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Environment | International Paper

National Forest Week: How International Paper Helps Restore Longleaf Ecosystems

National Forest Week, held annually during the second week of June, raises awareness for the 193 million acres of National Forests across the United States and the benefits these landscapes provide.

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Events, Media & Communications

McDonald’s Celebrates the Powerful Fact That 1 in 8 Americans Have Worked Under the Golden Arches

Astronauts. Teachers. Award-winning playwrights. Executives. Small business owners. 1 in 8 Americans have one thing in common: the experience of working at a McDonald’s restaurant (just think... that means 1 in 8 Americans have been trusted with the World Famous Fries®).

Diversity & Inclusion

IOC Member Elections Lead to Increased Female Representation Among the Membership

The 141st IOC Session meeting in Mumbai, India, today elected eight new IOC Members, four women and four men, bringing the proportion of women on the IOC membership to 41.1 per cent.

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Diversity & Inclusion

How Disability Inclusion Improves Life at Home

In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October, here’s HOW the company and AVID drive inclusion and why it matters to Whirlpool Corp.

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Health & Healthcare

Direct Relief’s Medical Donations for U.S. Healthcare Safety Net Exceed $2 Billion

Direct Relief today announced it has donated and delivered more than $2 billion in medicine and medical supplies since 2008 to address chronic gaps in the U.S. healthcare system.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Rainforest Alliance Applies for SSCI Benchmarking

Rainforest Alliance submits Sustainable Agriculture Standard to SSCI Benchmark, a key step in earning recognition for aligning with industry expectations. Learn more about this sustainability milestone.

Green Infrastructure

Delivering on Our Commitment to Low-Carbon Steel

Last fall, Trane Technologies made a commitment to source low-carbon steel. Less than one year later, we have shipped more than one million HVAC units made with that low-carbon steel to homes, schools and data centers across the United States.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Wins Prestigious Supply Chain Award

At Kimberly-Clark, we know digital transformation is pivotal to our ability to better serve consumers. As a result of our innovative supply chain initiatives, we were recently awarded the prestigious NextGen Supply Chain Visionary Award.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

IWBI Awards the WELL Health-Safety Rating to 20-Plus Expo City Dubai Buildings in Recognition of the City’s People-Centric Sustainability Approach

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has awarded Expo City Dubai the WELL Health-Safety Rating for 23 of its buildings ahead of COP28, a testament to the city’s commitment to supporting human well-being and prioritising sustainability.

Green Infrastructure

Trane Technologies Delivers All-Electric, Zero Direct Emission Thermo King® Solutions in Every Segment of the Cold Chain in EMEA

Trane Technologies today announced at Solutrans 2023 that it has fulfilled its August 2021 commitment to deliver fully electric, zero direct emission Thermo King® refrigeration solutions for every segment of the cold chain in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region by 2023.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Principal® Earns 2024 Military Friendly® Employer Designation

Principal Financial Group® announced today that it has earned the 2024 Military Friendly® Employer designation, honoring the company’s commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable and meaningful opportunities for the military community.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Transactional Carbon Accounting: Financial-Grade Precision Across the Value Chain

As businesses and organizations tackle the reduction of their carbon footprint to achieve net-zero emissions, they are scrutinizing the accuracy and availability of their carbon emissions data, especially for scope 3 emissions.

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Education

KFC Thailand Joins Forces With the Equal Education Fund (EEF) in Support of Out-of-School Children

KFC Thailand announces its pledge to join forces with the EEF (Equal Education Fund) in its mission to spotlight the learning and earning potential of out-of-school Thai Youth.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Novelis' Commitment to Product Sustainability

At Novelis, we are committed to supplying our customers with high-quality, responsibly sourced, and lowest-carbon products possible.

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Sustainable Development Goals

LyondellBasell To Build Industrial-Scale Advanced Recycling Plant in Germany

LyondellBasell (LYB) today announced it has made the final investment decision to build the company's first industrial-scale catalytic advanced recycling demonstration plant at its Wesseling, Germany, site.

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Environment

Ceres Applauds Farm Bill Extension, Urges Expansion of Climate-Smart Investments in 2024

Ceres today pledged to continue working with leading food, apparel, and agriculture companies in the coming months to pass a five-year Farm Bill reauthorization that equitably invests in U.S. farmers and rural communities.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Albertsons Companies’ Jewel-Osco Division Packed More Than 52,000 Thanksgiving Meals at Annual Holiday Food Packing Event

Nearly 100 of Albertsons Companies Jewel-Osco associates came together as one team at the Northern Illinois Food Bank for our annual Jewel-Osco Holiday Food Packing event!

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Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Celebrates #Movember for Men’s Health Awareness Month

This month we recognize Movember, a time for us to shine a light on issues affecting men’s health. Excessive drinking may affect men’s mental, sexual and physical health.

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Health & Healthcare

Minto Communities Joins IWBI’s WELL for Residential Program

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities, and Minto Communities announced today that the Canadian-owned developer became an early adopter

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Global Insights Series • Social Impact

​Welcome to Acre’s Sustainable Finance Insights Series, where we’ll be highlighting key sustainability topics for the financial sector. This month, we’ll be focusing on social impact.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Learn How T-Mobile Empowers Employees and Customers To Give Back

See how the team at T-Mobile’s newest Customer Experience Center in Rochester, N.Y. were ready to give back from the get-go, using some of the many benefits the company offers to employees wanting to support their communities.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Collaborating for the Planet: How One Unlikely Material Enabled a Sustainable Luxury Golf Bag

On a mission to reimagine a more sustainable golf bag for a world-class golf event, VESSEL and Dow turned to a novel and versatile material solution: LuxSense™ Silicone Leather.

Diversity & Inclusion

NBCUniversal and IllumiNative Partner To Increase Indigenous Representation in Media

To kick-off Native American Heritage Month, NBCUniversal and IllumiNative, the Native women-led organization focused on amplifying contemporary Native voices, stories, and issues to advance justice, equity, and self-determination, announced a new partnership.

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Research, Reports & Publications

TENWEST Streetfest and Startup Tucson Creates a Place for Entrepreneurs To Learn and Grow

GoDaddy’s Sr. Director of Venture Forward, Alexandra Rosen, kicked off Innovation Day at TENWEST this year with a presentation on the power of entrepreneurship, including the growth, journey and impact of the local microbusiness owner in Tucson and surrounding Arizona.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Like Pizza, Opportunity Is Better Shared

At Pizza Hut, we believe that everyone deserves equal opportunity. That’s why we created the Equal Slice program, which provides education, mentorship, and $20,000 grants to business owners in underrepresented communities to help them succeed.

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Energy

How Chemours’ Chemistries Are Helping To Sustainably Scale the Hydrogen Economy

One of the hydrogen industry’s biggest challenges is the need to quickly and exponentially scale a new supply chain that can support rapid advancement toward a global Hydrogen Economy, especially in the face of geopolitical challenges.

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    Vision 2030 Goal: Lead forest stewardship efforts globally