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Philanthropy

National Cherry Popsicle Day Celebrated at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with Special Treats Compliments of Carnival Cruise Line

August 26 was National Cherry Popsicle Day and, for the third year in a row, Carnival Cruise Line provided a delicious treat of hundreds of cherry popsicles to the kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, one of the cruise line's top charitable partners.

Volunteering & Community

Taproot+, the Simple, Free Way to Get Skilled Volunteers

Energy & Infrastructure

Unleashing the Power of Our People to Save Energy

In 2012, the Sitio del Niño tissue mill in El Salvador drew the attention of Kimberly-Clark Product Supply leaders from around the world.

In the preceding months, the mill had become famous for delivering a five percent reduction in energy use and $1.5 million in cost savings, all with less than a $0.5 million investment.

Environment

#CoolJobs: AECOM underwater!

Kaitlin Sylvester is a marine and freshwater scientist in AECOM’s environment business. In an AECOM Impact blog post, she details her Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) diving experience, why she has such a "cool job" and why she is passionate about her work.

Socially Responsible Investing

Natural Capital - Why the Nature Conservancy Works with Wall Street

Aligning Capital with the Conservation of Nature. Find out why and how The Nature Conservancy works with Wall Street. Today's environmental challenges are bigger than ever. And a rapidly growing population coupled with climate change will only exacerbate current threats. Big challenges like these will require bold solutions. The environmental movement must try new approaches and scale up our work so it’s bigger, better and faster

Socially Responsible Investing

The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be

Environment

Smart Home Leader Nexia™ Home Intelligence Expands Offering with Support for Rachio Iro Smart Sprinkler Controller

Smart home technology leader Nexia™ Home Intelligence, a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), and Rachio, maker of the Iro Smart Sprinkler Controller, announced new compatibility that combines Iro’s smart-sensing irrigation technology with the convenience and flexibility of the Nexia home automation system and all-in-one app.

Research & Reports

Para Banorte cada cliente es único

Mejorar la experiencia de nuestros clientes y volverla más eficiente es el objetivo de Sumando, programa que a través de diversas iniciativas y proyectos conducirá a Grupo Financiero Banorte, hacia un nuevo modelo de negocio enfocado en el cliente, el cual sin duda nos dará una ventaja competitiva única en el sector al permitirnos conocer detalladamente los gustos, las necesidades, los hábitos de compra, el estilo y las preferencias de cada cliente.

Research & Reports

To Banorte, Each Client is Unique

Improving and making customer experience more efficient is Sumando’s purpose, this program will lead Grupo Financiero Banorte, through various initiatives and projects, to a new business model focused on the client, which certainly will give us a competitive advantage in the industry - unique in treating each client while knowing their preferences, needs, style and purchasing habits in detail.

Awards & Rankings

Results Announced for 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review

The 2015 results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Review have been announced today by RobecoSAM and S&P Dow Jones Indices. The DJSI World includes only the top 10% of companies per industry, making it the gold standard for corporate sustainability.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Diversifying the Tech Sector: Bay Area Organizations Meet with Congressional Black Caucus Leaders

​Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) TECH 2020 Task Force visited the Bloomberg Tech Hub in San Francisco on Tuesday in a final stop of a tour through Silicon Valley this week to advance the CBC TECH 2020 initiative. Launched in May, CBC TECH 2020 is a five-year plan developed to address the underrepresentation of African Americans in the technology industry.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

The Problem With Little

Thinner, sleeker, and lighter are hallmarks of the marketing strategy that inoculates consumers with the obsolescence bug long before functionality actually falters.

Education & Workforce Development

Investment Paves Way to Educational Success for At-Risk Youth

September in North America means back to school for most students. At Goldcorp, we believe contributing to education is one of the best ways we can create long-lasting positive benefits in the communities where we live and work. We will share a multi-part series over the few weeks to highlight the new educational initiatives we’ve invested in over the past year. This week we share with you a success story of a teen who went from almost dropping out to now completing his PhD thanks to Pathways to Education Canada.

Education & Workforce Development

Inversión pavimenta el camino hacia el éxito educativo para los jóvenes en situación de riesgo

Para la mayoría de los estudiantes en Norteamérica, septiembre significa volver a clases. En Goldcorp, creemos que contribuir a la educación es una de las mejores maneras en que podemos crear beneficios positivos a largo plazo en las comunidades donde vivimos y trabajamos. En las siguientes semanas, pondremos a disposición una serie para destacar las nuevas iniciativas educacionales en las que invertimos el año pasado. Esta semana, compartimos con ustedes la exitosa historia de un adolescente que casi abandona su educación y ahora se encuentra finalizando su doctorado con la ayuda de Pathways to Education Canada (Vías para la educación de Canadá).

Education & Workforce Development

Un investissement qui ouvre la voie vers une réussite scolaire pour les jeunes à risque

En Amérique du Nord, septembre signifie la rentrée pour la plupart des étudiants. Chez Goldcorp, nous croyons qu’il faut redonner à la collectivité, et contribuer à l’éducation est l’une des meilleures façons de créer des bienfaits positifs à long terme dans les collectivités où nous vivons et travaillons. Nous allons partager une série d’articles au cours des prochaines semaines pour mettre en valeur les nouvelles initiatives en matière d’éducation que nous avons mises de l’avant pendant la dernière année. Cette semaine, nous vous présentons la belle histoire d’une personne qui, après avoir passé très près de décrocher à l’adolescence, termine maintenant son doctorat grâce à Passeport pour ma réussite Canada.

Environment

Salt Water Wilderness: Summer Brennan & Doug Woodring

Volunteering & Community

Louise’s Story: Animal Welfare Volunteer

Environment

Solar Decathlon Team Gets Some Expert Advice

If anybody should know how to build a fully solar-powered house, it’s Moritz Limpinsel. The 32-year-old native of Germany has devoted his studies to solar cells, just completing a Ph.D. in chemistry and materials physics at the University of California, Irvine. Except, knowing how to and actually doing it are worlds apart.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

America’s Heartland Season 11 Debuts

Starting September 9, America’s Heartland will begin sharing another season of interesting and informative stories about agriculture in America. Now in its 11th season, the award-winning program covers topics designed to address consumers’ questions and concerns about food safety, animal welfare and environmental sustainability. Some stories feature farmers and ranchers, some talk about agribusinesses and other cover the science behind agriculture and efforts to improve processes and yields.

Awards & Rankings

Microsoft Alumni Foundation Announces Its 2015 Integral Fellow

Volunteering & Community

IU, Kelley School and Whirlpool Partnering on Sixth Habitat for Humanity Campus Build in Bloomington

Nereyda Garza, a single mother of three, has spent many years living in other people’s living rooms. But once her new Habitat for Humanity home being built at Indiana University is complete, she will have her own living room for the first time in her life.

Philanthropy

BJ’s Charitable Foundation Helps Local Hunger-Relief Agencies Feed More Families

In honor of Hunger Action MonthTM, BJ’s Charitable Foundation announces today that it will provide grants to Feeding America® and 21 member food banks totaling $600,000. Grants will support capacity building, food safety training and transportation costs for its local agencies, shelters, food pantries and other feeding programs. After helping to expand capacity in 2014 for more than 400 feeding pantries and programs that resulted in over 10 million more pounds of food to be donated, BJ’s Charitable Foundation will invest additional funding this year to further prevent a bottleneck in the supply chain for food distribution to Americans facing hunger.

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People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

License to Operate

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

LATAM Growth

DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

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...

Truist Championship

The Truist Championship has been an official PGA TOUR event since 2003, contested annually at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of...