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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Private Bank Demonstrates Its Commitment to Ethical Standards With Inaugural Wealth for Good Award

Fifth Third Private Bank has joined the ranks of global wealth management industry participants who recognize the importance of the highest standards of ethical and sustainable behaviors by winning a Wealth for Good Award from WealthBriefing.

Health & Healthcare

Miami Becomes First City in the Nation To Achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating Across Municipal Building Portfolio

The City of Miami, ranked recently as America’s healthiest city, and the International WELL Building Institute announced that Miami has become the first city in the country to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating.

Research, Reports & Publications

WSP Infrastructure Index: 80 Percent of Americans Support Equity in Infrastructure Spending Over Improvements in Their Own Communities

WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, today released its new WSP Infrastructure Index that gauges Americans’ views on how the Biden Administration’s $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, should be spent.

Environment

Investing in Valuing Nature

Since 2011, scientists, engineers and economists from both Dow and The Nature Conservancy have worked together to analyze the various services that nature provides to our operations and community.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

With the Help of O-I Glass, Renata Tambasco's Glass Recycling Start-Up Creates New Habits in São Paulo

Recitotal, a glass recycling and processing company based in São Paulo, Brazil isn’t your average recycling collection operation.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

WEBINAR: Driving Safety and DOT Compliance Through Implementing a Safety Management System

Join us for our webinar, Driving Safety and DOT Compliance Through Implementation of a Safety Management System, at 2pm EDT, Thursday, June 23, to keep your fleet rolling safely along!

Green Infrastructure

ESG Tech Firm Raises Funds to Reduce Real Estate Sector's Environmental Impact

An ESG data intelligence firm has raised €150million in funding – believed to be the largest ever ClimateTech SaaS fundraising in the real estate sector. Deepki will use the funding to continue to help the real estate sector reach its net zero goal.

Diversity & Inclusion

Martha Ha, Medtronic Chief Counsel, Recognized by Asia Society

Martha Ha was recognized by the Asia Society as a fearless voice for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

Social Impact & Volunteering

KeyBank Employees Ready to Volunteer on 2022 Neighbors Make the Difference Day

On Tuesday June 7, 2022, thousands of KeyBank teammates across the country will leave their bank offices to volunteer for various local community organizations, projects and causes on Neighbors Make the Difference Day.

Research, Reports & Publications

CBRE 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Environment

With buildings responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions globally and its 7.1 billion square feet of managed property, @CBRE has an outsized opportunity to help reduce GHG emissions. Learn how they're tackling GHG emissions in their 2021 CR Report.

Events, Media & Communications

Workiva Inc. Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of the Financial Data Transparency Act in the U.S. Senate

The Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) would direct eight major U.S. financial regulatory agencies to adopt uniform, machine-readable data standards for the information they are already required to collect from regulated entities.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tapestry, Inc. and Coach Support Regenerative Agriculture Movement Through Partnership With Savory Institute

Tapestry, Inc. and Coach today took steps to further improve the sustainability their supply chain through a new partnership with the Savory Institute’s Land to Market Program, the first verified sourcing solution for regenerative agriculture.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

FedEx Participates in Operation Fly Formula

On May 22, 2022, as the first airlift of formula arrived in the U.S., FedEx Express team members were on hand to offload and transport the shipment to its destination.

Innovation & Technology

T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation Announce Winners of the 2022 Changemaker Challenge

T-Mobile announced the 15 winners of the 2022 Changemaker Challenge, the nationwide contest that gives young leaders between the ages of 13 and 18 the opportunity to level up their ideas for creating a more inclusive, equitable & sustainable future.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

BET, 125th Street Business Improvement District and the Apollo Theater Announce Recipients of Third Annual Harlem Entrepreneurial Microgrant Initiative

BET, a subsidiary of Paramount Global, in partnership by 125th Street BID and the Apollo, announced the 10 recipients of the third annual Harlem Entrepreneurial Microgrant Initiative.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Our Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, an annual celebration of the diverse cultures and histories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Morgan Stanley will honor this extraordinary and important community through programming and celebrations.

Innovation & Technology

Bluetooth Low Energy Is Reshaping Medical Devices

Dispensing with cables, bulky batteries, and enabling smartphone communication is a giant step forward for the Internet of Medical Things. But as with any innovation, there are inevitable risks.

Diversity & Inclusion

Franklin Templeton Continues Support for Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative

As a founding partner, Franklin Templeton is enthusiastically continuing its support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) in 2022.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Named One of 3BL Media's 100 Best Corporate Citizens

Kimberly-Clark announced that 3BL Media has named the company to its 2022 ranking of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens, which recognizes outstanding environmental, social, and governance

Social Impact & Volunteering

Repairing Houses, Restoring Hope

Regions Bank and its associates support Habitat affiliates through contributions and thousands of volunteer hours as part of Regions’ commitment to advancing affordable housing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet Emily Wheeler, Program Manager for Empower by GoDaddy

At GoDaddy, we are relentless advocates for inclusive entrepreneurship and believe that anyone, no matter their age, race, gender, or socioeconomic background, should have the opportunity to pursue their dreams of owning and running a successful business.

Health & Healthcare

How to Get More Value From Your EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

If your business has an EAP provider (tens of thousands of Principal clients do through Magellan Healthcare), you may not realize all the well-being resources you can access through the program.

Energy

On Risk Taking - Booster

Booster, one of those companies that dared to dream, announced their funding round of more than $125 million to build out the supply chain for mobile fuel delivery to help power the fleets that are running the ecommerce world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Spotted While Scrolling: Social Impact Highlights in May 2022

Check out the social impact highlights and updates we saw while scrolling through LinkedIn this month. We’re proud our partners and clients, for making a real impact, taking care of employees, and reaching new levels of success.

Green Infrastructure

Circularity in Transportation Panel Hosted by The Ray

The Ray recently hosted a virtual panel to discuss the industry’s most innovative circular economy solutions in transportation with representatives from Georgia’s leading organizations in the industry: Pirelli Tire, Novelis and Cox Automotive.

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