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Education

Feeding Potential: KFC’s Girls Takeover Creates Lasting Impact

At KFC, we believe in feeding people’s potential – not only through our food but also by creating opportunities that drive change. As part of our unwavering commitment to gender balance and youth empowerment, we proudly partnered with Plan International to host a “Girls Takeover”

Diversity & Inclusion

Building Confidence Through Sports: LA Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park Lead Girls Empowerment Events

In honor of Women’s History Month, AEG’s Dignity Health Sports Park, LA Galaxy hosted two events aimed at inspiring and building confidence in young girls.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Women in Spirits: Luz Irizarry Shares Her Journey to Becoming a BACARDĺ Rum Blender

Bacardi is proud to have four female Maestros shaping the future of the industry and its drinks. Through its Next Generation Blenders Club, Bacardi nurtures future talent, including incredible women who are training to become the next Maestros for the Bacardi brands.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Collaboration Myth: Why Our Industry Still Struggles To Work Together

In this latest blog, Lee Green, Cascale’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications, delves into the collaboration challenges facing the industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

Saint-Gobain Video Series: empowHERed: Tara Brandon, Augusta, GA

After making a big switch in her career, Tara Brandon loves the challenge of managing her team as the Plant Manager of GCP in Augusta, GA. Find your next career

Innovation & Technology

Trane Enhances Mission Critical Thermal Management Systems Capabilities With Innovative, New Fan Coil Wall Platform

Trane® – by Trane Technologies is strengthening its thermal management system capabilities for data center environments through the new Trane® Fan Coil Wall platform featuring innovations designed and developed through close collaboration with data center owners and operators.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Breaking Barriers: A Journey of Professional Growth

I started out with a challenging past, limited resources, and big dreams. My journey at Principal® has taught me that professional growth is less about achieving milestones on a prescribed path and more about channeling personal strengths.

Environment

SCS Verifies First Agriculture Land Management Carbon Offset Project in Africa Under Verra’s Improved Agricultural Land Management (VM0042) Methodology

SCS Global Services (SCS) is excited to announce that Verra has approved validation and verification for a project in Africa using Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Methodology VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management.

Health & Healthcare

Baker Tilly Insights on Ensuring Long-Term EHR Success With Change Management Strategies

Adopting an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is one of the most transformative changes a healthcare organization can undergo.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Remote Access: For Rural Entrepreneurs, It’s a Struggle To Click Into the Digital Economy

Working as a waitress in Greenville, a small city of less than 30,000 nestled in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Kenesha Lewis thrived off the strong connections she created with her regular customers and dreamed of one day starting her own business.

Energy

Join Us at the TEPA Conference in Philadelphia on March 20th!

The energy landscape is shifting, and 24/7 Carbon-Free Electricity (CFE) is leading the way! Don’t miss the panel "24/7 CFE | Leveraging Nuclear and Renewables for True Sustainability", moderated by David Smart.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Coachtopia Makes Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List

Coachtopia is one of Fast Company’s 2025 Most Innovative Companies!

Social Impact & Volunteering

Empowering Communities, One Drop at a Time

Water is something many of us take for granted. We turn on the faucet, and it’s there—clean, safe, and ready to use. But for 2.2 billion people worldwide, access to safe water is anything but certain.

Events, Media & Communications

The Evolving Sustainability Workforce: What’s Changing and How Companies Can Adapt

In the latest episode of What the...?, 3BL takes an in-depth look at how Gen Z’s evolving expectations are reshaping the workforce, and how companies can adapt to attract and retain this new generation of professionals.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

No Time To Waste for Women To Shape a Better World

After she had her first child and came back to work, my then-colleague Amy Orr (now of Boston Common), shared with me an interesting observation: she was getting more done at work, and with more impact.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

$20 Million Investment From KeyBank Bolsters New Affordable Housing Initiative in Cleveland

Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb, Cleveland City Council and the Cleveland office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC Cleveland) announced details of a major new initiative to address the affordable housing crisis facing Cleveland residents.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Baker Tilly Case Study: Transforming Global Manufacturing Operations for Sustainable Growth

The company is a global leader in food manufacturing, originally serving a small customer base with limited product offerings. Over time, the company expanded its reach to serve thousands of customers across multiple continents

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Water Council Expands Water Stewardship Programming

The Water Council announced an expansion today of its groundbreaking water stewardship verification program, WAVE.

WAVE: Action will help organizations set targets that directly mitigate highest priority water risks and address shared challenges and opportunities.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Secured Card Broadens Economic Access for 48,000+ Customers, and Counting

Today, Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) graduated another 3,900 customers through its Fifth Third Secured Card program, which has now helped more than 48,000 customers boost their credit scores and bolster their financial stability since its inception in 2019.

Green Infrastructure

CDL Unveils EcoTrain and MicroForest Launched by Singapore’s President: Advancing Urban Sustainability Through Innovation and Nature-Based Solutions

City Developments Limited (CDL) has launched two pioneering initiatives on 10 March 2025, the CDL EcoTrain and CDL Microforest, at City Square Mall, Singapore’s first eco retail complex.

Health & Healthcare

Award-winning Digital Outreach Reminded Virginians To Renew Their Medicaid Coverage

Cover VA, a division of the Virginia Department of Medicaid Assistance Services (DMAS), connects eligible Virginians to high-quality, affordable health insurance.

Innovation & Technology

CASE Takes On 100 Horsepower Segment With New Wheel Loader

CNH brand, CASE Construction Equipment, is filling the gap between its compact and medium-size wheel loaders, with the launch of the 421G. With an operating weight of 8,970kg, the machine has been designed to work with a 1.5m³ standard bucket, or a 1.7m³ light material bucket.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Q&A: SAP CSO’s Guidance on New ESG Reporting Standards

As an influx of new ESG reporting standards come into play, companies shouldn’t lose sight of what reporting standards are trying to achieve.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

California United Ways Receive $1 Million From Wells Fargo To Accelerate Financial Empowerment

$1 million donation from Wells Fargo to United Ways of California will support financial empowerment and community resiliency programming at 12 United Ways covering more than 30 California counties.

Sustainable Development Goals

Proposed Changes to CSRD Via the EU Omnibus

The EU is revising CSRD regulations, impacting sustainability reporting for businesses. CSRHub’s CSRD Readiness Calculator helps companies assess compliance and prepare for upcoming ESG requirements. Learn more about these proposed changes and how they affect you.

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