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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Owens Corning Earns Place on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for 12th Consecutive Year

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) earned a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the 12th consecutive year, and on the DJSI North America Index for the 4th consecutive year, with industry-leading assessment scores.

Innovation & Technology

Gramheet: Meet the Team Helping Farmers in India Raise Their Incomes and Improve Their Well-being

GramHeet won this year’s People’s Choice Award of $10,000 USD, garnering the most votes from a public online competition among 43 finalists. GramHeet is addressing multiple factors that make smallholder farming a financially unviable profession in India.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Included in Euronext's New MIB® ESG Index

CNH Industrial has been included in the new MIB® ESG Index, the first Italian blue-chip Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) index designed by pan-European exchange group Euronext and the Italian stock exchange (Borsa Italiana) to identify major listed Italian issuers that demonstrate best ESG practices.

Innovation & Technology

Dodo, a Platform Helping Companies Reduce Emissions, Wins First Climate Fintech Cards & Payments Challenge

Dodo, an all-in-one platform that helps companies to rapidly measure their emissions and access green, affordable finance, has won the inaugural Climate Fintech Cards & Payments Challenge (C&P Challenge).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Global power leader Cummins Inc. has returned to the S&P Dow Jones World Sustainability Index, one of the most prestigious sustainability indices evaluating companies’ performance on environmental, social and governance matters.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Truist Board Members Honored and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment Recognized with Awards

Truist’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was recognized recently by several organizations, including a prestigious honor for several of our board members.

Diversity & Inclusion

After Car Wreck, Collin Humphrey Faced Adversity and Persevered

Collin Humphrey was only 17 when it happened.

A car wreck paralyzed him, so Humphrey did what a lot of people with disabilities do. He adapted his physical condition to the physical environment and moved forward.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fresh or Recycled Fiber - Which Is Better?

The role our forests play in mitigating climate change is gaining greater attention. There has been a push to preserve our forests and use more recycled content in paper or packages.

Research, Reports & Publications

Principal® Survey: Labor Market Disruption to Continue With One in Four Workers Planning Employment Change in Next 12 to 18 Months

A quarter of U.S. workers are considering a job change or retirement in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a new survey by Principal Financial Group®.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Facilities Managers and HR Teams Become Full Partners as Corporations Get Back to Business”

Seemingly overnight, COVID-19 brought office work around the world to a halt. Once crowded workplaces still remain largely empty and billions of square feet sit largely unused.

Research, Reports & Publications

Support Company Leaders in Understanding Climate Risk and Climate Justice

As the effects of climate change are felt across the globe, companies are expected to support a rapid transition to a net-zero economy. This series of free resources helps corporate leaders understand climate risk oversight and climate justice.

Energy

Developing a Lean, Clean and Green POWER.HOUSE

What do you get when you equip a single household with multiple smart electrical and thermal systems to generate and store clean energy? You get a POWER.HOUSE.

Diversity & Inclusion

Ships to Chips: Gisele Bonitz Shares Her Story

Gisele Bonitz, director of Risk and Control for Intel's Datacenter and AI Group, reflects on her time in the military and how she carries those skills into her career today.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Putting Our Skills to Work

NortonLifeLock's Technology Team partnered with the Corporate Responsibility Team to host a Cybersecurity Career Insights workshop for students at George Washington University. Hear more from CTO Darren Shou on this skills-based volunteer event.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Meet Kim Marotta

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations. Learn how these practitioners and their companies are addressing pressing challenges around water, energy, agriculture, climate change, and what inspires each of them to advance environmental sustainability in the beverage sector and collectively, overall.

Events, Media & Communications

I Went to COP26 to Speak Up for Africa's Youth. I Had Big Expectations, This Was the Reality.

Azeez Tobi Abubakar, a 23-year-old Nigerian climate activist and a member of the Global Citizen Fellowship Program, powered by BeyGood, reflects on his experience growing up in a developing country and seeing the impact of climate change first-hand.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Climate Action 100+ Investors Welcome Bunge's New Science-Based Emissions Reduction Target

Climate Action 100+ investors and coordinating investor networks Ceres and PRI welcome new science-based targets by the global food company Bunge to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Media & Communications

IOC Releases Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations

Following a two-year consultation process with more than 250 athletes and concerned stakeholders, IOC released its new “IOC Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations”.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Highlights From Taproot Foundation's 2021 U.S. Pro Bono Summit

Taproot’s 2021 Pro Bono Summit provided innovative tips and facilitated open discussions between corporate pro bono practitioners to share best practices and challenges in developing skills-based volunteering opportunities.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Announces First-Ever 2021 Environmental Equity Grant Winners

The Arbor Day Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2021 Environmental Equity Grant, a first of its kind.

Environment

My Takeaway from COP26 - And What It Means for the Building Industry

DuPont Performance Building Solutions Research Engineer Michal (Elle) Porter shares her learnings from COP26 and what she believes this means for the building industry.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Named to 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Index

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that, for the sixth year in a row, the company has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America, in recognition of its commitment to sustainable business practices.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Shareholders Award $10M in Charitable Contributions Year-to-Date to Help Communities Thrive

The Entergy Charitable Foundation has helped power stronger, healthier communities by awarding $10 million to more than 880 nonprofit organizations located across Entergy’s service area of Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Michigan.

Diversity & Inclusion

Join Accenture's Celebration for International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Did you know that more than 1 billion people worldwide have a disability? That’s more than 1 billion reasons why we all have a role in enabling change for a more inclusive world.

Energy

As Megatrends Reshape Infrastructure Markets, Black & Veatch Announces New Client-Focused Structure

With sustainability-driven global megatrends such as electrification, decarbonization, digitization and resilience aggressively reshaping the critical human infrastructure markets, Black & Veatch announces a new leadership team and operational structure designed to address the goals and issues of its expanding client portfolio.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  2. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  5. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  6. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  7. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  8. IWBI | Workplace Wellness
    A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...
  9. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  10. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  11. 2025 Global Inclusive Growth Summit
    This annual event hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will explore how we can build strong growth and economic opportunity for all...
  12. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  13. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  14. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  15. Whirlpool Corporation Diversity and Inclusion
    Celebrating D&I events, stories and wins