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Education & Workforce Development

Search Begins for 2024 America’s Top Young Scientist

3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced that the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist) is now open to entries.

Corporate Responsibility

“We Aren’t Waiting To Inherit the World” Part 2

COP is a pivotal moment for United Nations members, politicians, and business leaders to gauge progress in tackling climate change and chart a course for action. At COP 28 this past December, a new group came to the forefront.

Philanthropy

Investment and Impact: KeyBank Farmers Market Fills a Food Void in Buffalo

Following the racially motivated shooting that took place at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY on May 14, 2022, KeyBank Corporate Responsibility Officer Chiwuike “Chi-Chi” Owunwanne worked with community partners to bring a farmers’ market to the Delavan-Grider community.

Research & Reports

Rockwell Automation Releases 2023 Sustainability Report Outlining Progress and Outcomes

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) today published its 2023 Sustainability Report detailing the company's sustainability progress and outcomes, and how Rockwell is partnering across the manufacturing industry and communities worldwide to create sustainable impact and change.

Awards & Rankings

Crown Highlights Several Facilities for Exceptional Sustainability Efforts

Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com) has announced the latest winners of its annual Chairman's Sustainability Awards, which honor individual manufacturing facilities within the Company's global network for exemplary contributions across three categories.

Philanthropy

Schneider Electric Announces $1,000,000 Pledge to the ‘Next Level Now’ Campaign To Support the Digital Transformation of the Channel

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced a $1,000,000 pledge to the NAED Education & Research Foundation (NERF) to support their Next Level Now campaign.

Philanthropy

The Cisco Foundation: Investing in Africa’s Clean Energy Transition

Our conviction in Africa’s vast potential is part of what fuels the climate investment strategy of the Cisco Foundation. Among our vision, we see the transition to clean energy not just as a necessity, but as a catalyst for inclusive growth and digital innovation.

Corporate Responsibility

Whirlpool Corporation To Install Onsite Renewable Energy at Washing Machine and Dishwasher Plants in Ohio

Whirlpool Corporation announced that it has entered into agreements with One Energy to add onsite wind and solar power at its Findlay and Clyde, Ohio operations.

Corporate Responsibility

Promoting Safe and Healthy Workplaces

Creating a safe and healthy workplace is a top priority for Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Managers. Here are some essential tips to protect your most valuable assets—your employees—and foster a culture of safety in offices around the world.

Inclusion & Opportunity

DP World Appoints Carla Montenegro As Vice President of Freight Forwarding for the Americas

DP World, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions, announces the appointment of Carla Montenegro as Vice President of Freight Forwarding - Commercial for the Americas region.

Events

Join the Conversation with the CCOs of Pfizer, Mattel, AT&T, AmEx, and More at Corporate Communications: Getting the Next Job Done (Feb. 29 – Mar. 1)

Get ready for one of the most highly anticipated gatherings of corporate communicators of the year!

Philanthropy

Subaru and Operation Warm® Join Forces To Help Children Experiencing Homelessness and Urgent Need

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its Subaru Loves to Help® initiative through a new partnership with Operation Warm®, a national nonprofit that provides brand-new, high-quality coats and shoes for children in urgent need.

Philanthropy

Baker Tilly Foundation Grants Wishes in Annual Giving Campaign

The Baker Tilly Foundation announces the 15 recipients of its seventh annual Baker Tilly Wishes — a program where team members nominate their favorite not-for-profit organizations to receive a $10,000 donation.

Environment

INVISTA Victoria Wetland Inspires Generations of Students

If you take a walk around the wetland at the Victoria, Texas INVISTA facility, you’ll see and hear all kinds of birds, reptiles and, during the school year, children laughing and learning.

Awards & Rankings

Las Vegas Sands Named to Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024

Sands has again been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024.

Environment

Protecting Nature Is Central to the Climate Change Debate

Last month in the United Arab Emirates, the global community gathered for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), resulting in an important agreement signed on commitments and actions that seek to mitigate climate change.

Events

GreenBiz 24: The Premier Event for Sustainable Business Leaders, Uniting Visionaries in Phoenix, Arizona

GreenBiz 24 – the premier conference for sustainable business leaders seeking hands-on, tangible solutions – is taking place February 12-14, 2024 in Phoenix, AZ. 

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Donates $500,000 To Support Environmental Impact Programs in North Carolina Communities

As North Carolina continues to grow and lead the clean energy transition, the Duke Energy Foundation will donate more than $500,000 in grants to support programs to strengthen local nonprofit organizations and advance environmental programs.

Corporate Responsibility

CNH Prioritizes Digitalization for Sustainability at the EU Agri-Food Days

CNH recently participated in the EU Agri-Food Days, an event promoted by the European Commission Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development in Brussels.

Philanthropy

Albertsons Companies’ Seattle Division Raised Nearly $3.4 Million in 2023 Nourish Everyone Campaign

Albertsons Companies' Seattle Division raised nearly $3.4 million to help our neighbors in need during their 2023 Nourish Everyone campaign. The grocery card pin pad campaign runs across the Seattle division each November and December and benefits food banks in the Northwest.

Inclusion & Opportunity

SEARCHing for the Right Employee-Partners

Diverse life experiences and unique perspectives collectively shape our identity at Cintas. Part of that identity includes creating a work environment that is inclusive and accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

ESG Regulatory Impacts to the Middle Market

With the middle market being the bulk of the supply chain, it's important to understand the ESG -- environmental, social and governance -- pressures from public companies that are trickling down and impacting the middle market.

Energy & Infrastructure

The Farm Powered Strategic Alliance

Climate change is one of the greatest threats and challenges to our planet’s future, and food waste remains a significant contributor towards greenhouse gas emissions.

Environment

Rayonier Announces Climate Pledge Commitment

Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) announced its commitment to The Climate Pledge, reinforcing our dedication to a sustainable and environmentally responsible future.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: ESG Opportunities: Emerging Markets and Biodiversity

There are a lot of opportunities we're going to be exploring in the responsible investing space in 2024, from carbon markets, which are developing rapidly, to blended finance, which is expanding, to the changing nature of the labor markets.

Latest Campaigns

AEG Celebrates Inclusion

At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...

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...

Collective Action

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

Planet

At Bacardi, we prioritize reducing our impact on the environment – an approach that dates to the very beginning of the company in 1862 when Bacardi...

SCS_EU

SCS Global Services Europe is the European arm of SCS Global Services, an international leader in sustainability certification, verification, and...

Health and Safety by Antea Group

Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

Local Communities

The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...

Innovation at Chemours

Chemours chemistry enables products that people rely on to live better and thrive. Our world-class portfolio drives innovation and enables high...