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Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Work Life Balance, Gender Equality, and More

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round-Up. Today we are talking about South Korea reversing the plans of a 69-hour work week, a new survey about gender equality, the fridging trope, and an inspiring 102-year old.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bread Financial™ Receives “Center of Excellence” Certification From BenchmarkPortal for Industry-Leading 18th Consecutive Time

Bread Financial™, a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, flexible payment, lending and saving solutions, announced it has received BenchmarkPortal’s “Center of Excellence'' certification for a record-setting 18th consecutive time.

Diversity & Inclusion

How a Clorox Teammate Uses Intersectionality To Make Connections and Improve Teams

The Clorox Change Makers initiative spotlights people who actively champion inclusion, celebrate diversity, promote equity, and practice allyship — what we call IDEA — to make a positive impact on our business and culture. This month, we’re highlighting Tyler Van Arsdale.

Diversity & Inclusion

Own Your Career Podcast — Follow Your Passion: Meet Raisa Lynn

Hello, and welcome to the Own Your career podcast. My name is Janelle Jordan and I’m a Program Manager on our Talent, Performance and Engagement team. I’m so excited to be here with you. Throughout this series, you’ll hear inspiring interviews with employees.

Energy

Reducing Energy Use in Mining

The Canadian Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) was formed to reduce the mining industry’s environmental footprint by 50% by 2027. CMIC is utilizing Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) solutions in a first of its kind venture called ReThink Milling.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ACP Week of Action: Comcast’s Commitment to Affordable Connectivity for All

Together with other companies and partners, we’re joining the activation from June 14-22 to shine a light on the truly transformative nature of the ACP – connecting people to the Internet at virtually no cost to them, especially those who can benefit most.

Health & Healthcare

A Zen Guide to Mobile Mindfulness: 5 Tips for How To Unwind With Your Device

In a world where device usage and mental health often intersect, we offer a handful of ways you and your smartphone can have a more intentional relationship.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Fight for Equality: One Organization’s Commitment To Achieve the WELL Equity Rating

Frederick Law Olmsted was an American landscape architect and social activist. Credited with the creation of Central Park in New York City and having served as an early supporter for the North of the U.S. Civil War, he had a deep desire to improve our world.

Sustainable Development Goals

Henkel Adhesive Technologies Is Driving Progress Towards Climate-Positive Operations

Henkel has a longstanding track-record as a leader in sustainability for decades and constantly drives transformational change to create value for its stakeholders.

Research, Reports & Publications

Beyond Scope 3: How HASI Tackles Avoided Emissions

This episode of ESG Talk features Chad Reed, vice president of strategic initiatives and ESG at HASI, the first public company to report avoided emissions. Chad shares how his team calculates its “carbon count” metric, the critical role coalitions play in sustainability reporting

Research, Reports & Publications

Impacting Human Health: 2022 ESG Report

In its 2022 ESG Report, Moderna provides an update on how it is advancing its ESG strategy against five guiding focus areas for ongoing and future efforts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Edison, L.A. Food Bank Tackle Summer Hunger

To combat the pressing issue of childhood hunger during the summer months, Southern California Edison joined the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for its annual Food From the Bar campaign.

Sustainable Development Goals

Alibaba Cloud’s Energy Expert Helps Analyze Carbon Footprint for the First Olympic Esports Week

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today announced that its AI-driven sustainability solution - Energy Expert - has been trialed to measure and analyze carbon emissions from temporary construction.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Safety Month: Leading With Safety

Tetra Tech’s Health & Safety team recognizes Safety Month during June by reaffirming our commitment to Leading with Safety.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust and Wharton Global Family Alliance Announce Survey Findings on Family Offices

Northern Trust and the Wharton Global Family Alliance announced findings from the Wharton GFA’s sixth benchmarking survey of family offices, highlighting best practices, trends and financial performance drivers of family offices.

Education

Fifth Third Bank Offers Guidance on How To Make Homeownership a Reality in Challenging Environments

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has some tips and guidance to ease fears and find homebuying opportunities.

Environment

Developing Partnerships and Policies To Create a Low-Carbon Future for Mobility

The urgent need for decarbonization and a circular economy is well-documented. Take the European Green Deal for instance – a visionary driver to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

Green Infrastructure

Altron Arrow Drives Sustainable Delivery

Altron Arrow, a joint venture between Altron and Arrow Electronics, has installed a 100kW rooftop solar system and implemented a fleet of electric delivery vans.

Energy

Enbridge: Climate Change and the Energy Transition

The world faces an urgent imperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a lower-carbon economy. As one of the largest renewable energy companies in Canada and an innovator in delivering lower-carbon fuels, Enbridge is working hard to bring that economy to life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fabio Rosati on Sky's the Limit's ‘The First Buck’ Podcast: "Fundamental Truths of Entrepreneurism”

SkysTheLimit.org releases the latest episode of their inspiring podcast series, The First Buck. In this episode hosted by Nic Cary, titled "Fundamental Truths of Entrepreneurism," listeners will gain valuable insights from Fabio Rosati, Chairman at Snagajob.

Environment

One of Europe’s Main Recycling Hubs for Beverage Cartons Starts Operations, Backed by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso

With a joint investment of around €29 million by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso, a new recycling line for post-consumer beverage cartons is starting operations in Poland.

Green Infrastructure

PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Idaho Tree Planting

Tree planting is one of the most important investments a timberland company undertakes, setting the stage for the future and ensuring all the benefits that forests provide are perpetuated.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Celebrates Historic Milestone With Grand Opening of Adelphi Bank in Columbus, Ohio

In a significant stride toward financial inclusion and empowering underserved communities, an historic name in Black-owned banking has been reborn in Columbus, Ohio.

Environment

BIER’s Beverage Sector Guidance: Advancing Environmental Sustainability in 2023

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) members are leading global beverage companies that bring with them a wealth of industry knowledge and information.

Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial Is Advancing Women Into Leadership: ‘A Sustainable Year’ Story

On the eve of International Women in Engineering Day, read about how CNH Industrial is empowering women to advance professionally.

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