BOSTON, August 21, 2024 /3BL/ - Sappi North America Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today announced its recognition with Communitas Awards for three exceptional projects: "The Power of Trees" campaign; the Cloquet Water Savings Project; and the Somerset Mill Safety Record.
August 2024
AMD 2023–24 Corporate Responsibility Report: Advancing Sustainability, Collaboration and Inclusion
SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 21, 2024 /3BL/ - Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) published its annual Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report, detailing progress toward its strategic Corporate Responsibility goals in 2023. AMD focuses its efforts on key issues that have the greatest impact on its business and society, determined through an ESG materiality assessment[i], including environmental sustainability; digital impact; diversity, belonging and inclusion; and supply chain responsibility.
KeyBank Invests $450,000 in the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh To Connect Individuals to Employment in Trade Field
KeyBank announced an investment of $450,000 in the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh (TIP) to bolster its Advanced Masonry Pre-Apprenticeship Program (AMP). The program is designed to empower individuals facing barriers to employment and other marginalized populations to find living-wage careers or another opportunity that moves them forward in life.
AB Explains ESG-Labeled Bonds: Quality Over Quantity
ESG-Labeled Bond Issuance Has Declined, but Quality Has Improved
After a rapid ascent, issuance of ESG-labeled bonds has fallen back recently, even as we’ve observed that the overall quality of the market has improved (Display). That’s an intriguing combination—with an explanation.
We’ve analyzed over 11,000 ESG-labeled bonds, comparing each bond’s stated intentions at the time of issue with actual performance 12 months later (for example, how the bond’s proceeds were allocated across different projects, and the ESG impact of those projects).
Cisco's Empowering Youth Worldwide Toward a More Sustainable and Digitally Resilient Future
The Social Impact Partner Spotlight series highlights various Cisco non-profit organization partners that are helping transform the lives of individuals and communities. This blog features Cisco’s partnership with the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Digital Opportunity Trust, highlighting the amazing work these organizations are doing to support and nurture the creativity, resiliency, and leadership of youths worldwide.
Environment and Sustainability Consulting of the Future: Environment Analyst Sustainability Delivery Summit
Environment Analyst held an annual Sustainability Delivery Summit in June 2024, where some of our global team members attended along with the Sustainability Awards Ceremony. The purpose of this summit was to bring together the community of Environment and Sustainability consulting firms to collaborate and learn from each other to instigate an acceleration of momentum towards a more sustainable future with our clients and communities.
How Carbon Lockdown’s Wood Vault Is Pioneering Carbon Removal: In Conversation With Climate Vault
During the Climate Vault nonprofit's 2023 RFP round for Innovative Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) projects, the Climate Vault Tech Chamber selected not one, but two, outstanding winners for the 2023 Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Innovation Award.
Employee Q&A: Helping Tlaxcala Embrace Inclusion and Diversity
Our people making a difference is a series featured throughout Owens Corning’s 2023 Sustainability Report.
Hershey’s Supports Village Savings and Loan Associations to Propel Local Business Growth
Originally published in Hershey's 2023 ESG Report
VSLAs Help Local Businesses Grow
Madame Coulibaly has lived with her farming husband and 12-year-old son in Lôh-Djiboua, Côte d’Ivoire, since 2012. She opened a shop selling shoes, textiles, fabrics, bed sheets, mattresses, bags and more.
