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Energy & Infrastructure

International Paper To Invest $103 Million in Cedar River Mill

International Paper (NYSE: IP) today announced formal plans to invest approximately $103 million to build and operate two natural gas power boilers to generate steam for its Containerboard Mill in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Health & Healthcare

New Collaboration and Investment Scales Up Innovation To Improve Vaccine Delivery Systems in Africa

A new collaboration has been announced today during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland between Project Last Mile and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to improve vaccine delivery systems via Gavi’s INFUSE platform.

Health & Healthcare

Safety Stars: Recognizing Our Contractors’ Commitment to Safety

Introducing three contractors who have stood out to Rayonier employees for their efforts to make their working conditions as safe as possible.

Corporate Responsibility

ICYMI: Fifth Third Bank Named to Top 25 of America’s Most Just Companies by Just Capital and CNBC

Inclusion in the JUST 100 is a recognition of the Bank’s commitment to its employees, customers, communities, planet and shareholders.

Philanthropy

Bloomberg and Dahlia Capital Support Launch of New Financial Literacy Program with Instituto PROA

Bloomberg and Dahlia Capital announced today their support of a new financial literacy course with Instituto PROA’s Plataforma PROA, an online education portal that helps prepare young adults for their first jobs.

Philanthropy

The Home Depot Foundation, Team Rubicon and World Central Kitchen Help Communities Impacted by Southern Tornadoes

Last week’s tornadoes upended many communities in the Southeast. The Home Depot Foundation is partnering with Habitat for Humanity, Team Rubicon, The American Red Cross and other nonprofit organizations to help those impacted by the storms.

Environment

Southwire 2021 Sustainability Report: Climate Change & Zero Carbon Transition

To maintain our leadership status in the wire and cable manufacturing industry and help drive the clean energy transition, we must address both the risks and opportunities of climate change—now and in the coming decades.

AI & Technology

5G Technology Is Key to Closing the Digital Divide: Qualcomm Report

As it continues to play a major role in the world’s digital transformation, 5G technology also holds the potential to close the digital divide, ushering in a more connected and intelligent tomorrow, Qualcomm Incorporated said in a recent white paper.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Project Destined Is Changing the Face of Commercial Real Estate

In October 2022, USBCDC also contributed $25,000 to Project Destined’s Affordable Housing Bridge Program, an eight-week fellowship that exposes alumni to potential career paths by connecting them with nonprofit and for-profit affordable housing leaders and practitioners.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Mielle Organics Joins P&G Beauty in a Major Move for Black Entrepreneurs Serving Black Women

P&G Beauty and Mielle Organics®, a popular textured hair care brand rooted in natural ingredients, announced today that it will join P&G Beauty, pending regulatory approval, further expanding access to healthy hair products and services for Black women around the world.

Corporate Responsibility

IBM Volunteer Invests in STEM Education via Mentoring

Kyle volunteers with organizations from mentoring students in building robots to tutoring high school programming classes to teaching girls to program mobile apps for social impact.

Philanthropy

Las Vegas Sands and Marina Bay Sands Launch $1 Million Hospitality Scholarship Program in Singapore

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) and Marina Bay Sands have established a $1 million scholarship program that will help build a pipeline of new talent for the hospitality industry in Singapore through Sands Cares, the company’s community engagement program

Philanthropy

Utah Food Bank Receives $100,000 Grant From KeyBank To Support Culturally Responsive Food Initiative

KeyBank has awarded a $100,000 grant to Utah Food Bank to create an infrastructure that allows the organization to identify, track and distribute culturally appropriate foods to Salt Lake City communities in need, and eventually, state-wide.

Environment

Sequencing the Sustainable Secrets of Seaweed

As nicknames go, marine algae got the short end of the strand. The informal term “seaweed” makes it sound like an undesirable pest. And it may seem like one, if you’ve only encountered it as a drying clump on the beach or a slimy surprise in the waves.

Energy & Infrastructure

LEED-Certified Office Buildings Command Higher Rents, Even Amid Challenging Conditions

LEED-certified office buildings command a rent premium over their non-certified peers even as the market endures the reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work, according to a new report from CBRE.

Awards & Rankings

Tapestry Named Among Built In’s ‘Best Places To Work’ for Second Year Running

For the second year in a row, Tapestry has been named among Built In's ‘Best Places to Work,’ recognized as a ‘Best Large Company’ based in New York.

AI & Technology

ekō Solutions’ Commercial Division Expands Product Offering Into Animal Grooming

Land Betterment’s ekō Solutions Commercial Division recently created a customized container based animal grooming unit together with Block Experience Solutions.

Awards & Rankings

SAIC Receives BIG Innovation Award for Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been named a 2023 BIG Innovation Award Winner for its Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) solution. SAIC’s CUAS was developed to safeguard against the threats drones pose to defense and civilian infrastructures.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Kohler Co. Appoints Laura Kohler As Company’s First Chief Sustainability and DEI Officer

Kohler Co. has announced that Laura Kohler will be the company’s first Chief Sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, reporting directly to Chair and Chief Executive Officer David Kohler.

Education & Workforce Development

CNH Industrial Brand Raven Is Encouraging the Next Generation of Engineers

CNH Industrial brand Raven proactively invests in STEM education because it believes the need is great, and it believes it has excellent opportunities for students who are interested in STEM employment fields. 

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Natural Pest Control: Barn Owls To Combat Rats in Plantations

The use of barn owls to combat rat infestations is an example of the Musim Mas Group’s efforts to manage pests in plantations sustainably and economically.

AI & Technology

Looking Back To Look Ahead: 2022’s Top Ten Blog Posts

Before jumping into the new year and the many opportunities it will send your way, join us on a stroll down memory lane as we revisit our top ten blog posts of the year.

Philanthropy

Health-Ade Joins Whole Planet Foundation’s Supplier Alliance for Microcredit $50,000 Fund

2022 was a challenging year in many ways but amid those challenges Health-Ade decided to increase their annual contribution in support Whole Planet Foundation’s mission to alleviate global poverty by joining the Supplier Alliance for Microcredit $50,000 Fund.

Awards & Rankings

Dow Chairman and CEO, Jim Fitterling, Named #1 on 2023 ICIS Top 40 Power Players Ranking

Congratulations to our chairman and CEO, Jim Fitterling, named #1 on the 2023 ICIS Top 40 Power Players ranking.

Philanthropy

Truist Foundation Awards Center for Employment Opportunities $1 Million To Advance Social, Economic Mobility for Formerly Incarcerated People

Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), the nation’s largest provider of comprehensive employment services to people returning from jail or prison, has received a $1 million grant from Truist Foundation.

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Corporate Responsibility

Webster Bank's Corporate Responsibility

2025 Performance Report

Entergy’s 2025 performance report, “Energy for a better future” presents an overview of our company’s 2025 achievements, future plans and strategies...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

Enriching Women's Lives

60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

Titanium Technologies

Chemours’ Titanium Technologies (TT) business is a leading, global provider of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment used in coatings, plastics, and...

Thermal & Specialized Solutions

Chemours’ Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business sits at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and design, making it a leading provider of...

Policy and Regulation

Cascale shares insights regarding policy and regulation impacting the consumer goods industry, and highlights how it's supporting members prepare for...

Cascale Events

Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...

Leadership

Cascale demonstrates industry leadership and collaboration to drive collective action, by sharing insight into key sustainability topics inside and...