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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | Verizon

Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Energy

Solar Tops 50% of New U.S. Power Generation for the First Time in 2023; Southern Company Subsidiaries Help Lead the Way

In the Southeast, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the way in this solar expansion. As we work across the company to enable a net-zero transition, our renewables portfolio continues to grow.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

UN Plastics Treaty: Good for Business and the Planet

Last week the UN Plastics Treaty reached its final stages of negotiations at INC-4 in Ottawa, Canada, to develop a legally binding, international agreement to tackle plastic pollution across the entire plastics life cycle.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Baker Tilly Case Study: Printing and Distribution Company Looks To Boost EcoVadis Score With Assurance

The company wanted to ensure both internal and external stakeholders had confidence in their data and EcoVadis submission, and as a result, engaged Baker Tilly to provide limited assurance over its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Research, Reports & Publications

CSAA Insurance Group Releases Impact Report Detailing Its Significant Initiatives and Contributions in 2023

CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, today released its 2023 Impact Report, assessing its collective progress toward its goals for planet, people and practice and highlighting its accomplishments in these areas.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Social Impact: Strengthening Our Culture of Belonging

Our culture is a unique driver of Northwestern Mutual’s long-term success. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive environment is a growth strategy critical to relevance, competitiveness and long-term policyowner value.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

You Need Gen Z at the Table With Ziad Ahmed

Gen Z is an important stakeholder for companies: they're powerful consumers, passionate activists, and many are already part of the workforce.

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Events, Media & Communications

Mastercard: 12 takeaways from the Global Inclusive Growth Summit

From digitization and AI to climate change and collaboration, here are a dozen insights into today’s pressing challenges and potential solutions from the world leaders, CEOs, academics, activists and others who gathered in Washington, D.C.

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Energy

Battery-Powered Big Rigs Could Haul the Future of Trucking

In Modesto, California, a Dorito is born.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Voices: Inspiring Session on Self-Advocacy and Allyship Hosted at Kohler

In partnership with the Kohler Foundation, our business resource groups hosted Alex and Caroline at our global headquarters last week for three days of insights and discussion on building self-confidence, the power of allyship, and embracing opportunity.

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Energy

Capital Power Selects Black & Veatch to Remotely Monitor Power Generation Facilities

Black & Veatch has been selected by Capital Power to remotely monitor seven of the Canada-based wholesale power producer’s generation facilities across the United States and Canada over the course of three years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aiding Acapulco: The Home Depot Foundation Supports Long Term Hurricane Otis Recovery Efforts

Last October, Hurricane Otis made landfall in Acapulco, Mexico, as a Category 5 with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “Otis was the strongest hurricane in the Eastern Pacific to make landfall.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Activating Allyship at Clorox

Allyship is the newest part of our inclusion, diversity, equity and allyship efforts (what we refer to as IDEA), which fuels our IGNITE strategy. It helps create a more inclusive workplace where teammates can do their best work.

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Health & Healthcare

Gilead Helps Put African Nation on Path To Eliminate Hepatitis C

James had been free from using drugs for a decade when a routine test at his local health center revealed he had hepatitis C (HCV).

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sysco Corporation Giving Back Food Drive

If all you know about Sysco is those ubiquitous food trucks outside your favorite restaurant, then you really don’t know much about the world’s largest broadline food distributor.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg Launches Customizable and Transparent Sustainable Investment Screening Tool

Bloomberg today announced the launch of a new tool that helps investors assess portfolios, funds and indices based on sustainability criteria and thresholds customized by the user.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Urban League of Greater Hartford Is Awarded $150,000 Grant From KeyBank Foundation

The Urban League of Greater Hartford has received a $150,000 charitable grant from KeyBank Foundation payable over two years to support the agency’s Project Ready program, a signature national youth development direct service.

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Energy

Eaton Advances More Resilient, Sustainable Electricity in New York City With Energy Storage Projects Valued at More Than $7 Million

Intelligent power management company Eaton is helping Endurant Energy deploy 10 battery storage projects in New York City.

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Research, Reports & Publications

2023 Maximus Foundation Annual Report: A Year of Equitable Impact

The Maximus Foundation is excited to present the 2023 Annual Report. In this year's report, we dive into a year of impact in our communities through stories about our employees and grantee partners demonstrating a path toward positive change.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Navigating the Future: The Strategic Impact of Integrated Logistics Solutions

In an era where the complexity of global supply chains continues to escalate, the need for integrated logistics solutions has become more apparent than ever.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Moderates PUMA Sustainability Stakeholder Dialogue

Jeremy Lardeau, senior vice president of Higg Index at Cascale, moderated a sustainability stakeholder dialogue at PUMA HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany, part of a two-day event in which stakeholders converged to discuss the Sustainability Vision 2030 platform for PUMA.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Georgia-Pacific’s Katie Hindman Named a 2024 Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) Change Maker!

Congrats to Katie Hindman, senior director of Georgia-Pacific LLC’s foodservice national accounts, for being named a 2024 Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) Change Maker!

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Diversity & Inclusion

AllianceBernstein’s Women’s Employee Resource Group Creats the #SheInspires Campaign To Highlight Inspiring Women Within the Firm

Synergy - our Women's Employee Resource Group, created the #SheInspires campaign to highlight inspiring women within the firm who embody AB's values.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Valvoline™ Global Operations and Cummins Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Partnership

Valvoline Global, a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, and Cummins Inc., a global power leader, announced a major milestone of their longstanding partnership.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Atlantic City Electric Brings Kid-Designed Playground to Life With Hundreds of Local Volunteers

Volunteers from Atlantic City Electric, KABOOM!, Gateway Community Action Partnership, the Borough of Paulsboro and community members came together to bring a children-designed and community-built playground to life at the West Buck Street Park in Paulsboro, N.J.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Entrepreneurs Build Confidence with GoDaddy Mindset Guide

For individuals seeking to start a business, imposter syndrome and other confidence-sapping pitfalls can be important contributors to success or failure, according to findings in The Ultimate Guide to the Entrepreneurial Mindset, an informational resource published by GoDaddy.

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