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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Foundation Awards $2 Million+ in Scholarships

KFC Foundation awards $2 million+ in scholarships to 631 KFC restaurant employees across the U.S.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KeyBank Acquires Fintech GradFin

KeyBank today announced that it has acquired GradFin, one of the nation’s leading Public Service Loan Forgiveness counseling providers.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Eco-Conscious Summer Style: Timberland Introduces the GreenStride™ Solar Wave ST Collection

Step out and chase the light in the GreenStride™ Solar Wave ST collection, offering progressive style and lightweight comfort to take you from the city streets to summer trails and back again.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Partnership for the Goals in Action

At TCS, we are building on the belief that business can be a catalyst for change. Our purpose is to connect people to opportunities in the digital economy and that mission is central to the way we operate as a business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

WaterAid and The VF Foundation Launch Program to Improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Cambodia

WaterAid and The VF Foundation announce the launch of a year-long program to reach more than 85,000 people with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in Cambodia.

Diversity & Inclusion

Investors Lead Demand for Businesses to Disclose Human Rights Impacts

Stakeholder demands are reaffirming that disclosure on human rights related impacts are central to how companies demonstrate accountability.

Research, Reports & Publications

Masonite International Corporation Announces 2030 ESG Goals, Releases 2021 Report

Masonite International Corporation (NYSE: DOOR), a leading global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors, today announced the company’s 2030 ESG vision

Innovation & Technology

Tetra Tech's David Burnham Discusses Using No/Low Code Development Platforms to Redevelop Federal IT Applications

David Burnham is a lead architect for Tetra Tech’s Federal Information Technology (IT) group in Arlington, Virginia.

Education

Kimberly-Clark Celebrates 30 Years of Bright Futures with College Scholarship Awards

Kimberly-Clark recently awarded 2022 Bright Futures college scholarships totaling $980,000 to 49 students for academic achievement and leadership in their schools and communities.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes to Highlight Data Related to Psychiatry Portfolio at Upcoming Scientific Conferences During Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it's an important reminder of the tremendous unmet need that still exists for people living with mental health conditions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Heroes Work Here: PSE&G Meter Reader Helps Elderly Woman Get Home

Meter Reader Jeremy Wedick of PSE&G’s New Brunswick customer team immediately knew something was wrong when he saw an elderly woman using a walker walking aimlessly around the neighborhood with a bag full of cash.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrate Moms

For P&G moms and caregivers, there are a variety of company programs, initiatives and policies that set them up for success and enable a healthy work-life balance.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Advances to #15 on DiversityInc's 2022 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List

Dow advanced to 15th place on the 2022 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, which was announced at DiversityInc's celebratory event in New York City.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Moving Towards More Resilient Forests for the Future of Cocoa

Climate change remains the biggest challenge facing our planet, its people – and businesses — and the cocoa sector has a key role to play in tackling this issue.

Education

Reuter-Stokes Drives Technology Innovation with Student STEM Day Event

Reuter-Stokes, a Baker Hughes business, hosted a successful STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) event for 100 Twinsburg-Area High School students at its global headquarters in Twinsburg, Ohio today.

Events, Media & Communications

EarthX Film Festival Starts May 12!

Join EarthX from May 12-15 in the Dallas Arts District for four days of films, speakers, musicians, food and interactive events—all centered around environment and sustainability.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Named to Forbes List of Best Employers for Diversity 2022

Principal Financial Group® was named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2022. This is the company’s third year on the list and highest ranking yet – appearing as number 56 on the total list of 500 companies.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Taco Bell Foundation Awards $8 Million in Live Más Scholarships to Empower Young People to Pursue Their Passions

There’s a new class of Live Más Scholars! The Taco Bell Foundation announced more than $8 million in scholarships to break down barriers to education for 772 passionate students looking to ignite change in their communities and across the country.

Events, Media & Communications

Nonprofits Take Action: Apply by May 13 for Truist Foundation 2022 Inspire Awards Challenge

Truist Foundation is partnering with MIT Solve to host the 2022 Inspire Awards Challenge.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Challenge of Plastic and Achieving Sustainable Packaging

There’s no shortage of data and stories pointing to the impacts that single-use plastics have on the planet.

Events, Media & Communications

Aileen Chou Enables Massive Milestones for Oportun

Aileen Chou’s wide breadth of responsibility includes expanding and better defining Oportun’s already strong corporate responsibility efforts.

Events, Media & Communications

Business Leaders to Make Urgent Call for Federal Clean Energy Investments at LEAD on Climate 2022

As Congress considers an ambitious climate package, more than 90 influential companies and investors are preparing to make the urgent economic case for robust federal investments

Research, Reports & Publications

Tractor Supply Releases 'Stewards of Life Out Here' Sustainability Report, Sets New Water Conservation Goal for 2025

Tractor Supply Company (NYSE: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States recently released its Stewards of Life Out Here Sustainability Report, detailing aggressive plans to achieve ESG goals in its operations and in the communities the Company serves.

Responsible Production & Consumption

What I Learned About Net Zero From a Recent #CiscoChat

Cisco recently hosted a #CiscoChat event that took a deeper look at net zero with the help of subject matter experts across the company.

Innovation & Technology

Spot the Robot Dog Helps Humans Inspect Nuclear Power Plant

Spot, the four-legged robot dog, purchased in 2021, is the newest inspector gadget to join Oconee and the company’s growing pack of robotic technology.

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