is honoring its production professionals through its commitment of more than $4 million to be used for a bonus for our plant team members.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation Donates $100,000 to Tampa Food Bank to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus

Apr 2, 2020 1:35 PM ET

MetLife Foundation announced today that it is donating $100,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay to help deal with increased demand for their services as a result of coronavirus.

Environment

Scaling Regenerative Agriculture: What We Can Learn From Innovative Beverage Companies

Apr 2, 2020 1:15 PM ET

Grow smarter, not harder. That’s regenerative agriculture in a nutshell. It’s a back-to-nature approach to growing that not only aims to do no environmental harm but also progressively improve ecosystems.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Building a Sustainable Mung Bean Farming System in Bangladesh

Apr 2, 2020 1:00 PM ET

Japanese company euglena Co. has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to contract more than 10,000 farmers in Bangladesh through Grameen euglena, a joint venture with the Grameen Krishi Foundation in Bangladesh

Health & Healthcare

How ViacomCBS Is Connecting to Fans During the Coronavirus Crisis

Apr 2, 2020 12:00 PM ET

Behind the camera, news crews are working amid unprecedented conditions to deliver constant updates, and late night shows known for slick in-studio productions are now finding creative ways to give fans daily boosts.

Education

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle at Cass Middle School

Apr 2, 2020 11:55 AM ET

Thanks to the company’s recycling and sustainability efforts, Mohawk’s Material Recovery Team helped Cass Middle School in Georgia become one step closer to county STEM certification.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CIT Financing Speeds Protective N95 Masks to Healthcare Workers

Apr 2, 2020 11:45 AM ET

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has provided critical financing for its client Aria Designs to help it procure millions of advanced N95 surgical masks that will protect medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

04/02 Update: The Biggest Names in Entertainment Are Helping the Smallest Names in Business

Apr 2, 2020 11:40 AM ET

Verizon Business honors small businesses helping frontline healthcare workers in New York City.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Every Website Can Now Be a COVID-19 Volunteering Outpost

Apr 2, 2020 11:20 AM ET

VolunteerMatch, the world’s largest volunteer engagement network, has launched VolunteerMatch Connect, a free product that enables everyone to turn their website into a volunteer action hub with a simple copy and paste code snippet.

Innovation & Technology

Atonix Digital, RoviSys Team up to Extend Asset Performance Management Software’s Reach

Apr 2, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Atonix Digital has partnered with Ohio-based RoviSys to deliver Atonix Digital’s line of asset performance management (APM) solutions powered by the ASSET360® analytics platform.

Environment

With Black & Veatch, Memphis Sees Sewer Program As Unfolding Opportunity

Apr 2, 2020 11:00 AM ET

Memphis’ sewerage assets aren’t much different in scale with other metropolitan areas, and often they’re similarly old, with some pipes dating back a century.

Events, Media & Communications

National Grid Appoints President of US Business and Managing Director of National Grid Ventures

Apr 2, 2020 10:50 AM ET

Badar Khan has been appointed President of the US Business, following the departure of Dean Seavers at the end of 2019. Badar has been acting as interim President since November 2019.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CSR-related Crisis Response -- Plan Ahead, But Expect Unique Challenges

Apr 2, 2020 10:40 AM ET

Michele Robinson-Pontbriand, Director of CSR at Keysight, knows that the COVID-19 crisis has changed the world drastically, but the tenants of CSR-related efforts are similar. Strong policies must be trusted when unique challenges are anticipated.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

COVID-19 Brings Policy Responses, Risks to Emerging Markets, and Hoarding

Apr 2, 2020 10:30 AM ET

This month’s consequences from the COVID-19 virus have been substantial. Apart from the impact on public health, equity indices have corrected with considerable speed amid a massive shift away from risk assets.

Research, Reports & Publications

Electrolux Highlights Lower Emissions and Introduces New Framework in 2019 Sustainability Report

Apr 2, 2020 9:00 AM ET

Electrolux, a sustainability leader in the appliance industry, reports a 75% reduction in CO2 emissions from its operations since 2005. To reflect the Group’s new commitment to become climate neutral across the supply chain by 2050, and its increasingly holistic approach to sustainability, the overall sustainability framework has also been updated.

Social Impact & Volunteering

It's April - and That Means It's Keep America Beautiful Month

Apr 1, 2020 5:50 PM ET

As communities across the country practice social distancing, there are still ways to join the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization and make an impact in your community – virtually. Here are 10 ways to #DoBeautifulThings while keeping yourself and your neighbors healthy and safe during Keep America Beautiful Month.

Innovation & Technology

A Role for Technology in Helping Find Missing Children

Apr 1, 2020 4:45 PM ET

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was founded in 1984, following several cases of child abduction that caught the nation’s attention.