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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xfinity Proudly Supports “The Backpack Comeback,” Providing Free School Supplies for Families in Need

Thanks to Family Giving Tree, Xfinity, NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48, tens of thousands of students in the Bay Area of California will receive a backpack filled with school supplies.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Employee Sustainability Engagement…With Trees!

This Arbor Day we are doing something we have never done before. We will pay for our employees to plant trees…at their own homes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

ESG Topics in the Age of Responsible Retail

A change in consumer behavior and more visibility to packaging reduction and plastic waste has brought a new lens to how consumers are viewing their favorite brands, especially in retail.

Education

Life and Teachings of Dr. C.T. Vivian Launched as Collegiate Curriculum

The Home Depot Foundation and The C.T. and Octavia Vivian Museum and Archives, Inc. (CTOVMA) are partnering to introduce a new, 16-week collegiate curriculum based on the life and teachings of distinguished civil rights leader, Dr. C.T. Vivian.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

.lumen: Meet the Team Empowering Millions of People Who Are Blind Through AI and Machine Learning Models

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

Environment

How Farms are Fighting Climate Change

Farmers aren’t just on the front lines battling the effects of climate change, they’re actively working to address its root causes.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

We've Exhausted a Year's Worth of Earth's Resources in Seven Months. Now What?

As the constant forward creep of Earth Overshoot Day illustrates, government, mayors, and CEOs need to move faster and deeper; by chief strategy and sustainability officer at Schneider Electric and the president of Global Footprint Network

Diversity & Inclusion

Lineworker Scholarship to Help Increase Diversity in Skilled Trades

When Terrance Bynum graduated from high school, he started working in printing. His brother, Albert, who is five years older, was working as a groundman at Southern California Edison and making a good living.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Gildan Is Setting the Bar in Bangladesh

Over the past decade, Gildan’s vertically integrated facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh has been setting the bar in the region’s garment manufacturing industry.

Innovation & Technology

Trane Technologies and Nexii Join Forces to Create Sustainable High-Performance Buildings of the Future

Trane® by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, and Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii) announced they have joined forces to create sustainable commercial buildings with significantly reduced carbon footprints.

Research, Reports & Publications

Briefing: The Sustainability Regulation on the Horizon

The mood music around sustainability issues has changed drastically in the past couple of years. Once seen as a niche issue to be relegated to operational managers, now it’s central to boardroom conversations all over the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Culture is the Engine of Innovation

When Rice first joined Workiva as vice president of user experience, she knew the basic facts: that the employee engagement scores were very high — around 90 percent — and that attrition was under 6 percent.

Green Infrastructure

How 5G Will Become the Underlying Foundation of the U.S. Economy

5G is poised to generate up to $1.5 trillion in additional GDP in the U.S. between 2021 and 2025, according to a new economic study by Accenture, commissioned by Qualcomm.

Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial Participates in the SAE Brazil Symposium on Diversity in the Mobility Sector

CNH Industrial Vice President of Human Resources for South America, Telma Cracco, participated in the SAE Brazil Symposium on Diversity in the Mobility Sector, which focused on the challenges and opportunities of Diversity and Inclusion in business.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: Enterprise Risk Management

Media & Communications

Kotex and South African Pop Star Create 'She Can Anthem' to Challenge Period Misconceptions

To help break down stereotypes and misconceptions about periods, Kimberly-Clark’s Kotex® brand partnered with South Africa’s well-known music artist and megastar Boity Thulo to invite South Africans to submit lyrics addressing period stigma to write the 'She Can Anthem.'

Environment

The Imagination Challenge Unites the US Water Sector Against Climate Change

The water industry has come to reckon with climate change. According to recent studies, water-related activities may account for more than 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Water utilities also consume a major portion of electricity, as energy is needed to collect, clean and transport water.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem, Cityzens Giving and PUMA Join Forces to Tackle Water Issues for Communities in Need

Xylem Making Waves spoke with Randolf Waters, Senior Director, Global Partnerships & Branding, about how Xylem and Manchester City Football Club’s global charity initiative Cityzens Giving are teaming up with PUMA to help solve water.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

EarthX Premieres New Original Content for Conservation Week

EarthX will celebrate Conservation Week 2021 with show premieres, films and talks — all centralized on its streaming platform, EarthxTV. From August 16-22, viewers can tune in to learn about conservation initiatives gaining ground around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Change Through Diversity Networks & ERGs

At Medtronic, our Diversity Networks and ERGs help role-model inclusion and diversity and, through unique partnerships and volunteer efforts, help amplify our impact in communities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Partnership to Position Cummins as Leader in Green Hydrogen Production

The partnership behind the development of what will be one of the world’s largest electrolyzer plants in Spain will help position Cummins Inc. to be a European leader in green hydrogen production, company officials say.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Clarion Partners, Taconic Partners and Bright Power Install Solar Photovoltaic Panels at Eastchester Heights

Clarion Partners (Clarion), a specialist investment manager and subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc., and Taconic Partners (Taconic) celebrated the completion of a noteworthy solar power project at their flagship Quality Communities property

Environment

Entergy Helps Seed Success One Tree at a Time

As part of Entergy’s commitment to grow strong, healthy and vibrant communities through service and environmental stewardship, Entergy began partnering with NOLA Tree Project in 2015.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Team Depot Monitoring Dixie Wildfire to Aid in Relief

The Dixie Wildfire in Northern California has destroyed more than 600 homes and caused tens of thousands to evacuate. It is now the second largest wildfire in the state’s history – and still growing.

Responsible Production & Consumption

LUSIX Granted Sustainability Accreditation

Following the completion of a comprehensive sustainability audit, laboratory grown diamond producer LUSIX has been accredited, and its rough diamonds have been certified, under the SCS 007 Sustainability Rated Diamond Standard for Trial Use.

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