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Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

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Research, Reports & Publications

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Energy

Adam Minter: The Promise of Autonomous Vehicles for Rural America

This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with author and Bloomberg Opinion columnist @AdamMinter about the world of autonomous vehicles to examine the impact autonomous vehicles might have on rural America https://www.cchange.net/2023/01/03/minter/

Diversity & Inclusion

Six New Companies Join Workforce and Justice Alliance

Six new companies have joined the Workforce and Justice Alliance (WJA), a groundbreaking coalition of businesses dedicated to supporting criminal justice reform measures that will expand the workforce and increase equitable hiring across the country.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Preparing for the Future: Building Climate Resilience for Your Business

Nasdaq understands that each company has its own set of considerations, and we prepared to partner at each stage of their journey towards climate and financial resilience. Our goal at Nasdaq is to help our community build resilience and trust.

Diversity & Inclusion

The 5–9 Series: Meet Sarah Smith

At GoDaddy, when we say human first — we truly mean it. Our people are our biggest asset, so understanding their needs is vital, be it within or outside of work.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

HanesBrands Recognized for Sustainability Leadership, Earning A- Scores in Both Climate Change and Water Security From CDP

HanesBrands has been recognized with an A- score on the global CDP annual sustainability disclosures across two key areas of environmental impact – climate change and water security.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Black & Veatch’s Ajay Kasarabada Appointed to Transportation Energy Partners Board of Directors

Ajay Kasarabada, Associate Vice President and Director of Environmental Solutions for Black & Veatch, is now a member of the board of directors for U.S. nonprofit Transportation Energy Partners (TEP).

Environment

New Research Shows Legislation To Boycott ESG May Cost State Taxpayers Up to $700 Million in Excess Payments

As several states consider new anti-sustainable investing initiatives, new analysis shows taxpayers in six states could have been on the hook for up to $700 million in excess interest payments, if restrictions on sustainable investing had been in place.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aramark Named to Newsweek's 2023 List of America's Most Responsible Companies

In recognition of its commitment to doing great things for people and the planet, Aramark was recently named to @Newsweek’s 2023 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Returns to the World Economic Forum in Davos to Join the Dialogue on Diversity

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) will make the case for The Power of Hispanic Inclusion™ in Corporate America on the world stage with its participation in the 2023 World Economic Forum perimeter events in Davos, Switzerland.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Premieres Documentary Film “Hope Builds,” Offering Behind-the-Scenes Look at Natural Disasters and What It Takes To Rebuild

The Home Depot, in partnership with Imagine Entertainment, today premiered “Hope Builds,” a new documentary detailing the devastating effects of natural disasters on communities nationwide and the human spirit that compels people to help each other rebuild. 

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Risk, Compliance, and ESG

Join KPMG and Workiva on Thursday, February 23 for a free webinar exploring hot topics in audit, risk, and compliance. Attendees will learn how to enable collaboration between teams and apply lessons learned from SOX as they prepare for ESG regulation. 

Social Impact & Volunteering

Franklin Templeton Employees Spread Joy and Kindness during Holiday Season

Franklin Templeton employees demonstrate their generosity and compassion all year long. This holiday season, employees showed their support for those in need by getting involved in various projects from the firm’s offices around the globe.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Makes $150,000 Grant in Support of Create Common Good’s Job Skills Training Program

KeyBank has awarded a $150,000 grant to Create Common Good (CCG), a non-profit organization that prepares at-risk adults in Idaho to be successful in food service careers. The KeyBank grant will allow Create Common Good to expand its ServSafe Training career-prep program.

Innovation & Technology

Utilizing Fleet Data Boosts Efficiency, Saves Money

Boosting efficiency to manage costs, optimize paid labor and maintain vehicle performance is a key lever fleet managers have to pull when it comes to finding success in the fluctuating fleet marketplace. Data can help.

Innovation & Technology

Trust in Tech Has Eroded: Here Are 3 Ways To Rebuild It

My company, like many others, believes that there’s great promise in blockchain technology to build more efficient financial instruments and payments systems. But none of it is possible without trust first.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SkysTheLimit.org (“Sky’s the Limit”) Recognizes 3 Rising Movement Makers During Martin Luther King, Jr. Month

This January, SkystheLimit.org is proud to recognize and honor 3 founders, each of whom is harnessing the power of entrepreneurship and pushing the boundaries to transform lives and leave meaningful legacies. 

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Gilead’s COVID-19 Virus Variants Hunters

Every time a serious new COVID-19 virus variant emerges, Gilead virologists Charlotte Hedskog and John Bilello, alongside their teams, mobilize as so-called “variant hunters.”

Energy

Chemours Expands Nafion™ Ion Exchange Material Production in France To Support Growing Market Demand for Clean Hydrogen Generation

The Chemours Company (Chemours), a global chemistry company, today announced a $200 million investment to increase capacity and advance technology for its industry-leading Nafion™ ion exchange materials to be located at Chemours’ manufacturing facility in Villers-Saint-Paul

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Land Betterment’s Board of Director: Kim Bryden Founder of Cureate

Kim Bryden founder and CEO of Cureate and Land Betterment Board Director talks about food supply and demand matchmaking - Cureating the Connection.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How To Right-Size Support for Your Team in 2023

Learn how to right-size support for your Social Impact team in 2023 with RW. Whether you like to take the reigns and do things yourself, want to work with a team (our team!) to kick things off strong, or want to walk hand-in-hand towards impact – we got you covered!

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023

Energy has rarely been out of the news over the last year. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine convulsing oil and gas markets, to big-power politics around OPEC+, a surge in interest in renewables, and in December a landmark US breakthrough in nuclear fusion research.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why Gen X Is Quiet Quitting in Tech

In general, those who don’t work well create problems, but those who work OK or above average are fine to work with. So, is Quiet Quitting a problem for tech workers?

Sustainable Development Goals

ESG Goals: Foundational to Enbridge, Notable in Sustainability Rankings

Sustainability is central to how we do business at Enbridge, and sustainability ratings agencies continue to notice.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

New Acre Project Launch Sponsor, TD, Boosts Environmental Impact

New Acre™ Project is pleased to announce a third phase of funding and fourth year of support from TD Bank Group (TD), continuing its commitment as the launch sponsor for New Acre Project™.  

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Leading With Love: Showing Up for Our Local Communities for the Holidays

At Peloton, we’re committed to supporting the well-being of our people, our community, and our planet; and progressing toward a more equitable and healthy society.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  2. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  3. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  4. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Community Impact
    Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.
  7. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  8. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  9. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  10. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...
  11. 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...
  12. Purposeful Technology
    Keysight helps build a better planet through our sustainably developed electronic measurement solutions that accelerate innovations to change lives...
  13. 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...
  14. Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Vision of Milano Cortina 2026 The Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first Olympic winter Games planned and organised under Olympic...
  15. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...