Impact & Sustainability News From Leading Brands

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Investing Locally To Drive Impact Nationally

At Comcast, we have worked for decades to expand the power that tapping into digital opportunities provide for communities that are most under resourced.

Innovation & Technology

Expedia Group Launches Open World™ Accelerator To Unlock Innovation in the Travel Industry and Empower Startups To Build New Capabilities on Its Platform

Expedia Group launches Open World™ Accelerator, an initiative that builds on its Open World vision to power partners of all sizes with the technology and supply needed to thrive in the travel market.

Health & Healthcare

Breast and Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Still Lagging During Second Full Year of COVID-19 Pandemic, Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® Study Finds

More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, diagnoses of breast and prostate cancer, two of the nation's leading causes of cancer death, continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels, according to a Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® study.

Diversity & Inclusion

Honoring, Refining Cultural Traditions During Hispanic Heritage Month

SCE recognizes customers and business partners at its 12th annual celebration focused on Hispanic/Latino community empowerment.

Green Infrastructure

He Grows Crops, Cattle and Now Solar Power

Leasing land to Duke Energy for a solar plant helped secure Slade Williams’ ranching future

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

In Our DNA: Suzanne Rohrback, Senior Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina

As a scientist on Illumina’s Assay Research team in San Diego, Suzanne Rohrback works with colleagues to come up with new ways next-generation sequencing (NGS) can maximize insights from a sample—such as cells from a tumor or a tube of blood—extracting as much information about it as possible, as efficiently as possible.

Health & Healthcare

Tomorrow is Global Handwashing Day 2022!

During the COVID-19 pandemic it became obvious to the world that proper hand hygiene can help save lives for people everywhere. Unfortunately, there are still millions of people in many parts of the world that do not even have access to proper hand hygiene facilities. We aim to create awareness around this, and how important proper hand hygiene is throughout your day, no matter where you are or who you are.

Education

Hispanic Heritage Foundation Announces Collaboration with IBM to Upskill Latinos Through IBM SkillsBuild and Meet America's Workforce Needs

The program will be offered for FREE to HHF Network, is completely digital, and includes IBM-branded digital credentials that are recognized by the market to create direct pathways to tech jobs.

Diversity & Inclusion

Running a Successful Mitten Business With Her Own Two Hands | Made in America, Season 4, Ep 2

Business owner and running mittens inventor Susan Clayton is about to go on stage at the Crab Tank, Baltimore Homecoming’s Shark-Tank-style pitch competition. On the line: $25,000.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Exclusive Supplier Pure Beauty Farms Talks Family Business, Growth and Expansion

Long before Henry Yanes founded plant nursery Pure Beauty Farms with his brother Victor, he remembers growing up in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution.

Diversity & Inclusion

Employees Host Events to Celebrate Hispanic Culture and Honor Winners of the 30/30 Awards

Employees at Aramark celebrated Hispanic history and culture from September 15 to October 15, 2022, in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM).

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Pollinate: Land Betterment and Land Betterment Exchange in Action

Land Betterment through its Land Betterment Exchange (LBX) brand–found a way to promote sustainable development on rehabilitated former coal mining properties.

Innovation & Technology

Biden Administration Shines a Light on Healthy Buildings

On Tuesday, the Biden Administration convened a signature group of leaders, experts and advocates at the White House for its first-ever Summit on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).

Innovation & Technology

Introducing the 2023 Pioneers Competition for the World’s Best Climate-Tech Innovations

BloombergNEF’s annual Pioneers competition identifies game-changing technologies or innovations with the potential to accelerate global decarbonization.

Environment

Biking New Ground: CNH Industrial Employees in Belgium and Italy Challenged to Cycle to Work

n September, CNH Industrial employees across Belgium and Italy were challenged to travel to work using only one form of transport: their bicycles.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Trane Technologies Invests in Its Employee’s Future With Tuition Advancement Program

Enhanced program will provide tuition payment in advance and expand to include technical certifications for eligible North American employees

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tools To Build a Better Planet: BLACK+DECKER® Announces Retail Launch for reviva™, the Brand's First Sustainably Led Power Tool Line

The new line up is geared towards the eco-conscious consumer, as each tool's housing is manufactured from 50% recycled material.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® CEO Dan Houston Honored With “Ethics in Action" Award

Character.org has recognized Dan Houston, chairman, president, and chief executive officer at Principal®, as the recipient of the 2022 John Winthrop Wright “Ethics in Action” Award.

Diversity & Inclusion

From the 2021 Fifth Third Bancorp ESG Report: Supporting Individuals With Disabilities

To continue our journey to be the leading employer for people with disabilities, Fifth Third in 2021 embarked on developing a neurodiversity hiring program that will launch in 2022.

Education

Virtual Conference Provides Free Professional Learning Opportunity for Educators on Election Day

Educators can learn directly from leading edtech experts on Tuesday, November 8, at the inaugural Elevating Innovation virtual conference presented by Digital Promise and Verizon.

Energy

American Airlines Makes Equity Investment in Universal Hydrogen

American Airlines recently announced its strategic equity investment in Universal Hydrogen Co., a company building a green hydrogen distribution and logistics network for aviation.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hispanic Heritage Month at Southern Company, Our People Are the Heart of Our Company.

Natacha started her career with Georgia Power in 2010 as a bilingual customer service representative and is the 2022 president of AMIGOS, an employee resource group (ERG) for Hispanic and Latino/Latina employees and allies.

Innovation & Technology

Life Transformed in 2030: Rewriting the Story of Old Age

Health care and wellness-focused applications are among the potential 6G use cases in the 2030 timeframe that attract the most intrigue.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KKR Global Impact: Reflecting on Our Progress and Lessons Learned

When reflecting on the Global Impact strategy, we thought it would be useful to examine macro trends, our investment themes and lessons learned along the way.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sappi Remains Committed to UN Sustainable Development Goals

We’ve made the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) an integral part of our business.

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