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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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Earth Week Spring Cleaning

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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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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

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

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Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Investing for Health”

When a company like CVS Health affirms “health is everything” in its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, there’s no ambiguity about how it values health.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Critical Time to Give Back: Lenovo Grows Global Volunteer Event for 5th Consecutive Year

In September 2021, Lenovo hosted its fifth annual Love on Global Month of Service, engaging employees around the world in volunteerism aligned to Lenovo’s philanthropic mission to empower underrepresented populations with access to technology and STEM education.

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Innovation & Technology

Privacy is Our Shared Responsibility

NortonLifeLock CTO Darren Shou recently participated in two events that addressed ongoing and future Cyber Safety challenges, providing a critical perspective on consumer privacy legislation and protection.

Responsible Production & Consumption

For This Company, Customers Are Crucial in Forging a Path Toward Sustainability and Regeneration

Prakash Arunkundrum, Logitech’s head of global operations & sustainability, offers valuable insight to anyone vested in sustainability, whether they are on a marketing team, product manager or are tasked with revamping an organization’s strategy.

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Events, Media & Communications

Q4 Inc., Nasdaq, Diligent, and Others to Partner With IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary at Upcoming ESG Integration Forum

There are more than 300 potential ESG topics that could be material to a publicly listed company.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cross-Sector Solutions for Digital Inclusion

Happy International Internet Day! This week during Common Impact's Skills for Cities Fall 2021, CEO Danielle Holly moderated a Community Conversation exploring the role cross-sector partnerships can play in addressing the digital divide and advancing racial equity.

Diversity & Inclusion

LEGO Goes Gender Neutral to Combat Gender Biases

Today, we explore one company’s effort to take a deeper look at gender biases to ultimately help solve for them.

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Health & Healthcare

How to Pack an Emergency Go Bag

We hope it never happens. But when torrential rain and high winds beat on your windows or wildfire flames glow on the horizon, your only thought is to get your family to safety. That’s why being prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice is critical.

Research, Reports & Publications

Tetra Pak Index: Consumers 'Rewire' Priorities and Take Action on Environment, Waste and Health

Tetra Pak’s 2021 Index explores how consumer motivation & behavior is changing worldwide, and how some of the trends will remain relevant in the post-pandemic world.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Living the Legacy of Milton S. Hershey

September 13, 2021 would have been Milton S. Hershey's 164th birthday. Today, Hershey employees around the world live his legacy of doing well by doing good.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Recognizing and Protecting All First Responders

National First Responders Awareness Day is October 28 – a special day which recognizes the heroic men and women who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster strikes.

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Education

Legacy Project Helps Students Navigate a Smooth Future

Through The Legacy Project, selected students receive individualized coaching, tuition opportunities, and hands-on career exposure.

Health & Healthcare

Teaming up to Support Emergency Physicians - Md Financial Management Inc. And Scotiabank Renew Agreement With Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

MD Financial Management Inc. (MD) and Scotiabank announced a renewed agreement with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) in support of programs that foster excellence in emergency medicine across Canada.

Innovation & Technology

Closing the American Digital Divide This Decade

Ericsson has just released a paper suggesting that it is possible to close the American digital divide in this decade. But it will not happen without changing perspectives about what matters most and the technologies that will be used to close it.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson Earns a Spot on Fortune's 2021 Change the World List

This week Fortune included Johnson & Johnson on its 2021 Change the World list, which spotlights companies across the globe that have leveraged their core business strategies to drive positive social impact.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Help Desk: Why Pro Bono Service Is Valuable for Professional, Personal Development

Many law students are eager to use their skills after graduation, but they often miss a meaningful opportunity to help those in need of legal services, which can positively impact their own corporate work.

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Environment

As COP26 Nears, Major Investor and Company Calls Grow Louder for Governments to Raise Their Climate Ambition

Happening on the heels of yet another urgent and dire warning from the world’s leading scientists, the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26)

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity Earns Leadership in Sustainability Award for Water Use & Quality from American Forest & Paper Association

Essity, a leading global hygiene and health company, is proud to announce that it has received the Better Practices, Better Planet 2020-2021 Leadership in Sustainability Award for Water from the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). As the national trade association for the paper and wood products industry, AF&PA advocates for a strong and sustainable industry for all of its manufacturer members.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Caring for the Communities Where We Live and Work: Spotlight on Malaysia

When Malaysia’s government implemented a COVID-19 lockdown in May 2021, Martina Jezdikova knew she had to do something to help her community, and she knew how she could make it a reality.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Announces Neighborhood Investment Program to Transform Historic West End in Charlotte, North Carolina

Fifth Third intends to commit up to $20 million in lending, investments, and philanthropic support, including grants from the Fifth Third Foundation to the Historic West End.

Innovation & Technology

Meet an Empowered Maker: Xavier Owens

For anyone considering a trades career, electrician Xavier Owens has a few words of advice: “Go for it.” Having pursued both a college degree and trades training, he’s empowered by his choice to help make the world.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

A List of COVID-19 Resources, Reports and Research related to Employee Volunteering and Workplace Giving

Realized Worth compiled a set of resources providing insights on how COVID-19 and social unrest/justice movements have impacted the world of #workplacegiving and #employeevolunteering. Explore the resources, reports and research here!

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. EPA 2021 SmartWay Excellence Awards Recipients Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics, Building on Historic Recognition for Environmental Performance

Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics have done it again. The Koch Industries affiliates have received the SmartWay® Excellence Awards from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding environmental performance.

Sustainable Development Goals

COP26: Why Organizations Must Step Up and Be Accountable

With the UN Climate Change Conference getting underway in Glasgow next week, GRI is urging all organizations to be open about their impacts on the planet, as transparency is an essential precursor for reaching global solutions to a global problem.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Real Sustainability Is About People

In this exclusive Social Capital Q and A, Abbott CEO Robert B Ford discusses Abbott’s success in demonstrating how businesses can be a force for good directly through its healthcare products that improve people’s lives and also every day with the way it treats its employees.

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