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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bloomberg Launches FOSS Fund To Support Free and Open Source Projects

Modern digital infrastructure relies on innumerable open source dependencies developed and maintained primarily by volunteers: The open source community is what makes the web work.

Environment

Need Sustainability Advice? This Company Has Used External Experts for 30 Years

Today, Dow’s SEAC has seven members plus chair Andre Argenton, the company’s vice president of environment, health and safety, and chief sustainability officer — a longtime leader at Dow who has just completed his first year in the role.

Energy

Varennes Carbon Recycling Selects Accelera by Cummins to Manufacture, Supply Electrolyzer System

Accelera™ by Cummins, a business segment of Cummins Inc., will supply a 90-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system for Varennes Carbon Recycling’s plant in Quebec, Canada – a key step in advancing North America’s green hydrogen economy.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet the First Woman To Work in Maintenance at U.S. Bank

Cheri Kay Getz’s career at U.S. Bank began in September 1980 as a safe deposit attendant at the Lake Street branch in south Minneapolis. While she liked the bank, she quickly found the job itself – literally, manning the safe deposit vault all day – to be less than stimulating.

Diversity & Inclusion

The 5–9 Series: Victor Gomez

Work-life balance means finding a happy medium — feeling fulfilled (but not overwhelmed) by your job, spending time with your family, and doing the things you love. Often times, it’s a balancing act, as you don’t want one aspect of your life to suffer for another.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

“A Bold Step Forward.” Regions Foundation, Jefferson State Community College Unveil Student Success Center

The Regions Foundation and Jefferson State Community College unveiled a transformational resource connecting Jefferson State students with no-cost services ranging from emergency grants to food pantry access, mental healthcare, and more.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Child Abuse Prevention Month

A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds in the United States, with hundreds of deaths related to child abuse reported each year.

Innovation & Technology

Big Data Inspires Big Trust in Innovation

This week, Ben shifts gears and, through his conversation with guest Albert Groebmeyer, shows listeners how Big Data is helping engineers accelerate innovation in electric vehicle (EV) battery design.

Green Infrastructure

Parkway Schools and Trane Accelerate Decarbonization with Comprehensive Energy Upgrades, Save Taxpayers $1.1 Million

Trane® - by Trane Technologies and Parkway School District announced that the district has achieved a total energy savings of more than $1.1 million in the four years following comprehensive energy and infrastructure upgrades.

Environment

Nonprofit Leadership Spotlight: Binka Le Breton, Iracambi Rainforest Research and Conservation Center

Today we head from Binka Le Breton, an award-winning author, environmentalist, and activist. Binka lives in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, where she co-directs Iracambi Research Center and serves as an International Leason.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Resources To Support Your Community This National Volunteer Week

Get set for National Volunteer week with this activation kit! The National Volunteer Week Activation Kit includes volunteer templates for different themes and a list of image suggestions to amplify your campaign promotions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

World Health Day 2023

World Health Day takes place on April 7th each year, marking the anniversary of when the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded. WHO selects a different theme each year, focusing on one of the topics from their 6-point agenda and highlighting a priority area of concern.

Environment

Cool Effect Debuts Video Content Hub To Provide Education for the Voluntary Carbon Market

Cool Effect, a Bay Area based nonprofit dedicated to supporting voluntary carbon projects around the globe, is releasing its first-ever video series to kick off Earth Month, dedicated to providing education for those interested in learning about tools for climate action.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sealed Air Recognized for Supplier Engagement on Climate Change

Leading global packaging provider Sealed Air has been recognized by CDP as a Supplier Engagement Leader for partnering with its suppliers on climate change and playing a crucial role in the transition towards the net-zero sustainable economy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $270,000 to Charities Nominated by Employee Resource Groups

The Baker Hughes Foundation announced Monday a total of $270,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Environment

Subaru of America Celebrates Fifth Year of “Subaru Loves the Earth” Community Recycling Program and Announces Major New Milestone

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the automaker and its retailers have diverted more than eight million pieces of hard-to-recycle trash from landfills across the country through its Subaru Loves the Earth initiative.

Diversity & Inclusion

History in the Making: How Women at Cisco Are Making Strides in Sustainability

I want to recognize some of the amazing unsung heroes at Cisco doing this great work in sustainability, from engineering to operations, customer experience, supply chain, and climate impact investing.

Education

Entergy Partners With the American Heart Association To Inspire Young Women To Pursue STEM Careers

Last week, Entergy partnered with The American Heart Association as the title sponsor for STEM Goes Red – an annual event aimed to inspire and engage young women to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Mastercard Is Advancing Inclusive Growth

At the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, we work every day to forge innovative partnerships, uncover actionable insights and data, and marshal Mastercard’s built-in assets to advance financial inclusion across the globe.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial to Acquire Hemisphere GNSS

CNH Industrial announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Hemisphere GNSS (Hemisphere), a global leader in high-performance satellite positioning technology, currently owned by Unistrong, a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China.

Environment

EPA Decision Paves Way for Dramatic Growth in Clean Truck Production and Sales

Ceres applauds the Biden administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for taking decisive action to accelerate the growth of clean truck sales in states across the country

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Applied Materials Commitment to Equity-Centered Community Involvement

At Applied Materials, our community involvement is driven by the belief that equity-centered engagement will contribute to a more just, fair and humane world.

Environment

LyondellBasell and EEW Sign LOI for Potential Advanced Waste Sorting

LyondellBasell and EEW a leading company in thermal waste treatment in Europe recently signed a letter of intent that includes exploring a potential long-term strategic partnership to extract and recycle plasplastics out of incineration waste streams.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Harman Celebrated Extraordinary Leaders This Women’s History Month

At HARMAN, our ongoing commitment to support gender diversity in our workplace and beyond, is focused on empowering women today and into the future, and Women’s History Month gives us another opportunity to do our part in supporting female leaders of tomorrow.

Energy

Cummins and Leclanché SA to Collaborate on Lower Emission Solutions for Marine and Rail

Global power and technology leader Cummins Inc. and leading provider of energy storage solutions, Leclanché S.A, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  to collaborate on providing customers with a broader portfolio of integrated power solutions.

Latest Campaigns

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  3. AMD Environmental Sustainability
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    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
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    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
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    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
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    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
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    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
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    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...
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    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
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    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
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