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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Paper Receives 2021 Friend of the Forest Award

The Arbor Day Foundation has awarded International Paper the prestigious 2021 Friend of the Forest Award. International Paper is among six individuals, nonprofits, and companies who received an Arbor Day Award in 2021.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pandemic Prompts Rockwell Automation Employees to Form Parents and Caretakers Support Group

In January, Rockwell Automation employees launched a new Parents and Caretakers employee resource group to support employees who were balancing working long hours, parenting, helping with remote schooling, and potentially caring for older adults or other loved ones.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Verizon Teams up With NJ Brothers Walking Across America for Restaurant Workers

Verizon is supporting Aiden and Louis Ardine, two brothers from New Jersey, on their quest to walk across America to raise awareness and money for restaurant workers whose lives have been negatively impacted by the pandemic

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Bank eBus Returns to the Road; Financial Empowerment Tours to Boost Local Communities

The Fifth Third eBus is a key component of the Bank’s financial empowerment mobile strategy that seeks to address the gap caused by banking deserts and the lack of financial services for low- and moderate-income communities.

Events, Media & Communications

Event Highlights from The CIO Exchange: Workplace Evolution

To better outfit the office for collaboration under a hybrid model, Rich Gilbert, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer for Aflac, discussed the technology and tools he’s found most helpful and how Aflac is doing things differently.

Events, Media & Communications

Land Betterment Corporation Appoints Stephanie Conzelman to Assist With Strategic Communications

Land Betterment Corporation is pleased to announce that Stephanie Conzelman has joined Land Betterment as Stakeholder Engagement Director to assist with its strategic stakeholder communications and outreach.

Diversity & Inclusion

Many Voices, One Team

Many voices, one team is how we achieve more and show our commitment to our clients. Listen to members of team Invesco explain how our culture of teamwork makes us a great place to work.

Research, Reports & Publications

National Academy Publishes Study Showing How Georgia Could Halve Its Carbon Footprint

Georgia could reduce its carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 through the adoption of 20 high-impact climate solutions identified by the Drawdown Georgia research team

Green Infrastructure

Announcing Reimagining Green(er) Solutions to Hunger Challenge

PYXERA Global announces a new partnership with PIMCO and The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) to launch the Reimagining Green(er) Solutions to Hunger Challenge.

Health & Healthcare

Guide to Road Trips With Your Dog

Planning to hit the road with your furry friend in tow? Read our ultimate guide to road trips with dogs to stay safe and keep your pooch happy along the way!

Responsible Production & Consumption

MilliporeSigma Continues to Achieve Great Progress With Its SMASH Packaging Plan

MilliporeSigma is celebrating the progress of its SMASH Packaging Plan, an industry-first framework designed to reduce the environmental impact of the company's packaging by 2022. Learn how the company is on track to achieve several of its initiatives.

Energy

Sustainability Roundtable Strikes Partnership With LevelTen Energy to Help Medium-Sized Businesses Meet Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals

Today Sustainability Roundtable Inc. (SR Inc.) and LevelTen Energy announced a new partnership that will help medium-sized businesses set and meet more ambitious and credible renewable energy goals

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GoDaddy Launches “Icons of Atlanta” Series to Highlight Small Businesses Who Run the City of Dreams

GoDaddy, the company empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing all of the help and tools to succeed online, launched the “Icons of Atlanta” series.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cardiff Products Corporation Opens New Co-Manufacturing Facility, Fully Equipped by Tetra Pak

Processing and packaging capacity for plant-based, shelf-stable beverages is growing in Canada.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Transparency, Reporting, and Sustainable Finance: Aligning Finance with Our Decarbonization Strategy

NRG is committed to leading its sector in sustainability transparency and disclosure. We follow the leading globally accepted frameworks and standards in order to provide key information to all of our stakeholders.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainability Systems in the Next Decade of Action on Business and Human Rights

Can voluntary tools and mandatory due diligence work in tandem towards the common goal of improving business action on human rights?

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Recognized on Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion List and Received Perfect Score on the Disability Equality Index (DEI)

For the seventh year in a row, Merck has been recognized on the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion list — and for the fourth straight year, Merck has received a score of 100% on the Disability Equality Index (DEI).

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Future of Real Estate for a Better World

Striving for something better is a very human thing. Whether it be a better house, better clothes, a better job, it’s our nature to seek a future, which is an improvement upon the current state.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report by Edge Environment Highlights Ways to Accelerate Usage of Natural Climate Solutions for Climate Impact Reduction

Sustainability consultancy Edge Environment releases new report on accelerating the usage of Natural Climate Solutions, and welcomes new NCS experts to US team.

Innovation & Technology

Building Broad-based Resilience in Our Facilities, Installations, and Cities

This is the first in a series of three articles by Heather Mendenall, one of Tetra Tech’s expert master planners, exploring the components of master plans and how to integrate resilience at every step.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

V-Square Appoints Erik Norland as Head of Distribution

V-Square Quantitative Management (V-Square) has announced the hiring of Erik Norland as its Head of Distribution. A 20-year industry veteran with asset management, custody, and global markets expertise, Erik’s addition to the team bolsters our strong client-centric approach to deliver customized ESG solutions as we continue to build our reputation as a specialized global asset manager.

Sustainable Development Goals

Tillamook County Creamery Association Advances Its Long-time Stewardship Mission With New Packaging Goals

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) – a Certified B Corporation® (B Corp™) – announces ambitious new packaging goals, which demonstrates another way the 112-year-old, farmer-owned cooperative is putting stewardship into action.

Education

CNH Industrial Congratulates 2021 Sergio Marchionne Student Achievement Awards Winners for North America

CNH Industrial announced the winners of the 2021 Sergio Marchionne Student Achievement Awards for North America. It is dedicated to the memory of Sergio Marchionne, former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and CNH Industrial respectively.

Health & Healthcare

How Nutrition Education Supports Communities

The effects of the pandemic have hit our most vulnerable communities and aggravated an issue we can no longer ignore—hidden hunger. The economic impactor COVID-19 brought a new level of awareness to the issues of hunger.

Diversity & Inclusion

He Took a Step Forward for the 'Chance of a Lifetime'

One day last summer, Jordan Howard got a call that would change his life. He had wrapped up the rigorous application and interview process with Road to Hire, an organization whose programs help place students and young people in good-paying, in-demand tech jobs.

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