ESG News from Leading Brands

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Research, Reports & Publications

Suncor Issues Its Annual Report on Sustainability and Climate Report

Suncor Energy

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

It’s Personal: Kimberly-Clark’s Lori Shaffer Describes Purpose-Driven Supply Chains

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How the Healthcare Industry Can Confront the Climate Crisis Through Its Supply Chain

As Earth’s temperatures continue to rise, it has become evident that protecting the planet will require global cooperation and direct action across every single industry.

Environment

Transforming Sustainable Agriculture: The Nature Conservancy Centre and IBM Unite To Reduce Crop Residue Burning in North India

The impact of TNCC’s partnership with IBM extends beyond their current goals. With a vision to reach over two million farmers in the long term, TNCC aims to create a ripple effect throughout the region and beyond.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Named One of “America’s Greatest Workplaces” by Newsweek

Wesco has been named one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces” by Newsweek. This reflects our commitment to developing, equipping, and empowering our people to be successful in their careers and lives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

To Measure Social Impact, We Could Start by Using the Tools We Already Have

An initiative called Project Kirana, launched by Mastercard and its partners, helped Renu adopt digital payments, creating the formal transaction history that would show her business was booming.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Commits $150,000 to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley

KeyBank and the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley announce a two-year grant from KeyBank Foundation, the non-profit charitable foundation of KeyBank, that will purchase and distribute 44,910 pounds of food per year to Poughkeepsie, Newburgh and Middletown NY residents.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sappi Adds Transparency and Partnerships to GHG/Scope 3 Tracking

Sappi follows the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard, also referred to as the Scope 3 Standard.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Video: SEE Chemical Engineer Contributes to the Circularity of Flexible Packaging

Timi Fadiran, a chemical engineer and sustainability manager at packaging solutions provider SEE, is working to improve the sustainability benefits of flexible plastic packaging through innovative advanced recycling technologies.

Research, Reports & Publications

Suncor Issues Its Annual Report on Sustainability and Climate Report

Suncor broke new ground when we first began reporting our sustainability performance in the mid-1990s. Twenty-eight years later, the Report on Sustainability and its companion publication, the Climate Report, continue the practice of disclosing our progress

Innovation & Technology

Keystroke, Double Click, Swipe Right? No, Just Think It.

Lenovo recently began collaboration with OpenBCI, a pioneer in the wearable BCI field. OpenBCI creates open-source tools for biosensing and neuroscience with the goal of lowering the barrier to entry for brain-computer interfacing.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Nasdaq Quarterly ESG Report: Corporate Priorities for ESG

Leveraging Nasdaq’s proprietary Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools, our ESG Advisory team analyzed the earnings call transcripts of constituents in the Russell 3000 and MSCI USA ESG Leaders to track the evolution of ESG discussions in the capital markets.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

United Pledges $1.25 Million in Support of Aviation and STEM Projects Across the Country This Back-to-School Season

As millions of students get ready to head back to school, United Airlines is stepping in to help families and educators with the rising costs of supplies and classroom necessities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI in North America Is Growing

GRI’s investment in the United States continues, as additional experience and skills have been added to the team to increase our impact and support in the Region.

Research, Reports & Publications

Marathon Petroleum Corp. and MPLX LP Publish Sustainability Report and TCFD-Aligned Climate Perspectives Report

Marathon Petroleum Corporation and its midstream affiliate MPLX LP have published two joint reports that provide details on their efforts to lead in sustainable energy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Helps Support Small Businesses in Upstate New York

Seven small business owners in Upstate New York, located in the Mohawk Valley region, got a boost from KeyBank and The Genesis Group. The seven owners were awarded grants varying from $2,000 to $750 as part of The Genesis Group Small Grants Program.

Research, Reports & Publications

ESG Talk: Reporting Led Transformation

Can ESG reporting transform operations and propel businesses forward? Nadja Picard, partner and global reporting leader at PwC Germany, and Workiva’s Andie Wood discuss reporting-led transformation and its impact on sustainability, uncovering the benefits of interoperability.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Recycling Challenge Engages Customers and Reduces Waste in Asia

As described in its recent Global Sustainability Report, Herbalife says it is committed to sustainable practices and priorities including sustainable packaging and minimizing plastic use.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cox Automotive Presents 2023 Leader in Sustainability Award To Mark Miller Subaru

Cox Automotive presented its annual Leader in Sustainability Award to Mark Miller Subaru, a dealership with two locations – Midtown and South Towne – serving communities along the Wasatch Front in north-central Utah and throughout the state.

Sustainable Development Goals

My Green Lab Renews Partnership With the United Nations High-Level Climate Champions To Accelerate Healthcare Sector’s Carbon Reduction and Resilience Efforts

My Green Lab Renews Partnership with the United Nations High-Level Climate Champions to Accelerate Healthcare Sector's Carbon Reduction and Resilience Efforts.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

It’s Personal: Kimberly-Clark’s Lori Shaffer Describes Purpose-Driven Supply Chains

Lori Shaffer, Kimberly-Clark’s vice president of global nonwovens, recently spoke with Helen Atkinson, managing editor of SupplyChainBrain, at Reuters Supply Chain USA where she discussed the power of people-centricity in building strong, purpose-driven supply chains.

Education

CNH Industrial Donates Precision Ag Simulator to FFA Chapter

Messick’s Equipment, a dealer for New Holland Agriculture (a brand of CNH Industrial) recently held an event in Pennsylvania where the Cedar Crest FFA Chapter was a cutting-edge Precision Agriculture education simulator.

Diversity & Inclusion

Supporting Innovators of the Future: Meet Our 2023 GEM Fellowship Interns

As part of our commitment to fostering a diverse pipeline of talent, we join other employer sponsors to help place more than 400 bright and talented young minds into roles across the United States, one of the largest fellowship classes in GEM’s 40-year history.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Concept to Creation: DICK'S Sporting Goods 2023 Hackathon Leads to Innovation and Excellence

In late July, technology teammates (employees) at DICK’S Sporting Goods huddled together during the company’s fourth annual Hackathon. In 2018, the DSG Tech team kicked off a product transformation to change the way they think about the tech they build.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AMD Singapore Learning Lab Receives 2023 Asia Responsible Enterprise Award

For driving impactful change in Singapore through science, technology engineering and math (STEM) education, the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2023 honored AMD in the category of Social Empowerment for its AMD Learning Lab STEM courses project.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aristocrat Gaming Supports AISES Mission to Increase Indigenous Peoples Representation in STEM

Aristocrat donates $500,000 to AISES for STEM education and career opportunities for Indigenous peoples. This effort is an intentional investment in the gaming industry's future workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

GD Employee + Entrepreneur: Meet Joe Styler

My name is Joe Styler and I am lucky to have two great kids and a wonderful wife. I have been working at GoDaddy for over 17 years. One of the things I like most about the company is that there is always something to learn and some new role to take on that challenges you.

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