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Innovation & Technology | Logitech

Logitech’s One-of-a-Kind Accessible Gaming Rig

Two years ago, while awaiting surgery to address a unique medical condition, 12-year-old Daire Gorman desperately needed to find a new way to game.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

For Health Workers on Haiti’s Frontlines, Direct Relief Distributes $1 Million in Support

In response to ongoing civil unrest and disruptions in healthcare in Haiti, Direct Relief today announced $1 million in financial support to nine healthcare organizations providing essential health services across the country. 

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paramount Renews Commitment To Celebrate Vote Early Day To Empower Voters To Share Their Voices This Fall – Join Us!

Ahead of one of the most consequential elections of our lifetimes, Paramount is renewing its commitment to Vote Early Day and calling on corporate & community partners to empower voters to share their voices by signing up to celebrate Vote Early Day on October 29th, 2024!

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Energy

FedEx Supports New Project Mapping Charging Needs and Grid Readiness in the GTHA

The Pembina Institute has launched the Grid Readiness Project to help accelerate the transition from gas- and diesel-powered fleets to zero-emission road freight. The project is possible through a collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Institute and generous support from FedEx.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

As Escalating Conflict Displaces 2.4 Million People in Democratic Republic of Congo, Action Against Hunger Warns of Imminent Hunger Crisis

Hundreds of thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing a hunger crisis.

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Education

Baker Tilly’s Insights Into Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics in Higher Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more prevalent in higher education – not only in academics – but across all departments, from the business office to enrollment management and beyond.

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Sustainable Development Goals

The World’s AI Generators: Rethinking Water Usage in Data Centers To Build a More Sustainable Future

At NVIDIA GTC this week, the keynote address made it clear that data centers are set to grow in numbers and in terms of power consumption in order to provide AI capabilities to the world.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Leaders Named in 2024 Women to Watch in Hospitality, Travel, Leisure and Retail Index

Congratulations to Lorna Billinge, SVP Operations & Global Supply Chain, Alexandra Mendel, VP Merchandising, Planning & Programming (QVC UK) and Chiho Sakumi, Director, Technology (QVC Japan).

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Education

Bringing Music Education to Students Nationwide with HARMAN and Music Will

As a global leader in audio innovation and with a rich heritage in the music industry, we at HARMAN have all experienced the power of music to inspire, connect, and change countless lives.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Bacardi Shake Your Future Uplifts Women With All-Female Cohort

Family-owned Bacardi continues to expand Shake Your Future, its free training program designed to help unemployed and underrepresented young adults build careers in the mixology world.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Earns 2024 Energy Star® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for Seventh Consecutive Year

Principal Asset Management℠, through its dedicated real estate investment team, is proud to announce that it has received the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year: Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the seventh consecutive year.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

11 Northwestern Mutual Advisors Achieve Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Recognition

Northwestern Mutual announced that 11 of its exceptional advisors have been recognized on the prestigious Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State list for 2024.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

U.S. Department of Energy Selects Kohler Co. To Pioneer Commercial Scale Decarbonization Solution in Company’s Largest Manufacturing Plant in North America

Kohler Co. has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $51.2million to demonstrate commercial-scale decarbonization solutions to help move energy-intensive industries toward net-zero.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Marathon Petroleum Maintains Highest Honor in EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is praising Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s (MPC) contributions to building a clean energy economy as a winner of the 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award.

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Energy

Q&A With Andrew Logan, Ceres’ Senior Director of Oil and Gas

This is the third in a series of Q & As with the Ceres experts who are engaging with companies to decarbonize six of the highest-emitting sectors of the economy. Click here to read the previous Q & A.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Invests $1 Million To Train Skilled Tradespeople To Rebuild Communities After Disasters

To further extend its mission of training the next generation of skilled tradespeople, The Home Depot Foundation is granting $1 million to its veteran-led disaster response partner Team Rubicon to build a new trades training program.

Education

How Employers Are Helping Prep the Youngest Generation of Workers in AI

Learning AI doesn’t need to just start at the higher education level either. IBM’s commitment to train 2 million learners in AI by the end of 2026 begins much earlier.

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Events, Media & Communications

G&A Institute Announces 2024 Pathfinder Webinar Series

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. (G&A), a leader in corporate sustainability consulting and research, is pleased to announce its 2024 Pathfinder Webinar Series. Registration is now open for the first segment of the series to be held on Wednesday, April 24. 

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pizza Hut Manager Celebrates 50-Year Career at Same Restaurant

Beckie Lacey, the manager at a Pizza Hut in Wahoo, has been working at the same restaurant for 50 years.

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Events, Media & Communications

Allyson Anderson Book, Chief Sustainability Officer, Baker Hughes: Sustainability Champion & Energy Transition Leader

Policy veteran and Baker Hughes’ super-smart Chief Sustainability Office, Allyson Anderson Book, joins Madam Policy for an all-new episode.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

GENYOUth and Taste of the NFL Increase Access to 148 Million School Meals, Fostering Nutrition Security Among Students Nationwide

Presented by Frito-Lay, Quaker, and the PepsiCo Foundation, Super Bowl LVIII's Largest Philanthropic Event Supports GENYOUth's Mission to Help Tackle Youth Hunger.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Meet the ‘Air Traffic Controller’ for U.S. Bank Wealth Management

Kim Ferguson’s title of chief administrative officer and strategic initiatives leader for wealth management at U.S. Bank is lengthy, but the role has a laser focus.  “It’s like being an air traffic controller for the business,” she said.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Mastercard: Translating Success: How To Equip Hispanic Entrepreneurs for Growth

Mastercard launched the bilingual Hispanic Digital Doors platform this month to connect entrepreneurs with online resources and trusted partners committed to working with the Hispanic business community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CBRE Announces Head of Occupier Sustainability in Continental Europe

Global real estate advisor, CBRE has today announced that Sustainability leader, David Maguire, has been appointed Head of Occupier Sustainability & ESG, Continental Europe.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Monster Energy Cares: Meet Roy Tuscany, Founder of the High Fives Foundation

Monster Energy Cares: We'd like to introduce the Monster Energy Family to Roy Tuscany, the founder of the High Fives Foundation.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Liberty Community Services Awarded $120,000 From KeyBank Foundation To Bring Housing and Transportation Services to New Haven Homeless

Liberty Community Services of New Haven has been awarded a two-year $120,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation, the charitable foundation of KeyBank, to support the organization’s mission of “Getting People Home”. 

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