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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

AEG’s Employee Network Group, PRIDE@AEG Hosted an Employee Volunteer Day at Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Youth Holiday Celebration

On December 17, AEG's employee network group, PRIDE@AEG, volunteered their time to served hot meals and celebrate the holidays with teens and young adults at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Youth Holiday Celebration.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Third Quarter

From July 31 through Oct. 29, our third quarter giving provided hundreds of grants, impacted tens of thousands of athletes and provided more than $2.7 million to local sports organizations and youth athletes across the country.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast Exceeds Goal of Launching 1,250 Lift Zones in 2022

Comcast announced it has exceeded the company’s goal of launching 1,250 Lift Zones by the end of 2022. Comcast’s award-winning Lift Zones program provides free WiFi access in neighborhood community centers nationwide.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Del Monte Foods Partners With Nonprofits To Nourish Communities and Grow Good for a Healthier Tomorrow

As part of its Growers of Good purpose to grow a healthier and more hopeful tomorrow, Del Monte Foods, Inc. is committed to supporting nonprofit organizations in its mission to nourish people, the planet and communities.

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Energy

Black & Veatch: Four Ways To Increase Sustainability on Your Solar Projects

Solar projects are the fastest-growing source of renewable energy. Although solar modules produce clean energy, there’s still room for improvements in sustainability during procurement and construction.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Putting Sustainability at the Heart of the Enterprise

Sustainability is defined across three dimensions: social, economic and environmental. As businesses continue to adapt their operational models for post-pandemic planning, environmental, social and governance (ESG)

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Neighbors Cookies - Sweetening People's Lives One Treat at a Time

U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation helped provide Neighbors Cookies $3.5 million in tax credits investment to help owner Meryl Kennedy-Farr purchase the equipment she needed to expand production.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

The Paradox of ESG

Corporate commitment to ESG investment has proven easier said than done. Government needs to balance the interests of business maximization and a safer environment.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Gilead Sciences: Tatiana Williams Leads the Way With the Transinclusive Group

This year, she implemented a plan to remedy that – and with the support of a Gilead TRANScend grant, the Transinclusive Group opened a peer-run seven-bed housing program called CHOICES.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Nielsen and AI4ALL Expand Relationship To Build the Next Generation of Diverse Artificial Intelligence Leaders

Nielsen is providing volunteer support and continued sponsorship of AI4ALL, a nonprofit focused on opening doors to artificial intelligence (AI) for underrepresented talent through education and mentorship.

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Education

Nurturing the Next Generation of Life Sciences and Genomic Experts

When Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) was founded in 2013, it already had an Illumina connection—it was created with help from Illumina co-founder David Walt. Now Illumina provides in-kind donations to support its mission.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Makes $200,000 Grant in Support of Jannus, Inc. Programs To Aid Immigrants in Idaho

KeyBank has awarded a $200,000 grant to Jannus, Inc., administrator of the Idaho Office for Refugees (IOR) organization focused on advancing economic and racial equity for refugees and immigrants in Idaho.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Logitech Recognized for Leadership on Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index

Logitech International announced today that it achieved an 80th percentile ranking in the computer peripherals and office electronic industry worldwide, retaining its status as a member of the DJSI for the third consecutive year.

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Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Presents First Electric Tractor Prototype With Autonomous Features

CNH Industrial revealed the New Holland T4 Electric Power – the industry’s first all-electric light utility tractor prototype with autonomous features – at its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PNC's Performance Awards Exemplify Talent-Focused Culture

Showcasing the best of the best of PNC's 52,000 employees in order to inspire others is a key part of the Performance Award ceremony, where the winners give moving speeches about their career pathways and experiences.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Merck Video: What the “Great Resignation” Taught Us About Workplace Culture

The global workforce is going through a significant transformation. In 2021, an unprecedented number of workers quit their jobs. What started as an economic trend called the “great resignation” has spurred lasting workplace changes.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Sealed Air Global Impact Report: From Innovation to Impact

Ron’s primary focus is advancing new solutions that enhance the sustainability of products, processes, and services, with an overall goal to prevent waste, enable circularity, and reduce climate impacts across the packaging value chain.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Despite a Tough Year, Women Are Still the Future of Sustainable Investing

As a woman who is passionate about gender equity and fighting climate change, the last year has been a roller coaster.

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Energy

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions Enters Mississippi With Acquisition of 100-Mw Wildflower Solar From Clearway Energy Group

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions is expanding its solar energy portfolio by acquiring the 100-megawatt (MW) Wildflower Solar project from Clearway Energy Group.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: Carbon Handprint in Fixed Income: The Positive Power of Climate Solutions

As global warming worries approach critical mass, corporate bond investors expect issuers to be part of the solution.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Teck Outlines Economic Contributions to Communities and Regions

Teck Resources released its annual Economic Contribution Report, outlining how Teck generated $20.1 billion in total economic contribution to global GDP; created or sustained over 214,000 jobs; made payments of $10.4 billion to suppliers; and more.

Environment

New Version of Sustainably Grown Standard for Agricultural Crops Published

SCS Standards today announced the publication of the latest version of its popular sustainability standard, the Certification Standard for Sustainably Grown Agricultural Crops (SCS-001 Version 3.0).

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Gen Donates One Million Meals to Fight Food Insecurity

Gen is taking action and donating more than 1.1 million meals to help feed people in need this December and January. We are donating $172,000, across multiple trusted organizations that have long been fighting insecurity.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PSE&G Receives Top Honor for Electric Vehicle Charging Program

Public Service Electric and Gas Company, New Jersey’s largest utility with 2.3 million electric customers and 1.9 million gas customers, received the prestigious 2022 Drive Electric Award – Utility Award from Plug In America for its Clean Energy Future - Electric Vehicle Program.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

2022 Was the Tops for Advancing People-First Places

Over the course of 2022, we’ve seen incredible growth in our global movement to transform health and well-being across our buildings, organizations and communities.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

  2. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

  3. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...

  4. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...

  5. Corporate Social Responsibility
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  6. International Paper | HEALTHY & ABUNDANT FORESTS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Lead forest stewardship efforts globally

  7. Sustainability Report
    Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...

  8. Social Impact at Mastercard
    At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.

  9. 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...

  10. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  11. IWBI | WELL Building Standard
    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

  12. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.

  13. Green Mountain Energy Commitment to Sustainability
    At Green Mountain Energy Company, we share our customers’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. We are inspired by the success that we...

  14. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...

  15. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...