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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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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third Bank Offers Small Business Transition Tips: Planning for Retirement or Adjusting for a Change in Plans

Small Business Week 2023 is April 30 to May 6 and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, is proud that it can offer local small businesses guidance, products, and services at every stage of the business lifecycle.

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Research, Reports & Publications

A New Source of Legal Issue Data

New data on US legal issues added to CSRHub database. Aggregated federal, state, and local legal system data gives insight into corporate legal issues.

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Environment

Taco Bell®, Cargill and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Partner To Restore Habitats and Expand Sustainable Farming Practices in Beef Supply Chain

With bold ambitions to operate 10,000 restaurants in the coming years, Taco Bell acknowledges its responsibility to balance global expansion with intentional impact.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Chemours Launches Ti-Pure™ TS-6700 to Help Coatings Producers Comply with Evolving Regulations

The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company introduced Ti-Pure™ TS-6700, a high-performance, TMP- and TME-free TiO2 grade designed for waterborne architectural coatings applications.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

13 Initiatives That Are Making Our Workplaces Better

The Workplace category of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards honors projects that improve our lives in the office.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

New Holland Agriculture Launches Mobile Medical Dispensary in India

New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has launched a mobile medical dispensary (MMD) in Pune, India. As part of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the dispensary will provide basic healthcare services to people in need

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Medtronic LABS Work Honored As World Changing by Fast Company

The bold, innovative work of Medtronic LABS to reimagine global healthcare is being recognized in five categories of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas, awarded to organizations tackling the world’s biggest challenges through ingenuity that propels social good.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Warriors & Quiet Waters: Helping Veterans and Their Families Find a Life of Purpose

For the third straight year, T‑Mobile has renewed its lead sponsorship of a nonprofit helping veterans and their families meet the challenges of life after the military.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Mourns the Loss of Its First President

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility mourns the passing of its first President, Jerry Apodaca on April 26, 2023. Apodaca had been Governor of New Mexico from 1975 – 1979, when he became the organization’s first President in 1986.

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Health & Healthcare

Alkermes Athlone Receives Award at Ireland’s 2023 Health & Safety Excellence Awards

Alkermes Athlone site recently received a 2023 award in the Life Sciences category at Ireland’s 2023 Health & Safety Excellence Awards.

Education

How VR for Teachers Can Improve Quality of Education

A part of Ericsson’s Connect To Learn initiative, the upskilling of teachers using VR is carried out alongside collaborators Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), as well as the Philippine Normal University and Muntinlupa Department of Education.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

KeyBank Provides $67 Million of Financing for Affordable Senior Housing Property in Oregon

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $67 million for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Grace Peck Terrace Apartments, an affordable senior housing property in Portland, Oregon.

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Environment

3 Ways This European Steel Giant Is Decarbonizing the Industry

“Consider the way ESG is developing. We need to look at environmental data the same way we look at financial data. We’re experts in steel production, not data,” says Groebler.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Duke Energy Celebrates Earth Day With $200,000 Foundation Grants, Employee Volunteerism

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded 10 grants totaling $200,000 to organizations in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky focused on climate resiliency and protecting natural resources.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Amazin’ Mets Foundation, NYC Parks, and Landtek Partner To Renovate Baseball Field #10 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

The Amazin’ Mets Foundation today announced a generous contribution of over $445,000 to renovate Baseball Field #10 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Gildan’s Approach to Worker Well-Being Beyond Occupational Health & Safety

Leading apparel manufacturing company, Gildan, understands the responsibility that comes with taking care of its global workforce with over 50,000 employees.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

How I Got Here: Russ Bendel

After more than five decades of service in the restaurant industry, Russ Bendel has announced his upcoming retirement as CEO from The Habit Burger Grill. Read about Russ's storied career in "How I Got Here."

Social Impact & Volunteering

A Hand Up for the Homeless in Central Connecticut

Brian’s Angels serves community members who are facing homelessness by providing immediate need items such as toiletries, non-perishable foods, and clothing, but their support programs extend further.

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Sustainable Development Goals

1,000 Signatories Join the UN Global Compact Network USA in Advancing the Corporate Sustainability Initiative of the UN Secretary-General

The UN Global Compact Network USA (Network USA), the American chapter of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, is pleased to announce that it now has 1,000 signatories in its network.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Breaking Barriers: The Journey of an Asian American Pacific Islander Mompreneur

Samuelle Dilla, a Minneapolis-based makeup artist and GoDaddy customer who is featured in the company’s Icons of Minneapolis series, faced numerous challenges in life fitting into others definition of “the norm.”

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Quest for Health Equity Teams Up With Health Coalition of Passaic County for Black Women’s Maternal Health Week

On Thursday, April 13, Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE) collaborated with the Health Coalition of Passaic County (HCPC)’s Women’s Health Task Force to host a community walk to raise awareness of health disparities among Black women.

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Events, Media & Communications

Mandated Sustainability Disclosure in the EU Will Impact North American Firms

Are you ready for the tsunami of sustainability disclosure requirements coming this year?

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Paychex Charitable Foundation Commits $1 Million to Feeding America®

Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, today announced that the hunger relief organization Feeding America® will receive a $1 million grant.

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Environment

Alberta’s Oldest Plesiosaur Fossil Found at Suncor Operated Mine Site

It was an eagle-eye view from the cab of her hydraulic shovel that allowed operator Jenna Plamondon to notice the fossil remains of a plesiosaur at the Mildred Lake site on March 12.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Home Depot Foundation Invests More Than $4.4 Million To Help Communities Respond to Natural Disasters

The Home Depot Foundation is expanding nationwide disaster preparedness, response and long-term recovery efforts through $4.4 million in grants to disaster response nonprofit partners.

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