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Environment | International Paper

Celebrating the Role of the Gopher Tortoises in Our Forest

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the southeast United States.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Earth Week Spring Cleaning

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Kim Frankovich, Global VP of Sustainability, Griffith Foods

Griffith Foods

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Subaru Ranked As Top Automaker in Forbes Best Brands for Social Impact for Third Consecutive Year

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Innovation & Technology

ekō Solutions Fireside Chat Series: Meet Josh Caleau, ekō Solutions Finance Administrator

Land Betterment’s ekō Solutions launches a video series with the management team of ekō Solutions. Meet Josh Caleau, Finance Administrator of ekō Solutions.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Integrating Renewable Solutions Into Everyday Operations at International Paper

Circularity wraps around everything we do at International Paper, from the renewable resources we rely on for our raw materials, to the products we make that can be recycled over and over.

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Environment

Understanding the Role of ESG Raters and Rankers in Corporate Sustainability

What's the difference between ESG ratings and rankings? Learn about these two approaches and their significance in evaluating companies' sustainability performance.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Edison International 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report: Spotlight on Outcomes and Impact

As part of our mission to create a more inclusive company and society, in 2020 we established 10 commitments that focus on employees, suppliers, our broader charitable giving and the community.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Episode 2 | Nature Based Solutions Combine Science & Investment Strategy | The Sustainable Finance Podcast

The episode features Gloria Mirrione in conversation with Paul Ellis, Charlotte Kaiser, and Chris Larson to discuss how Nature Based Solutions provide powerful Net Zero opportunities to reduce the physical and transitional risks of climate change.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Responsible Content and Advertising at Paramount

What ends up on the screen – and how it gets there – is an important ESG consideration for our company. We adhere to standards and procedures to ensure accuracy of our content and creative independence, safeguard vulnerable groups, and handle challenging issues responsibly.

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Events, Media & Communications

As We Await SEC’s Final Climate Risk Disclosure Rule…Any Hints?

Can you read tea leaves? No doubt that is what both corporate sector and capital markets leaders are doing as they peruse the possible meanings of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s recent comments at the FSOC (Financial Stability Oversight Council) regarding the pending "Final Rule"

Black & Veatch

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Climate Action KC Adds Black & Veatch Expertise to Governing Board

Black & Veatch Chief Client Officer Patrick Hogan, who helps guide the global critical infrastructure leader’s alignment of its full portfolio of integrated solutions and services with clients’ needs, has been named to the executive board of regional nonprofit Climate Action KC

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Clorox Company Foundation Promotes Community Well-Being With 27 New Grants

The Clorox Company Foundation is continuing its longstanding tradition of promoting well-being and inclusivity within communities, awarding 27 grants to organizations focusing on literacy, racial justice, STEM education and youth development.

Innovation & Technology

Meet 2023's Top 10 Nature-Inspired Startups Solving Crucial Environmental and Social Problems

The Biomimicry Institute is proud to announce the top 10 finalists selected to participate in this year's Ray of Hope Prize, a transformational program designed to help startups cross a critical threshold in scaling their sustainable solutions.

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Education

3 Trends Driving Digital Learning

Digital learning also plays a central role at Henkel. The goal is to make employees fit for the challenges of the future. In the process, employees are learning in an increasingly self-determined manner, often independent of time and place.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Bank Gives Students Time With Junior Achievement as Part of Innovation Award

At the Junior Achievement BizTown simulated city in St. Paul, Minnesota, 80 middle schoolers from Hope Academy were recently given the opportunity to be bankers, relationship managers and even CEO for a day.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

T-Mobile Donates $50,000 to Nonprofit Organizations in Puerto Rico and the USVI

T-Mobile is committed to Puerto Rico and the Un-carrier announced a donation of $50,000 to selected nonprofits in their territory.

Education

IOC Marks Safe Sport Day With Two New Athlete Safeguarding Courses

To mark Safe Sport Day on 8 August, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched two new online courses aimed at protecting the safety and well-being of athletes.

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Health & Healthcare

Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Diversity in Clinical Trials

Here’s a statistic to stop you in your tracks: 75 percent of all participants in the FDA’s 2020 clinical trials identified as white. Compare this to the fact that the highest prevalence rates of health disparities are observed in racial and ethnic minority groups.

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Kids Foundation Grows 500 Edible Gardens With $1.5M Investment In Schools and Nonprofits

Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit focused on children’s nutrition and wellness, announced today that 500 new garden grants will be awarded to schools and nonprofit organizations to start or expand edible learning spaces.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Equips Florida Communities With Storm Kits, Essential Tools and More Thanks to $300,000 in Emergency Preparedness Grants

As Duke Energy stands ready to respond to another active storm season in Florida, the company is investing $300,000 in grants to support emergency operation centers and nonprofits dedicated to helping residents prepare for and recover from severe weather events.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A New Space for Creating Community Opens in Dickinson

A repurposed area of downtown Dickinson, North Dakota, is providing the community with a central gathering space for outdoor movies, concerts, recreation and educational programs.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

AccountAbility Recognized for a Second Time Among Forbes World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2023

AccountAbility is pleased to announce that for a second consecutive year it has been recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms, this time for 2023.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Antea Group Receives Avetta's Operational Excellence Leader Award

Antea Group is honored to have been awarded the Operational Excellence Leader award from Avetta!

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Environment

Eaton Wins $6M Contract To Supply and Build Electrical Infrastructure for New South Lake Water Treatment Plant in Georgetown, Texas

Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced a contract valued at approximately $6M to provide the city of Georgetown, Texas, with turnkey electrical engineering services, power distribution, control and protection equipmen.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Changing the Face of a City

For thousands who worked on the London Games (and, I suspect, any Olympic Games), our experiences – challenging, exhausting and euphoric – are seared forever into our DNA, life-changing, career-defining, and deeply engrained with the physical space of the Olympic Park.

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Education

Virginia Early Childhood Foundation President Joins PNC Grow Up Great Advisory Council

Virginia early childhood education leader Kathy Glazer has joined the PNC Grow Up Great Advisory Council.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Disrupting the Genre: An Unexpected Artist at Truist Headquarters

Justin Ellis remembers creating art with his dad and brother, the three of them sitting on his grandmother’s floor. His dad illustrated hyper-realistic cars while his brother drew comics. Justin just wanted to become as good as both of them.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LA Kings and SoCal Gas Partner With North East Trees to Beautify the Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park in South Los Angeles

Once the site of a cement storage yard, the Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park is a dense space filled with walking trails, rolling hills, wildflowers, and trees. 

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