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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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Social Impact & Volunteering

EforAll: Helping Small Businesses Through Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that aims to accelerate economic and social impact through entrepreneurship in mid-sized cities. EforAll works with individuals who may be in the idea stage or looking to...

Innovation & Technology

Shoebox Satellites and Pocket Computers: The Future of the Farm

When computing met the Internet. That’s the moment historians may say it all changed. The digital revolution has shaved years off of research and development, and transported the most analog effort on Earth— agriculture—onto the cutting edge.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Fifth Third Bank Ranks No. 33 on EPA's Fortune 500 List of Green Power Users

The majority of Fifth Third’s green power was from the Aulander Holloman Solar Project in North Carolina, one of the Bank’s footprint states.

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Sustainable Development Goals

How Nutrition for Zero Hunger is Working Toward Zero Empty Plates

Currently 2 billon people worldwide do not have regular access to sufficient, nutritious food. According to the United Nations’ State of Food Insecurity 2020 report, rates of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition are rising, in the past five...

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Rick Fedrizzi Extends Leadership Role as Executive Chairman of International WELL Building Institute for Additional Term

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the world’s leading certification body for healthy buildings, today announced that Rick Fedrizzi, who has been IWBI’s chairman and CEO since November 2016, is extending his full-time role...

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Environment

Hershey: Preserving Ecosystems With Sustainable Agriculture

In cocoa growing regions in West Africa, deforestation and the loss of biodiversity due to encroachment into protected areas is a manifestation of a complex set of root causes: poverty, the absence of land titles, a lack of clarity on land tenure arrangements, no knowledge of sustainable farming practices and poor law enforcement.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Northern Trust Asset Management Offers Pioneering ESG Fixed Income Strategies

Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world’s leading investment managers, continues to expand its sustainability strategies, with two strategies that enable investors to combine fixed income and sustainable investing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Shaping an Inclusive Future With Special Olympics

Since 2018, our partnership with Special Olympics has become one of United's most cherished relationships, going beyond the events we take part in and volunteer with.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CIT Donates to Lynn Haven, FL-based The Arc of the Bay

CIT Group Inc. (CIT) today announced that it has made a donation to The Arc of the Bay, a nonprofit organization based in Lynn Haven, FL that provides support and opportunities for adults with disabilities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Diverse Abilities in Our Workforce

For the 4th year in a row, HPE has received a 100% score on the Disability:IN Disability Equality Index - the gold standard for inclusion of differently-abled individuals in the workforce worldwide.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Black & Veatch Continues Advancing the March of Solar Power Globally

Continuing its rise as part of a diversified energy portfolio in an evolving power market, solar power accounted for nearly 40 percent of new electricity generating capacity added last year in the United States – the biggest annual share in the industry’s history, a recent report found.

Environment

20 Ways to Participate in the 2020 Great American Cleanup

Keep America Beautiful activates millions of volunteers annually for the Great American Cleanup, the country’s largest community improvement program. Take action in your community and help #cleanYOURblock with these easy tips.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Stanley Black & Decker Wins Four Comparably Awards

Stanley Black & Decker has won four Comparably Awards including Best CEO for Diversity and Women, Best Leadership Teams and Best Companies for Professional Development.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Outlook for Renewable Energy

The competitiveness of Renewable Energy with fossil fuels is strong, driven by innovation, and economies of scale. The transition to a low-carbon economy is happening and will continue over the coming decades. Here is my Outlook...

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Innovation & Technology

Learning To Fly: Inspection Operators Chart New Career Path As Drone Pilots

But after watching a contractor fly a drone to inspect a flare, Marcus and fellow inspector Matt Hernandez began talking about making a change. “

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Responsible Production & Consumption

New LG Solar Modules Launching in U.S. Deliver Higher Efficiency, Performance

LG Business Solutions is launching a new generation of solar modules in the United States – the latest LG NeON® 2 panels featuring even higher efficiency and greater performance characteristics than current models.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor Expands STEAM Access by Supporting the Rochester Museum & Science Center's Museums for All Program

At ON Semiconductor, we recognize the important role of museums in remembering the past and inspiring future generations. Acting as community spaces where people of all ages can attend, museums stand as a key vessel for intergenerational and life-long learning.

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Environment

Tetra Tech's Debra Darby Discusses Sustainable Organics Solutions

Tetra Tech’s Debra Darby, manager of organics sustainability solutions, has 14 years of organics experience in the solid waste industry.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Barilla “Good for You, Good for the Planet” – 2020 Report

Barilla Group has released its new Sustainability Report, to share the path taken by the Company with society at large and to give a concrete contribution to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, part of the 2030 Agenda.

FSG Reimagining Social Change

Research, Reports & Publications

MSME Resilience: A New Framework for the New Normal

The MSME resilience framework serves as an organizing tool which governments, philanthropic organizations, development agencies, and large corporates can adopt to help micro, small, and medium enterprises recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

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Innovation & Technology

VR Training for Healthcare Workers on the Front Line and in the Classroom

In Washington state, doctors who typically deal with elective surgeries turned to virtual reality (VR) to relearn emergency-response skills they haven’t practiced since medical school. In New York City, homebound nursing students watched online simulations to learn how to properly don personal protective equipment (PPE).

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

San Diego Begins Offering Free Summer Lunches to Children

The city is partnering with…Albertsons Companies' Nourishing Neighbors program to help feed children.

Events, Media & Communications

Comerica Bank, The DEC Network @ Redbird to Offer Virtual Business $ense Bootcamp Series

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Research, Reports & Publications

Schneider Electric Sustainability Report 2019 - 2020: Climate Action Highlights

We made a firm resolution years ago to address the climate crisis. We work toward a cleaner future by building sustainable programs into our business, and in 2019 we continued to turn rhetoric into results.

Health & Healthcare

AB InBev Supports Smallholder Farmers Through the Pandemic and Beyond

As it has globally, COVID-19 has had a massive impact on farmers, especially rural smallholder farms that are typically smaller, family-run operations with limited access to resources, storage options and labor.

Latest Campaigns

  1. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

  2. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...

  3. 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...

  4. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    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...

  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

  6. Enriching Women's Lives
    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...

  7. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. Southwire Giving Back
    Our neighbors depend on us, just as we depend on them, so we are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we work. At...

  11. Carbon Footprint
    We are accelerating our efforts to help build a low-carbon economy and avert the worst impacts of climate change. Our goal to reduce our GHG emissions...

  12. Environmental Sustainability
    As sustainability leaders, we implement our sustainability strategy across all company activities along the entire value chain, from raw materials to...

  13. Corporate Social Responsibility
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  15. International Paper | HEALTHY & ABUNDANT FORESTS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Lead forest stewardship efforts globally