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Education

Boosting STEM Education in Bangladesh

Illumina and the Illumina Corporate Foundation have provided a grant to the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF), a Bangladeshi nonprofit that promotes public health and STEM education. The grant, worth over $300,000, includes cash and in-kind product.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Announces Community Grants to Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County and Bucks County Opportunity Council

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., October 17, 2022 /3BL Media/ – KeyBank announces two recent charitable grants to organizations serving low-income individuals and families in the Bucks County community.
Habitat for Humanity Bucks County has received a $20,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation to support its Homeownership Program and its efforts to build three new affordable homes for qualified first-time homeowners.

Events, Media & Communications

The Impact Podcast With John Shegerian Features Kimberly-Clark’s Lisa Morden

Lisa Morden, Kimberly-Clark’s vice president of safety, sustainability and occupational health, was a recent guest on The Impact Podcast with John Shegerian.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cummins CEO named to list of world’s most powerful businesswomen

Social Impact & Volunteering

When Natural Disasters Strike, T-Mobile Shows Up With Open Hearts - and Tech Support

Weather is more unpredictable every year. Communities in disaster-prone areas prepare for the worst, yet sometimes there's no safeguarding from the force of nature.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qurate Retail Group Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Qurate Retail Group is hosting events for team members to celebrate the history, contributions and achievements within the disability community.

Social Impact & Volunteering

FedEx Responds to Disasters Worldwide

FedEx supports multiple nonprofits, including the American Red Cross, Direct Relief, Heart to Heart International, The Salvation Army, Team Rubicon, and World Central Kitchen, that work to help communities recover from natural disasters

Health & Healthcare

Uniting for Global Hand Hygiene

This Global Handwashing Day, Kohler is celebrating the importance of handwashing and highlighting the ongoing need for universal hand hygiene.

Diversity & Inclusion

Applied Materials Celebrates Day of the Girl

By supporting girls from diverse backgrounds grow their self-confidence and knowledge around STEM, we help build the next generation of diverse female leaders.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Hispanic Culture at Gildan

With widespread operations in Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic, and close to 500 employees of Hispanic heritage in the United States, Hispanic culture runs deep in Gildan’s daily operations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Logitech and World Vision Partnership Supporting Communities in Need

This event kicks off the partnership between Logitech and World Vision, a non-profit helping children, families, and communities around the world.

Events, Media & Communications

Outdoor Speciality Retailer Public Lands Goes Big on National Public Lands Day

There's no better way to take part in National Public Lands Day (NPLD) than to get outside to protect and preserve our public lands for future generations. That's exactly how more than 240 Public Lands store employees (guides) and local community members (explorers) spent the day on Sept. 24.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cummins CEO Named to List of World's Most Powerful Businesswomen

Global power leader Cummins Inc.’s new Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Rumsey was included in Fortune magazine’s 2022 Most Powerful Women in Business list.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bath & Body Works To Invest $225,000 in National Diversity Fellowship Program

Thirty Dr. Patty Diversity Fellowships are being underwritten by Bath & Body Works, increasing access to school-based empowerment programming for girls and providing leadership opportunities for diverse female educators.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating the Impact of Kohler's Latino/a/x Associates: Kandyce Reyna

When someone pours their heart and soul into their work, it shows. Spend just a few minutes talking with Kandyce Reyna, and you’ll be lit up by her passionate insights and relentless drive to help others.

Diversity & Inclusion

Pizza Hut Proud Award Winner Builds Culture of Belonging

Maria Alston is a remarkable veteran leader with franchisee Summit Restaurant Group who has gone above and beyond to create a culture of belonging in her organization’s restaurants.

Social Impact & Volunteering

LA Kings Hosted Nonpartisan Voter Registration Drive at Crypto.com Arena

To encourage voter registration ahead of the national general election in November, AEG’s LA Kings hosted a voter registration drive at Crypto.com Arena on October 13, 2022.

Responsible Production & Consumption

World's Leading Consumer Goods Companies Put Transparency and Transformation at Forefront of Latest Deforestation Report

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has released its second Annual Report, sharing the Coalition’s progress on commitments to remove deforestation, forest degradation, and conversion from key commodity supply chains.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Hands Up for Safety

At IP, safety is our most important responsibility. Hand injury risks occur every day in the work we do which is why we have programs like Hands Up for Safety to emphasize the importance of protecting our hands.

Innovation & Technology

Alibaba Deploys Artificial Intelligence To Help Bridge Digital Divide

Alibaba Group is helping to close the digital divide with artificial intelligence (AI) that aides the elderly and visually impaired gain access to daily services, from transport to online shopping.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating What Makes Regions Great: Our Associates!

Every September, Regions sets aside a special week. Evergreen Week, to celebrate its associates. Evergreen 2022 was one for the record books.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Investing Locally To Drive Impact Nationally

At Comcast, we have worked for decades to expand the power that tapping into digital opportunities provide for communities that are most under resourced.

Innovation & Technology

Expedia Group Launches Open World™ Accelerator To Unlock Innovation in the Travel Industry and Empower Startups To Build New Capabilities on Its Platform

Expedia Group launches Open World™ Accelerator, an initiative that builds on its Open World vision to power partners of all sizes with the technology and supply needed to thrive in the travel market.

Health & Healthcare

Breast and Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Still Lagging During Second Full Year of COVID-19 Pandemic, Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® Study Finds

More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, diagnoses of breast and prostate cancer, two of the nation's leading causes of cancer death, continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels, according to a Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® study.

Diversity & Inclusion

Honoring, Refining Cultural Traditions During Hispanic Heritage Month

SCE recognizes customers and business partners at its 12th annual celebration focused on Hispanic/Latino community empowerment.

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