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A Headquarters Ahead of the Curve

T-Mobile International AG

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainable Development Goals

Duke Energy Reaches 10,000-Megawatt Renewable Energy Milestone

With the 144-megawatt (MW) Pflugerville Solar facility coming online today, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) reached a significant milestone – it now owns, operates, or purchases more than 10,000 MW of solar and wind energy throughout the United States from both its regulated and nonregulated businesses.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Digital Equity Is a Human Right: HP Commits to Bold New Goal for 2030

This week, HP unveiled a bold new goal and accelerator initiative to achieve digital equity, on the heels of an announcement last month that focused on climate action and human rights.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How One Person's Walk Sparked Lasting Change for Many

“Everyone deserves an opportunity to learn the skills needed to enter or reenter the workforce,” said Lynette Bell, president of the Truist Foundation. “NCIA provides people from all walks of life with real-world skill training and tools to succeed.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

How Teams Can Tackle the Two Biggest ESG Challenges Head On

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is growing rapidly in relevance for those in the U.S. While some teams may know of its value, they may not have standards in place at the same level of their other reporting.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Surpasses 60 Lift Zones in Central and Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia

Across Central and Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, Comcast has been working with community partners like the LGBT Center in Reading to launch more than 60 WiFi-connected Lift Zones.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ideas42, Wells Fargo Aim to Tackle High Costs of Living in Poverty in the U.S.

Today, Wells Fargo and ideas42, a leading nonprofit that uses insights from behavioral science to drive social change, announced Shared Prosperity Catalyst

Education

Subaru of America Supports Students and Classrooms in Need Nationwide During Subaru Loves Learning Month

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced the nationwide kickoff of Subaru Loves Learning month, the automaker’s initiative to make learning more accessible for kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) students nationwide.

Environment

The Soil Health Institute Welcomes New Scientists and Interns to Its Growing Team

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, has announced that six new scientists and three interns have joined the Institute.

Health & Healthcare

What We Learned About Genetic Sequencing During COVID-19 Could Revolutionize Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic is a hands-on workshop in how genetic information can help us more quickly control a pandemic. Relying on the SARS-CoV-2 code, researchers at academic labs were ready to develop a diagnostic test for the virus within weeks.

Diversity & Inclusion

Career Advice From Women in Tech Navigating Change

Many return-to-work conversations have centered around work styles and environments. Fewer around career progression and advice. Against a backdrop of reports about the outsized negative impact of the pandemic on working women, CIO Exchange shined a light on three successful women in tech who are rocking their careers.

Education

Omaha Public Schools Taps Coaches to Ease Transition to Hybrid Learning

Verizon Innovative Learning coaches Jenni Sherrill and Sara Newman and principal Dr. Carrie Carr say the resources and professional development provided by the program helped them support their school district during the pandemic.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gaming Survey Provides Data on Diversity and Inclusion Among Players

With more than 2.9 billion gamers in the world expected by the end of 2021, Intel is constantly considering how to best serve this vast and diverse gaming community.

Sustainable Development Goals

Science-based Roadmap Can Help Dairy Industry Meet Sustainability Goals

The Nature Conservancy has developed a Roadmap for a Sustainable Dairy System to help businesses create solutions that are both environmentally friendly and economically favorable, while delivering dairy products that consumers can feel good about.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Award-Winning Communications Executive Brandee Dallow Joins SCS Global Services as Vice President of Sustainability for Luxury Goods

SCS Global Services (SCS) is pleased to announce that international branding and marketing expert, Brandee Dallow, has joined the company as its new Vice President of Sustainability for Luxury Goods.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vinyl Sustainability Council Issues Call for Entries for Three Annual Awards

Vinyl Recycling Award, Social Impact Award, and Design for Reuse Award are now accepting submissions.

Research, Reports & Publications

Parker Commits to Achieving Carbon Neutral Operations by 2040, Advances Technologies that Enable a Sustainable Future

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has released its 2020 Sustainability Report and announced a new commitment to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2040.

Health & Healthcare

Together Against Child Mortality: Novartis and Save the Children Launch Health Project in the Slums of Nairobi

Novartis and children’s rights organization Save the Children are launching their first common health project tackling child mortality in Kenya's Kibera and Mathare slums.

Responsible Production & Consumption

MilliporeSigma Science Will Tell Podcast: Cyrene™

Are there greener alternatives to solvents? In the fourth episode of MilliporeSigma's Science Will Tell podcast series, learn how the company is using green chemistry to develop a portfolio of environmentally-friendly, safe alternatives

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva Receives AA Rating by MSCI Highlighting Its ESG Leadership and Commitment to Building a Better Future

MSCI ESG Investing has upgraded Workiva Inc. with a rating of AA as part of their MSCI ESG Ratings Assessment.

Green Infrastructure

Residential and Commercial Installations of CO₂-cured Solidia Concrete™

Solidia Technologies' patented processes moves the needle on carbon in two ways: they lower emissions in the production of cement and permanently consume carbon in the production of concrete.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Employees Volunteer With Team Rubicon to Assist With Post-tornado Cleanup

CNH Industrial employees joined forces with Team Rubicon to support the post-tornado cleanup efforts of the local community in Burr Ridge, Illinois, where CNH Industrial’s North American headquarters are located.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Disability Pride With Accessible Design and Inclusion

Today, we look at three brand activations that honored the disability community through accessible design and inclusion.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Deckers Brands Partners With FDRA As a 2021 Sustainability Strategic Partner

Deckers Brands is proud to be a 2021 Sustainability Strategic Partner for Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Leading the Way on Volunteering

As the pandemic forced us to use technology to navigate daily life, NortonLifeLock leadership championed the opportunity to establish a culture of giving, one where we continue to serve our communities by volunteering virtually.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Truist Cares
    Truist is committed to caring for communities when disasters strike. In 2020, Truist Financial Corporation announced its first Truist Cares initiative...
  2. Policy and Advocacy
    Policy and Advocacy content from IWBI - International Well Building Institute
  3. Protecting our planet
    We believe that people can only live their healthiest lives on a healthy planet. That’s why we reduce our environmental footprint by finding...
  4. 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...
  5. KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity
    Promoting inclusive environments by employing systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our...
  6. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  7. Environmental Sustainability
    Cisco is working not only for a more inclusive future, but a more environmentally sustainable one as well. Environmental issues like climate change...
  8. kate spade new york
    At kate spade new york and its Foundation, we believe that a woman’s mental health is foundational to her achieving sustainable long-term empowerment...
  9. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  10. Nutrition and Health
    Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
  11. Responsible Investing
    Responsible Investing
  12. 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...
  13. Baker Tilly Foundation
    The Baker Tilly Foundation makes a difference in the communities where we live and work by supporting causes in the areas of education, health and...
  14. Sustainable Operations
    As a global organization with more than 300,000 products and employing 20,000 people across more than 60 countries, we recognize the importance of...
  15. Antea Group Brand
    Antea Group Brand Content