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Awards & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Named to Forbes Best Employers for Diversity 2023

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has been named to the Forbes list of Best Employers for Diversity 2023. This is the Bank’s fourth year being recognized with the honor presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

Awards & Rankings

CNH Industrial Announces Winner of Its Industrial Design Program at UPES Dehradun

CNH Industrial recently announced the winners of India’s Industrial Design Program in partnership with UPES, a multidisciplinary university in Dehradun.

Health & Healthcare

Leidos Is Empowering Teenagers Through Mental Health Literacy

Leidos and EVERFI from Blackbaud, an organization tackling social issues through education and technology, are empowering teenagers in Maryland and West Virginia with mental health literacy.

Education & Workforce Development

Lenovo Powers New Learning Experiences for Children with Epilepsy

Laptop donation for Epilepsy Classroom within Toronto’s SickKids Hospital boosts access to curriculum for students with epilepsy

Energy & Infrastructure

Southern Power Acquires Solar Facilities in Texas and Wyoming as Part of Growing Renewable Fleet

Southern Power, a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, recently acquired two solar facilities, continuing the growth of the company's clean generating assets and increasing its overall portfolio to more than 2,740 MW of solar generation.

Philanthropy

American Airlines Customers Raise Record Total for Stand Up to Cancer Campaign

Through this year’s annual fundraising campaign with Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C), American Airlines raised nearly $4 million for innovative and life-saving cancer research, the most successful fundraising campaign the airline has contributed to since joining forces with SU2C.

Awards & Rankings

Pentair Named to Newsweek's America's Greenest Companies 2024

In recognition of our commitment to sustainability and demonstrated progress in making a positive impact, I am pleased to share that Pentair has been named one of America’s Greenest Companies 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group in collaboration with GIST Impact.

Corporate Responsibility

The Role of EHS in Workforce Mental Health Programs

As an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) leader, understanding the benefits and key elements of creating a holistic mental health program in your workplace enables you to effectively address workplace culture and offers beneficial resources to your employees.

Philanthropy

KeyBank Partners With Portland Thorns To Donate $200,000 to Local Nonprofits Supporting Girls and Women in Sports

KeyBank has partnered with the Portland Thorns and Team Captain Meghan Klingenberg during the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) regular season to create “Assist Off the Pitch.”

Research & Reports

Medtronic: Building a More Sustainable Future

The world continues to grapple with new and evolving challenges. But with each challenge comes the opportunity to reinvent and innovate for people and the planet.

Environment

Olympic Forest Network Expands As India Launches Eco-Restoration Project

Launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in September 2022, the Olympic Forest Network is adding an ambitious ecological restoration project in India’s eastern state of Odisha

Energy & Infrastructure

Why Is Carbon Emission Data Hard To Use?

Many groups are pushing corporations to gather and publish data on their carbon emissions for the purpose of informing public policy, but why is it so hard?

Events

California Moves First on Mandating Corporate GHG Emissions Disclosure

Critics have often called it “the Californication of America” when CA lawmakers move to address an important issue head-on. The good news is that across the land progressive thinkers celebrate many such developments in the “Golden State”.

Philanthropy

Bayer Fund Awards $7.4 Million to Nonprofit Organizations Throughout the United States in First Half of 2023

Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer in the U.S., is excited to announce that it has provided a total of $7.4M in grant funding, spread across 1,800 extraordinary organizations during the first half of 2023.

Education & Workforce Development

Q&A: An Illumina Intern’s Shift From Academia to Industry

When Adee Newman started her summer as a research associate Intern at Illumina in June 2023, she had no prior industry experience. Originally from Palo Alto, California, she spent two years at De Anza College before transferring to University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Environment

Plastic Policies Across Southeast Asia Attempt To Stem the Tide: How To Adapt Your Business and Act on Plastic Today

The world of plastics packaging is at a critical juncture. While pressure from consumers has continued to accelerate, legislative levers are pushing toward action both regionally and internationally.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Suncor Welcomes a Sacred Space for All People

Suncor's Calgary headquarters, known as Mohkinstsis in Blackfoot, held a groundbreaking ceremony unveiling the first-of-its-kind smudge and ceremonial room within the Suncor Energy Centre (SEC) in September.

Education & Workforce Development

MilliporeSigma Partner Beyond Benign Launches New Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community Online Platform

MilliporesSigma partner, Beyond Benign, has launched its Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community free online platform to help the green chemistry community around the world connect and learn together.

Awards & Rankings

Yum China Named to Fortune’s 2023 Change the World List

Recently,Yum China has been named to Fortune’s 2023 Change the World list, an annual list that recognizes a select group of companies that have had a positive social impact through activities that are part of their core business strategy.

Education & Workforce Development

New, Free Professional Learning Series on Literacy Available From Discovery Education and the Dollar General

Discovery Literacy – an educational program from Discovery Education, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, and the National Afterschool Association – presents a new five-part, no-cost professional learning video series to help educators.

Corporate Responsibility

Navigating Challenges on the Path to Purpose With PwC

Operating a successful purpose-led company comes with its share of challenges — even to the companies that excel at it.

Inclusion & Opportunity

2022 .gay Impact Report | A New and Safer Digital Experience With .gay

When it comes to domain extensions, .gay stands apart with its commitments to support LGBTQIA+ communities. The .gay Rights Protections Policy provides a clear
and enforceable protocol to take down hateful content and deal with any intentional slandering of LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

FedEx and Pyxera Global Test a Circular Logistics Model for Electronic Waste

Residents of the continental U.S. wishing to donate their laptops and tablets may request a free FedEx shipping label with donation instructions by visiting the Done with It (Powered by Evercycle) website. The pilot program will accept items through December 15, 2023.

Corporate Responsibility

Navigating ESG: Strengthening Governance for Long-Term Success

CFOs play an essential role as companies gear up to comply with the growing demand for disclosure of climate-related data and other environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) metrics.

Corporate Responsibility

Careers in Construction Month: Celebrating the Skilled Trades

October marks Careers in Construction Month. This monthlong initiative focuses on increasing public awareness of construction careers and inspiring the next generation of craft professionals.

Latest Campaigns

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

KeyBank: Responsible Banking

Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

Greener Products and Solutions

We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...

FedEx | Awards & Recognition

We are consistently ranked among the world’s most admired brands and employers. Read more about honors and recognition for FedEx’s ongoing effort to...

Special Economic Zones

Driving awareness of Special Economic Zones.

Integrated Tools

Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...

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...

PSEG Environmental Stewardship

PSEG’s environmental stewardship is evident in programs and strategies that reflect our commitment to clean air, clean water and waste management...