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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Earth Week Spring Cleaning

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Responsible Production & Consumption

WBA Sponsors 2019 Global Retail Challenge to Inspire Next Generation of Retail Leaders

Over six weeks, Walgreens Boots Alliance and other leading companies such as Nordstrom and Columbia Sportswear Company participated in this year’s Global Retail Challenge in partnership with the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA).

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainable Investing: The Enduring Revolution

The climate crisis is precipitating a sustainable investment revolution. Investors are putting their money where their mouth is: sustainable funds attracted $13.0 billion in net flows in the first three quarters of 2019. I expect the exponential growth of ESG investing to continue in 2020; and I think three factors largely will drive it.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MetLife Named One of America’s Most Responsible Companies

MetLife, Inc., today announced that it has been named one of America’s “Most Responsible Companies” by Newsweek magazine. MetLife is the top-ranked insurance company on Newsweek’s inaugural list, and number 19 of all 300 companies recognized.

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Research, Reports & Publications

VIDEO: See What the Arbor Day Foundation Is Doing to Restore Forests

Thanks to support from members and partners, efforts are now underway to replant the area and ensure this National Forest continues to thrive.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Tackling Child Labor

The 2019 report shows Nestlé's system to tackle child labor works, education helps prevent it. Read Darrell High's blog 'Tackling child labor' in full.

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Environment

Tetra Tech GIS Analyst and Team Complete Tidal Flooding Awareness Project

Kellie Burdick, a Tetra Tech GIS analyst and Old Dominion University (ODU) masters student, led a group of fellow students, staff, and researchers to complete the Blue Line Project in Norfolk, Virginia, on October 27, 2019.

Innovation & Technology

The New Climate for Ever-Evolving Technology: Q&A With Patrick Browne, Director, Sustainability, UPS

BSR interviews UPS Director of Sustainability Patrick Browne on the types of new technologies UPS has deployed, the impact they have had so far, and plans to further integrate tech into their sustainability strategy for 2020 and beyond.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alexion Partners With Playworks New England for Team Building Event

Alexion's Quality Systems, Standards, and Compliance Team connected with Playworks New England for a day of team building exercises. Playworks New England is part of a national non-profit organization that's rescuing recess every day...

Discovery Education

Education

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Discovery Education Launch Speak Truth to Power Educator Master Class Series

In celebration of Human Rights Day, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) and Discovery Education have announced the addition of new resources to the Speak Truth to Power program.

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Events, Media & Communications

Webinar, Dec. 12: Climate Risk and Opportunity Planning for a Major Utility

Register now for a live webinar with Entergy, a leading utility that provides electricity to 2.9 million people across the southern U.S., to learn about climate planning and action in the coming decade.

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Research, Reports & Publications

15 Years of Sustainability Reporting

This holiday season, Cisco has a lot to be grateful for: 35 years of business growth and, today, the launch of our 15th corporate social responsibility (CSR) report.

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Innovation & Technology

Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries

Africa is closely watched as the next big growth market – a description that has persisted for a while.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Privacy Rights Are Human Rights

Over the past several decades, as information communication technology has evolved and proliferated, so too has the amount of private information we share online. As a result, access to our private information has become a trade in itself.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CBRE Korea Volunteers Help Community Child Center

CBRE Korea employees volunteered time and resources to decorate study rooms and fund-raise for the Guro Happy Community Child Center on November 15,2019.

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Innovation & Technology

The Analytics of Hope

There was a time, just a few decades ago, when the Claiborne Corridor was bustling. The string of neighborhoods that cuts across New Orleans nurtured a world-renowned jazz scene.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

8 Experts On The Top Corporate Sustainability Issue Right Now

I spoke to eight influential sustainability strategists ranging from a Chief Sustainability Officer to a Former Head at World Economic Forum to ask them either what is the most important directive for their organization around sustainability

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Events, Media & Communications

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose Remembers Organization’s Co-Founder Paul A. Volcker

Twenty years ago, Paul A. Volcker, Jr. Volcker joined forces with Paul Newman; Peter Malkin; David Rockefeller; and John C. Whitehead then Co-Chairman of Goldman Sachs, to form CECP.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Own Your Impact: Actions to Stand up for Human Rights

With so much unknown to you as an individual consumer, what can you do to make a difference? Here are some ways you can help raise awareness and take action to stand up for human rights.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Aramark Announces New 2025 Sustainability Plan

Today, Aramark, the leading U.S.-based provider of food, facilities and uniform services, announced a new 2025 sustainability plan, Be Well. Do Well., focused on positively impacting people and the planet.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Another Way to #BeYou: T-Mobile Brings Gender Pronouns to Retail Stores

T-Mobile is launching new optional name badges for all retail employees that can include employees’ personal pronouns. The inclusion of pronouns will help give another outlet for employees to be their authentic selves in the workplace.

Education

Rube Goldberg Meets the Invention Age

This is the Invention Age. To celebrate we partnered with a team of talented FIRST students to reimagine the Rube Goldberg machine.

Responsible Production & Consumption

FCA Joins ‘Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network’ to Help Build a More Ethical Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

FCA today announced that it has joined the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN), an industry collaboration using blockchain technology to support sustainable, responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Nestlé Scales Up Action Against Child Labor and Expands Cocoa Sustainability Program

Nestlé has today reported significant progress in its efforts to tackle the issue of child labor in the cocoa communities of West Africa. Its latest 'Tackling Child Labor' report shows that it is possible to have a positive impact at scale.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

IOC President Stresses Importance of Unity and Solidarity as UN General Assembly Adopts Olympic Truce for Tokyo 2020 by Consensus

The 74th session of the NU General Assembly adopted a resolution for the observance of the olympic truce for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 next summer.

Innovation & Technology

Making Tech for Good: Project OWL

A small team of developers is working to deploy a new approach that can be used for post-disaster communication. Their Project OWL hardware/software solution can help create a temporary, low-cost network to keep people and emergency workers in touch.

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    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...

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    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...

  7. Innovation & Sustainable Solutions
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  8. GoDaddy | Microbusiness
    They're the people who build websites, run restaurants, and offer classes online. But their impact has gone largely unnoticed. Our mission is to...

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  10. Drawdown Georgia
    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

  11. Subaru Love Promise: Environment
    Subaru works to reduce waste, safeguard resources for future generations, and preserve natural spaces – making real, meaningful commitments to these...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

  15. Tapestry I The Power of Our People
    We aim to foster a culture of purpose and fulfillment at Tapestry by embedding equity, inclusion and diversity throughout our organization, and...