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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Q&A With SEE's Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Angel Shelton Willis, the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for global packaging solutions provider SEE®, shares her insights about the company’s progress towards its ESG and DEI efforts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rooted in Tomorrow at Land O’Lakes

Food security is now a worldwide issue. To keep up with a rising population, the global agriculture sector will need to produce more food by 2050 than what was produced in the last 8,000 years combined.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Secures $20.3 Million of Financing for Multifamily Housing Property in Anchorage, AK.

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $20.2 million for the construction of new affordable housing in Anchorage, AK.

Environment

Aramark Video Blog Volume One: Farming at Your Fingertips

Aramark has partnered with Babylon Micro-Farms, an indoor micro-farm company, to expand its healthy influence.

Green Infrastructure

Pirelli Announces Partnership With The Ray

The Italian Company will support the 18-mile stretch of west Georgia’s Interstate 85, which was designed to be a proving ground for ideas and technologies for the transformation of transportation infrastructure.

Energy

KFC Cuts Carbon Footprint Further With 64th Solar-Powered Store

KFC Philippines solidified its billing as an eco-friendly energy user quick-service restaurant (QSR) in the country as its number of stores with solar panel-mounted rooftops already reached 64.

Innovation & Technology

Harman Kardon Celebrates 70 Years of Beautiful Sound

HARMAN International, focused on connected products and technologies for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets, is proud to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Harman Kardon audio brand, whose rich legacy has made its name synonymous with acoustic and esthetic excellence

Energy

School Field Trip Helped Launch His Career in Nuclear Energy at Duke Energy

Ron Harris and Oconee Nuclear Station go way back. Harris’ high school junior chemistry class toured the World of Energy education center in spring 1970 and, from its back porch, watched construction of Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca, S.C.

Sustainable Development Goals

Live Q&A ‘Sustainability Is a Team Sport’ Featuring Kimberly-Clark’s Lisa Morden and Tristram Wilkinson

Thank you to everyone who joined our LinkedIn Live Q&A ‘Sustainability is a Team Sport’ featuring Kimberly-Clark’s Lisa Morden, vice president of sustainability, and Tristram Wilkinson, the president of the company’s Asia-Pacific business.

Health & Healthcare

New IOC Mental Health Action Plan To Further Focus on Well-Being of Athletes and Promoting Psychologically Safe Environments

The Mental Health Action Plan signals the IOC’s intent to integrate expert-led support for athletes’ well-being across multiple IOC programmes, working on complementary topics such as gender equality and safeguarding, with the support of Olympic Solidarity.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...
  3. LATAM Growth
    DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...
  4. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  5. Community Impact
    Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.
  6. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  7. 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...
  8. WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene)
    Highlight the essential role of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in preventing disease and malnutrition. Content will link WASH to nutrition...
  9. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  10. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    At Franklin Templeton, we are proud of our commitment to communities where we live and work. Each year, we engage with hundreds of organizations...
  11. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  12. 2024 Sustainability Report
    Chemours chemistry enables products that people rely on to live better and thrive. Our world-class portfolio drives innovation and enables high...
  13. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  14. Special Economic Zones
    Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.
  15. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    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...