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Health & Healthcare

Fighting Food Scarcity Amidst the Pandemic

Thanks to local and corporate partners, including ScottsMiracle-Gro, who awarded us the 2017 and 2019 GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, the Drew Horticulture Program has become the largest farm to school program in the country and continues to grow every year.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CSRHub and Craft Launch Supply Chain Partnership

CSRHub, a leader in consensus ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) ratings and information, announced today a partnership with Craft, the enterprise intelligence provider, to integrate data from CSRHub into Craft’s offerings.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Watch Land Betterment Corporation's Impact Minute Episode 12

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”) is proud to release Episode 12 of its Impact Minute video blog.

Green Infrastructure

Bakers Island Light Station celebrates new solar array and battery system

Solar panels are becoming an increasingly popular choice for nonprofit organizations looking to reduce their carbon footprint.

Environment

Conserving the Environment: A Look at Gildan's 2019 Sustainability Highlights

With the announcement of Gildan’s 2019 ESG report, the Company looks back on the progress it has made towards its goal of Conserving the Environment.

Research, Reports & Publications

How Family and Private Forests Can Help Companies Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a national conservation organization, has released a new white paper Family-owned Forests: How to Unlock the Carbon Potential in America’s Backyard aimed at the corporate community interested in enacting natural climate solutions as part of their comprehensive climate strategy.

Green Infrastructure

Rooftop Solar Array at Global Links Headquarters Funded by Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Goes Live August 27

Pittsburgh-based medical relief and international development nonprofit Global Links and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club will flip the switch on a 63.2 kilowatt (kW) solar array to celebrate Global Links’ 30th anniversary.

Responsible Production & Consumption

UPS Infographic | Sustainability by the Numbers

This infographic is from UPS's 2019 Interactive Sustainability Report: Accelerating Sustainable Solutions.

Innovation & Technology

Meet Some Participants in the Qualcomm Small Business Accelerator Program

This global crisis is having an unprecedented effect on communities and small businesses, and as creators of wireless communication technologies, we know we’re in a unique position to help.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why Women Start New Businesses: Reasons, Challenges, and Opportunities

More women are turning to entrepreneurship, and according to Herbalife Nutrition’s second annual Global Entrepreneurship survey, 72 percent of women want to open their own business. Women entrepreneurs create a source of income for themselves...

Responsible Production & Consumption

So, You Want to Build a Soil Carbon Market for Agriculture?

If I were to write a memoir, it would definitely be entitled, I Didn’t Intend to Be Here. When I look back over my career, it’s taken unintentional twists and turns. Entering university, I was going to be a heart surgeon, until I wasn’t.

Environment

Keep Lee County Beautiful Aids in Mangrove Restoration

Following a maintenance error that resulted in the unpermitted removal of local mangroves, a Florida municipality partnered with Keep Lee County Beautiful (KLCB) to restore the affected area. One year ago, the municipality’s staff was approved to remove mangroves that were impeding a local waterway but unfortunately went beyond the permitted section resulting in a mandate to restore the area.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura: Information for T‑Mobile and Metro by T‑Mobile Customers

If you are in an area that could potentially be impacted, we encourage you to follow any evacuation orders that may be issued by local authorities and hope that you stay safe over the coming days.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

VIDEO | Mohawk “Crashes” Atlanta-Area School with New Carpeting for Learning Spaces

Last year, Mohawk and Georgia United Foundation’s School Crashers® program transformed learning and administrative environments at seven schools across the Peach State.

Innovation & Technology

Technology leader Irvin Bishop Jr. Named CIO of Black & Veatch

With an increasing focus on digital transformation, analytics, robust customer experience programs, and the acceleration of distributed projects, assets and workforces, Black & Veatch today announced Irvin Bishop Jr. as Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Education

Connecting Kids to Bright Futures

From the moment Milton Hershey founded a school for orphaned boys in 1909, Hershey has continued our founder’s legacy of helping children succeed and reach their full potential.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Our Best Climate Solution Is Circular

Embracing circularity principles as part of natural climate solutions must be a part of the COVID-19 recovery. International Paper explains how it is helping to do just that.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Companies Support National FFA Organization's Efforts to Connect Agricultural Education with the Food Value Chain

General Mills, PepsiCo and Bob Evans Restaurants have recently partnered with the National FFA Organization to educate students on the importance of regenerative agriculture, support personal growth and promote the FFA programs that currently exist.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

'Las personas a las que prestamos servicios son, en efecto, financieramente invisibles'

Nací en México y llegué a EE. UU. de niño. Estábamos indocumentados y solo podíamos hacer trabajos ocasionales en el mercado de pulgas local para poder llegar a fin de mes. Durante muchos años, vivimos en las sombras de la sociedad, con miedo de ser capturados, detenidos y deportados.

Research, Reports & Publications

Business Lessons From a Small Virus on a Big Planet

It is the essence of Schneider Electric’s strategy but it also applies to any other business that wants to invest into its own longevity. It is the logical reaction to the shifting context of ecological overuse.

Diversity & Inclusion

We Support Campaign for Equal Dignity. So Can You.

Cox Enterprises has contributed $125,000 to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights’ Campaign for Equal Dignity.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Water and Pandemics

The water industry now needs to consider the resilience of this essential service in the light of future risks while recognizing the importance of water for the well-being of our societies and economies

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust Enhances ESG Analytics Capabilities With New Environmental Data Categories

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced recently it has further developed its environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk exposure analytics capabilities to include new reporting for key environmental data categories.

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