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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | Verizon

Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Environment

NFWF and IP Advance Forest and Freshwater Habitat Restoration Through Cumberland Plateau Stewardship Fund

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and International Paper, through their Forestland Stewards Partnership, are supporting four projects that will restore and enhance more than 15,000 acres of forest and grassland habitats, benefitting bird, fish, and mussel species in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee, all part of the rich and biodiverse Cumberland Plateau ecosystem.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Global Compact Network Canada to Host 2021 Making Global Goals Local Business to Mobilize Ambitious and Responsible Business Conduct in Canada

In collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact, Global Compact Network Canada will host 2021 Making Global Goals Local Business – Canada conference virtually on October 5-6, 2021, with the theme of ‘Catalyzing a resilient future in the Decade of Action’.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investing in Startups Founded by Women and Multicultural Entrepreneurs

As part of its ongoing commitment to advance racial and economic equity, Morgan Stanley’s new Next Level Fund invests in early-stage technology companies with women and diverse members on the founding teams.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Intel: Instigating Meaningful Change With Global Impact

We’re setting a new standard for corporate responsibility by advancing climate solutions, implementing global diversity and inclusion initiatives, and ensuring ethical business practices—and that’s just the beginning.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation’s Shari Briggs and Jai Aja Named STEP Ahead Award Winners

The Manufacturing Institute announced its 2021 STEP Ahead Award Honorees and Emerging Leaders, recognizing 130 women for their leadership in the manufacturing industry. This year’s honorees include Rockwell Automation’s Shari Briggs and Jai Aja.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Mastercard Marks Year of Collective Action in Annual Sustainability Report

Mastercard released its 2020 Corporate Sustainability report, highlighting how the company has responded to the challenges of the last year through innovation and trusted partnerships and is delivering on its mission to build a more inclusive, sustainable world with a digital eco

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Faces of Acre - Making a Difference

The Acre Foundation is our charitable arm, supporting a range of good causes and is something our employees embrace as a team outside of work hours - making a difference is in the DNA of our Acre employees. In our second Faces of Acre installment, we sat down with Acre Frameworks Development Coach Ed Wyeth to discuss the Welsh 3000s Challenge he is embarking on.

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Energy

Black & Veatch Management Consulting, Copperleaf Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Electric, Gas Grid Investment Planning Capabilities

As renewable energy and storage assets create increasingly complex grid infrastructure management challenges, Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC and Copperleaf® announce a new alliance that provides electric and gas utilities greater ability to manage critical infrastructure.

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Health & Healthcare

Illumina Partners With Arab Health in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Settings

At Arab Health, we are working with Al Jalila Children's to evaluate use of rapid whole genome sequencing in neonatal and pediatric intensive care settings. Shortening time to accurate diagnoses in critical illness can save and improve young lives.

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Environment

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Joins the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) announced recently that The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. has joined the initiative and committed to measuring and disclosing its financed emissions.

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Environment

Land Betterment Corporation Releases First Annual Public Benefit Report

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is proud to have released its annual public benefit report.

Environment

Visit Mohawk Group's Sustainable Mobile Showroom

Mohawk Group’s sustainable mobile showroom for The Waterways Project – the first mobile showroom in the flooring industry - is heading out! The roadshow’s first stop is Phoenix on Wednesday, July 21.

Health & Healthcare

My Special Aflac Duck®

Dan Amos, Aflac Incorporated CEO and Chairman: “I think it symbolizes all the things we are and want to continue to be, and that is to help kids and to try to make a difference in their lives.”

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Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third 2020 ESG Report: Materiality Assessment

Sustainable financial performance & business strategy, inclusion & diversity, and business ethics & responsible banking are among Fifth Third Bank's highest priorities.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

MARTINI® Asti Celebrates 150th Anniversary With Sustainability Milestone

After decades spent pioneering sustainable practices in the vineyards of northwest Italy, MARTINI, the world’s number one Italian sparkling wine and vermouth from family-owned Bacardi, is proud to announce that all its Asti grape suppliers are on track to being certified sustainable in 2021.

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Education

Using Hands-On STEM to Connect Students With the World

Among the best ways for students to learn any new concept is to actively engage and get their hands on a subject. Students want to see how what they are learning connects to the world after school and how they can make a difference.

Sustainable Development Goals

Workiva Becomes First SaaS Company to Join the United Nations Global Compact CFO Taskforce

Workiva Inc. today announced it has joined the UN Global Compact CFO Taskforce, committing to measure its progress toward the implementation of the CFO Principles on Integrated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment and Finance.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Delivering Long-Term Impact: Abbott's 2020 Sustainability Report

Abbott stepped up to meet the world's 2020 needs while building a stronger, more resilient company for tomorrow.

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Innovation & Technology

Mini City: Providing the Homeless Access to Life Saving Identification

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation.

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Green Infrastructure

Cummins Launches Initiative Targeting Global Water Crisis

Almost 785 million people lack access to basic drinking water around the world. Global power leader Cummins’ new Water Works initiative is a sustainable, innovative and local solution aimed at bringing fresh water to some 20 million people.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Swire Pacific Commits to Net Zero Carbon Emissions, Water Neutrality and Zero Waste to Landfill by 2050

Swire Pacific announced a refreshed and expanded sustainable development strategy, SwireTHRIVE 2.0, outlined in its 2020 Sustainable Development Report.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

The Ferrero Group Continues to Make Progress on Its 2025 Packaging Commitment

The Ferrero Group is making further strides in its commitment to making 100% of packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

Environment

EarthX Marks Plastic Free July With Prizes and Programming

During this year’s Plastic Free July, EarthX will be sharing plastic waste trivia on EarthxTV and social media and will round out the month with special programming during its Plastic Free Week, July 19 to 25.

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Energy

Boeing and SkyNRG Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuels Globally

Boeing (NYSE: BA), SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas today announced a partnership focused on scaling the availability and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) globally.

Environment

Plastic Free July

Invesco is encouraging our employees to take the pledge to eliminate single use plastics to protect wildlife and the planet. Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution

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