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Energy

Electric Aircraft Set to Take Flight by 2026 Under New Agreements With United Airlines Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mesa Airlines, Heart Aerospace

United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced today it, along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft startup Heart Aerospace.

Energy

Two Leaders Partner to Help Democratize Utility Scale Renewable Energy

Sustainability Roundtable, Inc (SR Inc), a leader in outsourced Environmental, Social and Governance management, and REsurety, a leading analytics company empowering the clean energy economy, today announced a partnership to facilitate the systemization and scaling of buyer-favorable renewable energy transactions for SR Inc’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB).

Research, Reports & Publications

Northern Trust Releases Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Northern Trust released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility report today, marking a full decade of transparent, detailed information across the company.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Dow Joins CDP Supply Chain Program to Expand Supplier Engagement on Climate

Dow joins CDP Supply Chain Program (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) to track climate impacts in the supply chain and identify collaborative decarbonization opportunities with suppliers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Named a Best Place to Work in It for 21st Time IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld Rank Aflac No. 16 Among Large Organizations for Excellence in It Employee Compensation, Benefits, Growth Opportunity

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance products in the U.S., announced that Insider Pro and Computerworld named the insurer one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in IT.

Diversity & Inclusion

Seats at the Table

Raul Vazquez, CEO of Oportun, sets himself apart in a region with 45 Fortune 1000 companies run by hundreds of board members, but only 13 who are Latinx.

Green Infrastructure

State of the Green Building Industry 2021

USGBC created LEED, the world’s most widely used green building rating system and promotes the use of strategies that reduce environmental impact, enhance human health and support economic development.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins CEO Leading the Charge to a Cleaner Future

Responsible Production & Consumption

Columbine Vineyards Becomes the First Sustainably Grown Certified Table Grapes Producer in the US

Columbine Vineyards, producer of the popular Holiday® table grapes in California's San Joaquin Valley, has now become the first Sustainably Grown Certified table grapes producer in the US.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fortune and Great Place to Work Name Workiva a 2021 Best Workplaces in New York

Great Place to Work®, a global people analytics and consulting firm, and FORTUNE have honored Workiva Inc. as one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in New York™

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Tech's Jessica Menon Discusses Advancing Gender Equality for Women in the Global Energy Workforce

Jessica Menon, Tetra Tech’s gender integration director for energy, has advanced gender equality and social inclusion globally for more than 15 years. Based in Lusaka, Zambia, she manages Tetra Tech’s USAID Engendering Utilities program, oversees a team of technical experts who also support USAID Enhancing Equality in Energy for Southeast Asia (E4SEA), and provides technical support to gender specialists across Tetra Tech’s international energy services projects.

Education

IVECO Promotes Sustainability in Local Kindergarten

CNH Industrial brand IVECO in the Czech Republic promoted creativity and sustainability among kindergarteners in the town of Vysoké Mýto.

Environment

Kitchen Overflowing With Gadgets? Get the Scoop on How to Recycle Them

Toasters, microwaves, blenders, and other small appliances are investments that should last you a while. However, if you’ve been holding on to decades-old appliances, eventually you will need to replace them.

Diversity & Inclusion

Doritos Passes the Mic to the Black Community With Its SOLID BLACK Line

Today, we explore how one brand is meeting these expectations through passing the mic to Black influencers.

Health & Healthcare

FedEx Delivers Critical Healthcare Shipments Around the Globe

Our mission to help the world move forward from COVID-19 continues: a third donated FedEx charter flight arrived in India over the weekend with additional COVID relief supplies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva Recognized by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work as a Best Workplace for Millennials

Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK) announced today it has ranked on the 2021 Best Workplaces for Millennials™ list by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE. This is the fifth consecutive year Workiva has been named to this prestigious list, ranking #50 among large workplaces.

Diversity & Inclusion

P&G Partners to Launch Womenentrepreneurs4good Initiative

P&G along with HEC Paris has sponsored the WomenEntrepreneurs4Good initiative as part of P&G’s global commitment to supporting and championing women entrepreneurs and fostering green innovation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Searching for Balance: How and Why We Work

Industrialists like Henry Ford made the 40-hour work week popular in the 1920s. A hundred years later, as we reflect on how the global pandemic changed our work lives, we meet people questioning the 40-hour standard and searching for more sustainable options.

Environment

American Airlines Commits to Setting Science Based Target for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

American Airlines announced today that it has committed to set a science-based target for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a move that will sharpen the company’s strategy for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050

Health & Healthcare

Diabetes Update: New Data Shows How Abbott's Health Tech Helps More People, In More Places

Knowing those diabetes numbers is crucial to the health of millions living with diabetes and with technology like the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system, it's never been easier, affordable and accessible for so many.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement in the Age of COVID-19

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), over 7 in 10 employers said adjusting to remote work during COVID-19 has been a challenge, with 2 in 3 citing low employee morale—especially those organizations with 500 employees or more.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Comcast Brings Lift Zone Technology to Family Promise of Spokane to Support Vulnerable Families

Comcast is equipping three Family Promise shelters in the city of Spokane with WiFi-connected Lift Zones as well as new laptops to support vulnerable students, adults and families.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Pride Month: Lenovo Employees Share the Meaning of Pride

In honor of Pride Month, we asked some of our employees from around the world to share what pride means to them, insights on how to become a better LGBTQIA+ ally and advice for being your true, authentic self.

Research, Reports & Publications

Alliance Data Provides Update on Three-Year Sustainability Goals With Release of 2020 ESG Performance Report

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS) a leading global provider of data-driven marketing, loyalty and payment solutions, has released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance Report.

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