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Innovation & Technology

Here's a VR Travel and History Lesson From a Colorado Springs High School Teacher and Arrow Electronics

A Colorado high school with support from Arrow Electronics has developed a virtual reality shortcut to the U.S. commonwealth’s rich culture and history.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Cares Accelerator Graduates First Nonprofit

Three years after it first launched, the Sands Cares Accelerator celebrated its first graduating nonprofit organization Wednesday.

Sustainable Development Goals

Essity Convenes Global Dialogue 2019 with United Nations Foundation

Essity partners with UNICEF Mexico on a new program aimed at empowering school age girls in Mexico through education on menstrual hygiene management and hand hygiene. The joint program works with schools on improving the hygiene of school restrooms.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CNH Industrial Recognized Among the Leading Global Companies in Sustainable Performance by CDP

The CDP has recognized CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) as a global leader in sustainable water management, naming it as one of only 71 companies included in the CDP’s prestigious Water Security A-List.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Merck Named to Forbes’ List of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2020

Merck has been named to Forbes magazine’s America's Best Employers for Diversity 2020 list. In collaboration with analytics firm Statista, Forbes identified The Best Employers for Diversity through an independent survey of 60,000 U.S. employees...

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

U.S. Financial Regulators Have a Duty to Steer Us Away From Climate-induced Financial Collapse

It’s beyond time for the financial regulators to heed these clear calls for action and demonstrate the kind of leadership we’re already seeing from regulators globally.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Keep America Beautiful and the National Recycling Coalition Host Joint Recycling Market Development Workshop

To kick off the 2020 Keep America Beautiful® National Conference, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful is leading a one-day Recycling Market Development Workshop on Feb. 11, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee, with the National Recycling Coalition and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Verizon’s Big Football Game Ad 2020

Verizon’s Big Football Game Ad 2020

Health & Healthcare

Gildan Partners With Leading US Cancer Research Institute for Cervical Cancer Prevention Project on the Factory Floor

In light of World Cancer Day, an international day to raise awareness of cancer and encourage its prevention, Gildan looks back at a meaningful partnership with The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the League Against Cancer Honduras

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

General Mills Awarded Prestigious CDP A List Awards for Climate and Water Actions for Second Consecutive Year

Today, General Mills announced it has been recognized as a global leader in corporate sustainability by environmental impact non-profit CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) achieving a place on the CDP ‘A List’.

Research, Reports & Publications

2020 Sustainability Reporting & Compliance Calendar

When it comes to compliance and sustainability reporting frameworks, it's important to stay on track with deadlines. Download our interactive 2020 Reporting & Compliance Calendar for a quick reference to monthly deadlines throughout the year.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Duke Energy Earns Top Marks in 2020 Corporate Equality Index

Duke Energy has received a perfect score for the third year in a row on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking study that annually ranks companies on LGBTQ-friendly corporate practices and policies.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Dow and Avangard Innovative Advance Plastic Circularity With Agreement to Supply Recycled Plastics for Dow Technologies

A new deal between Dow and Avangard Innovative LP is a significant addition to Dow's plastic circularity portfolio that is aligned with the company’s goal to advance the circular economy for plastics and minimize waste in the environment.

Innovation & Technology

T&M Solutions for Automotive Visions into Reality

Keysight is supporting the automotive industry through their latest innovations to improve road safety by leveraging existing smart traffic infrastructure.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Expands Financing for Diverse Small Businesses

The Wells Fargo Foundation announces that it is providing $17.4 million to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) across the U.S. to accelerate the growth of diverse small businesses and job creation in local communities.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Verizon Celebrates What Technology Will Never Do During the Super Bowl

Campaign celebrating those who serve comes to life with One More Sunday: Verizon and the NFL’s mission to build the largest volunteer network in America

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Intel Honored as One of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

Intel is proud to be named one of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises, the only national award honoring corporations for world-class supplier diversity programs that reduce barriers and drive growth for women-owned businesses.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Blankets Donated to Cancer Patients and Their Families in Huntingdon Valley

Volunteers from Colonial Subaru and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society delivered the blankets to Holy Redeemer Hospital.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How Bot That: Steph Johnson Programmed Herself Into a New Career

This sort of proactive enthusiasm for constant improvement needs to be a hallmark of Koch culture and its employees, said Steve Daley, president of Koch's Market-Based Management capability

Research, Reports & Publications

Just Released: 2019 Novartis in Society Report, Detailing Progress Made on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Topics

For the seventh consecutive year, Novartis is publishing an annual Novartis in Society ESG report. The report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.

Health & Healthcare

Driving Transformational Innovation in HIV Research

When I was a medical student in the mid-1990s, the scope and impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic was devastating and there was little hope for long-term survival. During rotations at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, I observed people living with HIV...

Events, Media & Communications

Discover the Epicenter of Tech Innovation All New Tech for Tomorrow Virtual Field Trip Premieres Thursday, February 6 at 1pm EST

Join us as we travel virtually to The Tech Interactive, a world-famous science and technology center in San Jose, California.

Diversity & Inclusion

Carnival Corporation Joins United Nations Initiative Promoting Workplace Equality

Carnival Corp recently announced it is among the 1st companies to join the United Nations' Standards of Conduct for Business, a global campaign seeking to tackle discrimination against lLGBTI people in the workplace and in society.

Sustainable Development Goals

Colombian Restaurant Supports Local Talent by Hiring and Buying Locally

Colombian restaurant Wok has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to provide job opportunities to unexperienced low-income earners, helping to break a cycle of unemployment and poverty.

Innovation & Technology

Sustainable Beginnings: Lidl, IVECO, LC3 and Edison Introduce the First Biomethane-Fuelled Vehicles

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI/ MI: CNH) commercial vehicle brand IVECO , collaborated with LC3 Trasporti, LIDIL and Edison to produce five new biomethane-fuelled vehicles for Lidl Italy’s fleet.

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