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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Powering Ethics in HR Recruiting

Two years ago when I began my job search I wanted to make sure I chose to work for a company that I could see myself at for the long-term.

Health & Healthcare

United Airlines to Maximize Ventilation System During Boarding and Deplaning

United Airlines today announced that the carrier will now maximize air flow volume for all mainline aircraft HEPA filtration systems during the entire boarding and deplaning process, helping further reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Innovation & Technology

The Power of IoT in the New Normal

The world was not prepared for the pandemic. Never before has the entire world experienced such strange times. Working and studying from home has now become the new norm. The world is desperate to find a cure for this pandemic.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Poo, Worms and the Fight Against Climate Change

In the first episode of The Tomorrow Farm, we look at some of humanity’s most historically innovative industries, and where they could be going. Available everywhere you stream your favorite podcasts.

Diversity & Inclusion

Honoring Long Time Support for the National Civil Rights Museum

FedEx In a recent letter to all team members, Chairman & CEO Frederick W. Smith and FedEx Corporation President and COO Raj Subramaniam stated “we are proud of our long-standing history of supporting and fostering relationships with organizations that are working to make our society more equitable and just.”

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bloomberg Has Contributed Two Million Meals Globally to COVID-19 Frontline Workers and Communities in Need

Bloomberg LP’s corporate philanthropy has funded distribution of one million meals around the world, building on Mike Bloomberg’s $6 million in support for World Central Kitchen, which brought over one million meals to frontline workers at 16 New York City public hospital facilities

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Florida Teen Fighting Hunger Gets a Cereal Surprise

Kennedy McCormick asks for the same thing for her birthday every year: Boxes of cereal. She was motivated to start collecting cereal at the age of seven after seeing a commercial about childhood hunger.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Employee Volunteer Programs are Changing in 2020

How will socially responsible business leaders move forward in 2020 with plans to give back?

Innovation & Technology

Have You Set Tech Ground Rules For Your Kids?

Together, NortonLifeLock and National PTA created the The Smart Talk, a free, fun, interactive resource that brings caregivers and kids together to create tech ground rules.

Health & Healthcare

Global Leaders in Technology and Design Compete to Bring Telehealth to Underserved Areas

Some of the world’s top technology innovators are volunteering their time to competing for a chance to make telehealth services more widely available in disadvantaged communities in the U.S., through a corporate challenge that seeks to break down healthcare barriers intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Innovation & Technology

Molbio: Solving Healthcare Challenges With Bits and Bytes

We recently caught up with Sundeep Subbarau from SMART Wireless Computing to learn how SMART Wireless worked with India-based Molbio Diagnostics to help them use IoT technologies to create a solution designed to improve access to healthcare.

Events, Media & Communications

Meet the Moment and Build the Future at the BSR20 Virtual Conference

Registration for the BSR20 Virtual Conference is now open.

Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Tech's Tim Michael Discusses Quality Assurance Oversight for International Development Projects

With more than 35 years of experience in project management, engineering, and infrastructure development, Tim Michael is a director in Tetra Tech’s international infrastructure sector. Tim has led projects through all phases of feasibility, facility, and infrastructure development for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan and for the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Tunisia.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

First Textiles Dye to Earn Both SCS Recycled Content and Recycling Program Certification Awarded to MKS DevO Chemicals

SCS Global Services announces that it awarded dual certifications to MKS DevO Chemicals (MKS DevO), leading organic chemicals producer in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) region, after undergoing an assessment. MKS DevO achieved Recycled Content Certification for its patented product Sultan Black Recycle® and Certified Recycling Program for its production facility Bandirma Chemical Complex® (BCC).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How an IYF Program Team in Mexico Learned and Innovated to Serve High School Students During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges for IYF’s program teams, but also the opportunity for learning and innovation. A good example of this can be seen in our Jóvenes con Entrega program, funded by FedEx, which prepares Mexican high school students for careers in logistics.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Impossible Foods and Colin Kaepernick Fight Food Insecurity and Racial Injustice

As COVID-19 tears throughout the U.S., the coronavirus may not be the deadliest part of the pandemic. CNN reports that the resulting hunger crisis could kill more people than the disease itself, especially minorities. In fact, triple the amount of Black households report not having enough to eat during COVID-19, compared with white households. Further, the disparities of hunger all ladder up to broader racial injustice in the United States. To fight disproportionate hunger in communities of color, an interesting duo has joined forces.

Diversity & Inclusion

MetLife Receives Top Score on Disability Equality Index

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has received a top score on the Disability Equality Index® (DEI), making the company a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the fourth year in a row.

Innovation & Technology

IoT and the Future of Transportation

Imagine a world where your car monitors your daily morning commute while safely parked in your driveway. On one particular morning, it detects a major collision along your intended route. Simultaneously, it checks your calendar and sees you have...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Disability Equality Index Gives Intel a Score of 100 for Third Year in a Row

Disability Equality Index, which provides a comprehensive benchmarking tool for corporations to self-report on their disability policies and practices, gave Intel a score of 100 for the third year in a row.

Events, Media & Communications

FWD SPEAK: Love + Regeneration

Gain exclusive industry insights into the intersection of sustainability and design from visionary Jason F. McLennan.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Schneider Electric Wins Industrial Energy Efficiency Award at Hannover Messe for SF6-Free Medium Voltage Switchgear

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has won the Industrial Energy Efficiency Award category “Energy Economy” for its new SM AirSeT switchgear, a green and digital medium voltage technology.

Energy

INFOGRAPHIC: Sunny Days Ahead with Renewable Energy, Solar 101 for Consumers

Solar energy can power a home throughout the day and may greatly reduce how much a family spends on electricity each year. Those who don’t take advantage of the natural energy of the sun will almost always pay for their electricity; those who use solar can put their home to work for them.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Fighting for Forests, Walmart Moves to Source Sustainable Paper

The journey from tree, to pulp, to paper is a long one. It doesn’t happen overnight or without the input of people across the supply chain. Because that journey impacts forests globally, we aim to have it begin & end with sustainability at its core.

Diversity & Inclusion

Introducing the 2020 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows

Creativity plays a crucial role in how we tell our stories, and it’s never been more important to elevate new voices, particularly in a medium like film.

Environment

As U.S. Rebuilds Economy, Companies Urged to Align Lobbying With Science-based Climate Action

As the U.S. works to rebuild the economy, companies across the nation are being urged to align their action on climate change with the latest science that calls for limiting global temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius

Latest Campaigns

  1. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  2. 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...
  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. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  5. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  6. 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...
  7. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
    Chemours chemistry is essential to our daily lives, global commerce, and the future. Our commitment to product sustainability drives us to innovate...
  8. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  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. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  11. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  12. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  13. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...
  14. 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...
  15. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...