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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bringing New Digital Resources to Chicago's South Side and Beyond

We’re investing $500,000 over the next three years in the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, where we’re partnering to launch new targeted efforts to get and keep more Chicagoans connected and provide access to digital tools and skills training.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Bank Hosts Sixth Supplier Diversity Summit To Educate and Connect Diverse Suppliers

Fifth Third Bank today hosted its sixth Supplier Diversity Summit, providing an opportunity for suppliers to explore innovative best practices, as well as connect with Fifth Third representatives and other corporate and community partners.

Education

The Future Faces of Tech: Meet Cadence's 2022 GEM Fellowship Interns

Cadence is honored to partner with The National Graduate Engineering Minorities Consortium as part of our mission to foster a diverse workforce in the STEM community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Advice for Inventing in STEM: From an Engineer With 300+ Worldwide Patents and Applications

Dr. Lola Awoniyi-Oteri is a Principal Systems Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, where she focuses on standardization, research and development of 5G millimeter wave devices, particularly in the areas of mobility management and power efficiency.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic Podcast: Dr. Laura Mauri Brings Years of Patient Care Experience to Medtronic’s Top Clinical, Regulatory, Scientific Post

In this episode, Dr. Laura Mauri shares the career path that started with an early interest in medicine brought, at least partly, by her mother’s cancer diagnosis.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Procter & Gamble Brings Relief to Residents Affected by Flooding in Eastern Kentucky With P&G Products and Tide Loads of Hope Laundry Services

The Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Unit, powered by Matthew 25: Ministries, has been deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of the deadly flooding throughout eastern Kentucky.

Environment

From Landfill to Landscape: The Rebirth of New York City Parks

Where some see a toxic dumping ground of the past, WSP USA sees possibility for the future. The company’s planners, engineers, environmental specialists and resilience experts have been hands-on with dozens of challenging restoration projects.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lenovo Program Empowers Indian Youth To Pursue Careers in Manufacturing

Together with Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic College and TNS India Foundation (TNSIF), Lenovo India hosted a certificate distribution ceremony in May 2022 to celebrate the 150 students graduating from the program.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hershey Company Earns Great Place to Work® Certification™

The Hershey Company is proud that its U.S. business has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Hershey.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Social Impact Challenge: Elevate Yourself

When it comes to social impact programs, we can't over-emphasize the importance of filling your program with the right people and empowering them to lead. So, stop doing and start multiplying - with a few small steps (like reading this blog!).

Education

Student From New Jersey Receives Award for STEAM Sustainability Innovation from Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education today recognized a New Jersey student as the winner of the 2022 Trade Champions Challenge.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Rise of the Sustainability Non-Executive Director

Why has sustainability representation been dragging its heels to filter through to the NED board, when it has already been flourishing for a while on the executive team?

Health & Healthcare

Alzheimer's Disease: A New Generation of Screenings and Therapies on the Horizon

The number of Americans living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) continues to grow at an exponential rate.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Tapestry's Approach to Engaging Their Suppliers

We are working with our suppliers to integrate environmentally sustainable practices throughout our supply chain and are committed to increasing the use of environmentally preferred materials and manufacturing processes throughout our company.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

NortonLifeLock Employees Enrich Lives Through Volunteering

NortonLifeLock employees around the world support the causes they care about in their local communities. Learn more about how Dublin employees participate in the Time to Read and World of Work programs.

Environment

Sustainable Fuels at FedEx

We continue to invest in, and seek the development of, viable, cost-effective alternative fuels to reduce aircraft and vehicle emissions.

Events, Media & Communications

ESG Talk Podcast: Transforming Risk Into Sustainable Value Ft. Andrea Bonime-Blanc

Join our first author chat with Andrea Bonime-Blanc, founder and CEO at GEC Risk Advisory and author of Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk Into Resilience and Value. She and host Mandi McReynolds discuss the importance of technology in ESG, interconnected ESG risks and opportunities, and the value of empathy in leadership.

Environment

Shifting Mindsets to ESG Approaches in Business

Dan Bena, Senior Consultant, Antea Group USA and Chair of the Antea Group USA Strategic Advisory Board, shares his insights on key mindsets to help companies adopt ESG strategies.

Environment

Most Common OSHA Citations by Workplace

Whether your workplace is an industrial site or an office building, workplace hazards can compromise employee safety and potentially lead to costly citations. Here’s how to spot the most common danger points.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Aflac and Sunrise Association Deliver Joy to More Than 150 Children and Families Dealing With Childhood Cancer in Long Island

Aflac and Sunrise Association delivered My Special Aflac Ducks® to more than 150 children and families facing childhood cancer today at Sunrise Day Camp – Long Island in Wheatley Heights, New York, and in the following days will make My Special Aflac Duck available to Sunrise campers across the United States.

Health & Healthcare

New Video Demonstrates How BioManufacturing Is Advancing the Promise of Personalized Medicine

Cytiva and Rockwell Automation are collaborating with Testa Center in Uppsala, Sweden, to help the biopharmaceutical industry transition beyond mass-produced, blockbuster medical treatments and move into a new era of personalized medicine.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cummins Reports Key Progress on 2030 Environmental Goals

Cummins Inc. in 2021 made significant progress toward the company’s 2030 environmental goals, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from both its products and facilities, while cutting water use and waste production.

Energy

Blackstone Infrastructure's Portfolio Company Atlantic Power Transmission LLC Announces Partnership With Offshore Energy Industry Expert Morrison Energy to Invest in New Jersey's Workforce and Bring Jacket Foundation Fabrication to the State

Atlantic Power Transmission LLC, a Blackstone portfolio company, today announced its partnership with Morrison Energy to position New Jersey as a global leader in rapidly developing offshore wind energy generation and transmission supply chain.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Profile in Innovation: Imran Munshi, The Sole Seeker

In honor of Dow’s 125th anniversary year, we’re celebrating our people because it's their ability to imagine better that has driven innovation and success throughout our history.

Research, Reports & Publications

Valvoline Releases Its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), a global leader in vehicle care powering the future of mobility through innovative services and products, today announced the release of its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report.

Latest Campaigns

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    We invest in sustainable community outcomes that improve lives.
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