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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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Innovation & Technology

Bayer - Human Activity | Episode 1: Air Pulling Fertilizer Out of Thin Air

Human activity is often seen as the culprit in the story of climate change. But it’s ideas like Howard’s that illustrate how human activity also holds the key to changing course.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Webster Bank Announces Launch of Finance Lab With Eagle Academy Foundation

The Webster/Eagle Academy Finance Lab expands a signature initiative of Webster Bank designed to help Webster’s partners in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities expand financial empowerment opportunities for youth.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chemours China Again Named to Best Workplaces in Greater China™ in 2022

The Chemours Company is proud to announce that Chemours China has been certified as one of the Best Workplaces in Greater China™ 2022 by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture and employee experience.

Diversity & Inclusion

Passion and Knowledge: How Women in Tech Are Breaking Down Gender Barriers

Despite the gender bias Sharmyn has faced, she is still passionate about her career in technology and is proud to represent an increasingly gender diverse workforce in the industry.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Yellowstone Bourbon Renews Partnership With the National Parks Conservation Association

The Yellowstone Bourbon brand family announced it has renewed its partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association. As a result of the newly structured partnership, Yellowstone will donate $250,000 – making it NPCA’s largest annual corporate donor.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Announces Second Cohort of Innovation Award Winners

Morgan Stanley announced the second cohort of winners of its Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards, an initiative that aims to identify and fund transformative mental healthcare solutions for children and young adults across the U.S.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Prouder Together at Tapestry: Curtlynn's Story

In the February 2023 issue of LOUDLY, Prouder Together’s newsletter for Tapestry employees, Jesse DeBusk, Coach Store Manager, caught up with the lead supervisor and social media influencer for Coach, located in Portland, Oregon, Curtlynn Gonzalez (she/her).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

T. Rowe Price Blood Drive Helps Support American Red Cross During Time of Urgency

T. Rowe Price Blood Drive Helps Support American Red Cross During Time of Urgency

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Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Bank Honored as One of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has been named one of the 2023 America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.

Innovation & Technology

Applied Materials’ Innovative Pattern-Shaping Technology Reduces the Cost, Complexity and Environmental Impact of Advanced Chip Manufacturing

Applied Materials, Inc. today unveiled a breakthrough in patterning technology that allows chipmakers to create high-performance transistors and interconnect wiring with fewer EUV lithography steps, thereby lowering the cost, complexity and environmental impact.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UNFCU Foundation Announces Its 2023 Grant Partners

UNFCU Foundation announced the 19 grantees it will be funding this year. The projects sustain pathways out of poverty for women and youth through access to health care, livelihood training, and education across three continents.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Amanda Archila Joins Fairtrade America as New Executive Director

Fairtrade America, the world’s most recognized label for social justice and sustainability, is pleased to announce that Amanda Archila has today joined the organization as Executive Director.

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Events, Media & Communications

The Ohio Diversity Council To Host 2023 Southwest Ohio Women In Leadership Symposium

The Ohio Diversity Council will host its annual Southwest Ohio Women in Leadership Symposium (WILS) on Thursday, March 2, 2023 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 1699 Deerfield Road, Lebanon, OH 45036.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Hosts Student Winners of its Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest

The Hormel Foods Black Leaders & Allies Advancing Cultural Knowledge (BLAACK) business resource group sponsors the essay competition for elementary and middle school students across the United States.

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Innovation & Technology

Interview: How CNH Industrial Is Rebuilding the Farm Virtually

CNH Industrial is committed to growing its tech stack to keep bringing groundbreaking solutions to market. The company knows that with each strategic acquisition, its Research & Development capabilities grow. And better R&D means better results for customers.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lenovo Foundation Announces Grantees Delivering Transformational Impact Through Skilling

Lenovo Foundation announced the grantees of its annual grant round. Over the past two years, Lenovo has invested more than US$2 million in charitable organizations around the world focused on equipping today’s workforce with the skills needed

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Diversity & Inclusion

Employees LEAD the Way During Black History Month

These are just a few of the many benefits inherent in Aramark’s growing network of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which give voice to the diverse members of the company’s workforce, create a more inclusive workplace, and help shape company culture.

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Energy

How Your Fleet Can Balance the Energy Trilemma

The key to balancing the energy trilemma for fleet fueling lies in resiliency, reliability and re-imagination of our current fueling systems. Booster's mobile fueling offers the ability to shepherd adoption of sustainable fueling technologies with a reliable, affordable solution.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Applied Materials' Employees Contribute to Fight Against Hunger!

Applied employees across the United States and Canada gave generously during our 2022 Fight Against Hunger campaign.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Black History Month – Resolve to Keep Moving Forward

Next week, we will join in recognizing twenty Leidos employees as Modern-Day Technology Leader award winners, and one noted as the Most Promising Engineer in Industry, at the Black Engineer of the Year 37th Annual National Convention.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Once a Warrior, Now a Social Entrepreneur

Jake Wood’s “bias for action” is indisputable: After graduating from college, he joined the Marine Corps and served two years overseas.

Green Infrastructure

JetBlue Partners With CHOOOSE, Giving Customers the Tools To Help Scale the Sustainability of Air Travel

JetBlue announces a partnership with climate tech company CHOOOSE as part of its ongoing focus on sustainability and advancing the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Q&A: Working Towards a Net-Zero Future Together

Lenovo unveiled its latest commitment to fighting climate change by pledging to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, validated by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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Health & Healthcare

Working To Solve Rare Disease and Support Patients

Every year on the last day of February, Rare Disease Day is celebrated worldwide in a collective effort to raise awareness and funding for the 300 million people living with a rare disease.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

More Than a Uniform: Honoring Those Lost in the Line of Duty

The Brotherhood for the Fallen was formed in 2010 in response to a growing rate of reported police officers being killed while in the line of duty. The non-profit organization started in Chicago and has expanded to nine chapters across the United States.

Latest Campaigns

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    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

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    At Green Mountain Energy Company, we share our customers’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. We are inspired by the success that we...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...