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Environment | International Paper

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

Franklin Templeton Celebrates 75th Anniversary With $75K Donation and Week of Volunteering

The week of November 14 marked Franklin Templeton’s 75th Anniversary and, as a key part of the celebration, the company organized an Impact Week to focus on community service.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Meet Susan Clayton, Baltimore Runner-Turned-Entrepreneur

Baltimore resident and avid runner Susan Clayton founded WhitePaws RunMitts, an outdoor gear and apparel company best known for its patented, convertible, thumbless mittens with inside pockets for hand warmers.

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Diversity & Inclusion

PNC Employees Use Expertise to Assist Transgender Community

In partnership with Pittsburgh-based law firm Reed Smith, members of PNC’s corporate legal team donated many hours to help dozens of transgender people work through the name change process – at no cost to participants.

The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada

Responsible Production & Consumption

Understanding EDISON: The Strategic Energy and Water Efficiency Program of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

As part of its sustainability strategy, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its operations, aiming for a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2020.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

GRI Reporting Companies Well Prepared for New European Standards

GRI has hailed the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) as an important step towards implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and holding companies operating in the EU market accountable for their impacts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

WETA: Producing Content of True Consequence and Bringing Important Ideas to Life on Behalf of the Public

For more than 60 years, WETA has served Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia with high-quality, educational cultural, news and public affairs programs and services.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Tetra Tech's Kalinda Magloire Discusses Challenges and Opportunities for Locally Led Peacebuilding Programming in Fragile Contexts

Tetra Tech’s Kalinda Magloire discusses challenges and opportunities for locally led peacebuilding programming in Haiti and other fragile contexts.

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Events, Media & Communications

The Consumer Goods Forum Announces Edna Ayme-Yahil as New Communications Director

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is delighted to announce that Edna Ayme-Yahil has been appointed Communications Director effective November 28th.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Kimberly-Clark's Lisa Morden Shares Insights on Mobilizing Collaboration to Drive Systemic Change

Lisa Morden, Kimberly-Clark’s vice president of safety, sustainability and occupational health, recently joined leaders from BSR, the Apparel Impact Institute and the Network for Sustainable Business at the Reuters Events Transform Supply Chains USA ‘22 conference for a panel on mobilizing collaboration to drive systemic change across ecosystems.

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Energy

Major 2,000 MW Solar and Battery Storage Effort To Address UK Energy Needs

Black & Veatch has been awarded a lead role in the development of an initial 2GW of solar and battery storage by UK-based developer Amberside Energy.

Diversity & Inclusion

D&I Weekly News Round Up: Mental Health, Bias and More

How do women CEOs communicate differently from men CEOs – and how have the styles changed since the beginning of the pandemic? Researchers looked at the language of almost 7000 leaders from over 5000 companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Embarking on a Journey of WELL With a Rating for Confidence

As we wrap up 2022, we’re taking a look back at the impressive adoption rate of the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Comcast NBCUniversal Named Best for Vets Employer

We are proud to announce Comcast NBCUniversal has been recognized as the nation’s No. 1 telecommunications company and No. 3 overall employer in a “Best for Vets” ranking by Military Times.

Events, Media & Communications

Live From UNGA 77 - September 22

The Smart Africa Secretariat and Ericsson have entered a collaboration that will support Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA)’s mission of promoting digital transformation across Africa through education and capacity development.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

International Paper Partners With GFN To Reduce Food Waste and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

International Paper mobilizies our people, products, and resources to address critical needs where our employees live and work.

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Diversity & Inclusion

MAC Cosmetics Sponsors Ali Forney Center Transgender Day of Remembrance Event

M·A·C Cosmetics was proud to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance by sponsoring The Ali Forney Center’s inaugural WE ARE FAMILY DANCE-A-THON.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Nedd Brockmann's Record Run Across Australia Is Done!

Nedd Brockmann has finally completed his mega run across Australia. The electrician – who had CNH Industrial brand CASE Construction as a leading sponsor – crossed the line at Bondi promenade, Sydney, in front of a thousand-strong crowd.

Environment

The Private Sector Is in a Position To Make a Sustainable Future Possible. IBM Has the Resources To Help.

With climate emergencies and disasters on the rise across the globe, private sector companies — particularly large companies with global reach

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Diversity & Inclusion

Our 2030 Commitments at Eaton

The fact that Eaton has shared its ambitious 2030 commitments publicly clearly demonstrates its
willingness to be held accountable for these goals, and that accountability will help us to focus on
achieving them.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sands Aims to Contribute 150,000 Team Member Volunteerism Hours by 2025

Earlier this year, Sands released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which detailed plans for its corporate responsibility program for the next five years, including three new ambitions the company aims to achieve by 2025.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

An Appetite for Awareness: “Food Donations at Local Foodbanks Are at an All Time Low”

The holidays are a time of gratitude and giving, and this year T-Mobile is making sure its customers and employees have every opportunity to get in the spirit.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Entergy Celebrates Second Annual Day of Pro Bono Service

In recognition of this year's National Pro Bono Week, Entergy employees joined together Oct. 27 to help low-income community members during Entergy's second annual Day of Pro Bono Service.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: In Thanksgiving for the People of Interface

The people of Interface have continued that which began in 1994 with a metaphorical spear in Ray Anderson’s chest. As their latest report shows, they continue to lead the way in showing how an environmentally responsible enterprise should operate.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CACI Named to Forbes Best Employer for Veterans 2022

As a longtime mission partner with the Department of Defense, CACI places a high priority on creating a welcoming, beneficial, and purposeful work environment for military members to continue their mission.

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Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences: Staying Positive While Facing Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Jacquie's Story

“To anyone with TNBC, you have to stay positive,” says Jacquie. “You have to know there are resources out here and there are treatments available.”

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