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Environment

Illumina Celebrates International Biodiversity Day

Our technology is being used to understand climate change, study biodiversity, and evaluate environmental DNA. See how we are exploring the power of genomics to positively impact human health in our CSR report.

Education

How Printed Stories and Activities Can Help Kids Navigate Tough Topics

Racial equality, politics, and sexism aren’t topics Laura Livingston, a Houston-based university program administrator, often discussed with her parents when she was growing up in the 1980s. “Many of my questions went unanswered,” Livingston says.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Sponsors Junior Achievement Virtual Career Expo Supporting Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky Students

Inspiring the next generation of community leaders, KeyBank again this year sponsored Junior Achievement of OKI Partner’s 2021 INSPIRE Career Expo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Nonprofit's Persistence Pays Off

After receiving tough yet constructive advice from the winning Morgan Stanley U.S. Strategy Challenge team in 2019, The Family Center turned short-term disappointment into a financially viable, winning plan to expand its healthcare offerings.

Health & Healthcare

XRHealth: Crossing Realities Into the Future of Telehealth

By engaging the connection between the visual cortex and other parts of the body through VR experiences, these apps help treat a number of health conditions ranging from stress and anxiety to neurological disorders.

Education

P&G India Reaches Over 50,000 Underserved Children With Education During Pandemic

The outbreak of the pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to the education of children. P&G’s flagship community program in India, P&G Shiksha, is improving access to holistic education for underserved children.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CSE's Event With Participation of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Rating Agencies on the Need of a New ESG Regulatory Framework

CSE event on ESG Disclosures and the new framework, bringing together in a high level discussion the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ESG Rating Agencies, Fortune 500 firms and the European perspective.

Research, Reports & Publications

Goodyear Underscores Commitment To Corporate Responsibility in 2020 Report

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today released its annual report on corporate responsibility performance.

Research, Reports & Publications

ScottsMiracle-Gro 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: The Legacy Project

Diversity & Inclusion

Edison International Shares Its Diversity Journey

A new report details progress on 10 commitments to advance diversity, equity and inclusion within the company and the community. It also notes various challenges.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Be Boundless Month by Alliance Data

This May, Alliance Data is recognizing May as Be Boundless Month, a time to renew our focus on providing opportunities for associates to be boundless in their career development.

Education

Sesame Workshop and SC Johnson Launch New Resources That Foster Children's Curiosity and a Love of Science

These videos are the latest in a series of global resources to help families build a healthier, more sustainable world, as part of Sesame Workshop’s broader Caring for Each Other initiative to support families during COVID-19 and beyond.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alkermes Inspiration Grants® 2021 Applications Are Now Open

This year’s Alkermes Inspiration Grants® is now officially open for applications! We look forward to reviewing proposals for innovative nonprofit programs to address #addiction, serious mental illness or cancer.

Diversity & Inclusion

Employee Spotlight: Varun Kao

Meet Varun Kao Associate, Office of the CTO, an alum of the iTAP Program, which is a global Invesco talent program that recruits and prepares highly skilled junior professionals to place them in permanent roles.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Cartoon Networking

Cartoons are not just fun. They can inspire children to learn about energy saving and sustainability, gifting them with lifelong values. Check out how CLP has been using animated videos to get the message across.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Social & Health Research Center and Quest Diagnostics Team Up to Address Childhood Hunger and Obesity Exacerbated by COVID-19 in Underserved Communities

Quest Diagnostics is collaborating with the Social and Health Research Center of San Antonio to bring its school health curriculum to underserved schools and communities, first in Texas and then across the United States.

Green Infrastructure

Tetra Tech's Ridge Robinson Discusses Using Water Resources Economics to Evaluate the Costs and Benefits of Public Infrastructure Investments

Ridge Robinson has more than 30 years of experience in the water resources economics field and has worked on more than 200 water resources projects around the globe.

Health & Healthcare

Consumption of Wildlife Drops Almost 30% Over Links to COVID-19

New WWF report finds more than 80% of people surveyed across five countries support government action to close high-risk wildlife markets and stop deforestation to prevent future pandemics.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Great Place to Work® Recognizes CNH Industrial in South America

CNH Industrial South America was named a “Great Place to Work®” by the Great Place to Work® Institute. This is the second time for CNH Industrial in Argentina and Brazil to be recognized as an excellent workplace in terms of workplace culture.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ON Semiconductor Named Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021

ON Semiconductor has been named by 3BL Media to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest, U.S. public companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Partnership Aims to Help Businesses Following Civil Unrest

Watch a video on how Jim Stage, owner of Lloyd’s Pharmacy in St. Paul, Minnesota, is rebuilding his store — a neighborhood staple since 1918 — with support from UnitedHealth Group and the community he serves.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Empowering Our Communities

In 2020, Stanley Black & Decker committed over $10 million for pandemic relief efforts around the world including support for frontline workers, healthcare institutions, those lacking basic needs and back-to-school efforts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Receives the 2021 Manufacturer of the Year Award From the Manufacturing Leadership Council

Dow was named 2021 Manufacturer of the Year, Large Enterprise, by the Manufacturing Leadership Council (MLC), a division of the National Association of Manufactures (NAM).

Diversity & Inclusion

HBCU Community Development Action Coalition Awarded $5.6 Million From the Wells Fargo Foundation to Address Racial Wealth Disparities

The Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Development Action Coalition (HBCU CDAC) is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive financial wellness initiative, Our Money Matters (OMM) for college students of color.

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