Corporate Member News
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.
The UPS Foundation Commits $1 Million and Activates Disaster Relief Network to Support Immediate Needs and Long-term Recovery from Hurricane Dorian
PRESS RELEASE - The UPS Foundation announced today it has engaged its network of preeminent relief organizations and committed $1 million for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts.
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™.
Tervis, the 73-year-old Tumbler Manufacturer, is Giving Back to the Community Through its Warranty Program
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. The drinkware company is taking its returned tumblers and making them into benches and other products, some of which are being donated to their community.
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).
UPS Appoints New Chief Sustainability Officer
PRESS RELEASE - UPS today announced Suzanne Lindsay-Walker has been named UPS chief sustainability officer (CSO) and vice president of environmental affairs.
Can Industrialists be Environmentalists? Yes. Here’s how.
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. When we look back over the past 10 years, Canada has made some bold steps to foster a strong economy while protecting our natural resources and the environment.
EcoVadis, Avery Dennison Shortlisted for Innovation in Sustainability Award 2019
PRESS RELEASE - EcoVadis and Avery Dennison have been shortlisted for the Future of Sourcing Awards, sponsored by the Sourcing Industry Group (SIG).
BASF Joins Coalition for Inclusive Growth: 34 Leading Global Firms Commit to Tackling Inequality by Joining G7 Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) Coalition Powered by the OECD
PRESS RELEASE - Companies joining forces are investing a combined total of over 1 billion USD in more than 50 current and future initiatives, benefiting 100 million people to date
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.
BASF is Founding Member of “Value Balancing Alliance e.V.”
PRESS RELEASE - Which values do companies create for society – in environmental, human, social, and financial terms? And how can these contributions be measured and compared?
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.
Rolland: Labelcraft's Recyclable Enviroliner is an Eco-Breakthrough for the Label Industry
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Cross-Posted from Corporate Member Update. For the 16th of our “Conversations with Green Champions,” Rolland President Philip Rundle speaks with Labelcraft about its Recyclable Enviroliner – the first label release liner that is both 100 per cent recyclable and made of 100 per cent post-consumer recycled paper.
BASF Commits to Poultry Sustainability and Welfare as Founding Member of Two New Industry Initiatives
PRESS RELEASE - BASF has committed to a more sustainable poultry value chain as a founding member of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) and the International Poultry Welfare Alliance (IPWA).
BASF’s TDI Plant Receives American Chemistry Council Responsible Care Award
PRESS RELEASE - The American Chemistry Council (ACC) recognized BASF’s TDI plant at Geismar, Louisiana site with the 2019 Responsible Care award for waste minimization, reuse and recycling.
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.
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.
ALDO and Call It Spring Will Completely Eliminate Single-use Shopping Bags, Keeping an Estimated 10 Million Bags per Year Out of the Ecosystem
PRESS RELEASE - The ALDO Group’s bagless initiatives encourage customers to opt for an eco-designed shoebox, saving an estimated 11,000 trees per year
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.