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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Climate Change: How Collaboration Can Transform Ambition Into Action

Business leaders across the globe increasingly understand that time is of the essence to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Yum China Leads the Restaurant & Leisure Industry for the Fourth Consecutive Year on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China", NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) today announced that the Company has been ranked number one globally for the Restaurant & Leisure Facilities Industry in the S&P Global 2023 Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HARMAN Scores Big at CES 2024 Innovation Awards

Building on a consistent record of receiving honors and awards at the annual CES Trade Show, HARMAN performed especially well this year, taking home nine Innovation Awards for connected audio products and one Best of Innovation Award.

Diversity & Inclusion

Principal® Announces New Presenting Sponsorship of the John R. Wooden Award

Principal Financial Group® and the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced a new presenting sponsorship of the John R. Wooden Award. The sponsorship reflects the dedication of Principal® to celebrate expertise, excellence, and equality in sports.

Research, Reports & Publications

What 5000 Ancient Human Genomes Can Reveal About European Health and Heritage

Call it archaeology by other means. Rather than sifting through tons of dirt and carefully cataloguing human artifacts, Eske Willerslev and his colleagues have used Illumina NovaSeq Systems to sequence 5000 ancient human genomes, revealing previously unseen historical nuance.

Research, Reports & Publications

We Are All Human Foundation and Paramount’s Content for Change Join Forces To Launch Industry in Progress Study

We Are All Human Foundation and Paramount’s Content For Change unveiled their collaborative Industry in Progress Study at the Hispanic Leadership Summit held at the United Nations.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Paychex Earns Top Awards in 6 Categories From Sapient Insights Group

Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, employee benefits, insurance services, and payroll, has earned spots as a “Top Five” vendor solution from small and medium businesses.

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank Names Rachael Sampson Head of Community Banking for the Consumer Bank

KeyBank has named Rachael Sampson Head of Community Banking for its Consumer Bank. Sampson will lead teams responsible for the strategy, implementation and execution of a variety of consumer products and services designed to acquire and deepen relationships with clients.

Research, Reports & Publications

ESG Talk: Strength in Numbers

Mandi McReynolds, Steve Soter, Andie Wood, and Ernest Anunciacion are back to kick off the third season of ESG Talk. The group revisits thought-provoking conversations from season two — including insights on sustainability, regulation, and ESG reporting.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ARCHETYPE Investments Joins IWBI’s WELL for Residential Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and ARCHETYPE Investments announced today that Charlotte, NC - based dynamic investment and development company specializing in retail and multifamily properties became an early adopter of IWBI’s WELL for residential program.

Energy

Duke Energy Completes Its First Floating Solar Project in Florida

Duke Energy’s first floating solar project in Florida is now producing clean, renewable energy while helping the company better understand the capabilities of innovative clean energy technologies to benefit Florida customers and communities, now and in the future.

Sustainable Development Goals

Mondelēz International Advances Progress Toward 2050 Net Zero Emissions Goal

Mondelēz International (Nasdaq: MDLZ) announced a significant milestone toward its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its full value chain by 2050.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Tractor Design Wins 2024 German Design Award

CNH was recently recognized by the 2024 German Design Awards, presented by the German Design Council (est. 1953).

Research, Reports & Publications

Revising GRI Climate Change and Energy Standards To Integrate Input and Enhance Value for Stakeholders

The new GRI Climate Change and Energy Standards aim to be the blueprint for sustainability reporting on climate change-related impacts, with a broader perspective including impacts on people.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third’s Kala Gibson Appointed National Board Chair of National Minority Supplier Development Council

Kala Gibson, executive vice president and chief corporate responsibility officer at Fifth Third Bank, has been elected Board Chair of the National Minority Supplier Development Council’s 2024 National Board of Directors.

Energy

Arrow Electronics Helps Startup Oyika Establish Electric Motorbike Ecosystem

Arrow Electronics is helping technology startup Oyika roll out battery charging stations in Southeast Asia cities to support a new generation of clean and quiet electric motorbikes.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Russian Missile Attacks Driving Destruction, Death, and Injury in Ukraine

Recent attacks on Ukraine have left families displaced, inured, and even dead.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Safety in Design: The First Step in Controlling Workplace Risks

Safety in Design, though not a new concept, is gaining momentum in the US to improve safety for employees and reduce costly and sometimes ineffective workarounds to control risks in the workplace. 

Diversity & Inclusion

What Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Societal Impact Has Meant at Baker Tilly

Recently, Whitney Harvey, Senior Director of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion of the Minnesota Chamber Foundation sat down with Shane Lloyd, Chief Diversity Officer for Baker Tilly.

Health & Healthcare

WPI Enables More Accurate, Non-Invasive, and Remote Patient Monitoring with Cadence

According to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), the future of medicine is the ability to remotely monitor patients in a simple and accurate way. The new sensor that they’ve developed does just that.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Regions Delivers ‘Miles of Smiles’

Toting green sacks, Regions’ market executives and associates delivered thousands of fidget toys this month to 21 different children’s hospitals.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Northern Trust Sustainability Network

The Sustainability Network, Northern Trust’s global employee environmental engagement program, aims to increase awareness of sustainability issues, promoting best practices and unifying environmentally focused business operations.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Empowering the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community: Anthony Imafidon’s Motivated Express Revolutionizes Fashion With MLK’s Vision of Equality

Anthony Imafidon, the visionary force behind Motivated Express, is reshaping the fashion landscape by empowering the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities to embrace their dreams.

Sustainable Development Goals

COP28 UAE Key Takeaways

Looking back on COP28 in Dubai, it's clear that this conference generated its fair share of controversy and raised concerns about the perceived lack of action. However, amid the debates and discussions, significant outcomes and progress did emerge.

Education

Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant To Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

The investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim to improve schools in Philadelphia that primarily serve Black and Hispanic/Latinx students and students from low-income backgrounds.

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  3. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  4. 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...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  7. 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...
  8. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  9. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  10. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...
  11. 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...
  12. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  13. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  14. 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...
  15. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...