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Innovation & Technology

ESG Trendsetters: How Dolby Leverages AI To Navigate the ESG Landscape

In this episode of ESG Trendsetters, we learn about Dolby, a company with an inspiring goal to create unforgettable experiences through audio and visual technology.

Education

Have 10 Hours? IBM Will Train You in AI Fundamentals – For Free

IBM's AI Fundamentals program is built inside of its SkillsBuild learning portal. The credential takes about ten hours to complete, across six courses.

Education

Edge at Hudson Yards and Discovery Education Present a New Virtual Reality Experience Taking Students To Explore New Heights in New York City

Discovery Education and Edge at Hudson Yards today announced a new virtual reality experience — Reach for the Sky Virtual Reality (VR) — created for students in grades 4-12.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Foundation Invests More than $6 Million in 12 Cleveland Area Non-Profit Organizations

KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation announced it has supported twelve non-profit organization in 2023 with grants totaling more than $6 million to further their missions of improving Northeast Ohio.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Subaru Love Promise: The Value of Running a Business With Love and Respect

When you think of competitive and ambitious brands, love, respect and “delivering happiness to all” are not the first words that come to mind.

Responsible Production & Consumption

From the SEE® Impact Report: Q&A With Scientist Manali Banerjee, Ph.D.

SEE's innovators are committed to solving the challenges of customers, stakeholders, and society. In this Q&A, senior scientist Manali Banerjee talks about her role in developing new paper and cellulose packaging solutions.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Georgia-Pacific Awarded for Leadership in Safety by AF&PA

Georgia-Pacific is proud to announce that the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) has awarded the company the 2023 Leadership in Sustainability Award for the Save My Life Digital Work Process.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AllianceBernstein Receives Equality 100 Score for 8th Year

We are honored to have received the Equality100 score from the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index.

Sustainable Development Goals

Partnering for Sustainability: Cisco’s Collaborative Approach

Embracing sustainability and reducing our environmental footprint has been a longstanding priority at Cisco. For almost two decades, Cisco has set transparent, publicly declared objectives as benchmarks, diligently tracking our progress and holding ourselves accountable.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Noodle Maker Master Kong Showcases How To Cut Plastic Waste

Master Kong, an instant noodles and beverage giant in China, teamed up with Alibaba Group and French utility Veolia to help shrink its carbon footprint.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Creating the Greatest Place To Work for All: Chemours Recognized as a Best Chemical Company To Work for by U.S. News & World Report

From the frontline to the back office, every Chemours employee knows they are a part of something bigger than themselves and that they are a part of making a meaningful difference.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sensi Graves – Making a Splash in the Swimwear Industry

Sensi Graves has made a splash in the swimwear industry, not just for her innovative swimwear but for her commitment to empowering women to embrace their own journey of self-belief. Sensi Graves Swim sells sustainable swimwear that women can actually be active in.

Diversity & Inclusion

Lenovo Achieves Record-High Workplace Pride Global Benchmark Score, Demonstrating Commitment to LGBTIQ+ Inclusion

Lenovo announced it has received its highest score in the annual Workplace Pride Global Benchmark, a comprehensive assessment of international employers’ LGBTIQ+ policies and practices. Lenovo scored 51.55%, marking a Year-on-Year improvement of 7.5%.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Episode 6: Ownership Works & PE Join Forces for Employee Opportunities | The Sustainable Finance Podcast

​The latest episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast is now live.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A ‘Beautiful Building for Beautiful People’

Enbridge was proud to support this BSCS capital campaign with a $500,000 Fueling Futures grant.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Snowball Express Brightens the Holiday Season for Families of Fallen Heroes

This month, American Airlines partnered with the Gary Sinise Foundation for the annual Snowball Express event that honors those who have lost a loved one while serving in our nation’s military.

Events, Media & Communications

World Environment Center and Wildlife Habitat Council To Explore Combining Organizations Into New NGO

Two of the leading NGOs working with business on sustainability and nature programming, the World Environment Center (WEC) and the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) have entered into a memorandum of intent (MOI) to combine the two organizations.

Events, Media & Communications

World Environment Center and Wildlife Habitat Council To Explore Combining Organizations Into New NGO

Two of the leading NGOs working with business on sustainability and nature programming, the World Environment Center (WEC) and the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) have entered into a memorandum of intent (MOI) to combine the two organizations.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Predicting Purpose in 2024

In the ever-evolving business landscape, the state of purpose has faced significant challenges over the past year, many that have led to troubling ramifications.

Innovation & Technology

4 EV Technologies To Watch at CES 2024

Keysight will be showcasing groundbreaking emulation technology that is aiding automakers in bringing the next generation of electric vehicles to market.

Responsible Production & Consumption

10 New Year’s Resolutions for a Greener 2024

Southern California Edison encourages customers to help reduce carbon emissions for a cleaner new year.

Diversity & Inclusion

HGA Releases Boosting Equity in the Workplace Report

National interdisciplinary design firm HGA releases new research in the report “Boosting Equity in the Workplace” that offers actionable insights and solutions to enhancing equity in the workplace.

Environment

COP28: Moving From Promises to Progress

At the global climate summit, Edison International urges dramatic action and reform to speed construction of emissions-reducing infrastructure.

Events, Media & Communications

Project UP Summit: The Power of Community, Partners, and Mentors

Recently, Comcast brought together hundreds of nonprofit and local leaders from across the nation for our Project UP Summit – leaders who are empowering communities to leverage technology to shape their lives.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Spotlight on Sustainability’s ROI

This ESG Talk mini-series highlights two episodes featuring Tensie Whelan, director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. Part one introduces CSB’s innovative Return on Sustainability Investment—or ROSI—model.

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