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Education

Benton Harbor High School Students Attend Whirlpool Corporation Welcome Event for New Mentoring Program

33 students from Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Mich. attended a Whirlpool Corp. Welcome Event for our new mentoring program aimed at educating students about possible careers in both the technical and engineering fields.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How the Financial Industry Can Help Stop Modern Slavery

Forced labor, debt bondage and human trafficking victimize more than 40 million people worldwide each year.

Education

TCS goIT April Monthly Challenge Winner: E-Recycle

TCS’s goIT engages students from diverse backgrounds to bridge the learning curve with STEM, Computer Science, Design Thinking, and Digital Innovation.

Education

Portugal's Positive Approach to Teaching Teens about the Birds, Bees and STIs

“We want to leave young people with enough knowledge and confidence to identify STI symptoms if they arise and teach them the importance of requesting STI screenings, since many infections are asymptomatic.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Blancco Named Sustainability Innovator of the Year at Channel Partner Insight's US MSP Innovation Awards

Blancco Technology Group, the industry standard in data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions, today announced that the company has been named Channel Partner Insight‘s Sustainability Innovator of the Year in the 2022 U.S. MSP Innovation Awards.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Championing Her Progress to Create a Better World for All

Globally, more than 800 million women and girls are stigmatized, excluded and discriminated against simply because they menstruate.

Energy

Vistra Brings Texas’ Largest Battery Energy Storage System Online

Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced that its DeCordova Energy Storage Facility in Granbury, Texas, is online and storing and releasing electricity to the ERCOT grid in time for another hot Texas summer. The 260-megawatt/260 megawatt-hour battery energy storage project is the largest of its kind in the Lone Star State.

Research, Reports & Publications

Quest Diagnostics Releases Quest for Health Equity 2021 Year in Review Report

We are proud to share our Quest for Health Equity 2021 Year In Review report, which includes stories from Q4HE’s inaugural year.

Health & Healthcare

Mobile Mindfulness: Explaining the “New Normal” in Mental Health

On our first episode of Mobile Diaries, T-Mobile Stories’ Shawna Ryan and Jason Adams wade into the evolving mental health needs spurred on by the global pandemic.

Innovation & Technology

Arrow Electronics Announces 'DANI' (Data Analytics & Network Innovation) Project: Technology Solutions for People With Disabilities and Limited Mobility

Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) today announced its new Data Analytics & Network Innovation Project, otherwise known as the ‘DANI Project,’ helping to improve the lives of wheelchair users and those with limited mobility.

Education

Introducing Kids to STEM Futures

Did you know that the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an over 10% growth in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) jobs in this next decade, a rate 3% faster than all other industries? That’s a big deal, and a big goal to fill.

Diversity & Inclusion

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

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round-Up. Today we are talking about the first Black woman on the ISS crew, a new job marketplace for neurodivergent job seekers, the boring stereotype, and Samsung apologizing for their latest advert.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ICYMI: Fifth Third To Raise Minimum Hourly Wage to $20 on July 4

Fifth Third Bancorp announced that it will raise its minimum wage to $20 per hour beginning July 4. Concurrently, the Bank will provide a wage adjustment for its first four job levels that are above the Bank’s new minimum wage.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

10 Ways LBX is Changing Crypto Currency's Reputation

Sustainable crypto is joining the blockchain space, and the Land Betterment Exchange (LBX) is helping the environment with its green currency initiatives.  

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Ground Names Entrepreneurs of the Year

FedEx Ground, a leader in cost-effective package ground shipping, recognized six independent businesses that provide outstanding contract transportation services as FedEx Ground Entrepreneurs of the Year.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Special Message From HACR’s President and CEO, Cid Wilson, in the Wake of the Mass School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

I am deeply saddened by the mass shooting in Uvalde, TX, which led to the loss of 19 elementary school children and two teachers. Our prayers and sympathies go to the families and Uvalde community impacted by this senseless shooting.

Research, Reports & Publications

Chevron 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report: Performance Data

Chevron demonstrates its commitment to transparency and sustainability by reporting metrics and performance data annually. Peruse the data here.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Thibault Trancart: A True Accessibility Champion at P&G

P&G is getting ready to officially launch our Accessibility Champions program. The Digital Accessibility Champions are P&G employees that lead the way in making P&G digital experiences accessible for all.

Research, Reports & Publications

Essity's Journey to Net Zero: Sustainable Innovations

Together with partners, we use our experience and resources to accelerate innovation to ensure that our portfolio satisfies customer and consumer demands while contributing to a circular society and net zero future.

Health & Healthcare

6 Ways to Reduce Employee Stress in the Workplace

Widespread remote and hybrid work have introduced plenty of conveniences.

Diversity & Inclusion

'You Belong Here!'

Professional golf takes center stage in Greater Birmingham, Alabama, as fans gather for the Regions Tradition, a Major Championship on the PGA TOUR Champions sponsored by Regions Bank and benefiting area charities including Children’s of Alabama.

Sustainable Development Goals

CNBC Chats With Booster on the Heels of $125M Raise

CNBC's Lora Kolodny, Tech Reporter, spoke with Booster founder and CEO Frank Mycroft to learn more about what the mobile fueling company is doing on the heels of its $125 milliom Series D funding announcement.

Research, Reports & Publications

GoDaddy 2021 Sustainability Report: Sustainability Highlights

Our mission is to empower everyday entrepreneurs everywhere.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Accelerating Innovation Toward a Circular Economy

Consumers, investors, regulators, and employees are all increasingly demanding socially, environmentally, and economically responsible products and services that have been designed, produced, used, and recycled with circularity principles in mind.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Chevron's Investors Call for Improved Methane Disclosures in a Near-Unanimous Vote

An overwhelming 98% of Chevron investors today voted in favor of a shareholder proposal from Mercy Investment Services calling on the oil and gas major to issue an analysis on the reliability of its methane disclosures.

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