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Education

Baker Tilly’s Internal Audit Into Higher Education’s Evolutionary Risk Management Ally

Higher education is at an inflection point, with many institutions fighting for their existence. Changing student demographics and needs, evolving technologies and market demands and the COVID-19 pandemic have compelled colleges and universities to evolve.

Events, Media & Communications

Delmarva Power Reminds Customers To Know What’s Below During National Safe Digging Month

Delmarva Power is proud to once again partner with Miss Utility of Delmarva, the one-call notification center for Delaware and Maryland, to promote National Safe Digging Month.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg Introduces Government Climate Tilted Bond Indices

Bloomberg announced the launch of the Bloomberg Government Climate Tilted Bond Indices, a new benchmark family for government bond investors seeking exposure to the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Events, Media & Communications

How To Engage Your Customers and Employees in Your Sustainability Efforts

Communicating with your employees and customers about your sustainability efforts is crucial to demonstrating your commitment to doing what is important for the planet.

Environment

Rayonier in Nassau County, Florida: 87 Years of Stewardship

Rayonier purchased its first forest property in Nassau County, Florida, in the late 1930s. Since then, it has had a strong presence in the county. Company leaders reflect on our past and future in Nassau County.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diving Into Analytics: Meet Hema Ramaswamy

As a woman in the tech world, it's important to have the support and a place where we can all help each other out. Programs such as GoDaddy Women in Tech give us a chance to share stories, learn from each other, and show that tech can be for anyone!

Responsible Production & Consumption

Timberlands Best Management Practices

Our timberland management practices are driven by our objectives for sustainable timberland production and for environmental protection.

Education

SJSU Is Providing Hands-On Rocketry Experience to Its Students

In most engineering programs around the world, students only learn how to design things on paper. But the rocketry program at San José State University (SJSU) is different.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MCHS Family of Services Receives $180,000 Grant from KeyBank to Support Development of Skilled Trade Program

KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation announced an investment of $180,000 in MCHS Family of Services, aimed at developing the Skilled Trade Program to enhance the services of youth aging out of the foster care system.

Research, Reports & Publications

Insights on ESG Ratings

Julian Kölbel, assistant professor at the University of St. Gallen and a research affiliate at the MIT Sloan School of Management, joins co-host Mandi McReynolds for a discussion on ESG rating agencies.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the SEE Impact Report: Q&A With Alan Adams

SEE takes a holistic approach that enables customers to reduce their environmental impact and achieve their sustainability goals.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Empowers Female Farmer in Thailand Through Tech

Women are cultivating positive change in agriculture by embracing precision farming technology.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Foundation Announces $10.2 Million in Grants To Mark 20th Anniversary of PNC Grow Up Great®

The PNC Foundation today announced it is allocating a $5.2 million grant pool across its markets to implement or enhance high-quality, nature-based outdoor play and learning environments.

Diversity & Inclusion

Girl Power on the Assembly Line

In 1813, a businessman named Francis Cabot Lowell formed the Boston Manufacturing Company and built a textile mill next to the Charles River.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foundation Forward: The Latest Truist Foundation News | Q1 2024

This quarterly newsletter showcases how Truist Foundation supports Truist Financial Corporation’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities through strategic investments in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations centered around two focus areas: building career

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

D'USSÉ Cognac Welcomes Agathe Boinot as Its Youngest and First Female Cellar Master

In this position, Boinot has pledged to champion representation for women in Cognac, who have played an important but largely invisible role. "I aim to bring visibility to our work, inviting more women and younger generations to Cognac’s possibilities in the process,” she added.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NRG Receives A- Scores in Climate Change and Water Security from CDP

We are proud to share that NRG has achieved A- scores in both the 2023 Climate Change and Water Security reports. These scores reinforce NRG’s industry leadership and surpass the North American regional average score of C for both reports.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands China Expands Its Initiatives To Drive Innovation and Technology Development in Macao

At the end of last year, Sands China announced the inaugural winners of the Sands Innovation Challenge, a smart-tourism competition to drive innovation and technology development in Macao.

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Moves the Starting Line in Industrial Cybersecurity

Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and consulting leader, is revolutionizing industrial cybersecurity by moving the starting line to the beginning of asset development.

Environment

EIT Climate-KIC Selects Five Cities To Receive Funding in FedEx-Backed Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge

FedEx Express Europe and EIT Climate-KIC have named five cities across Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands and the UK as the projects selected to receive funding in the second edition of the ‘Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge.’

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mary Kay Inc. Spearheads Ocean Conservation Efforts at the 11th Annual World Ocean Summit

Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in women’s empowerment and staunch advocate for sustainability, is once again at the forefront of global ocean conservation efforts. The beauty brand was proud to participate at the 11th Annual World Ocean Summit & Expo, held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Opportunities for Recreation

Our foresters endeavor to manage our timberlands on a sustainable basis and protect water quality, wildlife, and biodiversity. PotlatchDeltic is proud of our timberlands and the legacy we are protecting for the future.

Environment

AEG and Green Sports Alliance Unite Sports and Entertainment Around Sustainability at 2024 Green Sports Alliance Summit

The Green Sports Alliance (GSA) is thrilled to announce the 14th annual Summit, themed “Faster, Further, Together,” to be held at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles from June 11th to June 13th.

Environment

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Preparing Your Business for ESG Regulations

Join us on  Wednesday, April 24th at 12:00 PM CDT for our latest webinar, Getting Ahead of the Curve: Preparing Your Business for ESG Regulations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The CGF Launches Net Zero Leadership Team To Spearhead Industry-Wide Climate Action

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has announced the leadership team for its Net Zero Coalition of Action (“the Coalition”), a CEO led initiative set to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the consumer goods industry.

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. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  3. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  4. 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...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. 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...
  7. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  8. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  9. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  10. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...
  11. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  12. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  13. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  14. 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...
  15. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...