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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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Responsible Production & Consumption

Aramark Helps the Chiefs Tackle Food Waste in Kansas City

As it was reported in the recently released 2023 Be Well. Do Well. Progress Report, Aramark is committed to reducing food waste across its operations with the dual goals of conserving resources and minimizing the company’s environmental footprint.

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Innovation & Technology

HARMAN Joins Eclipse Foundation’s Software Defined Vehicle Working Group — Paving The Path Forward For The Future of Automotive Software

To shape the industry-wide effort to build a vendor-agnostic, open source ecosystem focused on creating the foundation for a new era in automotive, HARMAN announced it has joined the Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group at The Eclipse Foundation.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tapestry Named to Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies

We’re thrilled to share that Tapestry has been named one of Fortune’s 2024 World’s Most Admired Companies for the first time! This annual list is considered one of the leading measures of corporate reputation among the world's largest companies.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CSRHub API 3.1 Is Live

Version 3.1 of CSRHub’s API is live. 600 million data elements from 900 sources in our system support developers' ESG data needs!

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Elanco CEO, Jeff Simmons Launches Mission to Save 1 Million Puppies from Deadly Parvo

Last week I went out to that JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Check them with thirteen companies. But there are other presenters that didn't get a chance to speak with. Take Alanco animal health, which makes medicine and vaccines for both pets and livestock.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Innovative Emissions Reduction in Washington State Wins Award

A construction industry association recognized Marathon Petroleum’s Anacortes, Washington, refinery with an award for the best private-sector project of 2023 under $10 million.

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Environment

New EPA Rules Will Remove Harmful Air Pollution, With Public Health and Economic Benefits

Ceres applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly released standards for pollution from fine particulate matter, otherwise known as PM2.5 or soot, a harmful and deadly pollutant produced by fossil fuel power plants, vehicle emissions, and other industrial sources.

Diversity & Inclusion

U.S. Conference of Mayors and Comcast Announce Digital Equity Challenge

The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and Comcast Corporation today announced a new $1.5 million grant awards program – Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge (The Challenge).

Diversity & Inclusion

Grounding in Healing To Navigate the DEI Landscape in 2024

In a corporate context, the principle of healing can apply if you translate it into intentional initiatives that address and repair the psychological, emotional, and cultural trauma that relate to workplace exclusion, intolerance, toxicity, and discrimination.

SSG

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability Training – Impact Upon UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Now Available for North American Businesses

SVC and SV US announce the launch of The SDG Impact Standards, a new training series for enterprises, private equity funds, and bond issuers, seeking to embed consideration of impact on the SDGs into business management and planning processes, and into investment decision making.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Lenovo and NAF Celebrate 10 Years of Helping Students Be Future-Ready

This year, Lenovo and NAF are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their partnership.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Thai Union Is Driving Alignment and Improvement in the Seafood Sector Using the SSCI Benchmark Tool

Seafood is one of the most traded commodities in the world and also one of the largest industries, with the sector employing at least 260 million workers worldwide. However, it is one of the most at-risk industries from a social sustainability perspective.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Exploring New Perspectives Through In-Office Art

In partnership with the National Gallery Singapore, Bloomberg presents a new installation by local artist Kelly Limerick.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Three Steps to Cultivating Skilled Workforces Through Apprenticeships

In the highly competitive construction industry, the strength of our labor force is critical. If a company can’t get the skilled construction tradespeople they need to complete a project, their position in the market may become obsolete.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Tackling Scope 3 Emissions in Manufacturing

A recently published World Economic Forum (WEF) white paper – “The 'No-Excuse' Opportunities to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions in Manufacturing and Value Chains” – serves as a practical roadmap for businesses navigating the intricate terrain of Scope 3 decarbonization.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Southern Company Issues Annual Moving to Equity Report for 2023

Southern Company today publishes its latest Moving to Equity report, showing notable achievements and impactful initiatives regarding the company’s strategy to foster a more inclusive and equitable culture.

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Innovation & Technology

Palm Oil and SAP Software Give Ugandan Farmers New Hope

Much has changed for Nassozi Berna, her husband, and their seven children since she began farming oil palm trees on Kalangala, an island in Uganda’s Lake Victoria, 11 years ago.

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Green Infrastructure

Major Companies Celebrate Clean Buildings Agreement Between States

Major businesses, employers, and trade groups applaud a new agreement between eight states and Washington, D.C. to collectively work to reduce climate pollution from buildings in the coming years.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Frito-Lay and Quaker Focus on Community Commitment: Major Donations and Scholarship Initiatives Mark 2023’s Impact

As active contributors to the community, Frito-Lay and Quaker’s commitment to service is rooted in a strong drive to make a long-lasting positive impact.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Del Monte Foods Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index

Del Monte Foods, Inc. proudly announced that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Named One of America’s Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC

For a second consecutive year, Fifth Third was named to the JUST 100 list, part of JUST Capital and CNBC’s 2024 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity on CDP’s Prestigious A List for Sustainability

The Hygiene and health company Essity has once again been awarded a place on CDP’s ‘A List’ for its leadership in corporate transparency and performance on forests by the global non-profit environmental organization CDP.

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Events, Media & Communications

A Deep Dive Into Nasdaq's ESG Solutions

Randall Hopkins, Global Head of ESG Solutions at Nasdaq, discusses how Nasdaq helps companies streamline ESG data management, foster collaboration, and prioritize for stakeholder impact.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Whirlpool Corporation: House+Home Ambassador Program

The House+Home Ambassador Program (HHAP) is our human-centric approach to volunteerism here at Whirlpool Corporation, which puts empathy and human connection at its center — allowing employees the opportunity to experience the direct impact of their volunteer projects.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Named to Fortune Magazine’s List of the World’s Most Admired Companies

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s 2024 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” This year’s list included eight life insurers in the annual report card of the best-regarded companies.

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