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Health & Healthcare

The Future of Cell and Gene Therapy

The future of cell and gene therapy and defending our global population from disease—those we know and those to come—requires new nimbleness for development and manufacturing.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Mills Marks Inclusion Milestone

General Mills has earned a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Carnival Corporation Again Named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, today announced that for the fifth consecutive year it has earned a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI)

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Truist Receives Perfect 100 Rating on 2021 Corporate Equality Index

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) announced today it has earned a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and been designated one of the “Best Places to Work...

Diversity & Inclusion

Logitech Teams Up with Girls Who Code, Supporting its Mission to Close the Gender Gap in Tech

Inspiring a pipeline of future leaders, the global team for the Logitech Master Series is committed to helping young and aspiring girls discover a passion for engineering and creativity.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$4.4 Million Wells Fargo Foundation Grant Supports Innovative NFCC and HPN Renter Advantage™

The National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) and the Housing Partnership Network (HPN) today announced a joint response to the crisis gripping America’s renters

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

S&P Global Earns Top Honors for Equality From Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Bloomberg

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced that it received two top honors in recognition of its efforts to foster an equitable workplace.

Research, Reports & Publications

BofA, Mastercard, Salesforce, IBM to Report ESG Metrics Championed by World Economic Forum

The push for a global set of ESG standards is bearing fruit.

Education

Retool Your School Program to Grant $1 Million to 30 HBCUs

The Home Depot’s Retool Your School grant program is doubling its commitment to $1 million in HBCU campus improvement grants.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru of America, Inc. Earns 100 Percent in 2021 Corporate Equality Index for Fifth Consecutive Year

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the Human Rights Campaign has awarded the automaker a score of 100 percent on its Corporate Equality Index.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Xylem Earns Top Marks For Equality From Human Rights Campaign

Xylem earns 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual assessment of LGBTQ workplace equality

Social Impact & Volunteering

Virtual Volunteering for Corporates: 9 Crucial Insights from Goodera

Explore crucial insights from Goodera about virtual volunteering for corporates to improve your CSR and Corporate Citizenship programs this year!

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Qurate Retail Group Earns Top Marks for LGBTQ Workplace Equality

Qurate Retail Group proudly announced that it has received a 100% rating on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index

Education

Stronger Than Hate Challenge Provides Students Social and Emotional Learning Opportunity with Chance to Counter Hate and Win $10,000!

The third annual Stronger Than Hate Challenge is now open and offers students the opportunity to win $10,000 in prizing.

Environment

How Biden's Climate Policies May Affect Georgia

While the Paris agreement might feel pretty distant, other climate policies the Biden administration may roll out could have more on-the-ground effects in Georgia.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Named to Bloomberg's 2021 Gender-Equality Index

In recognition of its commitment to gender inclusion in the workplace, the supply chain and the communities in which it operates, Dow (NYSE:DOW) has been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI).

Research, Reports & Publications

2020 Environmental Sustainability Goals at P&G

In 2010, P&G declared a set of goals and commitments to reduce our environmental footprint across climate, water and waste. Since then our business has continued to grow, while our teams have developed smarter, more efficient ways to operate.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sodexo Receives 100% on the Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index, Earning the Designation of “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality”

Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company committed to improving Quality of Life, announced today it has received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI)

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity's “Dear 2020 Challenge” Exceeds Goal of 3 Million Acts of Goodness

Companies that took part in the Dear 2020 challenge saw overall engagement in their corporate purpose programs grow by an average of 5 percent.

Sustainable Development Goals

Fairtrade Commits to a Better Future for Thousands of Banana Farmers

Fairtrade International announces a comprehensive approach to supporting banana farmers in 2021 and beyond through efforts to achieve living wages and improve working conditions.

Events, Media & Communications

Bill Gates to Speak at GreenBiz 21

Have you heard the big news? Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy, will be speaking at GreenBiz 21 — the premier annual event for business leaders!

Environment

Leading Corporate Citizen Hormel Foods Announces It Will Match 100 Percent of its Global Energy Use with Renewable Sourcing and Establish Science Based Targets for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The company’s new goals follow its previous set of sustainability goals in which the company achieved significant reductions in its packaging, nonrenewable energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and solid waste sent to landfills.

Sustainable Development Goals

EQT and Project Canary Partner on Certified Responsibly Sourced Natural Gas Pilot

EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) today announced its commitment to a pilot project to demonstrate the production of responsibly sourced natural gas (RSG) for use in domestic and international energy markets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Every Day Is “Data Privacy Day” at Alliance Data

Respect one’s privacy. It’s a basic societal tenet that most of us learned from our parents at a very young age.

Environment

New Episode of Healthy Spaces With Trane Technologies Podcast: Transparency Is the New Green

What if you knew how the spaces you occupy were performing? Would your expectations change if you could read the carbon dioxide level in any given room of your house?

Latest Campaigns

  1. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  2. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.
  3. KeyBank's Community Investment
    In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
  4. Recognition of our Company
    As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
  5. Aflac Insights
    Learn more about Aflac’s survey findings to better understand workplace trends as well as consumer attitudes, habits and opinions toward health and...
  6. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  7. Technology for Good
    We believe that technology, when thoughtfully and strategically applied, can bring positive, lasting change to people’s lives and communities and...
  8. EVP Campaign
    Driving awareness of DP World’s Employee Value Proposition across the Americas, showcasing the company’s purpose-driven mission, talent strategy, and...
  9. Aflac Voices
    Hear from Aflac’s senior leaders and subject matter experts about industry trends and more.
  10. Plastics Footprint
    We aspire to be a leader in driving innovative solutions that address the problem of plastic pollution and enable a circular economy. We are committed...
  11. Accelerating access to healthcare technology
    We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...
  12. Health & Nutrition
    Be the leading nutritious and sustainable product development partner for our customers, developing industry leading solutions that enable the...
  13. 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...
  14. Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
    The business landscape is reorienting itself and you can almost hear priorities shifting toward change-readiness and the bigger picture. And in this...
  15. Made to Move Communities
    About the Made to Move Communities program Launched in 2020, the Made to Move Communities program engages young minds to explore real-world...