ESG News from Leading Brands

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Foundation Increased Access to Housing, Jobs, Financial Coaching in 2019

Feb 20, 2020 9:00 AM ET

In 2019, the Wells Fargo Foundation launched a new philanthropic strategy anchored around unlocking economic opportunity for people and communities by addressing housing affordability, small business growth and financial health.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Eco-Friendly Ways to Celebrate National Love Your Pet Day

Feb 20, 2020 9:00 AM ET

February 20 is National Love Your Pet Day. It’s another reason to shower our pets with attention and, with Earth Day approaching, consider eco-friendly ways to recycle and repurpose the pet products we’ve accumulated for Fido and Whiskers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

This Glass Is for the Birds

Feb 20, 2020 8:45 AM ET

Engineers with Guardian Glass – a subsidiary of Guardian Industries, a Koch company – partnered with architects, industry groups, and the American Bird Conservancy to develop glass that reduces bird strikes – new Guardian Bird1st™ glass.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity and CECP Announce Innovation Partnership, Will Support Annual Giving in Numbers Report

Feb 20, 2020 8:15 AM ET

Benevity, Inc. announced a new strategic partnership with Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), a CEO-led coalition of more than 200 of the world’s largest companies.

Innovation & Technology

UPS Longitudes | Innovation and Entrepreneurship Can Cut Waste and Fuel the Circular Economy

Feb 20, 2020 8:00 AM ET

It's time for a system reboot. The trends are clear. We have moved toward an economy of disposability where the valuable resources we extract are going to waste and causing harm to people and planet.

Energy

Chevron is Powering the World Forward With California Sunshine

Feb 20, 2020 8:00 AM ET

Thanks to California’s sunshine, San Joaquin Valley Business Unit (SJVBU) will soon be reducing CO2 emissions associated with oil production at its Lost Hills oil field.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Journey to Sustainable Finance

Feb 20, 2020 6:05 AM ET

What good is a well-funded retirement in a world of extreme inequality and climate disaster? After searching for solutions from personal action to ecology, I now believe the answer is to change the paradigm of the investment community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Here's Why Companies Are Joining Schneider Electric's NEO Network

Feb 19, 2020 4:35 PM ET

Scott Macmurdo, Director of Business Development at Duke Energy and NEO Network member, shares why companies are joining the NEO Network and how it can help your organization get smart about its renewable energy strategy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

University of Ottawa AI Initiative Investigates Inclusion, Regulation

Feb 19, 2020 3:20 PM ET

Dr. Martin-Bariteau and a team of researchers will examine challenging issues as part of a new AI & Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa supported with a $750,000 donation over four years from Scotiabank.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Employees Discuss What It Means to Have a Career at One of the "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality"

Feb 19, 2020 3:05 PM ET

For the sixth consecutive year, Aramark earned a 100 percent rating and the designation of being a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality,” from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Innovation & Technology

Meet the People Behind GM’s All-Electric Future PART 1: 1:1 With Chief Engineer Jesse Ortega

Feb 19, 2020 3:00 PM ET

This National Engineers Week, GM celebrates the employees who continue to innovate and push the company closer toward its vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. Part 1 profiles GM Chief Engineer Jesse Ortega.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Honored for Supporting Military Veterans

Feb 19, 2020 2:00 PM ET

The State of Minnesota recognized Medtronic as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon company during a formal ceremony at the company’s operational headquarters. That designation recognizes the company’s commitment to recruiting, training, hiring and supporting military veterans at Medtronic.

Innovation & Technology

Shared Solutions Unlock Economic Prosperity for Communities

Feb 19, 2020 1:20 PM ET

Today, 3.4 billion people, almost half the world’s population, still struggle to meet basic needs such as access to food and life-saving healthcare.

Innovation & Technology

Advice From Nadya: Want to Find Success? First Find Your Communities

Feb 19, 2020 1:00 PM ET

I wake up every day knowing that I am trying to change something that has been the norm for far too long – and this concept of changing the world is what makes me excited to get out of bed every day!

Diversity & Inclusion

Northern Trust Asset Management President Shundrawn Thomas Speaks at Black History Month Event

Feb 19, 2020 11:45 AM ET

Diversity & Inclusion

3% Conference Heads to Atlanta in Effort to Solidify Commitment to Intersectionality

Feb 19, 2020 11:15 AM ET

Atlanta native Shannon Watkins, senior vice president of brand and creative services at Aflac, said that the city’s diversity and its stance as a sort of an outsider to traditional Madison Avenue advertising drive more creativity.

Green Infrastructure

Bechtel Returns To New York To Help Solve the City’s Biggest Infrastructure Challenges

Feb 19, 2020 11:15 AM ET

Bechtel Chairman and CEO Brendan Bechtel's goal for New York is to help "realize its vision of reducing carbon emissions, improving transportation, expanding its digital technology and ensuring equal access to safe, reliable infrastructure."

Diversity & Inclusion

GM Earns Top Honors at BEYA STEM Conference

Feb 19, 2020 11:00 AM ET

GM is on a mission to shape the future of mobility by empowering all employees to infuse unique perspectives in their work, thus enabling GM to remain in the forefront of an ever-changing automotive industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qualcomm Offers Returnship Program to Prospective Employees

Feb 19, 2020 10:25 AM ET

Just as there are many reasons for taking a career break, there are many reasons for choosing to come back to work. But re-entering the workforce, as you may be discovering, isn’t always easy. Let Qualcomm help.

Sustainable Development Goals

Wichita Falls Arts Council Celebrates LED Lighting at Home and Garden Festival

Feb 19, 2020 10:00 AM ET

Wichita Falls Arts Council will be hosting a dedication ceremony as part of the Arts Alive! Home & Garden Festival to celebrate the switch from its legacy lighting to energy-efficient LED lighting of its two historic buildings: The Kemp and The Forum

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

International Paper Names First Chief Sustainability Officer

Feb 19, 2020 10:00 AM ET

International Paper (NYSE: IP), a leading producer of renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, has named its first-ever chief sustainability officer as it prepares to advance its contributions to the circular economy.

Environment

Worldwide Olympic Partner Dow Announces 5m Tonnes CO2e Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Verified From Its Carbon Programs

Feb 19, 2020 9:40 AM ET

Following the completion of annual third-party verification, Dow announced the reduction of 655,000 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions achieved in 2019 through their carbon program with the International Olympic Committee.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G’s Push for Diverse Voices Doubles as Brand Building

Feb 19, 2020 9:35 AM ET

In his quest to change advertising as we know it, Procter & Gamble’s chief brand officer Marc Pritchard has once again turned his attention to documentaries made by young, diverse female filmmakers.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: The Best Laid Schemes

Feb 19, 2020 9:30 AM ET

Doing right by the planet is a complicated and nuanced endeavor. It’s important that we all keep learning, doing our best, and not beating ourselves up when our best laid schemes go awry.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx to Receive Corporate Visionary Award From USHLI at 38th National Conference

Feb 19, 2020 9:00 AM ET

USHLI is pleased to announce that FedEx will receive the CORPORATE VISIONARY AWARD at our 38th National Conference, which will be held February 20-23, 2020.