ESG News from Leading Brands

Health & Healthcare

Channeling Her Passion to Spread Awareness About TNBC: LaToya's Journey

Mar 25, 2022 11:30 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

April Edwards Helps Build a Smarter, Stronger Grid

Mar 25, 2022 11:30 AM ET

As Duke Energy’s director of asset design in southern Indiana, April Edwards makes sure the crews who work on neighborhood power lines and equipment are ready for any challenge.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kohler Sustainability's Rising Star

Mar 25, 2022 11:30 AM ET

As our new Senior Manager of Global Product Sustainability, Ashley Fahey is dedicated to furthering Kohler’s work within sustainable innovation.

Research, Reports & Publications

Climate Change: WSP Publishes First TCFD Report

Mar 25, 2022 11:25 AM ET

The TCFD is one of the most widely used frameworks for reporting on climate-related financial risks and opportunities.

Innovation & Technology

T-Mobile Unleashes Innovators to Drive 5G Forward

Mar 25, 2022 11:00 AM ET

In an event from T-Mobile’s new innovation center, T-Mobile executives unveiled a series of moves and partnerships called 5G Forward, all designed to accelerate 5G developer innovation.

Diversity & Inclusion

Access & Opportunity Podcast: Reducing Recidivism

Mar 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Marcus Bullock shares his journey of reintegrating into society after prison and the path that led him to founding Flikshop, a tech company that helps keep families connected to their incarcerated loved ones.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tamika Otis Joins KeyBank as Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for Capital Region & Central NY Markets

Mar 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

KeyBank has announced that Tam­ika Otis has been named Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for its Capital Region (Albany, NY) and Central NY markets.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Land Betterment's ekō Featured on WHNT Huntsville Newscast

Mar 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”) announced that their ekō Villages of Hope continues to expand its impact through its private sponsorship model and its associated corporate donations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Military Service Prepared Public Lands Guides to Inspire New Adventures

Mar 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

During a recent team-building exercise at the Public Lands store in Pittsburgh, Pa. the guides were randomly paired up with one another and challenged to see which team could pitch a tent the fastest.

Research, Reports & Publications

Introducing the Great Britain Microbusiness Study

Mar 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Staggeringly, 96% of the businesses in Great Britain are considered microbusinesses, which are defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as having less than 10 employees.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Announces New Sands Cares Accelerator Graduate

Mar 25, 2022 10:00 AM ET

In a virtual global celebration held last evening, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) honored Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) as the second graduate of the Sands Cares Accelerator, an exclusive three-year nonprofit membership program designed to help fast-track rising organizations on the tipping point of making a leap in community impact.

Health & Healthcare

Addressing Health Equity in the Age of COVID-19

Mar 25, 2022 9:55 AM ET

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), in the U.K., Northern Ireland and the U.S., the risk for infection was twice as high for Black people and 1.5 times as high for Asian people than white people.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

Mar 25, 2022 9:45 AM ET

At its heart, climate scenario analysis is a risk-planning exercise based on a common behavioral problem: who pays the carbon toll and when?

Diversity & Inclusion

Advice for Women Starting or Advancing Your Career on International Women's Day

Mar 25, 2022 9:45 AM ET

Pam Klyn, Senior VP VP of Corporate Relations and Sustainability at Whirlpool Corporation offers advice on career advancement for women.

Diversity & Inclusion

Organizations Celebrate Cincinnati Suffragists With National Votes for Women Trail Historic Markers

Mar 25, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Fifth Third Bank, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Cincinnati Parks are working together to dedicate and celebrate three new historic markers on the National Votes for Women Trail.

Innovation & Technology

Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group Simulates Building Acoustics With Innovative Apple iOS Application

Mar 25, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Tetra Tech’s High Performance Buildings acoustics team received Tetra Tech’s 2021 Excellence & Achievement Award for Technical Achievement for developing an iOS application

Events, Media & Communications

Thermo King Highlights Cold Chain Decarbonization and Innovation at Global Cold Chain Alliance Conference

Mar 25, 2022 4:30 AM ET

Thermo King shares insights on accelerating global carbon footprint reduction in transport refrigeration at Global Cold Chain Alliance Conference.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Gives More Than $1 Million in Funding to 25 Small Towns Across the Country

Mar 24, 2022 5:45 PM ET

Last April, T-Mobile announced T-Mobile Hometown Grants, a $25 million, five-year initiative to support the people and organizations who help small towns across America thrive and grow

Health & Healthcare

Join Illumina on World Tuberculosis Day to Raise Awareness and Keep the Fight Up to Eradicate TB

Mar 24, 2022 5:15 PM ET

Which infectious disease kills more people in the world than any other?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Receives 2022 Flanders' Lifetime Achievement Trophy for Its Longstanding Operations in the Region

Mar 24, 2022 5:00 PM ET

CNH Industrial has been awarded with a ‘Lifetime achievement trophy’ from Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), the government agency for international entrepreneurship in the Flanders region of Belgium.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Kohler Unveils The Abstra™ Collection by Kohler WasteLAB™

Mar 24, 2022 3:30 PM ET

This is the second tile collection by KOHLER WasteLAB utilizing the company's pottery refuse to create sustainable products for the home.

Research, Reports & Publications

A Message From Our CEO and CSO

Mar 24, 2022 3:20 PM ET

As we communicate each year, our aspiration is to be a net-positive company. In the pages of our 16th annual sustainability report, it’s our privilege to provide some highlights of our goals and approach, the progress we’ve made, and our work ahead.

Environment

Universal Waste Regulation Update: Aerosol Cans

Mar 24, 2022 2:35 PM ET

In 2019, the EPA published final rules that added waste “aerosol cans” to the list of universal wastes at the federal level, with the rules going into effect in February of 2020.

Education

Truist WORD Force Build A Story Project Helps Children Develop Reading and Writing Skills

Mar 24, 2022 2:00 PM ET

Are you looking for a fun, at-home activity for young readers and writers? Look no further. The Truist WORD Force Build A Story Project for families can help.

Green Infrastructure

Improving Water Supplies Through the Groundwater-Surface Water Nexus

Mar 24, 2022 1:30 PM ET

Today, practitioners refer to the “groundwater-surface water nexus,” and by recognizing the interactions between the two it is possible for agencies to better manage water resources as a whole and address concerns related to water scarcity.