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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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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Unveils New HBCU-Themed Car Paint Scheme at Daytona As Part of Its Shaping Black Futures Initiative

To show support of Black athletes and HBCUs, FedEx and NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin unveiled a special FedEx Cares paint scheme that will be featured on the #11 car (driven by Hamlin) at the Daytona race this Saturday, August 28th.

Health & Healthcare

Always and Thrive Global Launch First Period Tracker and Wellness App That Helps #EndPeriodPoverty

Always and Thrive Global announced the launch of the Always You app, a period tracker and wellness app that helps #EndPeriodPoverty as you use it.

Innovation & Technology

How 5G Is Creating New Experiences, Transforming Industries and Enriching Lives

5G is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything including machines, objects and devices, shaping how people and industries communicate.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Run Your Own Race, Not Other's.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Repair. Remodel. Reimagine: The Regions Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity of Smith County

The Regions Foundation, supporting community investments announced a $75,000 grant to support Habitat for Humanity of Smith County, providing critical home repairs and modifications for low-income residents.

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Energy

Cummins Demonstrates Its Electrified Power Technology

Cummins Inc. is gearing up for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) Run on Less - Electric (RoL-E), an electric truck technology demonstration, in less than three weeks.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast NBCUniversal Partners with JFF to Identify Strategies to Advance Equity for Black Workers in Tech

JFF announced a $500,000 partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal to support research that will identify promising evidence, practices, and policies creating conditions for advancement of Black learners and workers in technology and digital fields.

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Environment

Top 5 Environmental Findings From Data Center Audits

Antea Group has identified the Top 5 most common environmental findings and developed a checklist to assist data centers with the identification of common environmental regulatory compliance requirements.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank and First Niagara Foundation Invests in Organization that Supports MWBEs in Buffalo

It’s an investment that will support an organization that provides minority and women-owned enterprises (MWBEs) in Buffalo, New York with support and the tools they need for sustainable success.

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Energy

Dynamic Energy and Soltage Partner to Deliver One of Albertsons Companies' Largest Solar Assets

Dynamic Energy Solutions, LLC today announced that it has achieved financial close and commenced construction of a 6.6 Megawatts (MW) DC ground-mounted solar array in Norridgewock, Maine. The project includes a landmark offtake agreement

Events, Media & Communications

The Home Depot to Host ESG Webcast, Focused on its Environmental Efforts

The Home Depot® announced that Ron Jarvis, chief sustainability officer, will host a webcast and Q&A session to discuss the company’s environmental efforts. The webcast will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 9, 2021.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Keysight CTO Looks Back on 35 Years: One Score and Fifteen Years Ago

When CEO Ron Nersesian set up Keysight, he was clear about his desire to build an employee culture with strong business acumen, so all employees could work together to impact and benefit from the company's business results.

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Environment

IVECO Launches Projects to Promote the Benefits of Natural Gas and Its Key Role in Decarbonizing Transport

IVECO, a brand of CNH Industrial, just launched its “IVECO Ambassador” programme which aims to raise awareness of the brand’s values on different themes.

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Education

Engaging New Virtual Field Trips From Discovery Education and Partners Welcome Students and Teachers Back to School

To welcome K-12 students and teachers back to school, Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art K-12 digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—and leading corporate and community partners

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Environment

New Model Links Local Health Data to Building, Workplace Design Strategies

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Cincinnati 2030 District today announced the launch of an Occupant Health Guide that helps organizations prioritize healthy building design and operation strategies based on local health data.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How to Augment Your Workforce With Specialized Talent On-Demand

Finding specialists to add to a project team can be quite challenging. Talent on-demand, also known as ‘Resources-as-a-Service (RaaS)’, is an excellent way to deal with these challenges while minimizing disruption to the company.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Deployed in Iraq, Medtronic Employee Writes Special Message Home

Medtronic has a long history of supporting veteran employees; today, Medtronic actively recruits veterans for a wide variety of job openings.

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Events, Media & Communications

Global Citizen Live adds Rio de Janeiro as a New City with Brazilian Superstars Alok, Mart'nalia, Criolo, & Liniker, in Partnership with Rock In Rio

Global Citizen, in partnership with Rock In Rio, one of the largest music and entertainment festivals in the world, with 20 editions held in Brazil, Portugal, Spain and the US, today announced Rio de Janeiro as a new city.

Green Infrastructure

Webinar: An Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Plan

Professionals in our industry, as well as the agencies we work with, are increasingly seeking ways to incorporate equity into transportation and infrastructure projects.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month

Black Philanthropy Month was established in August 2011 to inform, invest and inspire Black philanthropic leadership. During the month of August, we’re highlighting the voices of Black-led and Black-benefitting nonprofit partners.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Arnaud Thoni

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations. Learn how these practitioners and their companies are addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change, and what inspires each of them to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector and collectively, overall.

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Health & Healthcare

Wellness Tips for Cancer Patients

The cancer experience can be highly emotional. However, prioritizing self-care may help cancer patients cope throughout their journeys.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

6 Ways to Make Your Money More Sustainable

Making the right financial decisions, from your mortgage right down to your pension provider, could accelerate a lower carbon footprint, but it’s vital to be absolutely certain that it is making the right difference.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Dow Partners With THE MOST to Provide Solutions for the Multicultural Textured Hair Care Market

Dow recently announced it will collaborate with THE MOST, a start-up company specializing in textured hair care solutions, to better understand and address the needs of the underserved multicultural textured hair care market.

Diversity & Inclusion

6 Ways to Support Your LGBTQ Employees to Foster Inclusion in the Workplace

Most leaders want to create welcoming workplaces where LGBTQ employees can feel comfortable and accepted. But employers who talk about equality without offering inclusive benefits to all employees aren’t doing everything they can to support the LGBTQ community.

Latest Campaigns

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    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

  2. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

  3. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...

  4. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...

  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  6. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

  7. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  8. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...

  9. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

  10. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

  11. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...

  12. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...

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  15. International Paper | HEALTHY & ABUNDANT FORESTS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Lead forest stewardship efforts globally