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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Suppliers Join Whole Planet Foundation With $25,000 Donations Totaling $150,000 for Global Poverty Alleviation During Women's History Month

Whole Planet Foundation is delighted to announce the first round of 2022 donors in the Poverty Is Unnecessary Fund, each donating $25,000 to alleviate poverty through microcredit: Lundberg Family Farms, MaryRuth’s, Schmidt’s Personal Care, SheaMoisture and So Delicious.

Health & Healthcare

Healthcare Inequity: Heart Disease in Women

Medtronic is diversifying the clinical research it does on its medical devices to be more inclusive. One such clinical study, involving heart valve replacement, is enrolling primarily women.

Diversity & Inclusion

Black History Month Leadership Spotlight: Ola Duru, Common Impact

Ola describes equity as her professional north star. Driven by a passion for creating equitable spaces and opportunities for marginalized people, specifically Black and brown communities, Ola has dedicated much of her career to operational excellence in supporting those

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Opens New Round of Grant Funding

Verizon announced that a new grant funding opportunity for small businesses, totaling $500,000, is now available via Verizon Small Business Digital Ready.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bread Financial™ Included in 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for Fifth Consecutive Year

Bread Financial, a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions, today announced that it joins 483 other public companies as a member of the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From Wasted Food to Carbon-Neutral Fuel

The numbers are concerning, if not staggering.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From Release to Redemption

Regions supports LISC Central Illinois and its nonprofit community partners as they reach people who are underserved and connect them with career development, financial coaching and more.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gilead Foundation Donating $1 Million for Relief Efforts in Türkiye and Syria

As a way to support those impacted by Monday’s devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, the Gilead Foundation is donating $1 million for on-the-ground relief efforts.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mortgage Loan Originator Trainee Focused on Advancing Black Homeownership

Tracy Egerson saw a pattern emerge when she and some of her fellow U.S. Bank colleagues recently represented the bank’s mortgage business at an event in Milwaukee focused on advancing Black homeownership.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women Entrepreneurs Pave the Way to Success: Advice for the Next Generation from Empower by GoDaddy Alumni

Women entrepreneurs are breaking down barriers and succeeding in business, all while boosting their local economies and paving the way for others to do the same. According to GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative, there has been a 26% shift in the share of startups toward

Health & Healthcare

Quest Provides No-Cost Laboratory Testing to Underserved Communities in Dallas

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) teamed up with Remote Area Medical (RAM) to host a pop-up clinic in Dallas, Texas, in December.

Environment

A New Genomic Atlas Could Help Save Endangered Elephants

Herds of woolly mammoth once roamed the span of the Northern Hemisphere, from the British Isles across the Bering land bridge to the eastern shores of North America. Then, about 4000 years ago, the last mammoth died.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CACI Named a Fortune World’s Most Admired Company for 6th Consecutive Year

CACI International Inc announced that Fortune magazine has recognized it as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies for 2023 commemorating CACI’s 6th consecutive year on the list and its 12th appearance since the list’s inception.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Data Science and Data Privacy Work Hand-in-Hand To Improve the World

International Data Corporation forecasts that by 2025 the global datasphere will be 163 zettabytes, up from 16.1 zettabytes in 2016, and that the average connected person will interact with connected devices nearly 4,800 times a day.

Energy

Duke: A New Way for Companies in Indiana To Cut Carbon Emissions

The Blue River Solar Facility is the first in Duke Energy Indiana’s pilot solar program, which makes it easier for businesses, schools and nonprofits to use clean, renewable energy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Named to Mentor New York’s 2023 Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll

KeyBank has been named to Mentor New York’s 2023 Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll. The New York State Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll is a network of community-minded businesses that believe in the power of mentoring and the mission of MENTOR New York.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Foundation Awards $750,000 Grant to LifeBUILDERS for Continued Revitalization of Detroit’s Regent Park Neighborhood

The Fifth Third Foundation has awarded a $750,000 recoverable grant to LifeBUILDERS to support the organization’s continued revitalization work in Detroit’s Regent Park neighborhood.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru Unites Over 47,000 Shelter Pets With Loving Homes During 2022 Subaru Loves Pets® Month

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that in partnership with Subaru retailers and local shelters across the country, the automaker helped more than 47,000 shelter pets find loving homes in October 2022.

Events, Media & Communications

Embracing Equity

At T. Rowe Price, our DEI efforts include increasing female representation, leadership accountability in building and growing diverse teams, and providing inclusive experiences for associates and clients. A few of our associates shared what it means to #EmbraceEquity.

Diversity & Inclusion

PNC Partners Preserve Black History Across Communities

Local institutions throughout the markets play a vital role in making untold stories of Black history accessible.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Nonprofit Leadership Spotlight: Anna Verdiyan, America Needs You

Hear from Anna Verdiyan, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at America Needs You, an organization that "fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first-generation college students by providing transformative mentorship and intensive career development."

Responsible Production & Consumption

Southwire Signs Letters of Commitment for the Copper Mark

Supporting the company’s ambition to be a leader in sustainability, Southwire has signed letters of commitment for the Copper Mark, affirming its commitment to the responsible production of copper and beginning the assurance process for four manufacturing sites in 2023.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru of America and AAAS Announce Winners of 2023 Prize for Excellence in Science Books

Subaru of America, Inc., and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, today announced the 2023 winners of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Join International Paper in Creating What’s Next

Since 1898, International Paper transforms renewable resources into products people depend on every day, from planet-friendly packaging and recycling to absorbent pulp.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ceres Opposes Congressional Review Act’s Challenge to New DOL Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule, Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights, “levels the playing field so fiduciaries can consider all financially relevant factors in making investment decisions,” Ceres said in a statement today.

Latest Campaigns

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    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  2. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  3. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. Mary Kay Ash Foundation: Creating a Safer, Healthier World for Women
    In the U.S. and around the world, Mary Kay remains steadfast in its commitment to ending the cycle of domestic violence and finding cures for cancers...
  6. AMD Diversity, Belonging and Inclusion
    Fostering a workplace where all voices are heard, welcomed and valued
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    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...
  8. Truist Championship
    The Truist Championship has been an official PGA TOUR event since 2003, contested annually at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of...
  9. 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...
  10. Social Impact
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  11. Medtronic Impact -- Reporting
    We know that every action we take impacts the future of our employees, our business, our communities, and our planet. We put people and the planet...
  12. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  13. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
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    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  15. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...