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Bacardi-Owned BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Announces ‘Electrifying’ Global Partnership With E1 Series

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® is stepping into the world of sports entertainment, announcing a new global partnership with E1 Series – the world’s first all-electric race boat Championship that combines sports, entertainment and a respect for the world’s ‘natural blues.’

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Health & Healthcare

Johnson & Johnson Announces Collaboration With the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Johnson & Johnson has announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies have entered a collaboration with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to support the development of a preventive vaccine candidate for COVID-19.

Education

Adobe Enables Distance Learning Globally for Schools Impacted by COVID-19

The past few weeks have shown us that, even in times of uncertainty, our schools and business communities remain strong and resourceful, all while continuing to find creative ways to maintain learning and business continuity.

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Diversity & Inclusion

She Works Behind the Scenes to Help Customers

When Chipo Mkandla moved to the United States from Zimbabwe to work in hospitality, she never imagined she’d end up at an energy company. It turns out the roles had more in common than she thought.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Bayer Animal Health Launches Global Care4Pigs Grant to Advance Swine Well-Being

Ensuring the well-being of animals is an area of growing emphasis for livestock professionals across the world. To support and advance their efforts, Bayer Animal Health has launched the new global Care4Pigs grant initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

COVID-19: How Companies Are Responding

As we all seek to better understand how companies can be a positive force during uncertain times, we’ve rounded up a few examples of companies stepping up to support coronavirus mitigation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Voting Early Is Easier Than Ever — So MTV Is Making It a Holiday

Whether your state allows you to vote absentee, or if you simply want to show up to your local polling place a few days early, Saturday, October 24, is a great day to do it.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sodexo Announces Extended Paid Sick Leave for All Employees in the US Impacted by COVID-19

Sodexo today announced that it will ensure sick pay for all employees, either full time or part time, for up to 21 workdays if they have a confirmed case of COVID-19 or are asked not to come to work for COVID-19 related symptoms.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

International Women’s Day 2020: How Keysight Is Acting for Equality

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day was ‘an equal world is an enabled world.’ As well as celebrating women’s achievements, the day is also a CTA to raise awareness against gender bias & accelerate efforts to realize equality globally

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Helps The Salvation Army Provide Nashville Area Tornado Relief

Salvation Army teams are working across the community to serve our neighbors who have been affected by the tornadoes from March 3rd, 2020.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Scotiabank and the National Gallery of Canada Announce the Longlist for the 2020 New Generation Photography Award

Scotiabank and the National Gallery of Canada are pleased to announce the longlist for the third annual New Generation Photography Award.

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Diversity & Inclusion

From Program to Possibility: Sabrina Teixeira, Director of Financial Operations at Gildan

For International Women’s Day, we asked Sabrina Teixeira, Director of Financial Operations at Gildan’s headquarters, to share how some of the Company’s initiatives have empowered her as a woman in the workforce.

Events, Media & Communications

Ideagen Announces Addition of New Board Members as Part of Global Expansion Presented Globally by Microsoft

Ideagen® Announces Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-a-Bear and Steven James Tingus, National Disability Policy and Inclusion Leader joining Ideagen Advisory Board

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan Named a Most Responsible Company by Newsweek

Congratulations to Freeport-McMoRan for being named to Newsweek’s first ranking of America's Most Responsible Companies.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric Shares the Top 3 Energy Trends in 2020

For nearly a decade, Schneider Electric Energy & Sustainability Services has hosted an internal forum among its international experts to discuss energy trends for the coming year.

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Diversity & Inclusion

ON Semiconductor is Creating an Inclusive Workplace Culture

Perhaps you may have had this thought or asked a question as to why we have groups focused on our differences. So, I would like to address this and the purpose of Affinity Network Groups (ANGs).

Energy

CBRE Property Management Partners With Negawatt Utility to Help Buildings Optimize Efficiency Through Digital Transformation

CBRE’s Property Management Team and prop-tech company Negawatt Utility Limited (Negawatt) have announced a strategic partnership with the goal of delivering best-in-class building management and energy saving technologies to buildings in Hong Kong.

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Environment

Investors and Companies Urge States to Adopt Transportation and Climate Initiative, a ‘once-in-a-generation Opportunity’

A diverse group of investors, companies, trade associations, institutions, & organizations across the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic are urging the region’s governors today to band together & create a clean transportation future

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Health & Healthcare

How to Help the Most Vulnerable Through the Pandemic

As governments, businesses, and individuals scramble to respond to the threat of a coronavirus pandemic, FSG Co-CEO Lauren Smith, MD, MPH, shares ideas about what we can do to make a difference.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Alexion Volunteers Help Run Local Special Olympics

More than two dozen Alexion employees from our New Haven, CT office and their family members volunteered with the Special Olympics of Connecticut to help run a bowling competition for athletes with disabilities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Farm That’s a Community Hub for Buffalo-Area Refugees

In 2018, the newly christened Somali Bantu Community Farm received a $74,000 grant from General Mills, which it used to buy a passenger van, a pick-up truck and a walk-behind tractor.

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Innovation & Technology

Minimizing Construction’s Carbon Footprint: CNH Industrial Solving the Emissions Problem With Technology

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI/MI: CNHI) unveiled the industry’s first electric backhoe loader at this week’s CONEXPO in Las Vegas, North America’s largest construction trade show and innovation showcase.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Teck Announces 33% Carbon Reduction Target and Updated Sustainability Strategy

Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) ("Teck”) today announced a target to reduce carbon intensity by 33% by 2030 as part of its new sustainability strategy and goals.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity Initiatives Elevating Women Leaders

In 2018, Mariana Cestau, a Medtronic senior business unit manager, led a successful effort to close a gender pay equity gap in Chile. Today, women working at Medtronic in Chile earn the same as their male counterparts for equal work.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

COVID-19 and Corporate Purpose—Four Ways Businesses Can Respond Now

What is the role of business in a time of crisis? Every company is having internal conversations about how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gildan Helps Australian Fund-raising Efforts for Bush Fire Charity Thanks to T-shirt Donation

Over the last three months, bushfires in Australia have ravaged the country, destroying homes and millions of acres of land. Throughout the nation, people and businesses are coming together to support those impacted.

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