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Environment

Inogen Alliance Short Documentary: The Road to a Sustainable Future, Global Thought Leaders Campaign

Inogen Alliance was featured in a short documentary, The Road to a Sustainable Future, by TBD Media Group as part of their larger Global Thought Leaders campaign.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Global Social Media Rally Aims to Drive Billions for Refugee Relief at Pledging Event Convened by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Warsaw, Poland on April 9

Today, Global Citizen announced many additional artists that have joined the “Stand Up for Ukraine” social media rally on Friday, April 8. The social media rally will lead into the Saturday, April 9 pledging event in Warsaw, Poland

Research, Reports & Publications

Drilling Into the Skilled Trades Shortage: Stanley Black & Decker's Inaugural Makers Index Reveals Few Students Likely to Consider a Career in the Trades; Outdated Perceptions Key Drivers

Stanley Black & Decker released the results of its inaugural Makers Index, an in-depth study examining sentiment about skilled trade careers in the US, with the goal of better understanding the underlying causes of the skilled trade labor shortage.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Future of the CSO | Tony Henshaw | Episode 3

Co-hosted by Acre’s Catherine Harris, Director of Sustainable Business, North America, the third episode of the 'Future of the CSO’ series features Tony Henshaw, an Experienced Board Member.

Innovation & Technology

Keysight Technologies Announces the Keysight Innovation Challenge 2022

Keysight Technologies announced the Keysight Innovation Challenge 2022, which challenges graduate and undergraduate students around the world to create and secure an IoT device that helps the world reach the UN goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

Energy

Top Energy Transition Conferences to Attend (Virtually or In-Person) in 2022

Meet with leaders in the energy transition field. These conferences bring together experts from across the world to share their expertise in energy, finance, climate, policy, and more.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ANDP Receives $1 Million Grant From Truist

Today, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) announced it received a $1 million grant from Truist to support its Closing the Gap initiative.

Innovation & Technology

Rockwell Automation Blog: How Manufacturers Can Prepare for a Zero Carbon Future

In a new blog from Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), Steffen Zendler, Rockwell’s heavy industry strategy & marketing manager, EMEA, outlines how digital transformation can help manufacturers achieve both sustainability and business goals.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: The Long View: Russia-Ukraine War Has Lasting Implications for Investing

When Russian president Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine, he unraveled decades of efforts to cement peace in Europe after the Cold War.

Health & Healthcare

In-house Production vs. CDMO: Meeting the Challenges of Commercializing Cell and Gene Therapies

Commercializing cell and gene therapies efficiently requires timely decisions about whether to engage a CDMO or develop internal manufacturing capacity. Sometimes the best solution is to do both.

Green Infrastructure

What SEC ESG Disclosure Mandates Might Mean for Your Business

Earlier this month, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose convened 17 CEOs and key legal leaders to discuss newly proposed environmental and social governance disclosure requirements from the SEC. Here are four key takeaways from the conversation.

Education

T. Rowe Price: Families' Excitement for Cryptocurrency Brings Risks and Opportunities

T. Rowe Price’s 14th annual Parents, Kids & Money Survey, which sampled more than 2,000 parents and their 8- to 14-year-old kids, reveals insights about parents’ and kids’ knowledge and interest in cryptocurrency.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Road Ahead With Expedia Group's Inclusion Business Groups

Earlier this year, we launched a “Meet our IBGs” blog series to reintroduce you to our Inclusion Business Groups (IBGs) and the talented global leaders guiding these communities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Inner Work: The Heart of Organizational Equity Work

We hear about "inner work" often when we work with companies on equity. What do we mean by "inner work" and why is it so important? Professional and personal examples from FSG's Nikhil Bumb.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG's Dignity Health Sports Park's ASCSC Community Foundation, LA Galaxy Foundation, and Kings Care Foundation Partnered With Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation, AT&T and Becca's Closet to Host Prom Dress Giveaway “Yes! That's My Dress"

Three of AEG’s Foundations -- Dignity Health Sports Park ASCSC Community Foundation, the LA Galaxy Foundation and the Kings Care Foundation -- partnered with the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation, AT&T and Becca’s Closet to host

Sustainable Development Goals

How to Harness Business Innovation for a Better Future

How can businesses around the world take action that helps reduce inequalities, while fostering innovation to promotes inclusive and sustainable industrialization?

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Invests $6.6M to Build, Repair & Renovate Homes for Veterans

More than 400 U.S. military veterans nationwide will receive new, renovated or repaired homes thanks to an additional $6.6 million granted by The Home Depot Foundation to several of its nonprofit partners.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Field of Dreams: Sports Matter Grant Will Provide New Facility for Deserving Girls Program

We gave the Jerome High School softball team $100,000 to build a field to call their own.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Supporting Cambridge's Life Sciences Ecosystem: Q&A With James Seppala and Tim Schoen

James Seppala and Tim Schoen discuss BioMed Realty’s footprint in the UK and the opportunity in the life sciences real estate market in the years ahead.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

KeyBank Named #2 Affordable Housing Lender in U.S.

KeyBank has been named the #2 Affordable Housing lender for 2021 in Affordable Housing Finance magazine's annual rankings.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Morgan Stanley's Plastic Waste Researcher on the State of the Crisis

When Morgan Stanley launched its Plastic Waste Resolution in 2019, we knew that reducing the waste problem would require an integrated approach that brought together science, industry, capital and government.

Diversity & Inclusion

Get Inspired - and Get Involved!

Here, Regions associates share their favorite women’s organizations and talk about why their work is so meaningful and valuable to their communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Toward Mandatory Climate Disclosure in the US? What the SEC Proposal Means for Sustainable Procurement

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced a landmark proposal requiring companies to include climate disclosures in their annual filings.

Environment

Cool Effect Celebrates the Good on the Ground and Positive Impact of Carbon-Reducing Projects

Cool Effect, a Bay Area based nonprofit dedicated to supporting voluntary carbon projects around the globe, is celebrating the positive impact carbon credits can have for people and planet by highlighting “The Good on the Ground”

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