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Bacardi Recognized by Forbes for Championing Women

Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

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Baker Hughes Foundation Donates New Delivery Van to Kids’ Meals

Baker Hughes Energy Services LLC

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Innovation & Technology

Watch: Stay Safer at Home with PowerHouse Lighting from Alliant Energy

Staying #SaferatHome also means using more energy. These lighting tips from PowerHouseTV host Megan Turner can help you reduce your usage during these uncertain times.

Research, Reports & Publications

The Mosaic Company Announces 2025 Global Sustainability Targets

Aligned to our focus areas of People, Environment, Society and Company, the targets support our company’s broad thinking about sustainability.

Education

Curiosity Labs™ at Home: Elephant Toothpaste

Are you interested in chemical reactions? Check this video out to learn how to make an “elephant” sized reaction.

Sustainable Development Goals

Verizon Joins Amazon and Global Optimism in Signing The Climate Pledge

Today, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) announced it has joined The Climate Pledge - the commitment co-founded by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Global Optimism to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early.

Sustainable Development Goals

Heads of State Join CEOs and UN Chiefs at Largest-ever UN Convening of Global Business Leaders

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Presidents of Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica and Ethiopia joined the President of the UN General Assembly and UN Secretary-General alongside dozens of Chief Executive Officers and UN chiefs

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2020

Notably, Intel has made the 100 Best Corporate Citizens each year since 2009 and is the only company in the Russell 1000 to make the top 10 every year since 2012.

Events, Media & Communications

U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series Webinar | Rebuilding Our Communities: Small Businesses

Small businesses are often described as the backbone of our communities, but what does their path forward look like in the wake of our current crises?

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainability Reporting and ESG Engagement Europe Is Here

Covid-19, the climate crisis and social inequalities are critical issues that businesses are being tasked to help address.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning Earns No. 1 Ranking on 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for Second Year in a Row

“We are honored to earn the top spot again this year on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Chambers. “Our people and our products make the world a better place, and this distinction recognizes the work our 19,000 employees do every day to bring our purpose to life.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NortonLifeLock Ranked Among 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2020

NortonLifeLock’s commitment to corporate responsibility is a critical anchor of the company’s mission and operating philosophy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Named To 100 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking

This is Stanley Black & Decker’s first appearance on the list, with the company ranking #45 overall and #6 in the Capital Goods Industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

From Program to Possibility: Elieth de los Angeles Martinez, Production Coordinator at Gildan

Over the years, Elieth has participated in a range of programs at Gildan designed for personal and professional development. Today, she reveals how these initiatives have made their mark on her life.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

UPS Longitudes | Supplier Diversity Will Help Businesses Large and Small Recover From Pandemic

After ensuring Americans’ health, economic recovery will be next on the to-do list. Access to financing will play a huge role but so, too, will access to customers and vendors.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Mills Named to 3BL Media's 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2020

For the third consecutive year, General Mills received the top ranking amongst its food and beverage peers for its actions, and third in the overall rankings.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

3BL Media Announces 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2020

3BL Media announced today its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance amongst the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Diversity & Inclusion

Why You and Your Business Need to Tackle the Hard Work of Change

Many headlines have called COVID-19 an unprecedented event of human history. That’s not true. As humans have spread across the planet, so have infectious diseases. Even in this modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant

Health & Healthcare

Shakira Just Asked Justin Trudeau to Step Up Funding for COVID-19 Tests, Vaccines, and Treatments

Colombian superstar Shakira tweeted at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday calling for increased support for tests, vaccines, and treatments against COVID-19, specifically to ensure an equitable response worldwide.

Energy

Schneider Electric Receives the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label Award for Profitable Environmental Protection

Schneider Electric today announced that it has been awarded the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label for its EcoStruxure™ Microgrid Advisor and NEO Network™ solutions from the Solar Impulse Foundation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Leveraging Sustainable Fashion to Achieve Economic Self-Sufficiency

In the face of COVID-19, Custom Collaborative, a workforce development nonprofit, partnered with virtual volunteers from S&P Global for a data management project to help the nonprofit better support women from low-income and immigrant communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Releases Living Progress Report

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today released its annual Living Progress Report for fiscal year 2019, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to being a force for good by equipping customers with sustainable technology solutions, upholding HPE’s own high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards across its value chain, and prioritizing company culture to fuel business outcomes.

Innovation & Technology

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Announce 2020 Making for Good Challenge Winners

The annual challenge builds upon a Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education educational program – Innovation Generation – igniting, engaging, and empowering students to become makers through no-cost dynamic digital resources.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Boarded-Up Storefronts Get Transformed Into Matisse-Like Exhibits

Proceeds from the Mural Project here in New York City will benefit City Meals on Wheels and Feeding America, and the murals themselves will remain up at the discretion of each retailer.

Education

Building Distance Learning Essentials with Corrugated

With millions of students across the country forced to shift to study at home, the race is on to get essential resources to those without access.

Innovation & Technology

Cybersecurity Across the Product Lifecyle is Essential to Minimizing Security Breaches

Cybersecurity is on everyone’s mind. Almost daily, you hear about product vulnerabilities that lead to breaches in some company’s security.

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