Month: March 2023

Kimberly-Clark announced that Barron’s ranked the company No. 3 on its 2023 list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies, which recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings among the 1,000 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Kimberly-Clark was included in the list.

“I’m proud of how our team at Kimberly-Clark continues to prioritize care for our stakeholders in the face of significant global challenges. These events are taking a toll on society and our planet, reinforcing the need to be better stewards for current and future generations,” said Mike Hsu, Chairman and CEO at Kimberly-Clark.

“This year’s ranking is a reflection of the progress we’ve made toward our ambition to improve the lives of 1 billion people in underserved and vulnerable communities around the globe by 2030 – as we work to halve our overall footprint by the end of the decade,” he said.

Barron’s compiles the 100 Most Sustainable Companies list in conjunction with Calvert Research and Management, a leader in ESG investing. The top 100 organizations achieved the highest scores across 230 ESG metrics, ranging from workplace diversity to greenhouse gas emissions. Progress toward a circular economy was a key theme in this year’s rankings.

Kimberly-Clark’s commitment to corporate citizenship along with environmental and social responsibility has been recognized by its inclusion on the Ethisphere Institute’s 2023 list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies and its perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality index. In addition, the company received the 2021 SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and was named to the 2022 Climate Leadership Hall of Fame.

View Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies ranking here.

Learn more about Kimberly-Clark’s commitment to sustainability at https://www.kimberly-clark.com/en-us/esg.

Italian charity promotes recovery, redistribution of food surpluses to address need2,700 servings of food diverted from waste and given to charity following Baker Hughes Annual Meeting in January

FLORENCE, Italy, March 16, 2023/3BL Media/ – The Baker Hughes Foundation announced Thursday a $75,000 grant to Banco Alimentare Onlus Foundation to fight food waste and feed the hungry. Banco Alimentare is an Italian nonprofit organization that promotes the recovery and redistribution of food surpluses to charities, who then repurpose it to people in need across the country. Food is recovered from multiple donors in the agri-food chain, reducing waste and giving new value to food that is still good.

Banco Alimentare is a non-profit organization that has been recovering undamaged and non-expired goods in Italy since 1989. Banco Alimentare also promotes activities to educate people on the importance of valuing food and waste prevention, as well as raising awareness around the themes of poverty, healthy diets and volunteering.

This grant aligns with the Baker Hughes Foundation’s mission of supporting the communities where we conduct business. Baker Hughes Company has over 5,000 employees living and working in Italy. This donation also supports Baker Hughes’ commitment to advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – specifically SDG 2 to end hunger, achieve food security, improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

In January, the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting was held in Florence, Italy, bringing together over 1,600 energy industry thought leaders for a two-day event. Baker Hughes donated over 2,700 servings of food from catering surplus to Banco Alimentare to reduce the environmental impact of the event and give back to a community in need.

“We are honored to host one of the energy industry’s premier events in Florence, Italy, each year, and we prioritize environmental and social values at the events we participate in,” said Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli. “From more efficient transportation, increasing energy efficiencies at venues, proper waste management, and reduction efforts for food and catering, we want to give back to the communities where we conduct business. Our donation to Banco Alimentare is one way we make progress on this goal in addition to our work surrounding our Annual Meeting.”

“We are very pleased to be a charity partner of a company like Baker Hughes, who shares our commitment to supporting communities and people in need. Thanks to the precious help from companies such as Baker Hughes, Banco Alimentare will continue to respond to the thousands of requests for help that come every day,” said So Giovanni Bruno, president of the Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus. “Our goal has always been to give confidence and hope to needy people, and we can do it teaming up with those who really get involved with us by supporting our mission.”

To learn more about Baker Hughes’ work in supporting its communities, visit our Corporate Responsibility website.

About the Baker Hughes Foundation: 

For 25 years, the Baker Hughes Foundation has been a steward of charitable resources for meaningful community impact. The Foundation seeks to advance environmental quality, education, health, safety, and wellness around the world by supporting organizations with shared values, demonstrated leadership, evidence of impact, financial soundness, and the capacity to implement initiatives and evaluate their success. The Baker Hughes Foundation makes strategic philanthropic contributions, matches Baker Hughes employee contributions, and awards volunteer recognition grants for outstanding employee community service.

About Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet. Visit us at bakerhughes.com.

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