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Software-Defined Vehicles: The Critical Road to a Secure Future

Keysight Technologies

Innovation & Technology

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Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Impact: Delivering Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Environment

Driving Accountability in the Race Against Climate Change

For stakeholders to assess and compare the risks and opportunities of companies operating amid intensifying threats of climate change, there must be measures of accountability underpinned by transparent, standardized reporting.

Environment

Carnival Corporation Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, released its 12th annual sustainability report, detailing the key initiatives and progress made in 2021 toward its 2030 sustainability goals and 2050 aspirations.

Diversity & Inclusion

From Conception to Completion: How Lenovo's PDO Prioritizes Accessibility Through Every Stage of Product Development

Since its inception in 2020, Lenovo’s Product Diversity Office (PDO) has been the authority on embedding DE&I into our product design and development processes.

Green Infrastructure

Ørsted and Eversource Teams With Boskalis for Foundation and Offshore Substation Transportation & Installation for Northeast Offshore Wind Projects

Through their joint venture projects, Ørsted and Eversource are supporting the development of a new domestic offshore wind supply chain that will create thousands of jobs for American workers across the country.

Research, Reports & Publications

Blackbaud Releases 10th Annual Industry Report on Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement Trends

Blackbaud released its 10th annual Industry Review: Employee Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which analyzes corporate social responsibility (CSR) program data and employees’ philanthropic behavior across the sector.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Paltry Plastic Recycling Rates, and Why We Can't Ask Consumers To Solve the Problem

Very little of the plastic we use is ever recycled. That’s been the case for years, and the recent trend is getting even worse. Fortunately, we are seeing more places take legislative action to address the problem.

Education

How a Verizon Grant Helped This Small Business Find New Clients

What does it take to grow a company from one client to 100? For Joe Alvarez and Erick Casillas, founders of iCareClean in Montebello, CA, the answer was a lot of hard work—and a little help from free Verizon courses.

Health & Healthcare

Essity and UNICEF in Mexico Extend Successful Hygiene Partnership

Hygiene and health company Essity and UNICEF in Mexico have signed a new three-year agreement to jointly educate and drive awareness of the importance of good hand hygiene and to break taboos around menstruation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Named a 2022 National Top Workplace in the Financial Services Industry by Energage

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has been awarded a Top Workplaces in financial services honor by Energage, LLC, an employee engagement technology partner.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Creating a Safe, Inclusive Space for LGBTQ Workers

It’s the most fundamental of workplace rights: to simply be yourself. But for many in the LGBTQ community, it remains a struggle to reveal their authentic selves. That’s why it’s essential for organizations to support inclusivity.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Seramount 2022 'Women of Excellence' Awards Honor Lynn Moersch of Whirlpool Corp. As 'Corporate Women's Champion'

Seramount announced the 2022 Women of Excellence honorees, which included Whirlpool Corp.’s V.P. of Channel Sales and Marketing, Lynn Moersch, who is being honored as a 2022 Corporate Women’s Champion.

Innovation & Technology

Short Corn Is Smart Corn

How do we grow enough to feed and fuel the world around us? Could we create a more sustainable, healthy and resilient food system while helping farmers create better harvests with less land, water and energy? We believe we can.

Events, Media & Communications

3BL Forum Returns This Fall. Save 25% on Your In-Person Ticket Today.

The past two years have brought unprecedented challenges, and we’re all asking ourselves: Now What? Let’s answer that question together.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Marathon Petroleum Grant Funds Health Fair for Families in Salt Lake City

Underserved children who live in areas near Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s (MPC) Salt Lake City refinery are benefiting from a $40,000 MPC grant to provide basic necessities.

Innovation & Technology

#TtInspires: Buddy Martens on Transforming Military Expertise Into Civilian Success in Information Technology

Buddy Martens discusses transforming his military expertise into a successful career in with the Tetra Tech Federal IT Group.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Land Betterment and Its Community Partners Celebrate Move-In Day

Land Betterment and Community Partners Celebrate Move-In Day in Bowling Green, Kentucky when a resident moves into ekō Solutions’ container home on July 15th.

Environment

The Revelator's John Platt on Endangered Species

This week on Sea Change Radio, we discuss extinction with longtime journalist and founder of the environmental news site, The Revelator, John Platt.

Environment

CEOs Urge US Congress to Pass Climate Legislation

Today, Logitech once again partnered with Ceres, a nonprofit organization working with capital market leaders to solve sustainability challenges, in an effort to call on U.S. congressional leaders to pass critical climate legislation.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2021 ESG Report: A Conversation With Fifth Third Director Thomas H. Harvey

Hal Harvey is chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Fifth Third Bancorp Board of Directors. He recently sat for a conversation about environmental, social and governance matters.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Case IH Coffee Harvester Boosts Efficiency for Angolan Growers

Angolan coffee growers now have access to a world-leading coffee harvesting machine thanks to the availability of the Case IH Coffee Express 200 Multi harvester.

Events, Media & Communications

TCS Hosts Special goIT July Monthly Challenge on July 14

Every month, goIT – part of TCS’ Corporate Social responsibility team – develops a new opportunity each month for students to ideate digital innovations based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Health & Healthcare

Quest Hosts an Engaging Lab Tour for Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute Scholars

Quest recently hosted a visit at our Lenexa, Kansas lab for a group from the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute, a Kansas City-based organization whose mission is to eliminate health disparities among minority and vulnerable populations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Henkel Brand Partners With Children's Art Organization to Foster Creative Expression

In an effort to support the positive connection between art and mental health, Zotos Professional, recognized for innovation in the hair care industry, has made a charitable contribution in the amount of $50,000 to Art Feeds

Innovation & Technology

Drones in EHS Remediation: Combining Technology and Human Expertise

Drones are vital tools within the full scope of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) solutions as well. This is the first in a series of posts that will examine the work drones do to make EHS solutions more efficient, effective and safe.

Research, Reports & Publications

Crowley Commits to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 in Inaugural Sustainability Report

Crowley recently released its 2021 Sustainability Report, Bravely Advancing What’s Possible, as a commitment to transparent reporting on its environmental, social and governance (ESG) actions and progress to build a more sustainable tomorrow.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Principal Financial Group: Financial Inclusion
    Helping individuals and businesses gain access to useful financial products and services to meet their needs—from savings, credit, and insurance to...
  2. 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...
  3. Whole Planet
    Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth...
  4. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  5. Leadership
    Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...
  6. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  7. 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...
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. Sustainable Operations
    ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)
  10. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  11. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  12. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  13. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...
  14. TCS | goIT
    Tata Consultancy Services is proud to bring you goIT In 2009, TCS North America launched goIT, its signature community engagement initiative.The...
  15. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...