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Innovation & Technology | Logitech

Logitech’s One-of-a-Kind Accessible Gaming Rig

Two years ago, while awaiting surgery to address a unique medical condition, 12-year-old Daire Gorman desperately needed to find a new way to game.

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Environment

Climate Change Forum in APAC Hopes To Bring Global Solutions

​As the global community steps up to accelerate urgent action against climate change, a multitude of sustainability events are taking place over the next few months to make critical progress towards a healthier planet.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Donates $5,000 to 2023 Food 2 Families Campaign in Buffalo, NY

KeyBank donated $5,000 to the 2023 Food 2 Families campaign in Buffalo, NY. The annual campaign, which KeyBank has proudly supported, helps FeedMore WNY which offers dignity, hope and a brighter future by providing nutritious food, friendship and skills training.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Motorola Solutions Foundation Launches 2024 Annual Grants Program

As the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, the Motorola Solutions Foundation focuses its giving in communities where Motorola Solutions employees live and work globally.

Environment

Expectations Going Into COP28

As COP28 quickly approaches in Dubai from 30 November to 13 December, we asked one of our Associates who has been intimately involved in progressing initiatives between COPs, to give us an update and expectations on going into events this year.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Innovative Imbibing, Limited Libations, Escapism Elixirs and More Are Shaping the Way That Consumers Drink in 2024, Based on the Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report

Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held international spirits company, releases its fifth annual Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report, anticipating the key trends that will redefine cocktail culture and the spirits business in 2024.

Green Infrastructure

eFuels Leader Infinium Receives $75 Million Equity Commitment From Breakthrough Energy Catalyst for Investment in Project Roadrunner

Project Roadrunner will convert waste carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low-carbon fuels.

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Environment

Equity in Action: Navigating the Environmental Justice Imperative

Join Antea Group's webinar, “Equity in Action: Navigating the Environmental Justice Imperative” on Tuesday, December 12th at 2 pm ET.

Health & Healthcare

HealthPartners Joins HPRC Advisory Board

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of HealthPartners to its Healthcare Facility Advisory Board.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

3D-Printed Furniture Gives E-Waste Plastics a Second Life at Lenovo Tech World

During Lenovo’s annual Tech World event, attendees took breaks from the bustle to discuss visions about the frontiers of AI while sitting on low, padded stools.

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Environment

On World Wildlife Conservation Day, IP Celebrates Swallow-tailed Kites’ Return Through Sustainable Forestry, Grant to Expand Conservation Efforts

On World Wildlife Conservation Day, International Paper (IP) and longtime partner National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are expanding the focus of their sustainable forestry partnership to support the return of iconic southeastern species.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

A Female Perspective on Sustainable Investing

Without wanting to dismiss men and their interest in sustainable investing, it seems to me that women have an inherently greater attention to the topic, given their physical role in bringing into existence the next generation of humans.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kohler’s 2022 Believing in Better Report: Delivering Safe Water and Sanitation

Water is at the heart of everything Kohler does, and conserving water and ensuring safe water and sanitation is critical to daily life—not only for drinking but also for sanitation, handwashing, and overall health.

Energy

Countdown to 2045: Executive Summary

As people around the world face undeniable climate impacts and sobering risks to their future health and livelihoods, California’s policy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 can be a model for other states and nations.

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Environment

Clarion Partners Completes 24 LEED Certifications Under the LEED Volume Program

Clarion Partners, LLC has achieved LEED certification for 24 industrial development projects under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED v4 for Warehouse and Distribution Centers Volume Program (“LEED Volume Program”).

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Events, Media & Communications

COP28, the ‘S’ in ESG, and Sagittarius Season

While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector.

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Environment

Forbes Article Penned by Arbor Day Foundation CEO Draws Connection Between Consumer Loyalty, Climate Responsibility

New poll data shows consumers are more likely to support companies committed to environmental responsibility.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Catalysing Innovation To Fight Climate Change

The ISEAL Innovations Fund – with support from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO – has been supporting ISEAL members to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders to explore and test new ways in which sustainability systems can support climate actions.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Arcos Dorados Serves Up a More Sustainable Design at a New McDonald’s Restaurant in São Paulo

McDonald’s newest 24-hour restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil, is setting a higher standard for more sustainable restaurant design, and it all started when the local team broke ground on the physical restaurant.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Updated MOU Strengthens Commitment for GRI Standards and ESRS Alignment

GRI and EFRAG have now signed a new Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming their commitment to collaborating on the interoperability of the GRI Standards and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Action Against Hunger Calls for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza

Action Against Hunger is calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Health & Healthcare

Aflac Encourages You to #TagTwo To Remind Others To Get Their Regular Checkups

Gold medalist, two-time Olympian, two-time Olympic Hall of Fame inductee and cancer survivor Shannon Miller recommends thinking twice before you cancel that doctor’s appointment.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gilead Employees Stitch Together To Create a Special Panel of the AIDS Quilt

Nearly 36 years ago the AIDS Memorial Quilt was displayed for the first time to memorialize and physically represent lives lost to HIV. Gilead has always actively supported the Quilt, and creating a new panel made sense for a company dedicated to helping end the HIV epidemic.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

WorkingNation Features International Paper in a Heartwarming Tale of Career, Family, and Employee Success

WorkingNation featured International Paper in a film that examines the significance of community and employee support through the compelling story of International Paper employees Tuesday and Levell Hairston.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Grid Earns Top Score on 2023–2024 Corporate Equality Index for Commitment to LGBTQ Inclusion

National Grid has received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), achieving the designation of being an “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion” recipient.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies' Seattle Division Is Largest Corporate Donor for Seattle Children's Hospital Immunotherapy Research

Albertsons Companies' Seattle Division has partnered with Seattle Children's Hospital since 2015, raising funds annually in support of the hospital’s pediatric cancer immunotherapy research and mission to provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest life.

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  13. Recognition of our Company
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  14. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...

  15. First Responder Programming
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