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Environment | International Paper

National Forest Week: How International Paper Helps Restore Longleaf Ecosystems

National Forest Week, held annually during the second week of June, raises awareness for the 193 million acres of National Forests across the United States and the benefits these landscapes provide.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation Poverty Is Unnecessary Project to Support 9,800 People

The Poverty is Unnecessary Fund raised $275,000 through members Alaffia, Cedar’s Foods, Dr. Praeger’s Purely Sensible Foods, Health-Ade Kombucha, Honest Tea, KeVita, Pact, Stacy’s, TAZO, The Republic of Tea and Tony’s Chocolonely.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Intel Rule: Action to Improve Diversity in the Legal Profession

Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, Intel will not retain or use outside law firms in the U.S. that are average or below average on diversity.

Environment

How Republic Services Is Taking the Lead on Recycling

At Republic Services, we know it’s our responsibility to find innovative solutions to today’s recycling and solid waste challenges. When the recycling industry faced a crisis, Republic Services met it head-on with investments...

Social Impact & Volunteering

Domtar and SCA: Transforming Communities Together

Visitors to Warriors’ Path State Park in Tennesse will enjoy a smoother hike this fall, thanks to the efforts of Domtar’s EarthChoice® Ambassadors (ECAs). These volunteers are committed to transforming communities where they live, work and play.

Research, Reports & Publications

Water Management at Caterpillar

Around the world, Caterpillar facilities take water scarcity and water management seriously, with results that highlight the scale of positive impact that its operations can have.

Innovation & Technology

Building Trust Into AI

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming foundational technologies used to inform decisions that make a big difference in the world. As a result, addressing issues of bias and fairness in these systems and applications is essential.

Diversity & Inclusion

Full STEAM Ahead for Girls

More than 50 girls spent the day with Stanley Black & Decker mentors at the Silverstone University Technical College in the United Kingdom to learn about the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education.

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Health & Healthcare

Walgreens Helps Provide 50 Million Lifesaving Vaccines in Collaboration With the United Nations Foundation

Walgreens Boots Alliance and the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign announced that Walgreens Get a Shot. Give a Shot. program has helped provide 50 million lifesaving vaccines to children around the world since its inception in 2013.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mohawk’s Air.O Becomes First Unified Soft Flooring to Achieve Declare and Health Product Declaration Certifications

Mohawk Industries announced today at Greenbuild that the company’s Air.o Unified Soft Flooring (USF) line has achieved rigorous Declare and Health Product Declaration (HPD) certifications.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ON Semiconductor Celebrates the Magic of Family Volunteering

In 2018, ON Semiconductor donated over $2 million globally to support health, human services, education, disaster relief and environmental causes. Of that total, we have invested close to $1 million in Arizona through workplace giving.

Black & Veatch

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability Solutions Take Center Stage at Demo Day for Black & Veatch Cleantech Accelerator

Seven U.S. entrepreneurs participating in the Black & Veatch IgniteX Cleantech Accelerator recently took the stage in Kansas City to showcase their business models and show how they’re poised to rewrite how the enterprise focuses on sustainability.

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Environment

Tackling the Decarbonization of Transportation

We have a map of viable pathways for decarbonizing transportation but, we’re going to need many more to start down this road if we’re going to make a true impact on lowering our transportation emissions.

Events, Media & Communications

Second Sustainable Finance Week Convened by Bloomberg to Accelerate the Next $10 Trillion of Sustainable Investment

The second annual Sustainable Finance Week convened by Bloomberg will expand beyond events in New York to Toronto this year.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

A Decade of Care: Hanes Launches 10th National Sock Drive to Help the Homeless; Tops 3 Million Donated Pairs

America’s No. 1 basic apparel brand marks 10 years of bringing comfort to those living without shelter by donating more than 250,000 pairs of socks to agencies fighting homelessness in all 50 states

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Points of Light Honors St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Volunteer with Daily Point of Light on 30th Anniversary of Award

Points of Light is honoring Jason Farmer, a Memphis, Tennessee volunteer for ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, with the Daily Point of Light Award on the 30th anniversary of the first award.

Education

JetBlue Foundation Celebrates National STEM Day

November 8 was National STEM Day, a day focused on inspiring young people to explore and pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math—and the JetBlue Foundation participated in two fantastic events to commemorate the day.

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Education

Educators: It’s Time to Close the “Homework Gap”

The New T-Mobile will create Project 10Million, a program designed to eradicate the homework gap by making a pledge worth $10 billion over the next 5 years that will deliver free internet access to 10 million households in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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Health & Healthcare

She Explores the Outdoors

Gale Straub was working a finance job in Boston, her home of nearly a decade, when her partner, Jon, suggested they take a yearlong road trip.

Education

P&G teams with GE Aviation to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers

Procter & Gamble Co. and GE Aviation will be among local businesses that encourage more than 200 girls in grades six through nine to pursue careers in science via an all-day workshop on Nov. 20 at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Comerica Employee Fundraisers Impact Special Causes

Colleagues raised approximately $130,000 for four major Detroit-based community initiatives in 2019

Media & Communications

SCS Global Services Now Offers FSSC 22000 Certification

SCS Global Services is pleased to announce that it has added FSSC 22000 certification, a complete food safety management systems certification scheme, to its comprehensive suite of professional auditing, training & support services for the food industry.

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Education

STAR Initiative: Strengthening Local STEM Ecosystems

STAR is intended to strengthen and support the educational landscapes by helping increase access to STEM resources and opportunities for students most underrepresented in STEM college or career pathways.

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Education

Novartis Supports EDCTP’s Career Development Programme, Focusing on Maternal and Child Health

Basel, Switzerland, November 2019 – Novartis will support the career development programme of the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The programme aims to provide early- to mid-career researchers in sub-Saharan Africa with an opportunity to train and develop their clinical research skills.

Energy

Collective Power for Good: EnergyAustralia Customers Go Neutral

EnergyAustralia introduced the Go Neutral programme in 2016 to encourage customers to combat climate change by offsetting the carbon emissions of their electricity use, at no cost to them.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings to Host Annual Food Drives at STAPLES Center Leading Up to Thanksgiving

AEG’s LA Kings will team up with Blue Shield of California to host four Food Drives during the club’s home games at STAPLES Center leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Latest Campaigns

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  3. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
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  7. License to Operate
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  8. 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...

  9. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

  10. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

  11. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...

  12. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...

  13. Corporate Social Responsibility
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  15. International Paper | HEALTHY & ABUNDANT FORESTS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Lead forest stewardship efforts globally