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Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Innovation & Technology

Built in Names Workiva a 2021 Top Tech Disruptor

Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK) was named a Top Tech Disruptor by Built In, an online community that shares content and career opportunities with a national audience of tech entrepreneurs, thought leaders and job seekers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Racial Equity: From Promise to Action

Drawing from the "Racial Equity: From Promise to Action" conference as a moment to listen, learn, take action, and provide accountability, this event summary seeks to keep up the momentum of progress by highlighting key takeaways from the event, as well as 10 actions companies can take to advance their progress on racial equity.

Education

Awty Unveils Carbon-Neutral Container Farm Thanks to Sustainability Grant From Green Mountain Energy Sun Club

Teachers and students alike at The Awty International School are excited about the possibilities a carbon-neutral container farm brings to their campus.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sierra Nevada Brewing Names Non-profit Partners in Next Round of Donations for $1 Million Commitment

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. today announced its third round of beneficiaries as part of its commitment to donate at least $1 Million, over the course of one year starting in August 2020, to nonprofits making an impact during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Impact & Volunteering

International Paper Named 2020 Spirit of North Carolina by United Way of North Carolina

Our team in New Bern, North Carolina, is being awarded a 2020 Spirit of North Carolina by United Way of North Carolina for the "Most Creative and Engaging Kick-off or Volunteer Event."

Media & Communications

Earth Day - Climate Week - The World Celebrates Promises and Actions to Meet Climate Change Challenges

Yes, this is Climate Week, being observed just about everywhere on this precious Blue Orb floating in space. The varied observations are “surrounding” the now-50-plus-one years of celebrating Earth Day in midweek.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Building a Circular Economy

Passionate about reducing waste in the built environment, WSP Australia’s Future Ready Circular Economy Lead highlights the benefits of implementing circular economy principles in minimising the environmental footprint of the construction industry.

Innovation & Technology

How to Build Better Learning Machines

As a 25+ year veteran of education technology, Elliott Levine has seen a lot of change. In his new role with Qualcomm, he has the opportunity to affect more change than ever before.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills for Small Businesses

Common Impact and NYC Service announce Volunteers for Small Business Recovery, a pilot program connecting skills-based volunteers with small business owners in the NYC neighborhoods that have been hardest hit by COVID-19 for operations support.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins Hosts Mobile on-Site COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics at U.S. Facilities

When Cummins Inc. announced they were offering free COVID-19 vaccines for employees, contingent workers, and their dependents; reservations began to immediately fill up.

Environment

Yum! Brands Announces Approved Science-Based Targets to Address Climate Change With Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Nearly 50% by 2030

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM), parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill restaurants, today announced it will decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 in partnership with its franchisees, suppliers and producers as part of its broader strategy

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Women of Color - The Investment Opportunity of This Century

A place to start is by providing equitable access to the resources women of color need to create economic opportunity for themselves and their communities.

Environment

Merck Accelerates Climate Goals; Announces Carbon Neutrality in Operations by 2025

100% Renewable Energy Goal to be Achieved 15 Years Ahead of Schedule; Includes Three New Virtual Power Purchase Agreements

Social Impact & Volunteering

Amplifying Our Impact & Empowering Communities

Transparency is at the core of Oportun’s approach and integral to how we conduct business. Environmental, Social, and Governance considerations are woven into the policies and principles that govern our decisions.

Innovation & Technology

SAIC Strengthens AI and Analytics Capabilities with Acquisition of Koverse

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Koverse, a software company that provides a data management platform enabling artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning on complex, sensitive data.

Environment

The Role of Collaboration in Driving Forest Restoration

Despite progress over the past decade in government commitments to combating climate change and protecting forests, corporate “no-deforestation” and human rights policies,

Environment

To Celebrate Earth Day, Invesco President & CEO Marty Flanagan Highlights the Many Ways Invesco Helps Protect the Environment

To celebrate Earth Day, President & CEO Marty Flanagan shares his love of scuba diving and fly fishing, stressing the importance of protecting coral reefs. He highlights how Invesco helps protect the environment by our NetZero pledge.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Newell Brands Advances Commitment to Sustainability Through Partnership With the Arbor Day Foundation

Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL), a leading global consumer goods company, will partner with the Arbor Day Foundation to help recover several forested lands across the country which have been devastated by wildfires and years of unsustainable practices.

Environment

Real Progress in Tackling Plastic Waste

Last year, as the pandemic magnified economic and social inequality, another of our planet’s most urgent sustainability problems persisted: Plastic pollution.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

“Faftai!” Covid Revival Loans Finance Kava Microentrepreneurs in Vanuatu

Since 2012, Lorina had worked at her own tourism business, selling souvenirs to tourists, particularly those who would arrive on cruise ships to Port Vila.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LG Refrigerators Earn ENERGY STAR Emerging Technology Award

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Butterfly Effect

Pairs of coupons worth HK$50 each have been arriving in tens of thousands of Hong Kong homes. As the CLP retail and catering coupons circulate, they are having a big impact and helping put the city’s pandemic-battered economy back on track.

Diversity & Inclusion

#TtInspires: Myriam Mathieu Cardinal, Junior Engineering Professional

Myriam Mathieu Cardinal joined Tetra Tech in 2020 as a junior engineering professional. After completing the fourth year of her degree, she is now considered a candidate for the engineering profession in electrical engineering specializing in advanced renewable energy technologies.

Environment

Coalition Against GMO Mosquito Condemns Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes

Despite a decade of community opposition, the experimental release of genetically engineered mosquitoes begins today in the Florida Keys.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Renewables, At&T Offer $20,000 in Scholarships to Support Diverse Wind Technology Workforce in Oklahoma

Duke Energy Renewables, through the Duke Energy Foundation, and AT&T today announced $20,000 in student scholarships to High Plains Technology Center in Woodward, Okla., for students interested in pursuing wind turbine technology careers.

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