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News by subject: Corporate Social Responsibility

4 november 2021

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The Elevate Prize Foundation, in collaboration with MIT Solve, announced today the winners of the second annual Elevate Prize, which distributes $5 million across 10 diverse social entrepreneurs working to solve pressing issues around the world. This...

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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. ("CEMEX") announced today that it is a founding member of the First Movers Coalition ("FMC"), a new initiative launched at COP26 that unites more than two dozen of the world's leading companies to accelerate innovation and the...

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Mary Kay Inc., a leading corporate advocate of women's empowerment and entrepreneurship, announced today its second World Series of Innovation (WSI) Challenge in partnership with Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). In its second year...

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Sports company PUMA has developed an experimental version of its most iconic sneaker, the SUEDE, to test for a product to make it biodegradable. By doing so, PUMA aims to meet the growing demand for sustainable products for a better future. The...

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Cedo - one of Europe's largest manufacturers of household waste bags made with recycled plastics ? has launched the UK's first antibacterial refuse sack for domestic use. Called Good Karma Antibac, the refuse sacks will launch in Morrisons...


3 november 2021

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Navis, the provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world's leading organizations across the shipping supply chain, unveiled new survey findings that examine the motivation behind global...

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Cummins Inc. was named today one of 45 inaugural recipients of the Terra Carta Seal, an initiative led by the United Kingdom's Prince Charles to recognize businesses for their commitment to environmental sustainability and decarbonization. Inspired...

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Interactive Brokers Group , a global brokerage firm, today unveiled IMPACT, a patent pending mobile trading application designed to help investors easily align their portfolios with their values and help shape the future they wish to see. Expanding...

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Deepening its commitment to developing and improving off-road trail systems throughout the United States, Polaris Inc. , today announced a total donation of $120,000 through its T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program. The grants were awarded to 12 off-road and...

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GOOD Worldwide, Upworthy and Net Impact have forged a Social Impact Alliance to launch GOOD Institute today, scale impact initiatives, engage the next generation of leaders, and serve as a force for good for leading businesses. GOOD Institute is a...

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Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has announced that this holiday season its range of gift packs will contain 50% less plastic than last year. Bacardi is removing 147 tons of single-use plastic used annually in its...

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Acknowledging the pivotal role it plays as an enabler of low-carbon fleets and supporting infrastructure, Geotab Inc. ("Geotab"), a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced its commitments to helping fight climate change via...

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The Bright Initiative, an organisation that focuses on using data for good, was joined last month by Microsoft Israel R&D Centre's Chief Scientist to lead an ethics workshop for the students and alumni of King's College London. The session formed...

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced ambitious commitments to address two of today's greatest global crises?access to medicines and climate change?tied to its recently issued $5 billion sustainability-linked bond. The bond is linked to...


2 november 2021

13:30
Mary Kay Inc. is proud to announce the sponsorship of a project to improve water security in Monterrey in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. The project, led by a group of female entrepreneurs, focuses on restoring local species of trees in the...

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Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (Molpus) today announced it is celebrating the planting of over 251 million trees since 1998 as part of its sustainable forest management program. Through its operations Molpus has conserved working forests for public...

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During the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), American Express has announced new initiatives to build on its commitment to advance climate solutions. To help fight the impact of climate change on the most vulnerable...

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Intuit Inc. , the global technology platform that makes TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint and Credit Karma, today announced its commitment to helping 1 million US small businesses cut their carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Any small business owner in the US...


1 november 2021

18:35
The Arthritis National Research Foundation's (ANRF) 2022-23 grant application is now open for submissions from early-career investigators focusing research on arthritis and other autoimmune diseases including Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis and...

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Moody's Corporation announced today that it has named Christine Elliott as Managing Director - Head of Global Corporate Affairs. In this newly created role, Ms. Elliott will lead Moody's dialogue with key stakeholders, including employees,...

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Today sees the launch of a £2 million programme to help connect disadvantaged young people in England with the education and skills they need to prepare them for their future careers. The project, with philanthropic support by JPMorgan Chase and...


28 october 2021

09:15
Kontoor Brands, Inc. , a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio led by two of the world's most iconic consumer brands, Wrangler® and Lee®, today announced the expansion of its water-saving manufacturing program, Indigoodtm Facility...

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Lineage Logistics, LLC ("Lineage" or the "Company"), the world's largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced the launch of the Lineage Foundation for Good (the "Foundation"), an...


27 october 2021

23:30
Fluence, a leading global provider of energy storage products and services and digital applications for renewables and storage, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 31,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to...

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Exelon's utilities business, which owns six electric and gas utilities serving more than 10 million customers, announced today it has created a $36 million fund to support minority-owned businesses in the communities it serves. The launch of the...

