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Diversity & Inclusion

Prove Your Purpose: Bank of America Invests in Indigenous Communities

Today, we examine how one company is making efforts toward amending these historic and persistent inequities to invest in Indigenous communities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

American Express Expands Partnership with Nova Credit to Help Extend Credit to More Newcomers to the U.S.

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced today, in partnership with Nova Credit, that it has expanded credit access to people from Brazil, Dominican Republic, Kenya and Nigeria who have moved to the United States.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Amid Pandemic, Illumina Invests in 'Culture of Care'

The health and economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, though daunting, have also created extraordinary opportunities for reinvention. In the life sciences and health care industries in particular, the pressures and expectations driven by the pandemic have, in many cases, accelerated innovation.

Education

Walmart and NAACP Join Forces To Create Educational Pathways for Returning Citizens

The long-term, cumulative impact that criminal justice disparities have on communities of color can have lasting, damaging effects. When individuals enter the system, there are significant obstacles for them to return to society.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteer Your Skills to Your Favorite Causes This Holiday Season

While donating money is always a generous option, consider volunteering your skills if you're looking for a new way to support the causes you care about.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Meet the Secret 'Fixer' Helping Teams Navigate Change

Brent Yamaato makes it clear that finding success in his role is not about him. He says his purpose is to make life better for all of Truist.

Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusion Is the Key to Innovation

NortonLifeLock's Global Head of DTC, Sarah Hodkinson, shares her story of why she'll never go back to pretending to be anyone else, what bringing your "whole self" to work at NortonLifeLock means, and why inclusion is a key to innovation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Think Your Team Is 'Too Busy' to Give Back to Your Community? This Subaru Retailer Has Some Advice

Any business leader who thinks they don’t have the time, energy or manpower to pursue community action should talk to Dottie Fitzgerald, the president and dealer principal of Fitzgerald Subaru of Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Health & Healthcare

Together, Crest and Oral-B Are “Closing the Smile Gap” to End Oral Health Inequity for Kids in America

Crest & Oral-B team up with actress and activist Christina Milian to bring awareness to oral health disparities in communities across the U.S. and Close the Smile Gap.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Making a Great Place to Work Even Better

Every single employee at T-Mobile, even our newest team members just starting to build their skill base, should have a competitive wage. So, we have decided to implement a nationwide minimum pay at T-Mobile of at least $20 per hour.

Diversity & Inclusion

Georgia-Pacific Partners With The National Center for Civil and Human Rights

We're a proud partner of The National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Learn how they help inspire people to protect civil and human rights of others.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Good Neighbors Stay Safe

Safety isn’t just about helmets, of course. When children know how to keep themselves safe, they build the confidence they need to face the challenges COVID-19 brings

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Top Corporate Citizenship Award for its Commitment to Diversity, Philanthropy and Social Good

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance in the U.S., was recognized for driving positive change in communities by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Citizens Awards program.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Faces of Acre - Dedication to Sustainability

In our latest Faces of Acre instalment, we sat down with Harco Leertouwer, our Managing Director Europe, to discuss his lifelong dedication to sustainability.

Environment

Virginia Aims for Dramatic Growth in Electric Trucks by Joining National Effort

The Commonwealth of Virginia took a step to expand its leadership role in tackling transportation-related climate pollution today

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Thank You to the 500,000 Associates That Make the Holidays Happen!

Whether Santa shops here or not is still to be determined.

Innovation & Technology

Bayer to Launch Project Carbonview, an Industry-first Digital Carbon Footprint Measurement Solution for Agriculture

Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services unveiled Project Carbonview. This has been conceptualized by Bayer and developed in collaboration with Bushel and AWS.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

TIFIN Expands Its WealthTech Division Capabilities With an Agreement to Acquire Qualis Capital; Announces Launch of Louise and PlanIQ

TIFIN expands its WealthTech division capabilities with an agreement to acquire Qualis Capital for advisors to access private markets; launches personalized giving for families (Louise) and micro-financial planning through conversational AI (PlanIQ)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Corporation's LAR North Team Donated 110 Electrical Appliances as Part of Whirlpool's 110 Year Anniversary Celebration

As part of its 110 year anniversary celebration, Whirlpool Corporation's LAR North team donated 110 electrical appliances such as ovens, water dispensers, and refrigerators to multiple nonprofit organizations with varied causes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

All Hands on Deck Against COVID-19

How every division at Merck is pitching in to address a global need

Responsible Production & Consumption

Timberland Celebrates Beauty of Nature and the Northern Lights With FW21 NL Sky Apparel Collection

As we strive to spend more time outdoors, from city streets to the ends of the Earth, Timberland introduces a new apparel collection inspired by one of the world’s most impressive natural phenomena, the Northern Lights.

Energy

ESG in the Energy Sector: Value Creation Through Decarbonization Strategies

Tetra Tech’s Rachel Bigby, Scott Phillips, and Sarah Watts discuss how companies in the energy sector can implement decarbonization to support their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.

Media & Communications

GoodCarts Reveals 2022 Trends for Ethical and Sustainable Retailers

From authenticity to zero-waste, tech-for-good app GoodCarts shares what’s on deck for ecommerce retailers in 2022.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Understanding Multi-capital Value

In reaction to shareholder value and inspired by the social, environmental and stakeholder movements, the 1990s saw the emergence of “new economics” - and broadening financial capital to include other capitals, like natural, social and human capital.

Events, Media & Communications

Trane Technologies Healthy Spaces Podcast Season 2 Episode 5: The Show Must Go On

The pandemic has changed how people experience live sports and entertainment. Melanie Koch, WELL Faculty of International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) discusses how research and enhanced standards have helped venues re-open their doors in our latest episode of #HealthySpaces.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  5. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  6. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  7. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  8. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  9. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  10. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  11. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  12. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  13. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  14. 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...
  15. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...