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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mary Lou Schlueter Is a Regions Bank Legend

The longest-serving Regions Bank associate at 57-plus years, Mary Lou Schlueter keeps delighting customers at her branch on Main Street in Mascoutah, Illinois.

Health & Healthcare

From Patient to Physician: Trading Places

"Why am I so passionate about making patients a No. 1 priority? In part, it’s because at an early age I had an experience as a patient myself that made a big impression on me."

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Delivering Comfort to Flood Victims in Kentucky

Through HanesBrands’ decade-long partnership with Delivering Good, $2 million worth of HBI products are in the hands of those in need.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Planet Water Foundation Collaborates With MetLife Foundation To Bring Clean, Safe Water to Over 50,000 People Across Rural Mexico

Planet Water Foundation has announced a collaboration with MetLife Foundation through which the organizations will bring access to clean, safe drinking water to 30 communities across Mexico between 2022 and 2024.

Events, Media & Communications

Republican State Officials vs. Wall Street Managers on ESG Investing

The showdown continues: on one side we now see attorney generals in 19 states putting pressure on asset management firms that embrace “sustainable investment” or “ESG” policies that influence the various states’ public employee pension systems.

Energy

Hornsea 2, the World's Largest Windfarm, Enters Full Operation

The 1.3GW project comprises 165 wind turbines, located 89km off the Yorkshire Coast, which will help power over 1.4 million UK homes with low-cost, clean and secure renewable energy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy and Dignity Health Team Up With Children’s Hospital Los Angeles To Celebrate Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

In celebration of pediatric cancer awareness month in September, AEG’s LA Galaxy teamed up with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to host a virtual robot visit that let patients meet some of their favorite players from the team.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rebuilding and Reflecting After Superstorm Sandy

What do I remember about Superstorm Sandy? It’s a life experience I’ll never forget.

Diversity & Inclusion

Local Business Dotz Allergy Friendly Baked Goods Wins KeyBank's Key4Women, TheWMarketplace, UW and UWT Women-Owned Business Pitch Contest

KeyBank’s Key4Women program, TheWMarketplace, University of Washington Foster School of Business, and University of Washington Tacoma Milgard School of Business announced that local business, Dotz Allergy Friendly Baked Goods, is the winner of a business pitch contest for women-owned businesses (WOBs) located in Seattle and Greater Puget Sound

Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Announces Two CEOs From American Consumer Goods Companies To Participate in Its Annual CEO Roundtable

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility is pleased to announce that Rob Lynch and Dr. John O. Agwunobi will take part in the annual HACR CEO Roundtable at the 30th Annual HACR Symposium: The Power of Hispanic Inclusion™.

Events, Media & Communications

Why the Clinton Global Initiative Is Needed Now More Than Ever

Almost exactly 10 years ago, from the main stage at CGI, President Clinton announced one of those commitments to action — a bold idea to forever change how we think about buildings and health.

Health & Healthcare

How Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Is Helping Cancer Patients Today

The European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) annual congress convened earlier this month in Paris, where, Illumina presented key abstracts demonstrating the clinical utility of comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP). CGP is a next-generation sequencing (NGS) approach that uses a single test to assess hundreds of genes—including relevant cancer biomarkers, as established in medical guidelines and clinical trials—for tumor therapy guidance.

Energy

Project Director Appointed for Stromar Floating Wind Project

The Ørsted, Falck Renewables, BlueFloat Energy floating offshore wind consortium has appointed Nicholas Ritchie as project director for its Stromar development off the north-east coast of Scotland.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Employees Report They’re Safe and Now Bringing Puerto Rico Production Back Online

Medtronic is reaching out to all employees to make sure they’re safe and supported. The company has already reached 98 percent of employees and continues to work to contact the rest.

Innovation & Technology

Cleaning Innovations Company To Present New Innovation at ISSA, Chicago 2022

From October 10th-13th, 2022, Canadian-based cleaning innovations company will launch new innovation at the ISSA Show North America in Chicago, Illinois.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tapestry's Circularity: Sustainable Product Design, Life Cycle Assessment, Reuse and Repair

We imagine a future where all products can be reused, repurposed or recycled, and cause minimal negative environmental impact.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bread Financial Commits to Preserving Our Planet With Gift to The Nature Conservancy

Bread Financial announced a gift to The Nature Conservancy that will support nature-friendly economic development opportunities in low-to-moderate income communities in the Appalachians.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Recognizes LG for Green Power Leadership

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

VPP Star Status: Canton Refinery Recognized for Commitment to Safety

Marathon Petroleum’s Canton refinery is celebrating another year of Star status from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for maintaining an exemplary safe and healthy workplace.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rockwell Automation Supports Relief Efforts Following Hurricane Fiona

Rockwell Automation launched a month-long campaign to match employee donations & support relief efforts following Hurricane Fiona, which devastated Puerto Rico on 9/18. Employee donations made to the American Red Cross will be matched by the company.

Education

AEG’s SOMOS Employee Network Group Partners With LA Galaxy To Host Career Exploration Program for High School Students in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the SOMOS@AEG employee network group teamed up with AEG’s LA Galaxy to host a career exploration event “AEG Futures” for more than 40 Latinx students from local high school schools.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Musim Mas' Program Helps Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Receive USD 733K

Musim Mas, one of the world’s largest fully integrated palm oil corporations, announced that the current batch of independent farmers from its smallholders’ extension program has successfully sold their RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil

Events, Media & Communications

Announcing the 2022 Impact Studio Conference: An Audio Event for CSR Professionals

When you have questions about how to build your corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, you want clear, tactical answers from people with real-world experience.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Eat Just's CEO Josh Tetrick on the Food-Tech Startup's China Expansion

Founded in 2011, this California-based company produces plant-based eggs using mung beans and meat made from animal cells. It has sold over 300 million of its egg product, JUST Egg and built a distribution network with 50,000 points of sale from Birmingham, Alabama to Shanghai.

Latest Campaigns

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  2. Collective Action
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  3. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
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  5. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  6. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  7. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  8. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  9. Retail Logistics
    DP World provides end-to-end retail logistics solutions including comprehensive Purchase Order management from origin consolidation to retailer PO...
  10. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  11. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  12. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  13. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  14. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  15. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.