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Energy

Battery Energy Storage Systems Complement the Proliferation of Renewables

Black & Veatch’s 2021 Electric Report, which surveyed more than 200 power industry sector stakeholders, integration of renewables is considered by industry leaders to be the biggest challenge currently facing the industry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NRG Energy's Week of Employee Volunteerism Feeds Communities Nationwide

NRG Energy, Inc.’s (NYSE:NRG) fourteenth annual week of employee volunteerism—dubbed positiveNRG week by the organization —brought more than 500 NRG employees across 20 states together to donate over 1,600 hours to help alleviate the impact of food insecurity in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Creating Opportunities Where We Can Do the Most Good

The Duke Energy Foundation has spent the past year listening, learning and adjusting to stakeholder feedback on a variety of topics from pandemic impacts to environmental justice.

Environment

CNH Industrial Employees Adopt an Area Clean-up in Saskatoon

To help keep the Meewasin Trial pristine, a team of volunteers from CNH Industrial’s Saskatoon site decided to help volunteer to pick up trash along it. Together, the group was able to cover over 4km (2.5 miles) of the trail.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Names Hormel Foods One of the World's Top Female-Friendly Companies

Hormel Foods has long promoted and supported a female-friendly culture, and Forbes has announced that Hormel Foods ranks as one of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Back by Giving Time in India and Singapore

Since the launch of the Love On Platform in August 2021, the program has hosted over 5700+ active users, with 2000+ employees opting to donate time and resources with a global matching of US$254,609 from Lenovo Foundation.

Diversity & Inclusion

Owens Corning Spotlights Plant Leader Lucas Ghaemi

Meet Lucas Ghaemi, plant leader here at Owens Corning.

Health & Healthcare

FedEx Marks Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries

One year ago, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, delivered the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccines to dosing centers in the United States.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Alliance WSP Joint Venture: A Proud Partnership

WSP is proud to partner with Alliance to continue to serve the US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile, USACE Baltimore, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with recent awards in master planning and landscape A/E services.

Diversity & Inclusion

SWE Award Recipients Talk About Women and STEM

This year, five Dow women received individual SWE awards. I sat down with them and asked them to weigh in on the advancement of women in STEM.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Alkermes' Senior VP, Human Resources Celebrates Its Unique Culture

Our culture is rooted in respect for all and an unwavering commitment to, and passion for, our work. Learn more about what makes Alkermes’ culture unique.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Expands Everyday Military Discount Benefit for All Veterans

The Home Depot has enhanced its military discount benefit to include all U.S. veterans, active service members and spouses every day, reaffirming the company’s commitment to serving the U.S. military community nationwide.

Health & Healthcare

Russian Foundation Provides Career Guidance for Teens Living With HIV

Svetlana Izambaeva was 22 years old when she learned she had contracted HIV from her boyfriend in 2002. The news shocked her.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Four Out of Five Major Carmakers Fail To Support COP26 Emissions Pledge

The offending quartet - Volkswagen, Toyota, the Renault-Nissan alliance, and Hyundai-Kia – have not showed their support to the pledge which is to be announced at COP26 today, despite months of pressure from the UK.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Human Rights: Working Across Hershey's Value Chain to Support the People Behind Our Products

For more than 125 years, The Hershey Company has operated with the foundational understanding that the many people around the world who help bring our iconic products to market are central to our success.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia Expresses Thanks to Quest Diagnostics

We’re incredibly proud of how our own healthcare heroes have worked tirelessly in the fight against COVID-19. Messages, like this one from Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia, highlight the impact that we’re making.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

#ThankYouForward: Regions Bank Initiative Gives Thanks to Community Difference Makers in North Alabama - With an Eye to the Future

Regions Bank is saying thanks in a whole new way to supporters of one of North Alabama’s oldest and most valuable community difference makers, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama.

Research, Reports & Publications

Pavilion Energy, QatarEnergy And Chevron Launch GHG Reporting Methodology For Delivered LNG Cargoes

“The SGE Methodology sets a strong tone for increased accountability of emissions along the LNG value chain, paving the way for more decarbonisation strategies towards a lower carbon future.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Making Lives Better Through Humanity-Centric Innovation

It’s difficult to fathom, but roughly 2 billion people around the world don’t have access to basic sanitation, including toilets and wastewater systems. According to Water.org, “More people have a mobile phone than a toilet.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Gender Lens Is Emerging as a Fundamental ESG Screen

Contrary to the anticipation of some market skeptics, the popularity of the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) screens for investments has continued to surge over 2021.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Good Neighbors Volunteer

There are so many ways to give our time and energy, even in little ways. Volunteering can help our communities grow stronger.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Makes $300,000 Donation to University of Colorado Leeds School of Business Diversity Efforts

KeyBank recently announced a $300,000 donation to the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business Office of Diversity Affairs in support of the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Events, Media & Communications

Susan Herman Joins Black & Veatch as New Digital Water Solutions Leader

As the water industry seeks to deploy digital technology to upgrade infrastructure, modernize practices and optimize efficiency in the face of climate change, Black & Veatch has tapped industry leader Susan Herman to be its new digital water solutions leader.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Lands Top-15 Spot on the 2021 American Innovation Index Ranked No. 1 in Life and Disability Category

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance in the U.S., announced today that the company has been ranked No. 15 in the 2021 American Innovation Index™ (Aii) and No. 1 in the life and disability insurance category.

Health & Healthcare

Merck and Ridgeback's Molnupiravir Receives U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the Treatment of High-Risk Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19

Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral (MK-4482, EIDD-2801).

Latest Campaigns

  1. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  2. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  5. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  6. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  7. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...
  12. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  13. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  14. 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...
  15. Whirlpool Corporation Diversity and Inclusion
    Celebrating D&I events, stories and wins