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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Edison, L.A. Food Bank Tackle Summer Hunger

To combat the pressing issue of childhood hunger during the summer months, Southern California Edison joined the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for its annual Food From the Bar campaign.

Sustainable Development Goals

Alibaba Cloud’s Energy Expert Helps Analyze Carbon Footprint for the First Olympic Esports Week

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today announced that its AI-driven sustainability solution - Energy Expert - has been trialed to measure and analyze carbon emissions from temporary construction.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Safety Month: Leading With Safety

Tetra Tech’s Health & Safety team recognizes Safety Month during June by reaffirming our commitment to Leading with Safety.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust and Wharton Global Family Alliance Announce Survey Findings on Family Offices

Northern Trust and the Wharton Global Family Alliance announced findings from the Wharton GFA’s sixth benchmarking survey of family offices, highlighting best practices, trends and financial performance drivers of family offices.

Education

Fifth Third Bank Offers Guidance on How To Make Homeownership a Reality in Challenging Environments

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has some tips and guidance to ease fears and find homebuying opportunities.

Environment

Developing Partnerships and Policies To Create a Low-Carbon Future for Mobility

The urgent need for decarbonization and a circular economy is well-documented. Take the European Green Deal for instance – a visionary driver to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

Green Infrastructure

Altron Arrow Drives Sustainable Delivery

Altron Arrow, a joint venture between Altron and Arrow Electronics, has installed a 100kW rooftop solar system and implemented a fleet of electric delivery vans.

Energy

Enbridge: Climate Change and the Energy Transition

The world faces an urgent imperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a lower-carbon economy. As one of the largest renewable energy companies in Canada and an innovator in delivering lower-carbon fuels, Enbridge is working hard to bring that economy to life.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Fabio Rosati on Sky's the Limit's ‘The First Buck’ Podcast: "Fundamental Truths of Entrepreneurism”

SkysTheLimit.org releases the latest episode of their inspiring podcast series, The First Buck. In this episode hosted by Nic Cary, titled "Fundamental Truths of Entrepreneurism," listeners will gain valuable insights from Fabio Rosati, Chairman at Snagajob.

Environment

One of Europe’s Main Recycling Hubs for Beverage Cartons Starts Operations, Backed by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso

With a joint investment of around €29 million by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso, a new recycling line for post-consumer beverage cartons is starting operations in Poland.

Green Infrastructure

PotlatchDeltic 2022 ESG Report: Idaho Tree Planting

Tree planting is one of the most important investments a timberland company undertakes, setting the stage for the future and ensuring all the benefits that forests provide are perpetuated.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fifth Third Celebrates Historic Milestone With Grand Opening of Adelphi Bank in Columbus, Ohio

In a significant stride toward financial inclusion and empowering underserved communities, an historic name in Black-owned banking has been reborn in Columbus, Ohio.

Environment

BIER’s Beverage Sector Guidance: Advancing Environmental Sustainability in 2023

The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) members are leading global beverage companies that bring with them a wealth of industry knowledge and information.

Diversity & Inclusion

CNH Industrial Is Advancing Women Into Leadership: ‘A Sustainable Year’ Story

On the eve of International Women in Engineering Day, read about how CNH Industrial is empowering women to advance professionally.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bruce Power Investment in New Acre™ Project Delivers on Carbon Reduction Targets

Investing in farmer-delivered nature-based solutions is part of Bruce Power’s Road Map to Net Zero. The Road Map is a multi-faceted strategy designed to lead Bruce Power to net zero emissions by 2027.

Environment

Southern Company and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announce Five-Year Partnership Extension

Southern Company and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) have signed a five-year partnership extension to keep Southern Company active in voluntary wildlife conservation work until 2028.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FedEx Receives “OTHERS” Award From The Salvation Army

On June 1 in Kansas City, MO, Melissa Clark, FedEx Sales Manager, received on behalf of FedEx the OTHERS award from The Salvation Army.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Home Depot Sets Goal for Battery Powered Products To Drive Over 85% of Outdoor Lawn Equipment Sales by 2028

The Home Depot expects that by the end of fiscal year 2028, more than 85% of U.S. and Canada’s sales in outdoor power equipment, specifically push lawn mowers and handheld outdoor equipment like leaf blowers and trimmers, will run on rechargeable battery technology instead of gas

Research, Reports & Publications

LyondellBasell 2022 Sustainability Report: Taking Climate Action

Addressing climate change is one of the most pressing challenges our world faces and we believe collective action and a sense of urgency are needed.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rayonier Pays Tribute to Generations of Loggers

At Rayonier, we have the honor and privilege of working alongside small, local logging businesses. Many of these companies have been passed down for generations, and are considered an integral part of the Rayonier family.

Health & Healthcare

AMD HPC Fund Partners With UCLA to Trace Pathogens and Improve Global Health

AMD computing power supported by the HPC Fund is enabling engineers and health scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles to trace pathogens and improve public health.

Innovation & Technology

Highlights From Glasgow: Educating and Promoting the Impact of WGS

The Illumina NovaSeq X Plus took center stage at this year's European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference in Glasgow, Scotland, considered Europe’s premier genomics event.

Research, Reports & Publications

Subaru Launches Fifth Annual Corporate Impact Report

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today released its 2022 Corporate Impact Report, detailing for the fifth year how they share the love with their customers, employees, environment, and community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo, Habitat for Humanity Help Homeowners Age in Place

About one in five Americans will be 65 years or older by 2030, yet some 19 million Americans already live in homes that are in disrepair or are ill-equipped to meet their mobility needs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Lan Su Chinese Gardens Receives $25,000 Grant from KeyBank

KeyBank has announced a $25,000 donation to Lan Su Chinese Gardens as recognition of the important work it does in the local community.

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