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Corporate Responsibility

.lumen: Meet the Team Empowering Millions of People Who Are Blind Through AI and Machine Learning Models

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

Environment

How Farms are Fighting Climate Change

Farmers aren’t just on the front lines battling the effects of climate change, they’re actively working to address its root causes.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

We've Exhausted a Year's Worth of Earth's Resources in Seven Months. Now What?

As the constant forward creep of Earth Overshoot Day illustrates, government, mayors, and CEOs need to move faster and deeper; by chief strategy and sustainability officer at Schneider Electric and the president of Global Footprint Network

Inclusion & Opportunity

Lineworker Scholarship to Help Increase Diversity in Skilled Trades

When Terrance Bynum graduated from high school, he started working in printing. His brother, Albert, who is five years older, was working as a groundman at Southern California Edison and making a good living.

Corporate Responsibility

How Gildan Is Setting the Bar in Bangladesh

Over the past decade, Gildan’s vertically integrated facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh has been setting the bar in the region’s garment manufacturing industry.

AI & Technology

Trane Technologies and Nexii Join Forces to Create Sustainable High-Performance Buildings of the Future

Trane® by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, and Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii) announced they have joined forces to create sustainable commercial buildings with significantly reduced carbon footprints.

Research & Reports

Briefing: The Sustainability Regulation on the Horizon

The mood music around sustainability issues has changed drastically in the past couple of years. Once seen as a niche issue to be relegated to operational managers, now it’s central to boardroom conversations all over the world.

Corporate Responsibility

Culture is the Engine of Innovation

When Rice first joined Workiva as vice president of user experience, she knew the basic facts: that the employee engagement scores were very high — around 90 percent — and that attrition was under 6 percent.

Energy & Infrastructure

How 5G Will Become the Underlying Foundation of the U.S. Economy

5G is poised to generate up to $1.5 trillion in additional GDP in the U.S. between 2021 and 2025, according to a new economic study by Accenture, commissioned by Qualcomm.

Inclusion & Opportunity

CNH Industrial Participates in the SAE Brazil Symposium on Diversity in the Mobility Sector

CNH Industrial Vice President of Human Resources for South America, Telma Cracco, participated in the SAE Brazil Symposium on Diversity in the Mobility Sector, which focused on the challenges and opportunities of Diversity and Inclusion in business.

Corporate Responsibility

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: Enterprise Risk Management

Media & Communications

Kotex and South African Pop Star Create 'She Can Anthem' to Challenge Period Misconceptions

To help break down stereotypes and misconceptions about periods, Kimberly-Clark’s Kotex® brand partnered with South Africa’s well-known music artist and megastar Boity Thulo to invite South Africans to submit lyrics addressing period stigma to write the 'She Can Anthem.'

Environment

The Imagination Challenge Unites the US Water Sector Against Climate Change

The water industry has come to reckon with climate change. According to recent studies, water-related activities may account for more than 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Water utilities also consume a major portion of electricity, as energy is needed to collect, clean and transport water.

Philanthropy

Xylem, Cityzens Giving and PUMA Join Forces to Tackle Water Issues for Communities in Need

Xylem Making Waves spoke with Randolf Waters, Senior Director, Global Partnerships & Branding, about how Xylem and Manchester City Football Club’s global charity initiative Cityzens Giving are teaming up with PUMA to help solve water.

Corporate Responsibility

EarthX Premieres New Original Content for Conservation Week

EarthX will celebrate Conservation Week 2021 with show premieres, films and talks — all centralized on its streaming platform, EarthxTV. From August 16-22, viewers can tune in to learn about conservation initiatives gaining ground around the world.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Empowering Change Through Diversity Networks & ERGs

At Medtronic, our Diversity Networks and ERGs help role-model inclusion and diversity and, through unique partnerships and volunteer efforts, help amplify our impact in communities.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Partnership to Position Cummins as Leader in Green Hydrogen Production

The partnership behind the development of what will be one of the world’s largest electrolyzer plants in Spain will help position Cummins Inc. to be a European leader in green hydrogen production, company officials say.

Philanthropy

Clarion Partners, Taconic Partners and Bright Power Install Solar Photovoltaic Panels at Eastchester Heights

Clarion Partners (Clarion), a specialist investment manager and subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc., and Taconic Partners (Taconic) celebrated the completion of a noteworthy solar power project at their flagship Quality Communities property

Environment

Entergy Helps Seed Success One Tree at a Time

As part of Entergy’s commitment to grow strong, healthy and vibrant communities through service and environmental stewardship, Entergy began partnering with NOLA Tree Project in 2015.

Philanthropy

Team Depot Monitoring Dixie Wildfire to Aid in Relief

The Dixie Wildfire in Northern California has destroyed more than 600 homes and caused tens of thousands to evacuate. It is now the second largest wildfire in the state’s history – and still growing.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

LUSIX Granted Sustainability Accreditation

Following the completion of a comprehensive sustainability audit, laboratory grown diamond producer LUSIX has been accredited, and its rough diamonds have been certified, under the SCS 007 Sustainability Rated Diamond Standard for Trial Use.

Corporate Responsibility

Stepping Up in 2020 - The Hershey Company's Response to a Unique Year

In the face of new and ongoing global challenges, we used our expertise, along with that of external partners, to respond and embed lasting change around the world.

Environment

Ensuring Forestland Stays Forested

Sustainable forestry doesn’t just happen in working forests. International Paper focuses on conserving the biodiversity and health of all forestland, including those that aren’t used to make products.

Philanthropy

Gaming for Good

Today on the blog, streamer Big Cheese recaps the recent Twitch charity stream, hosted by NortonGaming and NortonLifeLockCares, which raised $10,000 for Black Girls CODE.

Corporate Responsibility

Refusing Limits in Digital Design

Gidget Heintz has been advancing test and measurement technologies for more than 25 years. Now, she's embarking on her most exciting adventure yet.

Latest Campaigns

Novata News

Communicating key news and updates about Novata.

Cascale Events

Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Thermal & Specialized Solutions

Chemours’ Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business sits at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and design, making it a leading provider of...

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...

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...

Technology for Good

We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...

Cascale Governance

Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...