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Inclusion & Opportunity

Timberland Supports Communities of Color and Releases the Hip Hop Royalty Boot To Commemorate 50th Anniversary

To continue Timberland’s 50th anniversary celebration and honor the communities that helped propel the brand to where it is today, Timberland will host five youth design workshops in partnership with Black-owned creative brand CNSTNT:DVLPMNT.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Women in Leadership Spotlight: Christina Bryan

We are thrilled to highlight one of our outstanding leaders at Common Impact: Christina Bryan, Chief of Staff to the CEO.

Philanthropy

Viatris Continues Support of SBP, Celebrates Restoration of 250th Home Damaged by Hurricane Maria

Five years after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, disaster recovery and rebuilding nonprofit SBP Puerto Rico celebrated a major milestone in December 2022: 250 homes were rebuilt after the severe damage done by that storm.

Philanthropy

Katie Fitzgerald Announced as New President & CEO

Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) Global Board of Trustees appoints Katie Fitzgerald as President and CEO, effective March 6.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Empower by GoDaddy Celebrates America's Small Business Development Centers Day

According to GoDaddy’s Venture Forward research initiative, microbusinesses play an essential role in the U.S. economy. Areas with a higher density of microbusinesses can benefit from an increase in growth of median household income and greater job creation.

Environment

We Need Chemistry to Scale the Hydrogen Economy – And Not Just the Scientific Kind

As we work to build that future, we must turn to energy solutions that fuel our planet cleanly, efficiently, and perpetually – solutions like green hydrogen, which can cleanly power everything from cars to heavy industry if harnessed effectively.

Corporate Responsibility

Insights and Advice From Bloomberg First-Gen Professionals

Access to educational and employment pathways are not always easy to come by for people in underserved communities.

Education & Workforce Development

Pensole Lewis College and Logitech Collaborate To Revolutionize the Next Generation of Design

Pensole Lewis College (PLC), the first and only HBCU (Historically Black College and University) with a focus on design, and Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) announced today a multifaceted long-term partnership aimed at revolutionizing the next generation of desi

Events

EcoVadis Network Impact Report Showcases Progress on Environmental & Social KPIs and Metrics from 40,000 Business Sustainability Ratings

ESG performance insights from ratings covering $2.6 trillion in procurement spend mark acceleration of positive actions & improvement across the EcoVadis Network

Environment

U.S. Bank, First Mile Continue To Reduce Ocean-Bound Plastic, Build Communities

Going the extra mile is a well-known phrase to U.S. Bank Product Manager Ted Gamble. In a 2021 project call with First Mile®, he began a journey that took him from exchanging smiles on video calls to logging miles on the running trail — with far reaching impact.

Corporate Responsibility

Fifth Third eBus Rolls Into Norcross, Georgia

Sometimes opportunity knocks. Other times, it rolls. The Fifth Third Financial Empowerment Mobile, or eBus, rolled in Norcross, Georgia, on Wednesday, March 22, to bring financial empowerment into the Gwinnet County community.

Philanthropy

Four Plays for Improving Your Financial Health

LaRese Purnell, an author, brand ambassador for Our Money Matters, shared financial health tips and tricks with the student-athletes that can also help you win in the game of financial health.

Philanthropy

Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Donors Raise Over $346,000 for Casa in Turkey After Devastating Earthquake, Surpassing Initial Goal

On February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey, near the Syrian border. The earthquake sadly led to thousands of deaths, injuries, and huge destruction to buildings.

Philanthropy

Paychex Charitable Foundation to Donate $1 Million to Mental Health America

Paychex, Inc. announced that Mental Health America (MHA) will receive a $1 million grant from the Paychex Charitable Foundation to support the organization’s work raising awareness about the importance of prioritizing mental health care.

Inclusion & Opportunity

New Holland Is Fostering Careers in Agriculture for Young Women Across Australia

CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has proudly announced a partnership with UNIQ You – a not-for-profit increasing the proportion of women working in industries where they are currently under-represented in Australia.

Energy & Infrastructure

Eaton and Sunverge Expand Strategic Collaboration To Help Utilities Manage Residential EV Charging Infrastructure

Intelligent power management company Eaton and Sunverge announced expanded collaboration to enable dynamic utility management of home electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Philanthropy

Bread Financial, Cleveland Cavaliers Partner to Help Plant a Billion Trees

Bread Financial and the Cleveland Cavaliers have partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to plant more than 58,000 trees across the world.

Philanthropy

SkysTheLimit.org Spotlights Tiffany Shelly, Visionary Redefining the Self-Care Industry, This Women’s History Month

During Women’s History Month, Sky’s the Limit is shining a light on Tiffany Shelly, a visionary entrepreneur who designed a product that revolutionizes the self-care industry and single-handedly redefines how consumers buy and shops sell self-care and beauty products.

Philanthropy

Living Cities Grants $3.2 Million Across Six U.S. Cities to Support Wealth Building Pathways

Living Cities today announced a $3.2 million grant investment across six cities -- Albuquerque, NM, Austin, TX, Memphis, TN, Minneapolis, MN, Saint Paul, MN, and Rochester, NY -- to help close racial gaps in income in wealth.

Volunteering & Community

Why Your Employee Volunteer Program Engagement is Low (and How to Fix It)

Improving employee volunteer program engagement starts with putting the employee experience first, prioritizing what they find important, and giving them a voice in decision-making.

Philanthropy

“We’re With You.” Regions Bank and the Regions Foundation Announce Storm Response

Regions Bank and the Regions Foundation announced steps to support people, businesses and nonprofits following severe storms and destructive tornadoes that impacted Southern states beginning Friday, March 24 and lasting into the following week.

Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability: Rescue From Buzzword Territory

If you were to give a sustainability report to the technology industry, what grade would you give?

Corporate Responsibility

TCS Infographic: Technology Takes Us from Farm to Fork to Feed More People

As the world encounters new challenges, from climate change to disruption of supply chains, we face an age-old question: how do we feed the world in a sustainable and healthy way?

Inclusion & Opportunity

Bath & Body Works' Women's Inclusion Network Hosts Well-Being & Success Summit

Earlier this month we experienced a meaningful point of #GinghamPride as our Women’s Inclusion Network hosted the company’s first-ever Well-Being and Success Summit.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Diversity and Inclusion—an Investor's Handbook

Companies are beefing up their DEI initiatives to attract and retain employees amid increasing regulatory requirements. DEI can contribute to an inclusive corporate culture and provide firms with a distinct edge over less-proactive competitors.

Latest Campaigns

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...

Recognition of our Company

As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

Aflac Stories

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

Collaboration and Partnership

Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...

IWBI | Community News

We believe that people's health and wellness should be at the center of design. That’s why we’re working with industry professionals in real estate...

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...

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

Novata News

Communicating key news and updates about Novata.

Cascale Events

Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...

Collective Action

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