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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Black & Veatch's Julie Eiter Selected for Society of American Military Engineers' Leadership Development Program

Black & Veatch proudly announces that licensed mechanical engineer Julie Eiter of the company’s federal business has been accepted to the Society of American Military Engineers’ (SAME) inaugural national leadership development program.

Education

AAUW: 2020 Summary Report Tech Trek Wearable Tech STEM Camp

In partnership with Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) offered a virtual Wearable Tech Trek.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Opens Benchmark for Social Compliance Schemes in Fishing, Agriculture and Aquaculture Sectors

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has today opened its social benchmark to the fishing, agriculture and land-based aquaculture sectors with the launch of benchmark requirements for its new At-Sea Operations and Primary Production scopes.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Named Top 50 Most Innovative Company by Boston Consulting Group - Inside Our Innovation-Led Strategy for Transformation

Becoming an innovative company doesn’t just happen. It’s the product of carefully and thoughtfully-designed strategy, creating operational systems and processes that support it, and establishing a culture that fosters challenging the status quo.

Diversity & Inclusion

Beyond the Field with Tua Tagovailoa

As an official retail bank of @NFL, @TruistNews partnered with @Tua to break it all down -- from his game day routine, to his Samoan heritage, to the Tua Foundation and beyond. #BeyondTheField.

Environment

Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers Boost Sustainability and the Bottom Line

Today’s yield demands and sustainability initiatives have required a shift in how growers use fertilizer products and technologies. Nutrient stewardship is the starting point for improving crop productivity while protecting the environment.

Health & Healthcare

Supporting India Through the COVID Crisis

The spike in coronavirus cases in India is the worst in the world right now. Currently, the country is battling more than 412,000 active cases of COVID-19, with states like Maharashtra, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh getting hit the hardest.

Education

Box Tops for Education Partners With Black Men Teach

Over the next 4 years, Box Tops will provide $500,000 to fund scholarships, loan forgiveness & programming to help the organization’s mission of increasing the number of Black male teachers in their 8 Minneapolis-area partner schools to 20% by 2025.

Diversity & Inclusion

Being Asian in the Time of COVID-19

Open, candid conversations about diversity and inclusion in our society and workplace must continue in order to support the fight for equality. Thankfully, these conversations continue to take place across Bloomberg, in various forms and forums.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Transparency and Accountability Are Critical to Drive Meaningful Climate Action

Climate change is one of the most far reaching and critical challenges of our time, and this coming decade will prove decisive. HP supports the move by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to consider climate change disclosure rules as part of its integrated disclosure system.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Named One of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2021

FedEx, with close to 700 aircraft, benefited from the lockdown home-delivery bump with record quarterly earnings, partly by picking up slack from canceled flights. In December, the company also delivered the first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CGF End-to-End Value Chain Newsletter - Q1 2021

Check out the latest updates from our End-to-End Value Chain initiative at The Consumer Goods Forum.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Supports No Barriers Global Impact Challenge to Inspire Student Innovation

Arrow Electronics is supporting the No Barriers Global Impact Challenge, an annual competition that challenges middle and high school students worldwide to address a critical barrier that matters to them.

Social Impact & Volunteering

LG Experience Happiness Celebrated National Teachers' Day

In recognition of National Teachers' Day, LG Experience Happiness and "The Happiness League" honors superhero teachers across the US delivering sustainable happiness skills to America's youth.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bloomberg Continues Progress Towards Net Zero Emissions by 2025, According to Annual Impact Report

Bloomberg LP continues to make progress towards its commitment to net-zero emissions by 2025, according to the company’s 2020 Impact Report.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Active-duty Military Spouse Shares Her Home Depot Story

During Military Appreciation Month, we’re honored to spotlight the brave service members and military family members who bring their expertise, knowledge and dedication into our workplace.

Sustainable Development Goals

ESG Ratings: Naive Hubris or a Practical Solution for Investors Seeking Responsible Outcomes?

It may come as some surprise that sustainable investing turned a corner as the Covid-19 pandemic upturned the world and played havoc with financial markets.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Ranked #23 on DiversityInc's 2021 Top 50 Companies for Diversity

In recognition of its continued commitment to and advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, KeyBank has earned the #23 place on the 2021 DiversityInc “Top 50 Companies for Diversity” list, improving 12 spots from #35 in 2020.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet the Hiring Manager: Bill de Dufour — Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, VMware

Learn about our hiring managers’ career paths and what they look for in candidates during the interview process.

Innovation & Technology

Cummins Is Demonstrating the Potential to Use Hydrogen to Store Other Forms of Renewable Energy

Global power leader Cummins is working on three projects that use hydrogen production as a means to store renewable energy, a key issue for proponents of wind, solar and other low-carbon renewable energy sources.

Environment

EarthX Environmental Justice – Houston

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 73 million Americans live within three miles of a hazardous pollution site that could be harming their local environment and their health.

Events, Media & Communications

26 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Mobilized Through Global Citizen's Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World From Governments, Philanthropists & The Private Sector Plus an Additional $302M for Medical Tools Through the Act-Accelerator

International advocacy organization Global Citizen tonight announced that the VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World campaign helped mobilize over 26 million COVID-19 vaccine doses and $302 million to the ACT-Accelerator to provide equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests, treatments and other medical tools to the world’s most marginalized communities and healthcare workers on the frontlines.

Research, Reports & Publications

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: ESG Strategy and Governance

Our dedication to serving others starts with our leadership. Jim Hagedorn, our CEO and chairman of the board, shares a lifelong passion and commitment to the lawn and garden industry.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Diversity Council Announces Participating Companies in the NDC Index

The National Diversity Council announced today the 37 companies that participated in the 2021 NDC Index and, among them, the first company to make the Best U.S. Companies for Diversity list.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Helping California Small Business Owners Make a Way During the Pandemic

Helping California small business owners make a way during the pandemic. Through its Open for Business Fund and the Paycheck Protection Program, Wells Fargo is continuing to support small businesses in California with the capital and resources they need to make a way to stay open, day after day.

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