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Innovation & Technology

Applied Materials’ Innovative Pattern-Shaping Technology Reduces the Cost, Complexity and Environmental Impact of Advanced Chip Manufacturing

Applied Materials, Inc. today unveiled a breakthrough in patterning technology that allows chipmakers to create high-performance transistors and interconnect wiring with fewer EUV lithography steps, thereby lowering the cost, complexity and environmental impact.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

UNFCU Foundation Announces Its 2023 Grant Partners

UNFCU Foundation announced the 19 grantees it will be funding this year. The projects sustain pathways out of poverty for women and youth through access to health care, livelihood training, and education across three continents.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Amanda Archila Joins Fairtrade America as New Executive Director

Fairtrade America, the world’s most recognized label for social justice and sustainability, is pleased to announce that Amanda Archila has today joined the organization as Executive Director.

Events, Media & Communications

The Ohio Diversity Council To Host 2023 Southwest Ohio Women In Leadership Symposium

The Ohio Diversity Council will host its annual Southwest Ohio Women in Leadership Symposium (WILS) on Thursday, March 2, 2023 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 1699 Deerfield Road, Lebanon, OH 45036.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Hosts Student Winners of its Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest

The Hormel Foods Black Leaders & Allies Advancing Cultural Knowledge (BLAACK) business resource group sponsors the essay competition for elementary and middle school students across the United States.

Innovation & Technology

Interview: How CNH Industrial Is Rebuilding the Farm Virtually

CNH Industrial is committed to growing its tech stack to keep bringing groundbreaking solutions to market. The company knows that with each strategic acquisition, its Research & Development capabilities grow. And better R&D means better results for customers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lenovo Foundation Announces Grantees Delivering Transformational Impact Through Skilling

Lenovo Foundation announced the grantees of its annual grant round. Over the past two years, Lenovo has invested more than US$2 million in charitable organizations around the world focused on equipping today’s workforce with the skills needed

Diversity & Inclusion

Employees LEAD the Way During Black History Month

These are just a few of the many benefits inherent in Aramark’s growing network of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which give voice to the diverse members of the company’s workforce, create a more inclusive workplace, and help shape company culture.

Energy

How Your Fleet Can Balance the Energy Trilemma

The key to balancing the energy trilemma for fleet fueling lies in resiliency, reliability and re-imagination of our current fueling systems. Booster's mobile fueling offers the ability to shepherd adoption of sustainable fueling technologies with a reliable, affordable solution.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Applied Materials' Employees Contribute to Fight Against Hunger!

Applied employees across the United States and Canada gave generously during our 2022 Fight Against Hunger campaign.

Diversity & Inclusion

Black History Month – Resolve to Keep Moving Forward

Next week, we will join in recognizing twenty Leidos employees as Modern-Day Technology Leader award winners, and one noted as the Most Promising Engineer in Industry, at the Black Engineer of the Year 37th Annual National Convention.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Once a Warrior, Now a Social Entrepreneur

Jake Wood’s “bias for action” is indisputable: After graduating from college, he joined the Marine Corps and served two years overseas.

Green Infrastructure

JetBlue Partners With CHOOOSE, Giving Customers the Tools To Help Scale the Sustainability of Air Travel

JetBlue announces a partnership with climate tech company CHOOOSE as part of its ongoing focus on sustainability and advancing the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

Sustainable Development Goals

Q&A: Working Towards a Net-Zero Future Together

Lenovo unveiled its latest commitment to fighting climate change by pledging to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, validated by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Health & Healthcare

Working To Solve Rare Disease and Support Patients

Every year on the last day of February, Rare Disease Day is celebrated worldwide in a collective effort to raise awareness and funding for the 300 million people living with a rare disease.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

More Than a Uniform: Honoring Those Lost in the Line of Duty

The Brotherhood for the Fallen was formed in 2010 in response to a growing rate of reported police officers being killed while in the line of duty. The non-profit organization started in Chicago and has expanded to nine chapters across the United States.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Accessibility, Mental Health and More

How can we improve mental health in the workplace? The new Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being from U.S. Surgeon General outlines Five Essentials that companies can use to create a healthy workplace culture.

Health & Healthcare

Bringing Healthcare to Children in Rural Communities

With Q4HE’s support, Primary Care of Southwest Georgia (PCSG)—an FQHC providing healthcare services to families—will open its second school-based health center.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Transforming HR: Embracing the Future of Workforce Management

How does one thrive during change, rather than simply respond to it? This is one of the greatest professional challenges of our time.

Innovation & Technology

Youth Innovators With Big Ideas, Apply Now! T-Mobile Launches the Fifth Changemaker Challenge to Help Young People Change Communities for Good

Today T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka are launching the fifth Changemaker Challenge, a nationwide contest that gives young leaders an opportunity to take their innovative ideas for creating a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable future to the next level.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People Behind Purpose at Cisco: How a Passion for Measuring Impact Led to a Leadership Role in ESG Reporting

Meet Amanda Cumberland, Director of ESG Strategy and Reporting, Insights, and Impact at Cisco, who leads the creation of our Purpose Report and the ESG Reporting Hub.

Health & Healthcare

Though HIV Positive, a Young Girl Thrives

According to the Uganda AIDS Commission, approximately 1.4 million people in Uganda were living with HIV in 2020, up from 1.2 million a decade earlier.

Research, Reports & Publications

Message from Our CEO: Qualcomm 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

At Qualcomm, we take our responsibility as a global leader seriously. We believe technology can transform industries, businesses, communities and individual lives, and I am proud of our contributions and progress towards this effort this year.

Innovation & Technology

2022: The Year of Demonstrating Solutions

As its portfolio companies continue to demonstrate solutions for potential customers and investors—IN2 demonstrated itself, yet again, as a solution for accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Environment

Holcim Joins Ceres BICEP Network As Momentum for Corporate Climate Advocacy Builds

As part of its commitment to leading the transition to a net zero future, ​Ceres ​announce​d that ​Holcim has ​joined the BICEP Network—the leading coalition of U.S. companies pushing for ambitious federal and state climate, clean energy, and environmental justice legislation.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Communities and People
    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...
  2. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  5. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  6. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  7. Scotts Miracle-Gro | Environment Improvement
    Earth's beauty and resources should be appreciated now and preserved for generations to come. Discover the stewardship initiatives underway to protect...
  8. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  9. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  10. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  11. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  12. FedEx Cares | Overall
    FedEx Cares is our global community engagement program and one way that we live out our purpose of connecting people and possibilities. Our goal is to...
  13. Enriching Women's Lives
    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...
  14. Coach Foundation | Dream It Real
    To help break cycles of inequality, we empower the next generation to reach their full potential through higher education.
  15. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...