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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Empowers 250 Communities Nationwide With $11 Million in Hometown Grants

T-Mobile announced its latest round of Hometown Grant recipients, hitting a whopping 250 communities across 43 states and more than $11 million in funding since the Un-carrier kicked off its five-year commitment to small towns in April 2021.

Diversity & Inclusion

Frito-Lay Partners With LNESC To Bring Forward the P.U.E.N.T.E.S. Program for Its 2nd Year

In 2022, Frito-Lay partnered with LULAC National Educational Service Centers (LNESC) to expand their groundbreaking initiative, Pathways to Uplift and Empower through Novel Technology and Education Services (P.U.E.N.T.E.S.) Program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Award-Winning Lenovo International Services Supply Chain Spotlights Commitment to Sustainability That Benefits Customers

Lenovo’s International Services Supply Chain (ISSC) is the winner of the 2023 Award of Excellence for Making an Impact from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM).

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Where Finance Firms Are Finding Sustainability Specialists | Acre’s Ian Povey-Hall for ESGClarity

Progressive financial institutions are looking beyond the sector for talent. The significant increase in reporting requirements driven by fund labelling has created substantial challenges for fund managers launching sustainable and impact investing-focused strategies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Quest Diagnostics Receives Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for Seventh Consecutive Year

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that for the seventh straight year it has received a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

’Tis the Season To Donate Toys

Joining in the holiday cheer, Edison International is partnering with the fire agency on its annual Spark of Love Toy Drive, hoping to help reach their goal of collecting 40,000 toys.

Energy

Baker Hughes Unveils Innovative ThermaStim™ Technology for Geothermal Energy to Unlock Full Well Potential

With the unveiling of ThermaStim, Baker Hughes is pioneering a first-of-its-kind approach in the geothermal energy sector.

Environment

Field to Market Enters Agreement With USDA To Begin Work on Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant

Today, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® announced that it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin work on Field to Market’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiative (The Initiative)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entrepreneurs Can Become Masters at E-Commerce With Help From FedEx

Business success is more dependent on e-commerce and online presence than ever before. To help small businesses maximize their online growth, FedEx teamed up with nonprofit partner Accion Opportunity Fund to create the FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting Our Nonprofit Partners in Providing Energy Assistance This Winter Season

In addition to providing funding for energy assistance, the foundation is also providing a donation of $10,000 to Excel Golf for Youth Development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Merry and Bright: Entergy Mississippi Spreads Holiday Cheer Throughout Service Area

This year, we are celebrating Entergy Mississippi’s 100 years of service to our customers and communities. In recognition of that milestone, we are spreading a little extra cheer to support the communities we serve this holiday season.

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Pak U.S. and Canada Sustainability Report FY22: Planet

Tetra Pak hosted a sustainability webinar for our packaging customers focused on our progress in increasing carton recycling access and rates, and other current efforts to grow carton recycling.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kohler’s 2022 Believing in Better Report: Activating All Associates for Impact

Innovation for Good® (IfG) is Kohler’s in-house start-up incubator for developing business opportunities to address pressing environmental and social issues. Our associates participate in IfG to demonstrate their passion for innovation and social impact.

Education

eMentor Program Helps Students Prepare for College and Careers

The U.S. Bank eMentor program, which is designed to help students plan for college, careers and adulthood through financial education and literacy assistance, recently wrapped its fall sessions, which featured more than 500 employee mentors paired with mentees.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Power and Potential of Data for Good®

At Nielsen, we know that data has the potential to transform the world. For over 100 years, we have innovated to bring powerful data to help our clients understand and reach their audiences and drive outcomes.

Education

5G Smart School With WeSchool and Qualcomm Wireless Reach

Qualcomm is committed to connecting more people around the world and creating a brighter, more interconnected future through Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™.

Education

Chemours’ Fayetteville Works Site Establishes ChemFEST Partnership With Mac Williams Middle School

Chemours Fayetteville Works and Fayetteville-based Mac Williams Middle School today announced a partnership through the company’s Chemours Future of Engineering, Science, Trades, and Technology (ChemFEST) program, to promote early engagement in STEM education.

Innovation & Technology

Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Innovation Forum Reveal Collaboration

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is teaming up with Innovation Forum (IF) in a new media collaboration announced this month.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

McDonald's Receives a 100% on the Human Rights Campaign's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index

We couldn’t be prouder to announce we received a 100% on the Human Rights Campaign's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index – that’s nine years running! The CEI is a leading benchmark on how companies are advancing LGBTQ+ friendly policies.

Events, Media & Communications

Griffith Foods Hosts “Nourishing the World: A Primer for Sustainable Diets” in Partnership With World Association of Chefs’ Societies

In October 2023, Griffith Foods had the privilege of hosting “Nourishing the World: A Primer for Sustainable Diets,” webinar in partnership with Worldchefs – World Association of Chefs’ Societies.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: When Disaster Strikes: Gauging the Investment Risk of Natural Hazards

From hurricanes to earthquakes to droughts, natural disasters are becoming more numerous, extreme and costly. To assess the potential financial damage, investors must better understand physical risks at the local level.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Team Rubicon Brings Hurricane Relief in Florida With Help From CASE Construction Equipment Dealers

After Taylor County’s emergency manager requested help, Team Rubicon, with the help of CASE machinery from Tidewater Equipment and CASE Power & Equipment of Florida, launched its first Idalia response on Sept. 1.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Linking the Universal Right To Work and the GRI Climate Change Standard Draft

Beyond human rights disclosures embedded in GRI’s Universal Standards and our social topic standards, The GRI Climate Change exposure draft places a great focus on the human aspect of climate change and the concept of just transition.

Events, Media & Communications

Alibaba Businesses Share Green Initiatives at COP28

Cainiao’s AI-powered logistics tool cuts packing materials by 15%
Delivery service Ele.me targets plastic and food waste with in-app prompts

Energy

Innovation From the Ground Up

A Hormel Foods plant just outside Chicago that makes premium Italian meatballs, sausages and pizza toppings has found a way to save water, reduce energy use and transform byproducts into biodiesel.

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