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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

U.S. Bank Adds Guillaume Mascotto As Head of Sustainable Finance

U.S. Bank announces the hire of Guillaume Mascotto as the company’s head of Sustainable Finance. In this new leadership role, Mascotto will build and lead a new team focused on identifying sustainable finance opportunities across the entire enterprise.

Diversity & Inclusion

The 5–9 Series: Kara Federow

This blog series will dive into our employee’s ‘5–9’, where we will be showcasing our employees outside of their 9–5, and deep dive into how GoDaddy’s flexible, human-first approach allows us to focus on what makes us thrive.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Built-In Quality: How It Leads to Customer Satisfaction and How HARMAN Gets It Right

Every year in the month of November, HARMAN celebrates World Quality Month: a time when our employees around the globe recommit to our focus on the role that quality plays in delivering products, services, and business operations that enhance consumer experiences.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report 2023: NoLo Interchangeability

With consumers choosing to drink alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails at the same occasion, without any social stigma, the stage is set for a period of non-alcoholic and low-proof (NoLo) experimentation.

Health & Healthcare

The Power of Dual Immunotherapy

A decade ago, the evolution of immuno-oncology transformed the landscape of therapy for patients with many cancers. Although individual immunotherapies have helped to improve outcomes for patients.

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Financial Institutions: A Corporate Partner in Community Development

Representatives from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and CNote recently joined TriplePundit, to discuss how companies can leverage CFIs to deploy social impact investments that make a real difference.

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch: Build Business Resilience with Climate-Adaptive Infrastructure

As climate change supercharges hurricanes, flooding and drought, U.S. businesses realize the potentially high cost of vulnerability, with flooding a prime example.

Diversity & Inclusion

The AmerisourceBergen Foundation & Good Neighbor Pharmacy Launch Scholarship Program To Support Aspiring Black and African American Pharmacists

Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a national independent pharmacy network offered through AmerisourceBergen, in partnership with the AmerisourceBergen Foundation, announce the launch of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Scholarship program.

Environment

A New Name for Asian Carp to Protect the Great Lakes

Tetra Tech is leading a major marketing initiative for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to expand the consumer market for invasive Asian carp that threaten midwestern U.S. waterways and the Great Lakes.

Environment

How Research Forests Help Grow Healthier Trees

For over 60 years, Rayonier has dedicated hundreds of acres of forests to researching and producing seed. We use natural tree breeding methods that produce the tallest, strongest and healthiest forests.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Case IH and New Holland Win 2022 Good Design Awards

Case IH and New Holland, global agricultural brands of CNH Industrial, have been awarded 2022 Good Design Awards. The Case IH Patriot® 50 series sprayer and New Holland’s Straddle Tractor Concept and TK4 Tractor received recognition.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Truist Named #5 Among America’s Most Just Companies

Truist recently was named among the top five of America’s most JUST companies by JUST Capital, in partnership with CNBC, in their 2023 Just100 rankings.

Green Infrastructure

Enhanced Energy Efficiency Rebates Now Available Through New Agreement Between Enbridge Gas and the Canada Greener Homes Grant

Enbridge Gas Inc., along with Natural Resources Canada and the province of Ontario, announced the official launch for the co-delivery of the Canada Greener Homes Grant through a single window to all eligible Ontarians via Enbridge Gas' enhanced HER+ program.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Airlines Cargo Partnership Delivers Humanitarian Supplies to Haiti

American Airlines Cargo is taking part in a global effort to transport life-saving medical and sanitation supplies to Haiti as the nation struggles to control a deadly cholera outbreak.

Environment

BIER Member Spotlight: Ryan Spicer

Welcome to our series aimed at spotlighting the individual leaders within BIER member companies and stakeholder organizations. Meet Ryan Spicer, Corporate Responsibility, ESG, and Sustainability at Keurig Dr Pepper.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Does Your Nonprofit Need a New Fundraising Strategy?

Join Taproot’s 30-minute webinar on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, for new ideas and approaches to your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy.

Diversity & Inclusion

Southern Company Becomes Official Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Partner of the AJGA

Southern Company and the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) are proud to announce Southern Company as the Official Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Partner of the AJGA.

Environment

Saving Water From the Digital Cloud: The Water-Energy Nexus in Data Centers

Data center owners are poised to become the next leaders in both energy and water efficiency by balancing resource use and addressing the [growing] reputational risk associated with running water-intensive facilities in water-stressed communities. 

Environment

Viatris Announces Approval of Emissions Reduction Targets by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi)

"This approval from SBTi marks an important milestone in Viatris' ongoing commitment to sustainable operations."

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Statement on Solidarity With Ukraine, Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus, and the Status of Athletes From These Countries

The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) met today to consider the unanimous conclusions of the Olympic Summit (9 December 2022)

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

National Mentoring Month: Mentoring is Critical to Professional Development at Cintas

At Cintas Corporation, the Fortune 500 business services company, executives view mentoring as an opportunity to enrich and expand the professional lives of the company’s employee-partners.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PNC Issues Second Green Bond for $1.25 Billion

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announced today the closing of its latest Green Bond issuance. The proceeds will fund eligible projects that promote a transition to a low-carbon economy.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Grounded in the Soil of Sustainability

Trees Atlanta, a nonprofit organization, will soon have a new central hub as it continues its environmental commitment to the community.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

LyondellBasell Selects Executive Vice President of People and Culture

LyondellBasell announced it has selected Trisha Conley as its Executive Vice President, People and Culture.

Education

The National Head Start Association and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Announce 2022-2023 GroMoreGood Garden Grantees

The GroMoreGood Garden Grants program through The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and National Head Start Association is awarding 10 grants to Head Start programs connecting more of our nation's youth to the benefits of gardening and outdoor play.

Latest Campaigns

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    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  2. Collaboration and Partnership
    Cascale shares updates on its strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders geared toward shifting the industry into one that gives back more than...
  3. AMD Environmental Sustainability
    Advancing sustainability across our operations, supply chain manufacturing and product stewardship
  4. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  5. Sustainable Products and Innovation
    Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...
  6. Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 5
    Welcome to Season 5 of Healthy Spaces by Trane Technologies, the podcast where experts and disruptors explore how climate technology and innovation...
  7. Kingfisher Around the World
    The SCS Kingfisher certification mark is showing up on an increasing number of products around the world. It differentiates companies that are making...
  8. Impacting Today and Tomorrow
    What we do matters and our associates can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in the community.
  9. International Paper | SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
    Vision 2030 Goal: Improve our climate impact and advance water stewardship
  10. Shared Goodness Promise - Hershey's ESG Progress
    The Hershey Company is committed to publishing annual environment, social, and governance reports that give updates on our publicly stated goals and...
  11. Sustainability by Antea Group
    At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...
  12. PSEG People & Communities
    PSEG is committed to improving the lives of our customers, our employees and the diverse communities we serve throughout New Jersey and Long Island...
  13. KeyBank Foundation: Helping Communities Thrive through Education, Workforce Development, and Service
    KeyBank Foundation helps build thriving communities by supporting organizations and programs that foster thriving students and a thriving workforce...
  14. AEG Celebrates Inclusion
    At AEG, we embrace inclusion and strive to create a workplace where our employees feel welcomed, valued and respected for the viewpoints, ideas...
  15. Sustainability- Carnival Corporation's Way of Doing Business
    Carnival’s approach to sustainability is a full-time commitment; it is not a cost of doing business, it is a way of doing business. We at Carnival...