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Events, Media & Communications

Health & Well-Being Takes Center Stage at 2022 Smart City Expo in Miami

Miami kicks off the 2-day Smart City Expo today and tomorrow (Sept. 14-15).

Environment

Conserve and Restore: How Business Can Leverage a Holistic Approach to Water Management

More than half of the United States is experiencing some form of drought, with areas in the west and southwest seeing extreme or exceptional drought conditions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cintas Presents $50,000 in Awards to Local Cincinnati Charities

Cintas Corporation recently presented a total of $50,000 in financial awards to four Cincinnati-area charitable organizations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Names New Foundation President

Duke Energy recently announced Amy Strecker as president, Duke Energy Foundation. The Duke Energy Foundation provides philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work.

Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Accelerates Local Tree Plantings in Neighborhoods of Greatest Need Through Community Resiliency Grant Program

In partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, Bank of America has provided $250,000 to support community health and resilience grants to four local environmental organizations.

Events, Media & Communications

A Look into Gildan's Health Clinics With Dr. Nancy Garcia

As part of the new Gildan Respects™ campaign, Gildan today unveils its first documentary video, giving viewers a glimpse into the Company’s healthcare benefits.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies in Belgium and Ireland Certified by Great Place to Work®

Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, is proud share it has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work® in both Belgium and Ireland.

Environment

The Inflation Reduction Act Was Years in the Making, and Will Power Our Economy for Years To Come

Ceres President and CEO Mindy Lubber attended today’s White House ceremony to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the largest investment in combating climate change and realizing the benefits of a clean energy economy in American history.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Purpose 360: Caring Deeply for a Healthy Climate and Healthy Lives at Biogen

The climate is in crisis. Low-income groups are disproportionately impacted in health. Racial minority students struggle to enter the STEM field. While these topics may appear unrelated, Biogen is at the intersection of all three.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Raven Volunteers Fight Against Food Insecurity in Their Community

This summer, team members from Raven, a CNH Industrial brand, were involved in two volunteering projects that are working to counter food insecurity.

Energy

Booster® Brings Mobile Energy Delivery to Four New Cities

As the energy transition barrels forward alongside the growing prominence of ESG-focused sustainability, fleet owners increasingly look to maximize efficiencies, reduce carbon and open access to alternative sustainable energy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Texas Diversity Council Hosts 18th Annual DiversityFIRST™ Leadership Awards, Recognizing Top Leaders in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Texas Diversity Council will host the 18th Annual Greater San Antonio DiversityFIRST™ Leadership Awards Luncheon. This year’s theme is “Leading with Purpose: The Impact of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.”

Environment

Jon Maier: WTF Is An ETF?

Dipping one’s toe into a new pond can often mean getting accustomed to a whole new set of acronyms. Well, if you’re treading into the investment world for the first time, here’s one you should know – the ETF, or exchange-traded fund.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Board of Directors Oversight on Corporate Responsibility and ESG

The Board of Directors has aligned its activities to oversee the organization from an ESG perspective. Different committees of the Board and, in some cases the full Board itself, oversee various areas.

Innovation & Technology

Berkshire Grey and FedEx Expand Their Robotic Automation Solutions Relationship

FedEx Embraces AI-Robotic Automation to Streamline Operations and Drive Long-Term Efficiencies, Signs Warrant Agreement with Berkshire Grey

Energy

Comcast to Source Clean, Renewable Electricity for Half of Michigan Operations

This agreement will allow us to support Michigan’s clean energy economy while advancing toward Comcast’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2035.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

WaterAid Launches Advocacy Program To Deliver Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services to African Healthcare Facilities

WaterAid announced the launch of a one-year program to advocate & inform policy change for improved access to clean water, sanitation & hygiene services (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Africa through a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteers Provide Supplies and Support to Students Going Back to School

Aramark’s strong and growing network of employee resource groups (ERGs) highlights the diversity of its workforce and creates a more inclusive workplace.

Innovation & Technology

Smart Water Solutions - A New Frontier for 5G, IoT and BSS

5G, along with IoT and BSS platforms, enables several smart water solutions which can be deployed by water utilities to proactively manage water, monitor the distribution network, and monetize the value across the service chain.

Diversity & Inclusion

Southern Company Launches New Website Detailing Equity Work

‘Boldly Forward’ will build on company’s work to advance education equity and other efforts

Social Impact & Volunteering

Deckers Brands Logs Over 5,000 Volunteer Hours for Its August 2022 Art of Kindness Event

Deckers Brands recently held its fifth biannual Art of Kindness (AOK) week of volunteering where employees across the globe united to make a collective impact on their local communities.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Big Plastic Crisis - UK Households Discard 100bn Pieces of Plastic Packaging Annually, Report Shows

​The Big Plastic Crisis: UK households are throwing away around 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year, with just 12% being recycled in the country, according to a shocking new report. Read more from @Acre: https://bit.ly/3Ps1Jed

Responsible Production & Consumption

responsAbility Investments and Avenue Capital Group Invest in Founder-Led Agrovision as It Continues Its Rapid Global Expansion

Agro Vision Corp., one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing producers and year-round suppliers of superfruits, has closed an initial round of additional growth capital led by responsAbility Investments, and the Avenue Capital Group.

Environment

ESG. Three Little Letters That Might Save the Planet.

Long-standing Board member of Inogen Alliance and recently appointed as Lucion Group’s Group Managing Director (which includes Associate Delta-Simons), Alex Ferguson delivers a strong rebuttal to the Economist's latest publication on ESG.

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