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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco Is Driving More Eco-Friendly Products and Innovative Solutions Globally To Reduce Plastic and Packaging Waste

Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the leading global foodservice distribution company, is taking action to improve the sustainability of product packaging.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How I Got Here: Burge Diemer

One of my most rewarding accomplishments has been to establish The Habit’s first Equity, Inclusion & Belonging team, launching our first Business Employee Resource Group and the mentorship program to support our young talents’ professional and personal growth.

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Education

Beyond Benign and Dow Expand Collaboration To Advance Green Chemistry Education

Dow (NYSE: DOW), a global leader in materials science, and Beyond Benign, a nonprofit organization focused on making green chemistry an integral part of education, announce an expanded multi-year collaboration.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Hiring Corporate Sustainability Leaders – What You Need To Know

What do you need to know about recruiting for a sustainability role? Read our blog to find out!

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Social Impact & Volunteering

$960K+ in Donations Raised and 4K+ Volunteer Hours Reported by GoDaddy Employees in 2023

In 2023, GoDaddy employees played a valuable role in working to fulfill our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunity more inclusive for all. Employees donated their time and resources to important causes, and the result was a positive impact.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tide’s Loads of Hope Celebrates National Laundry Day With Donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) Canada

To celebrate national laundry day, Tide, Canada’s #1 trusted laundry detergent brand*, has announced a two-year commitment to RMHC Canada.

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Events, Media & Communications

Albertsons Companies’ Vons Store Partners With Local Southern California Artist for Earth Month Mural

For Albertsons Companies' banner Vons, Earth Month is every month. That's why we tapped local artist @ericjunker to combine his passion and unique style with Vons' Recipe for Change™ initiative.

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Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Earns Highest Implementation Partnership with Leading Enterprise Asset Management System Provider, Trimble – Cityworks

Black & Veatch has earned platinum partnership status with Cityworks, a Trimble company. As part of the enhanced partnership with Cityworks, Black & Veatch maintains its expertise with the platform to support clients as they build resilient, safe and sustainable communities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing Identity, Overcoming Obstacles, Igniting a Love of Learning

Taught alongside standard subjects like math and history, culture is embedded in the land-based learning curriculum at Mother Teresa Middle School in Regina, and helps young learners—70% of whom are Indigenous—know and connect with who they are through a commitment to truth.

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Health & Healthcare

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Employees Wear Purple To Support Epilepsy Awareness and Community

Purple Day spotlights epilepsy and the challenges that people face when living with the condition.

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Energy

Leverage Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles for Engineering, Construction, Operations and Maintenance

Virtually every industry is utilizing Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and reality capture technology. First responders, environmental scientists and even farmers use UAVs and thermal imaging to streamline their operations.

Education

Skill Building: Research Office Offering Memorial Community Free Access to IBM Digital Program

As technology advances and industries evolve, skill building is integral to any student or professional’s toolkit.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bringing Financial Education to the Heart of a Los Angeles Community

The U.S. Bank Magnolia Place Financial Education Center is designed to provide a welcoming environment for individuals and families with limited access to financial education and services who are looking to expand their knowledge and work toward financial stability.

Environment

IBM: Creating, Enhancing, and Restoring Habitats To Support Biodiversity

By the end of 2023, IBM established 70 pollinator gardens across 26 countries, surpassing the goal of 50.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Operational Resilience

Our Operational Resilience function orchestrates the Company’s emergency operations, business resilience, IT incident response and IT service resilience disciplines.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Good for the Great Outdoors With Johnson Outdoors

"If a check would fix the problem, I would've written that check already," said Sam Johnson, founder of Johnson Outdoors. These words embody the company's ethos founded with a reverence for nature and a commitment to its preservation.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of Its Sports Matter Program With New $2 Million Grant Initiative

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation announced a new $2 million grant initiative in honor of the 10 year anniversary of its Sports Matter Program. The year-long initiative is funded by DSG's giveback program.

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Education

Whirlpool Corporation Hosts Youth Solutions, Inc. Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) From Benton Harbor High School for Hands-On “Grill Empire” Simulation

Whirlpool Corporation recently hosted 30 youths with Youth Solutions, Inc. Jobs for Michigan's Graduates (JMG) from Benton Harbor High School to participate in a hands-on "Grill Empire" simulation.

Green Infrastructure

SCS Standards Releases SCS-115 Certification Standard for Product Carbon Intensity and Reduction for Chemicals and Co-Products

SCS Standards is pleased to announce the publication of SCS-115, Certification Standard for Product Carbon Intensity and Reduction for Chemicals and Co-products.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region Receives $300,000 Grant From KeyBank for Clean Energy Initiative

Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region has received a grant of $300,000 from KeyBank. The funds will help support clean energy/clean tech career preparation courses to equip young adult job seekers to pursue green economy-related careers in the rapidly growing sector.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MilliporeSigma Greener Products & Solutions Program Recognized as Top Project in Environmental Impact Category by 2024 Environment+Energy Leader Awards

In the Environmental Impact category, MilliporeSigma’s Greener Products & Solutions program was recognized as a Top Project by the 2024 Environment+Energy Leader Awards.

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Energy

Pioneering Sustainable Trade: DP World Implements Charging Station for Electric Trucks at Peru’s Port of Callao

This initiative makes Callao the first port terminal in Latin America to feature this type of infrastructure, promoting decarbonization, environmental stewardship, and operational efficiency.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Applegate Farms LLC Announces $50,000 Support American Farmland Trust’s Brighter Future Fund

In its commitment to supporting the next generation of farmers, APPLEGATE®, the nation’s leading natural and organic meat brand, has announced a new partnership with American Farmland Trust (AFT) in a $50,000 donation to the AFT’s Brighter Future Fund.

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Education

Elanco's ‘Parvo is Poop’ Campaign Unleashes Awareness and Action on National Parvo Awareness Day

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today unleashed a multi-faceted educational campaign – declaring today as the first-ever National Parvo Awareness Day, aimed at bringing awareness to this devastating and often-fatal puppy disease.

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Energy

Atlantic City Electric Customers Experienced Company’s Most Reliable Service, Thanks to Electric Grid Performance and Resiliency Enhancements

Atlantic City Electric’s efforts to reinforce the local energy grid, add new technology and smart devices and target projects to increase resiliency against more frequent and impactful weather events, resulted in customers experiencing the lowest frequency of electric outages.

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