ESG News from Leading Brands

Diversity & Inclusion

How Truist Foundation Helped Black-Owned Businesses Stay Afloat During the Pandemic

Jul 30, 2021 12:00 PM ET

With a mission to strengthen small businesses, Truist Foundation gave Black Business Investment Fund, Inc. a grant to create a COVID-19 small business grant program for existing BBIF clients.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Announces 2021 Drop by Drop Project Grant Recipients

Jul 30, 2021 11:30 AM ET

Launched in 2020, the Drop by Drop Project, from Sands ECO360 and our long-time partner Clean the World, has supported an initial cohort group of three organizations dedicated to protecting one of our most precious resources: Water.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third Bank 2020 ESG Report: Empowering Customers

Jul 30, 2021 11:15 AM ET

Fifth Third Bank enables our customers to actively manage and meet the needs of their financial lives, in whatever way they wish to do so.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Shares 2020 Highlights From Global FoodBanking Network Partnership

Jul 30, 2021 11:15 AM ET

International Paper is proud to continue to work with The Global Food Banking Network (GFN) to eliminate hunger and food waste around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Always® and Walmart Continue to Team Up with Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Support the Women's Sports Foundation to #KeepHerPlaying

Jul 30, 2021 11:15 AM ET

Together with Olympic Gymnast Laurie Hernandez, Always and Walmart are taking action. In partnership with the Women’s Sports Foundation, they are helping girls stay in sports, highlighting the important life skills that come from participation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Verizon Frontline Supporting Arizona First Responders Battling Wildfires

Jul 30, 2021 10:35 AM ET

Verizon Frontline technology has been delivered to 14 locations in Arizona by the Verizon Response Team (VRT) to help enable mission-critical communications in remote areas as first responders battle wildfires throughout the state.

Education

American Airlines Education Foundation Invests in Employees' Children With Nearly $1.2 Million in College Scholarships

Jul 30, 2021 10:30 AM ET

The American Airlines Education Foundation awarded $1,161,500 in scholarships to 425 children of team members this year, the largest amount ever distributed.

Diversity & Inclusion

NBC Olympics Enhances Accessibility For Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Games

Jul 30, 2021 10:00 AM ET

NBC Olympics is providing more accessibility to its coverage of this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games than ever, through closed captioning, audio description, and digital content accessibility.

Education

T. Rowe Price Recommends Six Tips to Help Black Families Build Wealth

Jul 30, 2021 10:00 AM ET

T. Rowe Price recommends these six tips to help Black families build wealth and plan for future goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cummins Joins Call for Congressional Action Protecting Dreamers

Jul 30, 2021 9:20 AM ET

This is not the first time Cummins leaders have spoken out in support of Dreamers. Linebarger called for action to protect Dreamers in an opinion article for The Indianapolis Star in February.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kim Bowyer Is Tetra Tech's May 2021 Project Manager of the Month

Jul 30, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Project managers (PM) are the face of Tetra Tech to every client and are the people who ensure that our project work is done to the highest standards of quality and fiscal discipline.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Freeport-McMoRan Ranks As a United Way of Southeast Louisiana Topmost Generous Workplace for 2020-2021

Jul 30, 2021 6:35 AM ET

The United Way of Southeast Louisiana recently announced Freeport-McMoRan ranked fifth on its 10 Most Generous Workplaces for 2020-2021.

Health & Healthcare

American Airlines Delivers an Additional 3 Million Vaccines Abroad on Behalf of White House COVID-19 Task Force

Jul 29, 2021 5:30 PM ET

Following the White House’s announcement to share at least 80 million U.S. vaccine doses globally this summer, American Airlines has now moved 4.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Guatemala.

Sustainable Development Goals

Griffith Foods Acquires The Flavourworks

Jul 29, 2021 5:30 PM ET

For more than 100 years, Griffith Foods has a track record for market leading innovations, bespoke product development solutions and fast product turnaround. Griffith Foods is excited to introduce The Flavourworks to the Griffith Foods family!

Environment

FlixBus Made the Choice of a True Sustainable Mobility Solution With the IVECO BUS Crossway Natural Gas

Jul 29, 2021 5:00 PM ET

The model chosen by FlixBus operator is 13 meters long. With a total capacity of 1,260 litres (four 315-liter tanks), the vehicle has a range of minimum 600 km in long-distance missions.

Innovation & Technology

Solidia Technologies: Gateway to a Carbon Negative Future for Cement & Concrete

Jul 29, 2021 4:55 PM ET

By scaling technologies across the globe, Solidia is working to modernize one of the oldest and largest industries and shift concrete from an existential threat to a building block of the new digital age in which sustainability is business as usual.

Diversity & Inclusion

HBCU Student Interns Share Their Home Depot Experience

Jul 29, 2021 4:15 PM ET

This year, more than 200 students will complete an internship with The Home Depot. Between learning and working on meaningful projects with professional teams, interns also receive exclusive opportunities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wishing All Our Interns a Happy National Intern Day!

Jul 29, 2021 4:15 PM ET

Wishing all our interns a happy National Intern Day!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Empleados De Salud Que Van 'mas Alla; Del Servicio Clinico'

Jul 29, 2021 4:10 PM ET

El 4 de enero Rubén González llegó a la sala de emergencias debido a que le faltaba la respiración. Ahí le confirmaron que estaba infectado con covid-19 y tuvo que ser internado inmediatamente ya que sus pulmones estaban a punto de colapsar.

Environment

Fluid Foundations: How Brian Faist's Career Helping the Environment Started With a Prank Gone Horribly Wrong

Jul 29, 2021 4:00 PM ET

Even though Brian Faist was raised with a fundamental appreciation for the importance of sustainability, it wasn’t something he necessarily planned on turning into a career.

Research, Reports & Publications

ESG Goals at Enbridge

Jul 29, 2021 3:05 PM ET

Sustainable Development Goals

Speaking of Sustainability: Scott Schweiger

Jul 29, 2021 3:00 PM ET

In this episode of Speaking of Sustainability, Owens Corning scientist Scott Schweiger talks about how sustainability goals drive better innovation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helios Technologies Furthers ESG Program with Giving Initiative

Jul 29, 2021 2:55 PM ET

Helios Technologies (Nasdaq: HLIO) (“Helios” or the “Company”) today announced the launch of a workplace philanthropy initiative in partnership with America’s Charities, a leader in workplace giving and employee engagement.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CSR and Corporate Citizenship Recognition Awards

Jul 29, 2021 1:00 PM ET

Have an awesome CSR or Corporate Citizenship program you want people to know about? Look no further! RW compiled a list of CSR and Corporate Citizenship Awards you might want to consider applying for. Check them out here!

Research, Reports & Publications

What H.R. 1187 Could Mean for ESG Disclosures

Jul 29, 2021 1:00 PM ET

A bill that narrowly won approval in the U.S. House of Representatives could become the country’s most comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure requirements ever, with specific reporting expectations on climate risks, political spending, CEO pay, and taxation rates.