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Research, Reports & Publications

Agilent Technologies Celebrates More Than 20 Years of Sustainable Progress

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today issued its 21st annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The report highlights the company’s progress in critical environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas as well its commitment to employees, customers, partners, and the global community during 2020, despite the effects of COVID-19.

Innovation & Technology

Rockwell Automation Helps Milwaukee Youth Code and Fly Drones at MSOE's New STEM Center

More than 300 Milwaukee students have access to new robots, drones and other science, technology, engineering, and math tools at Milwaukee School of Engineering this summer, thanks in part to the support of Rockwell Automation.

Health & Healthcare

Questions to Consider Asking Your HCP About Alcohol Dependence

If you’re concerned about your drinking habits, it may be helpful to talk to your healthcare provider.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Start with Customers. Arrive at Solutions.

There is no shortage of sustainable solutions for business and residential customers. What’s needed is a guiding hand to help customers navigate through the possibilities and land on what’s right — for them.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

From the Fifth Third Bank 2020 ESG Report: Awards and Accolades

Fifth Third recently published its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report. Within the report, the Bank presented recognition it earned as result of its commitment to “do well by doing good.”

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainability Matters: Ellen MacArthur on Building a Circular Economy

Ellen MacArthur, the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe and founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, talks with Chief Sustainability Officer Audrey Choi about designing an economy that keeps materials in use to reduce waste.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding Inspiration in Community

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Featured on Selling Power's “50 Best Companies to Sell For” List in 2021

Hormel Foods Corporation has ranked No. 17 on the Selling Power’s 50 Best Companies to Sell For list.

Health & Healthcare

The Vaccination of an Entire City in Brazil

Late this spring, life began to roar back in Serrana, a town in southeast Brazil. Friends and neighbors started gathering after a year of isolation. Hair salons and restaurants are seeing more and more visitors.

Diversity & Inclusion

Out Leadership Welcomes Henkel as Its Newest Member

Innovation & Technology

Biodesign Innovation Labs: Meet the Team Developing an Affordable Alternative for Prolonged Manual Ventilation

The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is an annual competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage tech entrepreneurs solving the world’s toughest problems. Now in its fifth year, the competition awarded its largest prize pool ever, $1 million USD, to 20 winning teams from around the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Responsible Business Alliance Launches Fund to Support Supply Chain Workers Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) today announced a worker fund that will distribute $500,000 over two phases

Innovation & Technology

Schneider Electric Interns: We Don't Make Lifts, Seriously No Lifts!

But instead, I decided to write a raw and unfiltered blog about my experience with Schneider Electric’s virtual internship program and tell you all about the three main reasons that made me fall in love with Marketing at Schneider Electric!

Sustainable Development Goals

Bayer Launches Its Decarbonization Program for Agriculture in Europe

Bayer announced the European launch of its global Carbon Initiative. The main goal is the decarbonization of the food value chain focusing on farmers’ activities for a more resilient and sustainable food system. It brings together farmers and food value chain players to explore future reward structures for farmers implementing new carbon reduction practices and thus contributing to the Green Deal objectives of the European Commission.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Is Funding Classroom Materials Nationwide With $1 Million Donation to DonorsChoose

T-Mobile is continuing its long-standing support of education by donating $1 million to support teachers through DonorsChoose, which goes directly towards helping them purchase critical classroom supplies.

Environment

Engaging Employees in Environmental Stewardship

One of our key corporate responsibility objectives is to establish NortonLifeLock as an environmentally responsible business. Providing our employees with opportunities for education and engagement and partnering with high-impact nonprofits to amplify our work will help us reach this goal.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Sustainability From The Ground Up: What Responsible Mining Means to Eldorado Gold

At Eldorado Gold, sustainability is more than just a word. It’s at the core of all that we do.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Kimberly-Clark Earns Top Project of the Year Award From Environment + Energy Leader for Maverick Creek Wind Farm

Kimberly-Clark’s energy project at Maverick Creek, a 50,000-acre wind farm in Eden, Texas owned and operated by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., received the Top Project of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program. The win is an indication the program’s expert judges consider Kimberly-Clark’s Maverick Creek project a top example of the exemplary work being done today in the fields of energy and environmental management.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Musim Mas, MUFG Bank, Danamon, and iAPPS Collaborate to Promote Financial Inclusion Among Independent Smallholders

Digital finance and financial learning platform, AgriON, to collaborate with @Musimmas_Group with financial literacy classes with a comprehensive series of workshops introduce smallholders to products that are aligned with their financial goals.

Energy

US Power Sector Sees Record Decrease in Air Emissions, Renewable Energy Growth in 2020

U.S. power sector carbon dioxide emissions fell 10% between 2019 and 2020 in the largest year-over-year decrease since the Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States report was first released.

Health & Healthcare

Walmart Hosts Free Wellness Day To Empower Customers To Prioritize Health

Walmart is inviting customers to take control of their health at Walmart Wellness Day, a free event on Saturday, July 24, where they can get health screenings and wellness resources at pharmacies nationwide, as well as immunizations in one easy location.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Building a Healthier Future for All: Meet Silvia And Her Family

Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) is an integral part of our network, comprising 168 Casa Herbalife Nutrition organizations across the globe. Through this partnership, we’ve supported a number of families in the local LA community, including Silvia and her daughters.

Diversity & Inclusion

Qualcomm Wireless Reach's mWomen Programs

Bridging the gender gap in mobile usage ultimately brings the benefits of mobile to women, their families, and communities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Dow CEO: Coming Out Made Me a More Inclusive Leader

To kick off Pride 2021, our chairman & CEO, Jim Fitterling, sits down with Catalyst Inc. to share his experience being one of the few openly gay CEOs of a Fortune 500 company and why being able to bring one’s whole self to work is so important.

Health & Healthcare

Lenovo Technology Helps Ducati With New Safety Innovations

Technologies from in-suit airbags to machine-learning based simulations of tire consumption are helping ensure MotoGP isn’t just the most exciting it’s ever been – it’s also the safest. With powerful data-wrangling technology from Lenovo, Ducati engineers are working out how to predict what happens when the rubber meets the road and avert crashes in the process.

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