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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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Green Infrastructure

New Episode of Healthy Spaces with Trane Technologies: The Global Economy of Healthy Spaces

Why isn't there a single U.S. cabinet position dedicated to buildings? Buildings consume 35% of global energy, but get considerably less attention than transportation and other core infrastructure industries.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Global Diversity Council Announces 2021 Mexico City Women in Leadership Symposium

The Global Diversity Council announces its sixth annual Mexico City Women in Leadership Symposium during Women’s History Month. The virtual event will take place via Zoom in Spanish on Tuesday, March 9 from 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CST.

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Diversity & Inclusion

El Global Diversity Council Anuncia el Simposio de Mujeres en Liderazgo de la Ciudad de México 2021

El Global Diversity Council anuncia su sexto Simposio Anual de Mujeres en Liderazgo en la Ciudad de México durante el Mes que se festeja Dia Internacional de la Mujer. El evento se llevara a cabo de manera virtual a través de Zoom en español el Martes 9 de Marzo de 9:30 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. CST.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Truist Issues First Social Bond to Advance Environmental, Social and Governance Focus

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) demonstrated its commitment to corporate social responsibility by issuing its first social bond of $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount.

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Environment

Ceres Urges Swift Confirmation of Gary Gensler As Chair of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Ceres welcomed today’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee regarding the nomination for Gary Gensler of the Chair for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Griffith Foods Participates in Leading the Sustainability Transformation by Wholeworks LLC

As we continue on our sustainability journey, we are committed to living our value of MakeTheFutureBetter. Recently, a cross-functional team from Purchasing and R&D participated in a virtual program called Leading the Sustainability...

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Diversity & Inclusion

Belief in All People: India's Specially-Abled Stores

At KFC India, inviting diversity of background, experiences and thought into everything we do is a key ingredient in fostering innovation and creating an inclusive workplace.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Opening a Window of Opportunity to Bring More Women into the Tech Workforce

The pandemic has shown that it can deepen inequities — and create opportunities. Women are disproportionately affected by many of the cultural, economic, and technological shifts the pandemic is accelerating.

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Environment

Hershey Announces Bold 2030 Goals to Reduce Environmental Footprint and Address Climate Change

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced new commitments to advance its environmental progress and contribute to global climate action.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

ACI Unveils Ambitious Circular Packaging Roadmap

As part of the cleaning product supply chain’s commitment to a more circular economy, the American Cleaning Institute announced a new roadmap for sustainable packaging.

Health & Healthcare

As Schools Reopen, Mayfield Junior School Installs Delos' Advanced Air Purification Technology Into Classrooms to Address Student and Faculty Health

After months of remote learning due to COVID-19 state and local mandates, Mayfield Junior School is once again returning to in-person learning.

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Diversity & Inclusion

CRB Celebrates Henrietta Lacks

Sometimes people make incredible contributions to science and society, but aren't recognized in their lifetime. Henrietta Lacks may be the biggest example of all.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray and 3M Advance Transportation Safety & Vision Zero Through Innovative Partnership and New Road Tech Development

The Ray and 3M have announced the expansion of their partnership and ongoing work to improve #transportation #safety and help save American lives by advancing #innovation and exciting technologies in the transportation sector.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Betterment Corporation Discusses its Entrepreneur Zone Progress

Land Betterment Corporation is pleased to discuss the renovation progress and first lease of the Company’s Entrepreneur Zone.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Paving the Path to Economic Equality for Women Around the World

UN Women recently announced the latest group of organizations to join its Generation Equality “Action Coalitions” initiative, established to propel greater movement towards advancing gender equality.

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Innovation & Technology

Black & Veatch Supporting Innovative Study to Develop Natural Infrastructure Adaptation Solutions Along Mississippi River Corridor

Black & Veatch joins a consortium of industry leaders led by Two Degrees Adapt to complete an innovative research project aimed at finding and evaluating nature-based solutions for the Mississippi River Corridor.

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Events, Media & Communications

Reuters Events Natural Capital & Biodiversity Week - Putting Nature at the Top of the Business Agenda in 2021

As the ongoing climate emergency and unbridled human activity continues to have a catastrophic impact on biodiversity, the destruction of habitat and environmental degradation are creating the perfect conditions for diseases like COVID-19 to emerge

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Education

International Paper Funds New Forestry Research at Four Universities

The role of academic research in forestry is essential to ensuring the sustainability of forests.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Lead With Love: How Companies and Brands Can Help Build a Better World

It is now inescapably clear that brands and companies have a responsibility to society to step up as both a force for good and a force for growth. At P&G, we call this “leading with love”— an opportunity to do more and do better for our communities

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Innovation & Technology

T‑Mobile 5G Powers Immersive Experiences with Augmented Reality and Holographic Telepresence

Businesses are finding better ways to collaborate virtually and increase productivity across a remote workforce.

Education

CITGO Equips Local High Schools With CPR Kits for Required Curriculum

The CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex recently contributed CPR kits to two local high schools through its support of the American Heart Association (AHA).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Introducing Epic Provisions' First Bar Made From Beef Raised Using Practices To Reduce Carbon Emissions

The EPIC Beef Barbacoa-Inspired Bar is the first bar to bear Savory Institute's Land to Market™ Ecological Outcome Verification™ (EOV) Seal, underscoring EPIC’s commitment to advancing regenerative farming practices.

Diversity & Inclusion

Alliance Data's African American Resource Group Employee Spotlight: Daynor Carman and Charise Dunewood

"Lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving and hoping that the buds and blossoms of our desires will burst into glorious fruition ere long" - civil rights activist and journalist, Mary Church Terrell.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Momentum Gathering Behind Public Country-by-Country Tax Reporting

Political momentum to require large companies to publicly provide country-by-country reporting (CBCR) on tax is increasing, on both sides of the Atlantic, with a series of significant developments last week

Environment

ECOncrete Turns Marine Infrastructures Into Thriving Natural Ecosystems

Over 50% of the world’s population lives in coastal areas. Unfortunately, the resulting development has placed severe stress on natural ecosystems.

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