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Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: The Journey to Becoming an Engineer

Karla Bracamonte has been at Intel for 13 years, and it’s no mistake she’s been at the company for so long. She’s always been encouraged to stay curious and keep growing. Intel even paid for her to get her master’s degree.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Corporate Champions for Education Arrive in Colombia

Corporate Champions for Education is designed to improve the capability of local NGOs to deliver on their missions of closing the skills gap by increasing people’s ability to participate in the digital economy.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ecolab Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for Fifth Consecutive Year

Ecolab Inc. hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources, has been named to the 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices North America Index, a comprehensive assessment of leading sustainability-driven companies

Education

Wings for Kids and Discovery Education Launch New Effort to Promote Social and Emotional Learning, and Well-Being for Students Nationwide

Wings for Kids and Discovery Education, =launched a new initiative Soar with Wings: Social Emotional Skills for School and Life, an educational program created to equip educators with digital resources focused on social and emotional learning,

Innovation & Technology

Atonix Digital Introduces the First Purpose-Built Asset Performance Management Solution for Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Today, Atonix Digital – a subsidiary of Black & Veatch focused on data-driven software applications – announces its new Wastewater Treatment Solution.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Integrity Matters

Feeling safe in one's work environment enables many things, among them, the ability to perform a given task or function with integrity.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

PYXERA Global Joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s CE100 Network

PYXERA Global is joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100 network this week, an innovation network established to enable organizations to develop new opportunities and more quickly realize their circular economy ambitions.

Innovation & Technology

Why We Need Community-Driven Tech Ethics: Two Years of the Global Data Ethics Project

As more data scientists and technologists become aware of the unintended consequences of their algorithmic work, there has been a commensurate demand for better education, training and community-building around ethical data science tools, advocacy

Events, Media & Communications

Twitter Chat: Racing Toward a Low-Carbon Future

In this chat, learn how 1.5°C is driving opportunity to lead in climate action. Engage with industry experts on how corporations are enacting science-based targets that align their business strategies and operations with a low-carbon future.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LIXIL Partners With Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio

Through this partnership, LIXIL Americas will support 50% of the housing projects in the East Central Ohio chapters, providing a safe and comfortable shelter for hard working, low income families like Andrea's.

Education

Hallmark Applies Creative Talents to Benefit Music Students

At a creative workshop in June, Hallmark artists used their creative talents on an unusual medium: broken and unplayable musical instruments.

Health & Healthcare

"Life Gives Me Hope." Rev. Elder Claude Bowen on HIV

Claude Bowen is a Reverend based in Atlanta, Georgia, who has been involved with HIV advocacy for over 35 years. He works with THRIVE SS and found his purpose in service and in educating others on HIV infection, transmission, prevention, and care.

Media & Communications

United Airlines Mascot Gets Big-Time Eco-Makeover

United's efforts to become a more environmentally-friendly airline now extend to the carrier's charming and very cuddly mascot.

Environment

What Would Keanu Do? How EHS Leaders Can Channel Iconic Reeves Characters

If you’re an EHS leader at your company, our blog will help you emulate some fine Keanu characters, from embracing the future to inspiring your team.

Environment

230 Investors With USD $16.2 Trillion in AUM Call for Corporate Action on Deforestation, Signaling Support for the Amazon

230 institutional investors representing $16.2 trillion in AUM are calling on companies to take action in light of the devastating fires in the Amazon, which have been fueled in part because of the deforestation happening in Brazil and Bolivia.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

FCA US Earns Spot on Latina Style “Best Companies for Latinas” List

The editors of Latina Style magazine have selected FCA US LLC as one of the 2019 Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to work in the U.S. The Company ranked #14 on the list, which will be featured in the magazine’s LS50 Report released in September.

Energy

LG Solar Panels Capture Coveted Five-Star Ranking

LG Business Solutions USA earned an impressive five-star rating from the prestigious EnergySage Buyer’s Guide for LG’s cutting-edge NeON® 2, NeON R and Mono X™ solar panels.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Partners With the American Association of People With Disabilities to Help Close the Digital Divide

Comcast announced a series of initiatives designed to help address the digital divide for low-income Americans with disabilities through the Internet Essentials program.

Diversity & Inclusion

Viacom Program Finds the Next Generation of Directing Talent

Viacom’s ViewFinder director development program helps promising emerging directors from under-represented communities break into the industry.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings Team Up With Make-A-Wish Foundation to Make Birthday Wish Come True for 11-Year-Old LA Kings Fan

AEG’s LA Kings recently teamed up with Make-A-Wish Foundation to host a one-of-a-kind birthday party for 11-year-old LA Kings fan Christiann Villa on Sept. 9 at Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo, Calif.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

AIDAmira: Christening for a Good Cause

On November 30, 2019, the AIDA family is receiving a new member: Model and TV host Franziska Knuppe will christen the 14th fleet member with the name AIDAmira in Palma de Mallorca.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Island Park Resident Helps Brings the Music Back to WWII Veteran’s Home

Ninety-three-year-old World War II veteran Ralph Cavaliere recently realized the power of PSEG Long Island’s community service when more than a dozen employees visited his home to help make his nineties more joyful.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ecocentricity Blog: The Time Traveler's Car

Decades from now, I think we’ll all look back on this time in the automotive industry as a turning point. Sure, Tesla might be a big winner looking back, but they won’t be the only ones.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

From Monk to Money Manager

I’ve always hated talking about money. Growing up in a rich family, I learned through the ­behavior of those around me that money and materialism were evil.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

ON Semiconductor 2019 Global CCEP and CSR Conference in Seoul, Korea

In June, the ON Semiconductor Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program (CCEP) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program held a joint biennial conference in Seoul, Korea.

Latest Campaigns

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    Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...
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    Employees are our most valued resource and are at the center of everything we do. Their talent, diversity, and commitment are crucial to our...
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