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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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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Shortlisted for Clean Energy Trailblazer RE100 Leadership Awards 2020

Schneider Electric has been shortlisted for the RE100 Leadership Awards 2020! From a wide range of sectors, these RE100 member companies are going 'above and beyond' on their journey to 100% renewable power.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Edison International Shares Detailed Information on the Diversity of Its Workforce and Business Partners, as Well as the Status of Its Community Investment

This note was sent to our teams across Edison International and Southern California Edison. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core areas of focus for Edison, and it is important that we are transparent about where we are and where we are going.

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Innovation & Technology

Meet Caeli: People's Choice Award Winner for India Impact and the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2020

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

One of the first things I noticed when I came to work at Comcast was the Employee Resource Groups. To see my community recognized made me feel supported, & gave me an opportunity to support others & give them a voice within & outside of the company.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Bank Helps Customers Pay Down $5 Million in Student Loan Debt

Fifth Third Momentum™ recently hit a milestone: It now has helped customers pay down $5 million in student loan debt.

CyberGrants

Events, Media & Communications

Announcing the September and October Coffee Talk Sessions with AbbVie, Comcast NBCUniversal, and International Paper

We are excited to announce the kick off of our Fall Coffee Talk Series, hosted by CyberGrants team members, and covering pertinent topics impacting Corporate Social Responsibility leaders.

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Environment

Major Pennsylvania Businesses, Institutions Declare Support for Regional Carbon Initiative

More than a dozen businesses and higher education institutions with operations, facilities, and more than 14,000 employees across Pennsylvania urged state lawmakers to support the commonwealth’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Green Infrastructure

How Do We #RebuildBetter? Brendan Bechtel Interviews Maryland Governor Larry Hogan

Brendan Bechtel speaks with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about the impact of COVID-19 on infrastructure initiatives, the importance of digital infrastructure and how private businesses, labor, & policymakers can unite to rebuild the American economy.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

With Less Than 50 Days to Election, More Artists Join Global Citizen and Headcount 'Just Vote' Campaign Targeting Young Voters

International advocacy organization Global Citizen and voter registration organization HeadCount today announced additional artists participating in the Just Vote campaign, with the mission of engaging young Americans to check their status, register and vote in November and elections beyond.

Sustainable Development Goals

Bayer Launches Large-scale Pre-launch Trial of New Tomato Varieties with Resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)

Bayer announced today the final large-scale pre-launch trials of Roma-type tomatoes to help growers address Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). The trials, which begin later this month in Mexico, will include two varieties of Roma-type...

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Media & Communications

As Summer 2020 Nears End in Northern Hemisphere - Quo Vadis, Corporate Sustainability and ESG/Sustainable Investing?

This has been a strange summer in the northern climes, as the corporate sector and capital markets players meet the challenges of the corona virus, economic downturn, and civil protests.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Watch: This is Aflac's Social Justice Heritage

Teresa White, President of Aflac U.S., shares how diversity has been part of Aflac since the beginning and discusses their commitment to social justice and celebrating diversity today.

Research, Reports & Publications

Deal-Seeking Goes Mainstream: Honey Study Reveals Americans Are Changing How They Shop, Date and Flaunt Thriftiness

In the current climate, with more people needing to make their money go further, Honey can help find savings and earn shoppers rewards to buy more of what they love and need.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Mastronardi Completes 5th EFI Certification

Mastronardi Produce has certified its fifth operation through Equitable Food Initiative. This certification marks a worthy milestone for Mastronardi, making it one of just a handful of companies to have certified five or more operations.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Essity's Annual and Sustainability Report 2019

The Report has been structured in accordance with GRI principles, meaning that the content is determined by the issues that are most material to Essity and its stakeholders, and that the content provides a complete overview of the operations.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E20: Dana Castro, HP & Justin van Fleet, GBC-Education

Hear how HP and GBC-Education are combining their talents and resources to ensure all children have access to quality education, plus how other companies, nonprofits, and public sector institutions can join the movement to close the digital divide.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Land Betterment Creates Economic Mobility Through Supply Chain Resilience

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”) believes it is imperative to the sustainability of its business to create resilient supply chains.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Powerful Interim Step Towards a Single, Coherent Global Set of Reporting Standards

The five global sustainability, ESG and integrated reporting framework and standard setting organizations have today launched a report outlining the elements necessary for more comprehensive corporate reporting.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Q&A With Juliana Johnson, Manager of Inventory Reporting and Sourcing at Gildan

To honour Hispanic Heritage Month, we sat down with Juliana Johnson, who works at our Charleston office in South Carolina, to learn more about what her heritage means to her.

Energy

25% of McCain Argentina Electric Energy Comes From Renewable Sources

McCain Argentina, the leading company in the production of frozen foods, is supplying its plant located in Balcarce, province of Buenos Aires, with renewable electricity, currently covering 25% of its total demand.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Raising Civic-Minded Children to Become Allied Adults as We Remember the Birmingham Bombing

“How can I help?” is a question we often utter when those around us are struggling – even suffering – and we’re actually feeling helpless. We want to do something immediately to make all the pain and discomfort go away, for them and for us.

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Events, Media & Communications

SB Brands for Good Announces Three New Developments

SB Brands for Good, a coalition of leading brands convened by Sustainable Brands, today announces three new developments.

Media & Communications

UPS Longitudes | Podcast: Black Business and Transportation Equity

Whether at the local or federal level, Anthony Foxx knows perhaps better than anybody how transportation can forever transform a community — for better or worse.

Benevity

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Civic Engagement Content Ensures Employee Votes Count in 2020 Presidential Election

Benevity and Countable partner to help companies inform people about critical civic issues, educate and encourage critical thinking with regard to media consumption, and make their vote count in the upcoming 2020 U.S. election.

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Events, Media & Communications

New Speakers Announced for RBS Europe! CEO of Thomson Reuters, Chief of Staff of Phillips, and More!

The Responsible Business Europe 2020 [22-26 October], is the world’s leading event highlighting the latest ideas, strategies and collaborations shaping the future of sustainable business.

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