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Education

SJSU Is Providing Hands-On Rocketry Experience to Its Students

In most engineering programs around the world, students only learn how to design things on paper. But the rocketry program at San José State University (SJSU) is different.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

MCHS Family of Services Receives $180,000 Grant from KeyBank to Support Development of Skilled Trade Program

KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation announced an investment of $180,000 in MCHS Family of Services, aimed at developing the Skilled Trade Program to enhance the services of youth aging out of the foster care system.

Research, Reports & Publications

Insights on ESG Ratings

Julian Kölbel, assistant professor at the University of St. Gallen and a research affiliate at the MIT Sloan School of Management, joins co-host Mandi McReynolds for a discussion on ESG rating agencies.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the SEE Impact Report: Q&A With Alan Adams

SEE takes a holistic approach that enables customers to reduce their environmental impact and achieve their sustainability goals.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Empowers Female Farmer in Thailand Through Tech

Women are cultivating positive change in agriculture by embracing precision farming technology.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

PNC Foundation Announces $10.2 Million in Grants To Mark 20th Anniversary of PNC Grow Up Great®

The PNC Foundation today announced it is allocating a $5.2 million grant pool across its markets to implement or enhance high-quality, nature-based outdoor play and learning environments.

Diversity & Inclusion

Girl Power on the Assembly Line

In 1813, a businessman named Francis Cabot Lowell formed the Boston Manufacturing Company and built a textile mill next to the Charles River.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Foundation Forward: The Latest Truist Foundation News | Q1 2024

This quarterly newsletter showcases how Truist Foundation supports Truist Financial Corporation’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities through strategic investments in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations centered around two focus areas: building career

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

D'USSÉ Cognac Welcomes Agathe Boinot as Its Youngest and First Female Cellar Master

In this position, Boinot has pledged to champion representation for women in Cognac, who have played an important but largely invisible role. "I aim to bring visibility to our work, inviting more women and younger generations to Cognac’s possibilities in the process,” she added.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NRG Receives A- Scores in Climate Change and Water Security from CDP

We are proud to share that NRG has achieved A- scores in both the 2023 Climate Change and Water Security reports. These scores reinforce NRG’s industry leadership and surpass the North American regional average score of C for both reports.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands China Expands Its Initiatives To Drive Innovation and Technology Development in Macao

At the end of last year, Sands China announced the inaugural winners of the Sands Innovation Challenge, a smart-tourism competition to drive innovation and technology development in Macao.

Environment

EIT Climate-KIC Selects Five Cities To Receive Funding in FedEx-Backed Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge

FedEx Express Europe and EIT Climate-KIC have named five cities across Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands and the UK as the projects selected to receive funding in the second edition of the ‘Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge.’

Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Moves the Starting Line in Industrial Cybersecurity

Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and consulting leader, is revolutionizing industrial cybersecurity by moving the starting line to the beginning of asset development.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mary Kay Inc. Spearheads Ocean Conservation Efforts at the 11th Annual World Ocean Summit

Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in women’s empowerment and staunch advocate for sustainability, is once again at the forefront of global ocean conservation efforts. The beauty brand was proud to participate at the 11th Annual World Ocean Summit & Expo, held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Environment

AEG and Green Sports Alliance Unite Sports and Entertainment Around Sustainability at 2024 Green Sports Alliance Summit

The Green Sports Alliance (GSA) is thrilled to announce the 14th annual Summit, themed “Faster, Further, Together,” to be held at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles from June 11th to June 13th.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Opportunities for Recreation

Our foresters endeavor to manage our timberlands on a sustainable basis and protect water quality, wildlife, and biodiversity. PotlatchDeltic is proud of our timberlands and the legacy we are protecting for the future.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The CGF Launches Net Zero Leadership Team To Spearhead Industry-Wide Climate Action

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has announced the leadership team for its Net Zero Coalition of Action (“the Coalition”), a CEO led initiative set to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the consumer goods industry.

Environment

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Preparing Your Business for ESG Regulations

Join us on  Wednesday, April 24th at 12:00 PM CDT for our latest webinar, Getting Ahead of the Curve: Preparing Your Business for ESG Regulations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Keysight Employees in Spain Participate in Charity Run To Benefit Cancer Research and Treatment

A team of 18 Keysight Spain employees recently participated in TauRun, a charity run organized by the Spanish Association Against Cancer at the Málaga TechPark.

Events, Media & Communications

IKEA Sources Bright Sustainability Ideas From Stakeholders at the ONE HOME, ONE PLANET U.S. Event

The projected global revenue from shifting to a circular economy is expected to increase from $339 billion in 2022 to $712 billion in 2026.

Research, Reports & Publications

Online Microbusinesses Lower Local Unemployment, Says GoDaddy and UCLA Research

Entrepreneurship is booming, and online microbusinesses – those with 10 or fewer employees, a domain and an active website – create jobs and lower unemployment rates across the U.S., according to new research from GoDaddy and UCLA Anderson Forecast.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Whole Foods Market Foundation is on a Mission to Nourish People and the Planet

Whole Foods Market’s three philanthropic projects have united under Whole Foods Market Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing people and the planet by helping to advance healthy food access, nutrition and economic opportunities.

Health & Healthcare

IWBI and The Instant Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Spur Health Leadership in Coworking and Flexible Workspaces

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority on advancing healthy buildings, organizations and communities, and The Instant Group, the largest global marketplace for flexible workspace, announced today a strategic partnership.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Clorox is Tackling Sustainability Challenges & Mobilizing Employees

As a business, Clorox has long understood that sustainability is not simply a tagline — it’s an intentional and integrated part of our IGNITE strategy.

Energy

Ceres Applauds Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Awards as a Key Moment for Environmental Justice and Clean Energy Investment

Ceres congratulates the awardees of National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, two programs under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that are designed to accelerate additional private sector investment.

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