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Environment | International Paper

National Forest Week: How International Paper Helps Restore Longleaf Ecosystems

National Forest Week, held annually during the second week of June, raises awareness for the 193 million acres of National Forests across the United States and the benefits these landscapes provide.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Barnyard Leftovers Turned Birria Quesadilla

While complex flavor usually comes with complex preparation, Corporate Chef Bryan Fisherkeller simplifies the traditional birria dish (but not flavor) in one of his favorite concepts: Barnyard Birria Quesadillas.


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Diversity & Inclusion

Six Women Shaping the Future of Engineering (and Transforming Lives)

Women engineers across the Boston Scientific global network agree: To inspire more women to join the field means encouraging girls who show an interest in learning math or the sciences to pursue their studies.

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Health & Healthcare

Merck Joins Novartis-Led Collaboration To Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials

Through a new collaboration with Beacon of Hope, Merck will operate clinical trials through four Historically Black Medical School clinical trial Centers of Excellence.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Resource Groups: Fostering a Safe and Inclusive Workplace

In good times and bad, United Rentals employees come together to support each other and their communities.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Aramark Increases Support of Minority-Owned Businesses: Announces Centers of Excellence Mentoring Cohort for Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Delaware, and Southern California Businesses

Aramark announced the start of its second mentoring cohort with the EMSDC and SCMSDC, continuing its support of small businesses and businesses owned and operated by minorities, women, and other diverse populations.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Jeffrey Whitford Named a CSR/ESG Professional of the Year in Ragan & PR Daily's Communicators of the Year Awards

Jeffrey Whitford, head of sustainability and social business innovation at the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, was named a CSR/ESG Professional of the Year in Ragan and PR Daily’s Communicators of the Year Awards.

Research, Reports & Publications

Walmart Accelerates Action in FY2022 ESG Summary Report

Walmart has issued its FY2022 ESG Summary Report and accompanying ESG issues briefs which outline its commitments and progress toward becoming a regenerative company that puts nature and humanity at the center of its business practices.

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Green Infrastructure

Sustainable Fleets Made Easy

Booster's energy delivery service offers more efficiency, higher profits, and sustainability at the push of a button.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AB Named Environmental Fund of the Year: Global Category

AllianceBernstein has been named the winner of the Environmental Fund of the Year in the Global category at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards 2022.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Give Your Employees a Better CSR Experience With the Right Technology

An innovative corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy can substantially improve employee participation and workplace pride. What's the best way to launch and improve a CSR technology platform?

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Georgia-Pacific Distributes Necessities to Homeless

We hosted a shoebox decorating party with our partners at United Way of Greater Atlanta.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

How Social and Cultural Responsiveness Helps Social Impact Succeed

Learn how social and cultural responsiveness plays a significant role in the success of your social impact programs. We chat with Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo and explore how to ensure our social impact programs are actually addressing the needs of the community we are serving and how to continually receive their feedback.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Qurate Retail CEO Perspective: Inspiring a More Sustainable Way to Retail

Now more than ever, it is imperative that business leaders harness the unique strengths and relationships of our organizations to help our communities develop creative solutions that meet the needs of all stakeholders.

Environment

VMware: Are You Making E-Waste Someone Else's Problem?

50 million tons of e-waste generated every year will more than double to 110 million ton by 2050.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Named “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”

Principal Financial Group® was named on the list of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” after earning a 100 score on the 2022 Disability Equality Index® (DEI).

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Sustainable Development Goals

Aircraft Fuel Conservation and Fleet Modernization at FedEx

To help reach our goal of carbon neutral operations by 2040, we are building on the success of FedEx Fuel Sense. Since the program’s founding in 2006, we have implemented 70 fuel-saving initiatives, saving 948 million gallons of jet fuel.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Los Angeles Refinery Honored by Local Nonprofit for Its Continuous Work in the Community

In 2021, Marathon Petroleum provided SBCC with a $45,000 grant to support the project, which celebrated its grand opening this spring.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Connecting Through Volunteer Service

By committing to service and community, we’re helping to build an even stronger foundation for Dow and our stakeholders in the next 125 years.

Responsible Production & Consumption

How Friendlier Takeout Containers Can Help Cut Down on Plastic Waste

Through meetings with North America’s largest waste management companies, consumer organizations and industry leaders, Scotiabank has expressed a clear interest in providing capital to companies that develop innovations to reduce plastics waste.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee and Contractor Safety at Enbridge

Safety is not only a core value at Enbridge—it’s the foundation of everything we do. If we don’t get this right, nothing else matters. It’s our duty to keep the public, the members of our team and the environment safe.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tapestry on Embracing Hybrid Work

More than two years into the pandemic, organizations are still shaping the future of return to work for their employees. At Tapestry, we’re very much in a hybrid environment.

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Innovation & Technology

Illumina Unveils Its Most Accurate and Comprehensive Secondary Analysis Platform, Boosting Lab Capabilities

Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announced today the release of Illumina DRAGEN™ v4.0, its most accurate and comprehensive secondary analysis platform.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Lenovo's Journey to Net-Zero: Natural Resources Conservation

How does a global technology leader make progress toward that “Mars shot” of net-zero emissions?
In this video series, we aim to demonstrate how Lenovo is taking action and measuring progress toward net-zero emissions.

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Events, Media & Communications

Reset Connect Showcases Net Zero Business Solutions at London Climate Action Week

More than 100 exhibitors have taken part in the Reset Connect London two-day event (28-29 June) as part of London Climate Action Week.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comcast NBCUniversal Named Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion

Comcast NBCUniversal is honored to be named one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” after receiving a top score of 100 on the annual Disability Equality Index (DEI) for the eighth consecutive year.

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