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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MilliporeSigma’s Dustin Andre Named a GreenBiz 30 Under 30 Honoree for Advancing Packaging Sustainability

Dustin Andre, product and packaging sustainability specialist at the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has been recognized by GreenBiz’s 30 Under 30 List for his passion for the environment that led to the pilot launch of MilliporeSigma’s Greener Cooler.

Events, Media & Communications

Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, Daymond John, Eddie Izzard, Katie Holmes, Liza Koshy, Natasha Lyonne, Nomzamo Mbatha and Vladimir Duthiers To Take the Global Citizen Festival Stage on September 23

The 2023 Global Citizen Festival will broadcast live to the world on Saturday, September 23 from New York City’s Central Park, where 60 thousand global citizens, along with the world’s leading artists and advocates, will gather for a day of action and advocacy.

Energy

Expanding Access to Solar Power

Sheep Creek is SCE’s first community solar project as part of California’s Enhanced Community Renewables program, which allows utility customers to work directly with developers to subscribe to renewable energy projects in their communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation Donates Additional $100,000 To Support Communities Following Hurricane Idalia Devastation

To continue assisting our communities with disaster relief, the Duke Energy Foundation is committing an additional $100,000 in grants to support local recovery and disaster relief efforts in Florida.

Environment

Leveraging Corporate Might to Create a Legacy of Impact

Companies and corporations play a major role in the successful implementation of nature-based solutions to address climate change.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Entergy Volunteers and Quad Area Community Action Agency Partner To Weatherize Homes

A team of Entergy employee volunteers and members of Quad Area Community Action Agency worked together to weatherize the home of Gerry Matherne in Laplace.

Sustainable Development Goals

Crypto.Com Arena Receives WELL Health-Safety Rating

Crypto.com Arena, one of the most iconic sports and music venues in the world, announced today that it has earned the prestigious WELL Health-Safety Rating.

Education

McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity Has Awarded More Than $185 Million in High School and College Tuition Assistance

At McDonald’s, we believe opportunity starts with education – which is why we and many participating Franchisees offer avenues for learning to restaurant employees across the globe.

Sustainable Development Goals

Speaking of Sustainability: Fawn Uhl, Director of R&D, Building Insulation and FOAMULAR®

With a background in chemistry, Fawn Uhl brings a unique perspective to Owens Corning’s research and development initiatives.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Packed Up and Ready for School

Regions Bank associates are pitching in to help ease this financial pressure for families and ensure students and teachers across the bank’s footprint are equipped and ready for a fresh start to the new school year.

Health & Healthcare

Insights From Dublin: Fostering Precision Oncology for Better Patient Outcomes

The 35th European Congress of Pathology (ECP), taking place September 9–13 in Dublin, Ireland, is a focal point for pathologists from over 100 countries and serves as a platform for the latest advancements in the field.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot’s Retool Your School Grants Improve And Beautify HBCUs

From landscaping and renovating dorms to repaving athletic courts, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) around the country are using Retool Your School grant money to improve student life.

Environment

Action Against Hunger Responds to Severe Flooding in Libya

Action Against Hunger teams in Libya are ready to support the local Libyan Red Crescent in the distribution of food packages, hygiene kits, and other essential items for 1,000 affected people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Advancing Project UP’s Goals for Students

Since the ACP ’s launch nearly two years ago, Comcast has been committed to raising awareness about this ambitious funding program, which, when applied to Comcast’s Internet Essentials or Internet Essentials Plus tiers, makes home Internet effectively free.

Diversity & Inclusion

We Are Better Together: DEI at Enbridge

Enbridge’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program is animated by one fundamental belief: We are better together. We believe having a workforce that closely reflects the communities where we live and work strengthens relationships and helps build trust.

Energy

Get Informed About Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs or RECs): A Buyer’s Guide

A straightforward way for companies to start an emission reduction pathway is to reduce their scope 2 emissions – these are the indirect emissions from the electricity purchased and used by the organisation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Celebrating 11th Purple Eagle Honoree

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), together with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, celebrated the 11th anniversary of the Purple Eagle program at TPC Southwind during the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Renewable Solutions Roadmap: EMEA Packaging

Apply innovation, redesign and material replacement to reduction, recycling and recovery strategies in five ways

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Representation, Gender Equity, and More

According to economists, the “great resignation” is over. One reason might be the current economic climate and people taking fewer risks – but according to this article, better job satisfaction might be another reason!

Diversity & Inclusion

Speaker Spotlight: Lessons From Canada’s Truth & Reconciliation Process: Centering and Celebrating Indigenous Wisdom

Part of the DNA of the WELL Summit is bringing our community closer, and one way to do that is getting to know more about our speakers–and staff–and what personally drives their commitment to the movement.

Research, Reports & Publications

Rayonier 2022 Sustainability Report: Carbon Footprint

In order to quantify the impacts that our global operations have on the environment, we conduct an annual analysis of the carbon sequestration and emissions across our forestry operations and corporate activities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Shatterproof Presents Health Action Alliance ‘Recovery-Ready Workplaces’ Employer Briefing for National Recovery Month

One in eleven full-time employees has a substance use disorder (SUD) and SUD costs employers $80B+ annually.

Join the Health Action Alliance on 9/14 at 2 pm ET to learn how to become a Recovery-Ready workplace and support employees: https://tinyurl.com/36eewwrn

Research, Reports & Publications

GoDaddy Venture Forward Report | Summer 2023 | U.S. Edition: A Note From GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani

Entrepreneurs are important. They innovate. They create solutions to unaddressed challenges and opportunities. But how do we measure the impact they make on their local economy and community?

Health & Healthcare

Americares and Quest Diagnostics Expand Collaboration to Support Health Equity

Americares and Quest Diagnostics, with the Quest Diagnostics Foundation, are teaming up to provide no-cost diagnostic services and expanded telehealth services to free and charitable clinics across the United States to reduce health disparities in underserved communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Explores Viable Strategies To Decarbonize the Gas Distribution Industry

Ceres today published a report that provides guidance for investors to effectively influence and support utility companies in decarbonizing the gas distribution industry and align with the global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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  7. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
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  8. Opportunity for All
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  9. Recognition of our Company
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  10. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
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    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  13. 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...
  14. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
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