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Environment

Cummins' Destination Zero Strategy Comes to Life at Clean Transportation Expo

Cummins Inc.’s Destination Zero strategy to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) and improve air quality for key on-highway markets is on full display this week at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Create Your Nonprofit's Strategic Plan With Volunteer Support

Learn how your nonprofit can create a strategic plan with skilled volunteer support in Taproot's upcoming webinar!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Delivering for Good: Shipping Today's Tech for Tomorrow's Leaders

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) inspires young people to participate in science and technology to motivate career interest in STEM fields.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Industrial Hemp Leader element6 Dynamics 2022 Farm Partner Program to Grow Over Four Million Pounds of Industrial Hemp in 2022

element6 Dynamics 2022 Farm Partner Program to Grow Over Four Million Pounds of Industrial Hemp in 2022

Research, Reports & Publications

Aflac 2021 Business & Sustainability Report: Renewable Energy

Aflac is investing in smart environmental solutions that contribute to a sustainable future.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Partners With Allelica, Inc.

Customers and our partners represent the heartbeat of Illumina. They help us advance our mission to improve human health through unlocking the power of the genome.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Announces $25 Million Commitment to Five Cancer Centers Across America With Goal of Reducing Disparities in Cancer Care in Underserved Communities

The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation announced today that it will provide $25 million in new grant funding to expand or establish five Ralph Lauren cancer centers, aimed at reducing disparities in cancer care and access across underserved communities in the United States.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Consumer Goods Forum Board Issues Statement Asking Scheme Owners to Undergo SSCI Benchmark

CEO members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Board of Directors have today published a statement encouraging relevant supply chain partners to undertake the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) benchmarking process by the end of 2023.

Environment

Major U.S. Companies and Investors Urge Congress to LEAD on Climate

Representatives from more than 100 large companies and investors are meeting with key lawmakers of both parties this week in a united call for Congress to pass an ambitious package of federal clean energy, transportation, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing investments.

Innovation & Technology

The Evolution of Automation on the Farm

In addition to the unfolding impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing pressures due to climate change, labor shortages, socio-political instability, and other market disruptions are threatening our food system.

Innovation & Technology

5 Ways Cisco Is Increasing Product Energy Efficiency

A key priority for Cisco is continuing to improve the performance of our products while maintaining, or decreasing, their energy use.

Social Impact & Volunteering

AllianceBernstein Partners With Second Harvest Food Bank

This past month, AB’s senior leaders gathered in Nashville for an annual offsite meeting, and spent a day partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank to pack +2,200 weekend meals for Middle Tennessee children in need.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Financed Emissions: A New Standard for Calling Balls and Strikes

A new standard exists to give us honest and transparent reporting when it comes to financed emissions.

Energy

Look Inside Duke Energy's Renewable Control Center

About 30 employees work 12-hour shifts at Duke Energy’s Renewable Control Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, to monitor and control wind turbines, solar panels and batteries in 22 states.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Out of the Storm: Koch Employees' Resilient Spirit Helps Hurricane-Stricken Neighbors

At the Koch Methanol plant on the banks of the Mississippi River, Marc Hoss was keeping a wary eye on Hurricane Ida as it lashed the Caribbean last August.

Events, Media & Communications

Introducing ESG Talk: The Go-To Podcast for the Latest ESG Trends, Topics, and Tips

Every month, ESG Talk, hosted by Mandi McReynolds, holds candid conversations with Environment, Social, and Governance leaders on how to transform complex ESG topics into simple and practical opportunities for both business and society.

Innovation & Technology

Middle Mile Investment Key to Broadband Expansion Efforts

In many ways, broadband networks are our digital roads.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Signature Volunteer Programs: Two Decisive Questions To Ask Before You Start

On the road to starting a Signature Volunteer Program? It's tempting to choose a program by asking employees what they want. But first you'll want answers to two questions that will better equip you to appeal to employee preferences and objectives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (BUGS) Celebrates Official Opening of Hydroponic Classroom

On April 27, Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (BUGS) celebrated the official opening of its hydroponic farm-classroom.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences Presents at ECCMID 2022 - Continues Mission to Advance Access to Effective Therapies

The data we presented at ECCMID 2022 is part of Gilead’s mission to advance access to effective therapies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning Named a 2022 Noteworthy Company by DiversityInc

Inclusion and diversity stands at the heart of what we do at Owens Corning. We are honored to have earned a spot for the third consecutive year on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity annual list.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building a Mentorship Movement

Million Women Mentors (MWM), widely considered to be the leading network dedicated to encouraging girls and women around the world to pursue, persist and succeed in STEM careers, was launched in 2013 as a subsidiary of STEMConnector.

Research, Reports & Publications

STMicroelectronics Publishes 25th Annual Sustainability Report

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced the release of its 25th annual sustainability report detailing 2021 performance and achievements.

Health & Healthcare

Mimi Creates Sustainable Listening Using Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs

Learn how Mimi personalizes the hearing experience and makes it healthier and sustainable using Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi DSPs.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Global Citizen Announces the 2022 Winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Today, international advocacy organization, Global Citizen, announced the winners of the Global Citizen Prize: Citizen Award 2022 and Cisco Youth Leadership Award.

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