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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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Diversity & Inclusion

Promoting Inclusion and Diversity in Our Workforce and Beyond

Our collaborations with organizations that champion inclusion and diversity in the workplace and beyond are vital to our success in providing additional training and capacity-building around diversity.

Energy

Plugging Into the Battery Economy

When the automobile industry began mass producing cars in the late 1940s, it sparked a booming oil economy encompassing everything from massive refineries to the corner gas station.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

African Coronavirus Surveillance Network Provides Early Warning for World

As part of the support, Illumina pledged $20 million over four years to help strengthen #sequencing technology for 20 African countries.

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Education

National Engineering Week Observances in K-12 Classrooms Get a Boost from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National Engineers Week nationwide.

Research, Reports & Publications

EcoVadis Network Impact Report Summary

A nutshell summary of the EcoVadis Network Impact Report 2022.

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Energy

Cummins Announces New Engine Design to Better Enable Low-Carbon Fuels

Global power leader Cummins Inc. is developing the industry’s first unified, fuel-agnostic engines, using engine blocks and core components sharing common architectures that can be optimized for different low-carbon fuel types.

Environment

Sustainability in the Spotlight at Beijing 2022

In line with IOC requirements, the Beijing 2022 Games will be carbon neutral.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PSEG Named One of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes

Forbes has named PSEG one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2022.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Second Chances: KeyBank Teammates Come Together to Lift EDWINS Up

Since 2007, EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization in Cleveland, has offered formerly incarcerated adults a foundation in the culinary and hospitality industries, and a support network necessary for long-term success.

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Events, Media & Communications

Merck to Hold Event to Discuss Long-Term Environmental, Social & Governance Priorities

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, provided additional details today of the company’s virtual Investor Event in which its senior management team will discuss Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) priorities.

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Environment

Land Betterment Impact Minute #33: What If We Really Cared About Sustainability With Auden Schendler of Aspen Skiing Company

Land Betterment Corporation released Episode #33 of its Impact Minute video blog series.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Land Betterment Expands Corporate Donation Commitments Through Its Innovative Sponsorship Model

Land Betterment Corporation announced that ekō Villages of Hope has expanded the corporate donation commitments through its private sponsorship model.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Relive the Past and Unlock the Future Through TimbsTrails, Timberland's New Interactive Digital Experience

Through 6 unique and brand-defining chapters, consumers can relive the Timberland boot innovations and cultural moments that have shaped the its iconic history and unlock the future by exploring Timberland’s commitment to innovation and eco-leadership.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Employee Networking Circles Support Diversity and Inclusion at International Paper

With a mission to build and sustain a work environment that embraces individuality and collaboration to drive exceptional results, value different viewpoints and backgrounds, International Paper’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is a global one.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Understanding Inclusive Value

A new concept of value shined a spotlight on the value that economic inclusion of low-income markets represents. This was described by strategy professors C.K. Prahalad and Stuart Hart as the opportunities at the bottom or base of the pyramid (BOP).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VMware Named One of Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies

We’re proud to be recognized on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies list for our continued ESG leadership.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cadence Employee Helps Student Athletes Successfully Transition to Life After Athletics

Meet Anthony Williams, account technical executive at Cadence. He works with overlooked, diverse candidates by exposing them to careers in EDA & tech.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Foundation Launches Inspire Awards In Partnership With MIT Solve to Support Nonprofits Helping BIPOC and Women-owned Small Businesses Thrive

Truist Foundation announced the launch of its Inspire Awards, a pitch competition open to nonprofits supporting Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and women-owned small businesses to plan, market, and grow their businesses.

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Diversity & Inclusion

New Nonprofit Accelerator Aims to Close the Digital Divide Worldwide

Globally, a third of school-age children — 463 million kids — lacked access to tools for remote learning in the early months of the pandemic.

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Health & Healthcare

Results From The Harris Poll and Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Results from our recent survey conducted with Harris Poll and Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance found an overwhelming majority of patients surveyed with bipolar 1 disorder felt it is a difficult and isolating experience.

Education

Chef Jaime Mestan CRC, Director of Culinary for Griffith Foods North America, Appointed to the California Polytechnic State University Advisory Board

We’re excited to grow our ecosystem of partnerships and work together to nourish the world!

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bayer Highlights Advancements of Agriculture Industry's Most Prolific R&D Pipeline

Bayer announced today the advancement of key innovation projects that showcase the latest in crop protection, seeds & traits and digital solutions. These significant advancements are expected to fuel both mid-and-long-term growth for the company.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Connecting Nonprofits With Marketing Support

Attend Taproot Foundation’s 2/23 webinar and learn how your nonprofit can work with marketing volunteers to boost your communications efforts.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Identity Theft Resources for Black Communities

We are proud to announce the launch of Project Umpire, an initiative to provide specific identity education and protection programs and culturally competent victim services to support Black communities.

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Energy

Marathon Petroleum Corp. Establishes 2030 Target to Reduce Absolute Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) has established a 2030 target to reduce absolute Scope 3 – Category 11 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 15% below 2019 levels.

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