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Health & Healthcare

HealthGrid Sierra Leone: A Public-Private Alliance to Provide Sustainable Electricity, Internet Connectivity, and Clean Water to Remote Off-Grid Health Facilities

RESOLVE, on behalf of a multi-sector consortium, announced today the launch of HealthGrid Sierra Leone, an initiative to provide sustainable electricity and other essential services to off-grid health facilities in Sierra Leone.

Research, Reports & Publications

T-Mobile Releases 2021 Scam and Robocall Report

T-Mobile released its 2021 year-end report on Scams and Robocalls and T-Mobile Scam Shield identified or blocked over 21 billion scam calls — that’s 700 calls identified or blocked every second — in 2021.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Operation Surprise: Santa Delivers Housing Needs and Gifts

Santa may still be making his list and checking it twice, but presents are coming early this year for six families.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Hershey Company Celebrates the Season of Giving With $1.8 Million in Donations

Employees and retirees in the U.S. and Canada pledged more than $900,000 for 2021's Season of Giving campaign.

Green Infrastructure

The Rise of Buildings and Places That Help Me Thrive Ebook

According to Jack Noonan, vice president Asia Pacific of IWBI, the global growth in the uptake of WELL reflects a growing international awareness

Social Impact & Volunteering

Speaking of Sustainability: I&D Perspective

Houston Young, I&D community outreach leader, shares his favorite part about the work he does and how it impacts Owens Corning and the community.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Two Lenovo Employees Support the Fight for a World Without Cancer

In the spirit of giving back, two Lenovo employees continue to use their passion for cancer research and awareness to support American Cancer Society’s fight for a world without cancer.

Research, Reports & Publications

Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act: An Overview and Perspective

In a new whitepaper, WSP USA provides an overview of the IIJA funding programs; equity, climate and safety provisions in the Act; and summaries of the funding available for transportation, water and energy to improve America's infrastructure.

Innovation & Technology

Intro to Pharma 4.0 and Facility Digitalization

Creating a roadmap to the digitalization of your next pharmaceutical facility.

The fourth industrial revolution is underway and it’s based on a constantly evolving collection of computerization and automation technologies.

Environment

Ambitious New Federal Vehicle Emissions Standards Are a Win for the Climate, Public Health, Consumers, and the U.S. Auto Industry

The vehicle emissions standards released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “are an important step in the critical race to decarbonize the nation’s auto industry," Ceres said in a statement today.

Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Spotlights Cancer Research

While coping with the effects of cancer during the holidays is difficult, we find hope in the research work being done at Alkermes to help expand the future of cancer treatment for patients and their families.

Events, Media & Communications

Top PFAS Conferences in 2022

Interest in Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their impact on health and the environment is steadily growing. We’ve compiled a list of #PFAS conferences in 2022 in order to help you keep up with the latest science and technology.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Mitsubishi Corporation Renews Funding for Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation

Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas renewed funding to support environmental causes, focusing on the use of digital tools to support conservation efforts.

Environment

Summary and Takeaways From COP26

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, was recently held in Glasgow, Scotland. After the event, our global teams took some time to analyze and came up with some key points to summarize the event and its impacts.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PSE&G Named a 2021 Customer Champion

PSE&G has been named a 2021 Customer Champion, by residential and business customers, based on a nationwide study of electric and natural gas customers by human behavior and analytics advisory firm Escalent.

Health & Healthcare

United Flies 1 Million Vaccine Doses to Ghana

This week, we flew over 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Washington D.C. to Accra, Ghana in partnership with UNICEF’s humanitarian initiative, COVAX which aims to provide access to COVID-19 vaccines to every country around the world.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Coaching That Changes the Game and Improves Lives

In October as part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), our company was recognized by the New York State Department of Education for our inclusive hiring practices and diversity in the workplace.

Innovation & Technology

Closing the Digital Divide: How Machine Learning and Data Science Can Help Giga Map the Next Million Schools

As the Giga initiative celebrates the milestone of one million schools mapped, @Ericsson takes a closer look at this crucial data-building project, and the machine learning and data science technology that can support it.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Hunger for Sustainable Food Systems Was Unstated at COP26, Despite Plant-Based Campaign

While 20,000 delegates at COP26 tucked into dishes from menus that contained 40 per cent plant-based dishes, one butcher was keeping a watchful eye.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Cummins Releases New Electric Powertrain for Terminal Tractors

The global power leader is releasing its new electric powertrain, PowerDriveTM 8000, to integrate into the terminal tractor application.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

CooperCompanies New Code of Conduct

One of CooperCompanies ESG Action Plans for 2021 was to complete a full update and refresh of our Code of Conduct including reviewing and updating conduct expectations.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Enbridge ESG Forum: Indigenous and Community Engagement

Watch Pete Sheffield, Chief Sustainability Officer at Enbridge, discuss the company’s approach to Indigenous and community engagement.

Diversity & Inclusion

From Powerless to Purpose: Dr. Brandon Marin Shares His Story to Inspire Change

For Dr. Brandon Marin, a job researching semiconductors at Intel was “a childhood dream.” As he prepared for his job interview, he knew there was a good chance he would never achieve it. But when he interviewed, he candidly shared his story anyway.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Yum! Brands Continues Strong Performance on CDP Climate and Deforestation

For 12 years, Yum! has reported into CDP as a way to share progress and show transparency to investors and other stakeholders around its climate goals and broader ESG practices, increasing its level of disclosure every year.

Research, Reports & Publications

Truist Releases TCFD Report

Truist Financial Corporation today released its first Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Report, adding further context and disclosures to previous CSR and ESG reports.

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