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Energy

LG Solar Panels Capture Coveted Five-Star Ranking

LG Business Solutions USA earned an impressive five-star rating from the prestigious EnergySage Buyer’s Guide for LG’s cutting-edge NeON® 2, NeON R and Mono X™ solar panels.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Partners With the American Association of People With Disabilities to Help Close the Digital Divide

Comcast announced a series of initiatives designed to help address the digital divide for low-income Americans with disabilities through the Internet Essentials program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Viacom Program Finds the Next Generation of Directing Talent

Viacom’s ViewFinder director development program helps promising emerging directors from under-represented communities break into the industry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Team Up With Make-A-Wish Foundation to Make Birthday Wish Come True for 11-Year-Old LA Kings Fan

AEG’s LA Kings recently teamed up with Make-A-Wish Foundation to host a one-of-a-kind birthday party for 11-year-old LA Kings fan Christiann Villa on Sept. 9 at Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo, Calif.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AIDAmira: Christening for a Good Cause

On November 30, 2019, the AIDA family is receiving a new member: Model and TV host Franziska Knuppe will christen the 14th fleet member with the name AIDAmira in Palma de Mallorca.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Island Park Resident Helps Brings the Music Back to WWII Veteran’s Home

Ninety-three-year-old World War II veteran Ralph Cavaliere recently realized the power of PSEG Long Island’s community service when more than a dozen employees visited his home to help make his nineties more joyful.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: The Time Traveler's Car

Decades from now, I think we’ll all look back on this time in the automotive industry as a turning point. Sure, Tesla might be a big winner looking back, but they won’t be the only ones.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

From Monk to Money Manager

I’ve always hated talking about money. Growing up in a rich family, I learned through the ­behavior of those around me that money and materialism were evil.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ON Semiconductor 2019 Global CCEP and CSR Conference in Seoul, Korea

In June, the ON Semiconductor Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program (CCEP) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program held a joint biennial conference in Seoul, Korea.

Environment

Climate Week 2019: Time for Bold Commitments—and Action

As we approach Climate Week, which kicks off with the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit, it is clear that more action is needed.

Research, Reports & Publications

BCG’s Latest Report on Sustainability: “A Circular Solution to Plastic Waste”

Plastics have delivered enormous societal benefits including providing product safety and enabling storage and complex transportation, among others.

Health & Healthcare

Impact Through HIV Advocacy: Nathan Townsend

Nathan Townsend is a singer, songwriter, motivational speaker, creative director, and social advocate based in Fulton County, Georgia. He has been involved with HIV advocacy since 2005 and works with THRIVE SS to support people living with HIV...

Environment

Ian Urbina on "The Outlaw Ocean"

This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Ian Urbina, a longtime investigative reporter for the New York Times whose latest book "The Outlaw Ocean" reveals many of the hidden costs of the seafood and shipping industries.

Green Infrastructure

AIDA President Felix Eichhorn Presents Green Cruising Strategy at UNWTO Summit in Saint Petersburg

How can we use innovations to tackle climate change? That was one of the central questions at the UNWTO summit meeting which took place in Saint Petersburg (Russia) from September 10–13, 2019.

Sustainable Development Goals

Virginia Governor’s Executive Order to Accelerate Clean Energy Future is the Right Move for the Commonwealth

Earlier today, Gov. Northam signed Executive Order 43, which set bold new goals to reach 30% renewable energy by 2030 and achieve 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050 in Virginia.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg Launches Equity Benchmarks

Bloomberg today announced that it now offers U.S. equity benchmark capabilities. The equity offering includes the Bloomberg U.S. Large Cap Index (ticker: B500) as well as growth, value and dividend indices.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Named as Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the Ninth Consecutive Year

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) is the Industry Leader in Machinery and Electrical Equipment in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), World and Europe, for the ninth consecutive year.

Media & Communications

FSG Welcomes John Harper As Managing Director

FSG, one of the world’s leading advisors on creating social impact, is thrilled to welcome its newest managing director, John Harper, to its consulting team.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How We Decide: Our Approach to Effective Governance

Domtar benefits from having empowered interdisciplinary groups of managers with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds to establish and execute our strategies for sustainability, diversity and inclusion.

Research, Reports & Publications

We Can’t Leave It to Younger Generations to Save the World.

It’s clear that young people care about the planet. But can we assume they’ll do what’s necessary to save it?

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How CEO Unity Is Driving the Responsible Company Model

After a worldwide financial crisis often viewed as caused by greed and sloppy governance, the people have spoken and businesses are authentically listening.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg LP Chairman Peter Grauer Recognized As a Leading Global Advocate for Women in Business

For the third year in a row, Bloomberg Chairman Peter T. Grauer has been recognized as a leading champion of gender diversity.

Environment

How Two Companies Save Bees

Whirlpool Corporation is taking action to help protect bees by being a honey bee protectors. At its Brandywine Creek Center for Leadership and Lifelong Learning in Covert, MI, Whirlpool, provides a home to more than 350,000 Italian honey bees.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Spotlight: Kaely Zeiser

As part of our employee spotlight series, we’re sitting down with Kaely Zeiser, business partner, Corporate Responsibility at MilliporeSigma, to learn more about the work she’s doing to ignite curiosity in the next generation of scientists.

Diversity & Inclusion

In Continued Effort to Enable Equal Visibility for Women, Secret Deodorant Commits to Boosting Attendance at Women’s Soccer Games, Purchasing 9,000 Seats at National Women’s Soccer League Home Games

Secret Deodorant announced today that it will continue to support female soccer players by helping to boost attendance and revenue at upcoming National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) games.

Latest Campaigns

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  3. KeyBank's Community Investment
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  4. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  5. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  6. 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...
  7. Sustainability
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  8. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
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  12. 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...
  13. Drive for MPC
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  14. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
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  15. License to Operate
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