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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PSEG Employee Shares His Story on U.S. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

As humans, we take the awareness of others for granted. We expect people to see us — our unique selves, our value as individuals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Careers in Focus: Marathon Petroleum Helps High School Students Envision Professional Futures

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is enhancing career opportunities in El Paso and the West Texas region through a $274,000 grant that opens a clear path for high school students to enter the skilled trades.

Environment

Qualcomm's Commitment to Net-Zero Global Operational Emissions by 2040

Angela Baker, Qualcomm’s Chief Sustainability Officer, discusses our commitment to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2040, why the Company has made this a priority, and the roadmap to achieve our goals.

Diversity & Inclusion

Griffith Foods Supports International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day! IWD each year marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity, which we at Griffith Foods have made a global commitment to achieving.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Turning Compassion Into Action When Help Can't Wait

When help can’t wait, Red Cross volunteers, generous financial and blood donors, community partners and those trained in vital health and safety skills step up to ensure people in need receive relief and care.

Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife Announces 2030 DEI Commitments

Environment

Why Climate Change Can't Knock Our Lights Out

At South by Southwest (SXSW) 2022, Nicola Acutt, vice president of ESG at VMware, discussed the partnership between the City of Palo Alto and VMware on a prototype that will test the potential of microgrids.

Sustainable Development Goals

Arizona Women Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses With Support of Freeport-McMoRan's DreamBuilder Program

DreamBuilder is a free online entrepreneurship training program developed for women who want to start or grow their own small business.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

April Edwards Helps Build a Smarter, Stronger Grid

As Duke Energy’s director of asset design in southern Indiana, April Edwards makes sure the crews who work on neighborhood power lines and equipment are ready for any challenge.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Kohler Sustainability's Rising Star

As our new Senior Manager of Global Product Sustainability, Ashley Fahey is dedicated to furthering Kohler’s work within sustainable innovation.

Research, Reports & Publications

Climate Change: WSP Publishes First TCFD Report

The TCFD is one of the most widely used frameworks for reporting on climate-related financial risks and opportunities.

Innovation & Technology

T-Mobile Unleashes Innovators to Drive 5G Forward

In an event from T-Mobile’s new innovation center, T-Mobile executives unveiled a series of moves and partnerships called 5G Forward, all designed to accelerate 5G developer innovation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Military Service Prepared Public Lands Guides to Inspire New Adventures

During a recent team-building exercise at the Public Lands store in Pittsburgh, Pa. the guides were randomly paired up with one another and challenged to see which team could pitch a tent the fastest.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Land Betterment's ekō Featured on WHNT Huntsville Newscast

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”) announced that their ekō Villages of Hope continues to expand its impact through its private sponsorship model and its associated corporate donations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Introducing the Great Britain Microbusiness Study

Staggeringly, 96% of the businesses in Great Britain are considered microbusinesses, which are defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as having less than 10 employees.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Announces New Sands Cares Accelerator Graduate

In a virtual global celebration held last evening, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) honored Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) as the second graduate of the Sands Cares Accelerator, an exclusive three-year nonprofit membership program designed to help fast-track rising organizations on the tipping point of making a leap in community impact.

Diversity & Inclusion

Access & Opportunity Podcast: Reducing Recidivism

Marcus Bullock shares his journey of reintegrating into society after prison and the path that led him to founding Flikshop, a tech company that helps keep families connected to their incarcerated loved ones.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tamika Otis Joins KeyBank as Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for Capital Region & Central NY Markets

KeyBank has announced that Tam­ika Otis has been named Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for its Capital Region (Albany, NY) and Central NY markets.

Health & Healthcare

Addressing Health Equity in the Age of COVID-19

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), in the U.K., Northern Ireland and the U.S., the risk for infection was twice as high for Black people and 1.5 times as high for Asian people than white people.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

At its heart, climate scenario analysis is a risk-planning exercise based on a common behavioral problem: who pays the carbon toll and when?

Diversity & Inclusion

Advice for Women Starting or Advancing Your Career on International Women's Day

Pam Klyn, Senior VP VP of Corporate Relations and Sustainability at Whirlpool Corporation offers advice on career advancement for women.

Diversity & Inclusion

Organizations Celebrate Cincinnati Suffragists With National Votes for Women Trail Historic Markers

Fifth Third Bank, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Cincinnati Parks are working together to dedicate and celebrate three new historic markers on the National Votes for Women Trail.

Innovation & Technology

Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group Simulates Building Acoustics With Innovative Apple iOS Application

Tetra Tech’s High Performance Buildings acoustics team received Tetra Tech’s 2021 Excellence & Achievement Award for Technical Achievement for developing an iOS application

Events, Media & Communications

Thermo King Highlights Cold Chain Decarbonization and Innovation at Global Cold Chain Alliance Conference

Thermo King shares insights on accelerating global carbon footprint reduction in transport refrigeration at Global Cold Chain Alliance Conference.

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