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CSR framework continues to demonstrate commitment to creating long-term value for business stakeholders while positively impacting the global communityDJSI inclusion among more than 10 CSR-related awards and recognitions this year

Continued Excellence in Environmental, Social, and Governance Leadership Recognized

Company also Receives Nareit’s Inaugural “Impact at Scale” Award for its Pioneering Decarbonization Strategy

Avangrid ranked #3 for Utilities

Report Details Corporate Sustainability Initiatives to Support Company’s Growth and Essential Role in Longevity Economy

LuxCreo today announced an expansion of its partnership with ASICS to enable rapid local delivery of personalized 3D printed shoes and insoles that are accessible to everyone.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240726352075/en/ASICS Personalization Studio (Photo: Business Wire)“Diverse customer needs across different sports require us to transform the way we make our products so they are truly personalized,” said Genki Hata

SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE:SITC), an owner of open-air shopping centers in suburban, high household income communities, announced today the release of its 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR) which is the Company’s tenth sustainability report and eighth completed in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. The report provides an annual update on SITE Centers’ corporate responsibility and sustainability programs and was completed in alignment with GRI, Sustainability A

Teva’s 2023 Healthy Future Report highlights the Company’s renewed sustainability strategy, which guides Teva in addressing global challenges while also supporting its business, allowing for the continued supply of medicines for patientsNew ambitious targets are centered on net zero emissions, renewable electricity and a holistic approach to health system strengthening and capacity building to support underserved populationsA second series of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), valued at $2.49 billion, brought Teva’s SLB total to $7.5 billion—making Teva the largest issuer in the pharmaceutical sector and the second largest across all sectors worldwide

CareTrust REIT Achieves ISS ESG “Prime” Status for 2024

Kimball Electronics releases 2023 sustainability report, deeply rooted in Company's Guiding Principles: Customers, People, Citizenship, and Profits. Discloses to GRI framework, obtains third-party assurance of data, disclosures.

CSG (NASDAQ: CSGS) today proudly declares its commitment to leading the charge toward a sustainable future by achieving carbon neutrality in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2035. This target signifies a pivotal step in the company’s unwavering dedication to environmental stewardship and corporate responsibility.“We firmly believe that businesses bear a profound responsibility to address climate change, which is why CSG pledges to attain carbon neutrality in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2035,” said Cindy Pa

The company’s ISS ESG corporate rating was also upgraded to ‘prime’ status

CSG rated “Low Risk” in the software and services industry

Aptar Named Among the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for Third Consecutive Year

The final episode of PUMA’s RE:GEN REPORTS is now available to stream: ‘When it comes to Health and Safety, does the West know best?’. In this episode, hosted by the Head of Knowledge Exchange at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, Monica Buchan-Ng, PUMA’s Chief Sourcing Officer, Anne-Laure Descours, reminds audiences that it’s important for people in the North to “recognize how much people on the ground are trying to improve [factory working conditions].”This press release features multimedia.

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"We are proud that our robust ESG programs and high level of transparency have earned us the Prime rating that places us among the top 10% in our industry”

SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE:SITC), an owner of open-air shopping centers in suburban, high household income communities, announced today the release of its 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR) which is the Company’s ninth sustainability report and seventh completed in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. The report provides an annual update on SITE Centers’ corporate responsibility & sustainability programs and was completed in alignment with GRI, Sustainability Ac

J.P. Morgan Securities Services announced today the launch of its Sustainable Investment Data Solutions for institutional investors, available through Fusion by J.P. Morgan. The solution will enable investors to readily extract value from sustainable investment data supplied by providers through technology-enabled normalization, management, calculation, and screening capabilities.By partnering with leading data providers including Bloomberg, Equileap, FactSet, ISS ESG, MSCI, RepRisk, Revelio Lab

Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.

Launched five access to medicines programs as of 2022 (63% of 2025 target); donated $699.6 million worth of medicines to patients in needReduced absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 24% (vs. 2019) and absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 12% (vs. 2020); met or exceeded 2030 targets to increase energy efficiency and reduce total water withdrawal in areas projected to be in water stressRanked in the top 10% of the industry in key ESG rating indices, including S&P Global, ISS ESG and EcoVadis

PUMA empowers young voices by involving them through ‘Voices of a RE:GENERATION’, building on the findings from ‘Conference of the People, powered by PUMA'The project prioritises sustainability for the next generation, responding to research indicating that young people want brands to make more commitments, communicate goals better and be more transparent in the space

Aptar is named one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year.

