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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Katie Fitzgerald Announced as New President & CEO

Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) Global Board of Trustees appoints Katie Fitzgerald as President and CEO, effective March 6.

Environment

We Need Chemistry to Scale the Hydrogen Economy – And Not Just the Scientific Kind

As we work to build that future, we must turn to energy solutions that fuel our planet cleanly, efficiently, and perpetually – solutions like green hydrogen, which can cleanly power everything from cars to heavy industry if harnessed effectively.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Insights and Advice From Bloomberg First-Gen Professionals

Access to educational and employment pathways are not always easy to come by for people in underserved communities.

Education

Pensole Lewis College and Logitech Collaborate To Revolutionize the Next Generation of Design

Pensole Lewis College (PLC), the first and only HBCU (Historically Black College and University) with a focus on design, and Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) announced today a multifaceted long-term partnership aimed at revolutionizing the next generation of desi

Events, Media & Communications

EcoVadis Network Impact Report Showcases Progress on Environmental & Social KPIs and Metrics from 40,000 Business Sustainability Ratings

ESG performance insights from ratings covering $2.6 trillion in procurement spend mark acceleration of positive actions & improvement across the EcoVadis Network

Environment

U.S. Bank, First Mile Continue To Reduce Ocean-Bound Plastic, Build Communities

Going the extra mile is a well-known phrase to U.S. Bank Product Manager Ted Gamble. In a 2021 project call with First Mile®, he began a journey that took him from exchanging smiles on video calls to logging miles on the running trail — with far reaching impact.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third eBus Rolls Into Norcross, Georgia

Sometimes opportunity knocks. Other times, it rolls. The Fifth Third Financial Empowerment Mobile, or eBus, rolled in Norcross, Georgia, on Wednesday, March 22, to bring financial empowerment into the Gwinnet County community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Four Plays for Improving Your Financial Health

LaRese Purnell, an author, brand ambassador for Our Money Matters, shared financial health tips and tricks with the student-athletes that can also help you win in the game of financial health.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Donors Raise Over $346,000 for Casa in Turkey After Devastating Earthquake, Surpassing Initial Goal

On February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey, near the Syrian border. The earthquake sadly led to thousands of deaths, injuries, and huge destruction to buildings.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paychex Charitable Foundation to Donate $1 Million to Mental Health America

Paychex, Inc. announced that Mental Health America (MHA) will receive a $1 million grant from the Paychex Charitable Foundation to support the organization’s work raising awareness about the importance of prioritizing mental health care.

Diversity & Inclusion

New Holland Is Fostering Careers in Agriculture for Young Women Across Australia

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has proudly announced a partnership with UNIQ You – a not-for-profit increasing the proportion of women working in industries where they are currently under-represented in Australia.

Energy

Eaton and Sunverge Expand Strategic Collaboration To Help Utilities Manage Residential EV Charging Infrastructure

Intelligent power management company Eaton and Sunverge announced expanded collaboration to enable dynamic utility management of home electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bread Financial, Cleveland Cavaliers Partner to Help Plant a Billion Trees

Bread Financial and the Cleveland Cavaliers have partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to plant more than 58,000 trees across the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SkysTheLimit.org Spotlights Tiffany Shelly, Visionary Redefining the Self-Care Industry, This Women’s History Month

During Women’s History Month, Sky’s the Limit is shining a light on Tiffany Shelly, a visionary entrepreneur who designed a product that revolutionizes the self-care industry and single-handedly redefines how consumers buy and shops sell self-care and beauty products.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Living Cities Grants $3.2 Million Across Six U.S. Cities to Support Wealth Building Pathways

Living Cities today announced a $3.2 million grant investment across six cities -- Albuquerque, NM, Austin, TX, Memphis, TN, Minneapolis, MN, Saint Paul, MN, and Rochester, NY -- to help close racial gaps in income in wealth.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Your Employee Volunteer Program Engagement is Low (and How to Fix It)

Improving employee volunteer program engagement starts with putting the employee experience first, prioritizing what they find important, and giving them a voice in decision-making.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

“We’re With You.” Regions Bank and the Regions Foundation Announce Storm Response

Regions Bank and the Regions Foundation announced steps to support people, businesses and nonprofits following severe storms and destructive tornadoes that impacted Southern states beginning Friday, March 24 and lasting into the following week.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability: Rescue From Buzzword Territory

If you were to give a sustainability report to the technology industry, what grade would you give?

Sustainable Development Goals

TCS Infographic: Technology Takes Us from Farm to Fork to Feed More People

As the world encounters new challenges, from climate change to disruption of supply chains, we face an age-old question: how do we feed the world in a sustainable and healthy way?

Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works' Women's Inclusion Network Hosts Well-Being & Success Summit

Earlier this month we experienced a meaningful point of #GinghamPride as our Women’s Inclusion Network hosted the company’s first-ever Well-Being and Success Summit.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Diversity and Inclusion—an Investor's Handbook

Companies are beefing up their DEI initiatives to attract and retain employees amid increasing regulatory requirements. DEI can contribute to an inclusive corporate culture and provide firms with a distinct edge over less-proactive competitors.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kate Spade New York Adds Two Global Change-Makers to Its Social Impact Council

Kate Spade has enlisted actress and entertainer Sofia Wylie and founding principal of Showa Women’s University Career College Mika Kumahira to its Social Impact Council.

Health & Healthcare

Peloton Hosts GirlTrek Harriet House Parties

This year, as part of our Peloton Pledge partnership with GirlTrek, we were honored to host Harriet House Parties for GirlTrek members and Peloton Members at our Peloton showrooms across the U.S.

Diversity & Inclusion

Why Our Work Matters: CRB’s Mary Carroll Shares Her Story as a Female Leader

In this episode of Why Our Work Matters, Mary shares what she feels is her duty as a female leader in a male-dominated industry.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Foundation Invests $1 Million to Expand Innovative Workforce Development Program for Underserved Communities at the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology

The KeyBank Foundation is investing $1 million to support and expand an innovative workforce development program for underserved communities at the Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (BCAT). This grant is part of KeyBank’s commitment to invest $40 billion in the communities it

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