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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

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Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

LG Electronics Named '2021 Eco-Leader' for Championing Sustainability and Carbon Reduction

In recognition of its commitment to climate action, LG Electronics has been named a 2021 Eco-Leader. This is the third consecutive year that LG has been awarded the coveted Eco-Leader distinction by Green Builder® Media.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Being herself: Deanna Strable-Soethout

Speaking up used to be a struggle for Deanna Strable-Soethout.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Returning to the Workplace: Are Your Employee Benefits Ready?

As vaccination rates rise and employers game-plan how to return to a shared workspace, decision-makers are left juggling a bevy of considerations.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Illumina Named a World's Top-Female Friendly Company by Forbes

We are proud to announce that Illumina has been included in Forbes’ inaugural list highlighting the World’s Top Female Friendly Companies.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How to Support Humane Society International's Global Efforts to Protect All Animals Through Your Workplace

As a donor, you can support Humane Society International by donating to them through your employer’s workplace giving program.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Bacardi Cuts Plastic in Its Gift Packs by 50%

Bacardi is removing 147 tons of single-use plastic used annually in its gift packs through innovative new designs, and by replacing plastic inserts with sustainable alternatives made from cardboard certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Teva Becomes First Pharmaceutical Company to Execute Sustainability-Linked Bond Tied to Both Climate and Access to Medicine Targets

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) announced ambitious commitments to address two of today’s greatest global crises—access to medicines and climate change—tied to its recently issued $5 billion sustainability-linked bond.

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Health & Healthcare

Webinar: Collaborating to Address Health Inequities in Underserved Communities

Quest Diagnostics is sponsoring an upcoming Modern Healthcare webinar on November 10th that will feature leaders from across healthcare discussing how they are coming together to build proactive solutions and reduce healthcare disparities in underserved populations.

Health & Healthcare

Delos' Well Living Lab and Harrison Street Announce Collaboration to Research the Impact of Indoor Senior Living Environments on the Health of Older Adults

The Well Living Lab, founded as a collaboration of Delos and Mayo Clinic, along with Harrison Street, one of the nation’s leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets, announced today that they will partner in an upcoming Healthy Aging study series.

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Energy

CIT Serves as Sole Lead Arranger on $67.8 Million Financing for Upstate New York Solar Power and Battery Storage Portfolio

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Power and Energy business served as sole lead arranger for $67.8 million in financing for construction of the new AMP NY2 community solar and storage portfolio.

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Education

New Holland and the CNH Industrial Bank Distribute 12 Thousand Children's Books to Rural Schools in Brazil

To encourage children to read, New Holland Agriculture and the CNH Industrial Bank in Brazil are supporting the Coletânea Renovarte project, which aims at supplying 12,000 children's books to rural public schools in the State of Paraná in Brazil.

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Environment

Time to Act on the Climate Crisis

New Report from FSG Calls on Entire Philanthropic Sector to Address Global Warming, Center on Climate Justice

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Intersection of Corporate Good and Climate Justice

Climate protection, including climate justice, is a core tenet of Verizon’s responsible business plan, Citizen Verizon, by Rose Stuckey Kirk, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Office.

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Environment

LG's GHG Emissions Reduction Target Validated by Climate Expert SBTi

LG Electronics’ strategy for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from production to use by 2030 has been independently reviewed and validated by climate expert SBTi.

Diversity & Inclusion

Helping Senior Citizens Successfully Navigate the Internet with New Digital Skills: Albert Pannell

For some people, including senior citizens, understanding how to use a computer and navigate the internet can be overwhelming.

Diversity & Inclusion

Engineering Impact: Employee Stories

Our business success and impact on society stems from our 90,000+ passionate employees — each with a relentless drive to help others and fulfill the Medtronic Mission. Hear from employees leading the charge to advance positive impact.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

According to a New Study, Small Dollar Loans Are up to 24x Less Expensive at Oportun, Which Uses A.I. To Evaluate Credit Risk and Score 100-percent of Applicants

Oportun, an A.I.-driven fintech that provides hardworking people with access to responsible and affordable loans, released findings from the True Cost of a Loan analysis, conducted by the Financial Health Network.

Diversity & Inclusion

Olympians and Paralympians Call on World Leaders to Work Together to Fight Climate Change

In a powerful video produced with support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), athletes who participated at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 are calling on world leaders to deliver on climate action.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Thinking Beyond 2030: How Our 2030 Goals Are Only the Beginning for This Engineer

As a technology and development environmental engineer at Intel, Ashley Walsh is passionate about waste. Learn why she thinks the solutions to our environmental problems can be found in—you guessed it—waste.

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Environment

Antea Group USA Partners With Deluxe for the Small Business Revolution TV Series

Antea Group USA partnered with Deluxe during production of Season 6 of the Small Business Revolution, premiering November 9th on Hulu and YouTube.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Don’t Let This Love Go To Waste. Give New Life To Taco Bell® Hot Sauce Packets Via Terracycle®.

This partnership is the beginning and part of a potential industry-wide solution for recycling sauce packets and other single-use food packaging.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How HBCUs Can Accelerate Black Economic Mobility

The first higher-education institution for Black Americans in the US was founded in 1837. Since then, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have established themselves as anchor institutions

Events, Media & Communications

2021 Shared Value Leadership Summit Features PayPal, Unilever, HP, Merck, Abbott & Many More

Join the Shared Value Initiative on November 8-10, 2021 for the virtual 2021 Shared Value Leadership Summit, which will offer inspiration, connection and actionable advice for purpose-driven leaders and practitioners from around the globe who are committed to imagining and designing an equitable and inclusive society.

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Diversity & Inclusion

'Inside the Innovation:' Oncology Leaders Discuss Life at Gilead

Behind Gilead’s life-changing medicines are teams of accomplished, imaginative and dedicated individuals who have committed their careers to helping drive innovation.

Events, Media & Communications

Kimberly Evans Named Northern Trust's Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact

Northern Trust has named Kimberly Evans as Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact, effective December 1, 2021.

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  2. Climate Stabilization
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  3. Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
    The vision of Paris 2024 Paris 2024 will see a new vision of Olympism in action, delivered in a unique spirit of international celebration. We will...

  4. Carton Council
    Formed in 2009, the Carton Council is an industry organization committed to growing carton recycling in the U.S. By promoting both recycling...

  5. Recognition of our Company
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  6. First Responder Programming
    At Motorola Solutions, our customers are everyday heroes, and our philanthropic arm, the Motorola Solutions Foundation is dedicated to paying it...

  7. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  8. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  9. Fifth Third Day 2025
    Fifth Third Bank’s nearly 19,000 employees celebrate the annual “Fifth Third Day” by volunteering and donating to fight food insecurity within their...

  10. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

  11. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...

  12. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

  13. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They're the people who build websites, run restaurants, and offer classes online. But their impact has gone largely unnoticed. Our mission is to...

  14. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They're the people who build websites, run restaurants, and offer classes online. But their impact has gone largely unnoticed. Our mission is to...

  15. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...