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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Diversity & Inclusion

Turning a Moment Into a Movement

Karen S. Carter, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer, shares how employees from the shop floor to the C-suite are moving inclusion forward at Dow.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Watch: Schneider Electric Employees in India Support Their Country's COVID Relief Effort

Learn more about how Schneider Electric employees and the foundation are facing the pandemic and ensuring access to low cost renewable energy for all.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Goodyear Blimp Returns For Tiger-Phil Charity Golf Event, With Message Of Thanks For Healthcare Workers

It isn’t just Tiger and Phil who are returning to action this weekend in the Champions for Charity golf match at Medalist Golf Club. After two months on the sidelines, the Goodyear Blimp GT is also back at a televised sporting event.

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Sustainable Development Goals

UN Secretary-General Appoints Sanda Ojiambo as Next Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Sanda Ojiambo of Kenya as Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Memorial Day and Beyond: How ScottsMiracle-Gro Honors Our Military Veterans

Next week, Americans all over the country will honor our nation’s fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. And while this holiday is dedicated to those we have lost, it’s also a reminder of the sacrifices made by members of the U.S. military.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Verizon and NCMEC Team up to Fight Child Exploitation

Verizon donates over $1M in online advertising to help rescue missing children.

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Health & Healthcare

The Critical Role of Community Health: Bringing Necessary Services to Key Demographics

In the fight against COVID-19, the Biogen Foundation is proud to support organizations like Fenway Health and NCAFCC, which are working on the frontlines to provide ongoing services with the ultimate goal of everyone having the healthcare they need.

Diversity & Inclusion

Embracing Belonging at Alexion

Alexion encourages diversity of backgrounds and ideas. We genuinely care for and respect each other, working together as a high-performing team to deliver extraordinary results while embracing different perspectives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Navicore Solutions Receives Grant From Wells Fargo Foundation to Support Nationwide Counseling Program for Renters and Homeowners Affected By COVID-19

Navicore Solutions announced a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation in support of their COVID-19 Financial Recovery Program, providing key services and connecting families to critical resources and guidance to ensure they maintain housing stability during these challenging times.

Health & Healthcare

ViacomCBS Employees in Asia on Fostering Creativity in Quarantine

One positive outcome of the extended lockdowns: an explosion of creativity.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Education

Curiosity Labs™ at Home: Lava Lamp

At MilliporeSigma, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists. We typically work to accomplish this through a variety of programs including SPARK, Curiosity Labs™ and the Curiosity Cube®.

Research, Reports & Publications

Porter Novelli COVID-19 Tracker, Wave IV: Leadership During the Virus Crisis

The changing landscape of the COVID-19 crisis calls for in-the-moment data and insights, so today, we are fortunate to share the fourth wave of the Porter Novelli COVID-19 Tracker: Leadership During the Virus Crisis.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Golden Harvest Rises to COVID-19 Challenges

Bechtel Group Foundation is supporting Golden Harvest Food Bank with a $50,000 gift from the new Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund. The donation will help the nonprofit provide 182,000 meals.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

4 Common COVID-19 Pandemic Scams to Avoid

It’s easier to avoid becoming the target of a scam when you know what to be on the lookout for. The following are some of the common ways that scammers have been trying to deceive the public regarding COVID-19.

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Events, Media & Communications

Investing in Natural Climate Solutions

Companies, asset owners and asset managers are intrigued by natural climate solutions--the conservation, restoration and management of forests to mitigate climate change.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Watch: Land Betterment Corporation’s Impact Minute Episode 2

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is proud to release Episode 2 of its Impact Minute video blog.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Olympic Refuge Foundation: Sport Can Offer Hope to Displaced Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The ORF Chair and IOC President, Thomas Bach, and the Vice-Chair, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, warned of the growing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of refugees and others uprooted by war, violence and persecution around the world, compounding already very challenging circumstances.

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Health & Healthcare

Tetra Tech Renovates Medical Facility to Receive Non-Acute COVID-19 Patients

Tetra Tech provided engineering design and construction oversight services on a quick-response project managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District, to convert a closed and partially abandoned hospital into a 250-bed facility to receive non-acute COVID-19 patients in East Orange, New Jersey.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Moving Forward Sustainably – Verizon Publishes 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) announced the publication of its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which provides information on how Verizon is addressing the ESG matters that the company and its stakeholders view as the most important to its business.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arconic Foundation and Discovery Education Receive Prestigious CODiE Award for Best STEM Instructional Solution for Grades 6-12

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) – the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries – recently announced the winners of the 2020 CODiE Awards in education technology. Arconic Foundation and Discovery Education was named Best STEM Instructional Solution in the Grades 6-12 category for their Manufacture Your Future initiative. Through a suite of no-cost digital resources, Manufacture Your Future cultivates the next generation of manufacturing leaders and innovators.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Albertsons and Safeway in Colorado Helped the Salvation Army Give 3,000 Boxes of Food to Those in Need

Albertsons Companies’ Denver Division partnered with The Salvation Army in Aurora, Colorado to help get food to those in need during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Environment

Faurecia Partners with Schneider Electric on Carbon Neutrality

Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive technology companies, has selected Schneider Electric as a preferred partner to support the Group in its commitment to reach CO2 neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 by 2025.

Environment

Ecologists Preserve Earth’s Biodiversity with Sound Studies Using Edge Computing and Data Analytics Solutions

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Diamond Equipment Supports Team Rubicon Tornado Clean up in Tennessee

CASE Construction Equipment dealer Diamond Equipment is currently supporting Team Rubicon in numerous operations throughout the state of Tennessee after a series of tornadoes and heavy storms moved through the region in March and April.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Keysight Technologies Releases 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report — Surpasses Social Impact Goals

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has released its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report detailing the company's environmental, social and governance initiatives worldwide.

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