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Social Impact & Volunteering

Skills-Based Volunteers Strengthen Racial Equity Nonprofits

On June 23, Allstate Foundation professionals across the country will collaborate with nonprofits dedicated to building a more equitable society for The Allstate Foundation Day of Service to Advance Racial Equity.

Environment

Helping Regreen Australia – One Tree at a Time

This is a guest post provided by John Stanton, Sr Manager – Australasia, FedEx Express. Thanks to John, we get a local perspective on the devastating fires that raged through Australia…as well as the hope that can be provided in the form of trees.

Environment

Ban Ki Moon Teams up With Global Citizen to Advocate for Climate Resilience in Agriculture

Climate change is already transforming humanity’s relationship with nature, and nowhere is this shift more apparent than in the field of agriculture.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Swiss Government Renews GRI Partnership to Spread Sustainability Reporting Globally

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is pleased to announce the continuation of a successful partnership with the Swiss Confederation’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Environment

Two GP Recycled Paper Mills Open Opportunities for Paper Cup Recycling

Georgia-Pacific announced that it is now accepting mixed paper bales that contain single-use polyethylene (PE)-coated paper cups at its recycled paper mills in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Diversity & Inclusion

Rockwell Automation Strengthens Relationships With Diverse Suppliers

In 2020, Rockwell Automation spent $255 million with diverse suppliers, including small, veteran, minority, women and LGBTQ-owned U.S. enterprises. In support of the company’s supplier diversity strategy of Acquire

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Land Betterment Corporation Appoints Food Safety Entrepreneur, Jennifer Crandall to Board of Directors

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Crandall to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director.

Energy

Black & Veatch Further Expands Power Transmission Team to Support Southeast Asia's Sustainability Goals

Appointment of business director Jerin Raj will help to advance the region’s renewable energy integration, grid reliability targets

Research, Reports & Publications

BCE Commits to Reduce Absolute GHG Emissions in 28th Year of ESG Reporting

BCE Inc. ("Bell Canada” or “Bell”) has released its 2020 Purpose and Corporate Responsibility Report.

Health & Healthcare

A Delicate Work-Life Balancing Act

Successful businesses have happy, healthy employees. Find out how a corporate can join hands with its employees to boost workplace wellness.

Diversity & Inclusion

Modern Strategies to Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Today's Workplace

In today's episode, we discuss strategies to promote and address diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace. We explore the benefits of DE&I both for the business and employees and the role of leadership in promoting and addressing DE&I.

Health & Healthcare

IWBI and Los Cabos Tourism Board Join Efforts to Promote Health and Safety to Boost Travel Economy

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Mexico’s Los Cabos Tourism Board announced a joint effort to promote health and safety protocols throughout Los Cabos, a coastal region located in Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, and travel destination.

Environment

The Cross-Sector Movement to Scale Sustainable Forestry in the U.S.

As consumers and the general public grow more concerned about deforestation and its links to climate change and natural resource depletion, pressure is growing on large brands to show they are a part of the solution.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating PRIDE

In honor of this year’s PRIDE month celebrations, NortonLifeLock hosted the company’s first Virtual Pride Parade that included conversations with LGBTQ+ identifying leaders from inside and outside the organization.

Environment

Black & Veatch Completes Detailed Design Work for Koch Fertilizer's Upgrade of Plant in Beatrice, Nebraska

With Black & Veatch having completed key front-end engineering design work and cost guidance, Koch Fertilizer is undertaking a $90M upgrade of its nitrogen plant, looking to boost output while improving its environmental and safety performance.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

World Refugee Day: Lenovo Partners Reflect on the Importance of Blending Technology and Advocacy

Together we heal, learn and shine – that is the theme for this year’s celebration of World Refugee Day and a portrayal of the profound meaning behind this international day.

Diversity & Inclusion

Opportunity Finance Network Receives Largest Grant in 35-year History From Wells Fargo

Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) announced that Wells Fargo is committing a $25 million grant to its Finance Justice Fund to help tackle systemic barriers to capital in communities around the country.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hierarchy Inc.: LGBT Certified Supplier Talks Inclusive Work Environment

David Gascko has had a passion for discovery and creation for as long as he can remember, so it wasn't surprising when he decided to open his own marketing agency, Hierarchy Inc.

Innovation & Technology

A Conversation With Mark Ruiz About Collaboration With Qualcomm Wireless Reach

Wireless Reach programs showcase new and innovative ways that cutting-edge mobile technologies can be used to help achieve the United Nations’ SDGs and the social and economic priorities of communities and governments globally.

Diversity & Inclusion

Steps Toward the Sky

Carole Cary-Hopson, Newark Liberty International Airport Boeing 737 First Officer, remembers how it felt piloting her first United flight.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Challenges in Supply Chain Sustainability

WSP USA sponsored and participated in the May 2021 Climate Leadership Exchange, a premier networking event for climate, energy and sustainability professionals.

Media & Communications

Selling in the Agora or Connecting Online - Consumer Products Companies Adapt to Growing Demand for Sustainable ProductsSelling in the Agora or Connecting Online - Consumer Products Companies Adapt to Growing Demand for Sustainable Products

Selling “at retail,” both direct to consumers and through business partners to consumers in both digital and physical spaces, is a rapidly changing (every day!) area of the economy.

Education

Philadelphia OIC Offers Digital Literacy Training Programs to Prepare for the Future of Work

Comcast helps residents gain digital literacy skills that will be essential to thrive in a post-pandemic economy with their partner Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A Job Well Done for This Project Engineering Manager

One of Project Engineering Manager Dawn Shilkoski’s earliest memories is accompanying her father on Take Your Daughter to Work Day. A technician at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in southern Maryland for 43 years...

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