30 companies and institutional investors have signed up to the UN Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles committing to take action to secure a healthy and productive ocean. The signatories to the principles include the container ship and supply vessel operator A.P. Møller – Mærsk, food and beverage company PepsiCo, and Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages one of the world’s largest funds with over US$ 1 trillion in assets. “The rapid deterioration of ocean health, which deeply affects biodiversity, coastal communities and the health of the planet, must be urgently addressed,” said Lise Kingo,…
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T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation to Donate $1 Million and Volunteer Hours to More Than 120 Nonprofits Through Regional Grants Program
As further proof of the Un-carrier’s ongoing commitment to create positive change in the communities it serves every day, T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation announced they are distributing a total of $1 million in funding this year to more than 120 nonprofits across the United States including Puerto Rico through their second-annual Regional Grants Program. The best part: T-Mobile’s frontline retail and customer care employee teams are at the center of the program, choosing the grant recipients in their areas. Teams are also providing those nonprofits hands-on volunteer support at…
Read MoreThe Arbor Day Foundation and International Paper to Continue Partnership to Reforest Communities
The Arbor Day Foundation and International Paper will continue their partnership to plant trees in forests and communities across the country. International Paper— one of the world’s leading producers of renewable, fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper— is one of 17 founding members of the Foundation’s Evergreen Alliance, a group of corporate partners committed to helping the Foundation plant 100 million trees in forests and communities worldwide by 2022 as part of the Time for Trees®. The Time for Trees initiative launched by the Arbor Day Foundation in early 2019, leverages trees as a simple, natural climate…
Read MoreKeep America Beautiful Partners With Earth Day Network on 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful® and Earth Day Network, the global coordinator of Earth Day, today announced a partnership to promote the iconic organizations’ respective missions to keep America – and the world – clean, green, and beautiful as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22, 2020) approaches. The organizations will promote participation in each other’s signature volunteer engagement events – the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup® and Earth Day Network’s Great Global Cleanup™ – as well as promote the 50th anniversary of Earth Day to each organization’s respective network of partners, affiliates, and volunteers.…
Read MoreUnited Airlines Pledges $40 Million To Further Decarbonize Commercial Air Travel
United Airlines has further strengthened its reputation as an aviation industry leader in environmental sustainability by committing $40 million toward a new investment vehicle focused on accelerating the development of sustainable aviation fuels and other decarbonization technologies. The carrier, which earlier this year agreed to purchase up to 10 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel over the next two years, will look to collaborate with other environmentally conscious partners on this extraordinary initiative. Among all airlines around the world, United holds more than 50% of all publicly announced purchase commitments to…
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