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Education

Equipping AMD Learning Labs to Support Tomorrow’s Rising STEM Stars

Education holds immense power in shaping the leaders and innovators of tomorrow, and we are passionate about preparing students for the demands of the 21st century workforce.

Innovation & Technology

The GORE-TEX Brand: The Iconic Ingredient Brand’s Journey to Responsible Performance (Part 1)

In the first part of the HeroInside podcast Gore Fabrics Global Business Leader Achim Loeffler and host Tomas Vucurevic talk about the GORE-TEX brand, its beginnings and how it evolved to get the iconic brand that it is today.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Galaxy Partners With Herbalife and U.S. Soccer Foundation To Unveil New Mini-Pitch To Inspire Local Youth Through the Power of Play

AEG’s LA Galaxy, in partnership with Herbalife and the U.S. Soccer Foundation, unveiled a new mini-pitch at Rio Vista Elementary School in Pico Rivera, CA, on August 19, 2024 that is designed to offer local children a safe and dedicated space to play soccer.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Saint-Gobain Video Series: Journey to 2030 – How Do We Optimize Weight?

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Saint-Gobain North America must reach key milestones by 2030. In our latest episode of Journey to 2030, we discuss how reducing the weight of a product can have a major impact on reducing carbon emissions without sacrificing quality.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Wood Coatings With a Purpose

Eastman Solus™ performance additives can play a crucial role in formulators and furniture manufacturers achieving their sustainability goals.

Environment

Growing Interest in Grading Hydrogen

Knowing the fuel used for hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen internal combustion engines (H2-ICE) is just as important as knowing the powertrains themselves. Fuel can impact not only performance but also a fleet’s green profile.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Carol DeNure: Helping Covia Bloom

Covia highlights the dedication and leadership of Team Members who have made a significant impact on the job or in their communities by sharing their stories. Today we recognize Carol DeNure, Office Administrator at Covia’s Blue Mountain plant located in Havelock, Canada.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Well CDC Receives $300,000 Grant From KeyBank To Expand Career Development Program

KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation announced an investment of $300,000 in Akron’s The Well CDC aimed at bolstering its Career Development Program.

Environment

ScottsMiracle-Gro: Stay Connected With Nature Through Fall Gardening

Gardening has many positive physical and mental benefits, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to keep them going during the fall season.

Environment

How This Dedicated Team Is Protecting Our Planet

Trudging up an isolated dirt path at Conestee Nature Preserve in Greenville, S.C., a vast meadow comes into view. It’s a uniquely special place, surrounded by hundreds of acres of natural habitats.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainability Reporting Leader GRI Deepens Multi-Stakeholder Governance

The stakeholder forum that advises the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) on key strategic issues has appointed new leadership and members.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foundation Forward: The Latest Truist Foundation News | Q3 2024

This quarterly newsletter showcases how Truist Foundation supports Truist Financial Corporation’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities through strategic investments in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations

Social Impact & Volunteering

Entergy Mississippi Helps Customers Keep Cool and Save Money This Summer

Entergy Mississippi is committed to helping our customers stay cool and save money this summer with bill management tools, customer assistance events and programs.

Diversity & Inclusion

How this Clorox Teammate is Helping Change Stigmas Around Mental Health

The Clorox Change Makers initiative spotlights people who actively celebrate diversity, promote inclusion and practice allyship, making a positive impact on our business and culture. In this installment, we focus on Cassie Hairston.

Events, Media & Communications

2024 Sands Shopping Carnival Draws the Highest Number of Visitors Since Its Inception

Sands China’s long-standing commitment to advancing local businesses is most notably headlined by the annual Sands Shopping Carnival.

Innovation & Technology

Embracing Innovative Practices To Drive Circularity and Sustainability

Circularity plays a key part when it comes to sustainability, especially for technology. E-waste makes up 70% of overall toxic waste, after all, and only 20% of it is currently formally recycled.

Education

Principal Foundation and We Are Teachers Team Up To Promote Financial Literacy in U.S. Schools

Principal® Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to helping people and communities build financially secure futures, is collaborating with We Are Teachers, a community of over three million educators across the United States, to support financial literacy in classrooms.

Events, Media & Communications

Nasdaq Annual New York Climate Week Broadcast 2024

Tune in virtually to the Nasdaq Annual New York Climate Week Conference 2024, where we bring together professionals working in sustainability across both the corporate and investor communities for a groundbreaking event.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2024 Seramount Inclusion Index Recognizes Whirlpool Corporation for Leadership in Building an Inclusive Workplace

Whirlpool Corp., recognized for its leadership in fostering an inclusive workplace, has earned a spot on the 2024 Seramount Inclusion Index.

Green Infrastructure

Owens Corning Breaks Ground for Sustainability Investment at Paroc Hällekis

Owens Corning, owner of Paroc AB, celebrated breaking ground on its new sustainability investment at the Paroc Hällekis plant in Sweden.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Louis Vega: Honored in INvolve Hall of Fame for LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion Leadership

Congratulations to Louis Vega on his recent induction to INvolve - The Inclusion People’s Hall of Fame for his ongoing work to champion LGBTQ+ inclusion within the workplace and around the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Race to Resilience: The Role of Small Business in Driving America’s Success

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin shares pit-stop wisdom on small business preparedness and resilience.

Diversity & Inclusion

Earning While Learning: A Can’t-Miss Summer Program for Indigenous Youth

Sabre-Anne Elkins, then 17, was scrolling through her Facebook feed in the summer of 2021 when she spotted an ad, encouraging her to join a summer program and get paid.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $2 Million Loan to C3 Fund for the Advancement of Women and BIPOC Real Estate Investors

KeyBank Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Lending and Investment Group has provided a $2 million loan to C3’s Impact Fund.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Training and Corporate Culture

Corporate culture has long been regarded as the set of organizational procedures and knowledge of the organization. Today it is much more than that: it is the set of values, actions, principles, goals, and rules that characterize the business.

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