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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

KeyBank Named #2 Affordable Housing Lender in U.S.

KeyBank has been named the #2 Affordable Housing lender for 2021 in Affordable Housing Finance magazine's annual rankings.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Morgan Stanley's Plastic Waste Researcher on the State of the Crisis

When Morgan Stanley launched its Plastic Waste Resolution in 2019, we knew that reducing the waste problem would require an integrated approach that brought together science, industry, capital and government.

Diversity & Inclusion

Get Inspired - and Get Involved!

Here, Regions associates share their favorite women’s organizations and talk about why their work is so meaningful and valuable to their communities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Toward Mandatory Climate Disclosure in the US? What the SEC Proposal Means for Sustainable Procurement

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced a landmark proposal requiring companies to include climate disclosures in their annual filings.

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Environment

Cool Effect Celebrates the Good on the Ground and Positive Impact of Carbon-Reducing Projects

Cool Effect, a Bay Area based nonprofit dedicated to supporting voluntary carbon projects around the globe, is celebrating the positive impact carbon credits can have for people and planet by highlighting “The Good on the Ground”

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Health & Healthcare

For Kidney Transplant Recipients, a More Accurate and Tailored Care Plan

For years, clinicians have used genomics to better inform treatment and personalize therapies. Now, Verici Dx, an immunodiagnostics company based in Tennessee (US), wants to turn that personalized medicine lens to a different field: kidney transplants.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Recruits and Supports People With Neurodiversity

Juan José Sibaja Shares His Journey to P&G—And What We Can All Do to Create an Inclusive Workplace

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Research, Reports & Publications

Marsh McLennan Charts a Path to Net-Zero Across Its Operations by 2050

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) recently announced its commitment to set and execute low-carbon transition strategies that chart a path to net-zero across its operations by 2050 and reduce its emissions by 50 percent by 2030.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Supply Chain Sustainability Management Leader Assent Issues 2021 Sustainability Report

In today’s market, you can’t be a CEO without thinking about ESG as investors now require the same due diligence in sustainability transparency as they do for financial transparency, and customers expect the same.

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Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation Partners With Clayton® to Plant Over 2 Million Trees in 2022

The Arbor Day Foundation is partnering with Clayton to plant 2.33 million native trees in forests around the US in 2022.

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Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics Sponsors FIRST® Robotics Regional Competition

Sponsored by Arrow Electronics, the event challenges high school students to build industrial-size robots and maneuver them through a series of challenges against other teams.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

America's Charities Named '2022 Best Nonprofit to Work For' for Second Consecutive Year

America’s Charities Named ‘2022 Best Nonprofit To Work For’ For Second Consecutive Year

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Affirms Commitment to Financial Education During Financial Capabilities Month

As we celebrate Financial Literacy Month in April, we’re proud to report that over 2.8 million people have been educated though our various programs in the past 18 years.

Energy

Ørsted Completes Onshore Wind Farm Haystack Wind in Nebraska

Located in Wayne County, Nebraska, Haystack Wind utilises existing interconnection infrastructure in Southwest Power Pool (SPP) North from Ørsted's 230 MW onshore wind farm Plum Creek Wind, which is placed close by.

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Education

We Need to Stop Talking About the Years Our Kids Lost in School.

One pandemic-era educator shares what she sees from her side of the screen: When we talk about the learning losses from the pandemic, we need to consider the gains, too.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Magenta Wave

Two years have passed since T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint, and those two years have been more meaningful for employees than anyone imagined.

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Environment

Inogen Alliance Short Documentary: The Road to a More Sustainable Future, Featured in Global Thought Leaders Campaign

Inogen Alliance is featured in one of several short documentaries by TBD Media Group as global environment, health and safety, and sustainability consultants offering climate related solutions to multinational clients.

Diversity & Inclusion

LogiTalk | Aisha Bowe on Breaking The Bias

LogiTalk welcomes Aisha Bowe, a former NASA engineer turned Founder & CEO of STEMBoard.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

One Year In, FedEx Continues To Build Toward a More Sustainable Future for All

When FedEx set its 2040 carbon-neutral operations goal on March 3, 2021, we knew we were blazing a path that would impact not only our industry, but generations to come.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Named One of Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies

Sustainability is an integral part of our culture. We work actively toward cleaner water, curtailing waste generation and landfilling, and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions—goals we encourage all to share.

Sustainable Development Goals

Working With Water: Identifying Risk, Enhancing Resilience

Resilience is a journey, not a destination.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Decision of a Lifetime: How Margaret Opened Doors Across QSR & Broke Glass Ceilings

As one of Taco Bell’s first 100 franchisees, Margaret Jones paved the way for women to thrive as leaders of the multi-billion-dollar brand.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Making Impact: Mentorship for Black Youth Brings Rewards for Both Mentors and Mentees

Kenneth Cottrell and Antonio Fargas became youth mentors for 100 Black Men Las Vegas for very different reasons, but they agree on many of the rewards mentorship for Black youth brings for both mentors and mentees.

Social Impact & Volunteering

The Home Depot Foundation Teams Up With Girl Scouts of the USA for Local Construction Workshops Around the U.S.

There are more than 300,000 open jobs requiring skilled plumbers, carpenters, electricians and HVAC specialists nationwide, but according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 11% of construction workers are women.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Essity Green Response Report Shows Substantial Change in Consumer Behaviour Towards Environment

The COVID-19 pandemic forced a sudden and disruptive change in the everyday behaviours and attitudes of communities throughout the world.

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
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  6. International Paper | HEALTHY & ABUNDANT FORESTS
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    Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...

  8. Social Impact at Mastercard
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  9. Kingfisher Around the World
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  10. License to Operate
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  11. 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...

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

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...