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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | Verizon

Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Environment

Cisco: Six Environmental Sustainability Trends for 2025 and Beyond

As we approach 2025, following what is likely to be the hottest year on record, the urgency to address our planet’s interconnected challenges has never been greater.

Responsible Production & Consumption

SCS Standards Releases Revised SCS-108 Carbon Neutral Standard for Public Review

SCS Standards is pleased to announce that a version 2.0 of the SCS-108 Certification Standard for Carbon Neutral Entities, Buildings, Products, and Services is now available for public review. 

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Environment

Antea Group UK Expands Service Portfolio With Launch of Water Services

Antea Group UK, a leading multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in environment, health and safety services for the private sector, today announced the launch of its comprehensive Water Consultancy Services.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Gildan Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ Index for the 12th Consecutive Year

Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) (“Gildan” or the “Company”) is pleased to share that it has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability™ North America Index (DJSI North America), one of the world’s leading ESG performance rankings for publicly traded companies.

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Innovation & Technology

Smarter Solutions and Doctors Without Borders Saving Lives on the Frontlines

With Lenovo, MSF teams sacrifice less precious time and resources on things like connectivity and IT infrastructure and can focus more on delivering vital care to people in need.

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Health & Healthcare

Why Diversity in Clinical Trials Is So Important

Clinical trials are essential for the development of health care products, and it is increasingly recognized that there is a need for more diversity in trial participation.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wesco 2024 Sustainability Report: Culture of Compliance

The Board is committed to supporting the company’s efforts to conduct its business in a principled, transparent and accountable manner. The Board believes that its effective oversight of ESG matters is central to its risk oversight function.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

U.S. Bank Provides $9 Million in Community Possible Grants

A safe, affordable home helps children, families and communities thrive. That’s why the U.S. Bank Community Possible program supports nonprofit organizations focused on creating stable, healthy home environments as part of its unified giving and employee engagement platform.

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Energy

Eaton Vehicle-To-Home Charging Capabilities Enable Customers to Keep the Power on at Home and Will Be Featured at CES 2025

Intelligent power management company Eaton is demonstrating broad capabilities to keep the power on at home while helping minimize infrastructure upgrades to utility and home energy systems.

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Education

Webster Bank Celebrates Opening of Taunton Finance Lab

Webster Bank, together with Associates for Human Services’ Taunton Area School to Career, program, celebrated the opening of the Webster Bank/TASC Finance Lab, a program created to provide local students the skills needed for financial empowerment and future financial well-being.

Education

The AI Skills You’ll Need for 2025: IBM SkillsBuild Education Forecast

2024 was a remarkable year for the growth of AI and its impact on everything from work to education and even our personal lives.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Way Finders Receives $10,000 Grant From KeyBank Foundation To Support Ready To Work: My Story, My Goals Program

Way Finders, Inc. of Springfield MA recently received a grant from KeyBank Foundation for $10,000 to implement its Ready to Work: My Story, My Goals program, which provides employment readiness resources to unemployed and underemployed residents in Hamden County.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

T‑Mobile Ready for Winter Storms Blair & Cora (Updated 1/7/25)

As Winter Storm Blair moves into the U.S., T-Mobile is taking proactive measures to help ensure customers, communities and first responders stay connected through severe rain, snow, ice, thunderstorms and freezing temperatures expected from the plains to the East Coast.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Upskilling for a Fresh Start in Tech

When Rifat Kabir Sharna moved from Bangladesh to Columbus, Ohio, in November 2023 with her husband, she had a goal: to make her mark in the tech industry.

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Education

PotlatchDeltic’s Electrician Apprenticeship Program

Our St. Maries, Idaho facility’s electrician apprenticeship program consists of a combination of online/classroom coursework and practical experience.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Finding Optimal Technical Solutions: Meet Armand Sadovschi

I initially started to work at a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) center as a contingent worker who provided policy and Workday related guidance via phone, live chat, and email. At that time, I did not plan to follow a career in the private sector.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Leading the Way To Net-Zero: Lenovo’s Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets and 2050 Net-Zero Strategy

By working with SBTi and aligning to their Net-Zero Standard, which is also the world’s first framework for corporate net-zero target setting, Lenovo is taking a scientific, collaborative, and accountable approach to reducing emissions.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investing in Gender Equality Offers a Bridge to a Healthier and More Stable Future

For impact investors, the question is not why gender equality matters — it’s how to effectively allocate capital in ways that empower women and catalyze meaningful progress far more quickly.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Year in Review: Michael Mauser’s Reflections on Excellence, Innovation, and Growth

2024 was another remarkable year for HARMAN, defined by groundbreaking innovations and customer successes. Michael Mauser, President and Chief Executive Officer at HARMAN, reflected on the incredible milestones achieved through the collective efforts of our teams.

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Environment

Case Study: Industrial PFAS Wastewater Treatment

For municipalities and industries, addressing regulated PFAS is crucial for compliance, mitigating risks and restoring public trust in water sources.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What’s the Key to Success? For This Entrepreneur, It’s 200 Plants and a Vision

When the isolation of the pandemic left Michael Odulana of Union City, New Jersey, feeling disconnected, he turned to nature: specifically, plants — lots of plants.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Everyday Hero – Kris Constantino

Kris Constantino responded to county leaders' requests for help with supply logistics after Hurricane Helene, focusing on the hardest-hit areas of North Carolina. Pensacola was largely cut off and relying on air-dropped supplies from the National Guard.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Mastercard: Doing Well by Doing Good: A Mission in Action in 2024

At Mastercard, we’re proud of the small role we play, alongside a laudable cast of public and private partners, in building a society where everyone has the tools and support needed to thrive.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nasdaq Is a Triple Honoree at the 2024 Corporate Governance Awards, Including Best ESG Reporting (Large Cap)

Nasdaq’s Office of the Corporate Secretary team was honored to receive the Governance Team of the Year (Large Cap) award, which looked at our team’s structure and training and recognized their achievements in the past 12 months.

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Events, Media & Communications

Georgia-Pacific Completes Investments in Mt. Wolf Corrugated Plant

Georgia-Pacific has completed the upgrades to its Mt. Wolf, Pennsylvania, corrugated facility that began in 2022. The investment totaled more than $18 million and funded new equipment to modernize the plant’s operations.

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