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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Earth Week Spring Cleaning

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Environment

Breeding a More Resilient Yam in West Africa

In many tropical countries, yams are known as the “king of crops.” Worldwide, they’re the fourth most utilized root and tuber crop—after potatoes, cassavas, and sweet potatoes—and they feed hundreds of millions of people.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Supports Pittsburgh Promise with $500,000 Grant

The KeyBank Foundation announced it has invested $500,000 in The Pittsburgh Promise to support the organization’s vision of equipping urban youth with the tools they need to reach post-secondary success, as well as driving economic growth in the region.

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Research, Reports & Publications

United Rentals Releases 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced the release of its tenth Corporate Responsibility Report documenting progress in 2021.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Women's Foundation of the South Celebrates Its Anniversary and Urges Black Philanthropists to Support Black-Led Non-Profits In Honor of Black Philanthropy Month this August

Women’s Foundation of the South exists to improve futures for women and girls of color in the South by supporting both women-of-color-led nonprofits who do the same and women of color entrepreneurs.

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Education

Subaru Supports Students in High-Need Schools With Launch of Subaru Loves Learning Month

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that in support of its belief that all students deserve an equal and fair opportunity for a quality education, the automaker will dedicate August to helping reduce the inequity that exists in classrooms

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Summer of Scams: Learn the Telltale Signs

NEWARK, N.J., July 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Just like the summer itself, scammers are turning up the heat, pretending to be PSE&G or impersonating prominent area utilities, and threatening to turn off service for nonpayment.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Recognized as One of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere

Kimberly-Clark announced that it was once again named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the fourth consecutive year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Your Company Can Take Climate Action Now

Be part of the movement toward a cleaner, safer future. Encourage your employer to put the considerable weight of their resources, capital, and talent behind climate action by taking part in skills-based volunteering with sustainability nonprofits.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Esdec Solar Group Announces Strategic Investment from Blackstone

Esdec Solar Group B.V., a leader in rooftop solar mounting systems, has received a significant strategic investment from funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners and Blackstone private equity.

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Events, Media & Communications

Land Betterment's Director, Jennifer Crandall Is Featured in Smart Lifebites

Land Betterment Corporation is proud to share that Jennifer Crandall is featured in Smart Lifebites, an interactive online gathering of ideas and information, providing knowledge to living a healthier lifestyle.

Green Infrastructure

Enbridge Secures Stake in Woodfibre LNG Facility in BC

Woodfibre LNG will be one of the cleanest LNG facilities in North America, powered by renewable hydroelectricity from the BC grid. The facility will take natural gas produced in BC, cool it to liquid form and export it across the globe.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Fairness, Neurodiversity and More

When employees feel they are being treated fair, their performance can improve by up to 26%, and retention by up 27%. So what can organizations do to provide a fair workplace?

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

From the Fifth Third 2021 ESG Report: Awards & Accolades

Fifth Third Bank’s ESG efforts were recognized between Jan. 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, and shared in the Company’s 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rural LISC Launches Rural Connect With $600k Grant From Wells Fargo Foundation for South Dakota and Beyond

Rural LISC today announced the launch of a new effort, Rural Connect, which will provide funding and technical assistance to rural and native communities in South Dakota, Idaho and Wyoming.

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Research, Reports & Publications

FedEx Announces Its 2021 FedEx Cares Report

At FedEx Cares, we are invested in connecting people and possibilities. Our FedEx Cares report features the impacts of our community engagement program during the calendar year 2021.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC Bank Launches Community Advisory Council With 17 New Members Appointed

Community Leaders Selected to Help Steer Bank's $88 Billion Community Benefits Plan

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Health & Healthcare

Tork Vision Cleaning Is Now GBAC STAR™ Registered

Being registered verifies that Tork Vision Cleaning is approved for use with GBAC STAR protocols and standards and meeting a higher level of cleanliness and safety.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Golf Galaxy Teammate Evan Mathias Competes in First U.S. Adaptive Open

Competition is nothing new for Evan Mathias. His latest challenge, however, was unlike anything he had experienced before.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VMware Earns Top Score on Disability:IN's 2022 Disability Equality Index

At VMware, we believe that technology plays a critical role in building a digital future that is equitable, accessible and inclusive.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Protecting the Kenai River in Alaska

The Kenai River is an important fishing resource for the people and wildlife in the area. A world-class river in Alaska that runs fast toward the Cook Inlet, it also faces consistent erosion of its banks, which impacts wildlife habitats.

Education

#STG2022: Regions Bank Teams to Share the Good

School bells soon will ring, students will be back in the classrooms, and between now and then, teams from Regions Bank will be providing supplies, financial contributions and volunteerism as part of the bank’s annual Share the Good campaign.

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Environment

Tiger, Tiger, in the Night... Now Visible in Real Time

Today, on International Tiger Day, we are excited to announce a major breakthrough in conservation technology: for the first time ever, wild tigers and their prey have been detected by AI-powered, cryptic cameras

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Research, Reports & Publications

Gildan Publishes Its 18th Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Montreal, Friday, July 29, 2022 – Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) is pleased to announce that it has published its 18th Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Building a Data-driven, Science-based, and Public Portfolio Sustainability Assessment Model

Reaching net-zero is doable, but we need to develop radical partnerships to get where we need to go by 2050. Finding efficiencies within the supply chain is a critical piece to achieving sustainability goals, and more specifically, net-zero.

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Energy

Newly-Released Research Reveals How to Expand Solar Access for Low- and Moderate-Income Households

Groundswell and Elevate recently released three major new research reports analyzing the market growth of community solar serving low- and moderate-income (LMI) households, the evolution of the customer experience, and financial structures of projects serving LMI households to determine how to expand solar access.

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