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NatureVest Celebrates a Decade of Impact

For over a decade, TNC’s NatureVest team has mobilized private capital to drive large-scale conservation. Explore the 2024 NatureVest Impact Report: Investing in Nature, to learn more!

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Ready To Support Customers and Employees in Maui

T-Mobile’s emergency teams continue to restore connectivity in Maui and support first responders, agencies, officials, customers and communities.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: ESG-Labeled Bonds: Are Greeniums Doomed To Dwindle?

Investors in ESG-labeled bonds expect well-structured issues with strong green or social credentials to command higher prices than the same issuer’s conventional bonds.

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Environment

7 Nature Positive Business Strategies for Tackling the Biodiversity Crisis

Business is clearly a villain on biodiversity loss, but can it also be a hero in a market worth up to $93bn by 2030? Here are seven business strategies that can contribute to a nature positive future, from ad-hoc, incremental actions to systemic, transformational change.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report: Our Carbon Footprint

We look at each individual step within our supply chain to understand the contributors to our carbon footprint and where we believe our focus can matter most.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

We Must Protect and Support Our Local Dairy Farms

In many parts of the US, the dairy farmer is a staple in the agricultural landscape; yet many multi-generational dairies are closing their barn doors. Solutions such as anaerobic digesters not only help farms mitigate their environmental impacts, they create new revenue streams.

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Cintas First Aid and Safety Location in Canton, Ohio Certified as VPP Star Site

Ohio OSHA formally honored Cintas Corporation’s First Aid and Safety Location in Canton, Ohio, as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star certified location during Friday’s ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Southern Company Ranked in Top 10 for Best Employers for Women

Forbes has recognized Southern Company on its 2023 list of America’s Best Employers for Women. Ranked No. 9 in the country, the company received the highest mark in the utility industry and is also the top-ranked company based in the state of Georgia.

Energy

Turning the PAGE: Global Energy Transition in the Spotlight

Enbridge is a member of PAGE alongside responsible energy companies such as EQT Corporation, TC Energy and Williams, as well as allied NGOs and climate advocates—and Enbridge’s Cynthia Hansen was a speaker at GET2023 on June 8.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray, GDOT and Troup County Launch Drone Program To Innovate Emergency Response

The Ray, Georgia DOT, Troup County, Georgia and Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced a strategic partnership to develop a cutting-edge "drone as a first responder" (DFR) program along “The Ray Highway” on Interstate

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Education

Verizon Innovative Learning Expands With New Schools and Content for Back to School

As students return to classrooms, Verizon aims to increase digital equity and inclusion for teachers and students nationwide through its award-winning education initiative, Verizon Innovative Learning.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Aramark Recognized As a “Best Company For Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” by Black Enterprise

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global provider of hospitality, facilities, and uniform services in 19 countries, has been named one of the "Best Companies for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)” by BLACK ENTERPRISE.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Texas Capital Sponsors Special Exhibition at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum launched a new special exhibit, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, supported by Texas Capital, on July 20, 2023.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Climate-Tech Startups To Watch in 2023

The winners of BloombergNEF’s Pioneers 2023 award were announced on April 17. The annual competition searches for game-changing technologies or innovations with the potential to accelerate global decarbonization and halt climate change.

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Environment

Companies Call for Climate Disclosure Legislation As California Lawmakers Return to Session

In the coming weeks, lawmakers are set to consider two key pieces of legislation that would provide consumers, investors, and other stakeholders with information about how companies are managing the financial risks and opportunities from climate change.

Green Infrastructure

Building a Sustainable Future: Understanding Construction Circularity

Forward-thinking businesses are embracing construction circularity as a strategic approach to reduce their dependence on scarce raw materials and minimize waste generation.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The SAP Solution Transforming How Businesses Navigate Plastic Regulations

Regulations regarding plastic waste are expanding at a dizzying pace. The United Kingdom established plastic taxes in 2022, followed by Spain in 2023.

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Health & Healthcare

Preventative Health Hub Coming to Jacksonville

Thanks to efforts by prominent Black social impact developers Pastor Clinton Bush and his brother, Anthony B. Miles, the Preventative Health Hub® concept is coming to Jacksonville’s downtown and urban core.

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Environment

PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Forest Planning – Sustainability

The forest management cycle combines decades of biological knowledge with technical advances in forest management. Our Forest Stewardship Policy reflects our commitment to sustainable forest management.

Energy

Cool Off With Affordable, Efficient Heat Pumps

We've all felt the heat. From Lancaster to Palm Springs and Tulare to Irvine, the past few weeks have brought scorching temperatures.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Speaking of Sustainability: Ismo Kuokkanen, Sustainability Program Lead

Even at a young age, Ismo Kuokkanen was interested in sustainability issues. Now, as a sustainability program lead in Europe, Ismo is able to put his mechanical engineering background to work helping Owens Corning reduce our environmental impacts

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Education

Facing a Digital Divide, Student Success Requires Connectivity and Access to Technology

In 2020, T-Mobile launched Project 10Million, a $10.7 billion commitment to bridge the digital divide by providing free internet and Wi-Fi hotspots for five years to disadvantaged K-12 students.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Growing Through Work-Life Balance: Meet Sadbhavana Bhardwaj

I’m Sadbhavana and I work as a Software Engineer on the UIP team. I originally applied for GoDaddy through social media, as I knew that it was a well-established and globally recognised company in web hosting.

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Clean Energy Investment and Innovation Trends

As someone who has been researching clean-tech sectors for more than two decades and conducting stock index research since 2006, I find it exciting to be tracking the mass adoption and scale-up progress of a range of clean technologies.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Oklahoma City Advances Healthier Buildings for Residents and Employees by Achieving WELL Health-Safety Rating Across Portfolio of Buildings

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today that Oklahoma City has become the first city in Oklahoma, and third in the country, to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management across a portfolio of five municipal buildings.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Commits Up to $500,000 To Support Communities Impacted by Deadly Wildfires in Maui

The Home Depot Foundation is committing up to $500,000 to support immediate wildfire relief and long-term recovery efforts in Maui. This new disaster response grant takes the Foundation’s disaster commitment to more than $5.6 million this year.

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