ESG News from Leading Brands

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Innovation & Technology | U.S. Soy

New Documentary Sheds Light on the Surprising Scope of Soy’s Sustainability Benefits

From food to fuel to plastic, soy is making the Earth more sustainable in thousands of surprising ways. In the years ahead, it might even do the same on Mars.
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Research, Reports & Publications

Applied Materials Highlights Progress on Sustainability Goals

Applied Materials recently published its latest Sustainability Report, covering our most recent environmental and social impact programs and results. We’ve been reporting on social responsibility and environmental matters since 2005.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Covestro Named “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”

Covestro LLC, a leading producer of high-performance polymers in North America, today announced its designation as a top-scorer in the 2021 Disability Equity Index® (DEI), a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN.

Education

DesignFWD: Color + Design Vision 2022: DESIGNKIND

Our 2022 Color + Design Vision explores these relevant cultural themes and trends affecting design today. We will also share the 2022 color forecast while giving examples of how culture influences color and design direction.

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Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Live Announced: 24 Hour Live Broadcast With Events & Performances Across Six Continents on September 25, 2021

Today, international advocacy organization, Global Citizen, announced Global Citizen Live - a 24-hour live broadcast with events and performances across six continents to unite the world to defend the planet and defeat poverty.

Diversity & Inclusion

Three Ways P&G Is Choosing Equal at the Generation Equality Forum

P&G is participating in the Generation Equality Forum, joining private and public sector leaders to set in motion a series of concrete actions for advancing progress towards gender equality, at work, at home, and in sport.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E14: Dr. Rahsaan Harris, Citizens Committee for New York City (CitizensNYC)

Dr. Rahsaan Harris, CEO of Citizens Committee for NYC (CitizensNYC), talks about the intersection of DEI and philanthropy, leadership during the pandemic, and how the micro-funding organization has continued to drive change throughout the past year.

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Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: Alignment to United Nations Goals

Fifth Third believes it has a role to play in all 17 UN goals. However, the Bank has identified 12 that align especially well with its ESG priorities and has formulated strategies and actions to make progress on these goals.

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Innovation & Technology

Revolutionizing Forensics with Illumina’s Next-Generation Sequencing Technology

Every year, 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered in the US, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). Whether they were victims of a crime or they passed away from other causes, most of these people do not get identified.

Environment

Environmental Responsibility in Action: Reducing our Environmental Footprint

Sharon Baker, Supervisor: “Once you get in and start working for Aflac, you realize there's a culture here like nowhere else.”

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Environment

Despite Ambitious Corporate Pledges, Major U.S. Companies Shy From Climate Policy Lobbying, New Report Finds

Although U.S. companies are increasingly making ambitious pledges to reduce their own greenhouse gas pollution, most of the S&P 100 firms are failing to advocate and lobby for the climate policies that would help them meet their own goals, according to a new report from the sustainability nonprofit Ceres.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Credibility Principles Lay the Foundations for Greater Sustainability Impact

With businesses under ever-increasing pressure to deliver on sustainability objectives, choosing the right tools, approaches and partners has never been more important. ISEAL has launched a new set of Credibility Principles that will help them do just that.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stellantis Earns a Top Score on the Disability Equality Index

Stellantis has earned a top score on the annual Disability Equality Index (DEI), a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build focused and measurable strategies that support disability inclusion and equality in the workplace.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

SCE Engineers Honored for Enhancing Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Safety

The Nuclear Energy Institute recently awarded SCE, as well as industry partners RTT Robotics LLC and VRC Metal Systems, with a Top Innovative Practice Award.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Philly's Valley Youth House Soups up LGBTQ Youth Resources; Plans to Revive Host Homes

In order to bolster resources for LGBTQ youth, the Pride program recently partnered with Subaru of America’s LGBTQ employee resource group Out+Ally, which has supported the organization in past initiatives.

Research, Reports & Publications

T. Rowe Price's Judith Ward Shares 10 Financial Goals for Women

In her recent article for Forbes, Judith Ward, CFP®, a senior financial planner with T. Rowe Price points out that women face many unique financial challenges—from the gender pay gap to the coronavirus pandemic, which caused disproportionate economic challenges—compared with men.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Health and Safety Committees Gone Virtual

Across the globe, companies have been in a constant state of pivoting to address new concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. What hasn’t changed are the basic Occupational Health and Safety guidelines we follow. Countries, states, or provinces such as Ontario, France, Germany, or Japan, are still requiring meetings despite the shift to virtual work.

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Environment

Remora: Meet the Team Fighting Climate Change by Capturing CO2 From Trucks

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Named Best Workplace for Disability Inclusion, Scores 100% in Disability:In's 2021 Disability Equality Index

Lenovo has been recognized as a top scoring company and “Best Workplace for Disability Inclusion” in Disability:IN’s 2021 Disability Equality Index (DEI).

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Education

New Features Added to Discovery Education's K-12 Learning Platform Gives Teachers New Ways to Engage Students With Digital Content Everyday

Discovery Education today announced new features and enhancements to its award-winning K-12 learning platform.

Education

Qualcomm Innovation Ambassador Teams Announced

What better time to announce our four new Qualcomm Innovation Ambassador teams than during #NationalInventorsMonth?

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi India Recognized as a Diverse and Future-Forward Business for the Third Year in a Row with Great Place to Work® Certification

For the second year, Bacardi has also been recognized as one of the best workplaces in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) category in India.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Engaging Team Dow at the INtersections of ESG

When purpose, culture and innovation intersect with our ESG priorities, Team Dow moves forward with intention and clarity to create a more sustainable, inclusive and prosperous business.

Research, Reports & Publications

Northern Trust's 2020 Annual Stewardship Report

The events of the past year — the humanitarian crisis of the coronavirus pandemic, the pain of racial injustice, and the environmental damage from wildfires in Australia and California — remind us of how much we all must do to effect change and improve the world in which we live.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

5 Myths About Facility Planning That Could Be Costing You

A facility planner and an architect walk into a bar. The bartender says, “Am I seeing double?”

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Green Infrastructure

FedEx and Nuro Team up to Advance Last-mile Logistics With Autonomous Vehicles

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and Nuro announce a multi-year, multi-phase agreement to test Nuro’s next-generation autonomous delivery vehicle within FedEx operations.

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