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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alliant Energy Earns Tree Line USA Recognition from Arbor Day Foundation

The Arbor Day Foundation has named Alliant Energy a 2020 Tree Line USA award recipient in honor of its commitment to protecting and enhancing urban trees.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Supporting Women Entrepreneurs During COVID-19

As the COVID-19 outbreak began to hit the US, S&P Global and the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center successfully pivoted their International Women's Day skilled day of service to a virtual volunteering project, with the support of Common Impact.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

#GreenMeansGiveThanks

Research, Reports & Publications

PayPal Releases 2019 Global Impact Report

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) has released its third annual Global Impact Report, publishing its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies and activities of its global operations for 2019.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

HPE Inspired Teams: A Force for Good

Inside HPE, they are taking action to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees. By protecting the health and safety of their team members, employees are better prepared to serve their communities, partners, and customers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hanes Hosiery Donates Leggings to GLAM4GOOD to Assist Homeless Shelters in New York City

To help some of the most vulnerable residents of New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hanes Hosiery is donating 1,000 pairs of ComfortSoft™ leggings to GLAM4GOOD.

Media & Communications

Addressing Supply Chain Challenges in the COVID-19 Era

Since the “new world order” ushered in a new era in global trade some 30 years ago with the end of the Cold War, barriers to trade have continued to tumble...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

With COVID-19, Getting Through the Next Few Months of College Just Became More Stressful

Bottom Line partners with students from underserved communities to get into college, graduate, and launch a thriving career.

Events, Media & Communications

Webinar: Companies Deliver Pro Bono Service Virtually

For more than a decade, leading companies have shared their professional skills and capabilities by placing employees in short term pro bono assignments in underserved communities

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Search for a Cure: How ScottsMiracle-Gro Is Helping to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19

At ScottsMiracle-Gro, we are invested in doing our part to fight COVID-19, and our colleagues from all over North America are supporting efforts to mitigate the spread in unique and impactful ways.

Health & Healthcare

The O2 Arena Opens as NHS Training Facility

AEG’s The O2 Arena in London recently opened earlier this month as a training facility – free of charge – to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) for its Nightingale field hospitals to combat COVID-19 through June 2020.

Health & Healthcare

Black & Veatch’s Connected Data Real-Time Mapping Technology Keeps Projects Moving and Workers Safe

Black & Veatch, a global provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, has developed a geospatial tracking tool to additionally safeguard field services and construction crews during the current COVID-19 global health crisis.

Education

Aramark Salutes School Lunch Heroes; Provides 20 Million Meals to Students During Covid-19 Crisis

In celebration of School Lunch Hero Day (May 1) and in the midst of the largest public health crisis in recent history, Philadelphia-based Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) is saluting the dedicated school nutrition professionals across the country.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CRB Project for Pfizer Wins 2020 Facility of the Year Award

A state-of-the-art facility allowing Pfizer Inc. to significantly expand its global clinical manufacturing and speed critical therapies to patients has been awarded the 2020 Facility of the Year Award for Facility Integration

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Extends Global Community Grants Program to Support COVID-19 Response

To support community-level crisis responses, Xylem Watermark, the Company’s corporate citizenship program, is inviting customers and partners to nominate nonprofit organizations in their communities to receive grant funding for COVID-19 responses.

Environment

Celebrating Earth Month During COVID-19

For those of us in America, spring has arrived and it’s planting season. For myself in Arizona, my husband and I planted herb seeds and tomato seedlings in our garden early March, thanks to the abundance of sunshine.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Last Chance! AIAG Offers Free Registration for Virtual Corporate Responsibility Summit

During this difficult financial time, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has announced it will offer their 2020 Corporate Responsibility Summit – now hosted on a virtual platform – free of charge for all attendees.

Green Infrastructure

Gardening Tips During COVID-19

Spring has sprung and as we continue to physical distance, gardening is a perfect way to get fresh air, exercise, improve your mental health, and connect with nature.

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch Expands Environmental Services to Meet Evolving Client Demands, Sustainability Goals

Black & Veatch is expanding its global environmental capabilities and services as businesses respond to increasingly complex demands from regulators, shareholders and consumers.

Environment

Supporting Sustainable Processes Is More Important Than Ever

As people around the globe continue to deal with the impact of our current crisis, it’s understandable that the 50th anniversary of Earth Day isn’t making as much front-page news.

Events, Media & Communications

EarthxWomen: Women in the Environment

EarthxWomen brought together youth climate leaders, creative activists, and seasoned advocates in a series of online discussions for Earthx2020. The virtual conference, held in partnership with the National Geographic Society, commemorated...

Innovation & Technology

How The 5G Era Could Help Build A More Sustainable Future

5G could be a step toward a greener future. It’ll just take the help of cities, businesses and citizens to bring that potential to life.

Green Infrastructure

Introducing the Smart City Carpet Collection by Mohawk Group

“As the maker of Living Products like Smart City, we believe better design examines both embodied carbon and materials health to produce sustainable products that help reduce the carbon footprint of our customers and lead the way in transparency.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

FedEx Aircraft Mechanic Puts Engineering Skills to Work Building Intubation Boxes for Use With COVID-19 Patients

“I can build one of those things myself.”

That’s what went through Shawn Yarbro’s head when his wife, a nurse, told him about the need at hospitals for something called an intubation box.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Provides Funding to Mid-South Food Bank

"With this generous gift – equivalent to more than 665,000 meals – we can continue to distribute food, as well as hope, to so many who are struggling in this Covid-19 emergency," said Mid-South Food Bank President & CEO Cathy Pope.

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