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Agilent Technologies, Inc. today announced its commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050. The commitment adds to the global effort by governments, corporations, and other institutions to limit warming of the climate...

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The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that six additional leading AM companies have joined the trade group...

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The Women's Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership convening five UN agencies and Mary Kay Inc., is today joining forces with the Commonwealth Businesswomen's Network (CBWN) to empower and support underserved women...


26 october 2021

09:05
VF Corporation , a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, published its latest Made for Change sustainability and responsibility report today. With action and progress at the core of its message, the report highlights...

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Cayuga RNG has entered into an agreement to develop its third project to produce renewable natural gas ("RNG") in upstate New York. This is in addition to the previously announced Spruce Haven and Allen Farms projects. Cayuga RNG is a joint venture...

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Puro.earth has launched the Pre-CORC framework, a service to match early-stage high-quality carbon removal projects with corporate offtakers who want to secure their supply of negative emissions to fulfill net zero pledges. The framework aims to...


25 october 2021

15:25
The Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation (Foundation) the charitable arm of Northwest Federal Credit Union, recently held their 6th Annual Drive for the Driven Golf Tournament. The money raised from this year's tournament will benefit the...

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Today, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) celebrates its 10th founding anniversary and announced several exciting commemorative virtual events, hosted from Nigeria and featured on www.PINDis10.PINDfoundation.org. The...

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ShiftPixy, Inc. , a Florida-based national staffing enterprise which designs, manages, and sells access to a disruptive, revolutionary platform that facilitates employment in the rapidly growing Gig Economy, today announced the successful completion...

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Today, on the occasion of the World Health Summit 2021, Boehringer Ingelheim shares an update on its strategic approach to sustainable development. A commitment to initiatives that contribute to ?MORE HEALTH', one of the three pillars within the...

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A new book by prominent Longevity investor and thought-leader Dmitry Kaminskiy (General Partner of Deep Knowledge Group and Founder of Deep Knowledge Analytics) presents both a warning call to Longevity scientists, investors and policy-makers,...


21 october 2021

08:35
Howard Energy Partners (HEP) is pleased to announce that it has been named by GRESB as the Most Improved in the 2021 Infrastructure Assessment. Each year, GRESB assesses and benchmarks the ESG performance of assets worldwide, providing clarity and...

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UGI Utilities has received regulatory approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("PA PUC") to purchase renewable natural gas as part of a five-year pilot program. The pilot, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, is intended to explore...

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Cummins Inc. announced today it has been accepted into two influential groups advocating for climate action ahead of the global COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland (U.K.) starting Oct. 31. The Business Ambition for 1. 5°C campaign encourages...


20 october 2021

09:15
pulsESGtm today announced the launch of its enterprise environmental, social, and governance (ESG) software as a service (SaaS) platform backed by $8.5 million in seed funding from leading impact-driven investors and led by two Silicon Valley...

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Mission Barns, a leader in cultivated fat, completed the first-ever scaled-up manufacturing run of a product containing cultivated meat with its Mission Chorizo Sausage. This Chorizo is a delicious blend of Mission Fattm and plant-protein that...

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Regulatory News: Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), a leading global group in digitally integrated business services, announced today it has been recognized as one of the World's Best Workplacestm, by Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine. Only 25...

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Premier Inc. , a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, today released its inaugural sustainability report detailing companywide initiatives focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. Simultaneously, the...

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The 26th annual Halliburton Charity Golf Tournament raised $2.6 million for over 75 U.S. nonprofit organizations, once again making it one of the largest non-PGA golf tournament fundraisers. The tournament has raised more than $25 million for...

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The Raine Group ("Raine" or the "Firm"), a global merchant bank focused exclusively on investing and advising on technology, media and telecommunications, today announced that Bernard Mourad, a renowned TMT banker, investor and entrepreneur, has...


19 october 2021

15:30
Marking its commitment to heightened corporate transparency, responsibility and accountability, First Internet Bancorp (the "Company") announced today that it has published its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The report...

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For a third year, GreenPath Financial Wellness, a national nonprofit that provides financial counseling, has been named to the Center for Companies That Care Honor Roll. This list recognizes 13 U.S. based for-profit and not-for-profit employers who...

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Korian (Paris:KORI), the leading European care services company for elderly and fragile people, welcomes the report published early October by the non-financial rating agency Vigeo-Eiris (V.E), a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation, which ranks the...

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Campbell Soup Company today announced the launch of Full Futures, a program to foster a school nutrition environment that ensures all students are well-nourished and ready to thrive at school and in life. Campbell plans to invest $5 million over the...