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Environment | International Paper

National Forest Week: How International Paper Helps Restore Longleaf Ecosystems

National Forest Week, held annually during the second week of June, raises awareness for the 193 million acres of National Forests across the United States and the benefits these landscapes provide.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Can the New Way of Working Change the Game for Gender Equality?

Over the last several months, personal and professional life have become one, merged for many under a single roof.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PNC Summer Internships Go Virtual, Remain Vibrant

Through a six-week schedule that grew to 150 events and activities, PNC offered its 463 summer interns an unprecedented volume and variety of opportunities to engage with managers, organizational leaders and one another — all while working remotely.

Education

Qualcomm's Efforts to Erase the Homework Gap

Qualcomm supports emergency federal funding to help keep all students on track with connectivity and devices.

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Research, Reports & Publications

The Results Are In - How The Giving Landscape and Strategic Initiatives Have Changed During COVID-19

Energy

Ecocentricity Blog: Walking and Chewing Gum

I’m a huge advocate for utility-scale solar. That doesn’t mean, however, that I think we’re doing it perfectly right now.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Albertsons Companies’ O Organics® Coffee is Now 100% Fair Trade Certified

O Organics® coffee is now 100 percent certified sustainable by Fair Trade USA, meeting our Sustainable Coffee Challenge commitment. Customers can now enjoy their morning coffee knowing that with each cup they’re helping farmers and the environment.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sustainable Beverage Production: From Revolutionary Theory to Reality

We set out to revolutionize an industrial process that’s been largely unchanged for decades. Find out how we succeeded in drastically improving the sustainability of juice, nectar and still drinks production.

Education

Moldovan Education Company Increases Youth Employment Through IT Training

As the first member company from the Republic of Moldova, educational technology company Codifun has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to broaden its delivery of affordable information technology (IT) courses by 2022 and enable ...

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Research, Reports & Publications

Freeport-McMoRan Publishes 2019 Annual Report on Sustainability and Inaugural Climate Report

In June, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) announced the publication of its 2019 Annual Report on Sustainability, “Building on Strength.” This report details the company’s long-standing commitment to manage responsibly our environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

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Diversity & Inclusion

AEG's ASCSC Foundation, National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment (NABFEME) and Women Helping Women in Entertainment Host Seventh Annual Women in Entertainment Luncheon Virtually

On Friday, July 31, 2020, more than 250 female executives from the sports and entertainment industries attended the seventh annual Women in Entertainment Luncheon (Film, TV, Music, Sports, and Fashion), presented by Coca Cola, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers and City National Bank.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Meet our World Changers at ON Semiconductor

At ON Semiconductor, we pride ourselves on being a diverse and inclusive company, offering various positions and opportunities for those looking to join our team and expand their skillset.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

First WELL Portfolio Scores Demonstrate Commitment to Health Through a Portfolio-wide Approach

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Received a 2020 MSCI ESG Rating of AAA for the Seventh Consecutive Year and Is Included in MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes

In 2020, CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) received a rating of AAA in the MSCI ESG Ratings[i] assessment for the seventh consecutive year.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leaves on the Success Tree: Hard Work, Mentorship, and Sponsorship

Melissa, a Cisco Customer Experience Exec, shares her journey to creating ASCEND to teach and empower young African American and Hispanic collegiate talent entering the corporate world.

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Health & Healthcare

Hundreds of Built Environment Experts Join Forces In Statement to WHO Urging Enhanced Guidance on Role of Buildings In Addressing COVID-19

Environment

Carnival Corporation Delivers Two Retired Cruise Ships for Responsible Recycling in Turkey

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced agreements with maritime reclamation and recycling specialists EGE CELIK and SIMSEKLER to responsibly dismantle and recycle two retired ships scheduled to leave its fleet.

Health & Healthcare

The American Red Cross: Life-Saving Work Using Digital Experiences From Adobe

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Donates 100,000 Meals to NJ-based Table to Table

CIT Group Inc. (CIT) today announced that it has made a donation to provide enough fresh food for 100,000 meals to Table to Table, a community-based food rescue program that redistributes would-be wasted food to those in need.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

How HP Is 3D Printing Critical Medical Supplies

As the COVID-19 virus spread around the globe and severely impacted the global-supply chain of vital medical equipment for healthcare professionals, HP’s 3D manufacturing lab in Barcelona started getting urgent requests from the medical community.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

NRG Powers Purpose

Purpose 360 welcomed Jennifer Brunelle, Head of Charitable Giving at NRG, to share the company’s purpose journey.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Extreme Volunteerism: Intel Principal Engineer Mike Espig Helps Coronavirus Patients Who Need It Most

Mike Espig is an Intel principal engineer and Xeon CPU architect with 15 patents to his name. A 26-year Intel veteran, he has quietly assumed a unique place in the long tradition of Intel volunteerism.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Benevity Surpasses $5 Billion in Donations and Sees Exponential Spike in Support for Racial Justice

Contributions to causes supporting racial justice and equity increased by 15x in June on the Benevity platform, boosting total giving by 71 percent

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

EarthShare Announces Grant Funding for Projects in PA and MD to Foster a New Understanding of Energy and Renewable Energy Choices

EarthShare has awarded $150,000 in five grants to organizations that through The Energy of One, The Power of Many Grant Program, to establish community-level projects in MD and PA focused on renewable energy choice and equitable energy.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

FedEx Delivering for Good in Canada During COVID-19

GlobalMedic, a Canadian disaster relief charity, is distributing 55,000 pounds of aid in support of COVID-19 relief efforts in every province and territory in Canada.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Social Impact & Volunteering

MilliporeSigma Virtual Volunteering: Shared Business Services Team in Bangalore Brings Curiosity Home

To spark curiosity, MilliporeSigma's Shared Business Services Team in Bengaluru, India led five, at-home science experiments using common household materials.

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    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...

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    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...

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    60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash created an unparalleled opportunity for women to define their own successes and control their own futures. Her vision of...

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    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...

  7. AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism
    AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

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