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PNC Volunteers Bring Basic Financial Knowledge to New Volunteer Opportunity

For about two years now, the PNC Center for Financial Education (CFE), an effort led by Community Development Banking, has been collaborating with community-based nonprofits to offer financial education to individuals, first-time homebuyers and small businesses.

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Diversity & Inclusion

New Guidance on How GRI Reporting Can Best Incorporate Disability Issues

A new version of the Disability in Sustainability Reporting guide has been launched by Disability Hub Europe (DHUB), which takes account of recent changes in sustainability reporting, including the 2021 update to the GRI Universal Standards.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Receives Trifecta of Prestigious Recognitions Noting Commitment to Corporate Citizenship and Social Impact

Subaru of America, Inc. today celebrated three recent prestigious honors exemplifying the company's commitment to corporate citizenship and social impact through its Subaru Love Promise initiatives.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Announces the Global Winners of Its Inaugural Sustainability Impact Awards 2023

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the six global winners of the inaugural Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Flowserve Releases 2022 ESG Report Detailing Climate, Culture and Core Responsibility Progress

In this year’s report, Flowserve details how its ESG vision is inspiring progress through its new Climate, Culture and Core Responsibility approach.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Delavan-Grider Farmers Market to Return to East Buffalo on Thursday June 22nd

To continue and build upon efforts to encourage sustained, meaningful and transformational change in East Buffalo, KeyBank, Buffalo GoGreen and Providence Farm Collective are once again partnering to launch a weekly farmers market in the city’s Delavan-Grider neighborhood.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

T. Rowe Price Expands Capital Access for Under-Resourced Communities With $50 Million Investment

T. Rowe Price is on track to deploy $50 million in deposits to under-resourced deposit institutions through a partnership with CNote, an impact investment fintech. Funds have been directed to community banks and credit unions to distribute the capital to small businesses.

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Events, Media & Communications

Meet the Leading Platform for Sustainability & Social Impact Storytelling

Sharing your company’s corporate sustainability and social impact progress is no small feat. The key stakeholders – investors, journalists, rankings & ratings agencies, NGOs and consumers – who care about your commitments are a diverse and fragmented audience.

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Environment

Georgia-Pacific Recycling Helps CRDC Global Create Value From Plastics

Plastic waste doesn’t have to be waste at all. It can be a resource. With the support of GP Recycling, the Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC Global) is converting plastics into a concrete additive called RESIN8.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Asian American Women Engineers Find Community and Purpose at Gilead

Through the GAIN community, Abbey has also started to dig deeper into her identity as a Korean American woman in her field.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Boston Scientific: Giving Voice to the LGBTQ+ Community

At Boston Scientific, we encourage everyone to bring their full selves to work, knowing they’ll be accepted, heard and valued.

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Innovation & Technology

Cisco’s Sustainability 101: How Smart Buildings Help the Planet and People

Have you heard the phrase “Smart Building” in recent meetings or in the news and wondered what it meant? This blog will explain the ins and outs of smart buildings and how Cisco technology fits in.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Offers Additional $125,000 in Financial Assistance to Customers in Ohio and Kentucky Through the Share the Light Fund

An additional $125,000 in financial assistance is available to Duke Energy customers in Ohio and Kentucky who may be struggling to pay their energy bills.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Climate Risks Threaten Investor Appetite for Intensive Livestock Production

Global meat consumption is expected to grow over the next decade to a projected increase of 14% by 2030, according to the FAO.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CEF Recognizes First Movers Coalition for Climate Action With 2023 C.K. Prahalad Award for Business Sustainability Leadership

The Corporate Eco Forum (CEF) presented the 2023 C.K. Prahalad Award to the First Movers Coalition, recognizing the coalition’s groundbreaking efforts to decarbonize high-emitting industries.

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Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial Commits to Closer Indigenous Engagement and Partnerships With Launch of Reconciliation Action Plan

CNH Industrial Australia has announced a significant milestone, with the launch of its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), the first step in Reconciliation Australia’s RAP journey.

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Environment

Ceres CEO: Massachusetts Climate Bank Will ‘Equitably Address Some of the Most Vexing Challenges’ Facing the Commonwealth

Ceres President and CEO Mindy Lubber issued the following statement following the announcement of the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank.

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Health & Healthcare

Rail Industry Must Invest in Better Mental Health Support, Charity Says

Almost one in five rail workers have suffered physical abuse at work, prompting Samaritans to urge the rail industry to invest in vital mental health support.

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Innovation & Technology

HOPE Hydration Taps T‑Mobile to Power “Smart” Water Refill Stations

HOPE Hydration, maker of smart-city water refill stations, announced T-Mobile as the connectivity and IoT provider for its sustainable HydroStation® technology.

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Health & Healthcare

Seleni Institute Announces Six New Advisory Board Members

Seleni Institute adds six new advisory board members as the organization expands its training portfolio and impact globally. The board supports Seleni's mission to raise greater awareness around treating perinatal and reproductive mental health issues worldwide.

Innovation & Technology

What Is Digital Airspace? Explore the Opportunities of a New Horizon

If we truly want to realize a future where limitless connectivity means limitless possibilities, we have to start looking in a new direction. Up.

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Diversity & Inclusion

AI Needs To Deal With Gender Bias – Or It Will Never Reach Its Potential

Bias – and gender bias in particular – is common in AI systems, leading to a variety of harms, from discrimination and reduced transparency, to security and privacy issues.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray Announces Regional Strategy To Support National Expansion

The Ray has implemented a regional staff strategy for accelerating net-zero transportation nationally. To better support net-zero projects at transportation agencies and accelerate project delivery by reducing the time required for planning and procurement.

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Innovation & Technology

What Our Primate Relatives Can Teach Us About Our Own Genomes

Each person’s genetic code harbors millions of variants that differ from one individual to the next, and account for differences in health and disease risk. The more human genomes are sequenced, the more data researchers have to compare and predict which variants are most likely.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Best. Monday. Ever: Lil’ Nas X and Coach Pull Off Surprise of the Year for Dream It Real Scholars

Lil Nas X made a surprise appearance at the Coach Foundation’s annual “Dream Day,” the signature conference of the Coach Foundation’s Dream It Real initiative. Launched in 2018, Dream It Real creates opportunities, removes barriers and supports the next generation of young people

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Innovation & Technology

Via Separations Inc. and International Paper Collaborate on Technology To Build a Better Future for People and the Planet

International Paper (IP) and Via Separations Inc. (Via) are pleased to announce a collaboration aimed at reducing the energy intensity and carbon emissions of the kraft pulping process.

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