ESG News For Indonesia, Republic of

Funding allows for expansion of labs, teams, and additional species candidates for de-extinction

First Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report enhances transparency and accountabilityCompany advances sustainability across its products, operations and value chain as part of its Healthy Lives MissionProgress includes reducing Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions1, 2, 3 by 26% since 2020 and increasing renewable electricity4 usage to 65% of its electricity usage

Increased colleague-reported volunteer work by 81% to 16,611 hoursThrough $8.3 million in grants, the Zoetis Foundation supported 28 initiatives impacting 19 countries to advance opportunities for veterinarians and livestock farmers through education, well-being, and livelihood initiativesBrought to market innovative diagnostics, vaccines and parasiticides to support livestock producers’ animal health and productivity goalsMore than 30% of the company’s total electricity use was supplied by renewable sources which includes on-site solar arrays installed at seven facilities – moving Zoetis toward its goal to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030Replaced plastic with paperboard for rabies vaccine packaging at a key manufacturing site, cutting PVC plastic use by 8.0 metric tons and overall packaging by an estimated 2.5 metric tons annually

Report on Implementation of New Biodiversity, Respect for Human Rights and DE&I Initiatives, Improved Traceability for Palm Oil Procurement, and Impact of ESG Activities on Financial Results and Business Growth

Sustainable Investing Challenge brings together future leaders addressing critical sustainability issues through innovative financial solutionsUniversity of Utah's David Eccles School of Business awarded top prize for proposal to save Utah’s Great Salt LakeSecond- and third-place prizes awarded to students from the University of Navarra’s IESE Business School and Columbia Business School

The extended partnership is part of Kraft Heinz’s aspiration to help alleviate global hunger

21,000 entries submitted by professionals and amateurs from every continent.Concrete in Life Photo of Year from Mexico wins $10,000 top prize.More than 100 outstanding images from last five years of competition run by the GCCA go on display for first time at Brunswick Art Gallery in London.

ADM contributes $1 million to support Water.org programming in Latin America and Southeast Asia

Building on GE HealthCare’s legacy in medical technology, the GE HealthCare Foundation will advance equitable access to precision healthcare with an initial focus on improving maternal health outcomes globally

CDP has included Kao in its prestigious ‘A List’ across three categories for the fourth year in a row.

Plastic Collective, a leading social enterprise focused on solving the plastic waste epidemic, is pleased to announce it will receive funding through an innovative and transformational sustainable development outcome bond, issued by The World Bank, for two plastic waste collection and recycling projects in Ghana and Indonesia. World Bank press release.This innovative bond provides investors a financial return linked to Plastic Waste Collection Credits, Plastic Waste Recycling Credits (collective

The Recording Academy® and Clive Davis Will Host the Gala on Sat, Feb. 3, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton

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

50 organizations granted a total of $25 million to pilot or expand catalytic solutions to improve food security globally

Semifinalists for the third annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge have been announced as 38 teams will now vie for a part of $1M.

33 finalists selected from 5,213 submissions across 163 countriesFinalists are championing impactful climate action and supporting clean energy, water, food, and healthcare access

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.

Today, Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 9640, hereafter “Saison Information Systems”) is proud to announce that it donated 1% of its operating income to several nonprofits that are aligned with its mission and corporate materiality. This year, the total gift amount is USD $153,000, and this is the first time it has made corporate donations with the goal of accelerating its mission-driven management practices towards a more sustainable society.Saison Information Systems is integrating

BTS GROUP AB (publ.) - Rosie Connor, Founder of BTS’s social impact, non-profit practice BTS Spark, has been named in The Educator Magazine’s list of “The Best Educators in Australia Influencing Culture and Reform,” within the category “Most Influential Educators 2023.”This recognition is a testament to Connor’s tireless efforts enabling school leaders across the globe to fulfil their potential as confident and resourceful leaders of the school communities they serve. From the helm of BTS Spark,

Expansion of AZ Forest programme raises commitment to plant 200 million trees across six continents by 2030New reforestation projects in Brazil, India, Vietnam, Ghana and Rwanda in addition to existing projects including in Australia and Indonesia

J&J Green Paper and Sintesa Group join forces to produce eco-friendly paper coating, replacing plastic waste.

@MaryKayGlobal celebrates Ocean’s Week by reaffirming its decades-long partnership with The Nature Conservancy to support ocean conservation and coral reef protection.

