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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Diversity & Inclusion

Generation Change's Hands Off Presents: Mae Muller

Generation Change creates tailored programming in collaboration with our brands and markets by young agents of change who are passionate about improving their communities.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Let’s Do This! 9 Simple Steps for Individual Goal-Setting

Team goal-setting is essential - you've probably already set and are progressing toward your team goals for the year! But what about individual goal-setting? In case you’re feeling stuck, we thought we’d share Realized Worth’s internal 2023 goal-setting guide for individuals.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Kimberly-Clark’s Lori Shaffer Encourages Purdue University Students To ‘Embrace the Opportunities That Scare You the Most’

Lori Shaffer, Kimberly-Clark’s vice president of global nonwovens, recently spoke at her alma mater, Purdue University. She shared more about her storied career at Kimberly-Clark along with the power of harnessing an agile mindset.

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Innovation & Technology

#AViewFrom Henkel North America: Darien, CT

Our on-site salon is Green Circle-certified, ensuring that no waste produced will make its way to a landfill.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Herbalife: Casa Spotlight - Japan

Kobe Jitsugyo Gakuin (KJG), is a Casa Herbalife partner in Japan dedicated to providing shelter to children who come from dysfunctional families. Since 2005, the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF) has partnered with KJG to nourish abandoned and neglected children.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Bath & Body Works Recognized With Diversity in Business Award by Columbus Business First

Bath & Body Works announces today that it was recognized by Columbus Business First with a Diversity in Business Award.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Water Mission and FedEx Provide Safe Water to Over 100,000 Ukrainians

More than a year after Russia’s initial invasion, Ukrainian people remain at risk. Both those who stayed and were displaced have been forced to find new ways to meet their basic daily needs, like finding safe water.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Again Named One of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek

Hormel Foods Corporation has been named one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek for a second straight year.

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Innovation & Technology

World Health Day 2023: How HARMAN Innovations Aim To Deliver “Health for All”

As the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates 75 years of improving public health and promoting overall well-being for World Health Day, HARMAN will be spotlighting its latest technologies.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

First Industry-Wide Pro Bono Day of Service Helps Vulnerable Customers and Communities

Last November, EEI joined a group of member companies and the Pro Bono Institute in hosting EmPOWERing Pro Bono Day, a first-ever event for the electric power industry.

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Energy

A Closer Look at Cummins’ Columbus Engine Plant’s Sustainability Measures

With so many different streams of production, when it comes to sustainability, the Columbus Engine Plant aims for continuous improvement.

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Health & Healthcare

Albertsons Companies Forges New Partnerships to Expand Access to Nutritious Food and Life-Improving Medicine Available Through Supplemental Health Benefits

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) announced today that it has partnered with global financial services technology leader FIS, which represents supplemental health benefits administrators including Fresh Connect, PayForward and WEX™that utilize its technology payment platform

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Diversity & Inclusion

Pizza Hut Spotlight: Meet Jason Cochran, CEO of American West Restaurant Group

We recently sat down with Pizza Hut franchisee Jason Cochran, CEO of American West Restaurant Group, to learn more about his background and career journey, hear some of the challenges he’s faced in business and discover what advice he’d give aspiring business owners.

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Education

Arrow Electronics Sponsors FIRST ® Robotics Regional Competition for Its 11th Consecutive Year

For the 11th consecutive year, Arrow Electronics supported FIRST Robotics and its Colorado regional competition featuring 43 high school teams with over 1,100 student participants, and 430 volunteers and mentors.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Inspiration Through Sustainability: Meet Christie Hammerle

Hi! My name is Christie Hammerle, and I work on GoDaddy’s legal team, handling employment and benefits matters for the company. I have been with GoDaddy almost six years — and prior to becoming a full-time employee, I was a contractor.

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Environment

Gen Helps Bring Clean Drinking Water to Communities in Rural India

This Earth Month, Gen™ took up the call to action to safeguard global access to clean water for the third year in a row.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Stronger Together As We Continue To Help Ukraine and Combat Growing Hunger Crisis

As a global healthcare company driven by our mission of empowering people to live healthier at every stage of life, we recognize the significant implications of this crisis and the need to respond both locally and globally.

Environment

Bio-Inspired Clothing Technology: How Insects Inspire Better Waterproof, Breathable Sportswear

Amphico has used nature-inspired biomimietic principles to develop a non-polar fabric with nano, micro, and macro-level texturing that repels water, dirt particles and harmful bacteria.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Regions Bank Named 2023 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner

Regions Bank is pleased to announce it has received the 2023 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA). The award recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world. This is the ninth year Regions has been named a GEWA winner.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Applying an Economic Lens to ESG

Alex Edmans, finance professor at London Business School and leading expert on sustainable finance, joins Mandi McReynolds, vice president of ESG at Workiva.

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Education

Principal® Foundation Promotes Scholarship Contest: Financial Literacy Bee powered by EVERFI

In observance of National Financial Literacy Month, Principal® Foundation invites 9th – 12th graders, within the U.S., to participate in the 2023 Financial Literacy Bee, powered by EVERFI.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Leveraging Financial Tools To Meet Corporate Sustainability Goals

At Eaton, we’re exploring new ways that financial strategies can help us fulfill our mission, to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services.

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Energy

UK Government Hydrogen Boost To Help Power Kimberly-Clark Towards 100% Green Energy Target

Three green hydrogen projects that Kimberly-Clark is developing with energy industry partners have won places on the UK Government’s Hydrogen Business Model Strategy (HBMS) shortlist.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Whirlpool Corp. Achieves Goal of Zero Waste to Landfill for Manufacturing Sites Worldwide

Whirlpool Corporation today announced that it achieved Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWtL) Gold or Platinum status (self-certification) at its large manufacturing sites worldwide, as part of the company’s ambitious and long-standing commitment to sustainable operations.

Health & Healthcare

Medtronic LABS’ Broader Scope Expands Access

LABS has found its success in a sustainable healthcare model that pairs hyper-local services with cutting-edge technology — and that won’t change as it continues to grow.

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