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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Regions Bank Named Military Friendly® Employer for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Regions Bank on Friday announced it has been designated as a 2024 Military Friendly® Employer by Military Friendly®, an organization that measures the commitment of companies to create professional opportunities that leverage military experience.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whole Planet Foundation Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Honorees

Whole Planet Foundation’s Hall of Fame recognizes the volunteers, fundraisers, supporters and microfinance partners who have gone above and beyond to help us reach more entrepreneurs living in poverty.

Innovation & Technology

How Small Business Entrepreneurs Can Level Up With AI

GoDaddy thinks GenAI has democratized access to this information, and by using this technology, small businesses now have a resource that provides them with precise information collected from vast amounts of data that they can use to propel their business forward.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Scotland Women in Technology Awards 2023 Winners Revealed

Scotland’s women in technology and diversity champions were celebrated at a prestigious awards ceremony in Glasgow, compèred by STV’s Laura Boyd.

Research, Reports & Publications

G&A Institute’s New Research Shows Big Jump in Sustainability Reporting by Mid-Cap U.S. Public Companies in 2022

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. (G&A), a leading consulting and research firm on corporate sustainability and ESG, today announced the findings of its 2023 Sustainability Reporting in Focus research on companies in the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 1000® Index.

Diversity & Inclusion

Wesco Joins DOD SkillBridge Program for Active Military

Wesco, a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, has joined the Department of Defense (DOD) SkillBridge program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainable Apparel Coalition CEO Transition Announced

Today, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) announced its CEO, Amina Razvi, will leave the organization as of December 29, 2023.

Innovation & Technology

Ray of Hope Prize® Awarded to Sparxell for Plant-Based Alternative to Toxic Colorants

The Biomimicry Institute has awarded the 2023 Ray of Hope Prize® to Sparxell, a UK-based startup creating the next generation of colors and effects with vibrant, metal-like pigments, all from plant-based cellulose.

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank Honors Local Entrepreneur at Annual Key4Women Awards in Syracuse, NY

KeyBank’s Key4Women Syracuse Chapter held its annual awards breakfast on Thursday October 19th at Bellevue Country Club. Susan Crossett, President and CEO of CPS Recruitment, a certified Women Owned Business, was the keynote speaker.

Sustainable Development Goals

Global Water Challenge and the Starbucks Foundation To Improve Water Access and Boost Community Livelihoods in Tanzania Under New Collaboration

Today, The Starbucks Foundation and Global Water Challenge (GWC) inaugurated the second phase of the WASH & Women Empowerment (WAWE) project in Tanzania, East Africa, marking the expansion of activities of their collaboration which started in 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CFE Fund and the Wells Fargo Foundation Expand Bank On Fellowship to Connect Unbanked Households to Safe Banking, Build Financial Stability

CFE Fund announced today $1 million in funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation to expand the Bank On Fellowship program to a fourth cohort and work to expand banking access for unbanked residents living in Arizona, California, Ohio, Kentucky, Louisiana, and New Mexico.

Diversity & Inclusion

Yum! Brand’s Women Leaders Represent at the Women’s Foodservice Forum

We're incredibly proud of the representation of our brand leaders at the Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) Leadership Development Workshops in Orange County and Dallas last month.

Energy

Latest Top500 List Highlights Several World’s Fastest and Most Efficient Supercomputers Powered by AMD

AMD now powers 140 supercomputers on the latest Top500 list representing a 39% year-over-year increase. Additionally, AMD powers eight of the top ten most energy efficient supercomputers in the world based on the latest Green500 list.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pizza Hut China Partners With Beijing Aita Animal Protection Foundation To Promote Stray Animal Caring and Adoption

For the second consecutive year, Pizza Hut China has teamed up with the Beijing Aita Animal Protection Foundation, known in Chinese as "Tajijin."

Events, Media & Communications

Arthur Nkusi, Ariel Wayz, Azziad Nasenya, DJ Toxxyk, Jackie Lumbasi, and Sherrie Silver Join the Move Afrika: Rwanda Lineup With More Artists To Be Announced

The event will feature a citizen-led advocacy campaign calling for urgent action and bold commitments from world leaders on major issues across the continent.

Health & Healthcare

kate spade new york and the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Bring the First-of-Its-Kind “She Care Wellness Pods” to a Second HBCU Campus

The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) and kate spade new york proudly announce the expansion of their joint program, the “She Care Wellness Pods”, which aims to reach over 25,000 Black women on HBCU campuses with frontline mental wellness care.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Carton Council and Kelly Green Products Announce Fully Commissioned End Market for Cartons

The Carton Council and Kelly Green Products announced today that the Kelly Green Products manufacturing facility in Connecticut is now fully operational, recycling food and beverage cartons 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sysco Launches First Ever Global Purpose Month

We are excited to launch Sysco’s first ever Global Purpose Month in November to mobilize colleagues around the world in connecting the world to share food and care for one another.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cisco Networking Academy Helps Veterans With Career Transition Programs

We’re proud that Cisco Networking Academy partners with organizations around the world looking after the unique needs of current and former military service people.

Research, Reports & Publications

Carbon Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Decreased Slightly in 2022, Nineteenth Annual Benchmarking Report Finds

Due to a drop in coal generation, the U.S. power sector saw a marginal reduction of less than 1% in carbon emissions in 2022, according to the latest analysis of air emissions for the country's top 100 power producers.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic: A Majority of Americans Are Optimistic That AI Will Improve Healthcare in 2024

More than half (51%) of U.S. adults are optimistic new applications of artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to major advancements and breakthroughs in healthcare in the year ahead, according to a new survey from Medtronic and Morning Consult.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard Strive USA: One Year Later

One year after the launch of Strive USA, Mastercard’s U.S. small business initiative is now supporting small businesses in 43 states and working closely with 16 prominent organizations. Here we provide an update on our work and progress — and where we go next.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ceres Applauds CalPERS Bold $100 Billion Investment in Climate Solutions

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced a bold investment of $100 billion in climate solutions by 2030 to support its overall goal of achieving a net zero emissions portfolio by 2050.

Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial Celebrates International Day of Rural Women

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, celebrates International Day of Rural Women by recognizing three hardworking women in the company. Their stories prove that gender is no barrier to a successful career in Australia’s agriculture sector.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

BIoomberg Intelligence Survey Finds Investors and C-Suite Embrace ESG, Despite Concerns

Despite geopolitical risks and macro economic factors, 85% of investors and companies surveyed plan to boost ESG investment over the next five years.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  3. Food Systems and Livelihoods
    Illustrate how resilient food systems and economic empowerment enable long-term food security. Cover climate-smart agriculture, local market access...
  4. Katrina 20th Anniversary
    This year marked the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Katrina, one of the worst, deadliest and most costly natural disasters to ever...
  5. 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...
  6. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  7. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  8. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  9. FedEx | Delivering for Good
    Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...
  10. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  11. Antea Group Brand
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  12. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  13. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Corporate Social Responsibility
  14. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  15. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...