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Diversity & Inclusion

Donna Brazile and Michael Steele Discuss Diversity, Inclusion, and Gumbo During Viacom’s Inclusion Week

Donna Brazile, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, likens successful workplace diversity and inclusion to making a good gumbo.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Still Riding High for the Giretto d’Italia

For a fifth consecutive year, CNH Industrial extended its commitment as Main Sponsor of the "urban cycling championship" promoted by Legambiente (an Italian non-profit environmentalist association) under the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Astellas Ranks in Top 10 of Working Mother Best Companies List

Astellas was ranked in the Top 10 of the 2019 Working Mother "100 Best Companies" list for its leadership in the areas of women's career advancement, paid parental leave, childcare assistance, benefits and flextime.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sodexo: First Global Food Services Company to Connect Its Financing to Action to Prevent Food Waste

Sodexo has renewed its €1.3 billion revolving credit facility (RCF) which now incorporates a pricing adjustment based on Sodexo’s performance towards its goal to prevent 50% of the food waste and food losses from its operations by 2025

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Recognized as One of 2019’s 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

Kimberly-Clark has been named to Working Mother’s annual list of the 100 Best Companies for 2019 for its work to create opportunities for female career advancement, paid parental leave, benefits and flextime. The company also earned a spot...

Sustainable Development Goals

Republic Services First U.S. Recycling and Solid Waste Services Provider to Set SBTi-Approved Science-Based Target to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Republic Services, Inc. has become the first U.S. recycling and solid waste services provider to have its emissions reduction target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)1 as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of...

Responsible Production & Consumption

Christina Skonberg Is On a Mission

Sustainable Development Goals

Business Contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Not on Track, United Nations Global Compact and Accenture Study Finds

CEOs say business contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not on track, according to the world’s largest study on corporate sustainability from the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture.

Diversity & Inclusion

PayPal Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Education

TGR EDU: Explore Helps Students ‘Discover their Passion’ through Exploration

For students to feel motivated, they must be inspired. To make this happen, I use resources provided by TGR EDU: Explore in my classroom.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Comerica, CAAN Transform Common Interests Into Community Engagement

Encouraging an inclusive culture and embracing the differences in the community have become the foundation for the long-time success of Comerica’s African American Network (CAAN), a pillar of the Comerica Promise that paves the way on how the bank conducts business externally and internally.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Symantec Ranked as Top ESG Leader

Symantec is proud to be again named a Sustainability Leader on both the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World and DJSI North America indices along with just a handful of other software technology companies.

Environment

Practitioner Spotlight--Meaghan McNaney

Antea Group spotlights Meaghan McNaney, Antea Group's sustainability practitioner In the Syracuse, NY office.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Express and National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Women’s History From Coast to Coast

American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in collaboration with Main Street America, announced today that their annual Partners in Preservation campaign this year will shine a light on historic buildings and sites celebrating the contributions of women in local communities across the country.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

FCA US Continues Leadership Providing Quality Experiences for Job Candidates

FCA US LLC is among the top companies in North America that provide a positive, transparent and insightful job candidate experience, earning the Company a 2019 North American Candidate Experience Award from Talent Board.

Environment

Economic Commentary: Climate Change

Health & Healthcare

Mushroom Council Partners With Whole Kids Foundation

Whole Kids Foundation is the latest organization to partner with the Mushroom Council to promote The Blend in an effort to improve children’s nutrition and to help families make healthier choices.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bringing Joy of Theater to Children in New Jersey

PSEG’s Power of One campaign is amazing, and I’m happy that the wonderful company that I’ve been part of for so long is recognizing the volunteer work that our own community is doing, as well as the community at large.

Green Infrastructure

Diode Ventures and Alma Global Infrastructure Are Partnering to Finance and Develop Energy Projects Worldwide

Diode Ventures, a Black & Veatch company, announced its partnership with Alma Global Infrastructure to execute on an investment strategy that focuses on energy and infrastructure projects that generate attractive risk-adjusted returns...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Why I Fight for Second Chances

To truly change the trajectory on criminal justice reform in this country, we need to change the way we think about it.

Energy

LG’s Award-Winning Solar Power Solutions Take Center Stage at 2019 Solar Power International

LG Business Solutions USA is bringing its award-winning residential and commercial solar energy solutions – led by a new high-performance solar panel with an integrated micro-inverter developed by LG Electronics – to the 2019 Solar Power International (SPI) Conference

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

New Soap with Certified Sustainable Palm Oil to Hit Hotels Worldwide, Including Marriott Properties

Hospitality product distributor Guest Supply, a Guest Worldwide company, is now offering a new soap line, called This Works, which contains palm oil certified under the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standard by internationally recognized third-party SCS Global Services (SCS).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Donates 40,000 Pounds of Protein to Feed More Ahead of Federated Auto Parts 400

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Kroger, and Aric Almirola, NASCAR driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing, joined forces to donate 40,000 pounds of protein to Feed More, central Virginia’s core hunger-relief organization.

Research, Reports & Publications

PepsiCo Releases 2018 Sustainability Report Highlighting Progress and a Renewed Focus to Help Build a More Sustainable Food System

PepsiCo Inc. today published its 2018 Sustainability Report, outlining the company’s progress against its sustainability goals and announcing a new purpose behind its sustainability agenda: to help build a more sustainable food system.

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