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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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Research, Reports & Publications

ISSB: A “Badly Needed” Step in ESG Disclosure Push

The creation of the new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) was a major step in the effort to establish a global consensus for sustainability disclosures and simplify the complex landscape, according to industry participants.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Tacoma Urban League Receives $75,000 Grant from KeyBank

Tacoma Urban League [today] announces a $75,000 donation from KeyBank to bolster its Small Business Navigator Program, which is designed to support Black entrepreneurs expand their businesses.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Celebrates Sweet 16 on Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies List

For the 16th year in a row, Ethisphere recognized Aflac Incorporated as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. A leader in supplemental insurance, the Fortune 500 company is the only insurer around the globe to make the prestigious list since the recognition program began in 2007.

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Environment

Adam Sobel: A Climate Science Midlife Crisis

Imagine you go to graduate school for a bunch of years, conscientiously studying the nuanced interactions of the variables that underlie the globe's climate.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Two Women at Whirlpool Corporation's Findlay, Ohio Plant Honored by Manufacturing Institute With STEP Ahead Awards

The Manufacturing Institute announced that it has awarded Amy Doroff and Tyra Woodruff from Whirlpool Corp’s manufacturing facility in Findlay, Ohio, with Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Dold Foods Donates $16,000 to Wichita YMCA for Summer Camp Meals

Dold Foods, the local manufacturing facility owned by Hormel Foods Corporation, announced a donation of $16,000 to the Greater Wichita YMCA to provide meals for youth in the Wichita, Kan., area.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Wrapping up the Third Edition of GoDaddy's New Roots: An Initiative to Empower Underserved Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship is an important pillar of the economy – not only because it has the power to drive innovation, but also due to the fact that it holds a great potential for advancing social inclusion by creating jobs and alternative opportunities of income.

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Diversity & Inclusion

#TtInspires: Jillian Jack Discusses Thriving in an Engineering Career as a Black STEM Professional

Jillian Jack has nearly 20 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry with expertise in project management, construction management, and design.

Education

Cadence 2021 Women in Technology Scholarships Winners Share Their Learnings

The Cadence 2021 Women in Technology Scholarship recipients have provided inspiring lessons for us all. We asked these talented women about their passions, vision for the future, and advice to underrepresented groups in technology.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Infinite Possibilities of Citizen Philanthropy: Pi Day and Every Day

At VMware, we have established an annual tradition of celebrating Pi Day each March 14 by embracing our core EPIC2 values and getting geeky about giving back.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Alnylam Issues 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today published its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report.

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Events, Media & Communications

The Living Future 2022 Online Conference to Focus on Restoration + Justice

​The Living Future 2022 Online Conference to Focus on Restoration + Justice. The Digital Event - Sponsored by Google - Features Ten Days of Inspiring Keynotes and Plenaries, Networking and Educational Sessions for the Regenerative Building Movement

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Energy

There Is Still Time - Customers Behind on Energy Bills Act Now to Prevent Disconnection

The winter moratorium on utility disconnections for non-payment is scheduled to end on March 15, 2022.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Looking Beyond the Horizon: How CIOs Can Embed DEI Into Succession Planning

As companies consider how to diversify their ranks in the context of leadership succession, it’s important to have transparency in the promotion process and clear expectations for incoming leaders.

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Environment

CNH Industrial Partners With Treedom to Plant Trees

CNH Industrial has partnered with Treedom, the first web platform that allows you to plant a tree remotely and follow the entire project online.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainable Palm Oil, a Perspective From an Independent Smallholder Farmer

Independent smallholder farmers manage over 40% or 4.2 million hectares of oil palm plantations in Indonesia.

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Diversity & Inclusion

HP, Utiva and Girl Rising Set to Move More Girls to Tech in Kenya

Historically, the positioning of technology and expertise has been an antithesis to women and girls and this is even worse felt in low and middle income communities.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Protecting What Matters Most With GAF

To GAF, the roofs over the heads of the company’s customers do far more than provide shelter. Each shingle designed and produced by GAF – North America’s largest roofing manufacturer – upholds the company’s purpose: We protect what matters most.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Elevating, Celebrating and Uplifting Women and Girls Globally This International Women's Day

In honor of International Women’s Day, I’d like to share more about how we are elevating women and their voices through celebratory packaging, strategic partnerships and inspirational storytelling this month and beyond.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Applied Materials Raises More Than $4M to Help Fight Hunger Around the Globe

Each fall for 30 years, Applied Materials employees across North America have rallied to raise funds to help alleviate hunger in their communities.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

SAMBAZON Commits $25,000 to Alleviate Poverty through Whole Planet Foundation

Since 2011, SAMBAZON has donated $410,975 to Whole Planet Foundation to fund 9,795 microloans and created 53,392 opportunities for low-income entrepreneurs – mostly women.

Green Infrastructure

Ørsted and Maersk Sign Landmark Green Fuels Agreement, as Ørsted Enters the US Power-to-x Market

As the world races to fight climate change, the maritime sector urgently needs new zero-emission fuels at scale to reduce its climate impact.

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Health & Healthcare

Delivering for Good: Chartered Flight Provides Emergency Supplies to People in Lebanon

FedEx chartered flights provide emergency supplies to 1.8 million people in Lebanon and India Responding to the explosion in Lebanon.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Augmenting Staff Without Increasing Headcount: The RaaS Advantage

We’ll walk through some of the roles that can be filled using the RaaS solution while highlighting a few examples and scenarios where organizations might need to augment staffing with RaaS.

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Health & Healthcare

Illumina and Trivitron Partner to Accelerate Disease Detection and Diagnosis for Patients in India

Illumina Singapore, subsidiary of Illumina Inc (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Trivitron Healthcare, one of India's largest medical technology companies, have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and expand the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based in-vitro diagnostic tests (IVD) in India.

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