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Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

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Research, Reports & Publications

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

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Innovation & Technology

EarthX Leads Environmental Innovation With Entrepreneur-In-Residence Program

EarthX has announced it has launched a new Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, EarthX <EIR>, providing the world’s most talented thinkers the opportunity to incubate their ideas and spur innovation for environmental benefit. The program provides...

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Water Resilience Coalition Partners With WaterAid to Call for Collective Action on Water Access

The Water Resilience Coalition, an industry-driven, CEO-led initiative of the United Nations Global Compact, has launched “Water is Resilience: A Call for Collective Action on Water Access” in partnership with WaterAid

Media & Communications

Lively Discussions: The Move Toward Harmonized Corporate ESG / Sustainability Reporting

There are lively discussions going on, centered on improving publicly-traded company disclosure and reporting – and especially ESG reporting…that is, storytelling about the company’s “non-financials” (in accounting-speak).

Environment

Considering Climate Change Root Cause During Climate Week 2020

With the increasing urgency of addressing the root cause of climate change, Keysight is committed to building a better planet with a “Think Future, Act Now” mentality.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Zero Waste to Landfill: The Why and How

With terms like “zero waste” flitting around the sustainability discussion, it can sometimes feel like companies are up against unachievable benchmarks. In this blog, Antea Group highlights “zero waste to landfill,” also known as “landfill-free”.

Events, Media & Communications

Five Ways to Network at BSR20, Plus ACLU and Unilever Join the Lineup

The networking opportunities at BSR Conference are unparalleled—we hear this every year, and BSR20 won’t be any different. Our top five ways to connect at BSR20 will help you make meaningful connections with our community of global leaders.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

NFTE World Series of Innovation Challenges Open to Young Social Entrepreneurs

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) today announced that its World Series of Innovation is now open to teams of young social entrepreneurs to partake in any of the competition’s nine customized challenges, including two challenges from Moody’s.

Education

Join MilliporeSigma at SciFest, the Virtual Interactive STEM Expo

Join MilliporeSigma for SciFest All Access on September 26 – October 3, 2020. This event is brought to you by the USA Science & Engineering Festival and is open to all

Sustainable Development Goals

COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility Announced at SDG Business Forum - UNDP, UN Global Compact and ICC Join Forces With DHL, Microsoft and PwC to Help Communities Recover Better From the Pandemic

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have established the COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

The foundational question is simple – what climate solutions have the greatest potential to reverse global warming in Georgia?

Environment

Beyond Climate Solutions: How Our Corporate Partners Invest in People, Nature, and Wildlife

It’s important to remember that trees are far more than just a carbon sink. Through high-impact strategic tree planting, our corporate partners drive sustainability efforts that do more than just improve our future climate outlook – they mitigate the immediate impacts of climate change for people, wildlife, and critical ecosystems around the globe.

Health & Healthcare

Grupo Gondi Helps Protect Forests While Protecting Its Network From COVID-19

Grupo Gondi, a leading paper packaging company in Mexico, has manufactured and distributed more than 7,000 face shields made with Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified paper fiber

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Koch Industries and Society for Human Resource Management are Maximizing Human Potential

Each of us has unique gifts and abilities to be discovered, developed and applied to make life better and work more meaningful.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Become an Impact Venture Capitalist Using Donor-Advised Funds

Donor-Advised Funds are a hot and controversial topic in the world of philanthropy and impact investing.

Research, Reports & Publications

Hormel Foods Achieves Packaging Reduction Goal, Continues its Food Journey Progress in 14th Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

Hormel Foods today announced the launch of its 14th annual corporate responsibility (CR) report. The report is available online at https://csr.hormelfoods.com/ and includes information about the company’s CR progress in fiscal 2019.

Sustainable Development Goals

Saving People and Mangroves on Sierra Leone's Coast

Tetra Tech’s David Goodman discusses how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC) program aims to save both people and mangroves in the coastal landscape of Sierra Leone.

Responsible Production & Consumption

UPS Longitudes | Food Is the Best Antidote to Chaos

During my organization’s more than 50-year history, we have witnessed countless disasters and responded to famines, cyclones, earthquakes and wars that devastated communities and left trails of hunger and poverty in their wake.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Sets $8 Billion Sustainable Finance Goal

The Bank’s sustainable finance goal includes lending commitments and financing for renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and hydropower).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HP Inc. and the Arbor Day Foundation Team Up to Plant One Million Trees by the End of 2020

During Climate Week, HP continues to showcase its commitment to a low-carbon, circular economy through protecting, restoring, and promoting sustainable forests while setting goals and intentions to reduce consumption in operations over the next 5 years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Motors Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award

General Motors announced today that it has received a 2020 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Social Impact & Volunteering

6 Ways You Can Take Action on National Voter Registration Day

The United States has much lower voter turnout rates than other developed countries. In the 2016 presidential election, almost half of the eligible voting population in the US didn’t cast a vote, according to the Knight Foundation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Economic Costs of Structural Racism Are Too High to Ignore

Inclusive growth ensures that the benefits of a growing economy extend to all segments of society, and research suggests that productivity is determined less by a person's skills and abilities, and more by their access to the vital networks that...

Environment

COVID-19 and Climate Risk

JetBlue views both pandemics and the climate crisis as ‘gray rhinos.’ Both types of risks (and embedded opportunities) are large, obvious, and slow moving – but extremely dangerous and relevant on a global level.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Furry Friends Not Forgotten by FedEx

After hurricane Laura hit, one of the calls we made was to the ASPCA®. This organization indeed was helping with the recovery effort and we found they could use assistance in getting animal relief supplies to their emergency shelter operation in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Imaflora Research in Partnership With General Mills Reveals That Sustainable Agricultural Techniques Position Popcorn Maize Production in Mato Grosso Among the Ten Most Efficient in the World

An unprecedented study conducted by Imaflora in partnership with General Mills revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in popcorn maize production in Brazil is about 70% lower than the global average.

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    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  2. PSEG Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
    As a leading company in the energy sector, we know that reflecting, valuing and leveraging diversity is essential to attract, develop and retain...
  3. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  4. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  5. Collective Action
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    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
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    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...
  9. The Ray
    News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.
  10. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
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  12. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  13. 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...
  14. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  15. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...