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Responsible Production & Consumption

Watch Energea Spotlight: Producing Food for Your Neighbors

Ian Gibson runs an organic vegetable and flower farm in Higganum, CT. A thoughtful use of space, solar powered irrigation and a minimal use of equipment and chemical inputs makes Ian's farm the perfect model of sustainability for the farming industry

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Republic Services Named to Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies List

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has been named to Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies list for the third time, highlighting the Company’s efforts to benefit key stakeholders

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Rockwell Automation Named One of the 2021 World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th Time

Rockwell Automation was recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ecolab Named One of World's Most Ethical Companies for 15th Consecutive Year

Ecolab has again been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Environment

Cambium Carbon Cuts Waste, Builds Green Future

There are countless ways trees benefit urban communities and society as a whole, but they also come with a built-in hindrance: They are expensive.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E4: Jerome Tennille, Marriott International

Jerome Tennille, Manager of Social Impact & Volunteerism at Marriott International, joins host Danielle Holly for a dynamic conversation on the state of volunteering and employee engagement.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Camden and Discovery Education Launch New PK-12 Partnership Supported by the Subaru

New Jersey’s Camden City School District (CCSD) today launched a new, multi-year partnership with Discovery Education supporting PK-12 education.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Northern Trust Included on Fortune Magazine's List of the World's Most Admired Companies in 2021

Northern Trust is honored to be included on Fortune Magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies in 2021.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity's Goodness Matters Industry Conference Announces An All-Star Speaker Lineup

Keynote speakers at Goodness Matters 2021 are Ericka Huggins, Luvvie Ajayi Jones and Bryan de Lottinville with other acclaimed sessions from Albertsons and AFI, Apple, Google, Microsoft, SAP and many more!

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

ImpactAssets' Tenth IA 50 Impact Fund Listing Reveals Growing Market and Innovative Managers

ImpactAssets releases Tenth IA 50 impact fund manager showcase revealing growing market and innovative fund managers.

Health & Healthcare

Giving Kids With Heart Failure a Brighter Future

A few years ago, Katrina Sellens — 14 and hungry for Thanksgiving leftovers — stood there in a familiar spot: Surveying the fridge for something to eat.

Environment

With America Back In The Paris Agreement, We Must Be 'all In' On Climate

Very quickly, we’re seeing major advances in tackling the climate crisis.

Environment

Herbalife Nutrition Receives Environmental Award for Local Recycling Efforts

In Mongolia, Herbalife Nutrition been recognized as Green Hero by the Tuvshin Saikhan Center.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation's Aaliyah Brown

By the time Aaliyah Brown was 10 years old, she knew she wanted to be an engineer. She saw engineers described as people who can make things work and make things better, and she was hooked.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Donates $2.5 Million Grant to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has announced it received a $2.5 million grant from Truist to support the North Druid Hills campus, which includes Arthur M. Blank Hospital.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CIT Presents at LA Launch and Grow Virtual Workshop in Partnership with Operation HOPE, Inc.

Heather Ellison, Senior Vice President of Retail Banking and Rolland Mattoon, Director of Small Business, presented on how to create a comprehensive business plan to a group of women entrepreneurs at the LA LaunchandGrow virtual workshop

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Florida Housing Coalition Announces Major New Initiative: Center for Racial Equity

The Florida Housing Coalition, the state’s leading nonprofit provider of training and technical assistance dedicated to affordable housing from ending homelessness to first-time homeownership, today announced the creation of new Center for Racial Equity.

Research, Reports & Publications

2020 Schneider Sustainability Impact Scores 9.32/10

2020 Schneider Sustainability Impact scores 9.32/10, demonstrating unwavering commitment to sustainability in year of pandemic.

Education

A Safer and Greener Campus for Students

Bai Yun Primary School and Zhong Xing Primary School in Zhangjiagang (ZJG), China cater to children from migrant families – and were in need of upgraded facilities to create a safer and more sustainable learning environment for children.

Health & Healthcare

United Makes Hawaii Travel Easier With Expanded COVID Testing and Pre-clearance Program

Beginning February 1, United customers traveling to Hawaii who have a valid negative COVID-19 test can show their results before boarding to save time and skip document screening lines upon arrival.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Intel Pledges $5M to Develop HBCU Tech Law and Policy Center

As part of its commitment to build a more equitable world, Intel will donate $5 million over the next five years to North Carolina Central University, a historically Black college and university (HBCU), to create a new tech law and policy center.

Education

Key Accomplishments: STEM Education

Learn how Qualcomm is inspiring the next generation of innovators to develop the workforce in technology-related careers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Walmart, Sam's Club and the Walmart Foundation Announce Winter Weather Response Efforts To Help Those Affected by Recent Storms

With the catastrophic storms, power outages and water shortages affecting Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi, Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation are committing up to $1 million in cash and in-kind product donations to help with response efforts.

Environment

CGF Forest Positive Coalition Launches Commodity Working Group on Beef

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has now launched a Beef Working Group as part of its ongoing efforts to remove deforestation, forest degradation and conversion from key commodity supply chains.

Education

Imagining Tomorrow With No-Cost Educational Resources for National Engineers Week 2021

Science. Technology. Engineering. Math.

These are the subjects that keep the world turning. But STEM goes beyond classroom subjects or careers. It's a way of thinking about the world.

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