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Diversity & Inclusion

How Principal Champions Financial Equity for Women Every Day

The number of women who own small businesses is increasing, making up a total of 1.24 million of employer businesses (those with employees), according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And women are hungry for financial education: Investing is the second most popular topic among females

Research, Reports & Publications

Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: KeyBank Issues Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Report

Citing its commitment as a responsible bank to address climate change, KeyBank has issued its second annual Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) report. The Climate Change Risks & Opportunities Report outlines Key’s commitment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Welcome Women Into HVAC and the Skilled Trades

Trane Technologies' Vice President of Human Resources Michelle Murphy shares how the HVAC industry can fill the growing need for skilled employees in HVAC and other trades by recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining women workers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Freda Lam Zietlow, CFA Recognized as One of Women We Admire’s ‘Top 50 Women Leaders of San Francisco’ for 2023

Fiduciary Trust International, a global wealth manager and wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, proudly announces that Freda Lam Zietlow, CFA, managing director and senior portfolio manager, has been selected by Women We Admire as one of the honorees.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

SCS Standards Seeks Public Comment on New Recycled Content Optional Criteria for Electrical and Electronic Equipment

SCS Standards is pleased to announce that its popular SCS-103 Certification Standard for Recycled Content now includes a new annex focused on the electrical and electronics equipment sectors.

Diversity & Inclusion

Women's History Month: Bacardi Spotlights Fearless Female Founders

Discover the HERstory of these fearless women who empowered their families and communities while paving the way for their spirits brands to one day become global icons.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Oportun Unveils New App and Brand Identity

Oportun Financial Corporation has revealed its new brand identity and the launch of a new product experience. Together, they mark the seamless unification of Oportun and Digit as a single brand and app that meets Oportun’s members.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

AllianceBernstein: Strength in Numbers

“I believe there is strength in numbers, and women are stronger together,” Bigley says. In her position, she ensures that AllianceBernstein, an asset management firm, maintains responsible practices and strategies.

Diversity & Inclusion

Kohler Co. #EmbracesEquity for International Women’s Day and Beyond

Over the past 150 years, Kohler Co. has been inspired by and celebrated the many women, past and present, who have impacted communities around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

International Women’s Day: Meet MPC Director of Finance and Administration for Latin America Antinea Reyes Galvan

Today, women and allies are coming together to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) and the many achievements made by women in our society and the workplace. It also is a time to learn and raise awareness of gender equality.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cummins Inc. Employees Diverting Tons of Single Use PPE Waste From Landfills Each Year

In April of 2022, Columbus Mid-Range Engine Plant (CMEP) Materials Manager, Sven Creutz and Continuous Improvement Leader, Clayton Johnson, implemented a nitrile glove recycling program to divert waste from landfills.

Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial’s Women Builders on the CASE

Find out what happened when volunteers representing CNH Industrial’s brand CASE Construction Equipment joined forces with non-profit housing charity Habitat for Humanity in Racine, Wisconsin, USA.

Diversity & Inclusion

See Equal. Act Equal. Lead Equal.

The strides taken by female trailblazers, such as Else Schulze, P&G’s first female PhD hired in 1926, are part of our collective history and lead us to today where we see the impact being made by countless organizations that are deeply committed to advancing gender equality.

Diversity & Inclusion

Helping HBCU Students As They Become the Leaders of Tomorrow

Leroy Clarke speaks with pride as he describes how his student experience at Johnson C. Smith University more than two decades ago still influences his current job at Wells Fargo.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Cintas Honored with Multiple Workplace and Employment Practices Awards

Cintas Corporation has recently been honored with a host of awards that celebrate the company’s workplace environment and the support it provides for its diverse, female and military-affiliated employee-partners.

Diversity & Inclusion

Logitech Celebrates International Women’s Day

As Logitech celebrates International Women’s Day, we join the rest of the world in recognizing women’s incredible achievements around the globe, while raising awareness and encouraging organizations and people everywhere to advocate for gender equality.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

‘One Person at a Time’

Regions Bank’s celebration of Black History Month culminated in a true grand finale Monday evening, by recognizing McPherson’s commitment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Empowering Women To Transform Their Lives and Communities

Thanks to partners like Whirlpool Corporation, together, we are making the cost of a house something women, like Jannetta, around the world can all afford and the reality of a home possible to achieve.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MAC Cosmetics Celebrates International Women’s Day With a Call To Accelerate Equality

This International Women’s Day, M·A·C Cosmetics is joining this year’s call to accelerate equality.

Diversity & Inclusion

What’s Next for the World of Women’s Wearables?

In recognition of Women’s History Month, we spoke with the CEO of Women of Wearables — a global advocacy group for female innovators and founders — who shared her expert insights on the promise of 5G and the growing femtech space.

Sustainable Development Goals

Schneider Electric and Avarni Partner To Expand AI-Enabled Scope 3 Decarbonization Solutions

Collaboration enhances Schneider’s market-leading, AI-enabled software and sustainability consulting services with Avarni’s global supply chain data set and AI-driven analytics to help the companies accelerate their Scope 3 decarbonization efforts for clients.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Digitalization’s Role Advancing Our EHS&S Commitments

The value of the EHS&S Innovation Center at the Zhangjiagang Site is in the interactive solutions we are developing that show how both Team Dow and its visitors can experience safety and sustainability training with real-life simulations.

Diversity & Inclusion

International Paper Partners With Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Always® to #EndPeriodPoverty

Once again, International Paper (NYSE: IP) and Always® are celebrating International Women’s Day by teaming up to address period poverty – an issue facing more than 500 million women and girls globally.

Health & Healthcare

Keeping Kids and Families Healthy and Active

Q4HE supports local, regional, and state programs to help engage under-resourced communities, providing educational programs to promote lifelong healthy behaviors.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Women in Forestry: Spotlight on Terri Hall (Florida, USA)

Few people can say they’ve been with the same company since graduating college 30+ years ago. Forester and Resource Land Manager Terri Hall is one of those people.

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