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Diversity & Inclusion

New Report Reveals CEO Insights Into Racial Equity Challenges

A new report PolicyLink, FSG, and JUST Capital reveals what some of America’s C-suite leaders identify as the key challenges to advancing racial equity and what it means for what comes next.

Research, Reports & Publications

Clarivate 2020 Progress Across Sustainability Pillars

At Clarivate, we’re committed to maintaining the highest level of integrity and ethics, protecting our planet, empowering our colleagues to thrive and building collaborative global communities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Celebrating Parents with a Million Acts of Love

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic Receives “World Changing Idea” Recognition

Unprecedented pandemic response. First-of-its-kind heart technology. And innovation in reducing certain heart surgery-related infections. All of these Medtronic healthcare innovations are among the 2021 World Changing Ideas recognized on May 4, 2021 by Fast Company.

Health & Healthcare

Lacing Up for Health After Beating COVID-19: Paulo's Story

Last month, Paulo Santos put on his running shoes and hit the road. But this wasn’t a normal, everyday run. Instead, he ran 20 miles from Freehold Township to Neptune Township in New Jersey.

Research, Reports & Publications

Advancing Sustainability in Times of Adversity: 3M's 2021 Sustainability Report

3M published its 2021 Sustainability Report today, offering a close look at how the challenges and changes of 2020 ultimately strengthened its commitment to sustainability.

Environment

Investors and Business Leaders Urge Passage of California Climate Risk Disclosure Legislation

Institutional investors with more than $88 billion in assets under management and a coalition of business leaders are calling on the California State Legislature to pass legislation that would require state-incorporated corporations, financial institutions, and insurers to report on climate-related financial risks.

Innovation & Technology

HP Announces Global Launch of Smartest Printing System, HP+

HP Inc. announced the expansion of HP+, the smartest printing system2 designed for consumers and small businesses. In a time when demand for printing is high (+6% NPD/GFK)3, driven by millions of people working and learning from home, HP+ is modernizing today’s printing experience.

Innovation & Technology

Let Us Bring It To You. T-Mobile, Healium and Honor Flight Network Virtually Transport Veterans to D.C. Memorials with the Power of 5G

From the comfort of their living rooms, veterans are virtually transported to Washington D.C. — just as if they were there in person — where they can tour the war memorials that commemorate their service and honor their fallen comrades.

Diversity & Inclusion

Adilla Arantika Leads by Example at Principal Financial Group®

In just three short years at Principal, Adilla Arantika quickly distinguished herself as a leader not just in Southeast Asian and Indian markets, but organization wide.

Education

Cisco Networking Academy Benefits From Cisco Webex

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, teachers quickly reached out to students online. Cisco Webex is the solution for Cisco Networking Academy. Lessons continue through a new way of communicating, helping teachers reach students, so learning never stops.

Responsible Production & Consumption

General Mills and NFWF Announce Partnership to Accelerate the Adoption of Regenerative Agriculture

Projects supported by General Mills will help farmers improve soil health and water quality, and reduce green-house gas emissions.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Owens Corning: Supply Chain Sustainability

Owens Corning is continuously working to improve the footprint of the products we produce throughout their life cycles, increasing their value and developing a useful second life for them.

Research, Reports & Publications

Digital Farming Technology

Farmers, researchers, and other leaders of modern agriculture are creating new and technically sophisticated solutions to help protect crops responsibly and effectively.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Is Sustainability at The Heart of your Business Agenda?

Meet the experts virtually and explore how to embed environmental, social, and governance ESG considerations into day-to-day operations and make sustainability the true core of your business.

Sustainable Development Goals

WSP USA Charts Direction on Climate and Equity at United for Infrastructure 2021, With Opening Remarks by President Biden

This week, WSP’s Tom Lewis & Denise Turner Roth will present on driving solutions for better policies & on investing in sustainable & equitable infrastructure, as part of United for Infrastructure 2021: A Week to Champion America’s Infrastructure.

Media & Communications

Ripples in the Global Pond - Broader Disclosure About Climate Risk in the Financial Services Sector Portfolios and the Impact on Society

A small pebble dropped into a pond will send out ripples that carry across the stretch of water, bouncing off the opposite shore and sending waves back.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stellantis Earns Spot on DiversityInc's 2021 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List

The editors of DiversityInc magazine have named Stellantis to the magazine's 2021 list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity in the U.S. and to the specialty lists of Top Companies for Supplier Diversity and Top Companies for People with Disabilities.

Sustainable Development Goals

Hershey Makes Bold Environmental Commitments

Hershey has set ambitious new goals to reduce its global emissions in line with the global best practice of the Paris Climate Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bloomberg Impact Report 2020: Message from Mike Bloomberg

Governments are eager to respond to the fallout from the pandemic in ways that make their economies stronger, more sustainable and more resilient.

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch Report: Corporate Sustainability Goals Are Here to Stay, but Delivering Tangible Results Remains a Challenge

Companies of all sizes across business sectors are elevating sustainability as a core tenet of their practices, yet a new Black & Veatch report discovers that many companies continue to establish targets without a clear understanding of how to achieve them.

Health & Healthcare

Empowering Educators to Transform Into Trauma-Informed Schools

Today’s educators have one of the hardest jobs in the world. On any given day, they are asked to serve not only as teachers, but as coaches, artists, translators, and a host of other roles, as well.

Diversity & Inclusion

Biogen Employees Engage in a Week-Long Series of Open Dialogues to Enhance DE&I Understanding

Inspired by employees’ ideas and engagement, Biogen’s event included virtual conversations and opportunities to learn about DE&I within the company, the broader healthcare system and the wider world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Getting the Most Out of Your Parental Leave

At Workiva, our parental leave policy helps us attract and retain top-tier talent that is critical to our success. It also helps support the personal and financial needs of employees during a joyful but tough time of enormous transition.

Diversity & Inclusion

Groundbreaking New Fund Launches to Support Women in Global Value Chains

A first-of-its-kind collaborative funding initiative, the Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains, launches today, bringing together corporate investors,

Latest Campaigns

  1. 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...
  2. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  3. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...
  4. Collective Action
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...
  5. Aflac Stories
    Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.
  6. Kids to College Powered by Entergy
    Entergy believes in the dreams of the families we serve. Everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and, as a corporate leader and...
  7. Financial health
    At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...
  8. KeyBank: Responsible Banking
    Everyone’s financial journey is different. We make intentional efforts to meet the individual needs of clients and communities through a diverse range...
  9. 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...
  10. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  11. Health and Safety by Antea Group
    Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...
  12. Corporate Social Responsibility
    Whirlpool Corporation has several CSR partners including United Way, Habitat for Humanity International, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Consulada...
  13. Arbor Day Foundation News
    Stay up to date on the latest news and events from the Arbor Day Foundation. Subscribe to the Arbor Day e-news arborday.org/accounts/optin.cfm
  14. Integrated Tools
    Cascale shares updates on its efforts to align the industry on a common language to describe sustainability performance to reduce duplication and...
  15. 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...