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Entrepreneur Expands Her Thriving Tax Firm With Digital Innovation

Helen Mathis taught accounting as a vocational instructor for 30 years before facing a career-defining moment: The school where she worked closed and Mathis knew she needed a new plan

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Education

Kohler Co. Launches New Three-Year Community Partnership Program to Increase Access to Educational Opportunities Across the United States

Kohler Co. announces a Community Partnership Program starting with 13 organizations across the country to help provide educational and workforce preparedness opportunities to students.

Research, Reports & Publications

Workiva Supports XBRL US in Pursuit of Standardizing ESG data With XBRL

XBRL US, the non-profit consortium for XBRL business reporting standards, this week announced the publication of corporate sustainability data in machine-readable XBRL format for Moody’s Corporation and Etsy, Inc.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

MENTOR Announces Amplify Award Winners

MENTOR, the unifying champion for the mentoring movement, today announces its Amplify Award Winners -- individuals, organizations, school districts, and corporations from across the nation that exemplify the diversity, breadth, and depth of today’s mentoring movement.

Events, Media & Communications

Building Efficient 5g Network -the Journey to Net Zero Emissions

Our roundtable, Building efficient 5G networks—the journey to Net Zero emissions, will cover how service providers can reduce energy consumption and secure network energy and sustainability performance with the introduction of 5G.

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Health & Healthcare

The Need for Speed: How Operation Warp Speed Shifted the Pharma Industry

CRB’s Christa Myers provides her insights from topics in our latest Horizons Life Sciences report including operation warp speed, project delivery strategy, and the digital future.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

BlackRock's New Goal Could Signal the Investor Transition to Net Zero Is Well Underway

BlackRock’s newly announced goal to invest 75% of its corporate and sovereign assets in issuers with science-based climate goals potentially “sets a new bar that could signal to the rest of the market that the investor transition

Environment

Climate Finance: Moving Forward After COP26

From rising sea levels to the acidification of ocean water, from deforestation to the introduction of invasive species in ecosystems, the global effects of climate change are expanding in scope and scale

Energy

Plan to Power: Five Critical Factors to Make California Offshore Wind a Reality

California’s ambitious zero carbon energy plan will require wind power to succeed; WSP USA’s Silvia Yanez identifies challenges to overcome for a successful power transition.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

VolunteerMatch Names New CEO

The web’s largest volunteer engagement network, VolunteerMatch, announced that Jude O’Reilley has been appointed CEO. O’Reilley has more than 25 years of experience in technology, leadership and entrepreneurship in the private sector and in the world of social change. O’Reilley will succeed co-founder Greg Baldwin and assume responsibilities on May 3, 2022.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

R.W. Knudsen Commits $100,000 to Alleviate Poverty Through Whole Planet Foundation

Whole Planet Foundation’s top supplier donors for 2022 are funding essential microbusinesses to alleviate global poverty through the Foundation's microlending programs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

American Airlines and OSU-Tulsa Host Girls in Aviation Day

American is proud to partner with OSU-Tulsa to continue creating awareness about careers in aviation and inspire the next generation of female leaders in aviation.

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Innovation & Technology

Land Betterment's Environmental Work and Submittal for LBX Tokens Highlighted by Inside INdiana Business News

Land Betterment Corporation was recently featured by Inside INdiana in the story “Rehab Continues at Former Landree Mine Site”

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Volunteers from Around the Globe Arrive on Robinson Crusoe Island to Participate in Lenovo's Work for Humankind

Volunteers are now taking part in Work for Humankind, a bold initiative in partnership with Lenovo, Island Conservation, and the Robinson Crusoe community that allows them to work their own jobs remotely from one of the world’s most far-flung offices.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Celebrating Entergy Employees for Their Dedication to Our Communities

In honor of National Volunteer Month we are shining a light on the selfless spirit of six employees who dedicate their time to give back in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Orleans and Texas.

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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sustainability at Every Step Showcased in Rockwell Automation Remanufacturing Services Video

A new video from Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) reviews how the company incorporates sustainability at every step of its global remanufacturing process.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Qualcomm and the Dariu Foundation Bring Educational Laptops With Cellular Connectivity to Rural Schools Across Vietnam

Qualcomm Incorporated and The Dariu Foundation today announced their collaboration on the Vietnam Forward program, which aims to advance digital literacy and competencies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among youth.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Delivering for Good: Beyond Traditional Relief Supplies

FedEx and the American Red Cross help people recover their essentials after a storm

Environment

Corporations Need To Speed Up Net-Zero Goals With Better Data and Collaboration, CEOs Agree

Logitech CEO Bracken Darrell said that all corporations should be trying to incorporate carbon emissions data now, even if the results aren’t precise yet.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Not Always Better: Big Company ESG

CSRHub's Bahar Gidwani's research on the correlation between a company's revenue in relation to ESG ratings and sources.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Woman-Owned Supplier Edge Plastics Partners With The Home Depot on HDX Storage Products

In the small industrial town of Mansfield, Ohio, a factory hums with activity 24/7.

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Innovation & Technology

TCS, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, and PYXERA Global Unveil New Programming for Digital Empowers Initiative

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in partnership with Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) and PYXERA Global, announced a new slate of programs and events for Digital Empowers.

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Sustainable Development Goals

HP CIO Ellen Jackowski Explains Why ESG Is Essential to Corporate Sustainability

Over the past couple of years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability have become a critical part of the conversation surrounding corporate strategy.

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Health & Healthcare

'We Take Care of Our BMS Family' - Bristol Myers Squibb Cancer Support Network

In 2019, Mianna Burnett, manager, Business Operations, Bristol Myers Squibb, and her husband were rocketed into the most trying time in their lives — her husband was diagnosed with cancer.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Planet United: Teaming up to Fast-Track Sustainability Efforts at United Rentals

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

WEBINAR: Reigniting Company Culture in a Hybrid Office Model Through Total Worker Health

Join Antea Group for the upcoming webinar Reigniting Company Culture in a Hybrid Office Model through Total Worker Health on Thursday, April, 28 (2 pm EDT).

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