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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Faces of Acre - Dedication to Sustainability

In our latest Faces of Acre instalment, we sat down with Harco Leertouwer, our Managing Director Europe, to discuss his lifelong dedication to sustainability.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Aflac Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Top Corporate Citizenship Award for its Commitment to Diversity, Philanthropy and Social Good

Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental insurance in the U.S., was recognized for driving positive change in communities by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Citizens Awards program.

Environment

Virginia Aims for Dramatic Growth in Electric Trucks by Joining National Effort

The Commonwealth of Virginia took a step to expand its leadership role in tackling transportation-related climate pollution today

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Thank You to the 500,000 Associates That Make the Holidays Happen!

Whether Santa shops here or not is still to be determined.

Innovation & Technology

Bayer to Launch Project Carbonview, an Industry-first Digital Carbon Footprint Measurement Solution for Agriculture

Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services unveiled Project Carbonview. This has been conceptualized by Bayer and developed in collaboration with Bushel and AWS.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

TIFIN Expands Its WealthTech Division Capabilities With an Agreement to Acquire Qualis Capital; Announces Launch of Louise and PlanIQ

TIFIN expands its WealthTech division capabilities with an agreement to acquire Qualis Capital for advisors to access private markets; launches personalized giving for families (Louise) and micro-financial planning through conversational AI (PlanIQ)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whirlpool Corporation's LAR North Team Donated 110 Electrical Appliances as Part of Whirlpool's 110 Year Anniversary Celebration

As part of its 110 year anniversary celebration, Whirlpool Corporation's LAR North team donated 110 electrical appliances such as ovens, water dispensers, and refrigerators to multiple nonprofit organizations with varied causes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

All Hands on Deck Against COVID-19

How every division at Merck is pitching in to address a global need

Responsible Production & Consumption

Timberland Celebrates Beauty of Nature and the Northern Lights With FW21 NL Sky Apparel Collection

As we strive to spend more time outdoors, from city streets to the ends of the Earth, Timberland introduces a new apparel collection inspired by one of the world’s most impressive natural phenomena, the Northern Lights.

Energy

ESG in the Energy Sector: Value Creation Through Decarbonization Strategies

Tetra Tech’s Rachel Bigby, Scott Phillips, and Sarah Watts discuss how companies in the energy sector can implement decarbonization to support their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.

Media & Communications

GoodCarts Reveals 2022 Trends for Ethical and Sustainable Retailers

From authenticity to zero-waste, tech-for-good app GoodCarts shares what’s on deck for ecommerce retailers in 2022.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Understanding Multi-capital Value

In reaction to shareholder value and inspired by the social, environmental and stakeholder movements, the 1990s saw the emergence of “new economics” - and broadening financial capital to include other capitals, like natural, social and human capital.

Events, Media & Communications

Trane Technologies Healthy Spaces Podcast Season 2 Episode 5: The Show Must Go On

The pandemic has changed how people experience live sports and entertainment. Melanie Koch, WELL Faculty of International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) discusses how research and enhanced standards have helped venues re-open their doors in our latest episode of #HealthySpaces.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Boldly Building the Future Series Launches, a Collaboration Between Initiatives in Art and Culture and Mark Hanna

Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) and Mark Hanna announce a new virtual conference series, Boldly Building the Future, to address actionable solutions to central challenges and key issues facing the jewelry industry, including the mining and refining sector. On Monday December 13, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST, the inaugural conversation, Decade of Action: Climate and the Precious Metals Industry, takes place.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Unveils Annual List of the Nation's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in Under-Resourced Communities

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) unveiled its 2021 Inner City 100 (IC100) list, representing the 100 fastest-growing businesses in under-resourced communities in the U.S.

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Sports and Entertainment Sector Scales Health and Safety Approaches to Protect Talent, Staff and Fans”

When it shuttered live event venues, COVID-19 extinguished some of our greatest sources of communal celebration.

Sustainable Development Goals

A Word From Sappi North America's Director of Sustainability, Sandy Taft

The words that first come to my mind when I reflect on the past year would be ‘interconnectedness’ and ‘adaptability.’ The profound impact of the pandemic has touched so many different aspects of our lives—the ways we live, work, and connect with each other seemed to change overnight—all with the single goal of mitigating unnecessary damage and suffering.

Education

New Holland Supports Rural School in the Argentine Province of Salta

During the Month of Children in Argentina, New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, delivered donations to the Ernesto Rodríguez Pérez School in Chicoana, a town in the Argentine province of Salta.

Media & Communications

What Next After COP26? Be the Ball.

Before, during, and after COP26, I could not stop thinking about the final scene in the movie Caddyshack. In the film, young Danny Noonan vies to win a golf match to fund his college tuition.

Events, Media & Communications

AEG's ASCSC Foundation, National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment (NABFEME) and Women Helping Women in Entertainment Host Eighth Annual Women in Entertainment Luncheon

The sold-out eighth annual Women in Entertainment Luncheon (Film, TV, Music, Sports, and Fashion), Winter Wonderland, presented by Coca-Cola, Los Angeles Lakers, City National Bank and One Hope Wine welcomed 200 top female executives in the entertainment industry for an empowering afternoon of networking and discussion on Dec. 2 at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Energy

Global Power Leader Cummins Explains the Hydrogen Rainbow

Perhaps you’ve heard of blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, or even pink hydrogen, but what do these multi-hued descriptors actually mean? Here's a quick look into what the different colors mean.

Education

SLAM Miami Student - and Aspiring Rapper - Uses Innovative Lab to Create Magic

Fabian Tercero dreams big: He hopes to pursue his love of music and become a professional rapper. With the help of the Verizon Innovative Learning Lab at his school, he’s inching his aspirations closer to reality.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Land Betterment Corporation's Impact Minute #29: The Importance of Using Social Media with Marissa Rosen of Climate Social

Land Betterment Corporation released Episode 29 of its Impact Minute video blog series. In this episode, Climate Social, LLC Founder Marissa Rosen discusses the importance of using social media.

Energy

Antea Group Provides Expertise in Environmental Analyst's Carbon Offset Report

As a member of Inogen Alliance, Charlie Quann, Energy & Carbon Services lead at Antea Group USA, shared his insights into the push for net-zero and how the challenge of hard-to-abate emissions is driving demand for emissions offsets.

Diversity & Inclusion

Upskilling Is the Answer to Closing Tech's Gender Gap

While there is a large pool of talent in India, the career pipeline is leakier than it should be—in fact, 50% of women fall out of the workforce within eight years of university graduation and never return.

Latest Campaigns

  1. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  2. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  3. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  4. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  5. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  6. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  7. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  8. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  9. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  10. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  11. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  12. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  13. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  14. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  15. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...