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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Saving the Day for a Day Care

Scott Blaney spent the past two years refurbishing a boat that its previous owner had dubbed a $500 hunk of junk. Blaney, though, has a knack for seeing the possibility in things—and in people.

Research, Reports & Publications

First Takes on the SEC Climate Disclosure Proposal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has finally released its proposed climate disclosure rule with some long-awaited details and a few surprises too.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

EMERGE Everywhere Podcast With Center President Shamina Singh

In this episode of EMERGE Everywhere, Center President Shamina Singh discusses with Jennifer Tescher what it will take to build a more equitable future.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Drink Sustainably, Drink Safe

By eliminating plastic straws and replacing them with a paper alternative, everyone can play a part in reducing plastic waste. With Henkel’s commitment to innovation and advancing technologies, soggy paper straws are a thing of the past.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Arrow Electronics Issues Inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced the release of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report today, at www.arrow.com/esg.

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Events, Media & Communications

Scholarships Available to the Living Future 2022 Online Conference Focused on Restoration + Justice

Regenerative building movement gathers at Living Future 2022 with a focus on restoration and justice. Scholarships available to increase access and participation.

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Education

Fifth Third Finance Academy Educates Over 600K Students

Fifth Third Finance Academy’s digital courses are designed to empower students with the skills to make financial decisions that lead to successful lives.

Diversity & Inclusion

American Airlines Brings Back Practice Flights for Autistic, Disabled Passengers After Two Years

Plano’s Janet Diorio has been dreaming about a trip to California or Florida, but she has been too nervous to fly for years.

Environment

Sustainable Water Solutions Begin With the Community

Kohler Canada associates recognized a unique opportunity to use their water expertise to help solve the lack of access to clean, safe water for Canada’s Indigenous communities.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

iHeartRadio Joins Global Citizen for “Stand Up for Ukraine” to Aid Millions of Displaced Ukrainian Refugee

iHeartMedia is joining forces with Global Citizen and “Stand Up for Ukraine” to drive opportunities for iHeartRadio listeners to take action and contribute to the global campaign.

Green Infrastructure

Similarities, Differences and Synergies of Life Cycle Assessment and Greenhouse Gas Inventory Methods

WSP USA partners with organizations aiming to be Future Ready®, helping them understand the differences and similarities between LCA and GHG inventory methods and data.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Snacking Is on the Rise, According to a New Report

Not too long ago, a snack meant milk and cookies after school, but snacking has exploded in popularity and variety, to the point where it’s now considered a meal category of its own.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aid in Action

FedEx has a long history of collaborating with non-profit organizations to deliver much-needed aid around the world.

Health & Healthcare

Smart Healthcare

To power the exponential growth of telehealth and telemedicine, Qualcomm Connected Healthcare collaborates with industry-leading healthcare companies to innovate and develop scalable end-to-end technologies for a variety of healthcare services

Events, Media & Communications

Nourish Ventures | Creating the Sustainable Future of Food

“Nourish Ventures is committed to collaborating and partnering with new ventures that share the same passion & purpose for creating the sustainable future of food." - Jim Thorne, Pres., Nourish Ventures & SVP Partnership & Strategy at Griffith Foods.

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Health & Healthcare

Women Aren't Cared For Like Men - and It's Killing Them

What happens when the medical caretakers are ill-equipped to care for your personal caretakers?
The answer — so far — for the cardiovascular care of women and people of color has not been encouraging.

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Environment

2030 Sustainability Goals - Operational Footprint

Learn more about our 2030 Sustainability Goals and our plan to mitigate climate change, optimize resource use and reduce our operational footprint.

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Diversity & Inclusion

AEG Presents and Winter Circle Productions Host On-Site Career Exploration Event for New Orleans College Students at BUKU Music + Art Project

On March 25, 2022, AEG Presents and Winter Circle Productions held a two-day career exploration event for students from Tulane University, Loyola University and Louisiana State University

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

P&G Ukraine Relief Efforts

P&G employees are stepping up to support and organize relief efforts. Many are deeply involved, and our colleagues in Central and Southeastern Europe are offering their time and expertise to help the people directly affected.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Yum! Brands: Limitless Inspiration at the Women's Foodservice Forum Leadership Conference

At the Women's Foodservice Forum's annual Leadership Conference, the theme was “Limitless Inspiration,” which is fitting because we are constantly inspired by the incredible women of Yum! Brands who are paving the way for a more equitable future.

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Environment

Impact of Agricultural Inputs on Soil Health: Assessing Farmer Interest

Farmers around the world are increasingly focused on improving the health of their soils. This interest is well-placed because healthy soils generally have more plant-available nutrients, are more drought resilient, more disease suppressive, and more profitable.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Same World, Different Views

April is Autism Awareness Month and what better way to make our employees aware of the benefits available to them than with this incredible video featuring the awe-inspiring family of David Brabham, director of sustainability strategy.

Environment

Bayer: Looking Below Ground Level With Root2Success: Managing Root Health in Horticulture Crops in a Sustainable Manner

Agricultural productivity is enormously complex. The success of each crop grown on a field depends on countless variables, including climatic factors, nutrient and water availability, pest and disease populations, crop protection inputs, on-farm practices, and more.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Evolving Thoughts on ESG: The Case for Energy and Defense Stocks

Investor sentiment toward energy and defense stocks is changing amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As attitudes shift on ESG issues, investors should look for responsible companies that can contribute

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

WeThrive Education: Delivering Innovative Entrepreneurial Education to Empower Underserved Youth

In its commitment to Powering an Inclusive Future, Cisco began supporting WeThrive Education in 2021 with a social impact grant to help the organization increase its impact on low-income communities and expand their operations across the U.S.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...

  2. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

  3. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...

  4. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...

  5. Corporate Social Responsibility
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  6. Sustainability Report
    Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...

  7. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

  8. 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...

  9. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  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. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.

  12. Green Mountain Energy Commitment to Sustainability
    At Green Mountain Energy Company, we share our customers’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. We are inspired by the success that we...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights
    Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization...