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Education

College Program Helps Alabama Students Find Meaning in Manufacturing

Eastman employee Porter Embry is grateful for the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program at Gadsden State Community College in Alabama. It’s helped him find a fulfilling career.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Regions Wins 2024 Degreed Visionary Award

Once again, Regions is being recognized for its exceptional workplace — this time for aligning learning with business strategies.

Energy

SAVE Act Will Ensure Energy Savings and Greater Transparency in Virginia

Ceres applauds Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Virginia General Assembly for approving the SAVE Act, improving the process by which the Commonwealth and its utilities set and achieve energy efficiency targets.

Innovation & Technology

Beyond the Brand: all® Laundry

Henkel’s two business units, Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands, are united by the pioneering spirit to reimagine and improve everyday life – today and for generations to come.

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm’s 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Future Focused Research and Development

Investing in R&D We are one of the world’s leading wireless technology innovators and have a long history of investing heavily in R&D.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KFC Foundation Celebrates a Year of Impact: Launches Tuition-Free College and Awards $3.5M in Scholarships and Community Grants

Looking back on 2023 fills us with immense joy with all of the incredible milestones we were able to achieve together.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Home Depot Celebrates 15 Years of Retool Your School With Morehouse College

42 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will enhance their campuses this year after being awarded nearly $3 million in grants from The Home Depot’s Retool Your School program. This year marks the 15th anniversary of campus improvements.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Redefining Cold Chain Standards: A Shift Toward Sustainability and Efficiency in Food Logistics

For nearly a century, the cold chain industry has complied with a freezing standard of -18°C (or just below 0°F) when transporting and storing perishable goods around the globe.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Manufacturing Institute Recognizes Zazueta With Women MAKE Award

The Manufacturing Institute - the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers - announced that Susy Zazueta of Whirlpool Corporation’s Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, operations has been recognized as a 2024 Women MAKE Awards honoree.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From the SEE Impact Report: Q&A With Arnaud Brunet

The key is “design for performance” and “design for circularity” have to be done together. We work with association partners to emphasize how we must simultaneously protect the packaged product while designing our packaging solutions to be collected, sorted, and recycled.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Our People: Operations Manager Amanda Inskeep Named 40 Under 40 in Carlsbad, New Mexico

Amanda Inskeep, Marathon Petroleum Operations Manager for MPLX Gathering & Processing in Delaware Basin Crude, is making a mark in the community of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Sustainable Development Goals

Energy for a Better Future: Entergy’s Reliability and Resilience Strategy

Entergy’s performance report integrates a comprehensive overview of our 2023 achievements, including financial results with economic, environmental, governance, and social performance and impacts.

Energy

Eaton Completes First-of-its-Kind Clean Energy Project in Puerto Rico to Power Manufacturing and Support the Regional Power Grid

Intelligent power management company Eaton cut the ribbon on a significant clean energy project at its Arecibo, Puerto Rico, manufacturing facility where the company makes circuit breakers used in homes, buildings and industrial applications.

Diversity & Inclusion

Black & Veatch Names Chief People Officer Andrea Bernica to Company’s Board of Directors

Andrea Bernica, Black & Veatch’s chief people officer, has been named to the board of directors of the global leader in sustainable infrastructure solutions, the entirely employee-owned company announced today.

Events, Media & Communications

Sharp HealthCare Joins HPRC Advisory Board

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharp HealthCare to its Healthcare Facility Advisory Board.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastering Talent Challenges in Federal Government: Best Practices in Flexibility & Digital Strategy

As companies across various industries continue to face a highly competitive job market in 2024 and beyond, they should consider some of these best practices implemented by the federal government in attracting and retaining top talent in the workforce.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

SCC Madam C.J. Walker Scholarship, Sponsored by Mary Kay, Inc.

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) is pleased to announce the acceptance of applications for the 2024 Madam C.J. Walker Scholarship. Two $5,000 scholarships, sponsored by Mary Kay, Inc., will be awarded.

Education

Bringing Immersive Learning to Life With Tech-Centric Lesson Plans

At Sophia Academy, a middle school in Providence, Rhode Island, six eager students gather after school twice a week to explore immersive technology and master new concepts in STEM.

Innovation & Technology

Island Conservation Harnesses Machine Learning Solutions From Lenovo and NVIDIA To Restore Island Ecosystems

Around the world, biodiversity is under threat. We are now in what many scientists call the sixth mass extinction—and over the last century, hundreds of species of plants and animals have been lost forever.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bacardi Preserves Historic Mural at Its Global Headquarters in Bermuda

For the Bacardi Heritage team, no two days preserving the company’s heritage are alike. In between documenting historic spirits bottles and sharing the stories that make up the business’ 162+ years of history, Bacardi archivists embarked on a multi-year project in 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Half the Global Population Washes Clothes by Hand: Whirlpool Foundation, the Washing Machine Project Helping Address With Thousands of Manual Washing Machines

The Washing Machine Project announced today it is collaborating with the Whirlpool Foundation to deliver thousands of manual washing machines to communities and households across the world over the next five years.

Research, Reports & Publications

Northwestern Mutual Releases 2023 Sustainability Report and Reaffirms Commitment to Building “A Better Tomorrow”

Northwestern Mutual, a leading financial services company, today announced the release of its 2023 Sustainability and Social Impact Report: A Better Tomorrow.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Be Fearless: Cassandra’s Path to Empowerment at Taco Bell

At Taco Bell, our Brand Values (Be Fan-Led, Be People-First, Be Fearless, Be Different) are found and reflected in everything we do. This season, we’re highlighting core value #2, Be Fearless.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women Microbusiness Owners Up 33% in the UK and 10% in US, Narrowing the Gender Gap

The number of women-owned microbusinesses has continued to increase in both the U.S. and U.K. according to the GoDaddy Venture Forward U.S. National Survey conducted in August 2023 (n=3,525). As a result, the gender gap narrowed.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Owner of Popular SoCal Latin Food Chain Drives Growth, Eyes National Expansion

For two decades, Rolando Pozos worked as an investment banker specializing in advising companies on mergers and acquisitions. Then he made an acquisition of his own.

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