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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Events, Media & Communications

Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Talking Business With a TWIG Hall of Famer

In this episode, Suzanne Long, chief sustainability and transformation officer at Albertsons Cos. and this year’s TWIG Hall of Famer, discusses how improving efforts in sustainability can create a better business.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

LyondellBasell Acquires 25% of Cyclyx Joint Venture, Joining Agilyx and ExxonMobil To Accelerate Plastic Waste Recycling

LyondellBasell joining Cyclyx, which was formed in December 2020, further accelerates innovation and development of the necessary infrastructure for a nationwide circular economy for plastics.

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Diversity & Inclusion

LA Galaxy Host USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team’s Debut in Southern California

AEG’s LA Galaxy, in partnership with the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), Dignity Health and Anthem Blue Cross, hosted the USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team’s first ever public demonstration in Southern California at Dignity Health Sports Park.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Local Social and Environmental Action Propels Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Impact Program Toward Year-End Target

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today published details of its quarterly sustainability impact performance alongside its third-quarter financial results.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Lipstick and Legislation: Mary Kay Inc. Celebrates 60 Years of Women’s Empowerment on Capitol Hill

On September 13, as Mary Kay Inc. marked its 60th anniversary, the iconic beauty brand took its celebrations to the heart of the nation's capital.

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Research, Reports & Publications

New Sustainability Data: Brand Rating Reports

Research platform Glow, the founding partner of the Social Responsibility Score (SRS), has released 700+ brand sustainability benchmark reports online. This extensive dataset covers the largest US, UK, and Australian brands across 15+ categories.

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Environment

Key Banking Regulators Adopt Interagency Principles To Address Climate-Related Financial Risks for Large Banks

Ceres welcomes the harmonized Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Fed), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Energy

Pizza Joint Grooves to a Greener Beat

While deciding between gas and electric, the brothers were concerned with the power and price tag attached to an eco-friendly oven. Both surprised them.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Haunts, Howls, Inflatables and a 12-Foot Superstar: 10 Years of Halloween at The Home Depot

Years before The Home Depot began selling Halloween products, company co-founder Arthur Blank wrote in Built from Scratch, “If we can’t be the best in a category, we don’t carry it.” Fast forward to today, where The Home Depot sets the pace for its dedicated Halloween fanbase.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Team Members Add Furry Friends to Their Families With Baker Tilly Pet Adoption Reimbursement Benefit

Taking the leap into pet adoption may be easier than you think with Baker Tilly’s pet adoption benefit that provides up to $500 for any animal adopted from a shelter or animal care facility.

Black & Veatch

Energy

Proactive Approach to Reliability, Resiliency Keys to Confidence in U.S. Power Grid

Across the U.S., a myriad of challenges is intensifying scrutiny about the resiliency and reliability of the ever-aging grid infrastructure. Load demands are rising due to growing consumer electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, enterprise fleet electrification & cloud computing

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Collection & Recycling

In line with our ambitions and strategy to grow recycling of all materials in collected carton packages, in addition to measuring carton package collection, we are also monitoring how the materials get effectively recycled.

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Energy

INDUSTRY TRENDS: RNG Firm’s Growth Aimed at ‘Repurposing Methane for the Good’

When Neil Smith was asked to come out of retirement in 2021 to head a burgeoning US renewable natural gas (RNG) company, the former CEO of an international power company didn’t hesitate.

Events, Media & Communications

EcoVadis Joins CDP as a Global Gold Accredited Solutions Provider

EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, today announces it has gained accreditation by CDP into its network of service providers.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Adapting to Change: The Role of Breakbulk in Supply Chain Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted global supply chains, “highlighted the advantages of breakbulk in maintaining the flow of cargo globally,” writes Carla Solano, Head of Logistics for DP World in the Dominican Republic, in a recent article for Breakbulk.

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Energy

Leidos To Provide Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging-as-a-Service for the Department of the Air Force

Leidos, a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a new Other Transaction prototype contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to provide a multi-base Electric Vehicle Charging-as-a-Service (EVCaaS) deployment.

Environment

Sustainable Triumph for Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery celebrated their efforts to ensure the health and longevity of the lobster stocks in the Torres Strait Protected Zone at a certification event on Friday 20 October at the Crown Plaza in Port Moresby, PNG.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Social Media Ambassadors Are Key to Recruitment, Retention, and Authenticity

In today's digitally connected world, social media plays a pivotal role in shaping potential employees' perceptions of organizations.

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Diversity & Inclusion

$400,000 Investment by KeyBank to Help NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania Expand Efforts to Increase Equity in Homeownership in the Region

KeyBank is investing $400,000 in NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania to help increase financial stability and homeownership throughout the region with a focus on Black individuals and families who have historically had inequitable access to homeownership.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

The Market and Marketers Agree on Sustainability

SEE Marketing Director Mike Rosinski talked to The National Provisioner about how the company is aiming to create end-to-end sustainable protein packaging solutions.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Georgia-Pacific Supports Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery’s Living History Capital Campaign

Georgia-Pacific is working with the Historic Oakland Foundation to preserve an integral part of Atlanta history – Oakland Cemetery. The company contributed $75,000 and in-kind product to the cemetery’s Living History Capital Campaign to help build a new visitor center.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CBRE Named "Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion" for Third Consecutive Year

CBRE has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) and earned a top score in 2023.

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Research, Reports & Publications

AB and Walk Free: Climate Change and Modern Slavery

The Intersection of Climate Change and Modern Slavery report from Walk Free and AllianceBernstein is designed to help investors understand and act on the links between material risks related to climate change, the transition to renewable energy and modern slavery.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kimberly-Clark Supports WaterAid

We have built 255 toilets across 15 schools in South Africa so far. And together, with the help of our consumers, we will continue to build more!

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Duke Energy Power Plant Employees Give Back to Surrounding Communities With More Than $60,000 in Grants to Area Nonprofits

Power plant employees at Cayuga Station, Edwardsport Station and Gibson Station are awarding $60,000 in Duke Energy Foundation grants to eight charitable organizations in the communities where they live and work.

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