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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

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Health & Healthcare

2025 Community Routes: Access to Mental Health Care Grants Awarded to Clinics in Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas, Funded by Teva Pharmaceuticals

Direct Relief, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) today announced the funding of Community Routes: Access to Mental Health Care grants, awarding $75,000 to each of 11 free and charitable clinics/pharmacies.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Aflac Voices — Andy Glaub: We Will

Last year, I stood onstage in Atlanta in front of 1,000 producers and talked about the mindset I had locked in for the year: “We will.”

And while it was meant to be a sort of rally cry as we marched toward success, it’s also a mantra I’ve carried with me throughout my career.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Veolia North America Celebrates National Engineers Week

Each February, we celebrate National Engineers Week as a way to inspire future engineers, highlighting the career paths of employees across Veolia North America, including their successes, lessons learned and advice for the next generation.

Innovation & Technology

ER2: Transforming Communities Through Technology and Service

In the rapidly evolving world of technology and sustainability, Electronic Responsible Recyclers (ER2) has earned the prestigious FedEx Champion of Global Entrepreneurship award.

Sustainable Development Goals

Southwire Achieves Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Validation

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated that the science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets submitted by Southwire, North America’s leading wire and cable company, conform with the SBTi Criteria and Recommendations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Behind America’s Small Businesses: Agile, Hungry, and Eager for More Support

Despite the economy's deep reliance on small businesses, it can be difficult as a small business owner to connect the dots between the solutions available and how to effectively unlock their potential.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Film Tax Credits Boost Local Economies, Opportunities for Clients

It’s awards season and that means movie fans are trying to see all the nominees and predict who is going to win. A little-known fact is that U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance, best known for its work in affordable housing and environmental finance, plays a role in finance films we see.

Sustainable Development Goals

IWBI Champions Social Sustainability in Sustainable Finance, Featured in UN Global Compact Network USA Report

A new report on sustainable finance developed by the United Nations Global Compact Network USA features the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), highlighting the critical role of social sustainability in driving financial strategies and investment decisions.

Innovation & Technology

Cyber Fraud Index: An Exclusive Look Inside the C-Suite

Cyber fraud is a growing risk for many businesses, their customers and their reputations. To find out how C-suite leaders are handling cybersecurity, we surveyed 150 of them. Our exclusive Cyber Fraud Index presents our findings . . . and some surprising insights.

Health & Healthcare

Baker Tilly’s Insights on Building Consumer-Centric Healthcare Engagement

In today’s healthcare environment, consumers are demanding more from their Health Plans than ever before. Over the past several years, health plans have felt a shift in consumer expectations as the industry’s move towards increased digitization continues to mature.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Empowering Local Businesses Through Business Connect Events

An unusual amount of chatter filled the air at three of PSE&G’s Customer Care centers recently as business customers gathered to have their questions answered and become more familiar with their PSE&G energy partners.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Connections and Growing Together: The Impact of LEADS

At Gen, fostering a culture of continuous growth and connection is at the heart of what we do. Our professional development community, LEADS, brings together employees from diverse backgrounds to network, share knowledge and unlock their full potential.

Energy

2.27 MW Solar Project Serves the City of Norman, Oklahoma

The City of Norman & BioStar Renewables achieved interconnection in 2023 and is producing renewable electricity that is serving the Vernon Campbell Water Treatment Plant and Water Reclamation Facility in Norman, Oklahoma.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The 2BS Association Approves SCS Global Services As Its Newest Certification Body

SCS Global Services is proud to announce its new role as a certification body for the 2BS (Biomass, Biofuel Sustainability) Certification standard, an initiative dedicated to evaluating and verifying the sustainability in the supply chain of biofuels, biomass and biomethane.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Direct Relief Awarded Seoul Peace Prize for Its Humanitarian Medical Work

Direct Relief has been awarded the 2025 Seoul Peace Prize for its longstanding humanitarian work in delivering medical resources to advance global health and aid communities impacted by disasters and conflicts, the prize committee announced Tuesday.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: This Entrepreneur Is Transforming His Professional Capital Into a Springboard to Financial Inclusion

Most entrepreneurs dream of tapping into the kind of capital, industry connections and sophisticated software that Martin Naor has at his fingertips.

Education

Building a Better Internet for Children and Young People

Norton, one of Gen's trusted Cyber Safety brands, partners with National PTA to offer The Smart Talk, a free resource that helps families have ongoing conversations about how to use the internet responsibly. The platform has grown to more than 12,000 users since launch.

Events, Media & Communications

Sustainable Innovation and Automation Take Center Stage at Bauma 2025

CNH brand, CASE Construction Equipment, is returning to Bauma, the world’s leading trade fair for construction equipment machinery, taking place from April 7-13 in Munich, Germany.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings and NHL Rally for Wildfire Relief With Skate for LA Strong, “A Celebration To Support the Fire Recovery Efforts in Los Angeles”

With the Los Angeles area having suffered catastrophic damage from the recent wildfires, AEG’s Los Angeles Kings teamed up with the National Hockey League (NHL) to host a special benefit hockey game, Skate For LA Strong.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

14 Northwestern Mutual Advisors Recognized in Forbes' Latest Top Women Ranking

14 Northwestern Mutual advisors were recognized on the prestigious Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State list for 2025.

Health & Healthcare

NHS Supply Chain Selects Leidos for Cybersecurity

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) announced the company has been contracted for cybersecurity work by NHS Supply Chain, which supports excellence in patient care across England and Wales by ensuring access to high-quality, cost-effective medical products, services and food.

Health & Healthcare

Behind the Numbers: Working To Tackle Breast Cancer in Ghana

Breast cancer remains a significant health challenge globally with approximately 2.3M new cases in 2022. While breast cancer deaths continue to fall in many countries worldwide, in others the situation is very different.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Achieves 24th Year on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced that it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Innovation & Technology

Lenovo’s Vision To Transform AI, Energy, and Climate Challenges Into Solutions

As artificial intelligence revolutionizes industries, its intersection with energy consumption and climate impact has become an important conversation.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Contractor Safety Management – How Do You Know Your Contractors Are Working Safely?

The increasing trend toward outsourcing services has in turn considerably amplified the need for effective management systems for contractor oversight.

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