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In this episode, we welcome back to the show Alex Edmans, professor of finance at London Business School and author of May Contain Lies, to discuss data gaps, including ESG metrics, with co-host Andie Wood.
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Miguel Sossa, vice president and sustainability GTM lead for Capgemini Americas, joins co-host Andie Wood to discuss the role supply chains play within ESG. They explore the pragmatic approaches necessary to advance towards a more sustainable world.
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Sustainable forestry is an important component of our continued supply of wood products and building supplies. Our commitment to biodiversity also extends to many of the gardening products that we offer.
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In this episode of ESG Talk, host Andie Wood looks back on a conversation with Nadja Picard, partner and global reporting leader at PwC Germany. The duo explores how ESG reporting can drive operational change, the advantages of interoperability in standards, and the pivotal roles
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In this special crossover episode, ESG Talk and Off The Books dive into the long-awaited SEC climate disclosure rule. Jonathan Gregory of The Hershey Company and Alan Wilson of WilmerHale and hosts Mandi McReynolds, and Andie Wood discuss what the new requirements mean.
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Jeannie Renné-Malone, vice president of global sustainability for VF Corporation, and Tim Tensen, chief operating officer for Terra Genesis, join co-host Andie Wood to discuss regenerative agriculture and the transformative potential of their partnership in fueling innovation.
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Tensie Whelan, Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, and Jackie Murphy, former Managing Director of Edelman Purpose & Impact, join co-host Andie Wood to discuss a consumer brand study the two organizations partnered on around sustainability claims.
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2024 is the Year of the Dragon – the Wood Dragon, to be precise. This year the two-week-long Chinese New Year holiday begins on February 10, 2024, and U.S. Bank is celebrating across its footprint with employees, clients and communities.
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Mandi McReynolds, Steve Soter, Andie Wood, and Ernest Anunciacion are back to kick off the third season of ESG Talk. The group revisits thought-provoking conversations from season two — including insights on sustainability, regulation, and ESG reporting.
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New Holland Agriculture (brand of CNH) used more than 1,500 kilos of pine and eucalyptus wood to change the lives of 100 young people in vulnerable situations.
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International Paper sources the majority of its wood from the U.S. South where an estimated 1.8 million families privately own most of the forestland.
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ESG Talk hosts Mandi McReynolds, Steve Soter, Andie Wood, and Ernest Anunciacion come together for the first time in this special season finale. The group discusses key moments that shaped sustainability in 2023 and their predictions for 2024.
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced its Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Sustainability Award winners. The awards recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in paper and wood products manufacturing.
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In this quick chat, ESG Talk host Andie Wood provides an update on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards — new reporting rules companies will need to follow to comply with the CSRD — and explores their connection to the concept of double materiality.
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ESG Talk host Andie Wood discusses the final recommendations of the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and their connection to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Sourcing renewable raw materials and other resources, such as wood fiber, chemicals, fuel, manufactured parts and services.
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Climate change can impact our timberlands and operations in both negative and positive ways. Impacts are more likely to be opportunities, leveraging the benefits of forests and wood products as natural climate solutions.
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At Georgia-Pacific, we believe the potential for mass timber and Southern Yellow Pine in Georgia are exponential. We view mass timber as “the sexy calling card” of building with wood.
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In recent years, global demand for sustainable and responsibly sourced wood products has surged. To address this demand and demonstrate their commitment, major retailers such as Wayfair, Costco, H&M, The Home Depot, and Target have embraced third-party certifications.
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From the cell phone in your hand, to fostering education in Wood County, to the habitats we conserve—Chemours Washington Works plays an important role.
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Suncor’s Base Plant employees gathered for the blessing ceremony of two teepees raised on site. The teepees are a part of our teepee donation program in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo, fostering community connections and preserving Indigenous culture.
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PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Health Safety Thu, 08/24/2023 - 14:55 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body Safety is a core value at PotlatchDeltic. Our team members are our greatest asset, and we focus on their health and safety without compromise. Keeping team members and on-site contractors safe is critical to our success. Our health and safety commitment is implemented through our Corporate Conduct and Ethics Code, Environmental Health Safety Policy, Supplier Code of Conduct,
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Can ESG reporting transform operations and propel businesses forward? Nadja Picard, partner and global reporting leader at PwC Germany, and Workiva’s Andie Wood discuss reporting-led transformation and its impact on sustainability, uncovering the benefits of interoperability.
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Andie Wood, vice president of regulatory strategy at Workiva, shares a primer on the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), new ESG regulation adopted by the European Commission impacting thousands of companies worldwide.
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The Northern Offroad 4X4 Society has created a hub for racing enthusiasts in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo region, thanks to some incredible volunteers and strong community support.
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Inaugural Partnership With Hope For The Warriors Will Support Programs And Services For Military Families
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TimberTech by AZEK, one of the world’s leading brands for beautiful, sustainable, high-performance wood-alternative decking and outdoor living products, announced today that its Advanced PVC Decking line was named as a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2023 Sustainable Innovation Awards. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230427005558/en/ TIMBERTECH® ADVANCED PVC DECKING RECOGNIZED AS A WINNER IN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING’S 2023 SUSTA
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Dr. Karen P. West, ADEA President and CEO, was selected by Nonprofit HR as a 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalist.
