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Education

Fifth Third Bank Finance Academy® Educated 764K Students Over Past Five Years

Over 764,000 high school students have taken Fifth Third Bank’s financial education and entrepreneurship courses over the past five years.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Inspiring Stories: Truist Foundation and Community First Fund Support Diverse Entrepreneurs by Aligning Capital With Social Justice in Pennsylvania

Learn how Truist Foundation’s $2.25 million grant to Community First Fund’s Economic Justice Fund is helping small business owners, like Mamie Sardnee, owner of Woodland Produce in Philadelphia, grow their businesses and achieve their dreams.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $83 Million of Financing for Affordable Housing Property in Texas

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) KeyBank provided $83 million for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Woodway Square Apartments (Woodway), a 240-unit, affordable, family project located in Austin, Texas.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Illumina Rings the Bell at Nasdaq

The Nasdaq closing bell in New York City signifies the end of a full day of trading on the stock market, a day of transactions made to benefit shareholders and companies, and propel business forward. Fittingly, Illumina representatives rang the closing bell on March 30.

Sustainable Development Goals

Covia Shares Comprehensive 2030 ESG Approach

In 2021, Covia formally introduced the company’s 2030 ESG Goals: Goals that Inspire. The 10 goals were broken into our three core areas - Environmental Stewardship, Positive Social Impact and Responsible Governance & Ethics.

Sustainable Development Goals

Mastercard Accelerates Sustainable Card Efforts

Mastercard today announced it is accelerating efforts to remove first–use, PVC plastics from payment cards on its network by 2028.

Energy

Emerging Technologies and Best Practices From Booster

As we look to the future of sustainable fueling, it is important to consider not only environmental impact but also the long-term sustainability of businesses and operations. With mobile fuel delivery, Booster is paving the way toward a better future for fueling.

Education

CACI Showcases the Sweeter Side of STEM at the Navy League's Sea Air Space STEM Expo

At the Navy League of the United States Sea Air Space STEM Expo on April 2, CACI hosted a booth where children participated in a “Candy Drop” experiment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Finding Community and Camaraderie Through Lenovo

Brigetta Koepke found an opportunity on Lenovo’s internal “Love On” platform to work with the local Raleigh chapter of Dress for Success by conducting mock interviews and providing resumé advice to women seeking to jumpstart or change their careers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corporation Named One of Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023

Whirlpool Corporation has been recognized by Fortune as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023. The inaugural list celebrates companies that have demonstrated success across three areas, including product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third eBus Visits With Students at Clark Atlanta University

The Fifth Third Financial Empowerment Mobile visited the campus of Clark Atlanta University this month to support “Mapping Your Future” hosted by the University’s Office of Financial Literacy.

Environment

Voices From the Water

River systems, the lifeblood of our planet, are a fragile resource facing devastating waste problems affecting humans and wildlife alike - but we can change their fate together.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Presidential Visit Highlights Cummins’ Innovation To Promote a Cleaner Environment

President Biden visited Cummins Inc. in Fridley, Minnesota, this week (March 3) as part of the Administration’s Investing in America tour, maintaining the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress in 2022 is fueling innovation and the clean energy economy.

Energy

Rockwell Automation Enables More Sustainable Renewable Natural Gas Production

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), with New Sky Energy and Moore Control Systems, is enabling a more sustainable approach to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) control for the biogas industry.

Health & Healthcare

The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation and Founder Taraji P. Henson Partner With Kate Spade New York To Spearhead a Program That Provides Mental Health Resources for Women on HBCU Campuses

This Spring, The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) and kate spade new york are teaming up to create more accessible mental health resources for women and girls, and together are announcing the launch of ‘She Care Wellness Pods,’ a new program that aims to reach over 25,000

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Does It Mean To Be a Responsible Company?

Look up the word “responsible” in the dictionary, and you’ll find definitions you can probably relate to—“accountable for one's actions,” “having an obligation to do something,” or “reliable, trustworthy.” But what does it mean to be a responsible company?

Energy

Celebrating Earth Day, Every Day – Leading the Transition to a Clean Energy Future

Edison International is leading the transition to a clean energy future. Take a look below to see how we're putting these words into action this Earth Day and every day.

Diversity & Inclusion

Trickle Up: Leveraging Technology To Build Economic Opportunity and Drive Inclusion for Women in Extreme Poverty

The Transformational Tech series highlights Cisco’s nonprofit partners that use technology to help transform the lives of individuals and communities.

Education

Career Discovery Week at Paramount

On March 7th, Paramount Social Responsibility coordinated with the Partnership for New York City on Career Discovery Week.

Education

Inaugural HU Entrepreneurship Week Launches Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship

The Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship announces its official launch today, the pinnacle of Howard’s inaugural HU Entrepreneurship Week.

Research, Reports & Publications

Putting Solid Ground Under Financial Instability

No matter how you get your news these days, you’re likely seeing and hearing these words: inflation, recession and economic downturn. Costs are rising, and consumers are feeling the weight of it at every turn in life.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bath & Body Works Releases Inaugural ESG Report

Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE: BBWI), a leader in personal care and home fragrance, today released its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) annual report, detailing the company’s commitments and approach to work toward a more resilient and responsible future.

Diversity & Inclusion

MAC Cosmetics Celebrates Transgender Day of Visibility

Founded in 1984 by two men and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, M·A·C Cosmetics is a place where LGBTQIA+ people have been welcomed since day one to express their creativity and where they can feel comfortable being their true selves. 

Health & Healthcare

ACEGID and Illumina to Increase Africa’s Genomics Capacity through Establishment of a Joint Training Academy

The African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer's University, announced that it will collaborate with Illumina on a joint workforce development training academy, with the objective of increasing Africa’s genomics capacity.

Education

Miami Art Teacher Melds Science With Art To Teach Students About the World

Art teacher Lourdes Fuller firmly believes art class is a lab. The design cycle, she argues, is very much like the STEM process: You get an idea, draft it out and then step back and redesign.

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