Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is more than a buzzword. ESG has gained increasing traction globally as a way to gauge an organization’s profitability, environmental sustainability, and social impact.
Source: Building.Ca Vancity, Vancouver’s savings credit union, has launched its new Non-Profit Housing Retrofit Program to support climate-ready affordable housing. […]
Reducing a credit union’s carbon footprint and increasing its business results through sustainability efforts are all about setting goals that make a difference—plus taking one key step—contends United Nations FCU.
Following natural disasters, credit unions traditionally step in to help members regain their footing through low-interest loans, lines of credit and other emergency initiatives. But the same climate risks can affect the credit unions as well.
United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) today published its 2021 Impact Report, detailing strong progress on corporate social responsibility (CSR). UNFCU demonstrated direct action on 14 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In case you missed it, you can watch the first United in Sustainability Network of 2022 on YouTube!
11 Cares partner, Clearview Federal Credit Union is hosting free, contactless Shred Day events at several of their financial centers in honor of Earth Day.
Celebrate Earth Day with some recycled best practices featured previously on CreditUnions.com
Since its inaugural credit union sustainability summit at UN headquarters in 2018, the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) established a movement. The United in Sustainability (UIS) Credit Union Network is a platform for ongoing engagement on climate resiliency and socio-economic equality.
UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the "dangerous and widespread disruptions” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming.