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Eliminating hunger has been a global priority for decades, but systemic shocks including wars and armed conflicts, the Covid-19 pandemic, trade restrictions, supply chain issues, inflation, and currency instability, have recently led to heightened rates of food insecurity.
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Representatives from Whirlpool attended the 5th Housing and Habitat Forum, Latin America and the Caribbean in Bogota, Colombia July 31 to August 3, 2023.
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In an effort to mitigate hunger and malnutrition in Colombia, Herbalife’s Nutrition for Zero Hunger and the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF) has united with Fundación Comparte por una Vida Colombia to provide funds for the purchase of MixMe™.
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Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire
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Regulatory News: This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230419005762/en/ (Photo: Teleperformance) Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), a global leader in digital business services, today finalized an agreement re-affirming its shared commitments to workers’ rights in Colombia. The agreement, signed with Ultraclaro and UNI Global Union, reinforces Teleperformance’s commitment to being a Force of Good in creating jobs in Colombia while
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Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire
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2023: sustained like-for-like growth and new margin gains
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Record results in line with the targets recently raised: +12.5%(1) like-for-like growth in revenue and a 15.5% operating margin, up +40 basis points
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Outlook for 2023: sustained strong like-for-like growth of around +10%(1); further improvement in operating margin (up +20 basis points)
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2025 targets confirmed, at more than €10 billion in revenue and a 16% operating margin
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A strong, enduring CSR commitment, reaffirmed in 2022 with new advances
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Regulatory News: Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), a global leader in outsourced digital integrated business services, today announced that Bureau Veritas audits in six countries have concluded that the company uses International Standard ISO 26000 Guidelines on Social Responsibility in its operations. Bureau Veritas, a worldwide leader in testing, inspection and certification, audited Teleperformance’s social responsibility practices in six countries – Greece, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Portugal an
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‘Open Doors’ campaign welcomed more than 60 analysts and investors visiting Teleperformance sites in Albania, Greece, Portugal, United States, Colombia, and India on January 17 and 24, 2023
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Company’s Citizen of the World charity initiative supports over 50 countries where Teleperformance operates, with top projects in the United States, India, the Philippines, and Colombia
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New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations
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For a half century, a nonprofit in Santa Ana, California, has been working alongside people living in material poverty to effectively transform their communities. Concern America, established by volunteers, was initially focused on supporting food and education centers in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Since then, the organization has extended its mission of transforming need into self-sufficiency to other communities around the world. Today, Concern America works in isolated regions where civil w
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Regulatory News: Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), the global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and related digital services, announced that its Latin American operations received the prestigious 2022 Great Place to Work® award for the entire region. By being certified as a Great Place to Work® for the entire Latin American Region, Teleperformance has helped set a high workplace benchmark for all employers operating across Latin America in all industries. Teleperformance
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Regulatory News: Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), the global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and related digital services, announced today that it subsidiary Teleperformance Colombia has just received from Bureau Veritas the independent assurance about the use and inclusion of International Standard ISO 26000 – Guidance on Social Responsibility, in its operations in Colombia. Teleperformance Colombia had engaged Bureau Veritas, an independent world-wide leader in assu
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The agreement, covering 440,000 Teleperformance employees today in 88 countries, includes commitments on freedom of association, health and safety, content moderation and positive relations
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Industry-leading collective formed by key players in the energy industry to focus on data-driven MRV across the CCS value-chain
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Regulatory News: Teleperformance (Paris:TEP), the global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and related digital services announced that a meeting between Teleperformance Colombia and the country’s Ministry of Labor will take place on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. This meeting, at the Group’s request, is to engage and collaboratively discuss its operations in Colombia, where Teleperformance is a major employer with over 41,000 employees, with the recently elected new
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Report showcases Endava’s strong commitment to sustainability under its We Care sustainability approach
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O-I Glass Partners for Sustainability Mon, 11/14/2022 - 13:15 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body O-I embraces the opportunity to collaborate with other companies and engage directly with policymakers and trade associations to positively influence sustainability public policy. We are active members of a number of industry, packaging, recycling, and public policy organizations around the world. Through decades of activity and leadership in these organizations, we seek to advance t
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Investment to help to accelerate and meet increasing demands for high-quality nature-based solutions projects with strong environmental and societal co-benefits
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The Young Women in STEAM Grants - launched in 2020 - award young women making tremendous contributions to STEAM fields and help them further pursue their dreams
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In 2018, Accion and FedEx digitized Accion’s award-winning classroom business education program - Ovante - in Colombia.
