Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal Asset Management℠ Real Estate Strategies Score Highly for Integrating ESG Factors Into Investment Practices

Nov 22, 2022 11:05 AM ET

Principal Asset Management announced today that its U.S. real estate core strategy and two European real estate core property strategies received 4-star ratings in 2022 from the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ralph Lauren Looks Back at Its Decades-long Commitment to Cancer Care & Prevention

Nov 22, 2022 11:05 AM ET

Health & Healthcare

Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Improving Access to Health Services and Resources

Nov 22, 2022 10:40 AM ET

Founded by Q4HE, Bridge to Health is a community program that aims to make better health more accessible to underserved communities in New Mexico.

Diversity & Inclusion

DICK'S Teammate Helps Para-Cycling Tandem Set New Standards at World Championships

Nov 22, 2022 10:30 AM ET

MK Wintz was scrolling through social media in 2019, when a post for a week-long para-cycling program caught her eye. She decided to give it a try, and it led her to places she never imagined.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Georgia-Pacific Eyes Increased Production and Greater Flexibility by Investing Hundreds of Millions Into Its Building Product Facilities

Nov 22, 2022 10:25 AM ET

Reinvesting back into its business helps Georgia-Pacific create long-term value by increasing production, lowering costs and improving reliability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lenovo and AMD Evolve Small x Durham Bulls Small Business Night

Nov 22, 2022 10:20 AM ET

We love seeing Evolve Small in our local neighborhood! Last week, we partnered with AMD to host a Small Business Night with the Durham Bulls Baseball Club.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Employees Team Up To Help Readers in Camden

Nov 22, 2022 10:00 AM ET

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020, Senior Environmental Specialist Natale Cortellessa of PSE&G’s Environmental Projects & Services team was driving through Camden when she noticed a long line of people on the sidewalk.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Regions Bank Helps Children With Disabilities Take Flight

Nov 22, 2022 10:00 AM ET

The Arc’s Wings for All program welcomed a group of their younger clients, ranging in age from three to 18 years, and their families at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport for a mock-travel experience.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation and Tunnel to Towers Renovate Marine Corps Veteran's Family Home

Nov 22, 2022 9:45 AM ET

Major Tyler Tidwell spent 13 years as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps. He was deployed three times in support of U.S. Central Command, and he participated in training and operations across numerous countries.

Health & Healthcare

World Toilet Day Q&A: Kohler and Sanergy's Mission to Build Healthy, Prosperous Communities

Nov 22, 2022 9:40 AM ET

On a recent trip to Nairobi, Laura Kohler visited Kohler Innovation for Good partner Sanergy, a nonprofit working to build healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation accessible & affordable in Africa’s urban informal settlements.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rayonier Safety Team Trains 100s of Loggers and Contractors

Nov 22, 2022 9:15 AM ET

While safety has always been a priority at Rayonier, we recently boosted our commitment by adopting safety as a core value.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lift Up Westchester Receives $200,000 From KeyBank To Launch Career Center for Job Training and Advancement

Nov 22, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Lifting Up Westchester (LUW), a community-based, social services agency providing life changing support to our Westchester County residents in crisis, announces receipt of a two-year, $200,000 charitable grant from KeyBank Foundation to launch a new Career Center.

Environment

How and Why Business Leaders Are Collaborating to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions | Schneider Electric

Nov 22, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Decarbonization may initially start with your company's walls, but unless you're working with key partners in your value chain, your efforts won't reach what is needed to reverse the climate crisis.

Sustainable Development Goals

Cisco Increases Focus on Reducing Use of Plastics

Nov 22, 2022 8:45 AM ET

We have set a goal that by our fiscal year 2025, 50% of the plastic used in our products (by weight) will be made of recycled content.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mass Timber Project for Atlanta's Ponce City Market Moving Forward

Nov 22, 2022 8:45 AM ET

The mass timber project for one of Atlanta's favorite hot spots, Ponce City Market, is gaining some momentum, and Georgia-Pacific is collaborating in the effort.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tapestry's Karla Aspiras Named 'Diversity Champion in IP' by WIPR

Nov 22, 2022 8:40 AM ET

Congratulations to Karla Aspiras, Director, Senior Counsel at Tapestry, on being named a 2022 ‘Diversity Champion in IP’ by the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR)!

Environment

Manchester City and Xylem Call on Football Fans To Vote for Young Water Heroes Tackling Global Water Issues

Nov 22, 2022 8:35 AM ET

Manchester City Football Club’s global community program, Cityzens Giving, and global water technology leader, Xylem (NYSE: XYL) are calling on football fans to vote for their top project as the Water Heroes Academy returns for a second year.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How a Lipstick Can Change a Life

Nov 22, 2022 8:30 AM ET

A drag queen, charity workers, influencers, and members of the LGBTQ+ community have gathered for our photoshoot in joyful and vibrant energy – all in the name of lipstick.

Environment

Yum China's Science-Based Targets Approved, Aiming for Over 60% GHG Emissions Reduction by 2035

Nov 22, 2022 8:30 AM ET

Yum China Holdings, Inc. has announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved the Company’s near-term science-based emissions reduction target, making the Company the first restaurant company in China to reach this milestone.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SEE, ExxonMobil, and Ahold Delhaize USA Collaborate on Groundbreaking Circularity Initiative

Nov 22, 2022 8:25 AM ET

Multi-industry engagement will create sustainable value from the recycling of flexible plastics

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Schneider Electric and Microplásticos Work Together To Decarbonize Supply Chain

Nov 21, 2022 6:20 PM ET

Schneider Electric and long-time supplier Microplásticos today announced joint efforts to accelerate decarbonization efforts.

Innovation & Technology

How Innovating for Sustainable Food Systems has the Power to Deliver Social Impact

Nov 21, 2022 4:35 PM ET

Trane Technologies believes innovation for everyone, by everyone, can turn ideas into a chance at a better future.

Energy

'Moving the Ball Forward' on Clean Energy, Climate Equity

Nov 21, 2022 4:00 PM ET

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, known as COP27, has been marked by discord over topics such as the struggle to maintain a commitment to global warming limits.

Innovation & Technology

Illinois Electric Cooperative Selects Ericsson, XtremeLTE To Connect Underserved Rural Communities

Nov 21, 2022 2:30 PM ET

Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC), an Illinois-based electric service provider, has selected Ericsson, through its strategic partnership with XtremeLTE, to modernize networks in rural Pike County, Illinois.

Diversity & Inclusion

Part-Time Cashier to Store Manager: Wilbert Slowman Talks Navajo Heritage, Family and Career

Nov 21, 2022 2:15 PM ET

Wilbert Slowman was born in Shiprock, New Mexico, a Navajo reservation named after a landmark rock formation that rises 1,583 feet above the earth. Wilbert and his family are proud to be Diné, which is how the Navajo people refer to themselves.