Corporate Member News
Sustana - Carton Council has Helped More Than Triple America’s Access to Carton Recycling in 10 Years
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. Sustana Fiber’s ‘Conversations with Green Champions’ Scott Byrne, Director of Government Affairs for the Carton Council, which has helped to expand food and beverage carton recycling to more than 72 million American homes.
Gildan listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
PRESS RELEASE - Gildan Activewear Inc. announced today that the Company has been included on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. This marks the seventh consecutive year that the Company has been included on the Dow Jones Indices.
PepsiCo Accelerates Plastic Waste Reduction Efforts
PRESS RELEASE - PepsiCo, Inc. today announced a new target to reduce 35% of virgin plastic content across its beverage portfolio by 2025, which equates to the elimination of 2.5 million metric tons of cumulative virgin plastic.
Gildan Launches its 2018 Genuine Responsibility™ Sustainability Report and updated CSR website
PRESS RELEASE - Gildan Activewear Inc. announces the release of its 15th Genuine Responsibility™ 2018 Sustainability report available on its dedicated website www.genuineresponsibility.com. This year’s report, prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Comprehensive option, highlights the Company’s 2018 results, key priorities and future commitments towards its vision of Making Apparel Better™.
EPA Honors Kohler Co. With a Green Power Leadership Award
PRESS RELEASE - Kohler Co.announced today that it has received a 2019 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Progress toward plastic-free: PCC Community Markets eliminates more than 80 percent of petroleum-based deli packaging from its stores
PRESS RELEASE - PCC Community Markets eliminates more than 80 percent of petroleum-based deli packaging from its stores
L'Oréal Recognized in Fortune's 2019 "Change the World" List for Global Sustainability Program
PRESS RELEASE - L'Oréal has been recognized by Fortune in the publication's annual “Change the World” list. The list, now in its fifth year, showcases the power of business to improve the human condition by identifying companies that have made an important social or environmental impact through their profit-making strategy and operations.
Doing Well by Doing Good: Mastercard Releases 2018 Sustainability Report
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. Mastercard recently published its 2018 Sustainability Report, highlighting the ways in which the company is delivering on its commitment to doing well by doing good.
Alaska Airlines - Creating Lift: Imagine What’s Possible for the Environment, our Communities and our People
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. If you’ve flown with a kid lately, you know that the moment the airplane leaves the ground, it feels like magic.
PepsiCo/IDB Partnership Helps More Than 765K People in Latin America Gain Access to Clean Water
PRESS RELEASE - PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has helped more than 765,000 people in rural areas of Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Honduras gain new or improved access to drinking water and sanitation services since 2011.
AT&T: Think Big. Make a Difference
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. “Think Big” and “Make a Difference." These are not only two of AT&T’s corporate values. They are also key ideals that we in the private sector must follow to accelerate the low-carbon economy transition and address climate change.
Here’s How Target + EcoSet Turned 10 Years’ Worth of Potential Trash Into Treasure
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. Target’s famous for some pretty epic marketing. But behind the scenes of our iconic campaign shoots, there’s more magic unfolding…
Shaw Industries Simultaneously Focuses on Environmental Health and the Human Experience
PRESS RELEASE - Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw), a global floorcovering provider, has released its 2018 sustainability report.
Caesars Entertainment Announces Release of its 10th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, Marking a Decade of Positive Impact
PRESS RELEASE - The “PEOPLE PLANET PLAY” Report highlights Caesars’ many achievements in corporate social responsibility including a 30-year commitment to Responsible Gaming, a new record for guest service scores, and employee volunteer time equivalent to more than $55M
Unilever: We’re Innovating for a Reuse-refill Revolution
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. As part of our efforts to make all our plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, we’re working on ways that shoppers can buy one container and refill it over and over again.
L'Oréal USA Named to Highest Level of Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index
PRESS RELEASE - L’Oréal USA has been recognized as a leader in creating an inclusive workplace by Diversity Best Practices (DBP), a division of Working Mother Media.
Shaw Industries Named a Finalist for Three Ethical Corporation 2019 Responsible Business Awards
PRESS RELEASE - Shaw Industries Group, Inc. has been named a finalist for the Ethical Corporation’s 10th Responsible Business Awards 2019 – the world’s leading celebration of responsible business excellence – in three categories.
Sustana: Forbes Highlights Traction in Circular Solutions for Food and Beverage Packaging
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. Conversations around recycling and the perils of landfills at capacity are now mainstream for both consumers and businesses. But it’s not all negative – in fact, a lot of productive conversations are happening around opportunities in this space.
Theresa Millard from Kohler on the need to “fall in love” with materials and capitalize on them for innovation
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - Cross-Posted from Member Spotlight. We recently spoke with Theresa Millard, sustainability and stewardship project manager at Kohler and founder of Biomimicry Granada, about re-thinking manufacturing waste and helping people reconnect with the material world.
Vacuum-as-a-service: Electrolux Trials New Subscription-based Business Models
PRESS RELEASE - Electrolux is kicking off trials of new hardware-as-a-service business models, enabling consumers to subscribe to, rather than purchase, its products for use to find new innovative and sustainable solutions for ever-changing consumer needs in a connected environment.
