Diversity Management, News and Updates
A new analysis by the Global Carbon Project found that worldwide greenhouse emissions are projected to increase for the third year in a row in 2019. Total emissions are expected to increase by 0.6% from 2018 to 2019, breaking another record high with total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels…
A legal battle of epic proportions is brewing in California as it’s come to light that the Trump administration plans to revoke California’s long-standing right to set stricter air pollution standards for cars and light trucks, the Washington Post reported. It’s part of the president’s larger plans to undermine Obama-era…
The Hershey Company (a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company) and the government of Cte d’Ivoire have announced a new partnership to increase the company’s sourcing of cocoa processed in Cte d’Ivoire. They also agreed to expand Hershey’s successful Energize Learning initiative to Cte d’Ivoire, aiming to improve nutrition, increase school enrollment, attendance…
TD Bank Group (No. 38 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) has announced a set of initiatives to advance the low-carbon economy of the future. These initiatives include a target of CDN$100 billion in low-carbon lending, financing, asset management and other programs by 2030. TD is taking clear steps…
PwC is No. 4 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list. A new initiative to identify, fund and scale new ventures, partnerships and business models that harness Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies to transform how the world tackles environmental issues, was launched on Sept. 19 at the World…
Agriculture can play a significant role in helping to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to a recent scientific report. As part of Monsanto Company’s commitment to make its own operations carbon neutral by 2021, the company commissioned third-party expert ICF International to examine the potential for reducing GHG emissions…
Agriculture can play a significant role in helping to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to a recent scientific report. As part of Monsanto Company’s commitment to make its own operations carbon neutral by 2021, the company commissioned third-party expert ICF International to examine the potential for reducing GHG emissions…
The practice of environmental racism in Maryland is now reaching the legal system. The state is facing a civil rights lawsuit after approving plans to build a fifth power plant in the unincorporated town of Brandywine, a majority-Black town located in Prince George’s County that already struggles with problems related…