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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation 2022 Trailblazer Award Honors Papyrus-Recycled Greetings and Seventh Generation

Over the last several years, Whole Planet Foundation has honored annually a trailblazer advocate who has gone above and beyond to support our mission as they foster their own.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

'All Doors Have Opened Since Then'

The Regions Foundation is helping to ensure that hands-on learning lab happens for participants like Lowery by granting $25,000 to Goodwill of the Southern Piedmont’s Workforce Services Program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women and Sport Conference Closes With a Call to Action

The 8th International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women and Sport closed with a call to action developed over four days of meetings, reflection and shared determination to move the needle on gender equality in sport.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Submittable Teams With BDO to Provide Comprehensive Services for Government Grants Administration

Submittable, the software company helping thousands of organizations worldwide launch, manage, and measure social impact programs, and BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading assurance, tax, and advisory firms, announced a comprehensive grants management service tailored to public sector organizations.

Environment

World's Leading Agri-Commodity Companies Deliver Roadmap To Reduce Emissions From Land Use Change

Fourteen of the world’s leading agri-commodity companies have today set out a shared roadmap outlining how they will work towards reducing emissions from land-use change.

Diversity & Inclusion

Opportunity Through Engagement: Black LGBTQ Consumers

Global attitudes about the LGBTQ+ community have evolved dramatically over the past decade or so, and with more choices for content than ever before, LGBTQ+ audiences are being more socially conscious about the brands they choose.

Environment

Q&A With the CTO: Storing Growing Data While Reducing Environmental Impact

Sharon Vidal, global head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Illumina, talks to the company’s chief technology officer, Alex Aravanis, about achieving a sustainable future with intelligent data storage solutions

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy Celebrates Women's Entrepreneurship Day

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) is observed every Nov. 19 — a day devoted to helping and empowering women to realize their entrepreneurial potential.

Events, Media & Communications

EHSxTech Takes San Francisco: Charting the Future of EHS

This month we were excited to be able to gather over 50 EHS professionals from twenty-five of the biggest names in the tech industry for a one-day EHSxTech event in San Francisco.

Diversity & Inclusion

From the Fifth Third 2021 ESG Report: Attracting Employees

Competitive compensation, flexible work locations, best-in-class benefits, innovative programs that foster work-life balance, financial rewards for physical and financial wellness activities makes us attractive to prospective employees.

Events, Media & Communications

Live From UNGA 77 - September 21

We've had fantastic conversations today, really emphasizing the power of partnerships.

Environment

Technology Collaborations and Innovations to Accelerate Climate Progress

The annual United Nations Climate Change report - coinciding with the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt - concludes that while countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions downward.

Environment

We Can't Solve the Climate Crisis Without Women

If we’re going to solve the climate crisis, says Mastercard Chief Sustainability Officer Ellen Jackowski, we’ll need all hands on deck—and that, of course, includes women.

Education

Collaboration Is Key: Exploring the Impact of Partnerships on Global Scientific Innovation in New Episode of Science Will Tell Podcast

Season two of the Science Will Tell podcast from the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, explores how key initiatives in the scientific community increase access to science education. Listen to episode two now.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park Lend a Hand to South Bay Families Celebrating Thanksgiving

AEG’s LA Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park (DHSP) are working hard to ensure that families in Carson, CA and Los Angeles, CA are able to celebrate the season and make memories with their loved ones.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Path to 100% Renewable Electricity: Q&A With The Home Depot's Senior Director of Building Services, Craig D'Arcy

The Home Depot is working towards its most ambitious carbon goal to date: pledging to reach 100% renewable electricity for its facilities by 2030. One of the architects of that goal is Craig D’Arcy, senior director of Building Services for The Home Depot.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Beginning of the End for Greenwashing?

The drive towards a comprehensive global system for sustainability reporting, which evenly addresses both impact and financial disclosure, will be a major instigator for mandatory auditing of sustainability information.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

DraftKings Announces Sponsorship of Military Research Associate Program Developed by Kindbridge Research Institute

DraftKings’ sponsorship furthers its commitment to a systems-based, public health-informed approach to responsible gaming – including the support of evidence-based research.

Environment

Toyota Joins The Water Council's WAVE Program

The Water Council is pleased to announce Toyota Motor North America has signed onto The Water Council’s WAVE program, enhancing its commitment to water stewardship by developing meaningful strategies, goals and actions around water use.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Getting Advice From Tapestry's Chief Inclusion & Social Impact Officer, David L. Casey

Casey gives Tapestry CEO Joanne Crevoiserat his best piece of career advice and explains why authenticity is so powerful.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Does ESG Mean at Boston Scientific? Ask Its Newest VP, Kathryn Unger

Over the past few years, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)—or the priorities a company shares publicly for how it operates its business and cares for the world around it—has increasingly become an area of focus for Boston Scientific.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Delivers Agriculture's First Dynamic Simulator

CNH Industrial, a world leader in agricultural and construction equipment, has inaugurated the agricultural sector’s first Dynamic Simulator in Modena, Italy. The Company has four plants and three R&D centers in the country, employing 4,500 people.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

An Inside Look at Corporate Giving

This year at Submittable we set out to revive our corporate giving program. We’d done community investment in the past, but after a couple years of change, including some rapid growth, it was time to reimagine the process.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Eaton Achieves Mansfield Rule Certification: What This Means for the Future of Inclusion and Diversity

Intelligent power management company Eaton is excited to announce that it has been named a Mansfield 2.0 Certified Legal Department (MRLD) and achieved the MRLD Certification Plus designation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Bank Provides Credit Commitment for Nashville Rescue Mission's New Women's & Children's Campus

As the construction of Nashville Rescue Mission’s new Women’s & Children’s Campus continues to take shape, PNC Bank has delivered a credit commitment to help fuel the development of this project.

Latest Campaigns

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  3. Policy and Advocacy
    Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    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...
  7. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  8. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  9. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  10. 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...
  11. AMD Diversity, Belonging and Inclusion
    Fostering a workplace where all voices are heard, welcomed and valued
  12. GoDaddy | Customers
    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+...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Social Impact
    We help people around the world access essentials for a dignified life and are putting our brands to work on some of the most pressing challenges...