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Green Infrastructure

How Energy Modeling Can Save Your Project Millions

Given that energy modeling is inexpensive and ensures you make the wisest long-term decisions, we recommend performing energy modeling as early in the design phase as possible.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

New Business Demands Give Rise to the Fractional CSO

​The world is changing rapidly. With the escalation of climate change and social pressures taking center stage, businesses remain a key stakeholder in making critical progress on these topics.

Education

Empowering the Trades: The Home Depot Expands Path to Pro Initiative

As September approaches and we enter Workforce Development Month, The Home Depot is proudly reinforcing its commitment to the skilled trades industry.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

6 Strategies for Effective Executive Leadership Meetings

In my two years as executive co-sponsor of Keysight’s annual CEO meeting, alongside our Chief People Officer, I’ve learned insights and best practices for running productive and engaging meetings for an organization’s top executives.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Bell Wisdom: Mauricio (General Manger/Gerente General)

Mauricio had no idea that applying for that role was going to make such an incredible impact on his career, life, and community.

Energy

Southern Company and PGA TOUR Partner To Power TOUR Championship With 100% Renewable Energy for Second Consecutive Year

Southern Company announced that its system is delivering 100% renewable energy for the TOUR Championship for the second consecutive year.

Energy

As New Opportunities Emerge, the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Is Ready for Takeoff

Offshore wind energy is relatively new to the U.S., with the first offshore turbines coming online less than 10 years ago. As with any new industry, its impact on the national economy has yet to take shape, but signs of activity are already beginning to stir.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Revolutionizing Sustainable Retail With Recurate

From designer fashion to sports equipment, the resale market is experiencing a renaissance like never before. In fact, the resale market has grown so exponentially that it is projected to reach $77 billion within the next few years.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Legacy of Entrepreneurship Lives on Within Family With U.S. Bank by Their Side

When Jimmy Woodley started cleaning buildings in 1969, he started out of the trunk of his car. In the more than 50 years since, his business – Woodley Building Maintenance (WBM) in Kansas City, Missouri – has grown into a family legacy that continues with his children.

Diversity & Inclusion

Counting Every Voice: How To Power a Better Media Future for All

For audience measurement to be accurate, it must be inclusive. And inclusive audience measurement has never been harder to achieve, or more important to get right. Nielsen’s Chief Diversity Officer Sandra Sims-Williams and Chief Product Officer Deirdre Thomas sat down to discuss.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2022 Sustainability Report: Enhanced Products and Services for a New Age of Commercial Banking

Just as we keep our consumer customers at the center, the same level of attention and priority is given to our business clients.

Innovation & Technology

Let’s Put Spectrum To Use Now for American Consumers

To maintain American leadership in the global 5G economy, the wireless industry must keep deploying more spectrum for consumers. It’s as simple as that. At T-Mobile, we have a record of putting our spectrum to good use quickly, now covering 326 million Americans with 5G service.

Energy

SCE Crews, Emergency Teams Rise To Meet Storm’s Challenges

As Hurricane Hilary drenched Southern California Edison’s service area first as a tropical storm and then as a post-tropical cyclone, SCE field crews and emergency operations personnel responded comprehensively to keep power flowing to customers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Henkel’s 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Henkel believes education is the key to unlocking opportunity and supporting those efforts is part of delivering on our purpose of being pioneers for the good of generations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Las Vegas Sands Announces a $100,000 Sands Cares Donation to Dress for Success Southern Nevada

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) announced it will contribute $100,000 through Sands Cares to Dress for Success ® (DFS) Southern Nevada.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Bacardi, ecoSPIRITS and Carnival Cruise Line Partner To Reduce Single-Use Glass at Sea

Family-owned spirits company Bacardi is launching a new initiative to introduce closed-loop packaging to the cruise industry this month, through a collaboration with Carnival Cruise Line ships and innovative circular economy technology company, ecoSPIRITS.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Duke Energy Partners with Local Nonprofits to Distribute Fans to Help Seniors, Low-income Customers Beat Summer Heat

The Duke Energy Foundation is contributing more than $90,000 to 15 organizations across the state to help purchase and distribute fans to older adults and low-income households.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Corporation and KitchenAid Brand Collaborate With Michigan Hospitality Foundation To Develop the Next Generation of Culinary Professionals

The Michigan Hospitality Foundation (MHF) has announced a three-year agreement with Whirlpool Corporation and their KitchenAid brand to support hospitality education programming throughout the state.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Next Generation of Social Impact Professionals

This summer, our interns did everything from contribute to our 2023 Social Impact Report to assist in our outreach to policymakers.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: Why ESG Investors Should Look Beyond the Obvious Choices

Sustainable equity funds tend to shy away from sectors and companies that are deemed to be controversial.

Sustainable Development Goals

Designing the Keys To Unlock the Future of Sustainable Protection

Listen to farmers – no matter where they are in the world – protecting their crops until harvest from damaging insects, diseases, and weeds is often the toughest part of the job. And this job is getting tougher.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Climate Finance Tracker: Mapping the Climate Finance Ecosystem

The partnership between Vibrant Data Labs and Cisco Foundation is built on the shared belief that by building capacity, improving transparency, and supporting funders and decision makers, efforts addressing the climate crisis can be much more effective.

Diversity & Inclusion

NPF and Subaru: Addressing Gaps in Exposure, Access, and Opportunity

With funding from the National Park Foundation, made possible in part thanks to NPF’s largest corporate partner Subaru of America, Black People Who Hike led programs in six national parks across the country.

Health & Healthcare

Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation Support 19 Programs To Improve Infectious Disease Care in the United States

Direct Relief today announced the recipients of the Innovation Awards in Community Health: Addressing Infectious Disease in Underserved Communities. Grants totaling more than $4.5 million will go to 19 U.S. safety-net community healthcare providers

Research, Reports & Publications

Advancing Our Impact: 2022–23 AMD Corporate Responsibility Report

AMD recently published our annual Corporate Responsibility Report, marking 28 years of publicly reporting on our efforts and progress.

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