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Energy

Putting Waste to Work: Converting Landfill Waste to Energy Across Canada

Enbridge, Walker Industries, Comcor Environmental join forces to develop Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) projects throughout the country

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MetLife Foundation Provides Financial Support to Help India and Bangladesh Fight COVID-19 Spread

MetLife Foundation announced today that it is donating USD1.5 million to fund targeted support in India and Bangladesh as both countries struggle to cope with the devastating wave of COVID-19 cases.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building an Inclusive Walmart and Accelerating Racial Equity

Walmart's 2020 Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report details our progress to create greater racial equity across society and in our company.

Research, Reports & Publications

Keysight Releases Fourth Security Report Highlighting Three Critical Areas of Concern to Network Security

The 2021 report features network security trends over the past year from Keysight's Application and Threat Intelligence (ATI) Research Center and highlights three areas of critical concern to network security.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Cartons Provide Road For Fixing Struggling Recycling System

From New York to Washington state, Alabama to Utah, Arkansas to Arizona, and numerous points in between, localities have weighed trimming back recycling efforts, underscoring broad-based dysfunction.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton a Founding Partner for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Entrepreneurship Program

Nex Cubed, a leader in early-stage innovation and startup acceleration, has announced Franklin Templeton as the second founding partner for its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Founder’s Program for new entrepreneurs.

Education

Discovery Education and Industry Leaders Launch Social-Emotional Learning Coalition to Address Critical Educator and Student Needs With No-Cost Resources

Discovery Education – the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms – today launched the new Social-Emotional Learning Coalition.

Environment

EHSxRetail: Navigating COVID-19 in Retail

Navigating the pandemic is like changing the tires on a moving car. Over the past year, health and safety leaders in the retail industry have had to adapt quickly, not only to keep stores running, but also to ensure they are doing so safely.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CHL Employee Experts Conversation Series | #1 Prioritising Employee Health in Leadership Training

The Consumer Goods Forum, Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action hosted an interactive conversation session for HR professionals to share learnings and practical steps to train managers on employee health and wellness.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CECP and Gallup Collaborate to Help Companies Mine How Employees Perceive Corporate Sustainability Efforts

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) and Gallup, the global advice and analytics firm, announced a strategic collaboration to help companies benchmark and make progress on important metrics related to corporate purpose and sustainability.

Research, Reports & Publications

Biogen Releases 2020 Year in Review Demonstrating Its Commitment to Transparency and Progress across Environmental, Social and Governance Metrics

Among the report’s most notable highlights, Biogen disclosed its goal to exceed its industry diversity benchmarks in clinical trials and medical publications to help improve health outcomes for underserved and underrepresented patient communities.

Innovation & Technology

Illumina to Donate US $60 Million in Sequencing Capabilities to Establish a Global Pathogen Genomics Initiative

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) has committed US $60 million in sequencing capabilities to a global pathogen genomics initiative, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other public and private entities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MilliporeSigma Partnership Spotlight: Seeding Labs

MilliporeSigma sat down with Seeding Labs Director of Programs, Christina Viola Srivastava, to highlight how the organization is working to ensure scientists have tools, training and connections needed to be on the cutting edge of global discovery.

Education

T. Rowe Price's Renee Christoff Says Teaching Financial Concepts to Kids Is More Important Than Ever Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Building a solid foundation of financial capabilities at home with kids and in the community is essential to their ability to make wise financial decisions as adults.

Health & Healthcare

Protecting the Health and Safety of our Employees and Communities

Our employees make Qualcomm’s success possible and their health and safety is our top priority. From the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, our Emergency Operations Team has implemented a comprehensive response plan.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ENR Rankings Show Black & Veatch as Leader of Infrastructure Convergence

Black & Veatch announces it once again has ranked as a leader in the power, telecommunications, water and sewer and waste space.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Non-Fungible Tokens

NFTs are incredibly energy intensive. It’s all tied to the way that blockchain works – basically lots of computers have to work very hard to ensure any digital asset’s authenticity can be proven.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How to Make Financial Well-being a Priority in Uncertain Times

Between the economic downturn and COVID-19, consumers are under immense financial pressure at a time when it’s more important than ever to think about saving money and planning for a stronger, post-pandemic recovery.

Health & Healthcare

Rockwell Automation Donates $50,000 to Strengthen COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Milwaukee

Rockwell Automation announced today it is donating $50,000 to support HealthyMKE, a comprehensive multi-media and grassroots campaign designed to help empower local residents to make informed choices when it comes to getting vaccinated.

Research, Reports & Publications

Citi Releases 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

Citi released today its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, an annual report that highlights the ways in which Citi is enabling progress and sustainable growth in communities across the world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tetra Tech is #1 in Water for 18 Years

Tetra Tech is Leading with Science® to deliver innovative solutions for its clients’ most challenging water problems around the world.

Responsible Production & Consumption

New Zero Waste Standard Helps Companies Demonstrate Progress in Sustainability Journey

SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development, today announced the launch of its new Zero Waste Standard.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Best Employee Engagement Strategies for 2021: How to Improve and Increase Participation

In today's episode, we discuss the top employee engagement strategies for 2021 and the best ways to improve and increase participation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Knowledge Sharing Knockout

From California to Alabama, Rachel Ryan, Haley Toporowski, Claire Kelly Doyle and Angelina McArthur work (almost) coast to coast within GP’s corrugated business. They found ways to share knowledge, learn new skills and expand their networks.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet the Hiring Manager: Marc Sindlinger — Director, Enterprise Accounts, VMware

"I am looking for people who appreciate development, team spirit, coaching, and diverse perspectives. These are key elements for success in my core sales team."

Latest Campaigns

  1. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  2. 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...
  3. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  4. 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...
  5. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  6. 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...
  7. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  8. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  9. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  14. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  15. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...