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Environment | International Paper

National Forest Week: How International Paper Helps Restore Longleaf Ecosystems

National Forest Week, held annually during the second week of June, raises awareness for the 193 million acres of National Forests across the United States and the benefits these landscapes provide.

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Events, Media & Communications

World Environment Center and Wildlife Habitat Council To Explore Combining Organizations Into New NGO

Two of the leading NGOs working with business on sustainability and nature programming, the World Environment Center (WEC) and the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) have entered into a memorandum of intent (MOI) to combine the two organizations.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Predicting Purpose in 2024

In the ever-evolving business landscape, the state of purpose has faced significant challenges over the past year, many that have led to troubling ramifications.

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Innovation & Technology

4 EV Technologies To Watch at CES 2024

Keysight will be showcasing groundbreaking emulation technology that is aiding automakers in bringing the next generation of electric vehicles to market.

Responsible Production & Consumption

10 New Year’s Resolutions for a Greener 2024

Southern California Edison encourages customers to help reduce carbon emissions for a cleaner new year.

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Diversity & Inclusion

HGA Releases Boosting Equity in the Workplace Report

National interdisciplinary design firm HGA releases new research in the report “Boosting Equity in the Workplace” that offers actionable insights and solutions to enhancing equity in the workplace.

Environment

COP28: Moving From Promises to Progress

At the global climate summit, Edison International urges dramatic action and reform to speed construction of emissions-reducing infrastructure.

Events, Media & Communications

Project UP Summit: The Power of Community, Partners, and Mentors

Recently, Comcast brought together hundreds of nonprofit and local leaders from across the nation for our Project UP Summit – leaders who are empowering communities to leverage technology to shape their lives.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Spotlight on Sustainability’s ROI

This ESG Talk mini-series highlights two episodes featuring Tensie Whelan, director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. Part one introduces CSB’s innovative Return on Sustainability Investment—or ROSI—model.

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Events, Media & Communications

EPRI and Southern Company Announce Speakers for Electrification 2024

EPRI and Southern Company recently announced the plenary speakers for the Electrification International Conference & Exposition, scheduled for March 12-14, 2024, in Savannah, Ga.

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Innovation & Technology

How AMD Is Advancing the 30x25 Energy Efficiency Goal in High-Performance Computing and AI

In today’s modern world, we have an insatiable appetite for data. As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates and compute-intensive industries seek higher performance, energy demands continue to grow.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Behind the Apron: How Customer Order Specialist Maureen Leaves a Lasting Impact

Maureen Caine was looking for a fresh start after losing her husband. Now, more than 10 years later, she’s found a sense of belonging helping customers with her fellow associates at The Home Depot in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Disaster Preparedness Exercises Bring Big Wins to Small Communities

New no-cost trainings are bolstering disaster management capabilities within at-risk communities and providing them the ability to plan for future crises on their own.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Nasdaq Governance Solutions and Clients Well-Represented at Corporate Governance Awards

On November 8, Nasdaq attended the Corporate Governance Awards by Governance Intelligence, formerly known as Corporate Secretary Magazine.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Serving Veteran Business Owners Through Care and Connection

U.S. Bank and the Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Dakotas are coming together to support veteran business owners, most recently through their first first U.S. Bank-sponsored event in Fargo, North Dakota.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Invests $1,000,000 to Support Several Non-Profit Organizations in Central New York

The KeyBank Foundation is investing a total of $1 million in several non-profit organizations in Central New York to support workforce development and community initiatives.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Unveils the Launch of Its 2024 Corporate Inclusion Index™ (CII) Survey

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) is thrilled to announce the commencement of its annual Corporate Inclusion Index™ (CII) survey for 2024. Beginning January 8, 2024, the survey window extends until March 29, 2024.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Northern Trust’s Culture of Shared Values

Since our founding in 1889, Northern Trust has actively advanced a culture of caring and a commitment to invest responsibly in the communities we serve worldwide.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Innovating To Lift Up Communities

The Regions Community Development Corporation, or RCDC, launched with great success three years ago and quickly began fulfilling their mission to create inclusive prosperity in the communities that Regions Bank serves.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Rayonier Provides Grants to 53 Nonprofit Organizations Supporting Nassau County

Rayonier announced the award of $178,700 to 53 area organizations serving Nassau County. The company hosted its annual special awards breakfast on December 1st at the FSCJ Betty P. Cook Nassau Center to recognize the recipients.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Announces Recipients of the 2023 FedEx Entrepreneur Fund

FedEx announced the 30 grant recipients of the FedEx® Entrepreneur Fund, an initiative that provides $10,000 in grants to selected small businesses owned by military-connected entrepreneurs and people with disabilities in the United States.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lifting Families out of Generational Poverty in the Volunteer State

The Highlands Training Center was born with a clear goal. Bring 1,600 local children out of poverty by 2025.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Equal Opportunity and Respect: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Alkermes

Our employees are the foundation upon which our business is built. Their expertise, intelligence and creativity drive our innovation, and their passion and commitment to excellence are the cornerstone of our success.

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Events, Media & Communications

CRB Relocates Its Philadelphia Operations to Central 'Cellicon Valley'

CRB, a leading global provider of engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the life sciences and food and beverage industries, has moved its Philadelphia-area operations to the new Seven Tower Bridge building in Conshohocken.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Focus on Promoting Health and Wellness at Dow

Dow is committed to the health and well-being of our people and offers a range of preventive, educational, consulting and medical services.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Lenovo Strengthens Commitment to Inclusive Community-Building Through Long-Term Special Olympics Relationship

Lenovo’s employee resource group, A Better Lenovo for Everyone (ABLE), creates a community of support for employees who experience disabilities themselves, through a friend or family member, or those who are passionate about being allies for this community.

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    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

  2. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

  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...

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    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...

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  7. License to Operate
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  8. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...

  9. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

  10. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

  11. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...

  12. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...

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  15. International Paper | HEALTHY & ABUNDANT FORESTS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Lead forest stewardship efforts globally