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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Wildlife Educator and Her Loyal Companion Spread the Word on Saving Animals in the Sierra Nevada

“We spend a lot of time rearing babies, waking up at all hours of the night to bottle-feed them,” says Theodora Flory, a nature enthusiast who goes by Teddy, of the job she’s held for the last four years.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Rise of Corporate Carbon Neutrality: What it Means for Your Business

It’s Climate Week and today from the UN Climate Action Summit, Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on leaders to present their concrete, realistic plans to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move toward a zero-carbon future.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

National Grid Wins Two EEI Awards for Storm Assistance and Recovery

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today presented National Grid with the Emergency Assistance Award and Emergency Recovery Award for restoration efforts during hard-hitting storms in 2019.

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Energy

Smithfield Foods Generates Renewable Natural Gas from Wastewater to Power North Carolina Communities

SMITHFIELD, Va., January 8, 2020 /3BL Media/ — Smithfield Foods, Inc., in partnership with Duke Energy and OptimaBio, LLC, is now producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from the wastewater treatment system at its Tar Heel, N.C....

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Responsible Production & Consumption

How HP Made the New Elite Dragonfly One of the Most Sustainable Laptops Ever

As part of its ongoing sustainability efforts, HP has introduced a new laptop that’s unlike any other, made of 80% recycled materials.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Is Diversity The Key To Creativity?

Making use of diversity within a team to generate new ideas and solve problems is called creative friction, and two companies in very different industries are turning that to their advantage.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ecocentricity Blog: Who Are They?

Hannon Armstrong’s simple and direct investment thesis: “We will earn better risk-adjusted returns by investing on the right side of the climate change line.”

Responsible Production & Consumption

2019 Sees Bridgestone EMEA, in Partnership with Leading Car Manufacturers, Strengthen its Commitment to a More Sustainable, CASE-oriented Future

In 2019, Bridgestone completed several ground-breaking CASE mobility projects launched in partnership with leading car manufacturers addressed global macro trends, such as climate change and urbanisation.

Innovation & Technology

CES 2020: Trane® Residential Working With Samsung Electronics to Deliver Holistic Comfort Within the Smart Home Ecosystem

Trane® Residential, a leading global provider of sustainable home comfort systems and services, announces its work with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., to enhance indoor air quality and elevate whole home comfort across smart devices and appliances.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

CASE Construction Equipment Growing a Sustainable Future With the Tree Plantation Initiative

Creating a greener future, CASE Construction Equipment a construction brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI/ MI: CNHI) is committed to contributing its best efforts in preserving the environment through a Tree Plantation Project in India.

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Environment

Bob Berwyn: Water in the West

As we embark upon a new decade, many of us are contemplating ongoing environmental challenges and what may be in store for the earth in the decade to come.

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Innovation & Technology

A New Decade for ON Semiconductor Employees

Curious to know what life is like for our employees? Watch to learn about the fab life at ON Semiconductor and how our cutting-edge technology is changing and impacting lives.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Help United Airlines (and Ellen DeGeneres) Support Wildfire Relief Efforts in Australia

Australia needs our help as wildfires continue to devastate the continent that's beloved by locals and travelers alike. In times like these, the world gets a little smaller and we all have a responsibility to do what we can.

Environment

JetBlue Pledges To Offset All Carbon Emissions for U.S. Flights

In a statement, the company said yesterday’s announcements underscore its "long-term strategy to ensure a more sustainable business for crew members, customers, shareholders and communities served by JetBlue.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Domtar Board Members Recognized As WomenInc.’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors

Domtar Corporation congratulates three of its board members, Giannella Alvarez, Mary A. Winston and Pamela B. Strobel, on being named to WomenInc. Magazine’s list of 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors.

Research, Reports & Publications

IOC’s Plastic Game Plan for Sport to Help Sports Organisations Tackle Plastic Pollution

The International Olympic Committee has launched a new guide which aims to help the sports community address plastic pollution.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Brazil: Drone Technology Development Program for Precision Agriculture

A collaboration between Qualcomm, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation & the Institute for Solidarity Socioeconomics (ISES) to innovate drone technology that will be able to provide immediate agricultural intelligence to smaller farmers.

Green Infrastructure

Partnering Early Helps Transportation Agencies Deliver More Value for Travelers

Public sector agencies are starting to see the value of optimizing on a solution with the ultimate deliverers of the project as a way to ensure project viability and success. As this trend continues, the ultimate winners will be the traveling public.

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Environment

Arbor Day Foundation Announces Initial Planting Locations for 20 Million #TeamTrees Trees

The Arbor Day Foundation is launching domestic and international planting projects to fulfill its commitment to plant more than 21.5 million trees funded by #TeamTrees, a viral crowdfunding campaign driven by YouTubers MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and Mark Rober in late 2019.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

HPE’s Commitment to Protecting Human Rights

Championing human rights is fundamental to HPE’s values and mission to advance the way we live and work, and all people are entitled to basic freedoms and standards of treatment, both inside and outside the company

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Decade In Design

As we approach a new decade in design, themes of renewal underscore a resurgence of enthusiasm for responsible design practices.

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Events, Media & Communications

HP at CES 2020: Unleashing Next Generation Computing and Sustainability Innovations

HP’s latest consumer and commercial product innovations offer users the freedom to work more securely and show their personal values by offering the world’s first notebook and sleeve made with ocean-bound plastic materials.

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Events, Media & Communications

LG Electronics Sustainability Leadership Featured in CES Green Guide

Among many innovations for greener living highlighted at CES® 2020, LG Electronics is demonstrating its “ThinQ Home” energy management dashboard on 2020 LG AI-enabled smart TVs.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Choose the Right Technology for Your Employee Volunteering and Giving Programs.

Join this month’s episode of Listen Up! for a robust discussion on trends and best practices in the use of technology to support corporate citizenship programs. Wednesday, January 8, 11:30 – 12:30 EST (New York City time zone)

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comerica Bank Puts Commitment to Detroit on Display With $25,000 Donation to Detroit Public Safety Foundation

Comerica Bank awarded the Detroit Public Safety Foundation a $25,000 donation at the bank’s Michigan headquarters in downtown Detroit to kick off the DPSF’s week-long “Back the Blue” campaign

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