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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comerica Bank Claims Michigan Battle of the Buildings Top Honors Among Financial Services Competitors

Michigan Battle of the Buildings honored Comerica Bank as its financial services category winner in the statewide energy reduction competition.

Innovation & Technology

Introducing SM AirSeT Technology by Schneider Electric

Air is the most sustainable of all gases. In a world first, we found a solution to replace the greenhouse gas used in industrial switchgear with the greenest alternative: pure air. Introducing SM AirSeT.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tackling Digital Poverty in Ireland

To help combat digital poverty in Ireland, NortonLifeLock has partnered with Empower, a charity focused on social inclusion, local development, and addressing digital inclusion in Fingal.

Innovation & Technology

Decades of R&D Created a “G” Like No Other

Wireless technology has come a long way from simple voice calls to connecting virtually everything. Getting to 5G hasn’t been easy. It’s taken almost 40 years and tens of billions of dollars in research and development.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

VF Corp. Invests in Empathy and Resources for Working Parents

VF Corp., a Denver-based publicly traded global company of 50,000 employees, realized the plight facing many of their workers as summer was ending and as parents faced the specter of another school year of distance learning for their children.

Responsible Production & Consumption

7 Ways to Celebrate an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving

Americans produce about 25-percent more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day compared to the rest of the year, according to estimates.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How a Nonprofit Was Able to Reconnect With Their Mental Health Patients

Despite being one of the wealthiest regions of the U.S., Northern Virginia is also home to some of the country’s most underserved families. Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) opens in a new tab is a nonprofit that takes a holistic approach...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Dignity Health Sports Park Partners With Kinecta Federal Credit Union to Host Holiday Food Drive

On November 22, 2020, Dignity Health Sports Park partnered with Kinecta Federal Credit Union to support families in need through Kinecta’s 47th Annual Holiday Food Drive.

Health & Healthcare

Why Is Indoor Air Quality Important?

Why is indoor air quality important, especially in this time of COVID-19? Recently, at Antea Group's virtual EHSxTech meeting, 20+ EHS professionals from leading technology companies discussed the basics of IAQ and COVID-19-specific aspects for safely opening offices.

Environment

Richard Delaney: Heading Down the Cape

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

OpEd: It's Time for Positive Action Strategies

As we add impetus to the global move to a cleaner, more sustainable energy system, perhaps the greatest obstacle we face is the enormous financing requirement that this step change in our economies will bring. The financing required to...

Environment

What Does the Future Hold for Beneficial Use of Landfill Gas?

Tetra Tech’s Paul Stout, Vice President of our solid waste solution’s west region, specializes in landfill gas and renewable natural gas projects. In this post he provides insight into California’s leading role in getting other states to adopt sustainable energy regulations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The National Merit® ON Semiconductor Scholarship Program Invests in the Future

Each year roughly 1.6 million students from over 22,000 high schools across America enter the National Merit Scholarship Program in the fall of their junior (third) year of high school by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) and meeting published participation requirements.

Green Infrastructure

Major Role for Black & Veatch in Thames Water's Biggest AMP7 Design-and-Build Framework

Black & Veatch has extended its AMP7 role with Thames Water after being appointed by main contractor Galliford Try as its Strategic Engineering Design Partner for two framework lots in London.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteers Remove 35,500 lbs. of Trash at 8 River Cleanups During ‘Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month’

October, which was declared by four governors and four mayors to be ‘Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month,’ proved to be a very busy month.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustained Global Leadership in Real Estate

For over a decade, Stockland has achieved a top five rank in the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), global recognition of its sustainability leadership and commitment to delivering shared value to all its stakeholders.

Innovation & Technology

Lessons in Innovation Under Some of the World's Harshest Conditions

Environment

The 'Evoluzione Terra' Project Helps Develop of Sustainable and Social Farming in Italy

CNH Industrial and its agricultural brand New Holland Agriculture have joined forces with the Italian environmentalist association Legambiente on the ‘Evoluzione Terra’ (Evolution Earth) project, which was presented to the press, institutions and industry associations today.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Call for Nominations Now OPEN for WEC 2021 Gold Medal Award for Corporate Sustainability

As the world moves to rebuild our economies and to tackle climate change and systemic injustices, corporate leadership on sustainable development is more important than ever.

Diversity & Inclusion

Caring for Homeless Veterans With U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

At T-Mobile, we stand ready to serve those who serve us and are proud to support our veterans. Personally, I grew up admiring a veteran in my immediate family — my grandfather who served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Diversity & Inclusion

UPS Stories | Passion, Purpose and Bow Ties

Young entrepreneur Treandos is inspired.

Not only does he want to make the world a better and more colorful place via the unquestioned magic of the bow tie, he is also combatting a real and persistent issue in many communities … food insecurity.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Time to Support Family as a New Dad.

Life’s not predictable. That’s why P&G builds flexibility into our leave of absence plans… to meet the unique life stages, family dynamics, dreams and obligations our employees have.

Education

Butterflies Take Flight for Education in Mexico

International Paper’s North American Container business in Mexico has sponsored butterfly kits for three schools in Silao, Juarez and Los Mochis.

Innovation & Technology

Synthetic Aperture Radar Gets Boost From Small Satellites

Today's small satellite systems are paving the way for advancements in accurate Earth observation from space. See how tracking weather systems and more using synthetic aperture radar can help disaster response crews on the ground.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Listening and Learning, Walmart Reopens Chicago Supercenters with a Community

Since a wave of civil unrest shook the nation in June, we’ve been listening intently to the citizens of Chicago. And we’re making changes we’re proud of, to reflect the nature of a community we want to do more than just exist in.

Latest Campaigns

  1. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  2. Employee and Community Engagement
    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  3. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  4. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
  5. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
  6. Emergency Response
    Document rapid interventions when crises strike: delivering therapeutic food, water, hygiene kits, and deploying mobile med
  7. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.
  8. LATAM Growth
    DP World is significantly expanding its operations in Latin America, focusing on enhancing port infrastructure and increasing cargo handling...
  9. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  10. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  11. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  12. Opportunity for All
    At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...
  13. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  14. CACI Celebrates Veterans and Military Families Month
    This Veterans and Military Families Month, we celebrate the strength, dedication, and sacrifices of former service members and their loved ones. CACI...
  15. CARE Corporate Partnerships
    CARE works with corporate partners globally to invest in innovative, scalable, impactful, community-based solutions.