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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Auburn University Celebrates 30 Years of Rural Community Partnership

Auburn University Rural Studio has had much to celebrate so far in 2024. It commemorated its 30th anniversary earlier this year and announced it had received grant funding to create affordable housing to aid tornado recovery efforts in Selma, Alabama.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wesco Celebrates IEC Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the recent recipients of the Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. - IEC scholarships in Northglenn, Colorado. Wesco Cares contributes to the IEC Foundation Scholarship Fund to support driven, dedicated students in their pursuit of careers.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Risk Management vs. Compliance: Key Differences & Strategic Impact

Aligning risk management and compliance boosts business resilience and efficiency. Learn how to integrate these functions effectively in our latest guide.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Leidos Announces 2024 Supplier Innovation & Technology Award Winners

Each year, Leidos celebrates the power of partnership at the Leidos Supplier Innovation & Technology Symposium. The annual event includes an awards section to honor suppliers for their excellence in technology, collaboration, partnership, and innovation.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Regency Centers Sponsors Sandy Springs Conservancy To Help Preserve and Enrich Natural Resources

I am thrilled to share that Regency Centers is now a proud sponsor of the Sandy Springs Conservancy!

Events, Media & Communications

Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 9 - True Story

In this episode of the Healthy Spaces podcast, host Scott Tew facilitates a conversation about the role of strategic communications in addressing climate on a broader, more impactful scale.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$11.5 Million in Community Possible Grants Boost Local Communities

Rebecca Boyer has seen firsthand how the U.S. Bank Community Possible giving and engagement program makes a difference in the Chico, California, area, where she works as a U.S. Bank branch manager.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sappi North America Releases 2023 Sustainability Report, Earning Several Awards for Growth and Social Responsibility

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today released its 2023 Sustainability Report.

Diversity & Inclusion

Recognizing Women Driving Innovation

If you are finding it hard to keep track of all the U.S. holidays inundating your calendars or timelines, you are not alone. But this one is worth taking the time to appreciate and reflect on.

Innovation & Technology

UNDP and IBM Launch New Tools To Forecast Energy Access and Model Energy Equity

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched new interactive models on energy within UNDP's global GeoHub platform.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

From Auto Assembly Plants to National Parks, Zero-Landfill Practices Help To Create a More Sustainable Future

National parks are an integral part of our country’s landscape. They preserve valuable habitats and provide sanctuary for endangered and threatened species.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Investing in an Era of Extreme Weather

Weather events and the impacts from natural disasters pose risks to individuals, businesses and financial markets.

Green Infrastructure

Living Future Tapped for EPA Grant To Expand Materials Program

The International Living Future Institute (Living Future) is honored to have been selected to support the Inflation Reduction Act’s efforts to decarbonize the built environment.

Innovation & Technology

Baker Tilly Cyber Leader Jeff Krull Shares Ransomware Insights in Corporate Compliance Insights

Before memory of the outage event fades (and until the next one occurs), all businesses should take the time to carefully evaluate their business continuity and recovery plans, particularly with mission-critical third-party vendors.

Diversity & Inclusion

Perspectives on Social and Environmental Justice

In this episode of the Rethinking EHS podcast, we dive into the importance and meaning of environmental and social justice across different regions.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Employees Team Up To Create New Safety Tool; Win Award

The team at Georgia-Pacific's Augusta Corrugated facility is raising the bar when it comes to safety.

Education

Growing the Future: Griffith Foods Partners With Jundiaí School for Regenerative Agriculture Education

Griffith Foods Brazil is sprouting positive change. Partnering with ETEC, a public technical school in Jundiaí City, we’re empowering the next generation of agricultural technicians with the knowledge of regenerative agriculture.

Diversity & Inclusion

Constellation's Finance Organization Names T. Rowe Price to Its 2024 DEI Honor Roll

T. Rowe Price is one of 13 companies named to Constellation's Finance organization’s 2024 DEI Honor Roll for its dedication to fostering pivotal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Filipino SMEs Can SPARK Their Sustainability Potential

The pilot of a new initiative to foster sustainable business practices by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines has successfully concluded.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Mondelēz 2023 Snacking Made Right Report: Aiming To Advance a More Circular Economy for Packaging

We work hard to use packaging that does more than protect our products and delight our consumers. At Mondelēz International, we strive to continually improve our packaging with the long-term aim of advancing our support for a more circular economy for packaging.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CNH and Oxfam Partner on Key Social Projects in Tunisia and South Africa

CNH announces a new collaboration with Oxfam to support two social projects in Africa.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tracking Covia’s Safety Performance

Covia has placed increased focus on improving the quality and reliability of the safety data it tracks at the site level by implementing advanced reporting and measurement capabilities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Partners To Make Building Materials From Food and Beverage Cartons

This new project follows similar ventures that Tetra Pak and the Council have supported to recover more cartons while helping to meet intensifying demand for sustainable building products. So, joining forces to take the work further felt like a natural fit, Pelz says.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Community Development Corp. President Susan E. Thomas Named Co-Chair of National Housing Crisis Task Force

A new bipartisan task force is tackling one of America’s most pressing problems – the national housing crisis – and is seeking to elevate the most innovative solutions from across the country to produce and preserve housing across all income levels in every part of the country.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Compassion, Pets, People, Complexity: Dr. Emily Swiniarski & Dr. Amanda Schnitker

Odds are high that as you read this your pet is snuggled next to you – with more than 65% of Americans owning a pet and 97% of those pet owners considering them as family.

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