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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

May 19, 2025 12:25 PM ET

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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Responsible Production & Consumption

Partners To Make Building Materials From Food and Beverage Cartons

Sep 17, 2024 2:35 PM ET

This new project follows similar ventures that Tetra Pak and the Council have supported to recover more cartons while helping to meet intensifying demand for sustainable building products. So, joining forces to take the work further felt like a natural fit, Pelz says.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Community Development Corp. President Susan E. Thomas Named Co-Chair of National Housing Crisis Task Force

Sep 17, 2024 1:15 PM ET

A new bipartisan task force is tackling one of America’s most pressing problems – the national housing crisis – and is seeking to elevate the most innovative solutions from across the country to produce and preserve housing across all income levels in every part of the country.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Compassion, Pets, People, Complexity: Dr. Emily Swiniarski & Dr. Amanda Schnitker

Sep 17, 2024 1:15 PM ET

Odds are high that as you read this your pet is snuggled next to you – with more than 65% of Americans owning a pet and 97% of those pet owners considering them as family.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Headquarters Giving: Promoting Equal Opportunity and Economic Growth in Memphis

Sep 17, 2024 12:55 PM ET

Our work is focused on helping more Memphians have an equal chance to participate in our city’s education system and workforce to achieve financial stability.

Health & Healthcare

Karina Katalina Moreno Is Living Her Dream

Sep 17, 2024 11:50 AM ET

Karina Katalina Moreno has taken a circuitous route to her American dream. She grew up in Monterrey, Mexico, about 140 miles (225 km) south of Laredo, Texas, and got her degree in biotech engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bring Your Child to Work Day at Northern Trust India

Sep 17, 2024 11:30 AM ET

Over 300 partners participated in our 2024 Bring Your Child to Work Day hosted by our employee-led Working Families Business Resource Council.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

'A Group of Dreamers Determined To Make a Difference'

Sep 17, 2024 11:10 AM ET

Tennessee’s Empower Me Center helps people with disabilities ‘live their best lives’.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Rockwell Makes Electric Vehicle Industry More Sustainable

Sep 17, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Electric vehicles (EVs) use four times more copper than conventional vehicles. The Resolution Copper Project has enough copper to manufacture almost 220 million EVs, or about half the global supply, by 2040.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons Companies Foundation Announces Recipients of $9 Million in Multiyear Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants

Sep 17, 2024 10:50 AM ET

Albertsons Companies, Inc., along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, announces the recipients of this year’s Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation: Empowering the Leaders of Today

Sep 17, 2024 10:00 AM ET

Tijerino says with the help of longtime partner T-Mobile, which is donating $200,000 to support HHF’s efforts this Hispanic Heritage Month, the foundation can use the power of connectivity to support its Youth Awardees in achieving their goals.

Energy

How AMD Is Advancing Product Energy Efficiency

Sep 17, 2024 10:00 AM ET

At AMD, we strive to create products that improve people’s lives and help our customers and end users reduce their own energy use and GHG emissions.

Education

Verizon Transforms Student Learning This School Year: New Innovation Labs, STEM Workshops and AR App

Sep 17, 2024 10:00 AM ET

Verizon Innovative Learning announces the opening of 18 new Verizon Innovative Learning Labs, a new augmented reality app to make the Lab experience accessible to students nationwide, and free STEM workshops for middle school students on college campuses across the country.

Health & Healthcare

Boehringer Ingelheim's Project Last Mile in Kenya Enables Farming for Healthier Herds

Sep 17, 2024 10:00 AM ET

Boehringer Ingelheim IMETA's project Last Mile in Kenya empowers smallholder farmers to get access to vital medical care for their farm animals. The Last Mile program has been delivering healthcare, hope, and prosperity to over 40,000 farmers over six years.

Environment

The Estée Lauder Companies, Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business Responsible Business Center, and Net Impact Announce Co-Hosted Event at Climate Week NYC

Sep 17, 2024 10:00 AM ET

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business Responsible Business Center, and Net Impact will co-host an event at The Nest Climate Campus, the official event partner of Climate Week NYC, on Thursday, September 26, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm ET.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Essity Sustainable Consumption Pledge

Sep 17, 2024 9:45 AM ET

At Essity, collaboration is key to constantly improving our products, services, and solutions to provide a more sustainable choice for our consumers. One example of how we collaborate with policymakers is that the European Commission has selected Essity.

Health & Healthcare

Connected Healthcare: Technology for Better Patient Outcomes

Sep 17, 2024 9:15 AM ET

Keysight offers comprehensive design, test, and monitoring solutions for healthcare IoT. Helping support the effective implementation of the connected healthcare system, and ultimately better patient outcomes for us all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Grant-Funded Drone Helps Locate Missing South Carolina Man

Sep 17, 2024 9:05 AM ET

Over five years, the Duke Energy Foundation has donated more than $17.6 million across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky to enhance emergency preparedness and response.

Education

Smart Talks with IBM: Education in the Age of AI

Sep 17, 2024 9:00 AM ET

The role of AI in the classroom is evolving rapidly. When students and teachers embrace this technology, it has the ability to democratize access to education through programs like IBM SkillsBuild.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Brazil's Agribusiness Boom: Expanding Ports and Railways To Boost Global Food Security and Sustainability

Sep 17, 2024 9:00 AM ET

DP World and Rumo's strategic partnership enhances Brazil’s agricultural exports, strengthening supply chains and advancing global efforts toward UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Health & Healthcare

Baker Tilly Case Study: Change Network Supports Healthcare System’s New Oracle HCM System Go-Live

Sep 17, 2024 9:00 AM ET

In addition to constructing the messaging, Baker Tilly developed talking points, toolkits and a communication plan, outlining the steps required to build awareness and rally support for a unified and consistent HCM system across the organization.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

My Special Aflac Duck® Goes To Camp

Sep 17, 2024 9:00 AM ET

When you hear the phrase, “the joys of childhood,” it may evoke memories of chasing butterflies in the backyard, baking cookies with grandma or maybe a crafts table stacked high with items handmade with love.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Neighborhood Health Clinic Receives KeyBank Foundation Grant for Dental Program

Sep 17, 2024 9:00 AM ET

Neighborhood Health Clinic was awarded a $20,000 charitable grant from KeyBank Foundation and Key Private Bank in support of the nonprofit organization’s ongoing efforts to meet the dental needs of Collier County’s uninsured workers, and also create awareness.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Sysco Celebrates FY24 Volunteer and Site of the Year Winners

Sep 17, 2024 8:50 AM ET

At Sysco, we believe in the power of giving back. Every year, we recognize the incredible contributions of our volunteers and a Sysco site that goes above and beyond in contributing the most volunteer hours.

Sustainable Development Goals

Crown Holdings 2023 Sustainability Report: Letter From Our CEO

Sep 17, 2024 8:50 AM ET

This year, we again hold ourselves accountable to the commitments we have made to stakeholders to move Crown’s Twentyby30™ program forward. Now, more than two years into that journey, we need to speak to those commitments and to the progress we have made to this point.

Environment

Alternative Lawn Love for Clover - with ScottsMiracle-Gro

Sep 17, 2024 8:45 AM ET

As heat and drought are becoming more prevalent throughout the country, many are considering alternatives to traditional turfgrass. One promising option is clover, which offers natural resilience and requires less maintenance compared to conventional turfgrasses.

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