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Education

How Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Improved Its Educators’ Job Satisfaction and Career Trajectories

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools began in 2014 to help bridge barriers to digital inclusion.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Subaru’s Former CEO Left a Lasting Impact of Important Change

Doll touched the lives of Subaru employees, past and present, showing grace, confidence, compassion and appreciation in ways that elicit respect and changed the way the CEO role is viewed in the workplace.

Diversity & Inclusion

GoDaddy 2023 Sustainability Report: Our Employees | Our People-Centered Strategy

Diverse representation not only makes GoDaddy a better place to work, but it also makes us more innovative, creative, and competitive. Our employees’ different viewpoints and life experiences help us improve our products and reach more people.

Research, Reports & Publications

IRS Launches Second Allocation Round for Section 48C Advanced Energy Project Credits

On April 29, 2024, the IRS published Notice 2024-36, which provided further guidance and clarifications on the procedures for allocating credits under the section 48C qualifying advanced energy project credit program.

Diversity & Inclusion

New Initiative Designed To Develop Bilingual Mortgage Loan Officers

As a native Spanish speaker who was born in Ecuador and came with her family to the United States when she was two months old, Mayra Riera said she has long had a desire to help people in the Hispanic community and found that working in banking was a great way to do it.

Diversity & Inclusion

Driving Change: Discover How NRG is Building a Culture of Learning and Growth

Culture in Focus is a series highlighting the people and culture that make us who we are. As we continue to advance, we understand the importance of not only sharing our journey, but also the values that drive us.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Our Military Spouses at Comcast NBCUniversal

At Comcast NBCUniversal, we recognize that military service is a commitment made by entire families, not just those in uniform.

Energy

Pepco’s Harvard Substation Upgrade: Improving Reliability and Enhancing Community Well-being

Our Pepco teams recently achieved a significant milestone in the Capital Grid project with the successful upgrade and energization of Pepco’s Harvard substation.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Crown Holdings Supports Europe’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation

With six weeks to go before the European Elections, MEPs have had a busy week in Strasbourg, with many texts on the agenda for the final plenary session of the legislature (2019-2024) !

Sustainable Development Goals

From Archipelago To Anchor: Building a Greener Maritime Industry

As the world celebrates World Ocean Day 2024, Indonesia takes center stage for its pioneering efforts towards sustainable shipping.

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch Studies Feasibility of Green Hydrogen, Infrastructure Development to Advance Energy Transition in Malaysia

Black & Veatch, a global leader in critical infrastructure solutions, will study green hydrogen commercialization pathways as part of efforts to realize Malaysia’s low-carbon energy ambitions.

Research, Reports & Publications

Kinross Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

Kinross Gold is pleased to announce the publication of its 2023 Sustainability Report, providing a fulsome summary of the Company’s progress over the past year in furthering its sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.

Sustainable Development Goals

KFC’s Recipe for Cutting Restaurant Emissions by 46%

New and existing KFC franchisees are being asked to follow the company’s stricter guidance for slashing their carbon footprint, through its Building Green initiative, a plan developed by KFC’s development and sustainability teams.

Research, Reports & Publications

Kimberly-Clark Reports Progress Toward 2030 Sustainability Goals

Kimberly-Clark today published its annual sustainability report, including an update on the company's progress toward its 2030 sustainability goals and a new ambition to be 100% Natural Forest Free across its portfolio beyond 2030.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Southwire Canada Recognized as a Great Place to Work® for Fourth Consecutive Year

Southwire Canada is thrilled to announce that it has been certified as a Great Place to Work® for the fourth consecutive year.

Health & Healthcare

Cherishing Every Moment With Beads of Courage

Charlie’s smile was timid as her mother gingerly pulled the small patient wagon in which she sat into the room, the two having ventured downstairs on this recent Thursday afternoon to visit the Celebration of Courage Event sponsored by Aflac and Beads of Courage.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Operation HOPE Launches ‘UPLIFT Denver’ to Empower Residents With Free Financial Literacy Programs

Operation HOPE, in collaboration with U.S. Bank and KeyBank, announces the launch of “UPLIFT Denver,” a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing financial literacy and fostering economic empowerment within the Denver community. The event will take place on June 6, 2024.

Innovation & Technology

Cascale, Worldly Stress Need for Ingrained Data Intelligence on GFS Mainstage

Last month, Jeremy Lardeau, senior vice president of the Higg Index at Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, joined a panel at the Global Fashion Summit, in Copenhagen.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Preserving Fertility in the Face of a Cancer Diagnosis

Gilead partners with various organizations that support people living with breast cancer. One such organization, the Young Survival Coalition (YSC), recognizes the unique needs of people of childbearing age and works with patients under 40.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Atlantic City Electric Volunteers Help Save Turtles

We worked with the Wetlands Institute to repair fencing along Stone Harbor Boulevard to help keep nesting diamondback terrapins safe from traffic.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Focused Giving Can Unlock Billions and Catapult Women's Wealth

The potential to create substantial wealth for women through strategic donations remains largely untapped. To truly enhance the effectiveness of donations, corporate donors must partner with recipient organizations to measure and report the ROI of their programmes.

Social Impact & Volunteering

World Environment Day Spotlight: PepsiCo Volunteers Plant Seeds of Change in South LA

Frito-Lay employees volunteered with PepsiCo Positive, in South Los Angeles, in an effort to foster community engagement and environmental sustainability.

Green Infrastructure

Maryland Economy Will Benefit From State’s Latest Effort To Tackle Climate Crisis

Ceres applauds the executive order issued today by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, establishing a whole-of-government approach to climate change.

Environment

Crypto.com Arena and Peacock Theater Expand Sustainability Commitment Through a Full Time Reusable Program in Collaboration With r.World

Furthering its commitment to sustainability, AEG has expanded its partnership with r.World, the nation’s No. 1 reuse platform, to bring the reusable r.Cup program to Crypto.com Arena and Peacock Theater in Los Angeles full time.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Device Development Team Continues To Learn and Grow, While Maintaining a Focus on Patient Needs

Viatris’ Global Device Development team is responsible for end-to-end development and commercialization for device and combination products, including pens and auto-injectors, inhalers, as well as complex and branded generic drugs.

Latest Campaigns

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    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  2. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  6. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  7. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  9. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  10. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  11. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  12. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  13. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  14. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  15. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...