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Innovation & Technology | Logitech

Logitech’s One-of-a-Kind Accessible Gaming Rig

Two years ago, while awaiting surgery to address a unique medical condition, 12-year-old Daire Gorman desperately needed to find a new way to game.

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Green Infrastructure

Data Centers to Prioritize Environmental Sustainability

Data Centers are changing and Schneider Electric is working with its clients and organizational partners in the space to ensure environmental sustainability is prioritized.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Acer Listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for Eighth Straight Year in 2021

Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced that it has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Emerging Markets Index, for the eighth straight year in 2021.

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Environment

Swedish Philanthropist Awards World's Biggest Environmental Prize

B4Plastics and GreenWave are given the 2021 Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize for their development of materials for biodegradable fishing gear and sustainable ocean-based food production, respectively. Each prize amounts to $2 million. This means that the world's biggest environmental award is all about food.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Green Bond Standards Advance, Bringing Greater Clarity for Issuers and Investors

The green bond market, which is anticipated by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to reach $1 trillion annually by 2023, has played an increasingly important role in financing assets needed for the transition to a low-carbon future.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Abbott Named to the Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation inducted Abbott into its Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame for the company's sustained, positive impact on society.

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Research, Reports & Publications

New Research From Sustainable Brands and Ipsos Highlights Consumers' Willingness to Leverage Their Buying Power to Support Companies' Good Works

New research indicates that nearly 70% of consumers believe that they can influence companies to do better by buying from them when they do.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

South Carolina High School Wins Trane Technologies Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge

Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, and the National Football League’s (NFL) Carolina Panthers are pleased to announce Clover High School as the winner of the Trane Technologies Stadium of the Future STEM Challenge.

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Environment

Kimberly-Clark's UK Operations Move to Renewable Energy to Manufacture Andrex, Kleenex, Huggies, WypAll and Scott

Kimberly-Clark signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that will lead to the construction of a new wind farm owned by Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust that will make almost 80% of all its electrical power consumption in the UK renewable.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Renews Partnership With the National Park Foundation to 2024

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced its expanded commitment to supporting America’s national parks as a premier sponsor of the National Park Foundation’s (NPF) Outdoor Exploration, Parks of the Future, and Resilience and Sustainability initiatives.

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Education

National Grid Partners With Bloc Power & New York Edge to Launch Clean Energy Workforce Development Training Program

National Grid is partnering with Bloc Power and New York Edge to launch a heat pump awareness training program for young people in New York City and on Long Island, helping bridge the opportunity gap, developing the clean energy workforce and advancing new and innovative technologies.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Express Releases Its Inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report

American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced the release of its inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) report, which documents the company’s progress on its DE&I commitments and initiatives as part of its $1 Billion DE&I Action Plan launched in October 2020.

Sustainable Development Goals

Engineering Impact: Product stewardship

To support a healthy planet, Medtronic is working to find opportunities to improve product stewardship — from design and manufacturing, to packaging, distribution, reuse, and disposal and recently established two new waste reduction targets.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Enbridge ESG Forum: Sustainable Operations

Watch Michele Harradence, Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer with Gas Transmission and Midstream at Enbridge, discuss the company’s approach to improving pipeline safety.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

NortonLifeLock is Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

We are proud to announce that NortonLifeLock has once again been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and North America indices, one of the world’s leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) benchmarks.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

PepsiCo-Unilever Soil Health Innovation Project Takes Top Honor at Field to Market's 2021 Sustainability Leadership Awards

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture honored the recipients of the 2021 Sustainability Leadership Awards on the eve of the seventh annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From the Fifth Third Bancorp 2020 ESG Report: Adopting Detroit's G7 Neighborhood

Fifth Third's $5 million investment is funding physical improvements to parks, streetscapes, commercial corridors, single family housing and affordable housing.

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Environment

How Girls Will Save the World With Climate Action

Both HP and MIT Solve want to invest in girls and young women like these social entrepreneurs with an eye toward nurturing the next big idea that can save the world.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

22-Year Air Force Veteran Talks Travel, Military Service and Teamwork

In the 22 years Aminah Meho served in the United States Air Force, she spent most of her time overseas.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keysight Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Third Year in a Row

Keysight Technologies has been selected as a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America. This is the third year in a row that Keysight has been included in the DJSI.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

KEEN Footwear and Points of Light Join to Fight Global Stress and Uncertainty Launching Largest Volunteer Resource Ahead of Giving Tuesday

​KEEN, Inc. (KEEN), the global footwear brand committed to positive change through civic engagement and volunteering

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Research, Reports & Publications

Fiduciary Trust International Releases Research Report on Developing a Sustainable Food System in the United States

Fiduciary Trust International’s atest research report explores the role of private capital in developing a sustainable land-based food system.

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Environment

Introducing the City Water Optimisation Index from Economist Impact and DuPont

The 2021 City Water Optimisation Index, developed by Economist Impact and supported by DuPont Water Solutions, investigates how 51 cities around the world are ensuring that all end-users have access to safe, affordable and reliable water.

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Education

New Resources Helping Educators and Families Empower Students With SEL

Social-Emotional Learning has never been more important. Right now, in the United States, 1 in 5 children are experiencing mental health challenges, like depression, behavioral problems, or anxiety.

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Environment

The State of Carbon Pricing

Earlier this month, key government and environmental figures met to discuss the best path to accelerate climate action toward the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Rockwell Automation Receives Military Friendly and Veterans in Business Honors

Military Friendly® has designated Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) as a 2022 Military Friendly® Employer and the Milwaukee Business Journal honored Rockwell last week as part of its Veterans in Business Awards.

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