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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | Verizon

Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Good Energy: How an Environmental Engineer Helps Pine Bend Achieve Stewardship Goals, Again and Again

When Anne Lee tells people she works at Flint Hill Resources’ Pine Bend refinery off Interstate 52 in Rosemount, Minnesota, they’re always curious about what it’s like on campus.

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Diversity & Inclusion

On Transgender Day of Visibility and Every Day, Expedia Group Celebrates the Achievements and Resiliency of Transgender Individuals and Communities!

EG today shared its new Gender Transition Guide with employees, to better support transgender and gender non-conforming employees going through the gender transition process.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sharing Accountability and Success: Why We're Linking Employee Compensation to ESG Goals

As a company, we are committed to doing well by doing good. It’s something that makes us unique. It’s core to our values and we expect it of ourselves. It shows up in many forms inside and outside of Mastercard.

Energy

North America Has 'A Big Role to Play' in Energy Independence

Rapidly increasing focus on energy security puts North America’s role as a supplier of secure, sustainable energy to the world at an “inflection point,” Enbridge President and CEO Al Monaco told the Scotiabank CAPP Energy Symposium in Calgary today.

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Education

Empowering Kids to Say No to Underage Drinking During Alcohol Responsibility Month and Beyond

For example, research shows that since 2003 conversations about alcohol between parents and their kids have increased 38%, and during that same time, underage drinking has declined 44%.

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Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Head of Medical Affairs Highlights the Importance of Patient-Focused Drug Development

In a recent article for Boston Business Journal, Dr. Kanchan Relwani highlights the importance of patient-focused drug development and how we seek to incorporate the patient voice into all we do.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ESG Confessions: 5 Sustainable Finance Pros Share How They Are Grappling With the Talent Shortage, 'Greenwashing', and the 'Sucker' Stereotype | Featuring Jordan Locke, Acre

More money than ever is chasing environmentally and socially sound companies. But the sustainable investing boom has not been without growing pains.

Green Infrastructure

Why Design Can (and Must) Save the World.

Our primary job is to understand the environmental impacts of our work, continually reduce those impacts in alignment with the global community, and design products that inspire adoption while allowing others to lessen their environmental footprint.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Teams up With Water Mission and GlobalMedic to Deliver Safe Water

As we recognize World Water Day on March 22, it’s important to understand that access to clean, safe water is critical after a disaster. “One of the biggest risks that vulnerable communities face in the wake of disasters is waterborne illness.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MAC Cosmetics Drops Its First-Ever NFTs With the Keith Haring Foundation

MAC Cosmetics is foraying into the metaverse with its first-ever NFT collection created in partnership with the Keith Haring Foundation.

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Environment

Anne Simpson, Franklin Templeton Global Head of Sustainability, Joined Ceres Panel to Discuss SEC Climate Disclosure Rule

Anne Simpson, Franklin Templeton Global Head of Sustainability, participated in a recent panel hosted by Ceres, a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world’s greatest sustainability challenges.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Mobilizing for a Thriving Planet on Earth Day, and Every Day

As a business, T-Mobile has long understood that environmental sustainability is not simply a tagline or a list of “nice to do” things. It is intentional part of our business strategy.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics Honors Girl Scouts at Colorado Rockies Opening Day Celebration

The Rockies recognized the girls during pre-game ceremonies and allowed one of the honorees – 17-year-old Genesis Rodriguez - to throw a first pitch as part of the festivities.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Lenovo Commits to Hiring 12,000 R&D Professionals, and Outlines Vision to Achieve Net-Zero by 2050

At Lenovo’s annual company kick-off to mark the start of Lenovo’s financial year, Chairman and CEO, Yuanqing Yang, set out the company’s bold vision for the year ahead.

Events, Media & Communications

SEC Climate Disclosure Proposed Mandate: What You Need to Know

For years, ESG has dominated headlines and boardrooms as stakeholders' demands evolve and regulators establish landscape-changing ESG disclosure mandates.

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Green Infrastructure

How Can Innovation and Collaboration Reduce Water Loss and Contribute to More Resilient Communities?

Water mains and utility pipes installed decades ago have gone well beyond their intended life span. Meanwhile, extreme weather caused by climate change is wreaking havoc on this aging infrastructure, resulting in tremendous water loss.

Environment

Investing in Our Planet Through Volunteerism

Most of us have good intentions when it comes to environmental practices, but life can get in the way. Many Regions associates are making the time, and they’re walking the walk when it comes to investing in our planet.

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Environment

A Roadmap for Climate Resiliency Strategy

In a recent webinar, Nate Kimball and Tara Brown discussed key emerging trends in carbon reduction and climate risk assessments.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Let's Celebrate Volunteers!

Taproot is grateful to their powerful network of over 30,000 skilled volunteers who have donated more than 1.9 million hours since 2001.

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Innovation & Technology

Pega Releases Inaugural Global Impact Report Highlighting Its Environmental, Social, and Governance Progress

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company that crushes business complexity, today announced the release of its first Impact Report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Applied Materials Joins 200+ Companies Opposing Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation

Applied Materials is committed to building a Culture of Inclusion that respects each individual, welcomes diversity and embraces different perspectives. We are proud to join more than 200 companies opposing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

LG Earth Day Savings on ENERGY STAR Home Appliances Help Consumers Make Energy Choices That Count

Eight-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year LG Electronics USA is helping American consumers make energy choices that count this Earth Day with big savings on kitchen appliance essentials.

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Events, Media & Communications

PSEG's Chairman, President and CEO Ralph Izzo Announces Plans to Retire at End of 2022

PSEG announced today that Ralph Izzo, chair, president and CEO, will retire from the company. His last day will be December 31, 2022.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainability

Each step on our sustainability journey is measured against a set of quantifiable metrics and specific targets. As our journey has progressed, we have worked to develop data-driven methods that provide quantifiable measures of our improvement.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Should ESG Investors Own Cryptocurrency?

Despite the recent exponential growth in the cryptocurrency industry, this emerging asset class leaves many open questions for investors who integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their portfolios.

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