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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PNC Achieves MLT Black Equity at Work Certification

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announces that they have achieved the Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) Black Equity at Work Certification.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Panametrics Employees Adapt PlayStations To Benefit Children's Ward at University Hospital Limerick

Employees from Panametrics, a Baker Hughes business, manufactured and donated three uniquely mobile video game station stands to the Childrens’ Ark Ward at the University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

Education

Labor Market Mismatch and Global Youth Employment: Coalition Is Key

Globally, the population of young people between the ages of 14 and 24 has grown by over 30% to 1.2 billion in just two decades.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Recognizes LG for Green Power Leadership

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

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

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

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.

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