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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Verizon Deepens Commitment To Help Vulnerable Communities and Bridge Digital Divide

Verizon today announced new programs, initiatives and investments to help underserved communities bridge the digital divide.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins CEO Promotes ESG Progress at Annual Meeting

ESG excellence is key @Cummins. CEO Tom Linebarger says the company continued to make progress on ESG initiatives in 2020 despite the pandemic.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Why 36 of Our Offices Are Leading With LEED and BREEAM

Design is a core component of our culture, and so is sustainability. Every decision we make around our building design takes into consideration operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Media & Communications

Black & Veatch Management Consulting Names New Leaders to Accelerate Growth in Transactions and Infrastructure Modernization

As organizations around the globe work to modernize aging infrastructure, embrace decarbonization and adopt advanced technologies,

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

At Taco Bell, we strive to learn more and lean into conversations that build on our passion of driving positive impact within and outside our Taco Bell community.

Environment

Giving New Life to Old Uniforms

Most of us don’t give much thought to our clothes beyond comfort and style, much less what to do with them when they get worn out. Just 13 percent of the world’s clothing gets recycled in some way.

Research, Reports & Publications

Keysight Releases 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report — Announces Net Zero Emissions and Diversity Goals

Throughout the past year's societal impacts from COVID-19, weather-related disasters, wildfires and political unrest, Keysight maintained progress toward its vision of building a better planet through CSR.

Research, Reports & Publications

Fiix, a Rockwell Automation Company, Publishes Interactive Online Sustainability and Social Impact Report

Rockwell Automation-owned Fiix, Inc. published its fifth annual sustainability and social impact report in a new, interactive format.

Health & Healthcare

Chief Medical Officer of Maternal-Child Health Discusses Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal Care

The mortality rate for expectant Black mothers in America is twice as high as white mothers, according to America’s Health Rankings data. This is one of the widest disparities in women’s health, according to the report, but there are many more.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HP PC Portfolio Awarded Green Good Design Awards for Responsible Design and Manufacturing

HP earned Green Good Design Awards for its sustainable PC portfolio1, responsible design and manufacturing.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fashion Doesn't Always Have to Cost the Earth To Protect the Earth

Yes Friends has started its mission by selling environmentally friendly t-shirts for a mere £7.99. These slavery-free t-shirts are made from Fairtrade organic cotton in a factory powered by wind and solar energy (reducing CO2 emissions by 90%).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Boston Club Recognizes Alkermes plc and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts With First President's Award

Alkermes plc is a recipient of The Boston Club’s first President’s Award, recognizing organizations that are leaders in supporting the advancement of women in the C-suite and boardroom.

Health & Healthcare

Healthcare After COVID-19: Lessons for Resilience

The pandemic has seen it go above and beyond, and unleashed innovation on an unprecedented scale. Now we need to decide what to take forward from this tumultuous period, and how we can integrate it into a new, better normal for healthcare.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SSCI Insights With Didier Bergeret, The Consumer Goods Forum

In this first episode of SSCI Insights, a new virtual interview series from the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative, CGF Director of Sustainability Didier Bergeret offers thoughts

Environment

Meet the 2021 4R Advocate Farmers

Farmers have a lot to think about when it comes to fertilizer. When should it be applied, how much should be applied and where it should be applied are just a few complex – but crucial – decisions they have to make.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Beyond the Field with Shaq Thompson

Truist is an Official Retail Bank of the NFL. Purpose drives Shaq Thompson on and off the field. In partnership with The Players Tribune, we caught up with the Panthers outside linebacker to shine a spotlight on his career and how he gives back.

Education

DesignFWD: Flooring Design Solutions in the COVID Era

This CEU will explore strategies for designing floorscapes in the Covid-19 era now and in the future, where flooring solutions can be employed to plan with visual cues, systems thinking, and best practices for human-centered design.

Research, Reports & Publications

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Communities

We set out to GroMoreGood, everywhere, by supporting the creation of gardens and greenspaces that transform neighborhoods, get kids outdoors and bring people together.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

T. Rowe Price Named Among Barron's Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies of 2021

T. Rowe Price ranks #14 on Barron’s Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies of 2021 list, up 22 spots from last year. The firm earned the second highest marks amongst financial services companies.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wellbeing Is As Important As Safety in a Post-COVID Workspace, Employees Say

The end of the COVID-19 crisis is finally coming into view, but its disruptive impact on the U.S. workforce is only just beginning to take shape.

Education

Leveraging Our Employees as STEM Ambassadors in Our Communities

Our employees are our greatest STEM ambassadors. They are passionate about STEM and embrace opportunities to inspire students toward a future in STEM fields.

Sustainable Development Goals

HelloFresh Commits to Ocean-Bound Plastic Recovery Program, Supporting Impoverished Communities

HelloFresh, the world’s leading meal kit company, today announced it will set up three plastic collection centers in Indonesia as part of its ongoing environmental protection efforts. The partnership with social enterprise, Plastic Bank®, prevents plastic waste from entering the ocean by incentivizing individuals living in some of the world’s most polluted beach communities to collect littered plastics in exchange for needed goods, services, and financial support.

Research, Reports & Publications

KeyBank's Legacy As A Responsible Bank & Citizen Highlighted in 2020 Environmental, Social & Governance Report

Highlighting its purpose to help clients and communities thrive, KeyCorp has released its 2020 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Growing Momentum for Sustainability Reporting in South Asia

New analysis by leading sustainability standards setter Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has found that sustainability reporting is on the rise in three South Asian countries – India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Energy

Energy Leaders at Work on Our Greener Destiny

Given the fast-changing energy landscape, global energy leaders face a number of critical concerns; and in Hong Kong, climate change, people’s behavioural changes and the hydrogen revolution are high on the list.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  2. FedEx | Reports
    Find archived annual FedEx Cares and other CSR-related reports, covering enterprise-wide strategies, goals, programs and progress across the fiscal...
  3. Pursuing Possibility with Principle
    This highlights our firm’s values: We do the right thing and put our clients first.
  4. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  5. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  6. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  7. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  8. Whole Planet
    Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
  9. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  10. Responsible Investing
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  11. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  12. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  13. INtersections: Dow's 2024 Progress Report
    Team Dow remains agile and focused on taking proactive actions to improve profitability in the midst of persistent macroeconomic challenges, while...
  14. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  15. Policy and Regulation
    Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...