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Awards, Ratings & Rankings | HARMAN

HARMAN Awarded JLR’s Global Supplier Excellence Award for Integrity

The annual Global Supplier Excellence Awards, held last month at JLR's Classic Works Coventry, celebrated the collective contribution and impact of JLR’s supply base toward achieving a robust and sustainable global supply chain.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Buzz Around the ScottsMiracle-Gro Beehives

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Corporation Employees Help Improve Homes and Lives in Colombia

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Events, Media & Communications

All You Need to Know About Impact and Legacy at Paris 2024: For the People, for the Community and for the Environment

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Diversity & Inclusion

Truist Celebrates Asian Pacific American History Month

Truist celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, embracing this opportunity to shine a light on the tremendous contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Qurate Retail Group Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Qurate Retail Group is using its production resources, television broadcasts and digital platforms to elevate AAPI-owned businesses and is hosting events for team members to celebrate the history, contributions and achievements of the APPI community.

Environment

Climate Action - Ericsson's Carbon Footprint

Ericsson was an early supporter of the Paris Agreement and recognizes the need to limit global warming. The Company’s climate action approach and target setting for its own operations and industry impact is based on more than two decades of research.

Responsible Production & Consumption

O-I Glass Partners with Coca-Cola UNITED to Ensure Recycling of Glass Bottles

Coca-Coca Bottling Company UNITED is committed to creating a World Without Waste partnering with O-I Glass to capture more recycled glass to be created into new glass bottles.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Delivering for Good: Furry Friends Not Forgotten by FedEx

Whenever there is a mega-disaster, like the Category 4 hurricane Laura that hit the gulf coast of the U.S. in 2020, FedEx reaches out to the disaster relief organizations we support to see if they may have a special need where FedEx can help.

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Environment

TRI Reporting - Important Updates for the 2021 Reporting Year

As you begin working on your RY2021 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) calculations and reports (due by July 1st, 2022), it is important to consider the rule changes that will impact your RY2021 TRI reports due on July 1st, 2021.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Boston Scientific Named a Best Employer for Diversity in 2022

Boston Scientific is one of the 2022 Best Employers for Diversity. The ranking is based on a survey of 60,000 U.S. employees working for companies with at least 1,000 employees.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Crucial That European ESG Standards 'Align With GRI'

The publication of the exposure drafts for the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) have been welcomed by GRI, the world’s leading provider of standards on sustainability impacts.

Environment

Carnival Corporation Installs Environmentally Innovative Food Waste Biodigesters

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company, announced it has completed the installation of nearly 600 food waste biodigesters across its fleet

Research, Reports & Publications

Aflac 2021 Business & Sustainability Report: Environment and Climate Risk Management

Aflac Incorporated’s leadership in corporate responsibility is centered around limiting the Company’s carbon footprint and helping make our communities, cities and planet more sustainable.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Franklin Templeton Issues Corporate Social Responsibility Report and Broadens Goals for 2022

Franklin Templeton has released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report that addresses its commitment to responsible corporate citizenship and outlines its efforts to build a better future for clients, shareholders and employees as well as the communities it serves around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Clarke Energy to Demonstrate Carbon Negative Carbon Capture System

A first-of-its-kind project to remove carbon from biogas engine exhaust and turn it into eco-friendly products to reduce net carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was recently named a winner of Ofwat’s second Water Breakthrough Challenge.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Essity Annual and Sustainability Report: Recycling and Less Plastic Use

To reduce waste arising from Essity’s production and after use, we are developing products and packaging containing less fossil-based plastic and more circular solutions.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How the Digital Circular Economy Can Help Us Get to Carbon Neutrality

The DCE framework has strong potential to support decarbonization efforts, according to a new research report by Luohan Academy, Alibaba Group’s global think tank.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Duke Energy Grows Renewables by 20 Percent in 2021

Duke Energy is leading the nation’s largest clean energy transition, and its ESG Report released on April 26 shows how the company has increased solar and wind capacity by 20 percent in 2021 and reduced carbon emissions by 44 percent since 2005.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

All Things Considered: A Framework for Assessing ESG-Labeled Bonds

Heightened demand for responsible investing has led to an explosion in issuance of ESG-labeled bonds such as green bonds, social bonds and sustainability-linked bonds.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

DraftKings Receives Cultural Excellence Awards by Top Workplaces

DraftKings has been selected as the recipient of three Culture Excellence Awards by Top Workplaces.

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Sustainable Development Goals

HanesBrands Reflects on First Year's Progress Toward 2030 Sustainability Goals

Usually December is the month for reflecting on the past year and setting intentions for the future. For HanesBrands Inc., however, April is that time.

Environment

Global Warming vs. Climate Change: Their History and Their Differences

Global Warming and Climate Change are not the same.

Innovation & Technology

Bayer: Drones Revolutionize Farmer's Lives

Drone applications in agriculture are virtually endless. With more efficient crop protection comes the potential for more sustainable management of rice paddies and comparable fields.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cummins Makes Progress on Goal to Use Less, Use Better and Use Again

Global power leader Cummins Inc. has made significant progress on its PLANET 2050 goal to create a circular lifecycle plan for every part to use less, use better and use again.

Environment

California Resilience Challenge Spurs Community Action on Climate Threats

While no singular approach can mitigate the effects of climate change, the California Resilience Challenge demonstrates that when it comes to protecting communities from climate change consequences, collaboration is king.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NJIT Receives $800,000 PSEG Grant to Expand STEM Career Pathways

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has received an $800,000 PSEG Foundation grant that will soon expand access to STEM degrees and careers for local Newark residents, first-generation students, and those from historically underrepresented communities in the STEM fields.

Sustainable Development Goals

Voluntary Certification, Timber Legality and Carbon Offsets in Africa - Opportunities and Challenges

This video was prepared for the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from May 2-6, 2022. The related sub-theme is "Turning the tide: Reversing deforestation and forest degradation."

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

T. Rowe Price Joins Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., today announced it has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAMI) to support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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