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) awarded MedinCell a “Prime” Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) rating.Rating places MedinCell among the top 10% in the Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology sector. ISS, one of the world’s leading ratings agencies for sustainable investments, provides a highly relevant, material assessment of ESG performance to investors.MedinCell is a pharmaceutical technology company with 150 employees from 30 nationalities, all shareholders.  The first product based on MedinCell’s long-acting injectable technology should get FDA market approval by April 2023, two additional products are in phase 3, and a pipe of other products follows.Access here the complete press release

Regulatory News:Gecina (Paris:GFC) has been recognized for its climate change performance and transparency leadership by the Climate Change Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).Gecina has also made progress in the GRESB rankings, with an overall score of 94/100, and seen its AAA rating confirmed by MSCI.With the publication of the CDP Climate Change ratings, Gecina is one of the select group of companies to have been awarded an “A” rating in this climate change benchmark. Just 283 companies out of mo

Recognized in the top 20 percent sustainability performers among the 600 largest North American companiesCSR framework demonstrates commitment to creating long-term value for business stakeholders while positively impacting the global communityDJSI inclusion among more than 10 CSR-related awards and recognitions this year

Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire

Berry Global Receives “Prime” ISS ESG Corporate Rating for Continued Focus on Embedding ESG Across the Company

First ever AAA-rated RMBS securitization comprised entirely of mortgage loans originated and sold by a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The credit rating was issued by both S&P and DBRS Morningstar.$283 million of residential mortgage loans backed the significantly oversubscribed ESG offering was designated as a social bond by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).Financing enables Change to make homeownership more affordable for loans to Black, Latino, and other underbanked prime borrowers.

Greenhouse gas emissions intensity lowered by 16% and plastic footprint down 9.6% vs. 2020Commitment to ambitious climate goals: Net-zero by 2050, Scope 1 and 2 emissions down 42% by 2030Widening access to healthcare in high-burden, low-resource countries: making 100 million QuantiFERON tests for tuberculosis available in more than 130 countriesComprehensive Compliance Program: more than 7,000 employee online training modules completed

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) announced today that it released the 2022 Sustainability Report, which covers the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and progress on established targets. The report is available here, along with a summary fact sheet.“The 2022 report highlights our team’s keen focus on advancing our sustainability efforts. Our priorities target the issues that are most relevant to and controllable by our company – items such as clean water and air a

SITE Centers Issues 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report

Cross Country Healthcare 2021 CSR Report

Improves overall ranking; third consecutive year among 100 best large U.S. public companies

Aptar has been named to 3BL Media’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking for the second year in a row.

Hasbro Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for 11th Consecutive Year

VF ranked first in the Consumer Durables & Apparel Industry and 14th overall.

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) earned the top spot on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2022, announced today by 3BL Media. This is the fourth consecutive year the company has earned the top spot, surpassing its achievement last year of becoming the first company ever ranked number one more than two years in a row.“With our mission to build a sustainable future through material innovation, this recognition reinforces the importance of the work we do and the way we do it,” said Chair and Chief E

Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced upgraded ESG ratings by three prominent rating agencies: ISS QualityScore, MSCI and Sustainalytics. These agencies, among many others, utilize varying methodologies to score companies on their commitment to corporate social responsibility. Essential consistently ranks among the best in the global utilities industry for ISS QualityScore ratings, and recently received upgraded scores from both MSCI and Sustainalytics.“We are pleased to receive

Recently lauded ISS data shows that non-white directors now occupy ~50% more board seats at companies in the Russell 3000 stock index than in 2019.1 Corporate America has made demonstrable progress on diverse board representation. Yet, a new study released for Black History Month shows the world’s largest companies still have room to grow on effectively operationalizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) goals and driving measurable results.This press release features multimedia. View the fu

Open architecture data approach is core to Qontigo’s ESG strategy

V-SQUARE announces launch of V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF (VDNI)

Newmont Announces Proposed Offering of Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes

Keysight Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Third Year in a Row

Regulatory News:Led by Gecina (Paris:GFC), several urban and regional stakeholders are taking action to protect biodiversity and launching the Biodiversity Impulsion Group (BIG) program that combines applied research with collective actions. Coordinated by the Green Building Observatory (OID), BIG aims to develop a core framework of metrics tools and indicators with a view to defining and improving the biodiversity footprint of real estate projects, clarifying the choices of project owners and i

Joins “Business Ambition for 1.5˚C” campaign of the Science-Based Targets initiativeCommitment to achieve by 2030 at least 40% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and at least 10% reduction in Scope 3 emissions, on way to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

$5 billion bond is the largest of its kind from any sector and the first issued by a generic medicines companyThe bond is tied to targets that include improving access to medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

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General Mills Becomes First U.S. Investment Grade Consumer Packaged Goods Company to Execute a Sustainability-Linked Bond

Etelvina Martinez brings her ESG, executive compensation, and corporate governance expertise to Alliance Advisors’ growing Advisory Group.