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Energy & Infrastructure

WSP USA Helps the City of Philadelphia As It Invests in a Resilient Future

The City of Philadelphia is investing in a resilient future and WSP USA is thrilled to support them in that effort. Our team has been selected to partner with the City’s Office of Emergency Management to update its 2017 All-Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP).

Environment

Safeway Installs Another Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Albertsons Cos.’ Safeway banner has added another electric vehicle (EV) charging station from Volta Industries, Inc. in Washington state. There are now 24 Safeway locations in Washington with Volta Charging stations.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: In The Now

Gravity isn’t something that preserves the status quo - it’s constantly trying to create change, to make things go faster. I feel like a similar force, even if not quantifiable, is acting upon human societies right now.

Philanthropy

International Paper Donates 10,000 Euros to Support Disaster Relief for Recent Flood Victims in Belgium and Germany

Aligned with the company's Vision 2030 goal to strengthen the resilience of its communities, International Paper has provided disaster relief funding of €10,000 following the floods that recently hit parts of Belgium and Germany, among others.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Intel's Nivruti Rai Shares Her Recipe for Success

Nivruti’s story exemplifies how women in technology leadership roles can break barriers and shape economies.

Health & Healthcare

Creating Culturally Relevant Conversations About Health in Native Classrooms

With attention focused squarely on the COVID pandemic, it is understandable that may have forgotten about the drug epidemic, which continues to impact lives across the country.

Philanthropy

KeyBank, in Partnership With the First Niagara Foundation, Awards $765,000 to Five Non-profit Organizations in Niagara County

KeyBank, in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, has awarded five non-profit organizations in Niagara County a total of $765,000.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Rancher-led Efforts to Address Climate Change Through Regenerative Grazing With A&W Canada and Cargill

ALUS, A&W Canada and Cargill have collaborated to create Grazing Forward, to support regenerative grazing practices.

Health & Healthcare

Merchants of Doubt

In March 1996, a British fact-finding commission reporting to the House of Commons concluded that striking brain diseases observed in young people were probably due to the consumption of meat from BSE-infected cattle.

Awards & Rankings

UnitedHealth Group Named Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for Second Year

For the second year in a row, UnitedHealth Group has been named one of the best places to work for disability inclusion in 2021 by the Disability Equality Index® (DEI).

Philanthropy

Duke Energy Helps Build North Carolina Workforce With $615,000 in Grants to Community Colleges, HBCUs and Nonprofits

Duke Energy has awarded $615,000 in grants to 19 workforce development and education programs in North Carolina to help job seekers and students prepare for employment, particularly in the energy sector.

Awards & Rankings

Merck Has Earned the Top Spot on Forbes' 2021 List of 'Best Employers for New Graduates'

Forbes teamed up with market research company Statista to identify the companies most liked by new workforce entrants in their annual ranking, in which Merck was named #1 best employer for new graduates.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Mind Fish, the First Fair Trade Certified Canned Tuna Lands in the USA

Mind Fish Co. has launched the first Fair Trade Certified canned tuna product available for purchase in the North American market.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Invesco Is a Founding Partner With AFP on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness Initiative

We’re proud to be a founding partner with AFP on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness Initiative designed to bolster awareness and encourage individuals in underrepresented communities to explore a career in corporate finance and treasury.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

FPT Industrial's Bourbon-Lancy Plant Receives Gold WCM Medal

FPT Industrial’s engine plant in Bourbon-Lancy, France, is the first of its world major factories to acquire the Gold Level certification in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program. FPT Industrial is a brand of CNH Industrial.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Diversity Powers Chevron

Education & Workforce Development

Teach for America, Entergy Celebrate Education Efforts

Teach for America Greater New Orleans and Entergy Corporation are teaming up to celebrate 30 years of commitment to educational excellence for students in the Greater New Orleans area.

Volunteering & Community

Contributing to Social Development and Amazon Forest Conservation

Latin America presents unique features when it comes to ESG: incredibly rich biodiversity, ethnic and cultural diversity on one side and challenges in the space of social inequality and environmental issues on the other side.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Owens Corning's Product Handprint: 2030 Sustainability Targets and Progress

By 2030: Establish viable circular economy business models involving our materials and how they are used by collaborating up and down the supply chain, with customers, suppliers, communities, academics, policy makers, government entities, and other organizations.

Environment

Committed to Decarbonization and to Leading the Way

In 2014, we established industry-leading GHG reduction goals and in 2015 became one of the first ten companies globally to have our decarbonization goal validated as 2 degrees Celsius-aligned by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Circularity in Action: The Home Depot's Commitment to Composting and Sustainability

In Puget Sound, Washington, associates are turning trash into something customers can use. Flowers, soil, and other retired organic items are being composted instead of thrown away.

Inclusion & Opportunity

M·A·C Gives Back to LGBTQIA+ Community With Pride & Joy Liquidlast Liner Vault

“Pride is about Community, and this community has been through a lot. M·A·C has celebrated queer people since the inception of the brand."

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Schneider Electric Moves Forward With Its Sustainability Impact Targets, Mobilizing Support From Employees, Partners and Customers

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, published today its half-year progress overview on setting up and advancing on its 2021-2025 sustainability impact targets.

Events

WATCH: Planning for the Future in Southern California: OCBC's Chairman's Leadership Breakfast Featuring Lewis Cornell, WSP USA

On the horizon in Southern California: 2028 Olympics, L.A.'s Operation NEXT, California Comeback Plan, environmental justice, offshore wind power, and the infrastructure that will support it all.

Education & Workforce Development

Pizza Hut Canada Sponsors Equal Slice Program to Provide Free Training, Education, and Mentorship to Underrepresented Canadian Small Business Owners

Pizza Hut Canada has partnered with Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) on the Equal Slice Program that will offer a free executive education and virtual trainings designed to help strengthen and grow minority, immigrant, indigenous, and disabled-owned small businesses throughout Canada.

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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...

Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

GoDaddy Global Stakeholder Impact News & Reports

GoDaddy is committed to embedding sustainable practices across our business. Our approach focuses on creating long-term value for our customers...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Heritage

For more than 160 years, Bacardi has been a family-owned company guided by its heritage. From the revolutionary introduction of BACARDÍ rum, the birth...