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Energy transition leader operates low carbon intensity LNG, grid stability and renewables assets addressing the ‘here and now’ global energy transition
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Three New Business Models to Achieve Carbon-Reduction Goals Fri, 09/23/2022 - 09:00 Subheader Looking at Cooperative Approaches as a Market-Based Path Toward Net Zero Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at three Cooperative Approaches as a market-based path toward net zero in advance of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). This is the second in a three-part series exploring how Article 6 of the Pari
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Since its Launch in 2016, New Partnerships Bring Total Global CSR Program Contributions to JPY 19.7 Billion (Approx. USD 140.7 million) Across 24 Programs in 79 Countries
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More Than 23,000 Takeda Employees Voted on New Partnerships Selecting Ipas, Plan International, Pure Earth and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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Global CSR Program Partnerships Help Takeda Advance Disease Prevention, Empower the Health Workforce and Strengthen Health Systems Across the World
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Griffith Foods: Your Ticket to Culinary Travels Fri, 09/30/2022 - 09:45 Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body Food and exploration have always gone hand in hand, and today’s retail and menu offerings give consumers even more opportunities to expand their culinary horizons. One area where consumers are very open to trying global flavors is in the snack category. Bold, yet “low risk,” crisps, sweets and nuts are easy ways to introduce consumers to new flavors that cross geographical borde
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CEMEX is replacing 200 diesel-powered trucks with gas-powered trucks in the Americas.
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Net-zero emission transport is being piloted in several geographies.
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Garnering 30 awards—including ten employer awards—Mary Kay Inc. is recognized for its business excellence, social impact, advocacy engagement and sustainability efforts.
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Provides updates across 2030 Corporate Responsibility Commitment and Goals
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Unveils Climate Action Roadmap describing how Baxter plans to achieve its goal to become carbon neutral for its direct operations by 2040
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Highlights $52 million contributed in cash and products from Baxter and the Baxter International Foundation to support communities and advance racial justice initiatives
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Demonstrates how the company is further embedding governance and oversight of its ESG programs at the highest leadership levels
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Women-Owned Technology Company Celebrates Explosive Client Growth, Diverse Engineering Teams and Community Giving
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Parque Arauco S.A. (PARAUCO.SN) was recognized as the most transparent company in Chile, according to the latest TRAC Chile 2021 Report, prepared by Chile Transparente (Chilean chapter of Transparency International). TRAC Chile evaluates corporate reportability in Chilean companies and on this occasion considered the public information (financial statements and annual corporate reports, reports of sustainability, etc.) of 36 companies nationwide. The report evaluates three main aspects including
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Around three-quarters of nicotine consumers want policymakers to consider their views when deliberating on tobacco and nicotine regulations
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Libra Group Announces New Chief Sustainability Officer Fri, 05/27/2022 - 11:40 Subheader Arguiró Elefteriu will lead the development and adoption of an ESG framework implemented across Libra Group and its network of global subsidiaries Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body NEW YORK, May 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Today the Libra Group, a privately-owned international business group whose global subsidiaries own and operate assets in over 50 countries, announced the appointment of
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Today, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, in collaboration with Atlas Corps, announced the second cohort of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate Virtual Leadership Institute. Fifty Hilton Prize Scholars will participate in a five-month virtual leadership training opportunity that will provide professional development to emerging social change leaders exclusively within the Prize Laureate community. Representing 23 of the 26 Prize Laureate organizations, this cohort includes professionals from 31
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World Property and Casualty Insurance Report 2022: research suggests that only 8% of insurers are resilience champions; 73% of policyholders rank climate change among their top concerns
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CEMEX establishes aggressive 2025 goal for Vertua cement and concrete sales.
