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Innovation & Technology

Leveraging Machines for Meaning: IWBI’s AI Framework for Advancing Healthy Buildings

How can artificial intelligence (AI) tools be used in a manner that promotes people-first places?

Events, Media & Communications

IOC Launches “Sport. And More Than Sport.” Ahead of Paris 2024

Marking one month to go before the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on 26 July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launches “Sport. And More than Sport.” – a new Olympic brand platform.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

MetLife 2023 Sustainability Report: Innovating for Our Customers

As stakeholder expectations rise, MetLife made the concept of care a core tenet of differentiation. Our products, services and support help employers to successfully demonstrate care for their workforce, thus improving overall business outcomes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Inside Epic Group’s Sustainably-Minded Factory in Bangladesh

In this latest blog written by Andrew Martin, Executive Vice President at Cascale, reflects on his visit to Hong Kong-based manufacturer Epic Group’s CIPL facility in Bangladesh.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cummins Demonstrates How its Business and Sustainability Strategies Are Aligned, Effective in 2023-24 Sustainability Progress Report

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has published its latest annual Sustainability Progress Report, announcing key advancements in the company’s efforts to fulfill its mission of making people’s lives better by powering a more prosperous world.

Diversity & Inclusion

'I Always Wanted To Do Something That Was Not Conventional'

Niharika is one of the lead field engineers with Baker Hughes in India and grew up in the country’s far northern city of Shimla.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

9 Months Pregnant in Gaza: Aisha’s Story

Around 45% of pregnant women in Gaza are suffering from malnutrition.

Research, Reports & Publications

Global ESG Due Diligence + Study 2024

ESG due diligence remains a priority for dealmakers. In fact, respondents to the latest Global KPMG due diligence study report a rise in ESG priority in transactions over the last 12 to 18 months, despite challenges.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sustainability at the Cinema With Lucca Film Festival for Future, the Short Film Competition in Collaboration With Sofidel

The Lucca Film Festival embraces the Clean Living spirit of Sofidel.

Energy

How Safe Practices Can Protect Ammonia’s Role in the Energy Transition

Join us on Thursday, July 25th at 8:45am CT for our live webinar, How Safe Practices Can Protect Ammonia’s Role in the Energy Transition.

Research, Reports & Publications

SEC Cybersecurity Rules: One Year Later

Matt Kelly, editor and CEO of Radical Compliance, and Matthew Williams, ESG solutions lead at Clearview, join co-host Steve Soter to explore how cybersecurity and ESG intersect. Together, they discuss the challenges of assessing the importance of cybersecurity events.

Education

Chemours Discovery Hub Hosts High School Students for STEM Event

At Chemours, we believe that by exposing future generations to the wonders of chemistry, we can change even more lives for the better. To achieve this mission, we continue to invest and engage in science, technology, engineering, and math education programs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Baker Tilly Foundation Empowers the Kansas City Autism Training Center To Build More Inclusive Spaces

Each year, through Baker Tilly Wishes, the Baker Tilly Foundation provides 15 grants of $10,000 to not-for-profits nominated by our team members. Learn about the Kansas City Autism Training Center and how it has profoundly impacted team member Rainer Nsenki and his family.

Energy

From Waste to Watts: Landfill Finds New Life as a Solar Plant

As the community announced a goal to power all of Buncombe County with 100% renewable energy by 2042, Duke Energy set out to construct another solar facility as part of the Western Carolinas Modernization Plan.

Environment

NPF’s ParkVentures Program Awards $2.2 Million to Affinity Groups

NPF's program ParkVentures will increase its investment in equity-focused outdoor projects this year.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Manufacturers Critical to Tackling the Climate Crisis, Declares Cascale CEO Colin Browne

In June, Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, welcomed over 200 attendees and 25 industry speakers to the Manufacturer Forum: Shanghai.

Environment

Setting the Standard for Sustainability With SCS Global Services

The latest news and thought leadership from SCS Global Services, the global leader in third-party certification, validation and verification.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Brand Case IH Showcases Its Great Iron and Tech at AgroBrasilia

Case IH, a brand of CNH, attended the new edition of AgroBrasília, a fair held at the Ivaldo Censi Technological Park, in the federal capital.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Fifth Third Bank Financial Empowerment Mobile Serves More Than 1,000 Residents in First 60 Days

The Fifth Third Bank Financial Empowerment Mobile, commonly known as the eBus, brings financial access, social services and education directly into communities across the Bank’s 11-state footprint, especially in underserved areas.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Ensuring Responsible Operations at Covia

Covia prioritizes responsibility and sustainability in our operations, focusing on environmental and social impacts.

Events, Media & Communications

In Corporate M&A and Private Equity Transactions, a Firm’s ESG Profile Is in Sharper Focus

In conversations with corporate clients we often point out three important factors driving their sustainability journey:

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Universal Pictures ‘The Fall Guy’ Leans Into Sustainability

While Colt Seavers is no stranger to chaos on his film sets, in real life the team behind Universal’s The Fall Guy was much more intentional with their behavior behind the scenes when it came to sustainability.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Students Earn 2024 Fifth Third Education Scholarships From the Fifth Third Foundation

Since its founding in 1948, the Fifth Third Foundation has made education programs a key priority. In 2005, Fifth Third established its Scholarship Program to award one-time, $2,500 scholarships annually to children of Fifth Third employees for study at a college or university.

Events, Media & Communications

Lenovo Appoints Doug Fisher as Chief Security & AI Officer

Lenovo is pleased to announce Doug Fisher’s expanded role as Lenovo’s Chief Security and AI Officer, reporting to Lenovo’s CEO.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainability Beyond the Carton: Caps & Straws

Food and beverage packaging can be derived from plant-based materials like sugarcane, which are renewable if responsibly sourced.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program
    Fifth Third has a proven track record of success in community development through its neighborhood program, which creates and implements innovative...
  2. 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...
  3. Communities and People
    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...
  4. 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...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Forests
    Managing our forests sustainably and protecting water, wildlife, and species at risk.
  7. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  8. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  9. Subaru Love Promise: Community
    Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...
  10. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  11. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  12. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  13. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  14. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  15. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...