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Diversity & Inclusion

Purpose 360: Investing in Inclusion at Intel

Many first jobs are not forever jobs, but that’s not how it worked out for Dawn Jones at Intel.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Dulles Chamber of Commerce Now Accepting Applications and Donations to Support Minority Small Business Owner Grant Program

The Chamber’s grant program is open to minority and women owners of small for-profit businesses located in Loudoun and Fairfax Counties in Virginia who have experienced a financial hardship due to the events in the past two years.

Green Infrastructure

Avid Bioservices, Inc. and CRB Highlight Efforts That Enabled Opening of First Phase of New Viral Vector Facility in California in Only Eight Months

Avid Bioservices, Inc. today highlighted the companies’ collaborative efforts that enabled the phase-one opening of its new purpose-built, 53,000-square-foot viral vector and CGMP facility in Costa Mesa, California, in only eight months.

Innovation & Technology

Ericsson's Respect for Human Rights

While there are many benefits to technology, the increasing use of Information and Communication Tech can create human rights challenges. Ericsson is committed to ensuring that misuse of its technology and related human rights impacts are prevented.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tetra Pak Tests an Industry-First: A Fibre-Based Barrier To Replace the Aluminium Layer

Following the successful completion of a 15-month commercial technology validation of a polymer-based barrier replacing the aluminium layer, Tetra Pak is now moving to the next level of development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SAIC and Building Homes for Heroes

Rebuilding Veteran Lives and Hope

Diversity & Inclusion

T-Mobile Pride Spotlight: I Have Community

Brantley Clark (He/Him) says he is many things: A partner. A girl dad. A trans man. A black man. A trans black man. And he is crystal clear how to encapsulate all that succinctly if you ask what Pride means to him.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Responsibility of Design

NYCxDESIGN teamed up with the Kohler Experience Center by Best Plumbing Supply to host the first-ever live recording of NYCxDESIGN’s The Mic podcast with special talk series “The Responsibility of Design”.

Environment

Picnic Tables Made Of Sauce Packets Unveiled In Mercer County

Four picnic tables made of recycled sauce packets were recently unveiled In Mercer County. The tables are the product of an initiative by Taco Bell and TerraCycle.

Environment

Diving Deep for Vital Marine Carbon Sequestration Research

Friends of RGV Reef, a Texas non-profit, announced it’s launching a new marine study to determine the carbon sequestration potential of the reef, located 13 miles northeast of South Padre Island’s jetties in the Gulf of Mexico.

Environment

With Over Half the U.S. in Drought, Water Conservation Tips for Summer 2022

As warm weather activities heat up, it may be tempting to leave the water running to keep yourself and your lawn cool.

Environment

Setting the Benchmark for Sustainable Agriculture

Organic farming is both good for the environment and can generate attractive returns.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Using Black & Veatch Expertise, Water and Wastewater Projects in Atlanta, South Carolina Grab Top Honors From Construction Group

Black & Veatch, a leading global provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, announces that two water-related projects in which it played key roles have been awarded “project of the year” honors from the Underground Construction Association (UCA).

Environment

New Carbon Transparency Partnership Provides Forum for Stakeholders To Address Lack of Scope 3 Emissions Transparency

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Carbon Transparency Partnership, bringing together stakeholders from across value chains and industries and rallying and coordinating leading industry-focused initiatives

Research, Reports & Publications

GoDaddy 2021 Sustainability Report: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Nurturing a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is woven into the fabric of GoDaddy. We also want our workforce to reflect and embrace the diversity of our customers.

Research, Reports & Publications

Yum China Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Yum China Holdings, Inc. issued its fifth annual sustainability report.

Research, Reports & Publications

Increasing DEI Development Opportunities

Our goal is to build and sustain a physically and psychologically safe culture of excellence, equity and inclusion across the entire Edison International organization.

Environment

The Champion of Textile Sustainability

Ray C. Anderson’s legacy as a champion of textile sustainability continues to have value today. Michael Quante interviews John A. Lanier, about Ray's legacy today and how it has unfolded through the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank, NeighborWorks and The Fair Housing Center Celebrate First Closed Loan in Program to Expand Access to Home Loans for Single-family Properties Throughout Toledo

This week KeyBank, NeighborWorks and The Fair Housing Center celebrated the first loan closed under a new program aimed at making financing single-family homes easier and more affordable for low- to moderate-income individuals and families throughout the city of Toledo.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cisco Green Team Network: Protecting Our Planet Starts With Us

At Cisco, employees are encouraged to give back to their global and local communities through our Time2Give initiative. Who doesn’t love working for a company that gives their employees time and space to follow their passion?

Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard Celebrates Pride Month With Your True Self Is Priceless Campaign

This Pride month, Mastercard® is proud to continue its longstanding support of the LGBTQIA+ community through Your True Self is Priceless, a campaign designed to celebrate the power that comes from embracing and living as your authentic self.

Environment

The Consumer Goods Forum Launches New Carbon Solutions Hub to Help Industry Understand the Pathway to Net Zero

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today launched its Carbon Solutions Hub (the Hub), a new knowledge repository built in collaboration with Accenture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Named One of the Top 75 Companies for Executive Women by Seramount for the Sixth Consecutive Year

Kimberly-Clark announced that it was named one of the Top 75 Companies for Executive Women by Seramount for the sixth consecutive year.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How to Improve Your ESG Performance

Does your business have an #ESG program? How do you improve your ESG rating, score and overall performance? In this episode of The Social Impact Show, we chat with Stewart Rassier and Janna Irons from thinkPARALLAX and explore five key areas

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Pride This Month - and Every Month

Medtronic is creating a culture of belonging for the LGBTQ+ community.

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