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Environment

Kitchen Overflowing With Gadgets? Get the Scoop on How to Recycle Them

Toasters, microwaves, blenders, and other small appliances are investments that should last you a while. However, if you’ve been holding on to decades-old appliances, eventually you will need to replace them.

Diversity & Inclusion

Doritos Passes the Mic to the Black Community With Its SOLID BLACK Line

Today, we explore how one brand is meeting these expectations through passing the mic to Black influencers.

Health & Healthcare

FedEx Delivers Critical Healthcare Shipments Around the Globe

Our mission to help the world move forward from COVID-19 continues: a third donated FedEx charter flight arrived in India over the weekend with additional COVID relief supplies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva Recognized by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work as a Best Workplace for Millennials

Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK) announced today it has ranked on the 2021 Best Workplaces for Millennials™ list by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE. This is the fifth consecutive year Workiva has been named to this prestigious list, ranking #50 among large workplaces.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Partners to Launch Womenentrepreneurs4good Initiative

P&G along with HEC Paris has sponsored the WomenEntrepreneurs4Good initiative as part of P&G’s global commitment to supporting and championing women entrepreneurs and fostering green innovation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Searching for Balance: How and Why We Work

Industrialists like Henry Ford made the 40-hour work week popular in the 1920s. A hundred years later, as we reflect on how the global pandemic changed our work lives, we meet people questioning the 40-hour standard and searching for more sustainable options.

Environment

American Airlines Commits to Setting Science Based Target for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

American Airlines announced today that it has committed to set a science-based target for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a move that will sharpen the company’s strategy for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050

Health & Healthcare

Diabetes Update: New Data Shows How Abbott's Health Tech Helps More People, In More Places

Knowing those diabetes numbers is crucial to the health of millions living with diabetes and with technology like the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system, it's never been easier, affordable and accessible for so many.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Comcast Brings Lift Zone Technology to Family Promise of Spokane to Support Vulnerable Families

Comcast is equipping three Family Promise shelters in the city of Spokane with WiFi-connected Lift Zones as well as new laptops to support vulnerable students, adults and families.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement in the Age of COVID-19

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), over 7 in 10 employers said adjusting to remote work during COVID-19 has been a challenge, with 2 in 3 citing low employee morale—especially those organizations with 500 employees or more.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Pride Month: Lenovo Employees Share the Meaning of Pride

In honor of Pride Month, we asked some of our employees from around the world to share what pride means to them, insights on how to become a better LGBTQIA+ ally and advice for being your true, authentic self.

Research, Reports & Publications

Alliance Data Provides Update on Three-Year Sustainability Goals With Release of 2020 ESG Performance Report

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS) a leading global provider of data-driven marketing, loyalty and payment solutions, has released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance Report.

Health & Healthcare

Putting Health Knowledge to Work

Medtronic is using education and advocacy to turn cutting-edge health knowledge and technology into better outcomes for all.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Supports Local YWCA With Donations

CNH Industrial recently organized a hygiene items drive at its New Holland Agriculture manufacturing site in Saskatoon, Canada to support the YWCA Saskatoon.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Chipotle, Chobani, Even, Prudential Financial, Verizon, and Other Leading Companies Join Forces With PayPal and JUST Capital to Improve the Financial Health of America's Workforce

Chipotle, Chobani, Even, Prudential Financial, Verizon, and other leading companies have joined PayPal and JUST Capital in the Worker Financial Wellness Initiative, a coalition aimed at making workers' financial security and health a C-suite and investor priority.

Health & Healthcare

The Human Future of Healthcare

At Medtronic we listen to patients' needs, study their situations, and develop solutions — on the scale of one individual's experience and across the breadth of the global communities we serve.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler Co. and DigDeep Announce First Recipients of Water Is Life Microgrant Program

Today, Kohler Co., a global leader in the design and manufacture of kitchen and bath products, and DigDeep, a human rights non-profit addressing water and sanitation challenges in the U.S., announced the first recipients of its new Water is Life microgrant program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lawrence County Hospital Gets $8K Donation From Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific Monticello recently donated $8,000 to Lawrence County Hospital. The contribution continues a years-long partnership between GP and the hospital.

Education

Power of mLearning in Kenya

In 2003, primary school education in Kenya was made free for all and it became possible for unprecedented numbers of young Kenyans to enroll.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Assessing Climate Risks to Commercial Enterprises and Prioritizing Mitigation Actions

Even commercial enterprises that have established risk management practices often use historical data for risk measurement, which rarely considers forecast changes due to climate change, and mistakenly describing extreme events as “Black Swans.”

Environment

Above and Beyond: Your Guide to Olympic-Level Construction Safety

According to OSHA, construction related incidents accounted for roughly 1 in 5 workplace fatalities in 2019. EHS managers and business leaders can absolutely take proactive and preventative risk mitigation steps. Let’s review some tips and best practices to make sure you’re doing all you can in promoting construction safety.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Nonprofits Can Steward Corporate Donors on Social Media

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

One of These 10 Small Towns Is About to Win Big. Meet the T-Mobile Hometown Techover Finalists.

It techs a village. This past April, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) unveiled a contest to win a T-Mobile Hometown Techover — a $3 million tech makeover for an American small town, including a $200,000 grant, 5G network enhancements, a Little League® baseball field refurbishment, a free concert featuring multi-platinum duo Florida Georgia Line … and so much more.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Stewardship with Purpose, by Shundrawn Thomas, Northern Trust Assets Management

We know you are counting on us to do our part, to drive meaningful change as we invest on your behalf. Through our stewardship efforts, we advance this aim.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainability Insights
    General sustainability insights.
  2. 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...
  3. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  4. 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...
  5. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  6. Environmental Sustainability
    Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...
  7. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  8. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  9. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
  10. 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...
  11. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  12. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  13. LATAM Growth
    DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...
  14. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  15. 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...