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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Former Access Bank CEO, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, to Release New Book Leaving the Tarmac: Buying a Bank in Africa and Launch His Family Philanthropic Foundation

‘This is not the end of the journey. We are moving on to other things and to being the change we want to see in Africa.’ Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede

Research, Reports & Publications

Electrolux Reports Progress on New Sustainability Strategy and Includes Climate Reduction Incentive Program for Top Managers

Electrolux publishes its 2020 Sustainability Report today. The report highlights include a 70% reduction in emissions since 2015 and an innovative climate reduction element to its long-term incentive program for top managers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IWBI Is Awarded an InsideOut Mental Health Award

The International WELL Building Institute was selected as a winner of the InsideOut Mental Health Awards, which celebrate mental health and those organizations and individuals who champion it.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Despite COVID-19, Affordable Housing Lending Remains Strong

“COVID-19 has impacted nearly every industry, and, with housing, it has brought additional light to the recognized need for more affordable housing,” according to Rob Likes, national manager of CDLI at KeyBank. Read more in the article.

Innovation & Technology

Loop Master™ System - A Problem Solved at a Rate of Knots

Balers, one of the most important pieces of equipment on any farm, have been in existence in some form or other since the late 1800s.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Herbalife Nutrition Survey Finds Many Americans Experienced Food Insecurity During Pandemic.

Six in 10 Americans have faced “food insecurity” at some point in their lives, and of those, 73% experienced it for the first time since the start of the pandemic, according to new research.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Stanley Black & Decker, Heritage on Turning Materials Waste Into an Asset

Dan Fitzgerald, senior director of product sustainability at Stanley Black & Decker, said adopting more sustainable materials is one of many steps manufacturers can take today to make measurable progress on their ESG goals.

Diversity & Inclusion

One Brand's Women's History Month Challenge Acknowledges “It's On Us”

Today, we examine how one company is going beyond the call for more diversity of women in mainstream marketing, to “infiltrating” the advertising industry from the inside.

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank Stands With the AAPI Community

At Key, we proudly stand with our Asian teammates, clients, and communities in the face of racism, prejudice, and discrimination.

Education

PSEG Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The PSEG Foundation has announced $1 million in grant funding to three historically Black colleges and universities: Hampton University, Howard University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Diversity & Inclusion

Keysight Partners to Launch New Women in Quantum Mentoring Program

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Healthy Lake Street Fund Helps Businesses, Nonprofits Rebuild in Minneapolis

UnitedHealth Group partnered with the Lake Street Council last summer to establish a $1 million Healthy Lake Street Fund to ensure core health and medical services on Lake Street damaged in the aftermath of civil unrest in Minneapolis can continue to serve members of the community.

Education

Duke Energy Commits $300,000 to Support Internship Programs for Minority College Students

The Duke Energy Foundation announced a three-year, $300,000 commitment to support internships for college students of color to jumpstart more career opportunities in energy, government, law and politics.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cybersecurity Jobs Are Booming. Where's the Talent?

Given my role assessing cybersecurity risks at HP, it might not surprise you if I list the biggest security challenges of the past year: the massive and sudden transition to remote work made workflows more complex, and also made companies vulnerable in wholly new ways.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

EU Sustainability Standards Could Achieve Global Alignment

GRI has welcomed the opportunity to present how it can support and enable the corporate sustainability mandate being pursued by the European Commission.

Education

FIRST - Fostering a Pipeline of STEM Leaders

Diversity & Inclusion

'We're Not Doing Our Job if We're Not Telling the Whole Story.'

ViacomCBS employees discuss the importance of fostering a culture of belonging that exists beyond Black History Month.

Environment

P&G Accelerates Commitment on Responsible Forestry

Procter & Gamble has established an ambition to achieve 100% Forest Stewardship Council® certification for wood pulp sourced for its Charmin, Puffs and Bounty products by 2030.

Education

Celebrating Read Across America Day

The Washington Reads Program partnered with Scholastic Book Fairs on National Read Across America Day to provide 100 Washington Reads schools in the DMV region with 2 book packages containing books on diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Yum! Brands Joins How2Recycle® Label Program

How2Recycle, the leading recycling labeling system in the US and Canada, is excited to welcome Yum! Brands and their KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands into the How2Recycle label program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chris deBarbadillo Rejoins Black & Veatch as Plant Optimization Practice Leader

Known as an industry leader for her experience in advanced wastewater treatment technologies and innovation, Chris deBarbadillo has rejoined Black & Veatch as associate vice president and plant optimization practice leader.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women Making History: 5 Women Who Got Us to 5G

As Women's History Month comes to a close, we look at the work five females have done for a promising future of 5G ahead.

Environment

Mohawk Group's Waterways Project Begins National Tour, Moving Design Forward Through Health and Wellbeing

Mohawk Group announces the launch of its Waterways Project, a luxury mobile showcase featuring new products and innovations from Mohawk Group and Durkan.

Diversity & Inclusion

Compassion as a Management Tool in the Future of Work

The COVID pandemic has affected us all, but not equally. Several studies emerging show more women have been economically impacted in the last year than we could have imagined.

Research, Reports & Publications

bp Publishes 2020 Sustainability Report: Reimagining Energy for People and Our Planet

Today bp shares further detail on the sustainability frame underpinning its new strategy and introduces 10 new aims focused on improving people’s lives and caring for our planet. Read more in the 2020 sustainability report.

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    This Veterans and Military Families Month, we celebrate the strength, dedication, and sacrifices of former service members and their loved ones. CACI...
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    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
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    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
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