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Environment

How Pollen Contributes to the Sustainability of Our Forests

Future Rayonier forests depend on the precise and careful collection of pollen. We share what pollen is and how we collect this microscopic dust to ensure the preservation of one of the world’s most depended-upon resources: trees.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Deploying Capital for Veteran Entrepreneurs

U.S. Army veteran Xiaobo Guan was struggling as a first-time business owner until capital and education from the Veteran Loan Fund helped him make improvements to his self-service car wash business.

Energy

Duke Energy Begins Operation of Idaho’s Largest Solar Plant

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), today announced it has placed into commercial operation the 120-megawatt (MW) Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Idaho.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Running Man: Matt Klein's Journey of 1,000 Miles Began With One Step

In July 2006, for reasons he still can’t fully explain, Matt Klein took the first step in a journey that has stretched over thousands of miles.

Research, Reports & Publications

Data Centres: UK Organisations With the Most Servers Are Still Unlikely To Prioritise Energy Efficiency – Research

Despite the consumption by data centres of around 1% of the world’s electricity production, the dramatic rise in energy prices over the last 12 months and ever-more-frequent warnings from environment agencies, UK organisations with large numbers of servers are still unlikely

Research, Reports & Publications

Novartis Highlights ESG and Business Performance as a Focused Medicines Company in Novartis in Society Integrated Report 2022

Novartis is a focused medicines company with a purpose to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. On February 1, we published our Novartis in Society Integrated Report 2022.

Sustainable Development Goals

Q&A With Sealed Air's Global Operations Excellence Director

Andrei Stoddard, Global Operations Excellence Director, has been with Sealed Air (SEE) for 42 years an he focuses on collaborating across functions to drive strategic initiatives.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Unearthing Mining Impacts With New GRI Sector Standard

ESG disclosure standard for mining sector coming soon - contribute to the GRI public comment period

Environment

Sappi Explores Climate Risk Framework

At the group level, Sappi has made significant progress to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by identifying projects that will decarbonize our operations in each region over the next five years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

12 Ways to Help After the Deadly Syria-Turkey Earthquake

At least 2,300 people have died and thousands more have been left injured after two powerful earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria in the early hours of Monday Feb. 6.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

O-I Sustainable Transformation Achieving Key Recognitions

O-I Glass, Inc. has adopted a holistic, systems-based approach to addressing sustainability.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating a More Accessible Future for Travelers

Travel is a force for good and a belief that is central to everything we do at Expedia Group. It guides our commitment to making a positive impact on the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Solidarity Through Volunteering

Today, on International Volunteer Day (IVD), we celebrate Team Dow volunteers, our partners and our communities.

Education

Action for Healthy Kids Signs Cooperative Agreement With USDA Food and Nutrition Service To Implement Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative

Through this historic investment in school nutrition, Action for Healthy Kids aims to help school districts across the country overcome challenges and develop creative solutions to provide nutritious foods for the children they serve.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duluth Art Institute: Embracing Our Shared Humanity

Six colorful Black figures fill the scene, standing out against a backdrop of orange and blue.

Health & Healthcare

Reflecting on Research in Genitourinary Cancers

Hi, my name is Dana Walker. I’m the development program lead for genitourinary cancers here at Bristol Myers Squibb. I’m proud to lead a team of people continuing to develop treatments that help improve and extend the lives of patients dealing with genitourinary cancers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Hopeful Story To Start the New Year: Three Transformative Organisations Disrupting the Packaging Industry

Businesses and stakeholders are firmly aligning in their desires to mitigate the negative impact on sustainability by tackling one of the major culprits - plastic pollution.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bessie Coleman Barbie Inspires Youth To Look to the Skies

American Airlines and Barbie® partnered together to honor the legacy of Bessie Coleman, the first Black and Native American woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921.

Energy

Bloomberg Launches India Chapter of the Bloomberg Carbon Network

Bloomberg today announced the launch of the India Chapter of the Bloomberg Carbon Network.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

6 Steps to a Transformative Employee Volunteering Program

Employee volunteering programs today face a paradox: employees want to volunteer, but when given the opportunity, most don’t. 

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sofidel Joins the Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County

Sofidel is now a proud member of the Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County, which helps provide business professionals develop a foundation and resources to flourish in their communities.

Environment

Making the Case for Companies Like Ours To Set Bold Sustainability Goals Like Net-Zero by 2040

T-Mobile is the first in U.S. wireless to set an ambitious goal to achieve net-zero emissions across our ENTIRE carbon footprint by 2040, in addition to being the first in U.S. wireless to set a net-zero target that’s validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

‘Building Back Better’ in Waverly

Doing More Today spoke with four associates who took part in the groundbreaking for Regions’ new Waverly branch on Jan. 24, 2023. Expected to open by the end of 2023, the new Regions branch is a vital part of the community’s recovery.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Own Your Career Podcast — Follow Your Passion and Take Risks: Meet Erik Batista

Hello and welcome to the Own Your Career podcast! My name is Janelle Jordan, and I’m a Program Manager on our Talent, Performance, and Engagement team, and I am so excited to be here with you.

Research, Reports & Publications

Griffith Foods Releases the State of Plant-Based Nutrition Report

Griffith Foods is excited to announce the release of our newest white paper, The State of Plant-Based Nutrition!

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    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
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