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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Qualcomm's Commitment to Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

Our employees are committed to inventing solutions to complex problems and making the world a better place. We believe that supporting their holistic wellbeing helps them live their best life both at home and work.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How Biogen Is Advancing Net Zero Supply Chain Goals

Nicole Murphy, Head of Pharmaceutical Operations & Technology, explains that most of a company’s environmental impact comes from its supply chain.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nielsen at SXSW 2022: The Native Representation TV Needs

While moves have been made to increase representation and open narratives for Native Americans in media, the entertainment industry still has a ways to go.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Revitalized Downtowns, Greenspace Projects and Community Centers: T-Mobile Presents 25 Hometown Grants To Help Small Towns Thrive

In April 2021, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced T-Mobile Hometown Grants, a $25 million, five-year initiative to support the people and organizations that help small towns across America thrive and grow.

Environment

Community Offshore Wind Helps Revitalize Oyster Habitats on Long Island With Huntington-Northport Oyster Reef Project

Long Island once served as an oyster hub, but overfishing and pollution decimated the marine ecosystems in the area.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mondelēz Celebrates Pride Month

We strive to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for our colleagues, culture and communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Tempe-Based Bookseller Thrives Post-Pandemic Thanks to GoDaddy Program for Small Businesses

Empower by GoDaddy equips entrepreneurs in underserved communities with training, tools and peer networks to accelerate their journeys.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Truist Announces $120 Million Commitment to Strengthening Small Businesses

Truist Financial Corporation, together with Truist Foundation and Truist Charitable Fund, have announced a commitment to strengthen and support small businesses, focusing on Black, Latinx and women-owned businesses.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Grant To Help Transport and House Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment

Entergy has long worked to make sure the communities it serves are healthy and safe. They recently provided a $50,000 contribution to the American Cancer Society that will go toward helping transport and house patients receiving cancer treatment.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

No Warrior Left Behind: Regions Bank Joins Smoky Mountain Service Dogs To Help the Wounded Stand

Through a recent donation to the nonprofit Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, Regions is helping sponsor a designated pup that will be raised and trained over the next three years to be matched with a wounded warrior in need.

Diversity & Inclusion

Applied Materials Celebrates Pride Month, Supporting a More Equitable Future for All

As we kick off Pride Month, we asked our employees what PRIDE looks like to them and how they support a more equitable future for all. Here’s what they had to say.

Health & Healthcare

Cummins Unites With the National Safety Council and Top Industry Employers in Pledge To Reduce Workplace Injuries by 25% by 2025

The foundational core of Cummins Inc. is its nearly 60,000 global employees, and employee health and well-being is the company’s top priority.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gilead Leadership Organization of Black Employees (GLOBE) Raised the Juneteenth Flag

The Gilead Leadership Organization of Black Employees (GLOBE) employee resource group gathered to raise the Juneteenth flag on our Foster City campus.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Updated Cisco Supplier Guide Fosters a Responsible and Sustainable Supply Chain

We use our technology, our expertise, and our resources not only to provide value for our customers, but also to make a positive impact on people, society, and the planet.

Environment

GRI Standard to Advance Sustainable Production on Land and Sea

Three sectors that produce the food and materials that are fundamental to humanity’s survival are being supported to take accountability for their impacts, following the publication today of a new GRI Standard.

Environment

Steel Dynamics Announces Strategic Partnership To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Steel Dynamics, Inc. today announced the creation of a strategic joint venture with Aymium, a leading producer of renewable biocarbon products. Steel Dynamics owns 55 percent of the joint venture, with Aymium owning the remaining 45 percent.

Environment

Blancco Achieves Goal of Becoming Carbon Neutral

Blancco Technology Group (LON: BLTG) today announced that it has formally achieved carbon neutral status for 2021, in line with PAS 2060, the globally accepted standard for carbon neutrality

Innovation & Technology

Envetec Partners With My Green Lab as a “Breakthrough Level” Sponsor Highlighting the Company’s Commitment to Improving Laboratory Sustainability

Envetec, the world's first and only cleantech company, today announced its “Breakthrough Level” sponsorship with @My_Green_Lab - the leading non-profit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research.

Research, Reports & Publications

Inaugural Public Sustainability Report Furthers Cority's Commitment to Its Customers and the Global Community

Cority, a leading global enterprise EHS software provider equipping organizations to track and report on their ESG practices, has published its first external Sustainability Report using the same digital tools it develops and maintains for customers

Health & Healthcare

Fighting for Health Equity: A Message From Quest Diagnostics' President and CEO

As a company dedicated to promoting a healthier world, Quest serves on the front lines in the fight against health disparities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Tata Consultancy Services' Suresh Muthuswami, Chairman, North America Joins CECP Board of Directors

 As part of its continuing efforts to empower companies to drive long-term business success through positive societal impact, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) announced that Suresh Muthuswami,

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Ericsson's Circular Economy Approach to Design and Material Use

Minimizing waste and increasing reuse, recycling and recovery is key in a circular economy context. Further, waste from electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Lenovo Turkey Brings its Technology to Those Who Are Visually Impaired

“When we realised the huge scale of people that were restricted in how they used our technology due to being visually impaired, we knew we needed to do something."

Education

A New Generation of 'Mathletes' Among Minnesota Students

This year, Enbridge made a $5,000 Fueling Futures donation to Math Masters as part of our commitment to building sustainable communities near our operations.

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