Toyota pulls Olympic themed ads in Tokyo Games
Toyota will not air Olympic related commercials on Japanese TV during the Tokyo Games citing pandemic concerns. CEO Akio Toyoda will skip the opening ceremony while about 200 Toyota affiliated athletes compete. Toyota will continue to support its athletes amid a mixed public stance on the Games.
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Alliant's renewable energy use in Iowa jumps in 2020
Alliant Energy reports 43.8 percent of Iowa power sold in 2020 came from renewables, up from 26.5 percent in 2019. The company plans to plant 1 million trees in Iowa and Wisconsin, funded by shareholders, to aid net zero by 2050 and coal phaseout by 2040. Wind accounted for 35.42 percent and solar 0.08 percent of Iowa sales in 2020.
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Ben & Jerry's to halt sales in contested Israeli areas
Ben & Jerry's will stop selling in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, saying the territories conflict with its values. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called the move immoral and a potential business mistake, while Israel urged reversal. The license agreement in Israel will not be renewed when it expires next year. Unilever owns the company.
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Exxon Mobil names first outsider as CFO
Exxon Mobil will appoint Kathryn Mikells as chief financial officer, coming from Diageo where she held the same role. At 55 she becomes the first woman SVP in the inner circle and the first non oil or gas background executive to hold the post. She will replace retiring Andrew Swiger and join Aug. 9.
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