PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced new commitments to employee diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in its first dedicated report. The report is available at inclusion.ppg.com. By 2025, PPG has committed to: Achieve more than 34% representation of female employees globally (non-frontline). PPG achieved 30% as of December 31, 2021. Increase Black, Latinx and Asian employees by more than 45% across PPG’s non-frontline, U.S.-based employee population (using January 1
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TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, today announced it has published its inaugural Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), as part of its annual report on Form 20-F, and has aligned with TCFD recommendations structured around four thematic areas of governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets. “As part of the minerals and chemicals sector, ICL has an important role to play in the globa
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #Facedrivefoods–Facedrive Inc. (“Facedrive” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FD) (OTCQX: FDVRF), a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem, is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously-announced non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”). Pursuant to the Private Placement, the Company issued 7,343,750 units (the “Units”) at a subscription price of $0.64 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $4,700,000. All subscriptions came from director
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #aymium–Aymium, the leading producer of renewable biocarbon products, announced that it has secured Series B funding to support capacity expansion and increased deployment of its environmental technologies bringing total investment in the company to over $200 million. Aymium’s products, including biocarbon and biohydrogen, are protected by more than 250 issued and pending patents globally and are engineered to immediately displace fossil fuel-based inputs—such as coal
MELBOURNE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #ESG–ERM, the largest pure play sustainability advisory firm, has acquired Point Advisory, an Australian climate change and sustainability consultancy.
SWORDS, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, today announced it has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Climate Challenge, a national initiative aimed at mitigating climate change impacts while bolstering the clean energy economy. Today, Keith Sultana, senior vice president of supply chain and operational services for Trane Technologies, joined Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCa
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #CSR–Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Kemper Foundation announced today that it has committed $4.5 million to the next generation of its Kemper Scholars Program. The program will award 650 scholarships over the next five years to high-achieving, diverse college students at 10 universities, including six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). The program also provides financial grants to professors pursuing academic initiatives and to on-campus div
HAMILTON, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #BacardiLife–Bacardi achieves Great Place to Work® certification at all 23 production sites worldwide, recognized for its culture of respect and fairness.
MILWAUKEE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #Sustainability–Zurn Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) published its 2021 Sustainability Report, which is the first report as a pure-play water company.