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Inclusion & Opportunity

From 19-Year-Old Receptionist to CEO: Ramona Hood's Promotion Makes FedEx History

Before Ramona Hood became CEO of a FedEx company, she was a 19-year-old single mother looking for a regular day job while taking night classes.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Alliant Energy Hosting Conversations About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Sparked by the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, Alliant Energy employees came together on February 25, 2020, to discuss diversity, equity, inclusion and unconscious bias.

Inclusion & Opportunity

The Road Ahead

Chad Lauthers and Kevin Cekanor work incredibly different roles, but they are both committed to enhancing Goodyear's success via their unique perspectives.

Energy & Infrastructure

UPS Infographic | A Lower Carbon Footprint in the Air

Since 2005, UPS Airlines has reduced its carbon intensity by 13 percent through strategies focused on our aircraft fleet, aircraft weight, and aviation procedures.

Health & Healthcare

Meet Dale, Breast Cancer Patient & Advocate

Dale is a breast cancer advocate who created resources for other patients and survivors. To learn more about her story, watch this video for Sanofi's When Cancer Grows Old initiative.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Spotlight: Women in the Paper and Wood Products Industry from International Paper

This month is Women's History Month, and our industry employs many inspiring women who develop, manufacture, design and market the products we rely on.

Research & Reports

For Utilities, the Road Map to Resilience Must Be Focused, Holistic

As climate change continues to flex its catastrophic muscle, a storm is brewing for U.S. utilities.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E5: Cecily Joseph, Net Impact

This week on Pro Bono Perspectives, host Danielle Holly welcomes to the show Cecily Joseph, a CSR powerhouse with a rich career across the private and social sectors.

Research & Reports

New CLP Reports: Building a Utility of the Future at a Time of Transition

The CLP Group has launched its new Sustainability Report and Annual Report, highlighting the Company’s continuous efforts in building a sustainable energy business that will thrive on changes and challenges.

As environmental, economic and social contexts continue to evolve globally and locally, CLP’s strong fundamentals supported the Group in a year of transition, laying foundations for long-term growth.

Inclusion & Opportunity

From Program to Possibility: Ingrid Miranda, Production Chief at Gildan

Ingrid shares how she was impacted by Gildan’s “Wonderful Women” initiative and its “Taking the Stage” lectures, where the company hosted a panel discussion about diversity, inclusion, and female empowerment.

Corporate Responsibility

Food Security - You Can't Build Peace on Empty Stomachs

Almost 50 years ago, the Nobel prize committee sent a strong signal to the world, underpinning the social value of agriculture. Norman Borlaug (1914-2009) – the father of the so-called “green revolution”, a scientist who invented disease-resistant

Inclusion & Opportunity

To Give Back Is Ingrained in Our Culture

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, it’s time to take stock of what we are most passionate about as professional women.

Inclusion & Opportunity

International Women’s Day: Inspiring the Next Generation of Aviators

Joanna Geraghty, the president and COO of JetBlue Airways wants the industry to celebrate how far it’s come in recent years and set an example for future generations of women in aviation.

Philanthropy

Wells Fargo Donates $6.25 Million to Aid in Coronavirus Response

The Wells Fargo Foundation today announced up to $6.25 million in donations to support domestic and global response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and to aid public health relief efforts.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How to Advance Women's Financial Inclusion with Partnerships

For International Women’s Day, we asked five financial inclusion leaders how cross-sector partnerships are helping them bring more women into the financial system.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Perspectives From the Front: Mohawk Champions Diversity on International Women's Day

Across the world, Mohawk employees are leaving positive handprints that leave the world better off.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Meet the Inspirational Leader of UN Women

When Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was a young girl in South Africa, she saw firsthand what fearless women could do. “The women in my community were leading in the times of apartheid, in very risky situations,” she recalls.

Philanthropy

No Kid Hungry’s Powered by Breakfast 2020

General Mills has partnered with No Kid Hungry to expand school breakfast programs where there is the greatest need. Last year alone, our support helped ensure 13 million more meals are being served each year to help kids be their best.

Media & Communications

Advanced Manufacturing in the Era of Greater Corporate Sustainability – Here's "Industry 4.0" From the World Economic Forum

The mantra Take, Make, Dispose has been the traditional approach of many manufacturing firms over the many decades of the modern industrial revolution.

Environment

Keep America Beautiful Opens 2020 Grant Application for Cigarette Litter Prevention Program

Keep America Beautiful® today announced the opening of the grant application period for the 2020 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP), designed to help communities combat the most commonly littered item in America.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Indian Certification Body Eco Stewardship Partners With SCS Global Services

SCS Global Services (SCS) announced that it has teamed up with veteran certification providers, Shovans Das and Teena Antil, who together have co-founded Eco Stewardship Pvt. Ltd. to serve India and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Events

Ceres 2020 in New York is Canceled; Going Digital

After extensive deliberation and with great sadness, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Ceres 2020 in New York in-person convening due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Business Action to Achieve Gender Equality in the Decisive Decade

BSR is committed to working with its members to chart out a path to gender equality. Here is what needs to happen to achieve this during the decisive decade.

Environment

An Inside Look at IP's Plans for Forest Management, Conservation, and Restoration

“I think our journey has really been characterized by forest stewardship, at the heart of our work,” she said.

Latest Campaigns

FedEx | Delivering for Good

Doing what we do best for those who need it most. When disaster strikes, and there’s not a moment to lose, our people mobilize the FedEx global fleet...

Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...

Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business

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...

Thermal & Specialized Solutions

Chemours’ Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business sits at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and design, making it a leading provider of...

Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...

Sustainable Operations

ops-related sustainability content (e.g., new electric equipment, decarb efforts, etc.)

GoDaddy Empower

GoDaddy Empower is our signature social impact program, designed to help emerging entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses online.

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...