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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Interview With Urth Expedition's Founder Gabriele Brown

For Whole Planet Foundation’s 2022 annual benefit & auction, the Party With a Purpose, Gabriele Brown, founder of Urth Expedition Limited, donated auction items to raise funds and awareness for low-income entrepreneurs working hard to escape poverty.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sealed Air Global Impact Report: Priorities and Commitments

Sustainability is integral to every aspect of our business—from our caring, high-performance growth culture, to manufacturing responsibly, and offering solutions to our customers that eliminate waste and combat climate change.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Named to S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index

Trane Technologies has been named to the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the second consecutive year and the North America Index for the twelfth consecutive year.

Education

Accountability Releases Spanish Translation of Its AA1000 Assurance Standard (AA1000AS V3)

AccountAbility expands global access to its principles-based sustainability guidance by announcing the launch of the Spanish language translation of the AA1000 Assurance Standard (AA1000AS v3).

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

InstallNET's EcoServ Program Recognized With 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Award

Commercial furniture solutions company InstallNET was named a 2022 SEAL Sustainability Award honoree today for EcoServ, its rapidly growing circular decommission program for surplus commercial furniture, fixtures and equipment.

Events, Media & Communications

At COP15, Investors Announce Nature Action 100 to Tackle Nature Loss and Biodiversity Decline

During a main stage session today at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), a group of institutional investors announced the formation of Nature Action 100

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Unveils Latest Ag Tech & Smart Farming Firsts

CNH Industrial is making great strides in delivering on its Ag Tech roadmap. We demonstrated achieved progress in the Precision Technology space at a two-day event for financial, investor and media communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ICIC Helps Nearly 3,000 Businesses Stay “Open for Business”

The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) yesterday unveiled its 2022 Inner City 100 (IC100) list and Impact Report at the conclusion of its Annual Conference.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Striving To Thrive 2022: The State of Play for Micro and Small Businesses

To help small businesses access technology and develop digital skills, we launched Strive UK.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Receives $3.75 Million Grant From Truist Foundation To Support Expansion Into South Georgia

Truist Foundation today announced a $3.75 million commitment to launch the Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Small Business Capital strategy at Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc. (ACE)

Innovation & Technology

Qualcomm AI Enables Cars, Smart Factories, and More at the Connected Intelligent Edge

Thanks to our powerful Qualcomm AI Engine, we can now run highly complicated neural networks solely on-device to keep your personal data local and secure.

Diversity & Inclusion

Spotlight on Our ERGs: PRIDE

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are an important part of company culture. They help build community and engage different perspectives with the goal of encouraging positive change within and outside of the company.

Education

10 Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Entrepreneurs Share Their 2022 Breakthroughs

In 2022, small business owners — more than 100,000 of them — gained access to free courses, one-on-one coaching, and networking with fellow entrepreneurs through Verizon Small Business Digital Ready.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Ensure the Health and Success of Future Leaders

Through Quest’s ongoing support, and with this new investment from Q4HE, the NBCA will expand its efforts to help students transform their potential into possibility.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cisco Releases 2022 Purpose Report, Highlighting Progress on ESG Goals

The 2022 Cisco Purpose Report describes our goals, progress, and impact for the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics that are significant to achieving our purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All

Environment

COP 27: How Can ICT Help Us Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change?

This must be a decade of action, yet many experts warn that we are heading in the wrong direction. On the eve of COP 27, we lay down the critical role of ICT and public-private partnerships in helping our world mitigate, adapt to and build resilience against climate catastrophe

Energy

Sustainable Fuels Offer Immediate Emissions Reductions to Fleets While They Electrify

Sustainable fuels offer immediate carbon reductions to fleets as they embark on the iterative transition to electric vehicle fleets.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Regions Next Step Survey Finds Many Americans Aren't Prepared for Medical Expenses

Regions Bank announced the results of a new medical financial hardship survey that finds people are not financially prepared to cover medical expenses or pay off medical debt, despite perhaps thinking they are prepared.

Education

FedEx & Accion Business Owner Education and Learning

Accelerating business growth for women and entrepreneurs of color

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third Offers Tips on How To Keep Your Money, Credit and Identity Safe During the Holiday Shopping Season

Here are a few easy actions you can take to protect yourself this holiday season and beyond.

Innovation & Technology

How AI and the Latest Technologies Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainability Goals

At IBM, we believe that hybrid cloud and AI technologies are critical enablers to meet ESG targets both internally and externally.

Energy

SCE Teams With Lockheed Martin on Huge Solar Farm Expansion

Now up and running in Palmdale: a 20-megawatt, ground-mounted solar farm that is the largest Net Energy Metering project in Southern California Edison’s 50,000-square-mile service area.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Southwire 2021 Sustainability Report: Doing Right

Utilizing responsible business practices guided by ethics, mutual respect, integrity and honesty allows Southwire to protect stakeholders while establishing trust.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

4 Experts on How To Improve Employee Participation in CSR

To create impactful and sustainable CSR programs, employees need to get involved and stay involved. Centering the employee experience is key.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Blitz Building for Recovery: The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Build Homes for Families Impacted by Central U.S. Tornadoes

In the wake of last year’s storms in the Central U.S., Team Depot, The Home Depot’s volunteer force, began donating and distributing water, trash bags, disaster relief buckets, and other essential items to affected areas.

Latest Campaigns

  1. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  2. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  3. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  4. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  5. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  6. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  7. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  8. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  9. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  10. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  11. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  12. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  13. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
  14. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.
  15. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...