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Events, Media & Communications

Trane® by Trane Technologies Celebrates 110 Years of Pioneering Innovation

Trane® - by Trane Technologies is celebrating its 110th anniversary as a world leader in creating comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial buildings, industry and homes.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Cisco Employees Are Involved With Community Impact

Encouraging Cisco employees to contribute to their local and global communities is one way we bring our purpose to life.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sealed Air Global Impact Report: Reducing Energy Consumption

SEE is implementing measures to increase energy efficiency and implementation of renewable energy sources across our value chain. The company invested in renewable energy credits which resulted in 16 of the company’s facilities being fully credited with 100% renewable energy.

Education

Discovery Education and Creative Visions Partner on New Initiative Empowering Students To Create Positive Change

Discovery Education and Creative Visions—a nonprofit supporting positive change through storytelling, impact media, art, education, and technology—announced today the launch of a new education initiative called Creative Visions Classroom.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Global Citizen Announces Winners of 2023 Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization, today announced the recipients of this year's prestigious Global Citizen Prize and the Cisco Youth Leadership Award.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Genesis Fund Receives $300,000 From KeyBank Foundation

The Genesis Community Loan Fund has received a three-year $300,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation to expand resources and help remove barriers to creating affordable housing in Maine.

Diversity & Inclusion

Banker Focuses on Addressing Wealth Disparities Among Black Americans

If you imagine what a typical banker does in their job, “addressing the racial wealth gap” probably isn’t the first thought that comes to mind. But that is at the forefront of Marcus Brown’s job description.

Innovation & Technology

Infor and HARMAN Announce Strategic Partnership on Healthcare Delivery

Infor, the industry cloud company, and HARMAN International, announced a global strategic partnership that will allow healthcare and life sciences organizations to modernize their data platforms, strategies, and roadmaps through customer-centric services and solutions.

Environment

How To Put a Price on Carbon: What Goes Into Determining the Price per Tonne of a Carbon Project?

In the voluntary carbon market, carbon emitters voluntarily pay to offset unavoidable emissions by investing in high-quality carbon credits from carbon-reducing projects across the globe.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Benefits of Putting Our Feminism Into Our Finances

Investing with a Gender Lens is not new. Many of us have been at this for a while now. And yet 2023 is the year we stand to make significant progress in bringing more balance to both our finances and to corporate America and beyond.

Research, Reports & Publications

Green Plains Secures SBTi Approval, Achieves Goals Ahead of Schedule

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) today released its 2022 Sustainability Report, outlining environmental, social and governance priorities and targets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

What Is Happening With ESG?

ESG — which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance — has become increasingly important as businesses recognize their responsibility to prioritize environmental and social investments.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Griffith Foods Joins the Plant Based Foods Association

Griffith Foods is thrilled to announce that they have recently joined as members of the Plant Based Foods Association, the first and only U.S.-based trade organization supporting plant-based food companies.

Events, Media & Communications

SAIC: Energy and Climate Policy Fireside Chat

With the growing challenges of climate change and Earth Day approaching, we’d like to invite you to a live discussion around Energy and Climate Policy.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB: China's Green Enablers Deserve a Place in Equity Funds

Investors focusing on climate change often overlook Chinese firms. We think that’s a mistake. Chinese companies are playing an indispensable role in the global transition to a greener future—and carefully selected shares offer attractive return potential.

Events, Media & Communications

Sappi North America Hires New Director of Sustainability

Sappi North America is pleased to announce that Bakul Wadgaonkar has joined our team as Director of Sustainability. Bakul comes to Sappi with many years of experience in environmental health and safety, sustainability, manufacturing and quality management.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Better People, Better Business: How Gildan Sees Its Workforce

As an organization that began as a small business, Gildan has grown over time into what it is today: a leading sustainable, ethical, and transparent apparel manufacturer, employing around 50,000 people in 12 different countries.

Diversity & Inclusion

Duke Energy's LaQuitta Ghent Makes Sure the Grid Is Delivering for Customers

The people Ghent cares about also include Duke Energy customers – there are 1.9 million in Florida. Her team maintains and improves the electric grid to make sure they have service.

Diversity & Inclusion

White House Invites Henry To Speak at Equity Roundtable

During a recent roundtable discussion at the White House on the state of cybersecurity in the Black community, Curley Henry, Southern Company's vice president and deputy chief information security officer, was among the distinguished Black cybersecurity leaders invited to partici

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics' Purpose

Our employees are united by our common purpose, which is: Working together to create a healthier world, one life at a time.

Environment

How Musim Mas Improves Yields Without The Use Of GMOs

Musim Mas believes that the growth in oil palm production should be fueled by better-yielding seeds, not land expansion.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Common Impact Announces Two New Board Members As It Continues To Expand the Reach of Its Mission

Common Impact announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, Gina Tesla, and Dean Marsh as it continues to expand the reach of its mission.

Innovation & Technology

10 Years of Un-Carrier, 3 Years Into Merger… Forever Disrupting!

Our commitment to customers extends to putting our network to use for GOOD through programs like Project 10Million and other education initiatives, which in just a few short years have connected more than 5.3 million students with $4.83 billion in services.

Environment

ASCSC Community Foundation and LA Galaxy Foundation Host 15th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Earth Day Celebration at Dignity Health Sports Park

AEG’s ASCSC Community Foundation and LA Galaxy Foundation hosted more than 1,000 children and families on April 7, 2023 for the 15th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Earth Day Celebration at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA.

Health & Healthcare

Our Efforts in Working Towards Health Equity in Recognition of World Health Day

The World Health Organization (WHO) is celebrating its 75th anniversary on World Health Day, April 7. The day serves as an opportunity for us all to look back at public health successes that have improved quality of life in the last seven decades.

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