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Inclusion & Opportunity

Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership: Curiosity

See how pro bono builds curiosity, one of Deloitte's Six Traits of Inclusive Leadership, in this profile from Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay at Georgia-Pacific

March is Women’s History Month and today is International Women’s Day. They are both reminders to commemorate and celebrate the vital role of women in American history, our society and in our workplace.

Volunteering & Community

Dare to Dream, with Girl Rising and HP

​In her foreword to Girl Rising’s latest book, Dare to Dream, Priyanka Chopra Jonas emphasizes the power of self-belief in making dreams come true.

Philanthropy

The Ripple Effect of Ripple Foods is Powering Women Entrepreneurs through Whole Planet Foundation

Ripple Foods is a Platinum Sponsor of the Whole Planet Foundation International Women’s Day virtual event during Women’s History Month. Whole Planet Foundation is proud to be supported by The Ripple Effect!

Inclusion & Opportunity

The IVECO Factory in Madrid: Working for Ever Greater Social and Workforce Inclusivity

The creation of an inclusive environment in which diversity is valued, and where the entire workforce can realize their potential, is one of the principles by which IVECO, a commercial vehicles brand of CNH Industrial N.V., is governed.

Philanthropy

Truist Foundation Awards NCIA $2.8 Million Grant

Media & Communications

HACR Condemns Surge in Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans

Following escalating anti-Asian sentiment and violence across the country, the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) denounced recent attacks targeting Asian-Americans.

Corporate Responsibility

Alkermes Employee Strives to Make a Difference in Cancer Patients' Lives

Philanthropy

Campaign Spreads Hope

On Wednesday 10 March, KFC made a generous donation of 300 emergency food parcels to early childhood development centres (ECDCs) in Lavender Hill after the fast-food giant’s interest was sparked by an opinion piece posted in People’s Post.

Corporate Responsibility

Reuniting Families in China

Children and migrant workers often only see each other once or twice a year. VF’s Worker and Community Development (WCD) program set out to change that.

AI & Technology

Goodyear and Voyomotive Collaborate on Tire Intelligence for Vehicle Efficiency

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is collaborating with Voyomotive, a connected car technology company, to provide tire monitoring solutions for more efficient operation of vehicles in the United States.

Awards & Rankings

Dow Global Sustainability Director, Haley Lowry, Joining the World Economic Forum's 2021 Class

Congratulations to Haley Lowry, Dow global sustainability director, who is joining the World Economic Forum’s 2021 class with The Forum of Young Global Leaders.

AI & Technology

A Conversation About Qualcomm Wireless Reach With Hiram Lopez-Landin

Wireless Reach brings advanced wireless technologies to people and communities who need it most. These programs demonstrate pioneering uses of our Company’s mobile innovations to help drive human and economic progress in underserved areas globally.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Key Insights From BlackRock's Annual Letter to CEOs

The first few months of 2021 have been active with climate announcements by the White House, corporations and investors.

Health & Healthcare

Amid Pandemic and Unrest, Midwives Undeterred in Saving Lives in Conakry

“I am in Taouyah, in Gnariwada,” said Aïssatou Nènè Baldé, a CMC midwife, shortly after the election. “This is one of the areas of increased political tension. But I go out to work because women need me.”

Environment

BIER Stakeholder Spotlight: Scott Breen

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations. Learn how these practitioners and their companies are addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change, and what inspires each of them to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector and collectively, overall.

Socially Responsible Investing

Franklin Templeton Says EU SFDR Is 'Important Step' for Transparency

Franklin Templeton welcomes the new EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which is an important step in driving forward transparency and authenticity in how investors approach ESG and sustainability.

Corporate Responsibility

Arcos Dorados Incorporates ESG Indicators Into Its Executive Variable Compensation Policy

Becoming the first Latin American restaurant company to take this important step, further reinforcing the significance of ESG to the long-term sustainability of its business and stimulating shared responsibility for meeting its social and environmental commitments

AI & Technology

5G Open Innovation Lab Expands Global Reach, Market Impact with Third Batch of Fifteen Companies Selected to Participate in the Spring 2021 Program

The 5G Open Innovation Lab, a global applied innovation ecosystem for corporations, academia and government institutions, announced the selection of its third batch of companies to participate in the Spring 2021 program which launched this month.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

PINDO SA Earns PEFC Chain of Custody Certification, Assessed by SCS Global Services

SCS Global Services (SCS), a global third-party certification body, announced today that PINDÓ SA, a family-owned agro-forestry industrial company located in Misiones, Argentina, has obtained PEFC Chain of Custody Certification (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) for its sawmill and its energy plant, which generates electric power from forest biomass.

Awards & Rankings

Cerro Verde, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Wins Award for Cultural Conservation

The Provincial Municipality of Arequipa in Peru presented Cerro Verde with an award for its commitment to art and cultural conservation during a ceremony celebrating the city's historic center and its 20th anniversary as a World Cultural Heritage of Humanity site.

Environment

Recycling During a Pandemic: One Year Later

As we reflect on a full year of COVID-19, it is obvious that our lives have been changed immeasurably, and business across the board has shifted to meet the demands of the “new normal.”

Philanthropy

Northern Trust Closes on $13 Million Investment to Support Homeless in Denver

Working with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), Northern Trust has invested a total of $13.2 million in equity to finance medical respite and housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Energy & Infrastructure

4 Sustainability Issues for Business and Government

Key takeaways from Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable Investing Summit illustrate how companies, investors and governments can pursue systemic solutions to interrelated sustainability problems.

Corporate Responsibility

Milwaukee's WTMJ-4 News Highlights Rockwell's Benefits for Working Families

Becky House, senior vice president and chief people and legal officer at Rockwell Automation has been instrumental in helping to reevaluate and shape how the company supports working parents during the pandemic.

Latest Campaigns

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

IWBI | Environment, Social, Governance

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility