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Environment

California Companies Call for Full Funding for Historic Climate Disclosure Laws

Leading businesses today called on California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to fully fund the implementation of the state’s landmark corporate climate disclosure legislation.

Environment

Dozens of Trees Take Root at Galveston Bay Refinery

Dozens of employees from Marathon Petroleum’s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, recently teamed up with students from Texas City Independent School District (TCISD) to plant over 80 trees in the facility’s greenbelt across the street.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Duke Energy Florida’s Tree Care Practices Prevent Outages, Earn 18th Consecutive Year of National Recognition

The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Duke Energy Florida for its tree care practices by naming the company a “Tree Line USA” utility for the 18th year in a row.

Environment

Earth Month at Leidos: Focusing Our Sustainability Lens on the Environment

“The greatest contribution Leidos makes to sustainability is through the work we do for our customers,” Chris Goodman, climate portfolio manager at Leidos, says. “Our teams develop innovative strategies and technologies to help our customers mitigate and adapt to climate change.”

Innovation & Technology

Boosting Sustainability With As-a-Service Device and Infrastructure Solutions

Lenovo TruScale is a great example of how technology and sustainability goals can be united through as-a-Service.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Forbes Recognizes Cintas as One of the Best Employers for Diversity 2024

Cintas Corporation has been recognized on the Forbes list of the Best Employers for Diversity 2024 for its efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Education

Inspiring Young Minds: HRH the Princess Royal Helps Illumina Celebrate DNA Day

On April 25, Illumina opened its doors in Granta Park, Cambridge, to celebrate DNA Day. This annual event marks a significant milestone in the history of science: the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the groundbreaking discovery of DNA’s double helix.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Safety at Work Is a Basic Right. But for One Group, Risks Are Rising.

Everyone should be safe at work, whether they are delivering emergency aid, delivering groceries, or doing something else altogether.

Events, Media & Communications

Regional Healthcare Plastics Recycling Pilot Planned for Greater Houston Area

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council and Alliance to End Plastic Waste are partnering with Methodist Hospital in effort to demonstrate cross value chain collaboration and divert single-use plastics from landfill or incineration.

Energy

Vogtle Unit 4 Enters Commercial Operation

Georgia Power declared today that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has entered commercial operation and is now serving customers and the State of Georgia.

Events, Media & Communications

Celebrating the Year of the Dragon

Regions Bank associates gathered in early 2024 to celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the Lunar New Year event, hosted by the Atlanta Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Network.

Research, Reports & Publications

Northwestern Mutual 2023 Sustainability and Social Impact Report: A Better Tomorrow

At Northwestern Mutual, every aspect of our business centers on doing what’s right for our employees, financial advisors and representatives, clients, and the communities we serve – delivering the business results our stakeholders expect today and building a better tomorrow.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Omaha Community Celebrates More Affordable Housing

Omaha, Nebraska residents, community leaders, government officials and key collaborators, including U.S. Bank, recently gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of MLK Square, the final phase of the North 30th Street Choice Neighborhoods Implementation effort.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet the Leaders of Henkel Canada’s Earth Squad

Founded by SJ and Kyrylo, the Earth Squad is a team of volunteers from Henkel Canada who have come together with the shared desire to connect moments in time like Earth Day and various community projects with Henkel’s global sustainability agenda.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From Scrap to Style at Kohler

Kohler’s industry-leading manufacturing waste reuse business, KOHLER WasteLAB, announces its first bathroom sink, constructed of more than 70 percent recycled materials.

Sustainable Development Goals

Eastman Cristal™ Renew: Creating Sustainable Lipstick Packaging

Axilone, a renowned luxury cosmetics packaging producer with a history of developing sustainable solutions, is passionate about reducing its environmental impact. That includes lipstick packaging, which usually ends up in the landfill.

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering Sustainability: Meet Abbey Foster Jacobson

At GoDaddy, I'm responsible for driving forward our voluntary and mandatory ESG reporting strategy, GHG emissions and climate-related work, and other strategic ESG projects. I love collaborating and working with teammates from across the globe to help grow and scale ESG.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Pepco Holdings Innovator of the Year Awards

This year we celebrated our first annual Innovator of the Year Awards, where we had the privilege of recognizing our top innovators across Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco who have gone to great lengths to ensure safe and reliable energy service to our customers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusive Communication: Home Depot Regional VP Shares His Journey with American Sign Language and Commitment to Diversity

What started as a part-time job turned into a 34-year career for Regional Vice President Brock Darby. Over the years, he’s interacted with many associates at The Home Depot, and being fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) allows him to communicate with more than most.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Franklin Templeton’s Margaret King, Recognized by Firm’s Charity Partner as a 2024 Volunteer of the Year

Congratulations to Franklin Templeton’s Margaret King, who was recognized by Junior Achievement of Northern California (JA) as a 2024 Volunteer of the Year.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Gen Supports Local Communities During Global Volunteer Week

More than 500 Gen team members from ten countries came together in April for our first ever Global Volunteer Week, five full days of service that positively impacted people in communities around the world.

Sustainable Development Goals

Leading the ESG Space With Niki King of Clorox

Niki King is the VP and Head of Sustainability for The Clorox Company, where she oversees the company’s integrated IGNITE ESG efforts including driving strategies and roadmaps to achieve the company’s ambitious ESG goals and implementing the company’s ESG governance structure.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Resource Management - Waste

Through our Environmental Program Management Standard, we focus on identifying activities, services and processes that generate waste and strive to reduce the impact of our waste disposal practices on the environment.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins Promotes Five New Leaders to Vice President

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced the appointment of four leaders to the role of vice president, effective March 1 – Ricardo Roman, Michelle Probst, Gbile Adewunmi and Matt McQueen – in addition to Ashwath Ram, who was appointed Vice President in January.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $152,000 in Support of Earth Day, Climate Education

The Baker Hughes Foundation announced a $152,000 grant to EARTHDAY.ORG in support of climate and environmental literacy as well as the global Earth Day movement.

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