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PNC Volunteers Bring Basic Financial Knowledge to New Volunteer Opportunity

For about two years now, the PNC Center for Financial Education (CFE), an effort led by Community Development Banking, has been collaborating with community-based nonprofits to offer financial education to individuals, first-time homebuyers and small businesses.

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Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Toxic Workplace Culture, Generation and More

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round Up. Today we are talking about toxic workplace culture, the latest on Spotify’s diversity fund, workplace anxiety during layoffs, and a new campaign for elderly in need.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Southern Company Ranks No. 1 for Black Executives for Second Consecutive Year in National Ranking of Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc

For the second consecutive year, Southern Company has been named the top company for Black Executives by DiversityInc as part of that organization’s rankings of the top Companies for Diversity.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Covia Is Advancing Mineralogy and Saving Turtles in Ontario

We’re proud of the Blue Mountain and Nephton facilities. They are great examples of Covia’s commitment to quality products, partnership, and the environment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Larta Institute Announces Inaugural Cohort of Venture Fellows

Larta today announced the inaugural cohort of startups that have been selected for its Venture Fellows program. The cohort of 14 startups, drawn from applicants based in Los Angeles and Miami, will receive support for their innovative concepts to enhance urban climate resilience.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gen Sustainable Home Improvement Program Wins Top Honors at 2023 SEAL Award

Our Sustainable Home Improvement Program (SHIP) is a benefit we began offering on Earth Day 2022 that provides our colleagues at Gen all over the world cash incentives for home improvement projects that help reduce environmental impacts.

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Health & Healthcare

Viatris Publishes Sustainability Report Showcasing 2022 Progress on Building Sustainable Access to Medicine

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS), a global healthcare company, today published its 2022 Sustainability Report showcasing its commitment, impact and progress on building sustainable access to medicine.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bringing Our Whole Selves To Work

At Quest Diagnostics, I&D is woven into who we are and what we do. We consistently invite new perspectives and embrace new experiences, which helps us to create an inclusive and empathetic workplace where our employees feel like they belong.

Environment

Helping Keep Nesting Birds Safe

Spring brings new life to Southern California Edison’s service area, often too close to the company’s infrastructure. That makes nesting season, March 1-Oct. 31, a busy time for Kara Donohue, who oversees SCE’s Avian Protection Program.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Applications Are Now Open for the Waislitz Global Citizen Awards 2023

The world’s leading International advocacy organization Global Citizen, and the Waislitz Foundation, who create positive social impact through innovative projects that empower individuals to achieve their full potential, have announced that applications are now open.

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Green Infrastructure

LEAD On a Clean Economy Brings Companies and Investors to Capitol Hill With United Call To Bolster America’s Clean Energy Momentum

Dozens of large companies and investors are taking to Capitol Hill this week to participate in LEAD on a Clean Economy 2023, a two-day advocacy event that will bring business leaders into direct meetings with members of Congress and the Biden administration.

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Health & Healthcare

IWBI Commends the CDC & Biden Administration for Taking an Important Step Forward To Improve Public Health by Introducing Its First-Ever Minimum Guidance for Ventilating Indoor Spaces

On Friday, as part of its efforts to help prevent the indoor transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) introduced its first-ever recommended minimum ventilation target for occupied indoor spaces.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Sweet Sounds of Conservation

The hundreds of swans that stop over in Wintergreen Lake today are part of the lineage of the restored population, explains Sarah Carroll, a development coordinator with the 180-acre Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, which includes Wintergreen Lake.

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Environment

LyondellBasell and Veolia Restructure Their Plastics Recycling Joint Venture QCP

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) and Veolia Belgium have signed an agreement to restructure the ownership of Quality Circular Polymers (QCP) BV recycling facilities, with locations in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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Environment

Acting Like a Movement: Living Future 2023 Inspires Action for Change

“Buildings have the power to change minds and culture, but creating change one building at a time is too slow,” noted Lindsay Baker, CEO of the International Living Future Institute.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Louisville Mortgage Pro Helps Hispanic Community Achieve American Dream

For mortgage loan originator Joanna Garcia, facilitating U.S. Bank American Dream loans is bringing the dream of homeownership to immigrants just like her.

She moved to the U.S. from Cuba in 2009 at the age of 22. She settled in Louisville and quickly found work at a local bank.

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Research, Reports & Publications

CarMax Drives Social Impact and Sustainability Efforts for All Stakeholders

CarMax’s Responsibility Report highlights efforts to achieve climate commitments, advance disclosure of climate-related issues, and expand workforce inclusivity

Environment

IBM Sustainability Accelerator: A Conversation With Texas A&M AgriLife’s Gurjinder Baath

Texas A&M AgriLife, an organization in the IBM Sustainability Accelerator's first cohort focused on sustainable agriculture, is working to help farmers receive insights for water usage, which can further crop yield increases while decreasing economic and environmental costs.

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Environment

30 x 30: What Does It Mean for the Apparel Industry?

With 69% of our world's wildlife populations plummeting between 1970 and 2022 due to our unsustainable use of our planet's resources, biodiversity is at a tipping point.

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Innovation & Technology

Global Electronics Council Releases Criteria To Accelerate Decarbonization of Electronics

The Global Electronics Council today released updated Criteria for its EPEAT ecolabel that will help organizations identify electronics with lower climate impacts. These Climate Criteria establish requirements that reduce greenhouse gas emissions of common office technology

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

AEG Presents Expands Partnership with Reusable Platform r.Cup to San Francisco’s Warfield Theater

AEG Presents has expanded its partnership with r.Cup, a market leader in reusable cups and serveware, to The Warfield Theater, a 2,300 seat live entertainment venue in San Francisco, CA.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Unity in Diversity: Why DEIB Matters

According to a recent report published by BuiltIn, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives play a crucial role in the decision-making process for employees in the tech industry. The report highlights that nearly 78% of tech employees care about DEIB.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Food Microbiologist Inspires Next Generation of Scientists

At SEE® (formerly Sealed Air), we are fortunate to have many women dedicated to science, driving our business forward and leaving our world better than we find it, including Bernice Karlton-Senaye, Ph.D., Principal Scientist in Innovation & Development.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sofidel CEO Named 2023 Game Changer by Store Brands

Luigi Lazzareschi, the CEO of Sofidel, a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, has been recognized as a 2023 Store Brands Game Changer.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Supports Studio in a School Association With $100,000 Grant

The KeyBank Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Studio in a School Association to support Studio Institute Cleveland. Grant funds will serve to magnify their work in early learning, elementary school arts education and college internships in the arts.

Environment

How Alibaba Deploys Green Technologies Throughout Its Offices

Alibaba Group is launching innovative green technologies across its campuses.

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