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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Keep America Beautiful and the National Recycling Coalition Host Joint Recycling Market Development Workshop

To kick off the 2020 Keep America Beautiful® National Conference, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful is leading a one-day Recycling Market Development Workshop on Feb. 11, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee, with the National Recycling Coalition and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Verizon’s Big Football Game Ad 2020

Verizon’s Big Football Game Ad 2020

Health & Healthcare

Gildan Partners With Leading US Cancer Research Institute for Cervical Cancer Prevention Project on the Factory Floor

In light of World Cancer Day, an international day to raise awareness of cancer and encourage its prevention, Gildan looks back at a meaningful partnership with The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the League Against Cancer Honduras

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Mills Awarded Prestigious CDP A List Awards for Climate and Water Actions for Second Consecutive Year

Today, General Mills announced it has been recognized as a global leader in corporate sustainability by environmental impact non-profit CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) achieving a place on the CDP ‘A List’.

Research, Reports & Publications

2020 Sustainability Reporting & Compliance Calendar

When it comes to compliance and sustainability reporting frameworks, it's important to stay on track with deadlines. Download our interactive 2020 Reporting & Compliance Calendar for a quick reference to monthly deadlines throughout the year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Duke Energy Earns Top Marks in 2020 Corporate Equality Index

Duke Energy has received a perfect score for the third year in a row on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking study that annually ranks companies on LGBTQ-friendly corporate practices and policies.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Dow and Avangard Innovative Advance Plastic Circularity With Agreement to Supply Recycled Plastics for Dow Technologies

A new deal between Dow and Avangard Innovative LP is a significant addition to Dow's plastic circularity portfolio that is aligned with the company’s goal to advance the circular economy for plastics and minimize waste in the environment.

Innovation & Technology

T&M Solutions for Automotive Visions into Reality

Keysight is supporting the automotive industry through their latest innovations to improve road safety by leveraging existing smart traffic infrastructure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Expands Financing for Diverse Small Businesses

The Wells Fargo Foundation announces that it is providing $17.4 million to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) across the U.S. to accelerate the growth of diverse small businesses and job creation in local communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Verizon Celebrates What Technology Will Never Do During the Super Bowl

Campaign celebrating those who serve comes to life with One More Sunday: Verizon and the NFL’s mission to build the largest volunteer network in America

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel Honored as One of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

Intel is proud to be named one of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises, the only national award honoring corporations for world-class supplier diversity programs that reduce barriers and drive growth for women-owned businesses.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Blankets Donated to Cancer Patients and Their Families in Huntingdon Valley

Volunteers from Colonial Subaru and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society delivered the blankets to Holy Redeemer Hospital.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Bot That: Steph Johnson Programmed Herself Into a New Career

This sort of proactive enthusiasm for constant improvement needs to be a hallmark of Koch culture and its employees, said Steve Daley, president of Koch's Market-Based Management capability

Research, Reports & Publications

Just Released: 2019 Novartis in Society Report, Detailing Progress Made on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Topics

For the seventh consecutive year, Novartis is publishing an annual Novartis in Society ESG report. The report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.

Health & Healthcare

Driving Transformational Innovation in HIV Research

When I was a medical student in the mid-1990s, the scope and impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic was devastating and there was little hope for long-term survival. During rotations at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, I observed people living with HIV...

Events, Media & Communications

Discover the Epicenter of Tech Innovation All New Tech for Tomorrow Virtual Field Trip Premieres Thursday, February 6 at 1pm EST

Join us as we travel virtually to The Tech Interactive, a world-famous science and technology center in San Jose, California.

Diversity & Inclusion

Carnival Corporation Joins United Nations Initiative Promoting Workplace Equality

Carnival Corp recently announced it is among the 1st companies to join the United Nations' Standards of Conduct for Business, a global campaign seeking to tackle discrimination against lLGBTI people in the workplace and in society.

Sustainable Development Goals

Colombian Restaurant Supports Local Talent by Hiring and Buying Locally

Colombian restaurant Wok has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to provide job opportunities to unexperienced low-income earners, helping to break a cycle of unemployment and poverty.

Innovation & Technology

Sustainable Beginnings: Lidl, IVECO, LC3 and Edison Introduce the First Biomethane-Fuelled Vehicles

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI/ MI: CNH) commercial vehicle brand IVECO , collaborated with LC3 Trasporti, LIDIL and Edison to produce five new biomethane-fuelled vehicles for Lidl Italy’s fleet.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Measuring Opportunity, One Neighborhood at a Time

“Starfish are not saved one by one,” writes David Brooks in a New York Times column. He is referring to a young child’s earnest argument that saving even one beached starfish “matters to that one.” Unlike the young child, Brooks believes...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Mohawk Honored with Best of Surfaces 2020 Award for Sustainability

This year at The International Surface Event (TISE) in Las Vegas, Mohawk Flooring North America was recognized with the coveted Best of Surfaces Award in the Sustainability category.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Foundation Donates $100,000 to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico

The Wells Fargo Foundation today announced a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross for ongoing relief efforts across Puerto Rico in the aftermath of a series of earthquakes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Seeking a Sustainable Future One Can at a Time

On the weekends, you can find Adam Shalapin enjoying the outdoors skiing, hiking or fly fishing, but during the week, he’s working at Ball Corporation as the global sustainability manager to protect the land and water that he loves.

Responsible Production & Consumption

6 Ways to Score a Sustainable Super Bowl Party

Whether you’re attending a Super Bowl watch party or hosting one at home, here are some tips from Keep America Beautiful to score big with your friends.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How Quality Early Education Helps Shape the Future of Our Workforce

How can businesses make a difference in children’s early years through education? PNC’s Tom Lamb and Jim Hansen tell the Committee for Economic Development how PNC's Grow Up Great is doing just that.

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