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Philanthropy

Emory to Get $5 Million Gift to Boost Primary Care Doctors in Georgia

The Emory University School of Medicine is getting a financial shot in the arm to help relieve the effects of a shortage of primary care doctors in Georgia.

Environment

Business Sustainability Risk and Performance Index 2021: Insights From Global Supply Chain Ratings

In its fifth edition, the Sustainability Risk and Performance Index: Insights from Global Supply Chain Ratings examines the sustainability performance of more than 46,000 companies assessed by EcoVadis during the period 2016-2020 and provides critical insights into sustainability trends across diverse regions and industries.

Philanthropy

FedEx Donates $3.5 Million to Orbis in Support of Sight-saving 'Flying Eye Hospital'

FedEx Corp. announced today its renewed commitment to Orbis International’s sight-saving mission with a US$3.5 million donation to help provide financial, logistics and operational support to the organization and its Flying Eye Hospital over the next five years.

Volunteering & Community

CNH Industrial Employees Volunteer With Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

CNH Industrial employees came out to the Hunger Task Force Farm in Franklin, Wisconsin to harvest crops for their local community. Employees harvested over 1,000 pounds of mustard greens and about 2,400 pounds butternut squash.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Reaching Entrepreneurs in Somalia Through Partnership With KIMS Microfinance

Whole Planet Foundation is excited to announce our new partnership with KIMS Microfinance in Somalia! Our three-year, $300,000 project with KIMS will support an estimated 1,000 microentrepreneurs through the group business loan product.

Inclusion & Opportunity

GoDaddy Observes World Mental Health Day with Profile Featuring Entrepreneur and Mental Health Advocate, Thea Monyeé

For years, Thea Monyeé had been working as an artist and therapist. But it wasn’t until 2018 that she began to see herself as an entrepreneur.

Philanthropy

Team Depot Partners With Habitat for Humanity to Assemble Special Cleaning Kits for Local Women's Shelter

Mujeres Unidas/Women Together is a nonprofit organization located in Hidalgo County, Texas that is dedicated to victims of family violence and their children.

Energy & Infrastructure

P&G and Walmart Team Up to Assist Consumers in Eco-friendly Choices

With reports from the IPCC calling “code red” on climate, Americans are becoming exponentially more aware and concerned about the world’s climate crisis.

AI & Technology

Cummins Receives Grant to Develop Critical Technology for EVs

Cummins wants to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 by offering customers a variety of power platforms so they can choose the technology that best works for their sustainability goals.

Events

Climate Action and Business Leadership in Georgia: Virtual Launch Event

What do Anthem, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, Google, and UPS have in common? They're all founding members of the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact; a unique state-centered initiative focused on galvanizing climate action in Georgia.

Health & Healthcare

Calling on All Companies to Step Up for Better Nutrition

A joint call to action by the Nutrition for Growth Summit’s Business Constituency Group comprised of The Consumer Goods Forum, WBCSD, International Food and Beverage Alliance, Food Industry Asia, and Nutrition Japan Public Private Platform, supported by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the Access to Nutrition Initiative.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Fifth Third's Latino Business Resource Groups Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Fifth Third Bank actively promotes inclusion and diversity through 65 regional business resource groups overseen by inclusion councils in each of the Bank’s 13 regions and through eight virtual Enterprise Business Resource Groups led by Enterprise committee executives.

Events

LA Galaxy Unveil Mural Honoring Landon Donovan at Bonita Street STEAM Academy in Carson, Calif.

On Sunday, Oct. 3, AEG’s LA Galaxy completed of its latest school beautification project at Bonita Street STEAM Academy in Carson, Calif. with a mural honoring LA Galaxy legend, Landon Donovan.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Truist Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

In a world where, on average, 1 in 4 people live with a disability, Truist offers an inclusive environment for our differently-abled teammates and clients, including those caring for loved ones with disabilities.

Awards & Rankings

Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health Announces Five Winners of the Inaugural Innovation Awards

Morgan Stanley today announced the five winners of the inaugural Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards, its nationwide call to support transformative solutions that address adverse mental health outcomes for children and young people across the U.S. The program will award the finalists a total of $500,000 in grants to help scale their solutions, and provide consultation and a showcase opportunity on November 11.

Environment

Nature-Based Solutions: One Remedy for Two Ills

Corporate Responsibility

SAIC Announces New Industry-Leading Employee Benefits for 2022

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) today announced a new array of expanded and additional employee benefits for calendar year 2022

Philanthropy

Reducing Health Inequities While Expanding the Pipeline to Create a More Diverse Health Care Workforce

The American Heart Association, through a significant commitment from Quest Diagnostics, announced an expansion of key initiatives to reduce health inequities in vulnerable communities while increasing the ranks of diverse health care professionals.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Keysight Engineer Celebrates Brazilian Engineer Alberto Santos-Dumont During Hispanic Heritage Month

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 2021, Keysight Technologies employees share how Hispanic engineering contributions have inspired them in their careers. Here’s a look at who inspired solutions marketing engineer Beatriz Sousa.

Energy & Infrastructure

An Energy Efficiency Day Challenge

What is the one thing you can do to help in the fight against climate change? It’s as easy as changing a light bulb.

Health & Healthcare

"Pharmacogenomics Saved My Life"

“My family won the genetic bipolar lottery,” says Mehri Coulter, 36, of Boise, Idaho. “My great-grandma, grandma, mom, sister, and nephew had or have bipolar.”

Corporate Responsibility

Chiwuike Owunwanne Joins KeyBank As Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for Buffalo and Rochester

KeyBank announced that Chiwuike "Chi-Chi" Owunwanne has been named Corporate Responsibility Officer and Community Relations Manager for its Buffalo and Rochester markets. Owunwanne takes over for Kawanza Humphrey who recently left KeyBank to pursue an opportunity out of state.

Corporate Responsibility

More Than a Bike Ride

The Birmingham Bike Brigade kicked off at the Regions Center and included the presentation of a $10,000 grant to Redemptive Cycles, to help the organization’s Earn-a-Bike program to support people experiencing homelessness or financial hardship.

Environment

Accelerating Decarbonization of the World's Digital Infrastructure

VMware believes that we can help accelerate the global transition to a zero-carbon economy through solution innovation that enables a sustainable digital infrastructure for our customers.

Research & Reports

Study: Trees Have a $31.5 Billion Impact on Home Values

A university report sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation shows trees make homes more valuable while offering billions-worth of other economic benefits.

Latest Campaigns

IWBI | Workplace Wellness

A WELL Certified™ project has the potential to add measurable value to the health, well-being and happiness of people in the buildings. It can also...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Rethinking EHS Podcast

Join us as we travel the world to uncover real stories of impact—from landfills and energy transition to workplace safety, emerging contaminants, and...

Collective Action

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

Kingfisher Around the World

The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...

PSEG People & Communities

PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

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...

EVP Campaign

Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...