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Innovation & Technology

10 Years of Un-Carrier, 3 Years Into Merger… Forever Disrupting!

Our commitment to customers extends to putting our network to use for GOOD through programs like Project 10Million and other education initiatives, which in just a few short years have connected more than 5.3 million students with $4.83 billion in services.

Health & Healthcare

Our Efforts in Working Towards Health Equity in Recognition of World Health Day

The World Health Organization (WHO) is celebrating its 75th anniversary on World Health Day, April 7. The day serves as an opportunity for us all to look back at public health successes that have improved quality of life in the last seven decades.

Responsible Production & Consumption

10 Sustainable or B-Corp Baby Brands Protecting Our Children and Their Future

​Building upon my response to a McKinsey article about customers focusing on sustainability, backed up by their wallets, it is no surprise that consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the impact their spending has on the products they buy.

Education

The Fifth Third Bank Young Bankers Club® Curriculum

The Fifth Third Bank Young Bankers Club® is an engaging financial education program that helps students learn key math life skills online at any time.

Social Impact & Volunteering

14 Strategies To Launch an Effective Corporate Volunteer Program

Many corporate leaders are confronting a new landscape when it comes to hiring and retaining employees.

Environment

It’s Gopher Tortoise Day — National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s and International Paper’s Forestland Stewards Partnership Helps The Longleaf Alliance Give Gopher Tortoises a Head Start

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

Social Impact & Volunteering

Understanding Our Nonprofit Partners: Who Are Our Partners in Impact?

In this blog, you'll gain an understanding of the basics of nonprofits, what they mean to us as partners and how we can intentionally support them.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sydney WorldPride 2023: P&G Australia “Leads with Love"

Procter & Gamble celebrates our LGBTQ+ employees, and the unique stories that unite us, by raising visibility and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Yum! Brands’ New Packaging Policy Has the Potential To Make a Global Impact

In collaboration with parent company Yum!, each brand is shifting its existing packaging to more sustainable options.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Increases Financial Commitment Up to $400,000 for Spring Tornado and Severe Storm Relief

The Home Depot Foundation increased its financial pledge to communities impacted by tornadoes and severe weather this spring, taking its commitment up to $400,000 to support relief efforts across the Southeast and Midwest.

Innovation & Technology

The Marvelous Universe of Big Data

In episode 8 of Source De[Code], host Ben Coffin interviews Derek Ong to explore Big Data's place in the manufacturing world. Derek and Ben play with analogies from the Marvel Comic Universe (MCU) to illustrate how Big Data is helping to transform this data-rich sector.

Environment

Covia’s Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship

Covia’s NSO, Ontario facility supports the protection of local turtle populations by collecting and incubating eggs. To support the Blanding’s turtle, snapping turtle and painted turtle the facility fully embraces Environmental, Social Corporate Governance (ESG) principles.

Research, Reports & Publications

2022 Represented a Strategic Inflection Point for Vertex and Its Core Mission of Creating Transformative Medicines for People With Serious Diseases; Announces 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

2022 represented a strategic inflection point for Vertex and its core mission of investing in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Corp. and Habitat Help Families Achieve Strength and Stability One Energy-Efficient Home at a Time

Through the BuildBetter with Whirlpool initiative, Habitat and Whirlpool are actively creating ways to help homeowners mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Research, Reports & Publications

CDL First in Southeast Asia To Apply Two-Pillar ESG Disclosure Framework in Its 16th Integrated Sustainability Report – Zeros In on Positive Impact and Value

City Developments Limited (CDL) has published its Integrated Sustainability Report (ISR) 2023, its sixteenth sustainability report since 2008.

Diversity & Inclusion

Generation Change's Hands Off Presents: Mae Muller

Generation Change creates tailored programming in collaboration with our brands and markets by young agents of change who are passionate about improving their communities.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Let’s Do This! 9 Simple Steps for Individual Goal-Setting

Team goal-setting is essential - you've probably already set and are progressing toward your team goals for the year! But what about individual goal-setting? In case you’re feeling stuck, we thought we’d share Realized Worth’s internal 2023 goal-setting guide for individuals.

Diversity & Inclusion

Kimberly-Clark’s Lori Shaffer Encourages Purdue University Students To ‘Embrace the Opportunities That Scare You the Most’

Lori Shaffer, Kimberly-Clark’s vice president of global nonwovens, recently spoke at her alma mater, Purdue University. She shared more about her storied career at Kimberly-Clark along with the power of harnessing an agile mindset.

Innovation & Technology

#AViewFrom Henkel North America: Darien, CT

Our on-site salon is Green Circle-certified, ensuring that no waste produced will make its way to a landfill.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife: Casa Spotlight - Japan

Kobe Jitsugyo Gakuin (KJG), is a Casa Herbalife partner in Japan dedicated to providing shelter to children who come from dysfunctional families. Since 2005, the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF) has partnered with KJG to nourish abandoned and neglected children.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works Recognized With Diversity in Business Award by Columbus Business First

Bath & Body Works announces today that it was recognized by Columbus Business First with a Diversity in Business Award.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Water Mission and FedEx Provide Safe Water to Over 100,000 Ukrainians

More than a year after Russia’s initial invasion, Ukrainian people remain at risk. Both those who stayed and were displaced have been forced to find new ways to meet their basic daily needs, like finding safe water.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Again Named One of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek

Hormel Foods Corporation has been named one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek for a second straight year.

Innovation & Technology

World Health Day 2023: How HARMAN Innovations Aim To Deliver “Health for All”

As the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates 75 years of improving public health and promoting overall well-being for World Health Day, HARMAN will be spotlighting its latest technologies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

First Industry-Wide Pro Bono Day of Service Helps Vulnerable Customers and Communities

Last November, EEI joined a group of member companies and the Pro Bono Institute in hosting EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day, a first-ever event for the electric power industry.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  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
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  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
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  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
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  14. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  15. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...