News by subject: Corporate Social Responsibility

World-class recordable safety metrics, a 50% diverse Board of Directors, expanding stockholder rights and giving $150 million as one of the largest employee equity grants believed to ever be given from an industrial company are just a few of the...

After decades spent pioneering sustainable practices in the vineyards of northwest Italy, MARTINI, the world's number one Italian sparkling wine and vermouth from family-owned Bacardi, is proud to announce that all its Asti grape suppliers are on...

Oklo Inc. (Oklo) announces a 20-year commercial partnership with Compass Mining (Compass), the world's first online marketplace for Bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. With increasing power consumption from bitcoin mining, the partnership between...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation today unveiled World of Care ? a global Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) platform ? designed to address the pressing challenges faced by Hyatt's colleagues, guests, owners, and communities and enact meaningful change...

Oklo Inc. announces the publication of two methodology reports to enable advanced fission reactors to meet regulatory requirements by moving from prescriptive and outdated methods to modern and performance-based methods. Although the existing...

Milestone Environmental Services, LLC ("Milestone"), one of the largest independent providers of energy waste sequestration in the U.S., today announced the release of its inaugural Sustainability Report. The report illustrates the company's...

NI today announced its collaboration with Thinkery and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) to jointly develop Collaboration to Realize Equity and Teach Engineering (C.R.E.A.T.E.), a program to inspire and prepare a diverse pipeline of...

Bridgewater Bank, a leading Twin Cities bank focused on meeting the unique needs of successful individuals and entrepreneurs and a subsidiary of Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. , announced today that it has raised its minimum wage to $20 per hour for...

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. , the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank ("Pacific Premier"), announced that Pacific Premier Bank received the Corporate Responsibility award from the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Orange County during the...

The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) and Tilkal are pleased to announce their collaboration in the development of a solution that will improve traceability across mica supply chains using blockchain technology. Since its creation in 2017, the...

Elan has become the newest corporate partner of the African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC), a non-profit organization of African-American professionals and volunteers in the credit union industry dedicated to increasing diversity through...

The world's publicly listed companies must dramatically accelerate climate action if the 1.5°C warming target set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement is to be met, according to a new quarterly Net-Zero Tracker published by MSCI, a leading provider of...

The Women's Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a leading driver for increased women's economic participation, joined the Generation Equality Forum in Paris (June 30-July 2) through the "Drivers of Change" Program. 26 years after the Beijing...

As global demand for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment strategies continues to increase, asset managers question their ability to keep up with demand as they grapple with the issue of how to better define and measure sustainable...

The NWFCU Foundation, in partnership with the CIA Retirees Association (CIRA), awarded $105,000 in scholarships to twenty one young scholars as part of their annual Ben DeFelice, CIRA, Financial Awareness Network and Need-Based Scholarship Programs....

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (the "Company" or "Annaly") announced today the publication of its second corporate responsibility report for the year 2020, titled Leading with Purpose. The report demonstrates Annaly's continued focus on...

Alliant Credit Union, a digital financial institution and one of the country's largest credit unions and "challenger banks," launched a digital inclusion initiative to support the need for broadband access, technology equipment and technology...

Cushman & Wakefield , a leading global real estate services firm, today released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report covering the firm's efforts and progress across key areas of environmental, social and governance (ESG) for the...

Alcoa Corporation today announced that it will supply EcoLumTM, its low-carbon primary aluminum, to WKW Extrusion's Erbslöh Aluminium for its new brand of semi-finished extrusion alloys. Erbslöh Aluminium, which is based in Germany, will use...

Facedrive Inc. ("Facedrive") , is pleased to announce that, pursuant to a sales and support engagement, its wearable contact-tracing platform TraceSCAN will be deployed among staff members of TO Live ("TO Live"), a city of Toronto agency managing...

Baxter International Inc. , a leading global medical products company, today released its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report. This year's report details final achievement towards Baxter's 2015-2020 set of corporate responsibility priorities and...

Following are the latest Corporate Social Responsibility news releases and story ideas available from Business Wire. These recaps, curated by Business Wire, provide reporters and bloggers around the globe instant access to the latest news releases,...

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) announced a community solar project as the next step in delivering on its commitment to renewable energy procurement. This effort is in collaboration with EDPR NA Distributed Generation, a subsidiary of EDP...

Liberty Latin America Ltd. ("Liberty Latin America" or the "Company") today released its inaugural ESG report outlining the Company's commitment to environment, social, and governance ("ESG") practices across its operations in Latin America and the...

UGI Corporation has been named a 2021 honoree of The Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia by Philadelphia Foundation, in partnership with Points of Light and local partners. Modeled after Points of Light's national program, The Civic 50 Greater...

