ESG News For Colombia, Republic of

Mattel to support over 80 nonprofits globally all year longWatch Mattel’s 80th anniversary philanthropy video HEREAdditional Assets HERE

Scholarship winners Devan Tatlow and Braden Fleagle share their personal battles with cancer.

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, today announced the second edition of HCLTech Climate Action Grant in the Americas program.

The New Three-Year Agreement Extends Ongoing Partnership to a Total of Seven Years

The transaction is the largest known carbon dioxide removal credit transaction to date, according to MSCI Carbon Markets dataThe credits will be delivered from the BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group’s $1 billion reforestation and restoration strategy in Latin America, for which Conservation International serves as Impact AdviserThe transaction highlights the significant potential for restoration in Latin America to deliver climate impact alongside benefits for biodiversity and communities

The Western Union Foundation announced that it drove more than $150 million (USD) in wage gains, helped create nearly 4,000 new jobs, and served as a catalyst for economic opportunity for more than 11,000 people in its 2023 Impact Report.The Western Union Foundation’s latest Impact Report highlights key programs, nonprofit partners, and beneficiary stories that were part of the first year of the organization’s 3-year Prosperity Beyond Borders commitment – a social impact initiative to drive $500

Strong Results in Emissions Reduction Strategy Underpin a Year of Social, Environmental and Governance Achievements10.6 Kg CO2e/boe Emissions Intensity in 20237 Kg CO2e/boe in Core Llanos 34 Block

Convinced of the urgency to advance the cause of sustainable construction in the face of climate challenges, demographic changes, and the need to protect resources, Saint-Gobain launched the Sustainable Construction Observatory in 2023. Today, this Observatory has released the second edition of its Sustainable Construction Barometer1, a study conducted by the CSA research institute, to better understand the perceptions of key stakeholders and the levers to be activated to accelerate the developm

Selected NPOs use innovative themes including youth-led environmental activism, art and forest restoration to raise awareness and combat climate change

Satellogic to Provide Earth Observation Data to Help Monitor Rainforest Preservation Efforts

by AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Dynamic program and initial speaker line-up announced for the highly anticipated four-day event centering around the theme “Shaping a Shared Future”

Inaugural Partners Include American Camp Association, Change Summer, and Outward Bound

Teleperformance is the first company in Latin America to receive this certification.

Certification Honors iQor’s Irresistible Workplace Culture

Program is designed to deliver prevention-focused, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for families and children in EgyptBuilds upon existing partnership that is improving water security in Colombia

Viamistad is Viamericas’ charitable organization, with a mission to provide Guatemalans with disabilities with educational and recreational opportunities to enrich their lives.Banco GyT and Viamericas will donate 20 cents for every transaction during this fundraising campaign.

First Asia-Pacific cohort launches four projects across the Philippines and Indonesia, which include providing forestry training for The Nature Conservancy Asia projects in Aotearoa New Zealand, and IndonesiaThe inaugural cohort in Terraformation’s Accelerator graduates to Phase 2, backed by $1.1M to develop into full-scale carbon projects

 

TDCX Foundation, the social impact arm of TDCX (NYSE: TDCX), an award-winning digital customer experience (CX) solutions provider for technology and blue-chip companies, celebrated its first anniversary with the completion of projects aimed at helping youths in Southeast Asia enhance their digital literacy. TDCX Foundation collaborated with World Vision in the Philippines and Thailand on the projects.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com

Empowering Colombia's Future Through Education; ADFD's Commitment to Colombia's Early Childhood Development

Her Promise Access Initiative helped prevent 57 million unplanned pregnancies putting the company approximately halfway to its goal of preventing 120 million unplanned pregnancies by 2030

Report reaffirms its commitment to shaping a sustainable future under its We Care approach

Pure Earth’s “Rapid Market Screening” (RMS) study, the largest and most diverse of its kind to date, found high rates of lead contamination in metal and ceramic foodware, paint, cosmetics, and toys, posing potentially serious health risks to those exposed to themNew World Bank research published in The Lancet Planetary Health reveals a dramatically greater burden and cost of lead exposure on IQ loss in children and on cardiovascular deaths in adults, six-fold greater than previously thought, and an estimated global cost of US$6 trillion.Pure Earth unveils a seven-point action plan to address the lead contamination crisis and calls for increased investment to scale proven solutions.

Resilient growth in revenue and operating margin in a global environment of increased uncertainty and inflexions in many sectors of activity

Viamericas has supported and sponsored Homeboy Industries’ mission of providing hope, job training and supportive services to the community for more than 10 years

SoftServe’s advocacy for the environment, DEI, employee well-being, and IT education flourishes amid ongoing war in latest report

Viamericas Corporation has recently launched its Viamistad campaign with Banco GyT to raise money for educational and recreational camps in Guatemala.

Company makes three-year pledge to accelerate the economic integration of Ukrainian refugee women and other refugees

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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 fost

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2023: sustained like-for-like growth and new margin gainsRecord 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 pointsOutlook for 2023: sustained strong like-for-like growth of around +10%(1); further improvement in operating margin (up +20 basis points)2025 targets confirmed, at more than €10 billion in revenue and a 16% operating marginA strong, enduring CSR commitment, reaffirmed in 2022 with new advances

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 and

‘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

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

New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations

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 i

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 assura

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

Industry-leading collective formed by key players in the energy industry to focus on data-driven MRV across the CCS value-chain

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 g

Report showcases Endava’s strong commitment to sustainability under its We Care sustainability approach

Investment to help to accelerate and meet increasing demands for high-quality nature-based solutions projects with strong environmental and societal co-benefits

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

Energy transition leader operates low carbon intensity LNG, grid stability and renewables assets addressing the ‘here and now’ global energy transition

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 CountriesMore Than 23,000 Takeda Employees Voted on New Partnerships Selecting Ipas, Plan International, Pure Earth and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)Global CSR Program Partnerships Help Takeda Advance Disease Prevention, Empower the Health Workforce and Strengthen Health Systems Across the World

CEMEX is replacing 200 diesel-powered trucks with gas-powered trucks in the Americas.Net-zero emission transport is being piloted in several geographies.

Garnering 30 awards—including ten employer awards—Mary Kay Inc. is recognized for its business excellence, social impact, advocacy engagement and sustainability efforts.

Provides updates across 2030 Corporate Responsibility Commitment and GoalsUnveils Climate Action Roadmap describing how Baxter plans to achieve its goal to become carbon neutral for its direct operations by 2040Highlights $52 million contributed in cash and products from Baxter and the Baxter International Foundation to support communities and advance racial justice initiativesDemonstrates how the company is further embedding governance and oversight of its ESG programs at the highest leadership levels