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Innovation & Technology | Logitech

Logitech’s One-of-a-Kind Accessible Gaming Rig

Two years ago, while awaiting surgery to address a unique medical condition, 12-year-old Daire Gorman desperately needed to find a new way to game.

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Events, Media & Communications

Spirit Forward Summit Powered by Bacardi Provokes Conversations About Being Your Authentic Self and Inclusivity

Bacardi will bring together trailblazers supporting women’s empowerment and inclusivity and who are leading conversations about gender equality and self-acceptance at the 2019 Spirit Forward Summit Miami.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Donates $400,000 for Housing and Revitalization Efforts in Sacramento

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced $400,000 in donations to five local nonprofits to support housing and neighborhood revitalization for Sacramento residents.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sun Powered Solutions in Mexico

Three Caterpillar buildings in Mexico are now offsetting 100 percent of their power usage with energy backed by solar power sources and clean energy certificates.

Energy

Meet the 100: Kraig Westerbeek, Sr. Director/Smithfield Renewables – Smithfield Foods

Meet Kraig Westerbeek, senior director of Smithfield Renewables with Smithfield Foods. Smithfield Renewables was formed in 2017 as a platform to help the world’s largest pork processor and hog producer cut carbon and advance renewable energy.

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Environment

Around the World With Occupational Safety and Health: A Tour of Global Regulatory Differences

If your organization is global, Antea Group has the compliance experience to give you some advice from an Occupational Safety and Health perspective.

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Health & Healthcare

WELL Transcends All Building Types As Leaders Across Industries Pave the Way

What do a police station, a pre-school, a hotel, a lecture hall, an affordable housing complex and a fitness center all have in common? With a commitment to people at the heart of each of their missions, each of these outstanding spaces has...

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Innovation & Technology

Sustainability, Clean Technology in Focus of First Black & Veatch Cleantech Accelerator Cohort

Seven innovative technology startups – focused on sustainability solutions ranging from artificial intelligence and next-generation analytics to autonomous heavy equipment and EV energy management – are joining Black & Veatch’s IgniteX Accelerator.

Diversity & Inclusion

Girls Who Code Founder and CEO Reshma Saujani to Keynote Comerica Bank Houston and DFW Women’s Business Symposiums

The Comerica Bank Women’s Business Symposium returns to Houston and Dallas this fall, featuring Girls Who Code founder and CEO and international best-selling author Reshma Saujani as the keynote speaker. The Houston event is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4 from 10:15 a.m. – 3 p.m. at The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston. In Dallas, women business owners, executives and professional from across North Texas will gather to “Learn, Connect and Grow” from 10:15 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 at the Westin Galleria.

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Innovation & Technology

Albertsons Improves the Retail Experience for Dogs

"Having DogSpot houses available at our two Albertsons stores will offer our customers who are running errands with their pets a safe and comfortable option for them while they do their shopping."

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Education

Education Has a Laundry Problem: Whirlpool Helps Fight Back by Expanding Landmark Program to Schools Across Nation

Education has a laundry problem and Whirlpool brand is fighting back

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Gaining Yarn-Spinning Efficiencies Through an Integrated Supply Chain

Chuck Ward, President, Yarns, Gildan Activewear talks about the business and environmental sense of extending ownership further down its supply chain.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Corporation and Tropical Shipping Expand Partnership to Include Global Collection of Donations for the Bahamas

Carnival Corporation & plc today announced it is expanding its partnership with Tropical Shipping to accept emergency relief donations and supplies sent from any location and is delivering them to The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ON Semiconductor Strives to Make Positive Impact by Growing CSR Team

Our Global Corporate Giving Program, which was launched in 2016, strategically leverages our resources, talent and efforts to support non-profits and educational institutions

Diversity & Inclusion

eBay Celebrates LGBTQ+ Equality Across the Globe

eBay is a company with a mission that is bigger than any single moment: to create opportunity for all. By championing a diverse and inclusive workforce, we aim to reflect our customer base and position ourselves to make a positive impact on society.

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Energy

Fifth Third Makes History by Powering Up 100% Renewable Solar Facility

Built by solar developer SunEnergy1, the facility is expected to generate clean power that is more than or equal to the amount Fifth Third uses in a year, enough to eliminate 143,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases and power 25,000 homes.

Events, Media & Communications

Museum of American Finance to Present Program on Sustainability

On September 19, the Museum of American Finance will present “Corporate Sustainability: Is It Sustainable?,” a timely discussion with industry leaders driving sustainability as an essential element of corporate purpose and a means to achieve transformative social impact.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Virtual Reality Training for Generation Y Blue Collars

TürkTraktör, the joint venture between CNH Industrial and Koç Holding, recently announced the results of a pioneering Virtual Reality (VR) Training Lab for blue collar employees at its Ankara and Erenler plants.

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Education

Blog | How to Foster Literacy With Kids in the Garden

Need a little inspiration for working with young children in the garden? Tying gardens to favorite books is an excellent way to engage young children in gardening activities and help fuel their love of reading by connecting it to books.

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Education

This All-Girls Charter School Is Out to Close the Gender Gap in STEM

The leaders of the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW), an all-girls public charter school in Wilmington, North Carolina, are hopeful that single-sex schools now will make a difference in STEM fields and society in the future.

Environment

Timberland Commits to Plant 50 Million Trees Over Next Five Years

Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland today announced a new commitment to plant 50 million trees around the world by 2025 as part of its pursuit of a greener future.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Carnival Cruise Line to Deliver Hurricane Relief Supplies to the Bahamas Aboard Carnival Pride and Carnival Liberty

Continuing its ongoing efforts to assist and support residents of The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, Carnival Cruise Line has announced that two ships departing from U.S. homeports next week will make stops in Freeport to distribute food, water and relief supplies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Honors Kohler Co. With a Green Power Leadership Award

Kohler Co. announced today that it has received a 2019 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Green City Growers Founder and CEO Jessie Banhazl Named 2019 USA Eisenhower Fellow

Jessie Banhazl of Green City Growers is a recipient of the 2019 USA Eisenhower Fellowship.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Donates More Than 30,000 Pounds of Protein to Mid-Ohio Foodbank During September’s Hunger Action Month

Smithfield Foods, Inc and Kroger have joined forces to donate 30,000 pounds of protein to Mid-Ohio Foodbank. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2019 Helping Hungry Homes® donation tour, Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief initiative

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Education

Building Thriving Communities Through Public-private Partnerships – a Look at Why We Support the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies at Montclair State University

The PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies is an exemplification of what Public Service founder Thomas McCarter wrote early in the 20th century that would become our company’s mission: “To help make New Jersey a better place to live.”

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    GoDaddy is the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. We’re on a mission to empower our worldwide community of 20+...

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