In a recently released video message, HRH The Prince of Wales announces Your Palace to Palace, an event this September that will help raise vital funds for the UK’s leading youth charity The Prince’s Trust. Thousands of cyclists and walkers across the UK will take part in Your Palace to Palace, supported by Magic Radio, from 20th to 26th September to support the charity started by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1976. Walkers and cyclists are invited to complete a distance they are proud of, wherever they are in…
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Kimberly-Clark Canada Joins the Canada Plastics Pact and Reinforces Commitment to Plastics Footprint Reduction
Reinforcing its commitment to address the social and environmental challenges of the next decade, Kimberly-Clark announced its participation in the Canada Plastics Pact. Kimberly-Clark knows that strategic partnerships are critical to unlocking new opportunities for sustainability, innovation and growth across its value chain. More importantly, consumers of its trusted brands, including Kleenex®, Huggies®, Pull-Ups® and Depend®, want more sustainable options. “The Canada Plastics Pact is a unique platform for collaboration to help identify roadblocks in the market and identify scalable solutions,” said Todd Fisher, General Manager of Kimberly-Clark Canada. “Kimberly-Clark…
Read MoreLenovo Foundation Partners With Solve Education! To Support STEM Education Through Gamification
Lenovo Foundation, the charitable and philanthropic arm of Lenovo, recently established a global partnership with Solve Education! – a non-profit EdTech organization that aims to provide everyone with access to quality and effective education. Known for its flagship product and educational game, Dawn of Civilization (DoC), a city-building game with multiple subjects and embedded mini-games, Solve Education! seeks to improve the learning experience of students across the world through gamification. Lenovo Foundation’s core focus areas is to advance STEM education, so the opportunity to team up with Solve Education! made complete sense.…
Read MorePrincipal Financial Group® Issues $600 Million Sustainability Bond
Principal Financial Group® issued its first sustainability bond on August 16 in the amount of $600 million as part of the company’s commitment to integrating and advancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and initiatives in its organization and operations. “Principal® is committed to being sustainable in our actions and solutions, and intentional in how we’re making progress toward our purpose,” said Deanna Strable, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Principal Financial Group. “The issuance of a sustainability bond gives us an additional pathway to stimulate positive change…
Read More3M Joins Water Resilience Coalition
3M has announced it is joining the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC), taking one more step forward in the company’s ongoing commitment to help the nearly two billion people worldwide living in water-stressed and water-scarce communities. “3M is proactively applying our science and innovation to improve the water supply used in our operations and the communities we serve,” said Mike Roman, 3M CEO. “We are committed to sharing our expertise on global water solutions, and our participation in the WRC will expand and amplify our efforts.” By joining the WRC leadership…
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