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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leveraging Historic Federal Investment

Corporations have a historic opportunity to invest in equitable place-based development through a wave of new federal programs.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Franklin Templeton’s Jenny Johnson and Sonal Desai Among Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance

Two accomplished Franklin Templeton leaders— President and CEO Jenny Johnson; Sonal Desai, CIO, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income—were selected for Barron's fourth annual list of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Regions Bank Launches Initiative To Grow Black-Owned Businesses in Its Headquarters City

Regions Bank announced the launch of a new initiative designed to support, complement and advance work that is under way to foster more Black-owned businesses in the bank’s headquarters city.

Environment

Suncor’s Wildlife Monitoring Program Captures Furry Friends Around Operations

The wildlife monitoring program at our MacKay River oil sands site continues to show an incredible amount of biodiversity in the area.

Health & Healthcare

Walking the Walk: Anita Abu Bakar’s Journey From Crisis to Mental Health Advocacy

To see Anita Abu Bakar from the outside was to see the picture of confidence: a self-described extrovert, she was surrounded by friends, a onetime school leader who grew into a woman who loved her work as an investment banker in her native Malaysia.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

More Data From Good Jobs First

Good Jobs First’s expanded Violation Tracker product gives CSRHub legal violation and fine history for 725 British entities, expanding our CSR governance data.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

EHS Training Camp: 5 Tips To Sharpen Your Team’s Skills

Spring training isn’t just for baseball teams! Learn how EHS training can prepare your team for a winning safety season.

Events, Media & Communications

Trane® by Trane Technologies Celebrates 110 Years of Pioneering Innovation

Trane® - by Trane Technologies is celebrating its 110th anniversary as a world leader in creating comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial buildings, industry and homes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Cisco Employees Are Involved With Community Impact

Encouraging Cisco employees to contribute to their local and global communities is one way we bring our purpose to life.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sealed Air Global Impact Report: Reducing Energy Consumption

SEE is implementing measures to increase energy efficiency and implementation of renewable energy sources across our value chain. The company invested in renewable energy credits which resulted in 16 of the company’s facilities being fully credited with 100% renewable energy.

Education

Discovery Education and Creative Visions Partner on New Initiative Empowering Students To Create Positive Change

Discovery Education and Creative Visions—a nonprofit supporting positive change through storytelling, impact media, art, education, and technology—announced today the launch of a new education initiative called Creative Visions Classroom.

Environment

How To Put a Price on Carbon: What Goes Into Determining the Price per Tonne of a Carbon Project?

In the voluntary carbon market, carbon emitters voluntarily pay to offset unavoidable emissions by investing in high-quality carbon credits from carbon-reducing projects across the globe.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Benefits of Putting Our Feminism Into Our Finances

Investing with a Gender Lens is not new. Many of us have been at this for a while now. And yet 2023 is the year we stand to make significant progress in bringing more balance to both our finances and to corporate America and beyond.

Research, Reports & Publications

Green Plains Secures SBTi Approval, Achieves Goals Ahead of Schedule

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) today released its 2022 Sustainability Report, outlining environmental, social and governance priorities and targets.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Global Citizen Announces Winners of 2023 Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization, today announced the recipients of this year's prestigious Global Citizen Prize and the Cisco Youth Leadership Award.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Genesis Fund Receives $300,000 From KeyBank Foundation

The Genesis Community Loan Fund has received a three-year $300,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation to expand resources and help remove barriers to creating affordable housing in Maine.

Diversity & Inclusion

Banker Focuses on Addressing Wealth Disparities Among Black Americans

If you imagine what a typical banker does in their job, “addressing the racial wealth gap” probably isn’t the first thought that comes to mind. But that is at the forefront of Marcus Brown’s job description.

Innovation & Technology

Infor and HARMAN Announce Strategic Partnership on Healthcare Delivery

Infor, the industry cloud company, and HARMAN International, announced a global strategic partnership that will allow healthcare and life sciences organizations to modernize their data platforms, strategies, and roadmaps through customer-centric services and solutions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Is Happening With ESG?

ESG — which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance — has become increasingly important as businesses recognize their responsibility to prioritize environmental and social investments.

Events, Media & Communications

SAIC: Energy and Climate Policy Fireside Chat

With the growing challenges of climate change and Earth Day approaching, we’d like to invite you to a live discussion around Energy and Climate Policy.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Griffith Foods Joins the Plant Based Foods Association

Griffith Foods is thrilled to announce that they have recently joined as members of the Plant Based Foods Association, the first and only U.S.-based trade organization supporting plant-based food companies.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: China's Green Enablers Deserve a Place in Equity Funds

Investors focusing on climate change often overlook Chinese firms. We think that’s a mistake. Chinese companies are playing an indispensable role in the global transition to a greener future—and carefully selected shares offer attractive return potential.

Events, Media & Communications

Sappi North America Hires New Director of Sustainability

Sappi North America is pleased to announce that Bakul Wadgaonkar has joined our team as Director of Sustainability. Bakul comes to Sappi with many years of experience in environmental health and safety, sustainability, manufacturing and quality management.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Better People, Better Business: How Gildan Sees Its Workforce

As an organization that began as a small business, Gildan has grown over time into what it is today: a leading sustainable, ethical, and transparent apparel manufacturer, employing around 50,000 people in 12 different countries.

Diversity & Inclusion

Duke Energy's LaQuitta Ghent Makes Sure the Grid Is Delivering for Customers

The people Ghent cares about also include Duke Energy customers – there are 1.9 million in Florida. Her team maintains and improves the electric grid to make sure they have service.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  2. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  6. 2025 Beat the Heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  7. 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...
  8. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  9. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  10. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  11. 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...
  12. Community Impact
    The communities where Chemours operates are also where we live, work, and play, and our mutual success is one and the same. We have a vested interest...
  13. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  14. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  15. Principal Financial Group: Employee Engagement
    Talented employees are the heart and soul of our company. We believe development inspires individuals to engage, empower, and embrace a growth mindset...