ESG News from Leading Brands

Innovation & Technology

Meet the Co-Bots: How Tech Is Aiding Whirlpool Employees, Not Ousting Them

Nov 21, 2019 9:05 AM ET

Some talent managers believe digital skills gaps will cause businesses significant harm, while others worry about larger economic downturns.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keep America Beautiful Adds Sustainability, Marketing Executives to National Board of Directors

Nov 21, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, recently elected five new senior sustainability and marketing executives to its 30-member national board of directors.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Corporation Breaks the Million-Dollar Mark at Its 2019 American Cancer Society Relay for Life by Raising Over $500,000

Nov 21, 2019 9:00 AM ET

Carnival Foundation, the charitable arm of Carnival Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), held its third Corporate Relay For Life fundraiser Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, for American Cancer Society.

Media & Communications

The Power Behind Brands in Motion

Nov 21, 2019 8:45 AM ET

Brands worried about price, promotion, product and placement are stuck in the Stone Age, said Catherine Hernandez-Blades, SVP and chief ESG and comms officer at Aflac.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sensus Kicks off 2019 Reach Conference With Beach Clean-Up

Nov 21, 2019 8:00 AM ET

Sensus also partnered with Clean the World for its Xylem Watermark on-site service project, where attendees built Clean the World Hygiene Kits, which will be distributed to shelters in local communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

ascena retail group, inc. Reports on Progress to Advance Its Commitment to Women and Girls

Nov 21, 2019 8:00 AM ET

ascena retail group, inc. (Nasdaq: ASNA) released its 2019 Responsibility Progress Report (the “Report”), which provides a summary of progress on the company’s commitment to drive impact in support of women, girls and the causes they care about globally.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Donates 80,000 Pounds of Food to Support the KARE 11 Food Fight

Nov 21, 2019 8:00 AM ET

Hormel Foods announced a donation of 80,000 pounds of food to support #TeamJulie in the KARE 11 Food Fight. The Food Fight is a competitive food drive between the KARE 11 news anchors that benefits the Second Harvest Heartland food bank.

Health & Healthcare

WELL Movement Taking Off in Australia

Nov 21, 2019 7:40 AM ET

Following a series of events in Melbourne and Sydney last week, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) highlighted Australia’s leading role in the movement to advance health and well-being in buildings and communities.

Events, Media & Communications

Leading Global Business Executives Address UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Nov 20, 2019 6:00 PM ET

Hosted by NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship), executives from six leading companies participated in a panel discussion yesterday evening at The Millennium Hilton at One UN Plaza.

Social Impact & Volunteering

ON Semiconductor's Employees Serve in Tarlac, Philippines

Nov 20, 2019 4:50 PM ET

A total of 779 recipients benefited from these planned activities and 106 ON Semiconductor employees participated as volunteers in these special events.

Events, Media & Communications

Mohawk at Greenbuild 2019: Sustainability is Second Nature

Nov 20, 2019 3:35 PM ET

Mohawk Industries’ overarching theme at Greenbuild 2019, “Sustainability is Second Nature,” drives home the manufacturer’s total commitment to creating a believe in better culture across all divisions

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Adam and Caitlin Thielen Team Up with Jennie-O Turkey Store to Donate 1,000 Turkeys

Nov 20, 2019 3:00 PM ET

Jennie-O Turkey Store has partnered with Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen; his wife, Caitlin; and the Thielen Foundation to provide 1,000 turkeys to Minnesota families in need this Thanksgiving season.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Morgan Stanley Expands Partnership with Safe Horizon Through New Grant Supporting the Streetwork Project

Nov 20, 2019 2:05 PM ET

The Streetwork Project grant extends the Firm’s funding of programs that provide a continuum of services to New York City youth, with focus on the LGBTQ community, by connecting this vulnerable group with crisis support and long-term care, empowering them to seek safety and stability to ultimately thrive as young adults.

Education

CNH Industrial Teams up With Artcenter College of Design to Reimagine Construction Equipment

Nov 20, 2019 2:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) collaborated with students at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, U.S.A., to develop and inspire sustainable designs for CASE Construction Equipment for the not-too-distant future.

Research, Reports & Publications

Flowserve Publishes 2018 Sustainability Report

Nov 20, 2019 2:00 PM ET

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today released its 2018 Sustainability Report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies’ debi lilly design™ Helps Shoppers Give Gifts of Food, Clean Water, and Shoes to People in Need Around the World

Nov 20, 2019 1:55 PM ET

Albertsons Companies stores in select areas are now offering special debi lilly design Extending Smiles bouquets, which not only make a room or holiday dinner table look more festive, but also help people in need in the U.S. and around the world.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bridgestone Brings First At-Scale Use of Recovered Carbon Black to Tire Market

Nov 20, 2019 1:20 PM ET

Bridgestone announced the industry’s first at-scale use of recovered carbon black (rCB) in the tire market as part of its long-standing partnership with Delta-Energy Group, LLC, a market leader for material recovery from end-of-life (EOL) tires.

Events, Media & Communications

Alexion Hosts Solo Atlantic Rower Debra Searle in Zurich for an Evening with Healthcare Businesswomen's Association

Nov 20, 2019 1:15 PM ET

On September 4th, Alexion partnered with the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association to host one of the world's most fascinating business and sports women, Debra Searle, at Alexion's Zurich offices for an evening for inspiration and discussion.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Launches One Million Meals Campaign to Fight Hunger

Nov 20, 2019 1:00 PM ET

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced the start of the second annual One Million Meals campaign in partnership with Feeding America® to fight hunger this holiday season.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comerica Bank Named in the Inaugural Texan by Nature 20

Nov 20, 2019 12:20 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cognizant U.S. Foundation, Walmart.org and Microsoft Philanthropies Partner to Increase Inclusion in the Technology Sector through Computer Science Education

Nov 20, 2019 12:00 PM ET

The investment in CodePath.org, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding the pipeline of underrepresented populations in technology, will enable the organization to triple the number of two- and four-year colleges participating.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leading With Diplomacy: My Never Stand Still Conversation With Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

Nov 20, 2019 12:00 PM ET

Madeleine Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She was also Ambassador to the United Nations and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Domtar Embraces New Forest Management Standard in Canada

Nov 20, 2019 11:40 AM ET

Domtar is strengthening our commitment to sustainability with a pledge to pursue new Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certification standards for the Canadian government lands that we manage in the Wabigoon and Trout Lake forests.

Responsible Production & Consumption

“We Are Suffering”: Can Price Increases Alone Save Cocoa Farmers?

Nov 20, 2019 11:15 AM ET

Hope has been scarce these last few years in Côte d’Ivoire, which produces 40 percent of the world’s cocoa. In the 2016/17 cocoa harvesting season, the market price for cocoa dropped by more than 30 percent from $1.36 to now $0.86 per pound.

Research, Reports & Publications

Caterpillar's Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction

Nov 20, 2019 11:00 AM ET

Caterpillar has operational targets for an increased reliance on alternative and renewable energy and alternative/renewable power generation. Read more about Caterpillar's 2020 energy-related goals.