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Diversity & Inclusion

Marc Morial Addresses Las Vegas Sands Team Members During Black History Month

In conjunction with Black History Month, Las Vegas Sands invited Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League to speak with Team Members in a virtual learning session as part of the company’s In Focus Diversity Conversation Series.

Diversity & Inclusion

TV's Starring Role in Exposing Health Disparities for Black Women

Empowering historically excluded people to lead in the media industry means bringing their talent—as well as their lived experiences—to the forefront.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rockwell Automation Named as One of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th Time

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Research, Reports & Publications

Build a Platform for Managing, Reporting on ESG

Growing emphasis in the marketplace on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is prompting many organizations to consider how ready they are to meet increasing expectations for disclosure and action.

Health & Healthcare

How This HIV Activist Prioritizes Wellness in His Day-to-Day

As a community liaison who is trained and certified to discuss Merck’s promoted virology products, Paris works with case managers and other allied health professionals who serve communities living with HIV to improve health care outcomes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS 007 Sustainable Jewelry Standard to Include Artisanal Gold Mines

SCS Global Services (SCS) and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) today announced their agreement to expand the SCS 007 Sustainability Rated Jewelry Standard to include certification of gold from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM).

Diversity & Inclusion

Polo Ralph Lauren Introduces New Collection That Builds Upon Its Historic Partnership With Morehouse and Spelman Colleges

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) today expanded its partnership with Morehouse College and Spelman College, unveiling a limited-edition collection inspired by the schools’ rich heritage and esteemed traditions.

Energy

Global Reporting Initiative Publish Standard to Address Sustainability Impacts of Coal

How can a sector that is responsible for 30% of global carbon emissions be held to account for its impacts, including ensuring that coal companies meet growing stakeholder demands for transparency in how they align with the low-carbon transition?

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ImpactAssets' IA 50 2022 Impact Fund Listing Focuses on Deep Impact, Innovative Managers

ImpactAssets has released the ImpactAssets 50 2022 (IA 50), a free annual database for impact investors that features a diversified listing of private capital fund managers delivering social and environmental impact as well as financial returns.  

Environment

ICYMI: Fifth Third Publishes Second TCFD Report

The 2021 TCFD Report demonstrates the Company’s progress in implementing the TCFD’s recommendations and summarizes the Bank’s advancement in climate-related disclosures since its inaugural report in late 2019.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Black Experience on Xfinity To Offer $1 Million in Grants To Emerging Black Filmmakers in Celebration of Its One-year Anniversary

Comcast NBCUniversal celebrates the one-year anniversary of Black Experience on Xfinity by announcing plans to offer $1M in the form of ten $100K grants to emerging Black filmmakers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Water For People Announces New Co-CEOs

Water For People, a global nonprofit working to help develop lasting quality water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, is pleased to welcome Samson Hailu Bekele and Mark Duey as Co-CEOs.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Interview with Shennel Fuller of Miles and Milan

Energy

Philadelphia Union Joins Forces With Green Mountain Energy

Philadelphia Union today announced a new multi-year agreement with Green Mountain Energy (GME), the nation’s longest-serving renewable energy provider.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Shareholders Escalate Campaign Pressing Companies to 'Walk Their Talk' on Climate Lobbying

With the stakes posed by the climate crisis higher than ever and public policy solutions clearly needed, investors have filed a record 46 shareholder resolutions for 2022 corporate proxies seeking info about companies’ climate lobbying practices.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Giving Atlanta's Low-income and Homeless Residents a Step Up

First Step Staffing is on a mission to end the cycle of poverty and homelessness by removing barriers to employment in Atlanta.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrate International Women's Day With MAC VIVA GLAM

#MACVIVAGLAM partners with local organizations to fight for equal rights and healthy futures for women and girls, including around reproductive and sexual health education.

Diversity & Inclusion

Blazing Trails for Success and Achievement

March is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month, celebrating women's accomplishments as part of American history.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

T. Rowe Price Named to Fortune Magazine's “World's Most Admired” List for the Twelfth Consecutive Year

T. Rowe Price has again been named to Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired” list. Its inclusion in the 2022 list marks the twelfth consecutive year that the firm has received this recognition.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

World Environment Center to Award 2022 Gold Medal for Corporate Sustainability to AB InBev

The World Environment Center is pleased to announce that its 38th Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development will be awarded to Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s leading brewer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Celebrates Black History Month With Events Focused on Health and Wellness

Franklin Templeton’s Black Empowerment Network (BEN) business resource group (BRG), and partners at several of its specialist investment managers, hosted 18 virtual events in honor of Black History Month, celebrated in North America each February.

Diversity & Inclusion

Shifting Power Through Authentic Corporate Community Engagement

5 lessons for how corporations can shift power as they navigate relationships with communities in order to create sustainable social change and to move us to a world where life outcomes are not predicted by an individual’s or group’s identity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keisha Greaves Follows Her Dreams as Owner of Girls Chronically Rock

For as long as she can remember, Cambridge, MA native Keisha Greaves has had a “passion for fashion” and wanted to be her own boss.

Education

Financial Literacy Challenge From Jackson Charitable Foundation and Discovery Education Empowering Communities to Win $10,000 for Their Schools Now Open

Jackson Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit with the mission to advance financial knowledge on a national scale, and Discovery Education today opened the 6th annual Cha-Ching™ Money Smart Kids Contest.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Interconnection of CSR and M&A

From stakeholder engagement and across phases of an M&A implementation, examination of ESG elements is critical to the process for both corporate buyers and sellers.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  2. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  3. 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...
  4. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...
  5. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  6. Fifth Third's Commitment to Small Businesses
    Fifth Third believes that small businesses form the foundation of our communities – and when they succeed, we all succeed. Supporting them through...
  7. FedEx | Volunteer Campaigns
    Giving back is part of the FedEx culture. Team members support our charitable investments and local community needs by dedicating their time where...
  8. Social Progress
    Social engagement has always been an integral part of our sense of responsibility as a company. We care and we act to do our part to improve the...
  9. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  10. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  11. Digital Safety
    We provide tools and guidance so people can manage digital content in a way that’s right for them and their families. Learn more >>
  12. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  13. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  14. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  15. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.