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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Kahlil Byrd of Shur Is Focusing on Helping Graduates Move From Student Debt to Wealth

We’re proud to be investing in Shur through the Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator® in collaboration with NM Future Ventures.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Receives $175,000 Grant from KeyBank to Support Homebuyer Education Program

KeyBank awarded a $175,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver (Habitat Metro Denver) to create a more robust and impactful homebuyer education program for low- and moderate-income families.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) Announces $1 Million Grant by Comcast To Support Black Entrepreneurs

The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), the largest center in the world dedicated to growing, scaling, and developing Black Entrepreneurs, proudly announces a $1 million grant by Comcast NBCUniversal to help advance RICE initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Her Family Was Active in the Civil Rights Movement. Now She Aims To Lift Up Black History

Benita Harrington is a wife, a mother and a grandmother. She is also a veteran of the U.S. Army and National Guard (1987 to 1999), and someone who loves to hit the open road on her Hayabusa 1300 sport bike.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Foundation Supports Curious Kids’ Museum Traveling Exhibit

The Curious Kids’ Museum in St. Joseph, Michigan revealed a new exhibit at the Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone this week with an intriguing connection to Whirlpool.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Exploring the 2024 JUST 100 Rankings

How do we identify the companies that are truly "good?” We might look through their sustainability reports or tally up the awards they've received, but finding an answer is rarely simple—and it can depend on a range of factors.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Georgia-Pacific Makes Forbes America’s Best Large Employers 2024 List

Georgia-Pacific has been recognized on the Forbes list as one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2024.

Environment

Ceres Welcomes New Roadmap From Colorado Gov. Jared Polis To Help State Achieve Ambitious Climate Goals

Alli Gold Roberts, senior director, state policy, at Ceres, welcomed the release of the Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap 2.0. Gov. Jared Polis rolled out the updated plan, which lays out an all-of-government approach to meet the state’s climate goals.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Earns Top Score in 2023-2024 LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Index

Qurate Retail Group, which includes retail brands QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill®, and Grandin Road®, today announced it has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index

Events, Media & Communications

Panel Discussion Unveils Key Insights on Thriving in the New ESG Disclosure Landscape

Earlier this month GRI was involved in the thought-provoking panel discussion "Thriving in the New ESG Disclosure Landscape," during GreenBiz’24.

Events, Media & Communications

The World Environment Center and Its Partners Reward Innovative Nonprofit Organizations Through the Empower Innovation Challenge

More than US $1 million is awarded by the U.S. Department of State to organizations that manage projects benefiting micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) enterprises led by women in Latin America.

Events, Media & Communications

El World Environment Center Y Sus Socios Premian a Organizaciones Innovadoras Y Sin Fines De Lucro a Través Del “Empower Innovation Challenge” (EIC)

Más de un millón de dólares están siendo entregados por el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos entre las organizaciones ganadoras cuyos proyectos son a beneficio de micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas lideradas por mujeres en Latinoamérica.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Helping Children SEE LOVE

Orbis is focused on saving the sight of children worldwide – and we are providing an opportunity for people around the world to send a letter of support to a child awaiting surgery.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Six Dow Products Win 2024 BIG Innovation Awards

Dow (NYSE: DOW) has won six BIG Innovation Awards from the Business Intelligence Group™ in 2024, the most BIG awards Dow has ever received in a single year.

Research, Reports & Publications

Walgreens Boots Alliance Is Taking Action To Reduce Business Environmental Impact

Walgreens Boots Alliance remains committed and focused to the ambitious but very necessary targets set in the areas of carbon emissions reduction, plastic reduction and food waste reduction.

Sustainable Development Goals

COP28 Takes On ESG Complexity

The SAP Sustainability Control Tower is a software-as-a-service solution that helps businesses oversee their sustainability performance.

Diversity & Inclusion

Baker Hughes’ Chief Culture & DEI Officer Champions Diversity in Energy

Tune in to the latest episode of the ‘DE&I in Energy Podcast’ featuring our Chief Culture & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Officer, Nicole M. Durham to hear her share her journey, successes, and challenges in creating an inclusive culture in the energy sector.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy CEO Advocates for ALICE Households at United Way Summit

The United Way of Northern New Jersey invited Entergy's CEO Drew Marsh to be a keynote panelist at the National ALICE Summit that was held last month in New Orleans.

Sustainable Development Goals

Paving the Way for Sustainable Landscape Management: Lessons From CLIF in Ghana

CLIF’s aims to make a significant impact by training over 100,000 farmers and community members, bringing over 200,000 hectares of land under sustainable management and avoiding the release of 100,000 tonnes of carbon over five years.

Environment

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Joins the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) proudly announces its support for the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, an initiative convened by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WWF since September 2022.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Truist Foundation Inspire Awards Registration Now Open

Truist Foundation today announced the opening of registration for its second Inspire Awards to be held on April 24 at the Knight Theater in Charlotte and online.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Spotlight on the Bloomberg Legal & Compliance Department’s Pro Bono Service

Philanthropy is at the heart of Bloomberg, and the Legal & Compliance Department’s mission is no different.

Environment

Easy as Pi: Using Your EHS Program To Elevate Your ESG Strategy

Join us on March 14th to learn how to navigate emerging global disclosure mandates and elevate your organization's ESG performance through synergies between EHS and ESG initiatives.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Regions Brings Music to Those in Need

Green’s orchestrated effort involved launching Guitarists for Good, a nonprofit sharing the love of music by providing free instruments to homeless shelters and nonprofits serving people experiencing housing insecurity.

Diversity & Inclusion

Finding Your Passion: The Intersection of Creativity and Tech

This new feature in the Logitech MX #WomenWhoMaster series brings together two exceptionally creative leaders in technology who have a lot to say about passion and creativity in the industry.

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  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
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  3. 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...
  4. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
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  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. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  8. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  9. Integrated Tools
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  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  11. Purposeful Innovation
    We invent breakthrough technologies that enable life-changing products and experiences. We’re building on our legacy of technology leadership with 5G...
  12. 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...
  13. Wesco Cares
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  14. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
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  15. 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...