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Growth in Vertua cement and concrete volumes reflecting significant customer adoption.
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Customers around the world using Vertua products for landmark projects.
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The GivePower Foundation and Vision Solar became partners in 2021; through their partnership, a percentage from every Vision Solar installation is donated to GivePower to fund solar energy project solutions for developing regions of the world. GivePower Foundation organizes trek retreats for their partners to allow them to experience firsthand the impact of their donations. In May, YTD we donated over $223,000. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.busin
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Mastercard Expands the Priceless Planet Coalition's Forest Restoration Effort Momentum grows for green initiatives The amount donated to environmentally focused charities grew 48.4% globally in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2019" with statistics from other countries as well. " typeof="foaf:Image" />Wed, 04/20/2022 - 09:45 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body With 15 new projects across six continents, progress is accelerating toward goal of 100 million trees, as consumer support for e
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More than 200 suppliers committed to using only clean power; will help bring on nearly 16 gigawatts
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$70M+ Disbursed; Keeping $800M+ of Impact on Track.
Impact Investing Veteran Caroline Bressan Promoted to CEO to Drive Next Phase of Growth
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Greenwood Energy Launches Terra Initiative, a Utility-scale Solar Project With Extensive Environmental and Social Impact, Developed Jointly With Indigenous Peoples of Colombia Thu, 04/07/2022 - 10:00 Subheader Project launched by Colombian President will help preserve 119,000 hectares of the most irreplaceable nature reserve in the world and provide housing, education, and jobs to Arhuaco Indigenous people. Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, Co
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Monica Pacheco's Humble Approach to Leadership Through Learning Wed, 03/02/2022 - 12:10 Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body The first thing that strikes you when you meet Monica Pacheco is her enthusiasm about her work and the process of converting raw materials to glass packaging. Her face lights up as she describes her trajectory from her early student days in Colombia to her internship with O-I Glass and her first job with O-I after graduation. After that, she moved to Batch Furna
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The GEI provides insight into an opaque area of ESG data reporting
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Company included on index for fourth-consecutive year
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Record growth in 2021: growth in revenue of +25.7% like-for-like(1) and in net profit of +71.9%
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2017-2022 plan revenue target achieved one year ahead of schedule: more than €7 billion
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Outlook for 2022: continued solid like-for-like growth that outperforms the market, and improvement in operating margin
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New medium-term objective (2025) above €10 billion in revenue
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Today Endava plc (NYSE: DAVA), a leading next-generation technology service provider, shared more details about its environmental plans as part of the company’s We Care approach to sustainability. “We care about the world we live in and our focus is on achieving net zero emissions from our organisation and value chain, accelerating our journey to a net positive impact. This will take time and we will approach our environmental disclosures with the utmost integrity. With this in mind we recently
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American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today that it has been included in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fourth consecutive year. The 2022 GEI expands globally to represent 45 countries and regions, including firms headquartered in Colombia and Uruguay for the first time. Member companies represent a variety of sectors, including financials, technology, and utilities, which collectively have the highest
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The GEI provides insight into an opaque area of ESG data reporting
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Developed by ITC SheTrades and powered by Mary Kay in support of WEA, the guided Certificate Programme includes 27 interactive modules enriched with over 200 videos covering seven key stages of business development
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Mary Kay Inc., a global entrepreneurship development company and advocate for corporate social responsibility and sustainability, today released its year-end highlights. In 2021, Mary Kay Inc. continued its decades-long commitment to enriching the lives of women around the globe and building healthier, more sustainable communities. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220107005500/en/ Mary Kay was named a Silver Globee® Winn
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SOURCE: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) DESCRIPTION:Upgrading pipelines is physically demanding work and can present extra challenges for the 5’ 2” Cristina Ramirez, who has worked in natural gas since 2018 but joined PSEG Gas Operations last summer. Ramirez, a service mechanic, is one of many women now seeking careers in fields traditionally dominated by men. Cristina Ramirez “You can see some of the men doing the job and breezing right through it,” Ramirez said. “I have the mindset that