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Education

Cadence India Transforms the Lives of Students Through the Cadence Scholarship Program

Many meritorious students from weaker economic backgrounds are unable to pursue higher education.

Diversity & Inclusion

Quest Diagnostics' Employees Celebrate Black History Month: Desyra's Watch List

In celebration of Black History Month, Desyra is binge watching Finding Our Roots on PBS.

Media & Communications

CSRHub's Cynthia Figge Speaking at Future in Review 2022

CSRHub CEO and Co-founder Cynthia Figge is speaking at the Future in Review (FiRe) 2022 Conference: Technology Driving a Brighter Future.

Education

Academic Cloud and the Digital Skills Boom

I virtually caught up with the two organizations behind the Academic Cloud tech and two colleges putting it into practice.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AllianceBernstein's Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Corporate Citizenship Janessa Cox-Irvin for being recognized as a 2022 Notable Black Leader by Crain's New York Business.

Congratulations to AB’s Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Corporate Citizenship Janessa Cox-Irvin for being recognized as a 2022 Notable Black Leader by Crain's New York Business. Janessa is fully invested in advancing a culture of inclusion at AllianceBernstein.

Social Impact & Volunteering

RealTalk with Realized Worth: Braving the Social Impact Wilderness Alone

Join this RealTalk episode to gain useful tools for navigating the formidable and often lonely terrain that is the Social Impact wilderness.

Diversity & Inclusion

We're Proud to Have Supported a Special Issue of Tuskegee University's Journal of Healthcare, Science, and the Humanities

We’re proud to have supported a special issue of Tuskegee University’s Journal of Healthcare, Science, and the Humanities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Rockwell Automation's Lucia Loza Galezewski Named 2022 STEP Ahead Honoree

The Manufacturing Institute has named Rockwell Automation’s (NYSE: ROK) Lucia Loza Galezewski a 2022 STEP Ahead Award winner. Galezewski, a finance manager

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation's Path to Pro Program Expands Skilled Trades Training to More Than 250 Schools in Over 30 States

The Home Depot Foundation has granted $5 million to expand its Path to Pro trades training program to more than 250 schools in over 30 states, in partnership with Home Builders Institute (HBI) and Construction Ready.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity Named Diversity Leader Among European Companies

The hygiene and health company Essity has been designated a Diversity Leader by the UK business daily Financial Times.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Trends Driving Plant-Based Food Innovation

We’re excited to kick off our FlavorIQ Trends Program for 2022 with our first trend, Plant-Based Proliferation!

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog - Back Where It Belongs: The Importance of Native American Land Stewardship

California has an unfortunate history when it comes to Native American tribes. A creative conservation transaction recently gave land back to the people who had traditionally stewarded it. A hopeful, replicable model.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Industrial Hemp Leader Santa Fe Farms Rebrands as element6 Dynamics to Reflect Its Focus on Addressing Earth's Carbon Imbalance at Scale

Santa Fe Farms, a company harnessing the power of science to regenerate our planet by addressing its serious carbon imbalance at scale, announced today that its new corporate identity will be element6 Dynamics

Innovation & Technology

What Is... Microfluidics?

The infamous Theranos case might have you believe that microfluidics is a work of Silicon Valley vaporware or science fiction, but there’s a drop (heh) of truth — and real science — behind it.

Research, Reports & Publications

Truist Issues 2021 Social Bond Impact Report

Truist Financial Corporation announced the publication of its 2021 Social Bond Impact Report, which details the investments made from the bond proceeds and underscores the company’s commitment to advancing its ESG goals.

Research, Reports & Publications

Decarbonization, Electrification, Climate Change, Energy Transition Named Top Trends

U.S. electric utilities are under growing pressure to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and integrate cleaner, more sustainable energy sources in a bid to meet aggressive net-zero energy targets, reaffirms the 2022 Megatrends in Power report from Black & Veatch and Clarion Energy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cisco's Rachael Chambers Named 2022 Cash, Sweat & Tears Award Winner

Cisco's Rachael Chambers Named 2022 Cash, Sweat & Tears Winner for Her Support of Covenant House Support By The Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum. Full details of this inspiring story available at https://www.peertopeerforum.com/events-online-learning/conference/cash-sweat-tears-award/

Innovation & Technology

Alibaba Cloud Drives Sustainability and Inclusiveness at Beijing 2022

Alibaba Group said on Tuesday that cloud technology has made the Olympics Winter Games Beijing 2022 more efficient and sustainable while helping the host city Beijing manage the cost of staging the Olympic Games.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

GRI Concern Over 'Watered Down' EU Corporate Governance Directive

Following the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for the Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive, GRI – the provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards

Diversity & Inclusion

Tetra Tech Announces Partnership With the National Society of Black Engineers

Tetra Tech’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is among our core values. We embrace the diversity of thought and experience that is integral to creating innovative solutions.

Diversity & Inclusion

Main Street Online Success Story: The Women's Center for Entrepreneurship

The Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship (WCEC) is a 501c3 that works with women and BIPOC-owned small businesses from the startup stage to existing small businesses looking to scale up.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper Leader Honored in 10th Annual STEP Ahead Awards Recognizing Women in Manufacturing

The Manufacturing Institute announced it will award Sharon Ryan, International Paper senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, with the Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Award.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Ceres Guidance Aims to Help Investors Cut Through the Confusion About Corporate Net-Zero Commitments and Carbon Credits

As net-zero commitments both grow in popularity as well as come under increasing scrutiny, Ceres today released critical guidance to help investors assess the integrity of corporate net-zero commitments and companies’ use of carbon credits

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The House of LR&C Announces B Corp Certification® Achievement

The House of LR&C is proud to announce its official recognition as a Certified B Corporation®. The distinct certification is awarded to companies that meet the highest standards of social, environmental and economic performance.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Joins Forces to Help Communities Impacted by Heavy Rains in Brazil

In solidarity with the needs of the communities of Minas Gerais and Bahia, affected by heavy rains ‎‎in late 2021 and early 2022, CNH Industrial mobilized its production chain to collect donations, make deliveries and assist in the region’s recovery

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...
  2. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  3. Making the World a Better Home | Our Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
    We believe diversity strengthens us and the best ideas come from diverse teams working together. Creating a positive workplace for everyone means...
  4. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  5. Investing in our Communities
    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
  6. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. AEG's Commitment to Sustainable Operations
    AEG's sustainability initiatives are designed to reduce our consumption of the planet’s limited resources. Through our comprehensive sustainability...
  10. 2025 Beat the Heat
    This summer, Entergy helped our customers across our service area beat the heat this summer through a number of initiatives aimed to help them save...
  11. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  12. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  13. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  14. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  15. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...