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Diversity & Inclusion

Leading Supplier Diversity Into the Future

What does inclusive procurement mean? For Regions, it’s a commitment to increase the number of small businesses, as well as diverse-owned businesses, into its supply chain.

Research, Reports & Publications

Expedia Group 2021 Inclusion & Diversity Key Priority - Build Skill Sets

We have fully integrated Ally Skills into the onboarding process to ensure all new employees complete the program and build foundational awareness of allyship into Expedia Group’s culture.

Innovation & Technology

11 Enterprise AI Trends to Know

AI adoption continues to expand across the globe, with Gartner predicting that organizations will soon “adopt cutting-edge techniques for smarter, reliable, responsible and environmentally sustainable artificial intelligence applications.”

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Receives Dual Recognition As Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas and Top Hispano-Latino EBRG

Not only are we recognized by LATINA Style 50 Awards as one of the Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to work in the United States, our Employee Business Resource Group, Alianza, has been named a top Hispano-Latino EBRG!

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences Announces Collaboration With Morehouse School of Medicine and Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy To Address Inequities in HIV Care

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced a new health equity collaboration with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine and the Center for

Diversity & Inclusion

Making Research Look More Like Its Patients

From the outset of their careers, physicians pledge not to treat "a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being."

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How The Braid Chick Is Rising by Lifting Others | Icons of Cincinnati

Rebecca Gibson, a.k.a The Braid Chick, owner of Empire Beauty Bar, a Black-owned braiding hair salon in Cincinnati, discovered a love of braids at a young age as she watched her grandmother do hair.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Melissa Hackmeier of MilliporeSigma Talks How To Build an Effective Volunteer Program on the sgENGAGE Podcast

Melissa Hackmeier, head of employee & community engagement at MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, discusses strategies to build an effective volunteer program on the sgENGAGE Podcast.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AllianceBernstein: ECB Tilts Toward Climate, but Investors Can Go Further

Climate issues are complex. We see four main areas where climate-aware investors need better data, expert insights and a more nuanced approach in order to create an effective decision framework.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Paychex Denver Office Received the Caring Spirit Award

Our Denver Office received the Caring Spirit Award in recognition of their local community involvement, contributions to the United Way and local fundraising.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KKR Forms Strategic Alliance With Loop Capital To Offer Equity Research and Distribution Capabilities

KKR has worked with Loop Capital on ECM transactions since 2011 when Loop Capital was part of the underwriting syndicate for the IPO of Nielsen, a former KKR portfolio company.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Employee Retention Through Relationships, Understanding and Fun

In the midst of the Great Resignation, people are seeking work that is flexible, meaningful and makes a positive impact in the world. Your corporate purpose program can be one of your best levers to attract and retain top talent.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Booster™ Gains New CTO, Tech Veteran Andrew Hamel

Technology leader Andrew Hamel joins Booster as the mobile energy delivery company's first Chief Technology Officer.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Hybrid Can Make Work More Accessible for People With Disabilities

The impact of remote work is undeniable: Software like Zoom and Microsoft Teams has become a de facto conference room, employees have traded business suits for loungewear, and commuting time has shrunk to the few minutes it takes to boot up.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Whirlpool Corp. Recognized for Sixth Straight Year as a “Best Place To Work for Disability Inclusion” for 2022

Whirlpool Corporation has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” after being awarded a 100 percent score on the 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI), making this the sixth straight year of receiving a high score.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Chemours Is Committed to Making Chemistry As Responsible as It Is Essential

When Chemours began its corporate responsibility journey in 2017, we were driven by a collective determination to be better and do better for our customers, communities, employees

Events, Media & Communications

3BL Media's Guide to Telling Your ESG Story to the Press

Batman and Robin. Thelma and Louise. Shrek and Donkey. We all know the hero and lovable sidekick trope. But, have you ever thought about your environmental, social, governance (ESG) communications strategy this way?

Sustainable Development Goals

Business Can Drive SDGs Collaboration

What is the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals? Top experts from the field of corporate sustainability get beneath the surface of this issue, in the final two installments of SDGs: The Rising Tide.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Udemy Certified for Equitable Pay Practices by Fair Pay Workplace

Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a company dedicated to improving lives through learning, today announced it has been certified by Fair Pay Workplace (FPW), a trusted symbol of pay equity around the world.

Environment

The Arbor Day Foundation and CONEXPO-CON/AGG, IFPE Partner to Support Vital Forest Ecosystems Through Tree Planting

The Arbor Day Foundation announced today a partnership with CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE), the largest construction trade show in North America.

Innovation & Technology

ekō Solutions Expands Product Offerings to Meet Commercial Customer Demands

ekō Solutions expands beyond residential homes & now offers commercial solutions to include mobile field offices, command centers & public restrooms & showers.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Named a Leader in ESG Report by Independent Research Firm

Bloomberg has been named a leader in the ESG space with the highest current offering score, according to Forrester Research’s new report, “The Forrester New Wave™: ESG Ratings, Data, And Analytics, Q3 2022”.

Diversity & Inclusion

2022 ICCC Latinx Cohort: Free Training, Education, and Mentorship for Latinx Small Businesses

ICIC invites U.S. Latinx small business owners to apply for the first Latinx cohort of the ICCC program – a tuition-free, 40-hour “mini-MBA” delivered by top-ranking university professors and business experts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

KKR Agrees To Sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics to Trelleborg in Another Win for Employees

Since KKR’s acquisition in November 2018 and the introduction of a broad-based employee ownership program, MRP has made significant progress in driving growth and operational excellence.

Social Impact & Volunteering

New Holland Construction Teams Up With National Association of Landscape Professionals for Renewal & Remembrance at Lincoln Memorial

The 26th Renewal & Remembrance on July 18, 2022, marked another successful and significant day of service put on by the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP).

Latest Campaigns

  1. Cascale Governance
    Cascale shares updates from its Board of Directors who serve as the principal governing body and are responsible for setting the strategic direction...
  2. Growth Through Sustainability
    Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...
  3. KeyBank's Community Investment
    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...
  4. PNC: Commitment to Early Childhood Education
    We're focusing on early learning to help children succeed. Research has shown that the first five years of a child's life is critical to long-term...
  5. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  6. Cascale Events
    Cascale organizes and participates in a series of events, leveraging its position as a global convener of close to half the sector to bring together...
  7. Sustainability
    Leading the logistics sector towards a more sustainable future by investing in innovative green technologies, enhancing operational efficiency, and...
  8. ESG Voices: Short Podcasts Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges of ESG
    This podcast series takes a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of ESG and what it means for businesses and communities through interviews...
  9. Local Communities
    The principals of living and working in synergy with the communities in which we operate, as well as collaborating on projects that benefit those...
  10. KeyBank's Community Investment
    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...
  11. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  12. Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
    The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...
  13. Drive for MPC
    At Marathon Petroleum, our professional truck drivers share one common vision: no accidents, no injuries, and no harm to the environment. We’re proud...
  14. Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship
    Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation...
  15. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...