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Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America, today announced an Earth Day initiative to give away five million pounds of recycled rubber mulch to charitable organizations within the next twelve months. This effort is part of Liberty Tire Recycling's ongoing commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. Working with its retail partners, Liberty will donate rubber mulch across the United States and Canada. Five million pounds of
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Mission Every One achieves $1.4 billion spend in 2022 to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all
Macy’s, Inc.’s social purpose platform dedicates $5 billion of its spend through 2025
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Merchant Q Sourcing Better Building Products Wed, 03/08/2023 - 10:45 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body Originally published on Built From Scratch Many home improvement projects involve a trip to the lumber aisle. After all, building materials are the backbone of the home improvement industry. For a lot of people, The Home Depot is synonymous with lumber. When they think of The Home Depot, they picture the big, orange, cantilevered racks stacked with wood products. After all, s
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CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. ("CEMEX") announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories, and Synhelion, which aims to decarbonize cement production. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230216005349/en/ Close-up of Synhelion’s solar receiver, which provides the necessary process heat to decarbonize clinker production. (Courtesy of
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Enviva Inc. (NYSE: EVA), the world’s leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, along with Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi (GSGMS), announced a collaborative partnership to assist the council with programs related to climate change, tree planting and conservation initiatives, and other STEM/natural resources-related education opportunities planned by the GSGMS and Enviva. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/202
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Appalachian Regional Commission are also part of the initial $19 million regional investment initiative.
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Georgia-Pacific’s wood products have been used in millions of homes, but never one quite like this. It’s being called the world’s first 100% biobased home printed on the world’s largest 3D printer, and Georgia-Pacific is proud to have played a part in the project.
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Outline grid work needed to maintain record-breaking reliability
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Support expansion of renewables and beneficial electrification
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Prioritize under-resourced communities, spur local job creation and investment
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PotlatchDeltic Corporation (Nasdaq: PCH) today announced it has established a 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions of 42 percent and a Scope 3 value chain GHG emissions reduction target of 25 percent from a 2021 baseline. The targets are in accordance with the non-FLAG Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to keep global temperature increases to less than 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels and a commitment letter will be submitted to SBTi
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Black Veatch: Four Ways To Increase Sustainability on Your Solar Projects Wed, 12/21/2022 - 09:30 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body OVERLAND PARK, Kan., December 21, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Solar projects are the fastest-growing source of renewable energy. Although solar modules produce clean energy, there’s still room for improvements in sustainability during procurement and construction. By focusing on these efforts at the very beginning, environmental impacts can be reduced to make
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In this regulatory wrap up on ESG Talk, host Mandi McReynolds is joined by two Workiva colleagues, Andromeda Wood, Vice President of Regulatory Strategy, and Steve Soter, Senior Industry Principal. Andie and Steve share their insights on ESG regulation in the EU and US, including CSRD and what they expect from the SEC.
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HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) announced today it has been recognized among the top ten of America’s Most Responsible Companies, ranking No. 6 on Newsweek's 2023 list of America's Most Responsible Companies. The annual recognition, acknowledging the top 500 most responsible companies in the United States across 14 industries, is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. “HNI is honored to be named among the top ten most responsible c
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AZEK to collect thredUP’s post-consumer plastic Clean Out Bags, process and turn them into new long-lived TimberTech® composite decking, advancing both companies’ ESG and recycling goals
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@MaryKayGlobal sustainability project focused on women and conservation was featured at the Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit in Singapore.
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Enviva recognized for securing sustainable growth for nearly two decades and its strong commitment and efforts toward the environment, sustainability, and climate change
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Battelle this week funded STEM classroom grants that will impact more than 65,000 Ohio students. This is the second school year for the awards, which are directed through the Ohio STEM Learning Network Classroom Grant Program. Battelle funded 223 projects in 163 public schools across the state. In total, $1,030,000 will reach students in one of every seven school districts (124) across 60 Ohio counties. “Every Ohio community should have access to the kind of quality STEM education that drives op
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Employees Team Up To Help Readers in Camden Tue, 11/22/2022 - 10:00 Type of Content Article Layout Media Gallery Body At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020, Senior Environmental Specialist Natale Cortellessa of PSE’s Environmental Projects Services team was driving through Camden when she noticed a long line of people on the sidewalk. “I thought it might be a food line, so I pulled over to see if this was something I could help with,” Cortellessa said. “It was actually the ‘Camd
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Yamaha Marine U.S. Business Unit will soon begin to use plant-derived cellulose nanofiber (CNF) reinforced resin in the production of specific watercraft parts. The CNF reinforced resin, developed through a collaborative agreement between Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. in Japan (“Yamaha Motor”) and Nippon Paper Industries Corporation, Ltd., represents what appears to be one of the world’s first practical use of sustainable material for watercraft parts.* This press release features multimedia. View the
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International Paper purchases approximately 52 million tons of virgin wood, approximately four million tons of fiber fuel and approximately five million tons of recovered fiber annually for our manufacturing.
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Georgia-Pacific Wins the American Forest Paper Association Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Innovation in Sustainability Award for Juno® Technology Wed, 11/30/2022 - 08:45 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body ATLANTA, November 30, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Georgia-Pacific is honored to be recognized with an Innovation in Sustainability award for Juno® Technology. The American Forest Paper Association (AF) announced its Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Sustainability Award wi
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SOURCE: International Paper Company DESCRIPTION:November 4, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The American Forest Paper Association (AFPA) today announced its Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Sustainability Award winners, which recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in the paper and wood products manufacturing industry. Five member companies were recognized for outstanding sustainability initiatives and International Paper was honored to receive a new award for Diversity, Equity and Inc
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The American Forest & Paper Association today announced its Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Sustainability Award winners, which recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in the paper and wood products manufacturing industry.