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Innovation & Technology

The Path to Sustainability Travels Through the Cloud

Sustainability isn’t just about doing good for the environment or society at large — it’s also good for business.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Mother of Three Shares Her CAR T-Cell Therapy Journey: Kelly's Story

Kelly was getting ready to leave on a trip to celebrate her 25th wedding anniversary when she started experiencing pain in her abdomen and discovered a lump on her neck.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Renewed Career Through the Cadence Returnship Program

Learn more about Diana’s Journey to Returnship from first discovering the program to her transition back into high-tech.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our Steps Toward a More Diverse and Inclusive World

Abbott is an employer, offering opportunity and a common purpose to more than 113,000 people. We're a neighbor to the people we serve in 160 countries. And we’re a citizen of varied and diverse communities around the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Boston Business Journal's 2022 Corporate Citizenship Community Collaboration Awards Honors Seeding Labs and the Life Science Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

MilliporeSigma and Boston, Mass.-based Seeding Labs were recently honored by the Boston Business Journal as one of its four 2022 Corporate Citizenship Community Collaboration awardees.

Health & Healthcare

Marcus Smart Encouraging Donors To 'Get out There and Help' After Losing Mom and Brother to Cancer

Marcus Smart knows the pain of losing family members to cancer. That's why the Boston Celtics point guard is making it his mission to change the system.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rajant's 3rd World Music Benefit for UNICEF Fundraiser To Aid Children Worldwide

Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, will host the third annual “World Music Benefit” to raise awareness and encourage donations for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Diversity & Inclusion

Griffith Foods: Your Ticket to Culinary Travels

Food and exploration have always gone hand in hand, and today’s retail and menu offerings give consumers even more opportunities to expand their culinary horizons.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: Understanding Green Bond Performance in Market Setbacks

Green bonds have gained a reputation for providing better downside mitigation than their conventional peers. But in this year’s market downturn, green bonds’ defensive performance patterns were mixed. What does this mean for investors?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Addresses Food Insecurity by Donating Funds and Boxes to Feeding America®

International Paper, one of the world’s leading producers of renewable, fiber-based packaging and pulp, recently made a $105,000 donation to Feeding America® to bolster year-round hunger-relief efforts across the country.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Colorado Diversity Council To Host Annual LGBTQ+ Unity Summit Promoting Workplace Equity and Inclusion Across Industries

Denver, CO- The Colorado Diversity Council will host its annual LGBTQ+ Unity Summit to bring together professionals to discuss workplace equity and inclusion taking place on Wednesday, October 5 from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Setting Up Shop: Introducing Strive USA

Mastercard’s global small business initiative opens its doors for the first time in the U.S. to support 5 million businesses over the next 5 years

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Awards IDEA Public Schools Grant To Grow Farm Program

IDEA Public Schools will soon begin construction on a hydroponic farm and outdoor classroom at IDEA Achieve Academy and College Preparatory in Haltom City, Texas. The new facility is made possible thanks to a grant of more than $178,000 from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club.

Research, Reports & Publications

Paychex Releases 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Paychex, Inc. announced the release of its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Holland Construction Supports 7th Urban Art Circuit in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

This September, New Holland Construction, a CNH Industrial brand, is supporting the 7th edition of Urban Art Circuit (CURA) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SAIC to Provide $1.5M to Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering

Environment

Focusing on Ethical and Sustainable Food Systems at Clemson University

Aramark took part in a series of events recently at Clemson University that brought together top researchers to focus on increasing healthy options, minimizing harm to the environment, and making ethical, local sourcing a top priority.

Research, Reports & Publications

Purpose 360: Purpose Under Pressure

The pandemic has given us a lot to think about. Employees are rearranging their priorities to pursue greater meaning (and values-alignment) in their work, placing significant new demands on their employers.

Innovation & Technology

Takeaways from Climate Week To Design for a More Sustainable Future

I’m more convinced than ever that we have a diminishing window of time to address the water and climate crisis, but it cannot happen without a new level of cooperation across stakeholders to push innovation. Kohler is up to the challenge!

Green Infrastructure

Climate Innovation Forum's Drive for Net Zero Action Not Ambition

The sustainability lens was sharpened at the Climate Innovation Forum to focus wholly on the transition between technology, finance, regulation and government, as part of London Climate Action Week (LCAW).

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Worker Empowerment in Our Supply Chain

To track, manage and reduce social and labor impacts across our supply chain, we joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) in FY2020.

Energy

Canada Has the Potential To Lead the Global Energy Transition

Simply put, Canada’s bounty of natural gas—which is among the world’s cleanest—could be turned into liquified natural gas for export, which would go a long way towards displacing dirtier fuels such as coal.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hispanic Heritage Month Business Spotlight: Back of the Yards Coffee

This Hispanic Heritage Month, FedEx celebrates Chicago-based Back of the Yards Coffee – a Latinx- and woman-owned coffee roaster founded in 2016 by Mayra Hernandez and Jesse Iniguez.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Walmart Committed to Fighting Hunger Year-Round Through Fight Hunger. Spark Change.

To commemorate Hunger Action Month, we’re celebrating that we raised nearly $20 million this year to support Feeding America food banks through Walmart and Sam's Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign.

Environment

Podcast: Ericsson's Mats Scharp on Net Zero Strategy and Sustainability in ICT

Mats Pellback Scharp, Global Head of Sustainability at Ericsson, discusses the holistic aspects involved in strategizing what the ICT industry and Ericsson are doing to achieve a net zero carbon footprint in this compelling podcast.

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