Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowerment Over Pressure: Meet Bhumi Patil

GoDaddy

Innovation & Technology

Mastercard: Six Payment Trends for 2026

Mastercard

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A New Year Perspective: Trusted Chemistry

Chemours

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation, Care and the Iconic Aflac Duck

Aflac Incorporated

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gaziano Lineman Awards Finalists Announced

KeyBank





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Education

Baker Tilly’s Insights Into Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics in Higher Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more prevalent in higher education – not only in academics – but across all departments, from the business office to enrollment management and beyond.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Leaders Named in 2024 Women to Watch in Hospitality, Travel, Leisure and Retail Index

Congratulations to Lorna Billinge, SVP Operations & Global Supply Chain, Alexandra Mendel, VP Merchandising, Planning & Programming (QVC UK) and Chiho Sakumi, Director, Technology (QVC Japan).

Education

Bringing Music Education to Students Nationwide with HARMAN and Music Will

As a global leader in audio innovation and with a rich heritage in the music industry, we at HARMAN have all experienced the power of music to inspire, connect, and change countless lives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bacardi Shake Your Future Uplifts Women With All-Female Cohort

Family-owned Bacardi continues to expand Shake Your Future, its free training program designed to help unemployed and underrepresented young adults build careers in the mixology world.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Earns 2024 Energy Star® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for Seventh Consecutive Year

Principal Asset Management℠, through its dedicated real estate investment team, is proud to announce that it has received the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year: Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the seventh consecutive year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

11 Northwestern Mutual Advisors Achieve Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Recognition

Northwestern Mutual announced that 11 of its exceptional advisors have been recognized on the prestigious Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State list for 2024.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

U.S. Department of Energy Selects Kohler Co. To Pioneer Commercial Scale Decarbonization Solution in Company’s Largest Manufacturing Plant in North America

Kohler Co. has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $51.2million to demonstrate commercial-scale decarbonization solutions to help move energy-intensive industries toward net-zero.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Marathon Petroleum Maintains Highest Honor in EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is praising Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s (MPC) contributions to building a clean energy economy as a winner of the 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award.

Energy

Q&A With Andrew Logan, Ceres’ Senior Director of Oil and Gas

This is the third in a series of Q & As with the Ceres experts who are engaging with companies to decarbonize six of the highest-emitting sectors of the economy. Click here to read the previous Q & A.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pizza Hut Manager Celebrates 50-Year Career at Same Restaurant

Beckie Lacey, the manager at a Pizza Hut in Wahoo, has been working at the same restaurant for 50 years.

Education

How Employers Are Helping Prep the Youngest Generation of Workers in AI

Learning AI doesn’t need to just start at the higher education level either. IBM’s commitment to train 2 million learners in AI by the end of 2026 begins much earlier.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Invests $1 Million To Train Skilled Tradespeople To Rebuild Communities After Disasters

To further extend its mission of training the next generation of skilled tradespeople, The Home Depot Foundation is granting $1 million to its veteran-led disaster response partner Team Rubicon to build a new trades training program.

Events, Media & Communications

G&A Institute Announces 2024 Pathfinder Webinar Series

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. (G&A), a leader in corporate sustainability consulting and research, is pleased to announce its 2024 Pathfinder Webinar Series. Registration is now open for the first segment of the series to be held on Wednesday, April 24. 

Events, Media & Communications

Allyson Anderson Book, Chief Sustainability Officer, Baker Hughes: Sustainability Champion & Energy Transition Leader

Policy veteran and Baker Hughes’ super-smart Chief Sustainability Office, Allyson Anderson Book, joins Madam Policy for an all-new episode.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

GENYOUth and Taste of the NFL Increase Access to 148 Million School Meals, Fostering Nutrition Security Among Students Nationwide

Presented by Frito-Lay, Quaker, and the PepsiCo Foundation, Super Bowl LVIII's Largest Philanthropic Event Supports GENYOUth's Mission to Help Tackle Youth Hunger.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet the ‘Air Traffic Controller’ for U.S. Bank Wealth Management

Kim Ferguson’s title of chief administrative officer and strategic initiatives leader for wealth management at U.S. Bank is lengthy, but the role has a laser focus.  “It’s like being an air traffic controller for the business,” she said.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard: Translating Success: How To Equip Hispanic Entrepreneurs for Growth

Mastercard launched the bilingual Hispanic Digital Doors platform this month to connect entrepreneurs with online resources and trusted partners committed to working with the Hispanic business community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CBRE Announces Head of Occupier Sustainability in Continental Europe

Global real estate advisor, CBRE has today announced that Sustainability leader, David Maguire, has been appointed Head of Occupier Sustainability & ESG, Continental Europe.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Monster Energy Cares: Meet Roy Tuscany, Founder of the High Fives Foundation

Monster Energy Cares: We'd like to introduce the Monster Energy Family to Roy Tuscany, the founder of the High Fives Foundation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Liberty Community Services Awarded $120,000 From KeyBank Foundation To Bring Housing and Transportation Services to New Haven Homeless

Liberty Community Services of New Haven has been awarded a two-year $120,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation, the charitable foundation of KeyBank, to support the organization’s mission of “Getting People Home”. 

Research, Reports & Publications

The 2024 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

The 2024 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook is the 12th in a series documenting the evolution in energy production, delivery and consumption in the US.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A New Way of Developing Affordable Housing Through Partnerships

There are three separate housing crises in the US today. First, there is a massive supply shortage that has made housing unaffordable to people working in many cities.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Eastman Selected by U.S. Department of Energy To Receive up to $375 Million Investment for Its Second U.S. Molecular Recycling Project

Eastman’s second U.S. molecular recycling project has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to begin award negotiations for up to $375 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act funding as part of the Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac’s Virgil Miller: Five Life and Leadership Lessons I Learned In The Military

A former U.S. Marine who served in Operation Desert Storm, Virgil embarked on his professional career as a call center employee and worked his way up, holding several leadership positions during his time at Aflac. He is known for his ability to motivate teams and achieve results.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

DP World Names Tim Gates As Vice President of Freight Forwarding for USA and Mexico

DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, announces the appointment of Tim Gates as Vice President of Freight Forwarding for USA and Mexico.

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    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  4. Opportunity for All
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    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  7. 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...
  8. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  9. Data Center Logistics
    DP World provides comprehensive data center logistics capabilities including assembly of server racks, mission-critical supply chain management from...
  10. Corporate Responsibility
    We operate ethically, protect the environment and help foster public safety and thriving communities. Our ESG Framework demonstrates our governance...
  11. Sustainability Insights
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  12. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  13. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
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  15. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...