Watts Water Technologies Publishes its 2022 Sustainability Report

Release of Results of Activities for the Three Kao Commitments, Analysis of the Relationship between Kao’s Business and Biodiversity, and Progress on Targets Based on the Findings of an Employee Engagement Survey

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), together with Manila-based think tank, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), and civil society organisations across Southeast Asia, backed by the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines, called for urgent and significant delivery of Paris climate commitments to help communities, especially the most vulnerable, survive and thrive amid the climate crisis.“As a climate vulnerable region, adaptation remains our respons

First new herbicide with a novel mode of action in over three decades set to be a game-changer for millions of rice farmers

As the voluntary carbon market continues to see exponential growth, an important aspect of carbon project quality is how projects create social benefits beyond emission reductions - that is, how carbon finance transforms a local community. This is what Cool Effect calls The Good on the Ground.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230509005099/en/A group of workers plant mangroves along the Bay of Bengal through a shoreline re

Grassroots award recognizes activists from Zambia, Indonesia, Turkey, Finland, Brazil, and the United StatesLive ceremonies to take place on April 24 in San Francisco and April 26 in Washington, DC

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) today announced the publication of its 2022 Annual Report on Sustainability detailing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance during the year. This report marks FCX’s 22nd year of reporting on its sustainability progress. FCX has a long history of robust ESG programs and strives to embrace evolving stakeholder expectations and best practices.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/h

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

Cepsa Química launches the world's first linear alkylbenzene (LAB) made from renewable materialNextLab-R makes it possible to obtain a sustainable laundry detergent with outstanding performanceThe new NextLab keeps the same efficiency and outstanding performance as the fossil-based LAB but with a much lower carbon footprintNextLab achieves more sustainable detergents without changing the formulation

The company’s renewable energy portfolio now totals more than 20 GW and will generate enough clean energy to power 5.3 million homes in the U.S.Amazon’s renewable energy purchases last year brought it closer to powering its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of its original target

Being included in this selection reassures us that we are taking the right steps to realize a sustainable lifestyle for each and every consumer. We must take certain and urgent action across society to tackle climate change.

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

World’s leading cloud provider announces new replenishment projects in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States to bring much needed clean water to communities around the world

@MaryKayGlobal recognized in TNC's 2022 Global Reefs Impact Report

Mary Kay Inc., a global advocate for corporate sustainability and stewardship, recently joined the UN Global Compact’s Ocean Stewardship Coalition—an effort to bring together the private sector alongside UN agencies, academia, governments and non-governmental organizations to address biodiversity and climate change through a focus on ocean health.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221018005127/en/Deborah Gibbins, Mary Kay’

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

Join AHF virtually for a C20 Side Event – A Global Public Health Convention for the 21st Century on Oct. 5, 2022, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. (WITA or UTC +8)Click here to register

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

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) today announced the publication of its updated Climate Report, which outlines FCX’s ongoing initiatives to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve energy efficiency, evaluate and integrate the use of lower carbon and renewable energy sources and enhance its resilience to future climate-related risks.Richard C. Adkerson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Freeport aspires to participate in — and positively contribute to — a 2050 net zero econ

Amazon to help launch one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and climate, bringing lasting water access for 100 million people across Asia, Africa, and Latin AmericaCompany will also donate $10 million to progress Water.org efforts to provide 1 million people with access to clean water by 2025

Amazon to help launch one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and climate, bringing lasting water access for 100 million people across Asia, Africa, and Latin AmericaCompany will also donate $10 million to progress Water.org efforts to provide 1 million people with access to clean water by 2025

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

A portion of retail sales from select Mattel products will support Save the Children’s rural education programs*

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

Eastman Exports, TTCU, AFWA, and GLJ – ILRF, along with H&M Group, announce the Dindigul Agreement to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence and Harassment.

Surge for Water, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Chicago and Dubai, invests in communities with safe water, sanitation, hygiene solutions and menstrual health solutions, and is partnering with the business community across the US & UAE, to recognize World Water Day.World Water Day is an international recognized day that celebrates water and raises awareness of the two billion people living without access to safe water.Earlier this year, Surge launched the “Companies That Give Back” campaign to ensure

Artist Edgar Plans with Exile Content Studio, along with their innovative “Lil Heroes” NFT collection, have committed to donate $83,000 to Project Hiu to support shark conservation and fishing communities in Indonesia, it was announced today by Exile Content Studio.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220224006120/en/“I have always been passionate about finding ways to inspire, educate and communicate through engaging art,”