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Diversity & Inclusion

A Conversation With Calvin Hilton and Mike Schmidt: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions, Mike Schmidt sat down with Calvin Hilton, on the importance of Dr. King’s legacy and Alliance Data’s commitment to promoting inclusion, equality and respect for all.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

My Battle With a Fixed Mindset

What do I even mean when I say, ‘fixed mindset?’ That’s the question I started asking myself about 6 months ago. Prior to that, if someone asked me whether I had a growth mindset, I’d have said a big “YES!” Sure, I’ve got a growth mindset.

Media & Communications

Brunton, Ozkurt Join Northeast Water Leadership Team at WSP USA

Jennifer Brunton and Ozlen Ozkurt have assumed key leadership positions in the Water business line at WSP USA, a premier engineering and professional services consultancy.

Environment

Helping Purps the Penguin Heal

Purps is an endangered African Penguin living at Mystic Aquarium, not far from Henkel North America’s headquarters. After injuring her ankle, Purps was in need of support to enhance her mobility & ensure she could carry on as a happy, active penguin.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Clocks 113,000 Volunteer Hours in 2021, Doubling Time Donated to Help Tackle Water Challenges in 55 Countries

The commitment of volunteer hours doubled from 2020 to 2021, despite the challenges of COVID-19. Xylem employees stepped up both in person, in their own communities, and virtually, finding new ways to make a difference.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Griffith Foods US Supports Local Worth Township During Holiday Season

To celebrate the holiday season and support our local communities, the Griffith Foods US team donated over 150 new toys to the Worth Township for their Christmas Care program!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Benevity Releases Its Top 10 Charitable Causes Supported by Companies and Their People in 2021

Benevity announced its annual top 10 causes and giving trends data for 2021, demonstrating that global events and crises continued to impact giving behaviors.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Marketplace Is No Longer Overlooking Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples have been historically overlooked and exploited. As we enter the new year, we call for more organizations to look within Indigenous communities, at the people and cultural heritage left underserved, and task you with the responsibility to uplift these voices and their autonomy. Will you answer this call?

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lifting Up Communities on the National Day of Service

ViacomCBS has empowered employees to support nonprofit organizations and champion their favorite causes from anywhere in the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

47-year-old Dolphin Is Happy Go “Lucky” at Brookfield Zoo

Lucky, a playful 47-year-old dolphin currently residing at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a common type of skin and oral cancer.

Energy

Tackling the Hot Topic of Global Energy Consumption for Mobile Networks

Global energy consumption for mobile networks is a hot topic. Carbon footprint and costs generated by energy use is one of our industry’s greatest challenges.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Land Betterment Impact Minute #31: The Importance of a Sustainable Agbioscience Economy With Mitch Frazier of AgriNovus Indiana

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

3 Things to Know About Engaging Employees in Sustainability

As the Great Resignation continues, employers are seeking more ways to help employees feel fulfilled in their careers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Competing by Connecting

At CooperCompanies, our mission of improving lives one person at a time is grounded in enhancing health and wellness worldwide. For us, it’s not just business. It’s deeply personal.

Research, Reports & Publications

ACCP Releases 3rd Annual Making the Case for Socially Responsible Business Toolkit

The Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP) today released its third annual Making the Case for Socially Responsible Business

Health & Healthcare

Surprise Medical Bill Law: What the No Surprises Act Means for You

Employees have had a win on Capitol Hill, even if they don’t know about it.

Health & Healthcare

Illumina Collaborates With Nashville Biosciences to Accelerate Medicines Development

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Nashville Biosciences, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), today announced a multi-year agreement to accelerate medicines development through large-scale genomics and the establishment of a preeminent clinico-genomic resource. Using Illumina's next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, scientists and researchers will be able to better identify disease associations and targets for intervention by analyzing data derived from VUMC's extensive, high-quality biobank of approximately 250,000 de-identified human DNA samples and associated longitudinal, structured medical data.

Sustainable Development Goals

How You Can Help Accelerate the Sustainable Transition in the New Year

With the breadth of challenges facing humanity, each new year gives us the collective opportunity to reflect on the progress we’ve made toward creating a more sustainable future for all.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Next Generation ESG Strategy: Q&A With Peter Iliopoulos, SVP, Taxation, Sustainability, and Governmental Affairs at Gildan

As 2022 begins, Gildan, a leading vertically integrated apparel manufacturing company, has started the new year strongly by announcing its Next Generation ESG strategy and future targets.

Sustainable Development Goals

Welcome Progess on SDGs Reporting - Thanks to GRI Standards

A new study has revealed that four-in-five companies assessed now include a commitment in their sustainability reports to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Virtuous Circle of Giving - Cisco Meraki Employees Pay It Forward to 826 Valencia

Founded in 2002, 826 Valencia supports students ages 6-18 from under-resourced communities with their creative and expository writing skills, and helps educators inspire their students to write.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Humanity-Centric Innovation: Redefining the Meaning of Billionaire

In a recent TEDxOshkosh talk, Kimberly-Clark’s chief scientist Pete Dulcamara discussed how a new focus on humanity-centric innovation can help solve the most significant problems facing society and the environment.

Education

San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District Improves Indoor Air Quality With Trane and Synexis

Students and staff in the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District (SFDRCISD) are breathing easier with new district-wide indoor environmental quality enhancements. The school district teamed up with Trane® – by Trane Technologies and Synexis® to improve the quality of indoor environment across the district’s five campuses in Texas.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ørsted Ranked World's Most Sustainable Energy Company and Publishes Climate Leadership Handbook

Ørsted was ranked as the world’s most sustainable energy company on Corporate Knight’s 2022 Global 100 index for the fourth year running.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CASE Donates Compact Track Loader to Zac Brown's Camp Southern Ground to Support Veteran and Youth Programs

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, donated a TV450B compact track loader (CTL) and numerous attachments to Camp Southern Ground, a multi-missioned non-profit organization in Fayetteville, Georgia founded by GRAMMY Award-winning artist Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band.

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...