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Environment

EarthShare’s New Platform for Giving Brings Fintech to Environmental Philanthropy

EarthShare’s newly released platform for giving is making environmental philanthropy easier and more accessible for everyday consumers.

Corporate Responsibility

How Tapestry is Supporting Workers in the its Global Supply Chain

We recognize our responsibility to respect and uphold human rights throughout our entire supply chain. This includes the rights of Tapestry’s own employees as well as those of the workers who make our products.

Awards & Rankings

Applied Materials Named One of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies

Applied Materials is honored to once again be included among Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies!

Inclusion & Opportunity

Joy Silmon Continues Her Father’s Legacy as a McDonald’s Owner in Dallas and Austin, Texas

Former McDonald's owner Aaron Harris first joined the McFamily in August 1990 and recently retired in 2020. But his daughter, Joy Silmon, is continuing his legacy as a McDonald's owner in Dallas and Austin, Texas.

Volunteering & Community

Calvin Hilton Talks Operation Feed at Bread Financial: Uniting To Meet a Basic Need

As Chief Diversity Officer, Calvin Hilton oversees all aspects of the diversity, equity and inclusion strategy at Bread Financial. This year, he’s also one of three Executive Champions for the company’s Operation Feed campaign.

Philanthropy

The Home Depot Foundation Commits Up to $200,000 To Support Communities Devastated by Tornado Outbreak

The Home Depot Foundation announced a commitment of up to $200,000 to support immediate disaster relief and long-term recovery efforts in communities impacted by the devastating tornado outbreak across Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.

Philanthropy

Truist Foundation Provides $1 Million Grant to Goizueta Business School’s Start:ME Accelerator

Today, Truist Foundation announced a $1 million grant to Emory University Goizueta Business School’s Start:ME Accelerator program, the largest gift in the program’s 10-year history.

Awards & Rankings

Principal® Earns Energy Star® Partner of the Year: Sustained Excellence Award for Sixth Consecutive Year

Principal Asset ManagementSM, through its dedicated real estate investment team, has been named an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year: Sustained Excellence award winner for the sixth consecutive year.

AI & Technology

Bayer Launches New Collaboration With Oerth Bio To Further Advance Innovations in Crop Protection

Bayer and the agricultural biotech company Oerth Bio today announced a new collaboration seeking to develop the next generation of more sustainable crop protection products.

Education & Workforce Development

12 for Life® Partners With Independent Electrical Contractors To Offer Electrician Certification to Students

Southwire’s 12 for Life® is pleased to partner with the Independent Electrical Contractor’s (IEC) Atlanta and Georgia Chapters to provide a Skills-Based Electrical Installer Program to its students.

Education & Workforce Development

A Suncor Pathway Magazine Story: Degrees of Achievement

For Kaylee Welsh, receiving a Belcourt Brosseau Métis Award (BBMA) was more than just financial support for university—it was a key step on her journey to discover her family’s culture and history.

Research & Reports

Nielsen Foundation 2022 Grantmaking Highlights

To advance its mission of supporting organizations that give voice and opportunities to historically under-represented groups and communities, the Nielsen Foundation provided more than $2.0 million in grants to 53 nonprofit organizations in 2022 across its three priority areas.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Wesco Named to 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

Wesco has been named to the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fifth consecutive year. The GEI serves as a touchstone for companies seeking to track their progress in gender inclusion and how the implementation of diversity policies shape company performance.

Corporate Responsibility

Open Hiring for Wide Open Dreams With Greyston

Greyston, a for-profit benefit corporation, is committed to unlocking the power of human potential through inclusive employment, one person at a time. Founder Bernie Glassman built Greyston bakery to hire people who faced barriers to employment.

Energy & Infrastructure

Duke Energy Begins Operation of Its Largest Solar Plant

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is now operating its largest solar power plant ever – the 250-megawatt (MW) Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas.

AI & Technology

Machine Learning and AI Combined Can Boost Energy and Chemical Production

Numerous organizations, including Schneider Electric™, have found that a fundamental enabler of successful and ground-breaking ML deployment is to team up with expert outside partners.

Philanthropy

Rebuilding After Fire To Keep a Community Connected

At the height of the pandemic, Comcast began its Lift Zone program so that more students, who were unable to participate in remote education at home, could access free WiFi inside neighborhood community centers.

AI & Technology

New Acre Project Leverages Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Carbon Credit Quantification

New Acre Project partners with Albo Climate to apply novel technologies to quantify carbon for farmer-delivered tree and shrub projects.

Philanthropy

Veteran Receives Mortgage-Free Home

For U.S. Army Sergeant Xanthin Luptak, a home was something he always wanted. U.S. Bank, in partnership with Freedom Alliance and Ole South, teamed up to help Luptak realize his dream with the gift of a mortgage-free home.

Education & Workforce Development

Sustainability in Action: Powhatan County Public Schools

Powhatan County (Virginia) Public Schools’ partnered with Trane® for district-wide upgrades that increased energy efficiency, reduced carbon emissions, lowered energy costs, and enhanced the learning environment for the district’s 4,500 students.

Education & Workforce Development

Partnering for Greener Chemistry Education Globally: MilliporeSigma Announces Expanded Partnership With Beyond Benign

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, is expanding its partnership with global green chemistry education nonprofit Beyond Benign.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Cisco: Women Use Technology to Solve the Issues Facing Humanity—And the World Needs More

The theme for the United Nations International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023, is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, and Cisco Networking Academy is at the forefront of providing education for everyone interested in technology as a career.

Corporate Responsibility

CRB Board of Directors Adds CEO Title to President Ryan Schroeder; Company Announces Sam Kitchell as New Chief Operating Officer

CRB, a leading global provider of sustainable engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the biopharmaceutical and food and beverage industries, today announced the Board of Directors has named President Ryan Schroeder as Chief Executive Officer.

Corporate Responsibility

Whirlpool Corporation Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting for Second Offsite Wind Farm

While commercial operations began in late December, today Whirlpool Corp. announced a formal ribbon cutting at the Limestone Wind wind farm in Dawson Texas.

AI & Technology

ekō Solutions To Host Exhibit at the World of Modular Annual Conference and Tradeshow

ekō Solutions to host exhibit at the World of Modular Annual Conference and Tradeshow from March 29th – April 1st, 2023 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Latest Campaigns

Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...

Guiding Stars blog: Health & Wellness

About the Guiding Stars Health & Wellness Blog The Guiding Stars Health & Wellness blog is your place for the latest in health and nutrition news...

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...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

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...

Profiles of Good Character and Inspiring Innovation

There are two pillars to CACl’s culture: character – our commitment to ethics and integrity in all we do, and innovation – our dedication to...

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...

Health and Safety by Antea Group

Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

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...

Corporate Social Responsibility Reports and Updates

At T. Rowe Price, living our values means always putting our clients first; fostering a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive work culture for all...