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Education & Workforce Development

Access and Opportunity Podcast: Bridging the Digital Divide

According to the U.S. Census, roughly one in ten homes in America lack a broadband internet connection, and the city of Brownsville, Texas tops the list of least connected cities in the country.

Health & Healthcare

One Way to Solve Food Insecurity: Healthy Food Distribution Programs

A salad with a rainbow of fruits and vegetables. Celery boats with radish, cream cheese, smoked paprika and chili lime spice. Spiced pear dessert burritos. Those are just some of Catherine Sadler’s creative dishes from the past months.

Corporate Responsibility

From Nigeria to Buffalo: How Chiwuike Owunwanne's Journey Is Helping KeyBank Lean in to the Communities It Serves

KeyBank’s new Corporate Responsibility Officer Chiwuike “Chi-Chi” Owunwanne in the bank’s Buffalo, Rochester and Eastern Pennsylvania market brings a unique perspective to his role.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Women Skateboarders at Tokyo 2020 Win Fair Play Award

Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki of Japan, Brazilians Dora Varella and Yndiara Asp, Britain’s Sky Brown, Australian Poppy Olsen and Bryce Wettstein of the USA were conferred with the honour for lifting fellow skater Misugu Okamoto after a fall.

Environment

Every Part of the Tree

Cellulose is the main building block for the pulp and paper products we make at GeorgiaPacific. When creating this product, we aim to use every part of the tree to its best and highest purpose.

Health & Healthcare

Living Well With Hepatitis B: Lai's Journey

Hepatitis B is known as the “silent disease” because most people have no symptoms. If left untreated it can lead to liver failure and cancer.

Events

Manpowergroup's Sustainability Journey - a Fireside Chat

In this fireside chat, we'll hear from JoAnn Strickon of ManpowerGroup as she shares the triumphs and challenges in implementing her organization's corporate sustainability strategy.

Volunteering & Community

Reinforcing Community Partnerships Through a Skills-Based Day of Service

To create a skills-based day of service that would deliver on volunteer programming and community impact goals, Citizens tapped on Common Impact, a national leader in skilled volunteering. Find out how they generated $97K in value for 10 nonprofits!

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

CGF Members Publish New Guidelines for Ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees

Members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Coalition of Action of Plastic Waste (the Coalition) have today released a paper outlining guiding principles for the ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees.

Awards & Rankings

Chemours' CEO Mark Newman Awarded "Culture Builder of the Year" in Technical.ly Awards - Delaware

“It’s an honor to be recognized as Technical.ly Delaware’s Culture Builder of the Year for the work being done within the Chemours organization and in our broader community,” said Mark Newman, President and CEO for Chemours.

Energy & Infrastructure

Black & Veatch: Decarbonization Roadmaps First Step to Fair Energy Transition in Asia

Clear and ambitious decarbonization roadmaps will help Asia achieve an equitable energy transition, yet more than 50 percent of industry respondents in Black & Veatch’s 2022 Asia Electric Report lack such plans.

Awards & Rankings

AMD Named to the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and the 2022 Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index

AMD continues to strive for high performance in both our products and people. We believe embracing differences amongst employees is the best way to foster a more creative and collaborative workforce – and drive business performance.

Events

Bridging the Net Zero Innovation Gap: How Collaboration and Technology Is Critical to a 1.5C Pathway With PME and BT

With 45% emissions reductions needed by 2030 to keep warming below 1.5°C governments and corporates need to go further and faster to reach Net-Zero.

Corporate Responsibility

Stakeholder Capitalism Revolution Well Underway

What does adopting ‘stakeholder capitalism’ really mean, and why should companies be accountable for their impacts on society and the environment, and not only the interests of investors?

Education & Workforce Development

Yum! Brands, the University of Louisville and Howard University Introduce First-Ever Franchise Accelerator Fellowship to Advance Underrepresented People of Color and Women MBA Talent in Franchising

Yum! Brands, the University of Louisville and Howard University launch the Yum! Franchise Accelerator, a one-of-a-kind MBA elective opportunity supporting underrepresented people of color and women interested in the franchise restaurant industry.

Events

Tonight: Join NortonLifeLock and National PTA's Safer Internet Week Webinar

NortonLifeLock's Chief of Cyber Safety Education Paige Hanson sits down with National PTA to discuss what's coming up this week and hear about the updated #TheSmartTalk - the free digital safety tool made for families.

AI & Technology

Happy Safer Internet Week!

Norton breaks down what internet safety is, why it's important, and offers 20 internet safety tips to help families stay safer online.

Awards & Rankings

CNH Industrial Achieves “S&P Global Gold Class” in Sustainability Yearbook 2022

CNH Industrial has achieved a Gold Class medal in the Sustainability Yearbook 2022, published by S&P Global and based on the assessment of the sustainability profiles of over 7,500 companies

Events

Entergy Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo With a Focus on the Future

Entergy today revealed its new corporate brand and a refreshed logo. The introduction of the new brand reflects our aspiration to become the premier electric utility and deliver a cleaner, brighter and more sustainable future for everyone.

Philanthropy

University of Texas Institutions Receive $5 Million to Expand Blackstone LaunchPad to Additional Campuses

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced an expansion of its signature Blackstone LaunchPad student entrepreneurship programming from 2-8 campuses in the University of Texas, bringing the initiative to a more diverse set of students.

Awards & Rankings

Essity Included in Sustainability Yearbook 2022

The hygiene and health company Essity has been included in S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2022.

Energy & Infrastructure

Cummins Inc. Leader Sees Promise for No-Carbon, Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engines

The President of Cummins Inc.’s Engine business segment says hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines (ICEs) hold tremendous potential in the effort to address the world’s climate challenges.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Alibaba's Joe Tsai Explains How Cloud Computing Is Making the Olympic Games More Inclusive

Even though the coronavirus pandemic prevents fans from attending the Games in person, digital connections mean that roughly three-quarters of the world’s population are expected to tune into the blockbuster event.

Awards & Rankings

Applied Materials Named a JUST 100 Company

Applied Materials is named a 2022 JUST 100 leader for its commitment to supporting its employees, customers, communities and the environment. JUST Capital's JUST 100, done in partnership with CNBC, is a comprehensive ranking of ESG and stakeholder performance.

Corporate Responsibility

New White Paper: “Responsible Gaming is Everybody's Business” Features DraftKings

Made up of professionals from across the industry, the Global Gaming Alliance has published a thought leadership piece to educate and inspire the gaming ecosystem.

Latest Campaigns

Policy and Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute

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 Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Sustainable Operations

As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...

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...

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...

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...

Nutrition and Health

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

Social Progress

Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...

Subaru Share the Love® Event

Since the launch of the Subaru Share the Love Event in 2008, Subaru of America and our retailers have donated more than $256 million to charity, with...