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Join the Principal® Innovation Challenge Hackathon

Join our Innovation Challenge Hackathon - where our goal is to help connect SMBs with each other, but also with Principal®, through virtual communities!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Earns a Spot on Fast Company's 2022 Most Innovative Companies List

Innovation has always been at the heart of Johnson & Johnson’s mission to change the trajectory of human health around the world.

Research, Reports & Publications

The 3 Trends Shaping ESG Reporting In Finance In 2022

The finance sector has been watching environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues for years, particularly the gradual progress towards higher expectations from stakeholders and the general public, as well as more defined regulations and standards coming from governments and regulatory bodies.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

DuPont Funds Groundwater Treatment Solution for Rural South African Community

In celebration of World Water Day, DuPont announced a partnership with Kusini Water, the City of Mbombela Municipality and the U.S. Embassy on a new project that will leverage solar power to extract and purify groundwater in the rural community of Cairn site farm in South Africa.

Diversity & Inclusion

Kohler Celebrates Resilient, Passionate and Intelligent Women

In the 1920s, our electric sink saleswomen pioneered a new market & product line. A century later, our Builder Channel Sales team continues the tradition of connecting customers with Kohler products to meet their needs & exceed their expectations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Talent Development

We prioritize training and development that keeps our engineers aligned with technology evolutions in our industry and ramps up their skills in relevant domains.

Diversity & Inclusion

HP & TTC: Use Data To Improve D,E&I

It’s time to start a conversation about D,E&I goals.

Environment

Shoosmiths Signs Green Pledge for Sustainable Arbitration Law

Shoosmiths has signed up for a global initiative to minimize the environmental impact of arbitration law. The law firm has signed the Green Pledge to demonstrate its commitment to reducing energy consumption and waste.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women in the New Era of Work: 5 Trends Toward a Better Workplace

The pandemic profoundly disrupted every aspect of our work and personal life. This is particularly true for women, who, in addition to holding down jobs, often take on primary caregiver responsibilities for their children, parents or other family members.

Education

Students Score With Rockwell Automaton at Cleveland Cavaliers STEM Event

There was more than warm ups taking place before a recent Cleveland Cavaliers game as the basketball team hosted an afternoon Score with STEM fair for 1,400 area K-12 students earlier this month.

Energy

Five Tech Trends Driving Geothermal Energy

The development of enhanced geothermal systems will be critical for successful energy decarbonization. Emerging technologies can unlock its full potential.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Direct Relief Works With FedEx to Deliver Critical Aid to Those Impacted by Ukraine Crisis

Direct Relief and FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) safely delivered 76 tons of critical medical aid for Ukrainian refugees to Poland from the United States via a FedEx humanitarian relief flight on Sunday, March 27.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AEG's Tamala Lewis Honored by US Soccer Federation as Official U.S. Soccer Game Ambassador During She Believes Cup Tournament

AEG’s Tamala Lewis was honored by U.S. Soccer Federation as the official U.S. Soccer She Believes Ambassador

Diversity & Inclusion

'NBCU LAUNCH' Forges New Partnership With Telemundo To Increase Hispanic Female Directors in Scripted Television

"This evolution of our groundbreaking Female Forward initiative is just the beginning of our efforts to grow this underrepresented community while we also continue to focus on other marginalized groups who still desperately need opportunities in the director’s chair."

Diversity & Inclusion

How Scholarships Support a Diverse Pipeline of Nuclear Engineers

Clean energy requires a clean energy workforce. That’s why Duke Energy is funding scholarships for 15 nuclear engineering students in South Carolina State University’s nuclear engineering program.

Research, Reports & Publications

Building a Sustainable Future: Owens Corning Releases 16th Annual Sustainability Report

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) has published its sustainability report of initiatives and results from 2021. The data and stories detail the company’s progress toward its ambitious 2030 Sustainability Goals.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Las Vegas Sands Named to Newsweek's America's Most Responsible Companies 2022

Energy

Investing Through the Renewable Energy Transition

The signs of growing interest in clean energy are easy to spot: solar panels line rooftops, wind turbines dot open plains, and electric cars cruise highways.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Aflac CEO Who Ruffled Feathers With His Duck Ads

Dan Amos, Aflac Inc.’s chairman and chief executive, took a big risk in 2000 by launching a nationwide ad campaign mocking the insurer’s name. Yet the TV commercials, where a duck loudly quacks “Aflaaaac,” paid off.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Tax Reporting Shows That Companies Are Accountable for Their Impacts

What does taxation say about how much companies contribute in the communities and societies where they operate?

Responsible Production & Consumption

United Soybean Board Releases 2021 Sustainability Overview Report

2021 U.S. Soy Sustainability Overview showcases modern practices and advanced technologies deployed by U.S. soybean farmers to conserve land, water, energy & other natural resources and outlines ongoing conservation efforts & improvements.

Energy

Black & Veatch, The Green Solutions Sign MoU to Advance Green Energy Production in Vietnam

Black & Veatch and The Green Solutions (TGS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the production and supply of green hydrogen and green ammonia in Vietnam.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ImpactAssets Appoints Board Chair, Expands Board of Directors and Adds Investment Committee Expertise

ImpactAssets, a $2.2 billion impact investing firm, today announced the election of Liesel Pritzker Simmons as Chair of its Board of Directors.

Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation Announces Partnership With Founders Brewing

The Arbor Day Foundation is partnering with Founders Brewing Co. to plant a total of 50,000 trees in 3 forests across the U.S. in 2022.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Global Citizen Unveils End Extreme Poverty Now - Our Future Can't Wait

International advocacy organization Global Citizen today launched End Extreme Poverty NOW — Our Future Can’t Wait, a new campaign calling on governments, private sector leaders, and billionaires to make the commitments urgently required

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    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
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    At MilliporeSigma, we look for opportunities to use employee and community engagement to spark scientific curiosity and breakthroughs. We know that...
  3. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  4. Green Mountain Energy Sun Club
    Since its founding in 2002, the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has donated more than $4 million to solar and sustainability projects focusing on...
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    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...
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    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
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  12. Opportunity for All
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  15. CARE Corporate Partnerships
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