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Join Leaders From Google, Microsoft, REI & More at GreenBiz 26

Trellis Group

Events, Media & Communications

sustainability: 2025 Report - Rockwell Automation
Building a More Resilient, Agile, and Sustainable Future

Rockwell Automation

Research, Reports & Publications

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What We Learned (Or Didn’t) From Hurricane Katrina

TriplePundit

Social Impact & Volunteering

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Race and Insurance: What Insurance Commissioners Are Saying About It

Amos said that Aflac’s workforce is 66% women, 35% African American and almost 50% minority. To keep those numbers moving in the right directions, Amos gets personally involved in diversity initiatives.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi in the UAE Raises the Bar as First Spirits Company in the Middle East To Be Great Place To Work-Certified™

Bacardi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently became the first spirits company in the Middle East to be certified by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gold Medalist Aly Raisman on Courage and Self‑Compassion

Aly Raisman, team captain of the gold medal winning U.S. Women’s Gymnastics teams in 2012 and 2016, spoke at the 4th annual T-Mobile Women’s Summit about the importance of self-care, believing in yourself and being an ally.

Sustainable Development Goals

Aligning to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Despite the impacts of COVID-19, Dow is joining other companies that have aligned their sustainability commitments to the SDGs and are accelerating their actions to commit to climate action.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PayPal Continues to Expand Nonprofit Partnerships in the San Jose Community

“Too many of our young people lack opportunities to develop the skills they need to succeed at great companies,” said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. “Thank you, PayPal, for your generous commitment to our future leaders of Silicon Valley.”

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Shares Mental Health Resources During National Suicide Prevention Month

Did you know that over 50% of individuals with #schizophrenia who die by suicide have made a previous attempt?

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support

Energy

McCain Foods Unveils Australia's Largest “Behind-the-Meter” Renewable Energy System

McCain Foods Australia has announced it has commenced construction on a renewable energy system that will reduce emissions from its Ballarat food processing facility by more than 27,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

It's Preparedness Month. Here's How to Get Ready for Natural Disasters

If there’s a big storm or other emergency, you won’t have time to pack the things you need. But if you have a storm kit prepared, you’ll be ready. That’s why Duke Energy provided storm kits to nonprofits in its service area.

Environment

Walmart Sets Goal To Become a Regenerative Company

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are also committing to help protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030 to help combat the cascading loss of nature threatening the planet.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Verizon Convenes Second Citizen Verizon Assembly: Education Is Not up for Debate

Verizon will host the second Citizen Verizon Assembly, Education is Not Up for Debate, for a timely discussion about the education system, covering remote learning, inequality and mental health as Verizon

Green Infrastructure

Delivering a Green, Clean and Inclusive Rebuild Post Covid-19

In this session, panelists will discuss the opportunity for a clean rebuild of the economy post Covid-19, and how businesses must build new levels of resilience and understand that financial sustainability now means low carbon.

Research, Reports & Publications

Pentair Announces 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report: Smart, Sustainable Solutions. For Life.

Global water treatment company Pentair announces the release of its 2019 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Asset Building for Immigrant Communities Through Affordable Homeownership

Homeownership is an important way that many create financial security and build wealth, which are critical to a family’s financial well-being and quality of life.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Hershey Company: Built by Purpose

From the moment Milton Hershey founded our company and sought to make chocolate—previously a luxury good—accessible to the masses, we worked to make more moments of goodness in people’s lives.

Education

Comcast NBCUniversal, BUILD.org Partner on Digital Curriculum for Under-Resourced Students

BUILD and Comcast are committed to using their resources to level the playing field for all students, regardless of zip code or income.

Research, Reports & Publications

Essity's Annual and Sustainability Report 2019: Our Strengths

Improving well-being and contributing to a sustainable and circular society

Energy

BPC - a Black & Veatch and PCL Construction Joint Venture - To Help Alberta Transition to a Lower-carbon Energy Future

BPC, a JV between Black & Veatch & PCL Industrial Management, has been selected to help further decarbonization in Alberta by constructing a 900MW low-carbon natural gas combined cycle generating facility under an EPC contract with Kineticor

Sustainable Development Goals

Business Leaders From More Than 100 Countries Pledge Support for Multilateralism As the United Nations Turns 75

More than 1,000 Chief Executive Officers from companies in over 100 countries have demonstrated their support for the United Nations and inclusive multilateralism by signing onto a powerful Statement from Business Leaders for Renewed Global Cooperation.

Research, Reports & Publications

UPS Horizons Newsletter | Accelerating Sustainable Solutions

Since 2003, UPS has been reporting on our sustainability efforts, offering a comprehensive look into our progress, challenges and opportunities.

Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Global Compact Recognizes Most Engaged Companies in 2020

The United Nations Global Compact is pleased to announce the companies from around the world who have been announced as Global Compact LEAD companies for demonstrating ongoing commitment to the UN Global Compact and its Ten Principles for responsible business and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Innovation & Technology

Thermo King by Trane Technologies Launches Cold Storage Solutions to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Thermo King, by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, has expanded its portfolio of temporary storage solutions that can meet the unique requirements of global pharmaceutical companies developing COVID-19 vaccines.

Social Impact & Volunteering

4 Things You Should Know About National Black Voter Day

With the US presidential election only 50 days away, television network BET teamed up with the National Urban League and over 40 other civil rights organizations to launch the first-ever National Black Voter Day on Friday.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Verizon Foundation Commits $300,000 to West Coast Wildfires and Hurricane Sally Relief Efforts

Today, the Verizon Foundation announced $300,000 in donations to support immediate relief efforts across communities in California, Oregon and Washington impacted by the wildfires, as well as hardest hit areas of Alabama and Florida impacted by Hurricane Sally.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Where Europe Is, Is There “Ahead”?

In December 2019, the European Commission announced the #GreenDeal. Put another way an entire continent declared climate neutrality to be a common goal by 2050 and positioned itself as the mastermind and implementer. Let that sink in!

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Wins Three Brazilian REI Excellence and Innovation Awards

CNH Industrial N.V. and its brands have received three accolades at the tenth REI Award, in Brazil, which recognise Excellence and Innovation. The REI Award highlights companies that deliver new value to the automotive industry, mobility and society, and take a leading role in transforming the world.

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    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
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    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
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    Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers’ utility service from the damaging impact of...
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