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Research, Reports & Publications

Rockwell Automation Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) announced today the release of its 2021 Sustainability Report.

Health & Healthcare

Illuminating Rare Disease: Get to Know SLC6A1 Connect

Ahead of Rare Disease Day, Illumina is recognizing four rare disease patient organizations around the world. SLC6A1 Connect is the first in our series this month.

Energy

Silicon Ranch Selects Black & Veatch to Build 125-Megawatt Solar Farm in Georgia

Black & Veatch announced today that it has been selected by Silicon Ranch Corporation to build a sprawling, 125-megawatt (MWAC) solar array in Lee County in southwestern Georgia.

Health & Healthcare

One Way to Solve Food Insecurity: Healthy Food Distribution Programs

A salad with a rainbow of fruits and vegetables. Celery boats with radish, cream cheese, smoked paprika and chili lime spice. Spiced pear dessert burritos. Those are just some of Catherine Sadler’s creative dishes from the past months.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

From Nigeria to Buffalo: How Chiwuike Owunwanne's Journey Is Helping KeyBank Lean in to the Communities It Serves

KeyBank’s new Corporate Responsibility Officer Chiwuike “Chi-Chi” Owunwanne in the bank’s Buffalo, Rochester and Eastern Pennsylvania market brings a unique perspective to his role.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women Skateboarders at Tokyo 2020 Win Fair Play Award

Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki of Japan, Brazilians Dora Varella and Yndiara Asp, Britain’s Sky Brown, Australian Poppy Olsen and Bryce Wettstein of the USA were conferred with the honour for lifting fellow skater Misugu Okamoto after a fall.

Environment

Every Part of the Tree

Cellulose is the main building block for the pulp and paper products we make at GeorgiaPacific. When creating this product, we aim to use every part of the tree to its best and highest purpose.

Health & Healthcare

Living Well With Hepatitis B: Lai's Journey

Hepatitis B is known as the “silent disease” because most people have no symptoms. If left untreated it can lead to liver failure and cancer.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Reinforcing Community Partnerships Through a Skills-Based Day of Service

To create a skills-based day of service that would deliver on volunteer programming and community impact goals, Citizens tapped on Common Impact, a national leader in skilled volunteering. Find out how they generated $97K in value for 10 nonprofits!

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

CGF Members Publish New Guidelines for Ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees

Members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Coalition of Action of Plastic Waste (the Coalition) have today released a paper outlining guiding principles for the ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees.

Events, Media & Communications

Manpowergroup's Sustainability Journey - a Fireside Chat

In this fireside chat, we'll hear from JoAnn Strickon of ManpowerGroup as she shares the triumphs and challenges in implementing her organization's corporate sustainability strategy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Chemours' CEO Mark Newman Awarded "Culture Builder of the Year" in Technical.ly Awards - Delaware

“It’s an honor to be recognized as Technical.ly Delaware’s Culture Builder of the Year for the work being done within the Chemours organization and in our broader community,” said Mark Newman, President and CEO for Chemours.

Energy

Black & Veatch: Decarbonization Roadmaps First Step to Fair Energy Transition in Asia

Clear and ambitious decarbonization roadmaps will help Asia achieve an equitable energy transition, yet more than 50 percent of industry respondents in Black & Veatch’s 2022 Asia Electric Report lack such plans.

Events, Media & Communications

Bridging the Net Zero Innovation Gap: How Collaboration and Technology Is Critical to a 1.5C Pathway With PME and BT

With 45% emissions reductions needed by 2030 to keep warming below 1.5°C governments and corporates need to go further and faster to reach Net-Zero.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AMD Named to the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and the 2022 Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index

AMD continues to strive for high performance in both our products and people. We believe embracing differences amongst employees is the best way to foster a more creative and collaborative workforce – and drive business performance.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Stakeholder Capitalism Revolution Well Underway

What does adopting ‘stakeholder capitalism’ really mean, and why should companies be accountable for their impacts on society and the environment, and not only the interests of investors?

Education

Yum! Brands, the University of Louisville and Howard University Introduce First-Ever Franchise Accelerator Fellowship to Advance Underrepresented People of Color and Women MBA Talent in Franchising

Yum! Brands, the University of Louisville and Howard University launch the Yum! Franchise Accelerator, a one-of-a-kind MBA elective opportunity supporting underrepresented people of color and women interested in the franchise restaurant industry.

Events, Media & Communications

Tonight: Join NortonLifeLock and National PTA's Safer Internet Week Webinar

NortonLifeLock's Chief of Cyber Safety Education Paige Hanson sits down with National PTA to discuss what's coming up this week and hear about the updated #TheSmartTalk - the free digital safety tool made for families.

Innovation & Technology

Happy Safer Internet Week!

Norton breaks down what internet safety is, why it's important, and offers 20 internet safety tips to help families stay safer online.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Achieves “S&P Global Gold Class” in Sustainability Yearbook 2022

CNH Industrial has achieved a Gold Class medal in the Sustainability Yearbook 2022, published by S&P Global and based on the assessment of the sustainability profiles of over 7,500 companies

Events, Media & Communications

Entergy Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo With a Focus on the Future

Entergy today revealed its new corporate brand and a refreshed logo. The introduction of the new brand reflects our aspiration to become the premier electric utility and deliver a cleaner, brighter and more sustainable future for everyone.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

University of Texas Institutions Receive $5 Million to Expand Blackstone LaunchPad to Additional Campuses

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced an expansion of its signature Blackstone LaunchPad student entrepreneurship programming from 2-8 campuses in the University of Texas, bringing the initiative to a more diverse set of students.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Essity Included in Sustainability Yearbook 2022

The hygiene and health company Essity has been included in S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2022.

Energy

Cummins Inc. Leader Sees Promise for No-Carbon, Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engines

The President of Cummins Inc.’s Engine business segment says hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines (ICEs) hold tremendous potential in the effort to address the world’s climate challenges.

Diversity & Inclusion

Alibaba's Joe Tsai Explains How Cloud Computing Is Making the Olympic Games More Inclusive

Even though the coronavirus pandemic prevents fans from attending the Games in person, digital connections mean that roughly three-quarters of the world’s population are expected to tune into the blockbuster event.

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