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Research, Reports & Publications

Higg BRM Looks to Support CSRD Compliance, Per White Paper

In this latest blog written by Adrián Branco, Senior Manager, Higg Index Brand & Retail, at Cascale, he highlights how the Higg Brand & Retail Module (Higg BRM) is making strides to support compliance with the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI Is Securing Progress: From Impacts to Action

Setting an example for other organizations and businesses on how to embrace transparency and accountability for impacts on the economy, environment and people, GRI has published its annual sustainability report.

Green Infrastructure

Veolia and Milwaukee Recognize Water Reclamation Infrastructure as an “Ecofactory”

As the MMSD’s long standing operating partner, Veolia is designating Milwaukee as its first Ecofactory in America and will use its successes to inspire similar transformation in other cities across the country.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Own Your Financial Future | What Your Small Business Could Be Missing

We’re aiming high and carving out new paths to financial prosperity. This could mean finding another way to make money because working a day job still leaves us worrying about our debt.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

‘Small Dollars, Huge Impact’

Thanks to strong relationships and a shared mission to serve the community, Regions helps an inspiring construction project get off the ground.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Kids Awards $1.75M to Schools and Nonprofits To Grow 583 Edible Gardens Serving More Than 290,000 Students

Whole Kids, a Whole Foods Market Foundation project focused on improving children’s health and wellness through their nutrition, announced today that 583 garden grants will be awarded to schools and nonprofit organizations to start or expand edible learning spaces.

Diversity & Inclusion

Saint-Gobain Video Series: empowHERed: Sarah Ertmer, Portage, WI

Across North America, women at Saint-Gobain take the lead in Making The World A Better Home. They are manufacturers, innovators, scientists, engineers, and executives, all playing a vital role in shaping our industry.

Green Infrastructure

Cummins’ Progress in Reducing Emissions From Facilities and Operations

Cummins Inc. has a long history of setting ambitious sustainability goals and leading our industry in those efforts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sands’ New Corporate Campus Earns LEED Gold Certification

In earning LEED Gold certification, Sands’ Las Vegas headquarters joins the company’s properties in Macao and Singapore in gaining this prestigious recognition for environmental responsibility.

Green Infrastructure

SCS Standards Releases Revised SCS Zero Waste Standard for Public Review

SCS Standards is pleased to announce that version 4.0 of the SCS-110 Certification Standard for Zero Waste is now available for public review.

Innovation & Technology

Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 5 - Digital Transformation

In this episode of the Healthy Spaces podcast, host Oakley Roberts speaks with Riaz Raihan, chief digital officer of Trane Technologies and Bob Irvin and Ryan Rutledge from Joules Accelerator, the largest climate tech incubator in the southeastern U.S.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Donates $180,000 to Rainier Scholars – Tacoma

KeyBank has announced a grant of $180,000 to Rainier Scholars – Tacoma as the nonprofit seeks to rapidly grow its services to underrepresented students of color in the greater Tacoma area. The goal is to provide youth with the academic, social, and emotional support needed to exc

Social Impact & Volunteering

Aflac Employees Help Provide Nearly 45,000 Meals to Those in Need

Over the past six months, teams of Aflac employees have volunteered at Feeding the Valley Food Bank, part of the Feeding America network, to help provide nearly 45,000 meals for children and adults living with food insecurity in the Chattahoochee Valley in Georgia and Alabama.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Summer of International Spotlight - Daniel F.

Daniel first got his start at The Bell a few years ago working on consumer experiences, which even led to him living in Singapore for about a year!

Events, Media & Communications

Partnership in Action: Creating Connection Through Community Impact With Cisco

In May, Cisco ThousandEyes hosted its third annual Partner Connection – an event dedicated to sharing ideas, creating connections, and engaging with our channel partners.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Boehringer Ingelheim: Promoting Production Circularity With a Powerful Partnership in Denmark

In Denmark, Boehringer Ingelheim is making strides in waste reduction through a joint effort. As part of the Kalundborg Symbiosis, a collaboration of 20 companies, we are transforming production processes and taking a significant step towards a more sustainable future.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Mastercard Provides Update to USAID’s PREPARE Call to Action

Addressing the climate crisis both domestically and internationally is key to ensuring long-term global economic stability.

Education

Atlantic City Electric Intern Reflection: Q&A With Haley Piasecki

We are committed to fostering the next generation of leaders in the utility industry. Our summer internship program offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop professional skills, and build meaningful connections within the company.

Diversity & Inclusion

Transforming Daily Lives Through Digital Savings

In Sierra Leone, small savings groups have a long history of supporting farmers and marginalized communities, especially women. In short, saving groups have transformed lives, offering financial support and fostering community resilience.

Energy

Mondelēz 2023 Snacking Made Right Report: Energy

Driving down our energy emissions is an important part of reaching our long-term goal relating to net-zero carbon. And we’re focusing on three key areas to make it happen.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AccountAbility Recognized for a Third Time Among Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2024

AccountAbility is pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year it has been recognized by Forbes as one of The World's Best Management Consulting Firms, this time for 2024.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ACC’s Ask a Change Maker Campaign Highlights LYB EVP Tracey Campbell

The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) campaign, Ask a Change Maker, features Tracey Campbell, LYB Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs in its latest video, explaining how circularity works in keeping plastics out of landfills or the environment.

Events, Media & Communications

Federal, State, and Private-Sector Leaders Meet in Minnesota As State Rebate Programs Take Shape

Top federal officials, members of the Gov. Tim Walz administration, Minnesota private sector leaders, and local labor and nonprofit representatives gathered Wednesday for a collaborative discussion about home energy and efficiency rebate programs.

Diversity & Inclusion

American Airlines Becomes First US Airline To Launch Automated Tag for Mobility Devices

American Airlines is the first U.S. airline to launch an automated tag for mobility devices, part of an ongoing commitment to improve wheelchair and mobility device handling across its network.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sustainable Impact Through Cross-Sector Partnership

At SAP, we actively support social enterprises through our comprehensive corporate social responsibility strategy, which includes knowledge and skills transfer from employees and social procurement.

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