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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Paychex Earns Top Awards in 6 Categories From Sapient Insights Group

Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, employee benefits, insurance services, and payroll, has earned spots as a “Top Five” vendor solution from small and medium businesses.

Diversity & Inclusion

KeyBank Names Rachael Sampson Head of Community Banking for the Consumer Bank

KeyBank has named Rachael Sampson Head of Community Banking for its Consumer Bank. Sampson will lead teams responsible for the strategy, implementation and execution of a variety of consumer products and services designed to acquire and deepen relationships with clients.

Research, Reports & Publications

ESG Talk: Strength in Numbers

Mandi McReynolds, Steve Soter, Andie Wood, and Ernest Anunciacion are back to kick off the third season of ESG Talk. The group revisits thought-provoking conversations from season two — including insights on sustainability, regulation, and ESG reporting.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ARCHETYPE Investments Joins IWBI’s WELL for Residential Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and ARCHETYPE Investments announced today that Charlotte, NC - based dynamic investment and development company specializing in retail and multifamily properties became an early adopter of IWBI’s WELL for residential program.

Energy

Duke Energy Completes Its First Floating Solar Project in Florida

Duke Energy’s first floating solar project in Florida is now producing clean, renewable energy while helping the company better understand the capabilities of innovative clean energy technologies to benefit Florida customers and communities, now and in the future.

Sustainable Development Goals

Mondelēz International Advances Progress Toward 2050 Net Zero Emissions Goal

Mondelēz International (Nasdaq: MDLZ) announced a significant milestone toward its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its full value chain by 2050.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Tractor Design Wins 2024 German Design Award

CNH was recently recognized by the 2024 German Design Awards, presented by the German Design Council (est. 1953).

Research, Reports & Publications

Revising GRI Climate Change and Energy Standards To Integrate Input and Enhance Value for Stakeholders

The new GRI Climate Change and Energy Standards aim to be the blueprint for sustainability reporting on climate change-related impacts, with a broader perspective including impacts on people.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third’s Kala Gibson Appointed National Board Chair of National Minority Supplier Development Council

Kala Gibson, executive vice president and chief corporate responsibility officer at Fifth Third Bank, has been elected Board Chair of the National Minority Supplier Development Council’s 2024 National Board of Directors.

Energy

Arrow Electronics Helps Startup Oyika Establish Electric Motorbike Ecosystem

Arrow Electronics is helping technology startup Oyika roll out battery charging stations in Southeast Asia cities to support a new generation of clean and quiet electric motorbikes.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Russian Missile Attacks Driving Destruction, Death, and Injury in Ukraine

Recent attacks on Ukraine have left families displaced, inured, and even dead.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Safety in Design: The First Step in Controlling Workplace Risks

Safety in Design, though not a new concept, is gaining momentum in the US to improve safety for employees and reduce costly and sometimes ineffective workarounds to control risks in the workplace. 

Diversity & Inclusion

What Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Societal Impact Has Meant at Baker Tilly

Recently, Whitney Harvey, Senior Director of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion of the Minnesota Chamber Foundation sat down with Shane Lloyd, Chief Diversity Officer for Baker Tilly.

Health & Healthcare

WPI Enables More Accurate, Non-Invasive, and Remote Patient Monitoring with Cadence

According to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), the future of medicine is the ability to remotely monitor patients in a simple and accurate way. The new sensor that they’ve developed does just that.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Regions Delivers ‘Miles of Smiles’

Toting green sacks, Regions’ market executives and associates delivered thousands of fidget toys this month to 21 different children’s hospitals.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Northern Trust Sustainability Network

The Sustainability Network, Northern Trust’s global employee environmental engagement program, aims to increase awareness of sustainability issues, promoting best practices and unifying environmentally focused business operations.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Empowering the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community: Anthony Imafidon’s Motivated Express Revolutionizes Fashion With MLK’s Vision of Equality

Anthony Imafidon, the visionary force behind Motivated Express, is reshaping the fashion landscape by empowering the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities to embrace their dreams.

Sustainable Development Goals

COP28 UAE Key Takeaways

Looking back on COP28 in Dubai, it's clear that this conference generated its fair share of controversy and raised concerns about the perceived lack of action. However, amid the debates and discussions, significant outcomes and progress did emerge.

Education

Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant To Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

The investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number of Elevate 215’s core initiatives, which aim to improve schools in Philadelphia that primarily serve Black and Hispanic/Latinx students and students from low-income backgrounds.

Innovation & Technology

Shattered Silos: 2024’s Top Technology Trend

In this blog, we explore the way cross-disciplinary innovation is redefining the metaverse, transforming the automotive industry, augmenting communication, and improving the accessibility and quality of healthcare.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Maximus Foundation Board Member Spotlight: Ferdinand Morales

Ferdinand Morales joined Maximus in July 1999 after learning about the company through volunteering at a local nonprofit. After 24 years at Maximus, Ferdinand reflects on his time with the company and the impact giving back to his community has made in his life.

Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Trent Keel, Director of Integrated Marketing, Pravana and Advocate for LGBTQ Youth

For Trent Keel, Pravana’s Director of Integrated Marketing, being a pioneer for good is all about creating safe spaces to be your true self.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aramark Volunteers Shine During Season of Giving

Aramark volunteers around the world give their time and talent to their local communities throughout the year, but their generosity showed no limits during the 2023 season of giving.

Environment

What Happens When a Virus Becomes a Permanent Part of Your Genome?

The San Diego Zoo cares for the largest population of koalas outside Australia. The zoo is world renowned for its specialized veterinary care and decades-long commitment to wildlife conservation work, and one of the biggest challenges their koala population faces is koala KoRV.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Marathon Petroleum Launches Truckers Against Trafficking Initiative

Marathon Petroleum’s Transport and Rail organization has rolled out a training program from Truckers Against Trafficking, a nonprofit organization focused on educating members of the truck, bus and energy industries about the realities of human trafficking.

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