Day: 9 February 2023

Report Evaluates Progress on Plastic Footprints for Several of the World’s Biggest Brands

Stuart Mitchell

The World Wildlife Fund’s ReSource: Plastic program released its third annual public report, Transparent 2022, revealing how some of the world’s largest brands are measuring up to their commitments to tackle the plastic waste crisis.    Examining the plastic footprints of ReSource Members Amcor, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Keurig Dr Pepper, McDonald’s Corporation, Procter & Gamble, Starbucks, and The Coca-Cola Company, the report reviewed progress from 2020 to 2021. Transparent 2022 also includes baseline data for CVS Health, a new Member this year. Among the year-over-year findings for legacy Members were…

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Pacific Life Foundation to Invest $2.5 Million to Improve Ocean Health

Stuart Mitchell

The Pacific Life Foundation has announced a five-year $2.5 million commitment to invest in national and local ocean health focused nonprofit organizations. The Nature Conservancy, Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, and World Wildlife Fund will each receive $500,000 over a five-year period. An additional $100,000 will be invested annually in local and regional ocean health focused charitable efforts. The Pacific Life Foundation has provided more than $17.1 million in grants that have directly supported ocean health and the conservation of marine mammal life. “We are passionate about doing our part to ensure…

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Strive Launches ESG Transparency Campaign for Financial Advisors

Stuart Mitchell

Strive Asset Management (Strive) has launched its financial education campaign – 5 Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor – to further educate everyday investors about where exactly their money is going in the new year. Millions of everyday investors entrust their money to wealth managers, 401k plan administrators, and pension funds – yet many don’t know that their stock portfolios or retirement funds could be unintentionally fueling political activism across corporate America through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and shareholder voting practices. Without financial transparency, investors run the risk…

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CNH Industrial presents first electric tractor prototype with autonomous features

Stuart Mitchell

CNH Industrial revealed the New Holland T4 Electric Power – the industry’s first all-electric light utility tractor prototype with autonomous features – at its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. A concentrated effort between our team of experts in the USA (Burr Ridge, Detroit) and Italy (Modena) was able to halve this prototype’s development time thanks to collaboration with our strategic partner Monarch Tractor – an electrified Ag innovator based in California, USA. Our expertise and resources, in conjunction with Monarch’s disruptive technology, made this world-first result possible. This product…

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Sofidel Cuts Its Emissions Also With Its New Regina Commercial in Italy

Stuart Mitchell

Sofidel, one of the global leading manufacturers of tissue paper for hygienic and domestic use, is strongly committed to a transition path to a low-carbon economy. This is the case not only in terms of the purchase of energy from renewable sources for industrial production (a recent example, among others, is the agreement signed in Italy with RWE Renewables for the production and supply of wind power and which, one year after the agreement, has already enabled the Group to “produce with wind” the equivalent of almost 150 million rolls…

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