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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Research, Reports & Publications

General Mills and its Foundation Enable 5.5 Billion Meals, Commit to Advancing Regenerative Agriculture

General Mills released its 2020 Global Responsibility Report, highlighting progress on its long-term global commitments. The update outlines significant progress against & investments in 4 priority areas: Food, Planet, People & Community.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

One World: Together At Home - Global Citizen, Together With Lady Gaga, Announced $127 Million In Commitments To Date In Support Of Healthcare Workers In The Fight Against The COVID-19 Pandemic

International advocacy organization Global Citizen, together with Lady Gaga, tonight announced $127 million in commitments to date in support of healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Goodness on the GO: Baldwin CITGO Feeding Families During Coronavirus Pandemic

CITGO station in Baldwin, LA is helping feed its local community during the ongoing coronavirus public health crisis.

Research, Reports & Publications

Scotiabank Releases its 2019 Environment, Social and Governance Report

Scotiabank released its 2019 Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) report, a comprehensive review of how the bank is working to build a more sustainable future for its stakeholders – from shareholders and the natural environment.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky Profiled by the Financial Times About Johnson & Johnson's Work on a Potential Covid-19 Vaccine

Johnson & Johnson scientists are fast at work on a potential vaccine for Covid-19 that our company plans to provide on a not-for-profit basis.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting COVID-19 Relief Efforts in Our Communities

Last month, Wells Fargo announced it was redirecting $175 million to COVID‑19 community relief efforts, and since then, the company has worked to streamline grant making and offer highly flexible funding to nearly 1,000 nonprofits reaching more than 800 communities.

Environment

What to do When Your Grocery Store Says “No Thanks” to Your Reusable Bag

Using your own reusable bag at the grocery store is a less wasteful practice that many Americans have adopted to reduce the use of plastic bags. However, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, reusable bags are being shunned at some grocery...

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Health & Healthcare

FedEx Activates Project Airbridge Operation

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, has announced the delivery of its first shipments as a part of Project Airbridge, a public-private partnership managed by the federal government.

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Energy

Keysight, DEKRA Join Forces to Address Growing Electric Vehicle Market

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that DEKRA has selected...

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HPE Aruba Supplies Network Infrastructure to Floating Hospital to Aid COVID-19 Patients in Italy

Aruba, an HPE company, has supplied and installed network infrastructure on board the GNV Splendid, a large passenger ferry owned by the MSC Group, which has been transformed into a floating hospital to battle the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Caring for Our Communities During COVID-19 Outbreak

The outbreak of COVID-19 is a global concern, with effects filtering down to organizations close to you and me that are in critical need of assistance. Lives are disrupted, more people than ever are calling out for help, and responders are hard-pressed to meet the overwhelming demand.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Walmart Meets Commitment to Hire 150,000 Associates, Pledges to Hire 50,000 More

We’re seeing huge successes from the talent we’re adding to the team, and we are proud and appreciative of everything our associates are doing to provide a vital service to our communities during this time.

Health & Healthcare

Cox Keeps Communities Connected to Healthcare Information During COVID-19 Crisis

As part of its ongoing coronavirus relief efforts, Cox Communications has launched a program to help the communities it serves make sense of the significant amount of information available around the coronavirus pandemic

Green Infrastructure

General Motors and DTE Energy are Making Michigan a Clean Energy Powerhouse

General Motors and DTE Energy are working together to accelerate Michigan’s transition to renewable energy with the largest clean-energy deal in Michigan.

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Environment

Claims, Coverage, and Complexity: A Guide to Environmental Insurance for Storage Tank Owners

Removing a storage tank? Review your insurance coverage and prepare for the potential claim appraisal and remediation process—before it is too late.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Reshaping Volunteerism During COVID-19

April is Volunteer Month, but with the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling many in-person/community volunteer opportunities, there are other ways to make an impact - virtually and remotely - during this time of social distancing.

Green Infrastructure

With a Major Retrofit of Their New York Office, IWBI Walks the Walk

She went big on biophilic design elements, too (her personal taste and a WELL point-getter), carpeting walking areas with a blue-green Mohawk design inspired by lichens.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Why Investing in Women Is Crucial Right Now

Now more than ever, in this time of market volatility & economic uncertainty, there’s a real opportunity to make the world a better place by aligning our money with our values. That starts with investing in women—and the companies that support them.

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Energy

Green Mountain Energy Customers Avoid 9.3 Billion Pounds of Carbon Dioxide in 2019

With Earth day approaching, Green Mountain Energy announced today the impact that its customers are making on the environment.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Essity Donation to UNF and WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

“The growing COVID-19 pandemic affects us all and the WHO is doing an extremely important job of leading and managing this global effort.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Novartis to Sponsor Large Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Novartis has reached an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a Phase III clinical trial with approximately 440 patients to evaluate the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 disease.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Helping to Deliver Nutrition in Louisiana

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is taking action to address critical needs in the communities in which its employee live and work during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.

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Environment

‘Breaking Bad’ Habits and Raising Hell in EHS With Lessons From Walter White

EHS leaders wouldn’t pin their career aspirations on a science teacher turned meth kingpin, but there are lessons to be drawn from Walter White!

Responsible Production & Consumption

California Almond Farm Is First to Achieve Coveted “Sustainably Grown” Label

SCS Global Services announced today that Bullseye Farms is the world’s first almond farm to be independently certified under the internationally recognized “Sustainably Grown” standard for agricultural crops.

Environment

Will Fear of COVID-19 and Loathing of Capitalism Drive Systemic Change?

Texas Lieutenant Governor, Dan Patrick recently said, and I paraphrase, it’s not only OK, it’s good for America to throw granny under the bus to save the economy. Just let that sink in for a moment.

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