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PNC Volunteers Bring Basic Financial Knowledge to New Volunteer Opportunity

For about two years now, the PNC Center for Financial Education (CFE), an effort led by Community Development Banking, has been collaborating with community-based nonprofits to offer financial education to individuals, first-time homebuyers and small businesses.

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Environment

Georgia-Pacific's David Brabham

David Brabham, Georgia-Pacific’s director of stewardship strategy, has been concerned with environmental stewardship since he was just a little boy – and he can prove it.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Ceres Releases New Report To Help Private Equity Investors Measure and Report Portfolio Emissions

For the global economy to reduce emissions in half by 2030, as scientists say is necessary to avert irreversible climate catastrophe, it cannot be only publicly traded companies that decarbonize.

Education

How VMware and Howard University Are Teaming Up To Prepare the Next Generation of Technology Leaders

In 2020 VMware teamed up with Howard University to expose students to VMware’s Telecommunications technology and the Telco industry at large.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

McDonald’s Partners With the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research

Organizations like FFAR provide critical support for public-private partnerships that are investing in regenerative agriculture and building more sustainable supply chains.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Gilead Emphasizes Unique Ways To Hire Top Talent

When Jamari Brooks was looking for a new job last fall, he knew he wanted his future employer to have a few key qualities.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Pathway To Premier: Entergy’s Corporate Citizenship

Entergy's 2022 Integrated Report focuses on a number of key sustainability and ESG initiatives, including our sustainability strategy. Read on for an overview of Entergy's approach to sustainability and view our full report at integratedreport.entergy.com.

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Events, Media & Communications

You're Invited! Sustainability Summit (July 13 - 14, New York, NY)

Roughly half of CEOs globally say climate change is already having a significant impact on their business or will in the next 1-5 years. Moreover, CEOs identify the greatest climate change-related threats to business operations as higher costs related to energy and regulation.

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Events, Media & Communications

5 Points of Light Conference 2023 Sessions That Will Keep Your Social Impact Work on Trend

The Points of Light Conference is a gathering for social impact professionals who are passionate about civic engagement. It empowers nonprofit, government, business and civic leaders to make a bold impact in their communities, providing the resources and inspiration to do so.

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Environment

International Paper VP and CSO Sophie Beckham Named to the American Forest Foundation Board of Trustees

The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a conservation organization that empowers family forest owners to improve forest health and fight climate change, announced that it has appointed three new members to its board of trustees

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Research, Reports & Publications

CooperCompanies Publishes 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report, Shares Progress on Creating Value for Stakeholders

CooperCompanies (“Cooper”) (NYSE: COO) today released its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. It highlights the company’s progress on social and environmental issues most important to its businesses and stakeholders.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Bath & Body Works Issues ESG Report

Our first-ever Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report marks an especially exciting milestone as we transparently share our progress and approach with our stakeholders.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

CASE Dealer Supports Team Rubicon Disaster Relief Efforts in Selma, Alabama

Tidewater Equipment, a CASE Construction Equipment dealer in the Southeastern United States, has donated equipment and support for Team Rubicon's recent tornado disaster response and recovery efforts in Selma, Alabama.

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Education

Students See Ocean Life Up Close Through Augmented Reality

The first time Carlos Abreu designed his own virtual fish, it was too skinny and too small to survive in its environment; the fish quickly perished from starvation.

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Environment

Consumers Care About Sustainability: Mastercard Shows How Business Can Respond

Mastercard is among the leading businesses pushing for a more environmentally sustainable future — and as far as the company is concerned, the momentum for these efforts is coming directly from consumers.

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Innovation & Technology

Innovation and Product Sustainability at Covia

At Covia, our commitment to ESG helps us meet the various needs of our stakeholders through innovation built on valued partnerships.

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Energy

Southern Company To Co-Chair Diversity-Focused Clean Tech Energy Innovation Fund

Elevate is focused on driving diversity in the energy ecosystem by providing capital to underrepresented founders of clean technology companies and supporting diversity and minority-owned businesses in the associated supply chain.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Schroeder Is CRB’s New CEO, Kitchell Named COO

"There is no one better positioned to further raise CRB’s leadership position in the marketplace while simultaneously nurturing and advancing our coveted culture."

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Research, Reports & Publications

FedEx Publishes 2023 ESG Report

At FedEx, we use data to measure our progress and inform how we continue to transform and connect the world in responsible and resourceful ways into the future.

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Education

T-Mobile’s Explorer Prep Program Supports Diverse STEM Talent at a Young Age

Meet a current intern of the T-Mobile Explorer Prep Program, which provides high school kids of all backgrounds a chance to fast track a career in STEM as well as provides a pathway towards higher education for those who otherwise may feel its financially out of their reach.

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Education

Partnership Provides Access to Education, Role Models for Children in India

As a global healthcare company, Viatris seeks to foster healthy communities around the world. One of the many ways we do this is by supporting education, which is especially important for the disadvantaged children in India.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Texas Capital Bank Foundation Announces the First Annual Honors Awards Grant Recipients

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), the parent company of Texas Capital Bank, today announced the recipients of its first annual Honors Awards program.

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Education

Harlem’s Fashion Row and kate spade new york Celebrate the Close of the 2022 HBCU Fashion Summit With the Next Generation of Fashion Talent From Bowie State University

Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) and kate spade new york hosted an intimate dinner at Renaissance Harlem in New York City to celebrate the Harlem’s Fashion Row 2022/2023 HBCU Fashion Summit with Bowie State University.

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Education

HanesBrands Creates Comfort in Classrooms Around the World

Due to the generosity of HanesBrands associates, children around the globe are equipped to excel in their classrooms.

“Our associates around the world are living our purpose of creating a more comfortable world for every body,” said HBI's Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Investing in Sustainable Beauty

Increasingly, consumers are demanding hair, skin and cosmetics products that are both high-performing and safe for humans and the environment and incorporate more sustainable packaging.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sofidel Donates Nicky Toilet Paper To Help Maternity Care Coalition in Supporting New Parents in Need

Sofidel, a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use has donated 233 cases of toilet paper to local Philadelphia nonprofit Maternity Care Coalition (MCC).

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