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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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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck & Co. Is Honored to Be Named to Forbes America's Best Employers List for the Eighth Year in a Row.

Merck & Co. Is honored to have been named to Forbes America's Best Employers list for the eighth year in a row!

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Environment

Lynn J. Good, Chair, President & CEO of Duke Energy Corporation Met With Business Roundtable to Discuss Climate Change

CEO Lynn Good met with Business Roundtable to discuss our leadership in addressing climate change by building renewables, continuing to operate nuclear, and retiring coal assets.

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Diversity & Inclusion

AllianceBernstein Celebrates Inspirational Employee Avery Saffold

AllianceBernstein is proud to celebrate employee Avery Saffold, who participated in this NFL Network interview about finding courage and inspiration to come out as his college football team’s first openly gay player.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Americans Are Increasingly Looking to Third-party Certifications As a Shortcut to Align Purchases With Their Values

Fairtrade America, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Non-GMO Project today announced plans to co-host an in-person, educational panel at the annual Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Three Reasons Why Tackling Deforestation Is a Business Priority in 2022 and How to Prepare

With new regulations, investor pressure, and disclosure requirements coming online, deforestation is a challenge that consumer goods companies can no longer afford to ignore. Fortunately, there is a clear path that can help all companies prepare.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

O-I Glass' Support of 'Recycle for Pennsylvania' Makes Glass Recycling Easy

Recycle for Pennsylvania was born as a collaborative effort to facilitate commercial glass collection for recycling that’s a little like a bottle deposit system.

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Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Ventures Established to Accelerate New Technology Adoption and Nurture Disruptive Innovation

CNH Industrial announces the formation of its strategic investment arm, CNH Industrial Ventures.

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Green Infrastructure

Blackstone Real Estate Announces Formation of April Housing and Appoints Alice Carr as Chief Executive Officer

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced its new portfolio company, April Housing, which will serve as a leading provider of solutions and capital for the creation and preservation of high-quality affordable housing throughout the United States.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Class Diversity, Gender and More

Today we are talking about first-generation-professionals, how Swedish parents are paid to look after sick children, why the gender of a surgeon might matter, and the #STEMTheGap campaign from Olay.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Honoring Black History Month with Action

The 2022 theme for Black History Month is Black Health and Wellness, which aligns perfectly to our Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

WSP Provides Program Management Support to SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Boarding Area B, the First LEED v4 Platinum Airport Project

WSPUSA is proud to be providing project management support services for San Francisco International Airport's (SFO) $2.4 billion reconstruction of its Harvey Milk Terminal 1.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Helping Homeless Atlanta Veterans Restore Their Lives

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Environment

Our 10 Must-Read ESG and Sustainability Books for 2022

We asked our experts as well as polled Antea Group clients and friends about their favorite books on the topics of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and sustainability. Check out our 10 must-read books of 2022.

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Education

Lenovo Boosts Children's Access to Education Across Europe, Middle East, and Africa During Global Month of Service

At Lenovo, we are proud to have many employees in our business who are passionate about empowering underrepresented communities and fostering positive change.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty with Engineers Without Borders

Xylem Watermark’s Emma Housman spoke with Vinesan Govender to learn about his work with Engineers Without Borders, and his experience working with a team of Xylem volunteers & engineers in Malawi to secure running water for rural health clinics.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bradley's Jewellers Named First Female-owned GB Business to Be Accredited Retailer of Sustainability Rated Diamonds

Independent jewellery retail business, Bradley’s Jewellers York has been named an Accredited Retailer under the SCS 007 Certified Sustainability Rated Diamond Standard by SCS Global Services

Health & Healthcare

Getting Real About Black Healthcare

It’s no secret that there’s a complex relationship between the Black community and the healthcare system, dating back to the days of slavery.

Energy

Cadence Computational Fluid Dynamics: Lowering Fuel Consumption Through Robust Design Optimization (RDO) of Ship Propellers

Even the smallest improvement in the design of the propellers can save ship operators millions of dollars across an entire fleet... and make shipping a bit more sustainable

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Events, Media & Communications

The Consumer Goods Forum Successfully Holds 4th CGF China Day in Shanghai

On 17th and 18th February 2022, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) successfully held the fourth edition of its annual China Day series of events in Shanghai to discuss collaboration and actions to drive positive change in the region..

Diversity & Inclusion

Home Depot Operations Supervisor Khareem Talks Heritage, Work Style and Leadership

When Khareem Mitchell started with The Home Depot in 2018, he quickly discovered that he joined an organization where his personal principles seamlessly aligned with the company’s values.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Gilead Launches Pharmaceutical Education Program to Increase Workplace Diversity (Black Enterprise)

Gilead has launched a first-of-its-kind educational partnership with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).

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Research, Reports & Publications

Rockwell Automation Releases First TCFD Report

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) announced today the release of its first Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Analysis & Report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Impacting Lives, Modeling Resilience: Nathaniel Zinah Cooper

Liberian-born Nathaniel Zinah Cooper faced adversity as a child in a civil-war-torn country.

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Energy

Global Power Leader Cummins Sees Growth Opportunities in Decarbonization

At a meeting this week with analysts and shareholders, the leadership team at Cummins Inc. said decarbonization is a growth opportunity for the company.

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Innovation & Technology

A Fireside Chat With Land Betterment's Co-founder and President, Kirk Taylor

Hello – I’m Stephanie Conzelman, Stakeholder Engagement Director with Land Betterment. In this week’s Fireside Chat, I sat down with Kirk Taylor, Land Betterment’s Co-founder and President.

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