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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New White Paper: “Responsible Gaming is Everybody's Business” Features DraftKings

Made up of professionals from across the industry, the Global Gaming Alliance has published a thought leadership piece to educate and inspire the gaming ecosystem.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Qualcomm Scholarships Enrich Lives, Keep Talent Local

As the world’s leading innovator in wireless technology, it may come as no surprise that Qualcomm supports scholarships for San Diego college students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics, also known as STEM disciplines.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper’s Commitment to Building a Better Future Recognized by FORTUNE Magazine

International Paper (NYSE: IP) has been named to FORTUNE magazine's list of World's Most Admired Companies for the nineteenth time.

Diversity & Inclusion

HP and Aspen Institute Announce Accelerator to Drive Global Digital Equity Solutions

HP Inc. and the Aspen Institute on Monday announced a new global initiative to accelerate digital equity. Led by the Aspen Digital program, the Digital Equity Accelerator will support participating nonprofits in scaling their innovative approaches to help meet the needs of underserved communities affected by the digital divide.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Green Financing Framework for the Philippines

A Sustainable Finance Framework has been established by the Republic of the Philippines (ROP) to boost its sustainability commitments.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

The Circular Economy Has a Critical Role in Driving Climate Action

At the recent COP26 climate talks, countries and companies largely focused on tackling climate change by decarbonizing the energy sector.

Green Infrastructure

Albertville 1992: 30 Years of Olympic Legacy in France's Leading Ski Resorts

As the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 draw near, we look at the long-term legacy created by past Olympic Winter Games that are celebrating significant anniversaries this year.

Innovation & Technology

Marek's Take: The Greening of the Gs

Many years ago, I wrote about solar-powered cell sites being used in mobile networks. At that time, the wireless industry was in the early stages of thinking about “green” technologies

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Incorporated Included in 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index Company Recognized As a Leader in Transparent Gender-Data Reporting for Third Consecutive Year

Aflac Incorporated, announced that it is one of 418 companies across 45 countries and regions to join the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index [GEI], a modified market capitalization-weighted index that aims to track the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data reporting.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Transformational Investing in Communities of Color

Nowhere do dollars invested make a greater difference than those invested in CDFIs led by and located in communities of color.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Partners With Centers Across France to Advance a Precision Medicine Approach for Patients With Late-Stage Cancer

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), today announced an agreement with the Jean Perrin Center at the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital in France to assess the clinical value of comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) in cancer therapy options in patients with late-stage disease compared to use of current standard of care, including small panel tests.

Education

MilliporeSigma Sparks Curiosity in the Minds of Future Scientists at KIPP St. Louis

Learn how MilliporeSigma’s partnership with KIPP St. Louis Public Schools has helped nearly 2,200 students prepare for secondary education and careers in STEM through the Curiosity Labs™, Curiosity Labs™ at Home and Curiosity Cube® programs.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Healthy Lives Mission: Lessons Learned

Just one year ago, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health announced our Healthy Lives Mission – a 10-year, $800 million pledge to improve the sustainability and impact of our products and brands.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corp. Named One of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for Twelfth Consecutive Year

Whirlpool Corp. has once again been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.

Innovation & Technology

Conquering Citrus Greening: Research Collaboration Breeds New Hope

Citrus greening is a devastating and incurable disease destroying groves of citrus fruits across the globe.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Earns Perfect Score in Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Corporate Equality Index for Ninth Year in a Row

CBRE Group, Inc. has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign, earning a perfect score in its 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the ninth consecutive year.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Report Reveals Best Practices for Companies to Protect, Attract, Retain, and Upskill Frontline Workers

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose© (CECP), with support from the Ford Foundation, released the Frontline Worker Well-Being in a Time of Crisis report.

Media & Communications

Ørsted Appoints the Next Group CFO

Today, Ørsted’s Board of Directors appointed Daniel Lerup as the next Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of Ørsted’s Executive Committee as of 8 April 2022.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BBB Main St. Accelerator Program Now Open for Applications

Better Business Bureau Serving Pacific Southwest (BBB) and GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) are now accepting applications for their 2022 Empower by GoDaddy and BBB Main St. Accelerator Program.

Environment

Tetra Tech's Dr. Mark Wilf Discusses the Role of Reclaimed Water in Supporting Sustainable Water Supplies

Dr. Mark Wilf, Tetra Tech’s director of membrane technology services, is a globally recognized expert on membrane applications.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Earns a Spot on Fortune Magazine's 'Most Admired Companies' List

Fortune ranks Medtronic second within Medical Products and Equipment industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard Partners With Howard University to Drive Racial Equity Through Data Science

Mastercard and Howard University are pleased to announce a new dimension to their partnership with a $5 million grant from Mastercard that will support the creation of the Center for Applied Data Science and Analytics (CADSA).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Athletes and Their Families at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

P&G continues support for the athletes and their families of the Olympic Winter Games, helping to tell the stories of their journeys to the Olympic and Paralympic stage and those who have supported them every step of the way.

Diversity & Inclusion

WSP USA Establishes Equity Center of Excellence to Unlock Access for Underserved Communities

WSP USA has formed the Equity Center of Excellence (ECE) to drive the transformation of American transit and mobility to full and equitable access for underserved, marginalized and disinvested communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Another Voice: Gaming Firms Are Committed to Responsible Betting

With great opportunity comes great responsibility, as companies like ours now hold the keys to ensuring that New Yorkers safely try this legal form of gaming.

Latest Campaigns

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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...
  2. Sustainability
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  3. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  4. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  5. 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...
  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. 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...
  8. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  9. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  10. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  11. Social Impact at Mastercard
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  12. 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...
  13. Integrated Tools
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  14. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
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