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Research, Reports & Publications

AccountAbility Releases Additional Translation of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018) in Romanian

AccountAbility continues to expand global access to its principles-based sustainability guidance by announcing the launch of the Romanian translation of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018).

Diversity & Inclusion

History in the Making: Amber Hall

As a member of our BLK Catalyst business resource group, Amber Hall is leading conversations on unconscious bias and helping to drive inclusivity and diverse representation in our product development.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sizing up Impact in Chicago

For nearly 50 years, a large historic building now known as the Kehrein Center for the Arts was just one of many shuttered properties on Chicago’s west side.

Sustainable Development Goals

PSEG Completes Sale of New Jersey and Maryland Fossil Generating Assets to ArcLight Capital Partners

Public Service Enterprise Goup (PSEG) completed the previously announced sale of PSEG Fossil’s generating assets located in New Jersey and Maryland to a subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, L.P., a fund controlled by ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bristol Myers Squibb Awards Nearly $8 Million in New Health Equity Grants to Improve Access to Care for Medically Underserved Patients in U.S.

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) announced $7.965 million in new health equity grants to 24 U.S. non-profit organizations that aim to improve access and quality care to medically underserved patients and communities across oncology, cardiology, immunology and hematology therapeutic areas.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CooperCompanies' Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Topics

We believe that conducting our business in a socially and environmentally responsible manner is important to our long-term success and the future of our planet.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fifth Third Bank, Greater Indiana Gateway Region Announces Multi-Year Sponsorship With the Center for the Performing Arts

Patrons visiting the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana will notice something new at the Palladium and at the James Building, which houses the Tarkington and the Studio Theater.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Grant Funds Sustainable Upgrades at HISD Mandarin Immersion Magnet School SPARK Park

The innovative Asian-themed SPARK Park at Houston ISD’s Mandarin
Immersion Magnet School will soon boast key sustainability elements, thanks to a
$182,000 donation from the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

To Meet Net Zero, Prioritize ESG Laggards

On the heels of COP26, investors are not only thinking about the climate-related risks of companies within their portfolios, but they are also considering whether to make new investments or maintain existing investments in high-emitting companies

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

An Entrepreneur Hits Her Stride With the Help of Operation HOPE

On a mission to help launch 1 million Black-owned businesses by 2030, a nonprofit is helping young entrepreneurs like Simone Harvin get ahead.

Energy

Why Battery Energy Storage Is the Solution Everyone Needs... For Now

New energy storage technologies are on the horizon, promising to solve the largest barrier to renewable energy — short term variability and seasonal imbalance, aka the need for power when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Lenovo Recognized As One of the World's Most Sustainable Companies

For the third consecutive year, Lenovo has been recognized as one of the 2022 world’s 100 most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Forest Positive Coalition Publishes Beef Commodity Roadmap and Guidance for Forest Positive Meatpackers in Brazil

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has published the first version of its Beef Roadmap, a foundational document for Coalition members to guide their efforts in promoting a forest positive future

Diversity & Inclusion

With Grit and Resilience, Inspiring a New Generation

This weekend, I will compete in my fourth Olympic Winter Games representing Team USA in Bobsled – the culmination of an incredible journey that began in February 2002, when I watched Vonetta Flowers win gold in bobsled.

Innovation & Technology

Keysight’s Radar Scene Emulator Supports Autonomous Driving Developers Who Value Safety First

Keysight Technologies has introduced the Radar Scene Emulator, which enables automakers to lab test complex, real-world driving scenarios, accelerating the overall speed of test.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Choose Color. Choose Design. Choose Logitech Next Life Plastic Mice and Keyboards.

It all comes down to choices. The thousands of small choices we make every day can add up to significant impacts that contribute to the health of the environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Charting a Career to Help Reduce Health Inequity: Porscha's Story

Dr. Porscha Showers’ route to health sciences wasn’t always a sure thing. Porscha, who grew up in Louisiana, wanted to become an attorney – despite having a mother who worked as a registered nurse and a father who was a laboratory chemist.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How VMware Enables Innovation and Transformation Everywhere

Through the work our teams do, VMware multi-cloud solutions give customers like Angel MedFlight, a worldwide air ambulance service that provides advanced medical care and transportation, the flexibility to run applications anywhere.

Diversity & Inclusion

Board Director Willie Deese Shares Perspective in Honor of Black History Month

This month, Willie Deese, a member of the PSEG Board of Directors, spoke with PSEG employees for a candid discussion about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and society.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Cities

Smart Cities and Spaces as-a-Service can deliver solutions for smart lighting, signage, parking and more for the accelerated development of smart cities and smart spaces.

Innovation & Technology

Artificial Intelligence | Real Solutions for Plant Breeders

Plant breeding today involves some of the world’s most sophisticated technologies and practices—all with the goal of developing the plants we need to nourish our growing world and preserve natural resources.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Biogen Receives Gold Class Distinction in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook

Earning S&P Global’s Gold Class Distinction is the culmination of significant work by our colleagues across the world – from Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives to the implementation of our DE&I strategy.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SidelineSwap Powers Pop-Up Trade-In Events at DICK'S Sporting Goods

SidelineSwap, the world’s largest online marketplace for new and used sporting goods, announced a series of trade-in events in 2022 in partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods that kicks-off in the Dallas area in February.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G's Head & Shoulders and Pantene Aim to Help Close the Racial Gap in STEM

Launched in 2020, Head & Shoulders Royal Oils and Pantene Gold Series’ Rooted in Science campaign continues efforts to help close the racial gap in STEM.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Beijing's Shougang Park: How the Olympic Games Helped Turn a Steel Mill Into a Trendy Urban Area

Established in 1919, in its peak years the site produced as much as 10 million tonnes of iron and steel. But nearly 90 years later, ahead of Beijing 2008, the city developed an ambitious plan to fight air pollution.

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