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Diversity & Inclusion

IOC Announces Latest Refugee Athlete Scholarship-Holders for Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the latest group of refugee athletes who have been awarded scholarships to help them train towards the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which brings their total number to 52.

Energy

Enbridge and Partners Celebrate Inauguration of Nation's First Offshore Wind Farm

The winds of the Loire-Atlantique region and Atlantic Ocean are being cheered today as France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project becomes fully operational.

Education

Fifth Third Finance Academy Scholarship Returns for Sixth Consecutive Year

The Fifth Third Finance Academy Scholarship Contest has returned for the 2022-2023 school year. High school students who have taken the financial education course are welcome to participate in an essay contest

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

5 Insights From the Giving in Numbers 2022 Report

As you build your CSR program, it’s important to focus on the mechanics, on getting employees to show up. But remember that’s not the only goal. You never want to lose sight of the bigger picture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

T. Rowe Price Named to the Seramount Inclusion Index Recognized for Creating an Inclusive Workplace

T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) was named to Seramount’s sixth annual Inclusion Index. The asset management firm was among the 54 organizations recognized for creating an inclusive workplace, receiving a 60% or higher score.

Events, Media & Communications

MAC Sponsors Grassroot Soccer's World AIDS Day Gala

M·A·C was proud to honor World AIDS Day, a day that is so important to the brand’s philanthropic VIVA GLAM campaign, by sponsoring the Grassroot Soccer World AIDS Day Gala on December 1st in New York City.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm Inventor Dr. Tao Luo on How Your 5G Phone Connects to a Cell Tower (and Why You Have 4G To Thank for It)

Welcome to Qualcomm Invents. In this series, we’re talking with some of Qualcomm’s most prolific inventors about their work, the impact of their inventions, and their inspiration.

Health & Healthcare

Reimagining Healthcare With Technology

Keysight's AI-driven software automation platform has a proven track record of helping healthcare organizations like Cleveland Clinic, UNC Health Care and health information technology companies like Cerner and Epic.

Diversity & Inclusion

Plan International USA Partners With UNIQLO for Holiday Season

Together, UNIQLO and Plan are highlighting why gender equality is essential
to achieving Peace for All

Diversity & Inclusion

From Cuba to Kentucky, a U.S. Bank Employee Celebrates Her Citizenship

U.S. Bank Client Relationship Consultant Camila Asenjo Perez arrived in the U.S. from Cuba when she was 16 years old, along with her Mom and brother.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Home Depot Continues Investment in Mexico With Opening of Four New Stores

These new stores represent an investment and commitment to the communities where they are located. For instance, to celebrate the opening of the Gonzalitos store, the company donated products to Back2Back México, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children and their families.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Computerworld Names International Paper to 2023 List of Best Places To Work in IT

Foundry's Computerworld has announced International Paper as a 2023 Best Places to Work in IT, ranking 29 out of 100.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Yum China Achieves Highest Score in Its Industry for the Third Consecutive Year on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Yum China received an impressive score of 74 out of 100 points, reflecting the Company’s strong performance across governance and economic, environmental and social dimensions.

Events, Media & Communications

The Real Climate Heroes; Defying Logic To Create a Positive Future

This was the second year that Logitech sponsored the UC San Diego cohort to attend the UN Conference of the Parties (COP) funded through the Logitech Cares Donor Advised Fund (DAF) at Tides Foundation.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Recognized as One of America's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces

MetLife, Inc. announced that, for the 15th year in a row, it has earned a spot on the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s annual list of America’s Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces.

Innovation & Technology

Chemours: F-Gas Solutions Are Critical to Achieving Our Biggest Environmental Goals

Fluorinated gases move heating and cooling away from fossil fuels and toward energy-efficient solutions, offering sustainability, safety and performance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$300,000 Investment From KeyBank To Fund Transformative Financial Wellness Program at New RecycleForce Facility

KeyBank is making a $300,000 investment to help RecycleForce continue its work of creating a stronger civil society by providing formerly incarcerated people opportunities to reintegrate into the community.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Back With Moderna's 4th Annual Volunteer Week

At Moderna, our commitment to serve the communities where we live and work has always been part of our identity, and we constantly strive to extend our impact on society.

Education

To Recruit Workers, Big Employers Team With Historically Black Colleges

IBM announced in May that it would underwrite new cybersecurity centers at six HBCUs: Morgan State, Xavier, North Carolina A&T State, South Carolina State, Clark Atlanta and Louisiana’s Southern University System.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

European Tire Industry Addresses Environmental Impact Down to the Smallest Particle

Tires have been part of our world in one form or another for over 700 years, transporting carriages in the Renaissance era to electric cars, today.

Innovation & Technology

Call for Code 2022 Global Challenge Winner “GardenMate” Celebrated by Founding Partner IBM and Sponsor Arrow Electronics

An international student team from Augustana University in South Dakota has won the 2022 Call for Code Global Challenge with a smart phone app to solve local hunger and food distribution issues.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac Rings in the Holiday Season With NYSE

In a season when various traditions are honored, Aflac Incorporated took part in one that has been around for over a century — the ringing of the opening bell on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Education

Waving the Magic Wand of Tech Innovation at an Atlanta Middle School

Renee Dawson’s colleagues describe her as a game changer, an expert and a rockstar for the work she does as Verizon Innovative Learning School coach at Long Middle School in Atlanta, GA.

Energy

Diversifying Decarbonization to Achieve ESG Goals

In the 2022 Fleet Forward Conference’s “Fleet Vehicles and ESG: More Than Electrification” panel, Frank Mycroft discussed the need for diverse energy solutions within the fleet decarbonization space.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

O-I Glass Named Among 'America's Most Responsible Companies 2023'

Newsweek has named O-I Glass to its “America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023” list. The list spotlights 500 leaders in sustainability among the U.S.’s largest public corporations across a dozen industries.

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