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Diversity & Inclusion

FedEx Business Spotlight: Phillip Ashley Chocolates

Phillip Ashley is an an award-winning chocolatier who founded Memphis, TN-based Phillip Ashley Chocolates in 2012.

Green Infrastructure

IBM Journey to More Sustainable Facilities: IBM As Client Zero

As IBM helps customers align sustainability goals with business objectives, we also leverage technology to achieve our own sustainability goals.

Environment

Kohler: Better Planet: Environmentally Friendly Products

At the core of our efforts to reduce Kohler’s environmental impact is our focus on providing customers with environmentally friendly products and services.

Research, Reports & Publications

Gildan Publishes First Stand-Alone Climate Change Disclosure Report

Gildan Activewear Inc. is pleased to announce that it has published its first stand-alone Climate Change Disclosure Report structured in accordance with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.

Education

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2021 ESG Report: Financial Education, Access and Stability

Fifth Third is committed to financial education, access and stability. For more than 15 years, we’ve offered a suite of financial empowerment programs that are designed to educate and empower people.

Environment

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Launches Higg Facility Environmental Module 4.0 Technical Paper

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has today published its Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) 4.0 Technical Paper (“the Paper”).

Health & Healthcare

A Rebel (Wilson) With a Cause: Concussion Awareness Now

Rebel Wilson — actress, comedian, producer and new mom, star of the iconic "Pitch Perfect" trilogy — is always on her mark. She quips. She deadpans. She performs her stunts. She crushes it.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PSEG Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 15th Consecutive Year and to Newsweek's America's Most Responsible Companies 2023 List

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has been named to both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023 list.

Diversity & Inclusion

AEG’s Employee Network Group, PRIDE@AEG Hosted an Employee Volunteer Day at Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Youth Holiday Celebration

On December 17, AEG's employee network group, PRIDE@AEG, volunteered their time to served hot meals and celebrate the holidays with teens and young adults at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Youth Holiday Celebration.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Third Quarter

From July 31 through Oct. 29, our third quarter giving provided hundreds of grants, impacted tens of thousands of athletes and provided more than $2.7 million to local sports organizations and youth athletes across the country.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Comcast Exceeds Goal of Launching 1,250 Lift Zones in 2022

Comcast announced it has exceeded the company’s goal of launching 1,250 Lift Zones by the end of 2022. Comcast’s award-winning Lift Zones program provides free WiFi access in neighborhood community centers nationwide.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Del Monte Foods Partners With Nonprofits To Nourish Communities and Grow Good for a Healthier Tomorrow

As part of its Growers of Good purpose to grow a healthier and more hopeful tomorrow, Del Monte Foods, Inc. is committed to supporting nonprofit organizations in its mission to nourish people, the planet and communities.

Energy

Black & Veatch: Four Ways To Increase Sustainability on Your Solar Projects

Solar projects are the fastest-growing source of renewable energy. Although solar modules produce clean energy, there’s still room for improvements in sustainability during procurement and construction.

Sustainable Development Goals

Putting Sustainability at the Heart of the Enterprise

Sustainability is defined across three dimensions: social, economic and environmental. As businesses continue to adapt their operational models for post-pandemic planning, environmental, social and governance (ESG)

Social Impact & Volunteering

Neighbors Cookies - Sweetening People's Lives One Treat at a Time

U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation helped provide Neighbors Cookies $3.5 million in tax credits investment to help owner Meryl Kennedy-Farr purchase the equipment she needed to expand production.

Responsible Production & Consumption

The Paradox of ESG

Corporate commitment to ESG investment has proven easier said than done. Government needs to balance the interests of business maximization and a safer environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gilead Sciences: Tatiana Williams Leads the Way With the Transinclusive Group

This year, she implemented a plan to remedy that – and with the support of a Gilead TRANScend grant, the Transinclusive Group opened a peer-run seven-bed housing program called CHOICES.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nielsen and AI4ALL Expand Relationship To Build the Next Generation of Diverse Artificial Intelligence Leaders

Nielsen is providing volunteer support and continued sponsorship of AI4ALL, a nonprofit focused on opening doors to artificial intelligence (AI) for underrepresented talent through education and mentorship.

Education

Nurturing the Next Generation of Life Sciences and Genomic Experts

When Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) was founded in 2013, it already had an Illumina connection—it was created with help from Illumina co-founder David Walt. Now Illumina provides in-kind donations to support its mission.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

KeyBank Makes $200,000 Grant in Support of Jannus, Inc. Programs To Aid Immigrants in Idaho

KeyBank has awarded a $200,000 grant to Jannus, Inc., administrator of the Idaho Office for Refugees (IOR) organization focused on advancing economic and racial equity for refugees and immigrants in Idaho.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Logitech Recognized for Leadership on Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index

Logitech International announced today that it achieved an 80th percentile ranking in the computer peripherals and office electronic industry worldwide, retaining its status as a member of the DJSI for the third consecutive year.

Innovation & Technology

CNH Industrial Presents First Electric Tractor Prototype With Autonomous Features

CNH Industrial revealed the New Holland T4 Electric Power – the industry’s first all-electric light utility tractor prototype with autonomous features – at its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

PNC's Performance Awards Exemplify Talent-Focused Culture

Showcasing the best of the best of PNC's 52,000 employees in order to inspire others is a key part of the Performance Award ceremony, where the winners give moving speeches about their career pathways and experiences.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Merck Video: What the “Great Resignation” Taught Us About Workplace Culture

The global workforce is going through a significant transformation. In 2021, an unprecedented number of workers quit their jobs. What started as an economic trend called the “great resignation” has spurred lasting workplace changes.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sealed Air Global Impact Report: From Innovation to Impact

Ron’s primary focus is advancing new solutions that enhance the sustainability of products, processes, and services, with an overall goal to prevent waste, enable circularity, and reduce climate impacts across the packaging value chain.

Latest Campaigns

  1. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  2. 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...
  3. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  4. 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...
  5. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  6. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  7. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  8. 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...
  9. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  14. 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...
  15. License to Operate
    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...