GoCo.io, a leading provider of cloud-based HR, benefits, and payroll software, today announced new features as part of an ongoing effort to make GoCo the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive HR software for SMBs. With more businesses than ever...

HSBC Asset Management today announces that it is taking a minority stake in Radiant ESG, a US-based, ESG and diversity and inclusion (D&I) focused consulting firm co-founded by Heidi Ridley and Kathryn McDonald, former CEO and Head of Sustainable...

Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of residential and commercial pest control, today announced the appointment of Teresa M. Sebastian and Chris S. Terrill to its board of directors. Effective today, Sebastian joined the board's...

Today, the Elanco Foundation announces a partnership with the JBS Fund for the Amazon (The Fund) to jointly support the RestaurAmazônia Project, which promotes sustainable farming and environmental conservation in the Amazon. Over the next three...

SITE Centers Corp. , an owner of open-air shopping centers in affluent, suburban communities, announced today the release of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report. The report was completed in alignment with the Global Reporting...

Fifth Third Bancorp today published its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, highlighting its commitment to doing well by doing good. The 2020 report further describes actions taken to generate long-term sustainable value for all Fifth...

FINRA today announced it has launched a multi-year, multi-faceted $30 million initiative to explore innovative ways to reach and educate investors, especially new, self-directed retail investors who conduct transactions through online accounts or...

Optum, a leading health services company and part of UnitedHealth Group , has awarded $1.4 million in maternal health grants and will provide pro bono services to five community organizations aimed at improving maternal health outcomes and increasing...

As part of its ongoing focus on transparency, power management company Eaton today released its 2020 Sustainability Report and its first standalone Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report. Eaton is one of only a few of its...

United States Steel Corporation ("U. S. Steel") today announced execution of a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Equinor US Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Equinor ASA . Under the MOU, the companies will study the potential for...

Cheniere Energy, Inc. ("Cheniere") today published its 2020 Corporate Responsibility (CR) report, titled Built for the Challenge. The report details Cheniere's strategy and progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and...

Nasdaq's new ESG Data Hub launches today, featuring environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk data on more than 175,000 companies provided by ESG data science firm RepRisk, among data from other providers. The inclusion of RepRisk data in...

Trex Company, Inc. , the world's #1 brand of composite decking and railing and leader in high-performance, low-maintenance and eco-friendly outdoor living products and a leading national provider of custom-engineered commercial railing systems, today...

Oklo Inc. (Oklo) announced a $2 million cost-share award from the Department of Energy (DOE) supported by the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Oklo is matching $1 million in funds and is partnering with the DOE and Argonne National Laboratory...

Dow Inc. today released "INtersections," its first consolidated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report highlighting the Company's significant progress to fully integrate environmental stewardship and positive social impact throughout its...

After announcing the new "circularity ambition", Kering has joined the world's first virtual-reality fashion summit, Circular Fashion Summit 2021, as an Innovation Partner, showcasing the group's continued commitment to sustainability and innovation....

Following are the latest Corporate Social Responsibility news releases and story ideas available from Business Wire. These recaps, curated by Business Wire, provide reporters and bloggers around the globe instant access to the latest news releases,...

Regulatory News: Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), a leading global group in digitally integrated business services, today announced it has been recognized for its outstanding efforts to include refugees in its new host communities. Teleperformance...

Today, Newmont Corporation launched its inaugural Climate Strategy Report, prepared in accordance with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. The report outlines the Company's climate-related risks and opportunities, strategic...

NRG Energy, Inc. , North America's leading integrated energy and home services company published its eleventh annual sustainability report today. The company has reduced its carbon footprint by 55 percent from its 2014 baseline, exceeding its 50...

Promega Corporation is setting its most ambitious sustainability targets in the biotechnology manufacturer's more than 40-year history. The 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report, released today, features new 2030 Environmental Improvement Goals...

Amazon today announced 14 new renewable energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Finland, and Spain to advance its ambitious goal to power 100% of company activities with renewable energy by 2025?five years ahead of the original target of 2030. The new...

RepRisk, a leading ESG data science firm combining machine learning and human intelligence to identify ESG risks, today announced the formation of the RepRisk Academic Advisory Board. The new Board is comprised of five prominent research leaders in...

Kao Corporation, a Japan-based Group whose brand portfolio includes Attack, Bioré, Goldwell, Jergens, John Frieda, Kanebo, Laurier, Merries, and Molton Brown, released progress reports on its ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) strategy, the...

Announced at an exclusive digital event, RELX International launched its initiative, RELX Pledge, centered around the protection of minors, consumers, and economic livelihoods respectively. At the event, RELX International pledged to contribute to...