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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Diversity & Inclusion

NRG Women Making History

Continuously improving our business, these women solidify the importance of placing inclusion and diversity at the center of who we are and what we do.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

VMware Global Response to COVID-19

Ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees, customers and partners is always our top priority.
VMware is actively monitoring the ongoing developments of the COVID-19 outbreak and taking precautions to address the safety...

Education

Violet Takes Flight

Our ORD Polaris Lounge recently hosted a virtual book launch for Violet Takes Flight, by author Kenyatta Scott and aviation educator Tammera L. Holmes. The story follows Violet on her first plane ride where she meets the pilot, a Black female role model who looks just like her.

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

Education

MilliporeSigma's Partners Bring Science Lessons to Elementary Students in St. Louis

Virtual learning hasn’t stopped our partners, KIPP Wonder Academy and STEMpact, from engaging the next generation of scientists. Learn how they’re providing weekly science lessons to tens of thousands of elementary students in the St. Louis region through "Teaching in Room 9, Science”:

Education

Certified Training for the Sustainability Profession

Individuals working in sustainability reporting and sustainable development roles have more opportunities for professional development, as GRI’s learning options are increasingly made available virtually.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Social Media for Social Good: Raising Awareness of Jordan's Water Crisis

Hanan Ahyad is a resident of Amman, Jordan’s capital and largest city. She is a domestic customer of the local water utility company, Miyahuna, and has always been aware of her country’s limited water resources.

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Events, Media & Communications

Three Ideas from Subaru on Producing Zero-Waste Events

Subaru of America’s marketing messaging centers around the Subaru Love Promise, and one of those promises is “Subaru Loves the Earth.”

Energy

Watch: How Solar Energy is an Economic Catalyst

Did you know solar energy is good for our economy because it creates jobs, supports community services and provides income through land leases?

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sands Named to Forbes' List of America's Best-in-State Employers

On August 24, Sands was officially named to Forbes’ second annual list of America’s Best-in-State Employers. Based on an independent survey of more than 80,000 workers, the list recognizes the top employers of more than 500 people within their U.S. operations.

Environment

Timberland Pledge to Plant 50 Million Trees Supports the Launch of 1t.org's US Chapter

Timberland has long been a fan of trees. While the brand’s logo has been a tree, since its founding in 1973, the connection runs deeper than that.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

RE100 Leadership Awards Shortlist: Companies Going Above and Beyond on Clean Energy

We’re proud to be shortlisted for Best Green Catalyst for our Eclipse Platform in the RE100 Leadership Awards! Many of our suppliers are already using renewable energy, and we’re sharing our learnings to support others to do the same.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Durkan Expands Creative Partnership with Virginia Langley Through PDI Tile Program

Durkan announced today that the hospitality flooring manufacturer has partnered with longtime collaborator Virginia Langley to design print carpet tile exclusively for its PDI (Precision Dye Injection) platform.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

CITGO Foundation Opens New Round for Proposals to Aid COVID-19 Efforts in Venezuela

The Simón Bolívar Foundation, the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, today announced an open call for proposals exclusively focused on mitigating the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela by providing Personal Protective Equipment.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

An Alliance to Fight Food Waste and Food Insecurity in Colombia

Every second, 41 tons of food are wasted around the world. This is a shocking number, especially when placed next to the figure for food insecurity, which indicates that they do not have sufficient or stable access to their daily nutritional needs...

Social Impact & Volunteering

Vistra Computer Giveaway to Address Digital Divide in South and West Dallas

As the pandemic continues to expose a deep digital divide in our education system, TXU Energy and Comp-U-Dopt are partnering with the City of Dallas to give away 400 computers. Dallas families with at least one middle school student...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Smithfield Foods Donates $2 Million To Connect Thousands of Students to Virtual Learning as School Year Resumes

This grant will provide funding for wireless hotspots to better connect students in rural areas as well as address long-term internet access solutions for disadvantaged communities.

Events, Media & Communications

BET News Presents: “A March for Action” Friday, August 28 at 11am ET on BET

Hosted by Marc Lamont Hill, the LIVE two-hour production will look to address the issue of police brutality, and provide coverage of the National Action Network Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks.

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Media & Communications

Busy Summer 2020 for the World of ESG Players - Rating Agencies, Information Providers, UNGC & the SDGs...and More.

It’s been a very busy summer for organizations managing corporate reporting frameworks and standards, for ESG rating agencies, and for multilateral agencies focused on corporate sustainability and responsibility. If you are a corporate manager or a sustainable investment professional, do tune in to some of the changes that will affect your work.

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Innovation & Technology

University of Kansas Deploys Black & Veatch's Rapid Modular Health System Units to Combat COVID-19

Looking to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus on its campuses in Lawrence and Overland Park, the University of Kansas has deployed four of Black & Veatch’s mobile, secure Rapid Modular Health System (RaMHS) structures to assist with free, mandated COVID-19 testing of students, faculty and staff returning for fall classes.

Health & Healthcare

United Airlines: Connecting People to Critical Goods Around the World

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Innovation & Technology

Accelerating Innovation to Tackle Plastic Waste

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has joined forces with Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play Tech Centre to help kick-start innovation to help minimize plastic waste, make recycling and recovering plastics easier, and create value from post-use plastics.

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Innovation & Technology

Sappi Acquired Matane Mill in Quebec, Canada

On August 1, 2019, Sappi Limited was very excited to announce the completion of the $175 million transaction to acquire Matane Mill from Rayonier Advanced Materials.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Hormel Foods Recognized as a Best for Vets Employer for Eighth Consecutive Year

Hormel Foods actively recruits veterans & service members each year. In addition, the company has an employee resource group that provides assistance to current & former military members & their families as they integrate into the company’s culture.

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Environment

Supporting the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem in the Southeastern U.S.

The longleaf pine ecosystem once covered more than 90 million acres across the Southeastern coastal plain and piedmont. Today, it has been reduced to only about 5% of its historical range due to the conversion of forest type, conversion to other land uses and fire suppression.

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Green Infrastructure

Land Betterment Corporation Submits Bid to Acquire Bankrupt Thermal Coal Mine to Upcycle and Repurpose Site

Land Betterment Corporation, an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community developmentannounced today that the Company has made an offer to acquire certain assets associated with a thermal coal mining operation in western Kentucky that is up for sale after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year.

Latest Campaigns

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    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...

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

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    Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively...

  12. Leading ESG & Sustainability Stewardship
    The new CNH continues on its longstanding path of excellence in sustainability, which is recognized by the foremost authorities.

  13. Green Mountain Energy Commitment to Sustainability
    At Green Mountain Energy Company, we share our customers’ commitment to the environment and sustainability. We are inspired by the success that we...

  14. 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...

  15. GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
    Diverse teams build better products — period. At GoDaddy, we make apps and services that our worldwide community of entrepreneurs can relate to. Our...